Magazine indexes

Chronological (English):

1953
- October 3 Saturday Evening Post : Weasels Ripped My Flesh
1956
- September Man's Life : Weasels Ripped My Flesh
1965
- September 24 Los Angeles Free Press : Mothers ad - "The Mothers is a nice little band"
- September 25 KRLA Beat : Tiny ad for a group called The Mothers
- October 2 KRLA Beat : Tiny ad for a group called The Mothers
- October 9 KRLA Beat : Tiny ad for a group called The Mothers
- October 16 KRLA Beat : Tiny ad for a group called The Mothers
- October 23 KRLA Beat : Mothers ad - call "Frank Zapa"
1966
- July 8 Los Angeles Free Press : Kooks, Little Green Books And Zappa ...
- July 29 Los Angeles Free Press : GUAMBO Is An Act Of Love – Mothers ...
- September 12 Daily Trojan : Ad - the Mothers at teh Shrine Exposition Hall
- September Los Angeles Free Press
- October 3 Daily Trojan : Pot Is Good But LSD Is Better
- October 5 Daily Trojan : Wild Freaks Run Amok To Save Mankind
- October 31 IT : Portrait of a freak
- December 1 The Village Voice : The Pop Bag
- December 25 The New York Times : Son of Suzy Creamcheese
- December 30 Los Angeles Free Press : Zappa Zaps the Big Lie
1967
- January 14 Montreal Gazette : Mothers Of The World Unite! Inventively!
- January Teen : Freakout!
- March 1 East Village Other : Mutation Blues
- March 13 IT : Zappa
- March 25 KRLA Beat : The Generation G-a-p ... It's Widening
- May 25 The New York Times : Mothers of Invention at the Garrick
- May 25 The Village Voice : 21 Win '67 'Obies'
- May 26 The Wall Street Journal : 'Mothers,' Hip Style
- May World Countdown : Zappa statement on poison gas and FZ poster giveaway
- June 29 Down Beat : Panther organs ad
- June Hit Parader : Frank Zappa the Incredible Boss Mother
- July 29 Billboard : Merson's 'Invention' Radio Spot Clicking
- July Hit Parader : The Boss Mother Meets The Animals
- August 21 IT
  - Mothers of Invention: The lyrics are absolutely free
  - Interzappa Tones
- August 26 Melody Maker : Meet the Boss Mother, sussing out Britain...
- August Hit Parader : My Favorite Records
- September 23 Intro : In It For The Money
- September Hit Parader : Hagstrom guitar & Absolutely Free ads
- September Song Hits : Mother Of Two Runs Off With Uncle Meat
- September Jazz & Pop : Frank Zappa (Pt I)
- October Cheetah : In-Person: The Mothers Of Invention
- October Hit Parader : Frank Zappa On Freedom
- October Jazz & Pop : Frank Zappa (Pt II)
- December 22 Open City
  - Frank's Favourite Topic: Creeps Are The Backbone Of This Country
  - A Word Sums Up Mothers Of Invention: Genius
- December 23 The New York Times : Town Hall Rocks To A Zany Group
- December Hit Parader : Hagstrom guitar & United Mutation ads
- Fall Freak Out, U.S.A. : Mothers Of Invention: Strange People ...
- Fall GQ Scene : Mother-Mother
1968
- January 11 Village Voice : Zappa and the Mothers: Ugly Can Be Beautiful
- January 13 Saturday Evening Post : Does this Mother know best?
- January 29 Toronto Daily Star : Mothers of Invention, un-convention provide a tremendously wild evening
- February 10 KRLA Beat : Zappa Voted Top Musician
- February Discoscene : Necessity Is ...
- February Jazz & Pop : Motherly Love
- March Underground Digest : Head Mother Speaks Out
- April 6 Rolling Stone : We're Only In It For The Money (review)
- April 26 Avatar : The Mothers
- April 27 Rolling Stone
  - Monkees Give Zappa Bum Steer
  - Tragedy Comes To Frank Zappa: 'They Called Us Entertainment
- May 17 Daily Sundial : Zappa's Dream: Super Pool Of Musicians
- May Big Ten : Frank Zappa - The Head Mother
- May Discoscene : Where Is Frank Zappa? Part I
- May Dude : The Mothers Of Invention
- June 3 Newsweek : Zapping With Zappa
- June 10 KXOA Music Scene : Concert announcement
- June 22 Rolling Stone
  - Los Angeles Scene
  - Lumpy Gravy (review)
- June 28 Life
  - The Most Popular Music
  - The Oracle Has It All Psyched Out
- June Discoscene : Where Is Frank Zappa? Part II
- June Hit Parader : The Incredible History Of The Mothers
- July 12 IT : Lumpy Gravy
- July 20 Rolling Stone : Frank Zappa
- July Discoscene : Where Is Frank Zappa? Part III
- July Orpheus : Zappa At The Rock-And-Roll
- August 5 The New York Times : Park Show Offers Satiric Ensemble
- August 9 Kaleidoscope : Zappa: Musical Trip
- August 23 Kaleidoscope
  - Zappa Raps
  - Mothers at the Scene
- August 30 Georgia Straight : Zappazappazappafrankzappa
- August Discoscene : Where Is Frank Zappa? Part IV
- August Jazz & Pop : My Brother Is An Italian Mother
- September Crawdaddy! : Frank Zappa cartoon on the cover
- September TeenSet : That's Funny, You Don't Look Like The Musician Of The Year
- October 4 IT : Full page ad
- October 18 IT : ----
- October Guitar Player - Zap
- October TeenSet : Centerfold "Incredible Zappa Pinup!"
- November 22 Berkeley Barb : Ya Muddah!
- November Eye
  - What's Sexy? Fifteen celebrities tell what turns them on
  - Frank Zappa Songbook
- December 13 IT : The 1955 Zappa
1969
- February 1 Cash Box : Bizarre Deal Brings Mothers To Reprise
- February 15 Rolling Stone : The Groupies and Other Girls
- February 24 Toronto Telegram : Scorching Blast Of Fresh Air
- February OZ : Cruising With Ruben And The Jets (review)
- March SoCal :Frank Zappa
- March TeenSet : Bizarre Isn't The Word ...
- March Distant Drummer : An Album For Germans
- April 28 The Spectrum : Mothers Of Invention
- May 1 Down Beat : Boston Globe Jazz Festival
- May 3 Melody Maker : The Mothers Are Coming!
- May 7 The Spectrum : Concert review - Mothers Of Invention
- May 9 IT : Frank Zappa versus the teenage archetypal America theme (part 6)
- June 1 The Black Dwarf : Zappa
- June 7 Melody Maker
  - The Truth Is – They're Not As Ugly As Their Pictures
  - An Explosion Of Non-Communication
- June 13 IT
  - Frank Zappa versus the Incredible Hulk
  - Pete talks about Tommy
- June Circus : Hello boys and girls, my name is Frank ...
