Artist: Captain Beefheart

I've Been Fucking About on YouTube, and Now We're All Going to Suffer

Jan 25, 4:08pm Song, by Toad

You have no idea how many times I've read about people referencing Captain Beefheart when describing the music I love, but for some inexplicable reason I have never really explored his music. The other day someone shared the video above on their Facebook timeline thingy and for the first time I actually listened to some Beefheart. And you know what, pretty fucking good don't you think. After that I happened across this phenomenal video for The Blues Are Still Blue by Belle & Sebastian. I am not convinced they gave permission for this directly, [...]

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[Listen/Download] – The Vliets – "Velvet Sea"

Jan 13, 6:59am Listen Before You Buy

Tweet Listen to and download "Velvet Sea" below, a new song from The Vliets . It's been a while since we Intro 'd The Vliets , and as I said then I've been looking forward to hearing some more from the Dallas outfit. Head honcho Ty Bohrnstedt got in touch to pass on their latest track, "Velvet Sea" , and I'm glad (though hardly surprised) to say it doesn't [...]

• The Vliets - Velvet Sea

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Title:	Velvet Sea
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Hidden Gems: Captain Beefheart's "Unconditionally Guaranteed"

Jan 12, 11:00am MAGNET

Each week, we take a look at some obscure or overlooked entries in the catalogs of music's big names. MAGNET's Bryan Bierman focuses on an album that, for whatever reason, slipped through the cracks in favor of its more popular siblings. Whether it's new to you or just needs a revisit, we'll highlight the Hidden [...]

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SLM Mixtape #9: Slaya

Jan 9, 2:18am Someone to Love More Than Music

SLAYA from TuffLuke on 8tracks . Tracklist: You Don't Want A Boyfriend - Brian Money for All - David Sylvian Smoke Machine - The Welcome Strangers Cheree (Remix) - Suicide Please Turn Me Into the Snat - Connan Mockasin Les Chemins De Verre - Karkwa Ella Guru - Captain Beefheart How Do I Get Over You? - Candi Staton

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My First Album - Frank Zappa/Captain Beefheart - Bongo Fury

Jan 5, 3:45am The Ripple Effect

Who the hell gives a 7 year old a Frank Zappa record for Christmas? My oldest brother Joe did. On Christmas morning in 1974 a copy of Zappa's latest album Apostrophe (') was under the tree for me. Joe and I used to love to listen to Dr. Demento on the radio and he heard "Don't Eat The Yellow Snow" once and figured I would love all the poo poo jokes. I did. But I also loved the music. So about a year or so later when I found out that Frank Zappa was [...]

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Spun Out: The Year in Sonic Chaos

Dec 29, 2011, 3:47pm T-Sides

By Davis McGraw I suck at keeping up with new releases, but I'm a sucker for show & tell. Here are five records that I heard in 2011 and deserve a good listen. 5. Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes: Havin' A Party With Southside Johnny (1979) [Goodwill in Laconia, August] Johnny found his way into my collection near the end of a brief serendipitous streak, and for that I thank him. Much like the Boss, these boardwalk boys know their escapism back & forth. 4. Ry Cooder: Paris, Texas (1985) [Burlington Records, September] I remember watching Paris, Texas for [...]

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Captain Beefheart's 'Bat Chain Puller' To Get Official Release

Dec 21, 2011, 8:30am Prefixmag.com

One of the most sought after bootlegs in the underground rock market is about to get a release on Jan. ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ captain-beefhearts-bat-chain-p uller-to-get-officia/59979/

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Un disco inédito de Captain Beefheart saldrá en enero

Dec 21, 2011, 7:57am indieHearts

A poco de cumplirse el primer aniversario del fallecimiento de Captain Beefheart (aka Don Van Vliet ), para celebrar la ocasión se anunció el lanzamiento de un álbum perdido titulado Bat Chain Puller , que estará llegando a principios del año que viene. El álbum fue grabado en 1976 junto a su viejo amigo Frank Zappa en la producción, pero debido a una disputa entre Zappa y su socio en DiscReet Records , Herb Cohen , la mezcla [...]

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Captain Beefheart's 'Bat Chain Puller' Gets Official Release

Dec 20, 2011, 7:43pm TwentyFourBit

In honor of what would have been Don Van Vliet's 71st birthday on January 15th, the Frank Zappa estate have unlocked a 36-year-old recording from their vaults: Bat Chain Puller , a 1976 Captain Beefheart LP that was prevented from being officially released due to a legal dispute between Zappa, the album's producer, and manager Herb Cohen. Though the late avant-garde rock legend did manage to put out four songs by recording alternate versions for 1978's Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) , the original set has remained only in bootleg form for nearly four decades. In [...]

