Frank Zappa’s legendary vault contains thousands of hours of the late artist’s album masters, experimental recordings, outtakes, alternate versions and concert tapes. Its contents, which remain at the ...

A bizarre stop-motion animation video for Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart's song "Willie the Pimp." We miss you guys. I know Captain Beefheart's not dead, but since he apparently thinks he can make ...

Even with a handful of numbers pulled from the original Bat Chain Puller-- the 1976 album funded by manager Herb Cohen from Zappa's royalty checks without Zappa's knowledge, that remained unreleased ...

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 ...

The Zappa Family Trust is for the first time ever making the legendary Captain Beefheart album Bat Chain Puller available in its original format. Recording for the album began in 1976 and was ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...