Yes, yes, I know it’s nearly Christmas and we’re all supposed to be feeling festive.
But spare a thought for the sad news that Don van Vliet has died aged 69.
As Captain Beefheart, he was one of the few musicians to truly merit the description “genuis”.
So in amongst the Yuletide shenanigans, we’ll be paying our own tribute to the Good Captain on Bradford Beat this week (Thursday, 23 Dec 8pm – 9pm)
That makes at least two of us Simon – this Sunday @ 9pm Blowin will begin to look at Beefheart’s albums, one each week, in order naturally.
So, this Sunday it’s Safe As Milk.
Plus lots of other non-Beefheart goodies.
And here’s a great clip to warm you up – the band live in 1973, on the tour that came to Bradford n blew our socks off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2ZMOKLsiuY&feature=player_embedded
Rob Walsh