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, ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 'Trout Mask Replica' is the most Beefheartian album that the singer himself, Don Van Vliet, ever made. - Credit: Ed Caraeff/Getty ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Big – 28 tunes in one hour and 20 minutes – Trout Mask was originally released as a double album. The album features the Magic ...

Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band was an American rock band led by singer-songwriter Don Van Vliet, better known as Captain Beefheart. The band’s music was highly experimental and drew on a wide ...

Each week we pay homage to a select “Original Creator”—an iconic artist from days gone by whose work influences and informs today’s creators. These are artists who were innovative and revolutionary in ...

Musician and painter Captain Beefheart, the cavern-voiced singer, songwriter, harp player and saxophonist whose Magic Band became a key influence on rock avant gardists of all stripes, died Friday ...

As part of KCRW’s Lost Notes, music journalist Kristine McKenna shares a story about her relationship with Don Van Vliet (Captain Beefheart). Subscribe to the podcast here. “There was something deeply ...

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 ...