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Captain Beefheart's 'Bat Chain Puller' Getting First Official Release After 35 Years

Dec 20, 2011, 6:02pm Spinner.com

Filed under: News , New Releases Ebet Roberts/Redferns Cult rocker Captain Beefheart didn't exactly inspire casual listening, so it's a safe bet that many, if not most, of the late musician's fans have heard ' Bat Chain Puller ,' a never-released, frequently bootlegged album recorded in 1976. Those who haven't, however, are in luck, as Jan. 15 -- what would have been the Captain's 71st birthday -- will see the disc's first official release, Consequences of [...]

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Zappa Family Trust to release Captain Beefheart's lost 'Bat Chain Puller' album

Dec 20, 2011, 2:49pm The NJ Underground

The experimentalist's lost album will finally see the light of day.

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Frank Black Forms Record Label, Talks Pixies

Nov 10, 2011, 5:28am Obscure Sound

Pixies frontman Frank Black (Black Francis), in the midst of a tour with the revered four-piece, launched his own record label, The Bureau. Black plans to use the label to release his own material, in addition to anything he deems "the next big new sexy thing." However, he clarified that any upcoming Pixies releases would

• Black Francis - Dead Man's Curve
• Black Francis - She Took All The Money
• Pixies - Hey
• Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven
• The Pixies - Where Is My Mind

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Poetic Memory: White Denim (List)

Oct 19, 2011, 3:00pm owl and bear

Lead singer James Petralli lists his influences // Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.

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Big Harp Tour to Support 'White Hat,' Play Casbah Tonight

Oct 18, 2011, 3:00pm owl and bear

The L.A. duo hits the road // Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.

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Counterbalance No. 54: Captain Beefheart’s 'Trout Mask Replica'

Oct 14, 2011, 11:00am PopMatters

Captain Beefheart's Trout Mask Replica is like a squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag-it's fast and bulbous and bound to end badly. Eric Klinger and Jason Mendelsohn try to clean up the ensuing mess in this week's Counterbalance. Mendelsohn: Klinger, this album gives me a headache. And before we go any further, I know, all right, I know-this album is important, it's groundbreaking and its avant garde obtuseness opened the door for the entire world to think differently about music. I get it. But you want to know what I think? I think it's terrible and [...]

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Captain Beefheart & Magic Band - "Sure 'Nuff 'N Yes I Do" - Midem Festival Cannes, France 1-27-68

Sep 10, 2011, 3:10pm Bedazzled!

Great Live color clip of Beefheart and the Magic Band.

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[Introducing] – The Vliets

Aug 15, 2011, 12:00pm Listen Before You Buy

Tweet If you're the sort of person who reads this blog regularly, you probably know where Radiohead got their name from; but can you tell where Dallas boys The Vliets (pronounced like "vleets") got theirs? If this seems like a very obvious question to you, then congratulations: you officially have some serious musical chops. If not, I wouldn't worry. The answer is that they're named after Don Van Vliet, better known to the world as Captain Beefheart. Pretty cool, huh? If I'm honest, I've [...]

• The Vliets - A Vessel Of Cells Without An Ego, Hardly One
• The Vliets - Beneath The Paisley Sky
• The Vliets - Elephant
• The Vliets - Instrumental #1
• The Vliets - Women Are Cocaine

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DYRT90s? // Beck: Where It's At

Aug 10, 2011, 1:32pm Barryfest

No matter how often I requested it, the DJ that worked my middle school dances refused to play this song, citing its alleged offensive content. I could certainly tell the song was "weird", with the spoken word passages and an accompanying music video full of what I later found out to be homages to William Shatner and Captain Beefheart; but as an otherwise sheltered 11-year old, I was baffled by his accusation that any of it was more inappropriate than, say, the horrific Grease medley that seemed to perpetually blare through the gymnasium's under-powered PA system [...]

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Genre:	Alternative
Year:	1996

Big Harp Premieres Video for "Everybody Pays"

Aug 3, 2011, 12:00pm owl and bear

The L.A. band releases their debut album in September Follow Owl and Bear on Facebook and Twitter for contests, MP3s, and links that don't make it onto the blog.

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The Magic Band Announces 2011 United Kingdom Tour

Jul 29, 2011, 11:51pm Music @ Blogcritics.org

Fans of eclectic, avant-garde rock, blues and jazz music are in for a treat as The Magic Band of Captain Beefheart fame will play the U.K. and Dublin later this year.

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