| Index of Press Cuttings |
|
A complete list of every item at The Radar Station which was originally published elsewhere, including interviews, articles, live reviews, album reviews, exhibition reviews, news snippets, cartoons, etc. Please note that this list does not contain any items written exclusively for the site, nor any items by the Captain himself, merely press cuttings. All are in date order - use the 'find' facility in your browser to search for key words. Click the title to view the item. |
| That's ShowBiz, Baby |
| by Davin Seay from Crawdaddy Volume IV Number I. Focuses on Safe As Milk and Strictly Personal and considers the Captain's chances of attaining fame. |
| Refusal Of Leave To Land |
| a bizarre and humorous incident which lead to the Magic Band being refused entry to the UK in 1968 and deported to Hanover. This is the cover sheet and text of the official report which originally appeared in the Edinburgh Review no. 86. |
| Trout Mask Replica Review |
| by Lester Bangs, from 26th July, 1969 Rolling Stone. |
| Trout Mask Replica? The Captain Must Be Mad! |
| by Dick Lawson. This excellent piece was taken from the August 1969 edition of Zigzag. |
| I'm Not Even Here - The Odyssey of Captain Beefheart |
| by Langdon Winner. This classic article was taken from the 14th May 1970 edition of Rolling Stone. |
| Lick My Decals Off Baby Review |
| by Terry Byrnes. One of a series of reviews published in the 10th December 1970 Rolling Stone. |
| Lick My Decals Off Baby Review |
| by Ed Ward from the 10th December 1970 Rolling Stone. |
| Lick My Decals Off Baby Review |
| by Langdon Winner from 10th December 1970 Rolling Stone. |
| Beefheart: A Prime Cut |
| by 'RW' from 2nd January 1971 Melody Maker. |
| Beefheart The Visionary |
| by Steve Peacock. Originally from the 9th January, 1971 edition of Sounds. |
| Me and Beefheart at Manteno |
| by Mike Bourne from 18th February 1971 edition of Down Beat. Interview with Don talking about making mustard and how many vegetables he'd like to buy. |
| Lester Bangs reviews Lick My Decals Off Baby |
| taken from the March 1971 edition of Creem. |
| Metromedia refuses To Air Captain Beefheart TV Commercial |
| from March 1971's Jazz & Pop. A news item about the banning of the Lick My Decals Off Baby television advertisement. |
| Mirror Man Review |
| by Lester Bangs, from 1st April 1971 Rolling Stone. |
| Captain Beefheart and Ry Cooder Live Review |
| Ungano's New York by Bob Palmer. Taken from the April 1971 Jazz and Pop News. |
| John's Heart |
| Lick My Decals Off Baby review by Tom Clark from 1972, Grossman Publishers. |
| Spotlight Kid Review |
| by Colman Andrews, from March 1972 Phonograph Record Magazine. |
| A Study of Captain Beefheart |
| by Patrick Carr, from 10th March 1972 Crawdaddy, includes illuminating interview in which Don speaks about Ornette Coleman and environmentalism. |
| Beefheart's Boogie |
| by Andrew Weiner. This interview is from Creem magazine, sometime in 1972, and features Beefheart discussing drugs, super-stardom and the importance of being nice. |
| Spotlight Kid Review |
| by Lester Bangs, from 30th March 1972 Rolling Stone. |
| Live at The Albert Hall, London |
| by Lady Bangla Boom. Taken from the May 1972 Phonograph Record Magazine |
| Spotlight Kid Review |
| from June 1972 Stereo Review. |
| Clear Spot Review |
| by Bob Palmer, from 31st December 1972 Rolling Stone. |
| Getting Closer To The Captain |
| This excellent piece was written by Lester Bangs and first appeared in January 1973's Creem. |
| Live at the Aragon Ballroom, Chicago Illinois |
| by Hot Scott Fisher. Taken from the April 1973 Phonograph Record Magazine. |
| Captain Finds his Water |
| by Steve Peacock. Taken from Sounds 14th April 1973. Don discusses various environmental issues from whale-meat to the Earth belching. |
| Conversation with Captain Beefheart |
| by Eliot Wald, taken from Oui magazine of 1st July 1973. This is a fascinating interview in which the Captain discusses the mistakes he made which led to the split of the Safe as Milk Magic Band. He also offers the band full credit for their contributions to the music. There is also Zappa and Krasnow slating aplenty. |