- June Take One : Frank Zappa
- July 16 East Village Other : Newport Jazz Festival
- July 18 Miami Free Press
  - The Miami Jazz Festival
  - Wow
- July Beat Instrumental : Father Of The Mothers
- July OZ : Uncle Meat
- July ZigZag : ZigZag Unzips
- August 8 Los Angeles Free Press : Frank Zappa ... He's Bizarre
- August 29 IT : Zapparap
- September 5 Fusion
  - Frank Zappa Interview
  - Trout Mask Replica
- October 17 GO Magazine : Zappa Interviewed
- October 25 Melody Maker : The Mothers Are Dead, But Zappa's Still Very Much Alive
- October 30 Down Beat
  - Frank Zappa: The Mother of Us All
  - Music Workshop: Little House by Frank Zappa
- November 5 Record Mirror : Zappa and the Crawling Eye
- November 8 Disc and Music Echo
  - Zappa: Now It's Time For Gravy
  - Beefheart, Hamburgers, Hang-Ups ...
- November 8 Melody Maker : The Beefheart Zappa Talk-in
- November Knight : Boss Of The Mothers
- November STROBE : The Frank Zappa Column?
- December 4 Helix : Goodbye Mothers: The Frank Zappa Press Release
- December 12 Friends
  - It's all in self-defence
  - There are forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers
- LA Star : Frank Zappa & Paul Eberle Rapping In Los Angeles '69
1970
- January 17 Record Mirror
  - Understanding The Underground
  - 21st Century Pop People, P-Z
- January 22 Down Beat : Europe's Answer To Woodstock: The First Actuel ...
- January 28 IT : Rats
- January Stardock : Grandson Of Ives
- March 19 Daily Trojan : Zappa To Perform Tonight In Bovard
- March 21 Melody Maker : Hot Rats is hot stuff!
- March 28 New Musical Express : Zappa Leads Way From 60's To 70's
- April 3 Daily Sundial : bePOPalua
- April 9 IT : The Mothers of Invention, their achievement and last albums
- April 11 Melody Maker : IOW Bid For Zappa
- April Hit Parader : What Ever Happened To The Mothers Of Invention?
- May 9 New Musical Express : Zappa - Outrageous Star
- May 11 New York : . . . And Thy Mother
- May 14 Rolling Stone : The Odyssey of Captain Beefheart
- May 23 Melody Maker : Zappa For Britain
- May Beat Instrumental : FZ on the cover
- June 1 Time : Hit It, Zubin
- June 8 Rock Magazine : You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
- June 22 The Great Speckled Bird : Cosmic Ripoff
- June 18 IT : A GTO is an average
- July 10 Friends
  - Hot Waxx!
  - Miss Pamela Des Barres
- July 10 Hundred Flowers
  - Frank Zappa Speaks
  - Mothers Of Invention – Zappa De Guthrie
- August 4 East Village Other : Mothers
- August 29 Disc and Music Echo : A frank talk with Zappa on being a 'rebel chief'!
- August Evergreen Review : '50s Teenagers And '50s Rock
- August Jazz & Pop : Frank Zappa
- September 11 Strange Days
  - Frank Zappa
  - Chunga's Revenge
- September 15 Changes : Frank Zappa Gonna Get You If You Don't Watch Out
- September National Lampoon : College Concert Cut-Ups
- October 21 The Round Table
  - These Mothers is Crazy
  - It's Homecoming - College Hi-Jinx
- October 28 The Heights : Zappa Pie And Motherhood
- October Friends : Weasels Ripped My Flesh ad
- November 5 IT : Half page ad
- November 7 Sounds : Zappa – the great satirist
- November 8 The New York Times : Zapparap on the Zappaplan
- November 19 IT : King Kong
- November OZ : Chunga's Revenge (review)
- December 5 Melody Maker
  - Mother's Union
  - The Zappian Way
- December 5 Music Now : Zappa's Return
- December 21 Impact : Students Rap With Frank Zappa
- December 24 Down Beat : 35th Annual Down Beat Readers Poll
- December 24 Rolling Stone : Chunga's Revenge (review)
- December The Seed : Zappa
- The Image : Editorial
1971
- January 23 Record Mirror : Was this the real Reuben Sano standing up at last
- January 25 Rock Magazine : I Dreamed I Interviewed Frank Zappa In My Maidenform Bra
- January 28 IT : Zappa 200 Motels: File Under Popular
- February 13 Melody Maker
  - They Seem To Think Frank's Obscene
  - Zappa's Got A Brand New Bag
  - Blue Moon!
- March Changes : Zappa On 200 Motels
- April 10 Record Mirror : Say A Good Word For The Groupies, Frank
- April Playboy : Zubin And The Mothers
- May 21 Scene : Coming: Humble Pie & Mothers
- May-June Albert : Live Interview With Frank Zappa
- June 5 Go-Set : A Frank Zappa Spectacular 200 Motels starring Ringo Starr.....
- June Hit Parader : Zappa On The Move Again
- June Stereo Review
  - Edgard Varèse
  - Edgard Varèse: Idol of My Youth
- August 16 Circular : Mothers Contest
- August 20 Fusion : Zappa. Another look at last season's genius
- September 20 Circular : Hey Hey Hey, Mister Snazzy Exec!
- September 24 Life : Rock stars at home with their parents
- October 11 Circular : You're Probably Wondering Why I'm Here
- October 21 IT : Hey Hey Hey Mister Snazzy Executive!
- October 23 Melody Maker : Mudsharks, Motels and Mothers
- October 23 Sounds : 200 Motels – The Film – The Album
- October 29 Daily Trojan : Zappa Glorifies Himself On Film
- November 11 Scene : Gift List Grows For Half-Time Drawing "An Orgy Of Giving"
- November 27 Sounds : Zappa's Latest Box Of Tricks
- November 15 SoCal :The Future Of Concert Music And The L.A. Philharmonic
- November Phonograph Record Magazine : Hypothetical Interview With Frank Zappa by Frank Zappa As Told To Suzie ...
- December 9 Down Beat : Film Review: Frank Zappa's "200 Motels"
- December 11 Melody Maker : Mother's lose gear in fire
- December 17 Time Out : Touring Can Make You Crazy
- December 25 Disc and Music Echo : FZ on the cover
- December 27 Circular : Guess Who
- December Ink : Our Frank, which art in Mothers, hallowed be Thy Motels...
- December Planet : Planet Saluts A Vanguard Of Giants
- Fall Movies Now
  - Zappa Cartoons
  - Zap! Into Zappaland
- Down Beat : The Aesthetics Of Freakery
1972
- January 19 Planet : Zappa Kills 'Em And Is Almost ..... Killed Too
- January Beat Instrumental : Being Perfectly Frank
- January Cream : Frank Zappa: portrait of the artist as a businessman
- January Impact : Zap! Zap! Zappa!
- February After Dark : It's All Music
- February Muther Grumble : Zappa
- April 10 Circular : Just Another Band From L.A. featured on the cover
- May Muther Grumble : Captain Beefheart
- June Fusion : Frank Zappa Unfurled
- August 25 Melody Maker : Zappa: past flops and future shocks
- September 2 Melody Maker : Zappa At Oval
- September 2 New Musical Express
  - Fearless Frank tells what he'll lay on you at the Oval concert
  - Everything you always wanted to know about the Mothers...
