Tag Archives: Captain Beefheart

The Magic Band – Peel Sessions, July 2004

Posted on February 6, 2010 by urbangraffito

Besides being an avid collector of Frank Zappa and Mothers of Invention bootlegs and field recordings – as well as a collector of Captain Beefheart‘s various and sundry recordings (and a collector of all the related recordings of the various … Continue reading →

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Captain Beefheart VPRO Radio Interview, 1980

Posted on October 6, 2009 by urbangraffito

During the European leg of Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band‘s tour promoting ‘Doc at the Radar Station‘, Don Van Vliet was interviewed by VPRO Radio (Amsterdam) on November 1st, 1980 (no doubt prior, or just after the infamous Paradiso … Continue reading →

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Zappa & Beefheart – The Torture Never Stops (Bongo Fury Tour 1975)

Posted on October 1, 2009 by urbangraffito

In his 1975 Bongo Fury Tour with Frank Zappa‘s band, Captain Beefheart delivers his blues-infused vocals in what I feel is the quintessential version of “The Torture Never Stops” (part one, above; part two, below). I’ve heard other vocalists sing … Continue reading →

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Mallard on Rockpalast, 1976

Posted on September 24, 2009 by urbangraffito

In 1974, Bill Harkleroad (Zoot Horn Rollo), Mark Boston (Rockette Morton) and Art Tripp III (Ed Marimba) left Captain Beefheart‘s Magic Band to form the new band, Mallard. Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull fame), a Magic Band fan and friend … Continue reading →

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Zappa & Beefheart, Radio KWST, 1975

Posted on August 31, 2009 by urbangraffito

To promote the only album they ever made together – Bongo Fury – Captain Beefheart and Frank Zappa put together a promotional documentary of their musical lives and times. It contained some obscure material, early collaborations, demos, proto and live … Continue reading →

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Conversations with Jimmy Carl Black

Posted on May 31, 2009 by urbangraffito

An exceptional interview with Jimmy Carl Black by Calvin Krogh recorded at the Grand Café in Oslo in January, 2007, as well as a second interview in another hotel in Oslo later that August – and broadcast on Krogh’s new … Continue reading →

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Mats & Morgan Play Beefheart

Posted on May 16, 2009 by urbangraffito

In keeping with the general Beefheartian theme of recent posts, I recently found this video of the Mats/Morgan Band performing Captain Beefheart’s “Lick My Decals Off, Baby”. Line Up: Freddie Wadling – lead vocals Morgan Ågren – drums Denny Walley … Continue reading →

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Beefheart Night at the Knitting Factory

Posted on May 16, 2009 by urbangraffito

Back on April 9th, 2008, Gary Lucas curated “Beefheart Night at the Knit“, a salute to the Music, Poetry and Art of Don Van Vliet, a/k/a Captain Beefheart. Click here to view highlights of that night and backstage interviews with … Continue reading →

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Captain Beefheart — Revisited

Posted on May 11, 2009 by urbangraffito

A couple of my favorite Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band videos, “I’m Gonna Booglarize You Baby” (The Spotlight Kid/Clear Spot, 1972) and “Hard Working Man” (Dust Blows Forward – Anthology, 1999) — and a reminder to revisit Barry’s Monday, … Continue reading →

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1997 Captain Beefheart Documentary

Posted on September 29, 2008 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Not sure if I’ve posted this before, anyway, here’s a BBC documentary on The Captain, narrated by the late great John Peel. Part one: Parts two, three, four, five, six. Via MetaFilter.

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