Big Joan*, and

*I also found this bizarre image courtesy of Google Image Search.

Booglarize

This video rules.

Don Van Vliet, the painter

When I said "artist", this applied to his painting in addition to his music:

See more at Michael Werner Gallery.*


*While it's fantastic they show his paintings, I would think they could respond to his passing with more than a terse 1-sentence statement at the end of his biography(!).

Beefheart Documentary

Beefheart Interview

I love that this video is shitty.

So long to the Captain

Almost too sad to write about this, but have to honor one of the greatest in some small way.

Don Van Vliet, better know as Captain Beefheart, passed away today at the age of 69.

He was a musical innovator, a hollerer, a trouble-maker, and an artist. Beefheart made some of the most rocking, original, challenging, influential and tender sounds ever heard, not too mention his bizarre but incredible lyrics.

The Captain will be sorely missed and forever remembered.

Article in Washington Post

The Dust Blows Forward 'n the Dust Blows Back

http://thepharaohsden.blogspot.com/

Moonlight on Vermont

http://www.beefheart.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Beefheart
http://www.beefheart.com/

The Sea & Cake - So Long to the Captain

Come on Down to the Big Dig

www.bigdigseattle.com



"Singin the Smithsonian Institute Blues"