| To Be Far Out Or Not To Beefheart Out |
| by Tony Barrell, taken from ZigZag 34, Vol 3 N0. 10, November 1973. This excellent article catches up with the Magic Band during their five week tour of Britain promoting Clear Spot. |
| Giant Step For The Captain |
| by 'S.P.' and taken from the 6th April 1974 edition of Sounds. |
| New Face, New Music |
| by Jim Brodey, taken from the 6th June 1974 edition of Rolling Stone. Short article covering the changes which occurred in the Magic Band around Unconditionally Guaranteed. |
| Old Fart At Play |
| by Nick Kent, taken from the 1st June 1974 edition of NME. In this interview the Captain confesses to liking Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger and..... Rod Stewart! |
| Beefheart: No More Magic |
| The source, author and date are unknown. |
| Captain Beefheart |
| by Roger Ames from September 1974, source unknown. Excellent article praising 'Tragic Band' era Beefheart, which the Captain is also very enthusiastic about. |
| Captain Beefheart, New Victoria |
| by Chas de Whalley. Taken from the New Musical Express from either November or December 1975. |
| Zappa and the Captain Cook |
| by Steve Weitzman from the 3rd July 1975 edition of Rolling Stone. Concerns Frank and Don's Bongo Fury reconciliation. |
| Bongo Fury Review |
| by Ed Ward from January 1976 Creem. |
| Neat Vliet |
| The Original Bat Chain Puller, from 6th August 1977 Sounds. |
| The Number One Weirdo Comes Back To Earth |
| by John Morthland from the February 1978 edition of Gig. This article examines Beefheart's return to form with Bat Chain Puller. |
| Captain Beefheart: An Artist, A Heartist |
| by Greg Prevost and Carl Mack, taken from the March 1978 edition of Future Magazine. |
| There's A Corn In My Cap |
| Small oddity from American punk zine Search and Destroy, sometime during the late seventies. This gem was sent to me by Mikael Djurvall. |
| Takes Up Cudgel Against Catatonia |
| from October 1978's Wax Magazine. |
| Wild Magic |
| from January 1979's Feature magazine. |
| Captain Beefheart Pulls A Hat Out Of His Rabbit |
| by Byron Coley with Robert Carey. This informal chat covers topics such as New Wave, cleanliness, and Don's selling of a vacuum cleaner to Aldoux Huxley. Taken from January 1979 edition of New York Rocker. |
| Shiny Beast Review |
| from 26th January 1979 edition of Down Beat. |
| This Is Your Captain Speaking |
| by Cole Springer. This interview was taken from the February 1979 edition of Trouser Press. The introductory article mostly retells the inaccurate 'Beefheart legend', but the interview is well worth a look. Don covers topics such as Shaun Cassidly, not sleeping, and writing books. |
| Captain Beefheart Knows He's A Man |
| by Billy Altman from April 1979's Creem magazine. This piece looks at the Bluejeans decline and Shiny Beast rebirth. |
| Captain Beefheart |
| interview with Kristine McKenna, from Wet magazine, 1st May 1980. This interview features Don chatting on a wide range of subjects, from art and music to ants and philosophers. Not to be missed. |
| The Zany Rock Of Captain Beefheart |
| by Robert Palmer, from 28th September 1980 New York Times. |
| Captain Beefheart's Far Cry |
| by Lester Bangs. This excellent interview / article was taken from the 1st/7th October 1980 issue of Voice, and features Don talking about his relationship with Jan, his individual manner of speaking, and his meaning behind some of his songs. |
| Captain Beefheart's Ship Comes In |
| by Kurt Loder, taken from the 27th November 1980 edition of Rolling Stone. |
| Captain Beefheart live at The Beacon |
| by Robert Palmer. Taken from 30th November 1980 New York Times. |
| Doc at the Radar Station Review |
| from 30th November 1980 Circus. |
| The Beating Of An Ashtray Heart |
| by John Picarella. Taken from the December 1980 New York Rocker, features an interview with Don. |
| If It Weren't For Bad Luck |
| by Andy Schwartz, taken from the January 1981 New York Rocker. This short article takes a look at the problems facing Beefheart and Virgin after the release of Doc At The Radar Station. |
