Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

‘Lost’ Captain Beefheart album set for release

'Bat Chain Puller' is due out on what would have been Don Van Vliet's 71st birthday

Tom Waits and Matt Groening pay tribute to Captain Beefheart

Waits compares Don Van Vliet to Sun Ra and Miles Davis

Franz Ferdinand, Zola Jesus, Klaxons pay tribute to Captain Beefheart

Plus Billy Bragg and The Zutons also give Don Van Vliet a shoutout

Captain Beefheart dies aged 69

Singer, songwriter and visual artist passes away after complications from multiple sclerosis