- September 16 New Musical Express : Zapped At The Oval
- September 24 The New York Times : Zappa Creates Musical Magic
- September 23 Sounds
  - The Zappa Talk-In
  - Zappa: Red Hot Rat
- October 4 IT : Oval Gas Work
- October 9 Circular : The Complete History of Last Week's Mothers of Inve ...
- October 18 IT : No Commercial Potential
- November 2 Rock Magazine : Frank Zappa: If His "Friends" Could Hear Him Now
- November 9 Down Beat : Meet The Grand Wazoo
- November 13 Circular : The Garden of Burbank
- December 22 The San Francisco Phoenix : Frank Zaps in for a fine concert
- Spring Fat Angel : Frank Zappa
- Down Beat : The Many Sides of Buell Neidlinger
1973
- January Words & Music : Let's Talk Clothes
- April 18 New Times : Zappa: An Interview
- April 26 Zoo World : Frank Zappa: The Great Southern and Western Expedition Is On!
- May 14 SoCal : Filling The Hall With Music
- May 26 Go-Set : Zappa Tour
- June 2 New Musical Express : Zappa here for gigs in September
- June Soundblast : Inside Frank Zappa
- July 7 Go-Set : Freak no more
- July 14 Digger
  - Zappa a go go
  - After Grand Wazoo - where to?
- July 14 Go-Set
  - Australian May Join Zappa
  - The Zappa Interview
- July Beetle : 946 Motels Later
- September 13 Down Beat : The Perspective of Frank Zappa
- September 21 IT : Dirty Frank
- September 22 Go-Set : Godmother Zappa
- December 10 Circular A Chat With The Mother Superior
- December 31 Rock Magazine : A Conversation (?) with The Eternally Charming Frank Zappa
1974
- January 5 Melody Maker : Mother In Lore
- February Coq : Dialogue: Frank Zappa
- February Sunshine : Zappa Is A Mother (Plus An Overnite Sensation)
- March 25 The Great Speckled Bird : Zappa: "there are all different kinds of crazy"
- April 29 Circular : The Grand Design of Which Apostrophe Is but an Element
- May 2 Bugle American
  - Look Out Pretty Mama I'm On The Road Again
  - Frank Zappa and the Mothers at the Riverside – 4/23/74
- May 13 The UMBC Retriever : Backstage With The Grand Wazoo
- May The Hot Flash
  - The Grand Wazoo Speaks
  - Plucking the nirvanic musical chord with Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart
- July 4 Rolling Stone : Zappa: Continuity Is the Mother's Mother
- July 20 Melody Maker : Grand Mother
- July IT : Smelly feet and dog wee: Uncle Frank does it again
- June 2 TV Prevue : Frank Zappa on the cover
- August 3 Cash Box : Cash Box Profile: Frank Zappa after 10 years ...
- August Creem : Apostrophe (review)
- August Hot Licks : Whatever happened to the good old nihilistic anachy of Frank Zappa and his Mothers?
- August Hustler : Frank Zappa's Got Brand New Shoes
- October 1 Shakin' Street Gazette : 'Mhuman Getsme Blues: The Story of Bizarre/Straight Records
- October 5 Melody Maker : Monsieur Zappa's Rock Circus
- October 5 New Musical Express : Relax, Frank. We ain't no liggers. A few of us just came to join in...
- October 7 Circular : Celluloid Artifacts Meet Reality
- October 23 American Eye :Frank Zappa: a Mother Only a Face Could Love
- November 18 Circular : Zappa/Mothers tour schedule
- November 29 Los Angeles Free Press : Frank Zappa
- December Beetle : Frank Zappa – Funny Mother
- December Concert : A Rendezvouz With the Grand Wazoo
- December Creem Frank Zappa vs. The Tooth Fairy:
1975
- January 2 Zoo World : What's A Mother To Do?
- April 26 Melody Maker : Court in the act
- May Modern Hi-Fi & Music : Zappa
- June Let It Rock
- July 3 Rolling Stone : Zappa and the Captain Cook
- August 26 New Musical Express : 'What is a groupie?' asked his Lordship...
- September 12 Los Angeles Free Press : Frank Zappa – expecting the remarkable
- September 25 Daily Trojan : Zappa Gives UCLA Audience The Bird
- December 17 Bugle American : A Matter Of Taste
- December 28 Tennessean Showcase : Zappa Carries Musical 'Mothers' Tongue to Yugoslavian Crouds
- December Circus Raves : Frank Zappa: Outraged Customer
- Popular Music and Society : Frank Zappa and the Enterprise of Serious Contemporary Music
- ZigZag : The Earliest Days Of The Mothers – Just Another Band From L.A.
1976
- March 6 Melody Maker : Zappa: "I AM a human being"
- September Creem Zappa's been workin' on de railroad
- December 4 New Musical Express : Any Resemblance is Purely Conceptual
- December 15 Focus Rock Entertainment : The Father Of The Mothers Zappa!
- December BLAST : The Secret Life Of Zappa
1977
- January 13 Down Beat : Electronic Projections
- January Guitar Player : Frank Zappa
- February 12 Sounds : It Can't Happen Here
- February Gig : Zoot Allures!
- March International Musician And Recording World : Zappa
- March IT : Zappa
- April Nuggets : Zappa On Air
- December Collage : Frank Zappa Interview
1978
- January 28 Melody Maker : Carry On Composing
- January 28 Sounds : Zappa Digs Sabs Shock!
- January Acid Rock : Phi Zappa Crappa Interview
- January BAM : Rebel Without Applause
- March Modern Recording & Music : Artists' Profile: Frank Zappa
- May 18 Down Beat : Frank Zappa: Garni Du Jour, Lizard King Poetry ...
- June Record Review : Frank Zappa: ????
- July Rock Scene : Frank's Funny Punky's Whips
- October 16 Southern Jam : Frank Zappa (concert review)
- October 17 Fuse
  - Frank Zappa: Statistical Density Is A Necessity
  - Studio Tan (review)
- November 22 The Aquarian Weekly : When Confronting Frank Zappa There Is No Middle Ground
- Summer Synapse
  - Frank Zappa: A Mother Speaks Frankly, Pt. I
  - Don Preston: Synthesist
1979
- February International Musician And Recording World : A Mother in the studio
- March 10 Sounds : Up Yours
- March Cheri : Cherry Bomb Unzips Frank Zappa
- March International Musician And Recording World : A Mother in the studio
- April Genesis : Interview: Frank Zappa
- April Oui : A Conversation With Frank Zappa
- April Record Review : Record Review Interview: Frank Zappa
- April Stereo Review : A Little Visit With Frank Zappa
- April Trouser Press : Bad Taste Is Timeless: Cruising Down Memory Line With Frank Zappa
- May 8 Good Times : Frank Zappa: The Original Freak Strikes Oil ...
