music Frank Zappa to David Bowie: "F••• you, Captain Tom" Gareth Branwyn

nostalgia Nostalgia: Frank and Moon Zappa's 'Valley Girl' Jason Weisberger

books John Shirley's guide to wrecking your career in science fiction John Shirley

animation Bruce Bickford's early line animations are a dreamy escape Popkin

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music This clip of 1940s "rapping" with a modern soundtrack is great Devin Nealy

pop music Moon Zappa looks back on "Valley Girl" 40 years later Gareth Branwyn

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experimental music Making music out of human speech Gareth Branwyn

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rock and roll The full story behind Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water" Gareth Branwyn

jazz How Sting came to perform "Murder by Numbers" with Frank Zappa Gareth Branwyn

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animation The Pointer Sisters sang Sesame Street's funky pinball counting song Rusty Blazenhoff

photography Library of Congress asks: Who the hell are the mystery people in these photos? David Pescovitz

murder Singer murders National Anthem at CPAC Gareth Branwyn