R.I.P. Captain Beefheart
Don Van Vliet has passed away at age 69 due to complications from multiple sclerosis. Hailed as a genius by many rock critics, the avant-garde musician and painter was an inspiration to "alternative" artists like Beck and Sonic Youth. 1969's Trout Mask Replica remains, as Entertainment Weekly puts it, an "essential art-rock document." More details here.
MOST POPULAR
As I Lay Dying Singer Tim Lambesis Makes First Statement After All His Bandmates Quit
Primus Drummer Elaborates On Why He Abruptly Quit The Band Via Email
The Number Ones: The Weeknd’s “Starboy” (Feat. Daft Punk)