- May Guitar
  - Frank Zappa (Pt I)
  - Sheik Yerbouti Tango
- May People : Frank Zappa Mothers One Invention Too Many, And Furious Jewish Princesses Bite Back
- June Guitar
  - Frank Zappa (Pt II)
  - Rat Tomago
- August Musician : Zappa
- September 24 Island Ear : The Island-Ear Interview: Frank Zappa
- September 29 Gold Coast Free Press : Warning! The Real Zappa
- November Relix : Frank Zappa: He's Only 38 And He Knows How To Nasty
- November Sweet Potato : Frank Zappa Unveils Secrets Of The Universe
- December 13 Rolling Stone : Frank Zappa: The Myth Of 'Joe's Garage'
1980
- January Musicians Only : Zappa: Speak Out
- February 19 Circus : Mecanic of 'Joe's Garage' father of 'Baby Snakes' ...
- February Record Review : Zappa Busy As Ever While Coming Out of Joe's Garage
- February Trouser Press : Interview with the Composer
- March 3 Rolling Stone : Mensch with a dirty mind
- March High Times
  - Frank Zappa: America's Weirdest Rock Star ...
  - Reasons For A Lube Job, Part I
- April 4 RAM : The Sanest Man In The World Today?
- April 26 Prairie Sun : Zingers From Zappa
- June Songwriter : Totally Frank
- July Music Pulse : Madman Or Genius
- September Guitar World : On The Record - Frank Zappa
- December Radio Times : CFMU Interview
- December Upbeat : Frankly Speaking
- Hot Wacks : Zappa
1981
- January 23 Music Connection : Zappa's New Album Spoofs Local Scene
- May 11 New York : The Zapping Of Edgard Varèse
- June 24 Hours : Frank, In Earnest
- October Musician : Two Orchestral Stupidities
- November 21 Down Beat : Frank Zappa On Edgar Varèse
- November High Times : Say Cheese
- November The Rocket : Zappa: Still Crude After All These Years
- December 1 Good Times : Zappa: He Are What He Is
- December The Event : A Look At The Salt Lake Favorite
- Summer WLIR Free Flight : Frank Zappa
1982
- January Milkshake Madmoiselle : Close Encounter With Zappa
- February 11 Daily Trojan : Ex-Zappa Vocalist Discusses Politics Of Music Industry
- March Guitar World : Frank Zappa: The Interview
- April Bite : Zappa
- April Musician : Frank Zappa
- June Record Review : Frank Zappa Interview
- July Record Collector
  - Frank Zappa: many of his earliest releases are now attracting high prices
  - Complete U.K. Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention discography + values
- August Relix : Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch (review)
- September Cash Box : On the cover
- November Guitar Player : Absolutely Frank: First Steps In Odd Meters
- December Guitar Player : Absolutely Frank: Putting Some Garlic In Your ...
1983
- January Guitar Player : Non-Foods: Stepping Outside The Beat
- January Joystik : The Zappas On Video Games
- February 2 Bay Guardian : Frank Zappa's not only in it for the money
- February Down Beat : Frank Zappa: Guitar Player
- February Guitar Player
  - Frank Zappa "I'm Different"
  - Steve Vai: Zappa's "Little Italian Virtuoso"
- February High Times : Groupies As People
- March Guitar Player : Non-Foods: Bass, Sports, And Adventure
- April Guitar Player : Non-Foods: Coming To Grips With Polyrhythms
- May Guitar Player : Non-Foods: Stretching Out With Vamps
- June Mix
  - An Interview With Frank Zappa
  - Nagano On Conducting Zappa
- July Guitar Player : Non-Foods: Feedbacks, Effects, And Tone
- November 11 RAM : Who's Weird?
- November Guitar Player : Non-Foods: Not The Moody Blues
- December Guitar Player : Non-Foods: Digital Sampling And Guitar
- Hot Wacks
  - Collecting Zappa
  - The Mud Shark Anthology, Pt. I
- Hot Wacks : The Mud Shark Anthology, Pt. II
- The Journal For Serious Record Collectors
  - Zappalog (The First Step of Zappalogy)
  - Frank Zappa Interview
- Ritz Newspaper : Frank Zappa
1984
- January 5 Gold Coast Free Press : Z=AP²
- January 19 Music Connection
  - Approaching the Mellow Age
  - Dweezil: Rocking Out Of His Father's Shadow
- February Recordings of Experimental Music : ZAPPA, VOL.1
- April 1 Capitol
  - Classical Zappa
  - A Conference of Composers
- April Guitar Player : Non-Foods: Video-Assisted Ignorance
- April Hustler : Thing-Fish
- May/June In Performance : Puppets - Symphony - Zappa: How It All Happened
- June 15 East Bay Express : In Tune
- June 22 East Bay Express : Zappa in Polyester
- June Music U.K. : A Rap A Zappa
- July 25 City Life : So You Think Frank Zappa Is A Weirdo
- August Modern Recording & Music :Orchestral Maneuvers
- August Slow Dazzle : Panchromatic Resonance And Other Highly Ambient Domains
- September 6 Scene : His Best Friends Are Computers
- September Record Collector : Frank Zappa
- October Digital Audio : Modern Music Is A Sick Puppy
- November Digital Audio : Modern Music Is A Sick Puppy (Part 2)
- November RockBill : It Just Might Be Frank
- November Songwriter Connection : Frank Zappa
- December 12 Public News : Zappa Dishes It Out
- December Relix : FZ on the cover and 2 photos inside
- Winter Puppetry Journal : A Zappa Affair
- Ecolibrium Interviews : Artist As A Genetic Design Flaw
- The History Of Rock : The Great Musicians: Frank Zappa
1985
- January 24 Music : The Music Interview With Frank Zappa
- March Express
  - Frank Zappa: Interview
  - Where's The Beef?
- June International Musician And Recording World : The Art Of Being Frank
- September 11 Metro Times
  - Frank Zappa In California
  - The White House Vs. Frank Zappa On Sex
- September 27 The Georgetowner : Frank Zappa vs. Kandy Stroud
- September Mix : Lynching With Bonzai: Frank Zappa
- October 11 City Paper : Mothers of Invention: Frank Zappa Defends Rock
- November 22 Rockpool : Frank Zappa Rates the Ratings
- November Manhattan Arts : Frank Zappa, Abbey Lincoln & Johnny Colon ...
- December Music Connection
  - Zapping Back At Big Brother & Other Mothers
  - Did Frank Forget How To Freak Out?
- The History Of Rock
  - Sounds of Subversion
  - Unconditionally Guaranteed
  - Zappa
1986
- January 9 Music : Zappa On Rating Records
- January 15 Fairfield County Advocate : Why Pin It On Rock and Roll?
- January COMPUTE! : The Computerized Musician
- April Keyboards, Computers & Software : Megabytes at Barking Pumpkin
- May Guitar For The Practicing Musician
  - Zappa: Now And Then ...
