O Captain! My Captain! Captain Beefheart has had a very special place in my heart since the ripe age of 10. It was not until I got older and started to have a better understanding for music that I ...

Captain Beefheart’s ‘Trout Mask Replica’ to be Reissued Captain Beefheart’s ‘Trout Mask Replica’ to be Reissued Jack White’s Third Man ...

The following piece, "Captain's Orders," is an excerpt from the Mitch Myers book, The Boy Who Cried Freebird: Rock & Roll Fables and Sonic Storytelling. The rock critic sat in the dining room of his ...

In the wake of the recent passing of Don Van Vliet, better known, if at all, as Captain Beefheart, I was met with a cryptic glances and pained expressions of confusion with basically anyone with whom ...

A surreal, star-studded fever dream that rewards adventurous viewers with bold filmmaking and endlessly fascinating visual ...

The extensive bundle will be available as the 36th package in Third Man’s Vault series, with subscriptions open until April 30. The reissue features album artwork restored from the original photo, ...

During his career, Don Van Vliet amassed a list of idiosyncrasies—chief among them anointing himself Captain Beefheart. Beginning with a musical imagination that was strange even for the 1960s, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The XTC co-founder is armed with tools: an array of web links (a photo of John Lennon sitting in front of some Beefheart stickers) ...

London, UK: Don Van Vliet, (1941-2010) better known to his legions of fans as Captain Beefheart was one of the most enigmatic figures in rock music. Unashamedly an artist, rather than a pop star, he ...

Experimental rock icons Bill Orcutt, Steve Shelley, and Ethan Miller joined forces last year for a power trio record as Orcutt Shelley Miller. Fresh off their appearance at Big Ears, the band is back ...

Complications related to multiple sclerosis claimed the life of the musician and visual artist, who was an influence on Tom Waits, the White Stripes and 'Simpsons' creator Matt Groening. By Mitch ...

Avant-garde rock legend and visual artist Don Van Vliet, who performed under the name Captain Beefheart, began experimenting with eccentric rock’n'roll sounds in the mid-1960s. His first two releases ...