| Beefheart's Baby |
| by Jeffrey Peisch. Taken from the January 1981 edition of Trouser Press, originally titled 'Captain Beefheart'. In this article Don discusses his creative muse. |
| Doc at the Radar Station Review |
| by Carman, from January 1981 Down Beat. |
| Live at The Country Club, Reseda |
| on 29th January 1981 by Mark Leviton. Taken from 27th February 1981 edition of BAM. |
| Beefheart Bops - live at The Paradise, Boston |
| by Tristram Lozaw. Taken from Boston Rock February 1981. |
| The Captain Is King |
| by Declan Lynch. Source and date unknown. |
| Don't Sit On The Porcupine Fence: Beefheart's Grown The Best Batch Yet |
| by Dave DiMartino, taken from the March 1981 edition of Creem. In this interview Beefheart such topics as why he hopes people are bored, tobacco, and why Virgin Records is a misnomer. |
| Captain Beefheart |
| by Peter Keepnews from April 1981 Down Beat. Excellent introduction to his music. |
| Captain Beefheart & James 'Blood' Ulmer |
| live at The Beacon by Andrew Sussman. Taken from April 1981 Down Beat. |
| Captain Beefheart |
| by John Morthland from May/June 1981 Music & Sound Output. In this article / interview Beefheart reveals how he'd like to tickle us all. |
| Ranting and Raven |
| by Edwin Pouncey, from September 1982 Sounds. |
| The Pop Life |
| by Robert Palmer, from 22nd September 1982 New York Times. |
| Ice Cream For Crow Review |
| by David Fricke. Taken from the October 1982 edition of Musician. |
| Ice Cream For Crow Review |
| by Joe Harrington. Taken from the November 1982 edition of Sweet Potato. |
| Sonic Sculpture in the Mojave |
| by Kristine McKenna. This article and interview catches up with Don during the recording of the Ice Cream For Crow video. It originally appeared in the December 1982 edition of Musician magazine. |
| Trout Mask Replica Review |
| by Buddy Seigel, from 25th March 1983 Los Angeles Times. |
| An Old Fart At Play: Conversations With Captain Beefheart |
| by Lou Stathis, taken from the August 1983 edition of Heavy Metal Magazine. Don talks about what makes him different, his problem with light, and more. |
|
|
| by Jon Parelas, from 18th December 1985 New York Times. An early piece about Don's move from music to painting. |
|
|
| by David Belcher, from 22nd March 1986 edition of NME. A small piece announcing a (then) upcoming exhibition. |
|
|
| by Jutta Koether, from the May 1987 Artscribe. This is a review of Don's second exhibition at the Michael Werner. |
|
|
| by Kristine McKenna, from January 1988's Spin Magazine. This fascinating interview finds Don Van Vliet discussing President Charlton Heston the "big yellow tooth", his music, painting and his relationship with his cat Garland. |
|
|
| by Rip Rense, 8th January 1989 Chicago Tribune. Contains exclusive snippets from a telephone conversation with Don. |
|
|
| by Fred Hoffman, 1990. Source unknown. Hoffman explains his view of the brilliance behind Don's paintings. |
|
|
| by Kristine McKenna. Excellent article taken from the 29th July 1990 Los Angeles Times. If you only read one of these articles, make it this one. |
|
|
| by John Rogers, taken from 9th September 1991 Associated Press. Many thanks to Steve Froy for sending me this. |
|
|
| Very brief piece from 19th March 1992 Independent. Flea from The Red Hot Chilli Peppers writes about Orange Claw Hammer. |
| Don Van Vliet - The Painting |
| by Jessica Rutherford, Head of Museums and Director of The Royal Pavilion, Brighton. An introduction to the British Exhibition from the Stand Up To Be Discontinued book published by Cantz in 1993. |
| Don Van Vliet in Bielefeld |
| by Andreas Beaugrand. An introduction to the Bielefeld exhibition, from Stand Up To Be Discontinued. |
| Animals and Black Ladies |
| by Karsten Ohrt, Director of Kunsthallen Brandts Klaedefabrik. An introduction to the Danish exhibition from Stand Up To Be Discontinued. |
| Stand Up To Be Discontinued - On Don Van Vliet as Painter and Musician |
| by Paolo Bianchi. Well worth a look, despite the occasional presence of the nonsensical-pretensious-bullshit factor. |