  - Peaches En Regalia
- September Electronic Musician : Frank Zappa and His Digital Orchestra
- October 12 The Baltimore Sun Magazine : Frank Zappa: The Maryland Years
- October Musician : The License To Be A Maniac
- October Relix : Frank Zappa Meets The PMRC
- November 12 The Diamondback : Zappa urges speech audience to fight censorship and conformity by thinking
- November 13 Daily Sundial : Frank Zappa Addresses Issue Of Censorship
- November 25 Duckberg Times : Frank Zappa
- Summer Speakout : Zappa
1987
- January 16 BAM :Interview From Hell
- January Guitar Player
  - Frank Zappa On... The '80s Guitar Clone
  - Zappa & Son
- February Keyboard
  - Frank Zappa. Sample This!
  - Pervasive Polythythms in Zappa's "The Black Page"
- February Music Technology : Father Of Invention
- February Option : Winter In America
- February Sound On Sound : Frank Zappa: Jazz From Hell
- March Music & Sound Output
  - Frank Zappa: Samplin' Fool
  - Engineering Jazz From Hell With Bob Stone
  - Bob Rice's Synclavier Secrets
  - Zappa On Jazz From Hell
- March Option
  - Frank's Wild Years
  - The Zappa Affair
- April 24 Goldmine : Frank Zappa: CD collector tracks and remixes
- April Guitar World
  - Zappa's Inferno
  - Jazz From Hell (review)
- May Record Collector : Frank Zappa: The Early Albums
- July 2 Music : Frank Zappa's Revenge
- August 3 Information Week : Zappa Embraces 'Music Information Systems'
- October Boogie Magazine : Jimmy Carl Black – One Of Mother's Finest
- November Stereophile : FRANK ZAPPA on CD (and LP) Part I
- December Rock & Roll Disc : The Rock & Roll Disc Interview: Frank Zappa
- Holiday Guitar Synth and MIDI : Guitar Sythesizer Artists Speak: Frank Zappa
1988
- February 7 Ann Arbor News
  - Zappa: still feisty after all these years
  - Energetic, eclectic dances on tap
- February 16 Hartford Courant : Zappa Keeps Zinging Along
- February 21 Chicago Sun-Times : Frank Zappa Waves Flag For Freedom
- February Buzz : Frank Zappa '88
- March 3 Scene : A Talk With Frank Zappa
- March 16 New Paper : Citizen Zappa
- March 21 Monroe Doctrine : The Zappa Interview
- March 30 East Coast Rocker
  - Artist, Businessman, Politician
  - Only The Weather Was Cold
- March Buzz
  - Frank Zappa Interview Part II
  - Frank Zappa, Palace Theater 2/2/88
- April 18 Fairfield County Advocate : Perfectly Frank
- April 28 Register-Pajaronian : Frank Zappa - a misunderstood man
- May RockBill : Zappa vs. The Mothers Of Prevention
- May Stereophile : FRANK ZAPPA on CD (and LP) Part II
- August 25 The Beat : Frank Zappa interview
- August Life : The Zappa Zoo
- September Musician : Frank Zappa
- October 30 Los Angeles Times Magazine : Democracy's Pitchman
- November 26 Cash Box : A Mind For The Body Politic
- Pulse : Maverick
1989
- January 27 Goldmine
  - Frank Zappa: Moving On To Phase Three.
  - Frank Zappa U.S. Discography And Price Guide
- January Stereophile : Zappalanche!
- February 2 The Philadelphia Inquirer : Zappa Sells Zappa
- April Relix : Frank Zappa: What You Can Do Onstage With New Records, CDs, Videos
- April Strange Things Are Happening : Frank Zappa And The Mothers Investigations/Straight Records
- May Penthouse : The Porn Wars
- June Gallery : Sharp Words From Music's Cutting Edge
- June Record Collector : Frank Zappa: The Bizarre Years
- July Rhythm : Zappa
- July The Rock Report : Frank Zappa ... Live!
- August 11 Antelope Valley Press : Zappa talks frankly about art, politics
- September 3 The Observer : Frankly A Freak
- October 13 Los Angeles Reader : Frank Zappa Has a Tip for Serious Musicians...
- December High Times : Frank Zappa: Somebody up there doesn't like me
- December Q : Frank's Wild Years
1990
- March Sh-Boom
  - Frank Zappa Talks About His Early Doo-Wop Days & Says, Radio Today Is Crap!
  - Ray Collins: Zappa's Mouthpiece
- May 19 Billboard
- May Continental Profiles : Das Capitalist
- June 29 Boston After Dark : The mother of invention Frank Zappa cont...
- September ICE : Frank Zappa Discusses Upcoming CD Projects
- October ICE : Frank Zappa Discusses Upcoming CD Projects (2)
- December Music Collector : Frank Zappa, Part 1
- Summer RockHEAD : Zappa!
1991
- July Down Beat : Frank Zappa Makes A Jazz Noise
- July Spin : Signs Of The Times
- November Musician : Poetic Justice: Frank Zappa Puts Us In Our Place
- Spring Telos
  - Introduction: Popular Music from Adorno to Zappa
  - The Mother of All Interviews: Zappa on Music and Society
1992
- January Music Express : Make A Zappa Noise Here
- February Keyboard : Happy Birthday, Frank!
- July Record Hunter : Frank's Wild Years
- July VOX : Frank's Wild Years
- Guitar Player Presents - Zappa!
  - The Century's Preeminent Lexicographer Nails Zappa Down
  - Premiering Zappa with the London Symphony Orchestra
  - Preparing the Ensemble Modern for the Frankfurt Festival
  - Ratt Guitarist Turns Zappa Stylist
  - Former Mothers Of Invention Drummer
  - Like Father Like Munchkins
  - The Simpson's Creator: "Frank Was My Elvis"
  - Frank Zappa: The Mother Of All Interviews: Part 1 Part 2
  - Zappa Music To Make Your Skin Crawl
  - How it All Works with Gail Zappa
  - Utility Muffin Research Kitchen: Dave Dondorf, Spencer Chrislu, Ali Askin, Todd Yvega ...
1993
- February DISCoveries : The Collected History and Improvisations of Frank ...
- February Musician : The 100 Greatest Guitarists Of The 20th Century - Frank Zappa
- March Sound Waves : Frank Zappa: Viva La Bizarre
- April Playboy : Playboy Interview: Frank Zappa a candid conversation with the most original mind in rock music...
- May 15 The Guardian Weekend : Frank: Fearless and still fighting
- May Record Collector : Frank Zappa On CD: 1966-1979
- June Guitarist
  - Unholy mother
  - Three sides ...
- June RCD : Frank's Wild Years
- August Pulse : Frank Zappa
- August Cutting Edge : Just when you thought it was safe
- November Record Collector : Frank Zappa on CD: 1979-1988
- December 7 The Guardian
  - The father of invention
  - Rock irony from a master prankster
- December 18 Melody Maker : Frank Zappa R.I.P.
