Eventually, up the wazoo and out the wazoo eclipsed their kazoo and gazoo counterparts—and even other wazoo phrases, including pain in the wazoo. Per the OED, both of the former phrases mean “in great ...

A new Frank Zappa box set will commemorate two of the late artist's jazz-influenced albums, 1972's Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo, in conjunction with their 50th anniversaries. The Waka/Wazoo box set ...

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Frank Zappa didn't invent the word "wazoo" or proliferate its usage. However, he was the first to use it in an album and song title that, surprisingly, had no ...

A narrow staircase surrounded by decorative murals shields devoted music lovers on their way into Wazoo Records from the hustle and bustle of State Street. A tiny music shop across the street from the ...

The Cleveland Jazz Orchestra will present “The Jazz Unit Plays The Grand Wazoo--The Music of Frank Zappa" on May 2 and 3 at the Cleveland Bop Stop. The Jazz Unit won the Award of Achievement in ...

Davey Jones has been making catchily eccentric rock music for a few years now, most recently on his band Lost Boy ?'s 2015 debut full-length, Canned. Next month, he'll release Goose Wazoo, a loose ...