Captain Beefheart devotees, rejoice! Shape-shifter Don van Vliet might be deceased but his spirit — and that of his ever-evolving Magic Band — is alive and well in Pittsburgh. Local…
Captain Beefheart
Buzz Osborne doesn’t give a s*** what you think about the new Melvins record.
Experiencing Captain Beefheart always has felt like a bit of an acid trip to me. Shape-shifting, mysterious and occasionally frenzied, Don van Vliet’s gravel-voiced Beefheart persona and his aptly named…
Amidst all the talk of rock music’s Seminal Works, Forgotten Gems, and Timeless Standards, there remain a few things that should have been left unsung. And we don’t mean unsung in the good way.
What does it mean to be a musician’s musician? Maybe you’ve never heard of Richard Thompson — but you’ve probably heard him play. After hearing a few choice cuts from a forty-year discography, you’ll know him next time.
In Episode 18 of Parlour to Parlour, Michael Fortes chats up Bill Spooner, former singer/guitarist and co-founder of the legendary San Francisco band The Tubes.
Á¢€Å“When you die, if you get a choice between going to regular heaven or pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it’s not, mmmmmmmm, boy.Á¢€…