- December The New Yorker
  - Idol
  - Revolutionary
- December Riveted : FZ on the cover
1994
- January 19 City Paper : Zappa
- January The Beat Goes On
  - Frank Zappa 1940-1993
  - Obituary
- January Rolling Stone
  - Frank Zappa 1940-1993
  - The Essential Zappa
- February Exposé : Remembering Zappa
- February Guitar For The Practicing Musician
  - Frank's Garage
  - Dirty Love
- February Loafing The Donkey : Editorial
- February Making Music : Frank Zappa 1940-1993
- February Musician : Frank Zappa
- February Q : A Real Mother: Francis Vincent Zappa II, 1940-1993
- February The Wire
  - Hail And Farewell
  - Frank Zappa: The Yellow Shark (review)
- March EQ
  - Absolutely Frank
  - First Impressions
  - The UMRK Mix
- March Guitar Player : Frank Zappa 1940-1993
- March Mojo
  - The Last Days Of Frank Zappa
  - Dr. Zircon's Secret Lab
  - The Antichrist
  - The Grand Wazoo
  - The Addams Family
- April Guitar World
  - Perfectly Frank
  - Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar: A Tribute To A Guitar Genius
- April Keyboard : The Zappa Legacy
- May DISCoveries : Frank Zappa. His life in music. ... Pt I
- May Record Collector : Frank Zappa on CD: 1988-1994
- June DISCoveries : Frank Zappa. His life in music. ... Pt II
- September 21 Public News : Zappa
- December 6 Los Angeles Times : 'Civilization' à la Zappa
- December 9 Goldmine : Frank Zappa: The Present Day Composer
- December CompuServe Magazine : Which Way to Planet Zappa
- Winter Atom Mind : Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
- The Best of Guitar Player - A Definitive Tribute To Frank Zappa
  - Guitar Player Interview: January 1977
  - Keyboard Magazine, 1980
  - Guitar Player Magazine, 1983
  - Guitar Player, June 1986
  - Keyboard Magazine, February 1987
  - The Mother of All Interviews: Part 1
  - The Mother of All Interviews: Part 2
  - Statement of Frank Zappa
- Blue Suede News
  - Frank Zappa: Child Of The 1950s
  - Help! I'm A Rock
- SongTalk : Frank Zappa: The SongTalk Interview
1995
- January 12 Scene : Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees: The Class Of 1995
- May Collector's Choice Music : The Complete Frank Zappa Catalog
- May Seconds : Cal Schenkel
- June it : Collecting Frank Zappa: Part I – The Early Years
- July huH
  - Yåbbä Zåppä Dôô
  - From Hungary With Love
- July huH : Yåbbä Zåppä Dôô
- August 2 The Orange County Register : Viva Zappa!
- August 21 The New Yorker : Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum
- September Ptolemaic Terrascope : Frank Zappa Review
- October Guitar Player
  - My Guitar Wants To Kill Your Mama
  - Shut Up 'n Learn This Lesson
- October Musician
  - More Music Maestro
  - Frankly Speaking: Interview with Gail Zappa
- October Relix : Frank Zappa: Withstanding The Test Of Time
- December it : The Big Kahuna #8
- Fall Schwann Spectrum : The Present-Day Composer Refuses To Die!
- Exploitation Retrospect : Zappa Crappa. An Appreciation Of and ...
- College Music Symposium : "Broadway the Hard Way:" Techniques of Allusion in Music by Frank Zappa
1996
- January 15 The New Yorker : Postscript Nicolas Slonimsky
- February The Wire : The Final Conflict
- March Guitar For The Practicing Musician
  - The Father Of Invention
  - Pet Sounds: Z's Dweezil Zappa and Mike Keneally
  - Warren Cuccurullo
  - The Experimentalist: Adrian Belew
- March Record Collector : Zappa's "Lost Episodes"
- April DISCoveries : Zappa Catalog At Ryko
- September Total Guitar
  - Frank Zappa: The Re-Issues
  - San Ber'dino on CD
- November Mojo : FZ on the cover
- November People : Hollywood Heirs: Dweezil, Moon Unit, Ahmet & Diva Zappa ...
1997
- February Musician
  - Excerpt from the August 1979 interview
  - Dweezil Zappa: Home Studio
- September Seconds : Gail Zappa
- Winter Avant : Zappa's Amateur Anthropology: Food, Dwarfs, Conspiracy and Sex
1998
- February 11 The Independent : The tornado that hits the classical G-spot
- September Guitar World : 100 Greatest Solos: #60 "Zoot Allures"
- December Mojo : "I was a teenage MOOSE freak!"
1999
- February Guitar World
  - Zappa's Universe: Part I Part II Part III
  - Perfectly Frank
  - The End Page
- May Gadfly : The Universe of Frank Zappa
- May Guitar Techniques : Frank Zappa soloing study
- October Bizarre : Frank Zappa
- December Spin : The Making Of Trout Mask Replica
- READ Magazine : The Lost Interview
2000
- March 23 Buffalo Beat : Strictly Genteel: The BPO tackles Zappa
- May/June American Record Guide : Frank Zappa: Never Strictly Genteel
- July Record Collector
  - Zappa: the ongoing legacy
  - Jimmy Carl Black
- Play Guitar Guitar Greats: Frank Zappa and Richie Blackmore
- Seconds : Terry : Prince of Percussion
- Autumn Avant : Zappening 2000: Peoria, Illinois USA, 11th - 13th August 2000
2001
- July Juxtapoz : Zapped! The Anti-Psychedelic Artistry of Cal Schenkel
- October Record Collector : Zappa '69
- Summer Ugly Things : Kim Fowley's Sins & Secrets Of The Silver Sixties
2002
- November 29 Goldmine
  - Frank Zappa: The controversy and touring hell of 1970-71
  - Zappa acetate discovered
  - 25 Collectible Frank Zappa Records
2003
- October Australian Guitar : The Frank Zappa Memorial Barbecue
- November Classic Rock : Trippin' The Light Fantastic
- November Mojo
  - The Mojo Hall Of Fame 100: #30 Frank Zappa
  - I'm The Slime on Piece Of Cake CD
- December Guitar World
  - Dynamo Frank
  - In-A-Gadda-Stravinsky
- December Jazzwise : Broadway the hard way
2004
- January Down Beat : What Can You Do That's Fantastic
- January Mojo
  - The Father Of Invention
  - The Many Faces Of Frank Zappa
  - Shhhh ... Genius At Work
  - The Last Post
  - Keeper Of The Flame
- January United Entertainment Preview : Audio channel programmed with FZ ... still available
- February Uncut : Son Of Suzy Creamcheese on CD
- June Guitar Techniques : Frank Zappa: Zoot Allures
- July Mojo : Son Of Mr Green Genes on CD
- October T Magazine : The Maths Of Music
- October ICE : Surround-Sound Seventies Magic
- Autumn Eye : Cal Schenkel
- Circuit
  - Frank Zappa’s Legacy: Just Another Hoover?
  - In nomine Zappa, Zappatore: Sketch of an Hypothesis (S/Z2) + (sv/gv)
2005
- March Warrior : Nobody Looks Good Wearing Brown Lipstick
- April Rolling Stone : Frank Zappa
- October Guitar & Bass
  - Father of invention
  - Let's Be Frank
- October Popular Science : A Beetle by Any Other Name
2006
- January Guitar One : Frank Zappa poster
- February Guitar Australia
  - Viva Zappa!
