R.I.P., Mr. Van Vliet.

The Twitter hive mind tells me that Captain Beefheart has died. What a sad day...

Captain Beefheart phones American Bandstand '66

That sound is coming on very strong. Diddy wah diddy.

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Fast 'N' Bulbous

Fast 'N' Bulbous. A tribute to Captain Beefheart. Available thanks to Revenant Glint.


The Beat Poets - Gimme That Harp Boy

Captain Beefheart in Paris 1980

YouTube user Hewish has been good to us Beefheart fans by posting a few clips from a TV show in Paris 1980 with The Captain and the fantastic Magic Band. What a groove!!

Bat Chain Puller:

- Nowadays a Woman's Gotta Hit a Man
- Big Eyed Beans from Venus
- Best Batch Yet
- Dirty Blue Gene
- Safe As Milk
- Flavor Bud Living

Some YoYo Stuff: An observation of the observations of Don Van Vliet

"Don van Vliet, alias "Captain Beefheart", is one of the most influential, misunderstood, talked about, admired, copied, treasured, loved and quoted musicians and yet he is still an obscure and mysterious artist. His quite abrupt artistic transformation from working with a microphone to a paintbrush in 1982 and his consequent move from the desert to the ocean meant even less direct contact with the outside world than before. Subsequently there is very little information about Don from this time onwards and this short black-and-white film made in 1993 is an unique opportunity to see and hear this unique man. The film is approximately 13 minutes long, directed and photographed in black and white"

UbuWeb has Some YoYo Stuff: An observation of the observations of Don Van Vliet by Anton Corbijn up for viewing. Or just download the .avi video here. Nice. (via WFMU's Beware of the Blog)

Check out The Don Van Vliet Paintings Gallery at The Captain Beefheart Radar Station.