We here at Split Record Review hope the beginning of your semester is going well, but if it’s not, maybe listening to Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band will give you some energy to keep ...

In an exclusive extract from his book Beefheart: Through The Eyes Of Magic, band member John 'Drumbo' French recalls the making of Trout Mask Replica Mount Eerie, Low, Yann Tiersen, Olivia Tremor ...