  - Frank was extraordinary
  - Drummers were dropping like flies...
- April Relix : The Many Minds Of Frank Zappa
  - Vault Allures
  - Absolutely Freaked Out
  - Tokens Of Buys Extreme
  - Up The Wazoo
  - Jamming In Joe's Garage Pt. I
  - Jamming In Joe's Garage Pt. II
  - Zappaesque or The Story Of The Dots
  - Dweezil Plays Frank
- August Guitar Player
  - All In The Family
  - Frank's Little Italian Virtuoso
  - The Vaultmeister
- August Guitar World : Let's Be Frank
- November Mojo : Pimp My Ride
- Autumn Traps : Family Tree of Frank Zappa drummers
2007
- May The Wire : The Inner Sleeve (Weasels Ripped My Flesh)
- November Keyboard : Getting The Call, Giving It All (Peter Wolf interview)
2008
- July Elmore
  - Days Of The Expanding (Jazz) Man
  - Dweezil Zappa On Frank's Jazz
- July Mojo : Double Trouble
- August Guitar Player
  - Frank Zappa's Rare Gear
  - The secret weapons behind Dweezil's killer tones
  - In the studio with Dweezil Zappa
- September 19 LA Weekly : Racy Against Time
- September Record Collector News : Big Bidding on eBay
- October Down Beat : Zappa Lives!
- November Record Collector News : Frank Zappa Mystery Disk: The Birth Of The Mothers Of Invention
- November Stereophile
  - Zappa returns!
  - FRANK ZAPPA: Wazoo, continued
2009
- January 16 Goldmine : Frank Zappa: A peek inside the vaults
- February Down Beat : 75 Great Guitarists
- February The Wire : Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention: In The 1960s (DVD review)
- March The Word : Mother Superior
- April Bass Player
  - Frank Zappa's "Alien Orifice" - Scott Thunes's ...
  - Kids These Days
- May Guitarist : Excerpts of Frank Zappa interview
- May Record Collector : Frank Talk
- July Down Beat : The Aesthetics Of Freakery
- September Classic Rock : The Impossible Made Possible: Frank Zappa
- September Guitar Legends
  - Gravest Hits
  - Dynamo Frank
  - "Apostrophe'" (score)
- October Down Beat : Ed Palermo Big Band: Obsessed With Zappa
- December 21 The Rondo Hatton Report
  - King Kong: A Conversational Analysis – Paul Carr & Michel Delville
  - The Bard Of Baltimore – Kanguy Chow
  - Zappa’s Music Is a Sphere – Guillaume Dauzou & Sabrina Bergamin
  - Author/Recipient Relationships in FZ Movies – Manuel de la Fuente
  - My Dogs Are Barking – Andrew Greenaway
  - Trouble With Pigs And Ponies – Andy Hollinden
  - FZ And The English Language – John Loska
  - When Zappa Played Like Coltrane – Philippe Mérigot
  - La Dérive Uncle Meat – Didier Mervelet
  - Waxing Lyrical; Why I Love Frank – Sarah Moore
  - Isn’t It Romantic, Punky? – Simon Prentis
  - Frank Zappa Versus the People – Pacôme Thiellement
  - Are You Hung Up? – Hugo Vanneck
  - On “Oh No” From Weasels Ripped My Flesh – Ben Watson
- December Guitar World : The Big Three-Oh!
2010
- March 21 The Rondo Hatton Report
  - Thus Spake Zappathustra – Jordi Cuenca
  - Zappa Over Miles – Susan Doanim
  - Zappa So What - But Still – Silke Groetschel
  - Trouble With Pigs & Ponies Pt Ii – Andy Hollinden
  - The Chrome-Plated Megaphone Of Destiny – Pawnshop Marimba
  - You Was A Fool – Philippe Merigot
  - The Art Of The Ballet – Didier Mervelet
  - Zappa In Asia – Kohjitsu Ohyama
  - Monkish Meditations – Simon Prentis
  - God Vibrations – Homer Shiroy
  - The Fake Id Of Mr Green Genes – Vladimir Sovetov
  - When I Went Into The Steinway – Daniel Whitehorse
  - One More Time For The World – English Versions
- March Guitar World : Dad To The Bone
- March Uncut : The 20 best albums of 1966
- April The Wire : Frank Zappa: The Freak-Out List (review)
- May Mojo : How To Buy: Frank Zappa
- May Spin : Mr. Zappa Goes To Washington
- June 21 The Rondo Hatton Report
  - The Origins Of IINK – Román García Albertos
  - Cruisin’ For A Ruben – Sue Barashy
  - Zappa’s Music Is A Time Machine – Guillaume Dauzou & Sabrina Bergamin
  - Nostalgia For The Old Folks? – Tom Demonay
  - I’m A Bandleader – Richard Hemmings
  - Ten (Zen) Commendments – Simon Prentis
  - Pourquoi Vouloir Mettre Un Caniche Dans Un Bocal? – John Raby
  - A View From India – Mahesh Ramchandani
  - There Is Such A Thing As Progress – Hugo Vanneck
  - One More Time For The World – English Versions
- July Classic Rock : The 50 Albums That Built Prog Rock
- September 17 The Baltimore Sun : Zappa Days
- September 21 The Rondo Hatton Report
  - Don't Mess With Magdalena – Matt Aku
  - A Note On Pumpkins – Corya Dereuter
  - Narrativium Experiment – The Grotchy
  - Trouble With Pigs And Ponies Pt III – Andy Hollinden
  - Meeting The Man – Tina Irei
  - Personal And Collective Memory – Philippe Mérigot
  - The Ultimate Best Album – Kohjitsu Ohyama
  - No Poo-Poo Jokes – Simon Prentis
  - One More Time For The World – Original Versions
- September Guitar World : The 30 Coolest Guitarists Of All Time
- October Classic Rock
  - 150 Greatest Debut Albums Of All Time - Freak Out
  - Buyer's Guide - Captain Beefheart
- November Mojo : Mojo Classic 148-page Zappa special
- November Uncut : Frank Zappa: Album By Album
- November The Word
  - The Agony & The Ecstasy
  - What Has Zappa Ever Done For Us?
- December 21 The Rondo Hatton Report
  - LINGUA FRANKA PART 1 / Arjun von CAEMMERER
  - FRANK ZAPPA TRIBUTE / Paul CARR
  - THE LIL' IPOD SHUFFLE / Sally GENAKU
  - DIONYSUS ON A HALF SHELL / Ivor GOLDKIND
  - FZ: A MEMORIAL CURLICUE / Ron GUY
  - ZAPPA THE DATE-RAPE BASTARD / Eli MICHAELI
  - PLAGUE-A-RHYTHM / Simon PRENTIS
  - SGT PEPPER VS SGT FURY / John RABY
  - RAT TOMAGO / Ozzy TING
  - ONE MORE TIME FOR THE WORLD / English VERSIONS
- December Guitar Player
  - Viva Evolution!