| The Painting of Don Van Vliet |
| by Roberto Ohrt. Excellent piece; eternally long but highly recommended, taken from Stand Up To Be Discontinued. |
| Pearls Before Swine |
| by Luca Ferrari, from the Stand Up To Be Discontinued book. |
| Diedrich Diedrichsen on Captain Beefheart |
| from the Stand Up To Be Discontinued book. |
| Yeah, I'm Happy |
| Excellent article from Mojo Magazine, December, 1993, written by Dave DiMartino. Fascinating, but this article provoked some allegations of misrepresentation from John French; allegations which the author strongly denies. See item below. |
| Letter from John French |
| about the above 'Yeah, I'm happy' article. You must read this. |
| Strictly Personal |
| Interview with Don Van Vliet from September, 1993. Accompanied the 'Yeah I'm Happy' article in Mojo Magazine, December, 1993. |
| The Spotlight Kid |
| Article written by Anton Corbijn, photographer and friend of the Captain. He took the famous Ice Cream For Crow desert snaps, and numerous others scattered through this site, and also made the film 'Some Yo Yo Stuff'. |
| Dropout Boogie |
| Article from December 1993 Mojo Magazine. An eyewitness account of The Captain's presence during Frank Zappa's Hot Rats sessions. |
| That Wasn't A Trout: It's A Carp |
| by Tom Hibbert, recalling the time his band supported Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band. Taken from the December 1993 edition of Mojo magazine, originally titled 'Gimme Dat Harp Boy'. |
| Plastic Factory |
| Excellent article written by Simpsons creator Matt Groening about his first encounters with Trout Mask Replica, and why he knows the Captain is the best. Taken from December 1993 Mojo Magazine. |
| Doc at the Radar Station Review |
| by Jon Matsumoto, from 16th June 1994 Los Angeles Times. |
| Review of the book 'Stand Up to be Discontinued' |
| by Chuck Stephens, source and date unknown. Kindly sent along by Arild. |
| Re-Achieving Naivety |
| Long but highly recommended reading, written by Ben Thompson, first published in the 21st August 1994 Independent on Sunday just before the Stand Up To Be Discontinued exhibition hit England. |
| Beef Encounters |
| accompanied the above 'Re-Achieving Naivety' piece in The Independent On Sunday. Features Gary Lucas, John Peel and Craig Scanlon talking of their fondness for Van Vliet. |
| Ravaged Blues On Canvas |
| by Neil Spencer, taken from the 28th August 1994 edition of The Observer. Looks at the then-impending Brighton exhibition. |
| Picture This |
| by Jonathan Morris, taken from September 1994 edition of Hyper, a local free newspaper in Brighton. |
| Exhibitions |
| by Robert Hanks, taken from the 2nd September 1994 edition of The Independent. |
| Spotlight Kid / Clear Spot Review |
| by Jim Washburn, from 12th January 1995 Los Angeles Times. |
| Captain Beefheart Gaining International Acclaim For Painting |
| by John Rogers, taken from 22nd June 1995 Associated Press. Excellent piece contains recent new interview snippets. |
| Eugene Chadbourne & Jimmy Carl Black's Pachuco Cadaver |
| the Beefheart tribute. Review written by Fred Mills, taken from the Tucson Weekly. |
| Pointed At The Moon |
| by Luca Ferrari. This is the introduction to the 1996 book 'Pearls Before Swine, Ice Cream For Crows' |
| The Lost Episodes |
| by Dan Glaister, taken from the 1st March 1996 edition of The Guardian. |
| Pachuco Cadaver and The Music Of Captain Beefheart Live |
| Ben Watson looks at two Beefheart tribute albums. Taken from the November 1996 edition of The Wire. |
| Behind Trout Mask |
| In this article John French (aka Drumbo) gives a behind the scenes account of Trout Mask Replica. It originally appeared in Resonance, Volume 6 Number 1 (1997). |
| Clear Spot Review |
| by Robert Sandell, from 9th February 1997 Sunday Times. |
| Bent Notes and Blues Grunts |
| review for the BBC documentary The Artist Formerly Known As Captain Beefheart by David Belcher, 16th August 1997, source unknown. |
| Genius or Madman? |
| BBC documentary review by Mike Barnes, taken from 17th August 1997 Sunday Telegraph. |
| Authentically Strange |
