The Mothers of Invention (Band)

The Beach Boys' "Kokomo": The Musical And Personal Horrors

This month, to celebrate the Internet's unbridled love for wallowing in nostalgia and even greater relishing of talking about why certain cultural artifacts are horrible, Sound of the City presents First Worsts, a series in which our writers remember the first time... they ever hated a song enough t ... More >>

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Frank Zappa Makes it Tough on Hard-Put Mothers Fans

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. February 27, 1969, Vol. XIV, No. 20 Riffs by Carman Moore Mothers fans are the most hard-put, put-upon, and hardy crowd in music. The stresses they're put to are so thorough that, as a group, they are usually split down the middle. The ... More >>

Frank Zappa and the Mothers Play Ugly

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. January 11, 1968, Vol. XIII, No. 13 Zappa & the Mothers: Ugly Can Be Beautiful by Sally Kempton It is 1 a.m. on a Friday night and the Mothers of Invention are recording part of the soundtrack for their forthcoming movie. Ian is playin ... More >>

Clip Job: Goldstein Absorbs the Mothers of Invention

​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. December 1, 1966, Vol. XII, No. 7 The Pop Bag By Richard Goldstein The Balloon Farm became much more than a discotheque last weekend, and the resident combo became much more than a pop-music ensemble. The occasion was the first New ... More >>

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Hey, punk, where're you goin' with that flower in your hair? I'm goin' out to Nashville!

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