  - Gearzilla
- Spring Progression : The Second Coming
- Spring Progression : A Couple Of Real Creative Mothers
2011
- January 7 LA Weekly : School Of Beefheart (CB tribute)
- January 8 NME : Captain Beefheart (CB tribute)
- January 20 Rolling Stone : Captain Beefheart 1941-2010 (CB tribute)
- February Guitar & Bass : Gene Genius
- February The Wire : Don The Revelator (CB tribute)
- March 21 The Rondo Hatton Report
  - LINGUA FRANKA PART II / Arjun von CAEMMERER
  - INCUR ODES / Sue GOYNDA
  - ONE SHOT DEAL / Simon PRENTIS
  - 500 WORDS ON FRANK / Pamela Goodheart ZARUBICA
- March Classic Rock
  - Captain Beefheart, January 15, 1941 - December 17, 2010
  - Captain Beefhearts Far Cry
- March Mojo : The Black Rider (CB tribute)
- March Uncut : Captain Beefheart, American Visionary, 1941-2010 (CB tribute)
- March/April Record Collector News : Captain Beefheart - Musical Mystic (CB tribute)
- June 21 The Rondo Hatton Report
  - LINGUA FRANKA PART III / Arjun von CAEMMERER
  - CONFESSIONS OF A KUR ADDICT / Urban GRAFFITO
  - IN PRAISE OF THE SHUFFLE / Harry KEATER
  - HIT IT, FRANCESCO! / Ella KUNIGH
  - NOTES ON THE AMAZING MR BICKFORD / John RILEY
  - CRYSTALS AND TURDS / Paul SUTTON
  - MERRY-GO-ROUND MADNESS / Bim YODER
- June Guitar Player Vault
  - Frank Zappa "I'm Different"
  - Steve Vai: Zappa's "Little Italian Virtuoso"
- July/August Record Collector News : Howard Kaylan - Let's Talk Frank Zappa (CB tribute)
- September 21 The Rondo Hatton Report
  - SHUT UP AND LISTEN SOME MORE? / Sam AYORE
  - LINGUA FRANKA PART IV / Arjun von CAEMMERER
  - REVIEW OF ‘MY LIFE WITH FRANK ZAPPA’ / Avner CLEW
  - CALL ME BRUNO/FULAX / Bruno FARRUGIA
  - FINE GIRL VS JEWISH PRINCESS / Anne SCHINDER
  - FZ THE BRAVE ONE / Pamela Goodheart ZARUBICA
- October 1 Telegraph Magazine : Pauline Butcher remembers life as Frank Zappa's personal assistant, 1968
- October Mojo : The Crazy Gang
- December Guitar Player : What I Learned At Dweezilla Boot Camp
2012
- March 21 The Rondo Hatton Report
  - STRAVINSKY'S INFLUENCE IN FZ'S MUSIC, PART 1 / John ANTHONY
  - SUCH A BEAUTIFUL GUY / Billie BARBOUR
  - REVIEW OF ‘MY LIFE WITH FRANK ZAPPA’ / Avner CLEWLINGUA FRANKA PART VI / Arjun von CAEMMERER
  - TAKING THEMSELVES SURREALIOUSLY / Tom DEMONAY
  - IF ONLY THEY COULDA HEARD IT / Andy HOLLINDEN
  - FRANK ZAPPA'S NIGHTMARE / DJ PANGBURN
  - THE MONSTER WHO NEEDED NO MAKEUP/ John RILEY
- March Uncut
  - Jim Sherwood (obituary)
  - From Straight To Bizarre (DVD review)
- June 21 The Rondo Hatton Report
  - STRAVINSKY’S INFLUENCE, Pt 2 / John ANTHONY
  - LINGUA FRANKA PART VII / Arjun von CAEMMERER
  - FZ AND THE SET-LIST / Sean GAFFNEY
  - DON’T JUBILEE’VE IT / Ken MAY
  - BONGO ZAPPA, Pt 1 / Steve MOORE
  - THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE / Sheila NYE
  - INSIDE NOW / Simon PRENTIS
  - BEN WATSON RUINED MY LIFE / John RILEY
- July Rhythm : Vinnie Colaiuta
- August Collector's Choice Music : Frank Zappa - The First 12 Albums! Remastered and Back In Print!
- September 21 The Rondo Hatton Report
  - LINGUA FRANKA PART VIII / Arjun von CAEMMERER
  - THE POVERTY OF COMPLETISM / Mimi GABIN-KHAN
  - WATERMELON IN EASTER HEY / Madge IMMANEY
  - ZAPPA SURVIVOR / Scott SCHROEN
  - WHEN COMPOSERS DECOMPOSE / Larry TESHMOW
  - ZAPPA: HEGEL, OR, NOT AGAIN (AGAIN) / Ben WATSON
- September Uncut : Dropouts Boogie
- September Guitar Techniques : Lydian Mode
- October Classic Rock
  - GTO's Permanent Damage (review)
  - Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - The Lost Broadcasts (review)
  - The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money (review)
- October Prog
  - The Albums that Built Prog - Freak Out
  - Frank Zappa/Mothers Of Invention (12 reissues)
- October Uncut : The Zappa Motherlode: 12 albums reissued this month and 48 more by the end of the year
- November Hound Dawg Music
  - Mother People: The Formation Of Frank Zappa And The Mothers
  - Classical Album: The Mothers Of Invention - Freak Out
  - The Original Mothers Of Invention: The Best Band In The World
  - The Making Of 200 Motels
  - Classic Album: The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money
  - An Interview With Zappa's Former Secretary Pauline Butcher
  - John "Drumbo" French Talks Beefheart And Trout Mask Replica
  - Recording Captain Beefheart's Masterpiece Trout Mask Replica
  - The Story Of Wild Man Fischer
  - Bill Mumy On Wild Man Fischer
  - Dr. Demento On Wild Man Fischer And Zappa
- November Q : Frank's Ocean
- December 21 The Rondo Hatton Report
  - THE BEST COVERS YOU NEVER HEARD / John ANTHONY
  - LINGUA FRANKA PART IX / Arjun von CAEMMERER
  - THE CRUX OF THE BISCUIT / Mary HALLEY
  - PTTAOASAGM / Simon PRENTIS
  - ZAPPA SURVIVOR PT II / Scott SCHROEN
- December Classic Rock : The Fabulous Furry Freak Brother!
2013
- March Down Beat : CJO Tips Hat to Zappa
- March Gramphone : Rewriting The Rite
- April DRUM! : Vinnie Colaiuta On "Keep On Greasey"
- May Down Beat : Frank Zappa: A Serious Man

The magazines were chosen in view of answers to these questions:
(1) Does Frank Zappa feature on the cover?
(2) Does an issue of the magazine include a CD featuring Frank Zappa?
(3) Is this magazine listed in Urban Gwerder bibliography(appendix in the Alain Dister book)?
(4) Does it contain a continuing part of some article/interview?
(5) Does the inclusion of this magazine help to broaden the view of Frank Zappa presentation in the music press?

Magazine indexes

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