| BBC documentary review by Caroline Boucher, taken from 17th August 1997 Observer. |
| UK Television, Crazy Bob Goes Into Tail Spin |
| BBC documentary review by John Preston, taken from 24th August 1997 Sunday Telegraph. |
| Beginners' Guide To Captain Beefheart |
| taken from 7th March 1998 edition of NME. |
| Captain Beefheart - The Primer |
| by Mike Barnes from the April 1998 edition of The Wire. This excellent article provides an introductory overview of all of the Magic Band albums and more. Highly recommended reading. |
| Captain Beefart |
| Introductory article from April 1998 Record Collector, by Mark Paythress. |
| Zoot Horn Rollo - A Captain's Tale |
| Interesting interview with Bill Harkleroad from the April 1998 edition of Record Collector. |
| Unsurpassable! The Captain's Finest Moments |
| Brief overview of all the Magic Band albums and compilations, taken from April 1998 Record Collector. |
| Captain's Treasure |
| 10 Beefheart rarities, from April 1998 Record Collector. |
| Bat Chain Puller |
| from the September 1998 edition of The Wire. |
| Don Van Vliet - Recent Paintings |
| The press release for the New Work exhibition of November / December 1998. |
| Don Van Vliet at Knodler & Co. |
| small piece about Don's New Work exhibition taken from the 27th November 1998 edition of the New York Times. |
| Lunar Notes, the book by Bill Harkleroad and Billy James |
| A review from the December 1998 edition of Mojo magazine. |
| An Ego Flyin' |
| Ed Baxter's 'controversial' look at the book Lunar Notes taken from Resonance magazine (precise date unknown - late 1998). |
| The 'Great Pop Things' Beefheart Cartoons |
| from Colin Morton and Chuck Death's book Great Pop Things, published 1999, used by kind permission. |
| Static Struggle and Transcendence |
| by Pamela Popeson, taken from the March 1999 Cover Magazine. A look at Don Van Vliet's universe. |
| The Bathroom Tapes |
| by Mike Barnes, taken from the April 1999 edition of The Wire. A look at the soon-to-be-released Grow Fins box-set. |
| Grow Fins (Rarities 1965-1982) |
| review by Byron Coley. Taken from the May 1999 edition of The Wire. |
| Musical Legends - Captain Beefheart |
| A cartoon from Tower Records' free Pulse magazine of June 1999, by Justin Green and Ned Hammad. |
| Cosmic Soldier Back In The Fray With New Discs |
| by Tom Moon. This review looks at all the Beefheart discs issued in 1999 (Grow Fins, The Dust Blows Forward, Safe As Milk and The Mirror Man Sessions) and was taken from the 27th June 1999 Philadelphia Inquirer. |
| Grow Fins (Rarities 1965-1982) |
| by Ramsay Pennypacker. Taken from the 30th June edition of the Philadelphia Weekly, 1999. |
| Captain Beefheart's Musical Genius Back In Spotlight |
| by James Sullivan, from 6th June 1999's San Francisco Chronicle. An article written to coincide with the release of Grow Fins, The Dust Blows Forward and the two Buddha reissues. |
| Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band |
| A look at the 1999 Beefheart reissues by Chris Morris. Taken from the 2nd July 1999 edition of The LA Weekly. |
| Bully for Beef |
| Grow Fins review by Sean O'Hagan. Taken from the 16th July edition of The Guardian's Friday Review. |
| Hungry and Weird |
| review of both Grow Fins and The Dust Blows Forward - by Richard Gehr, taken from the 20th July 1999 Village Voice. |
| Grow Fins Review |
| by Monica Kendrick, taken from the 16th July 1999 Chicago Reader. |
| Review for Riding Some Kind Of Unusual Skull Sleigh |
| This review for WC Bamberger's book was written by Ben Watson and appeared in the November 1999 edition of The Wire. |
| Three Decades Inside The Mask |
| by Byron Coley. This is a much longer version of the article 'The Strangest Album Ever Sold - The Making Of Trout Mask Replica' which appeared in the December 1999 edition of Spin. Highly recommended reading. |
| Cucamonga Review |
| by John L Walters. This is a review for the CD which accompanies Rudy Vanderlans' Cucamonga book. Taken from the 27th October 200 edition of The Guardian. |
| Mutts cartoon |
| by Patrick McDonnell, taken from the Washington Post on 10th December 2000. |
