Half and Hour with Mark Eiztel in Amsterdam 2013

A great video of Mark Eiztel playing the Paradiso Amsterdam in 2013. I assume although I don't know that it is an edited set list but its still a wonderful performance of some classic American Music Club and solo material. It's a shame the banter has been cut back as Mark is often very funny in a deadpan kind of way.



The track listing is as follows:

• Mission Rock Resort
• Dead Part of You
• Apology for an Accident
• Blue and Grey Shirt
• Decibels and Little Pills
• Bad Liquor 

Yellow Loveless - My Bloody Valentine Loveless covered by Japanese Shoegazing bands

Stumbled across this great record today. I have always been a fine of the cover LP and this version of the seminal My Bloody Valentine LP Loveless by a range of Japanese shoegrazing bands is brilliant. I don't imagine when Kevin Shield was going mad, staying awake for days and spending all Alan McGee's cash on Loveless he dreamt that one day it would be covered by a wide range of artists from Japan.

The CD never appears to have had a physical release outside of Japan but it can be purchased here  - http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=HFR-1202

The track listing and timing are below:

1 東京酒吐座 – Only Shallow 4:27
2 Goatbed – Loomer 3:19
3 Sodom Project, The – Touched 4:48
4 Lemon's Chair – To Here Knows When 11:18
5 少年ナイフ* – When You Sleep 3:21
6 東京酒吐座 – I Only Said 5:13
7 Age Of Punk – Come In Alone 4:05
8 Boris (3) – Sometimes 8:12
9 Shinobu Narita – Blown A Wish 5:12
10 Lemon's Chair – What You Want 6:19
11 Sadesper Record – Soon 6:21

Nice article at Tiny Mixtapes about the LP  - http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/boris-and-eight-other-japanese-bands-prep-my-bloody-valentine-tribute-album-yellow-loveless

Hurray For The Riff Raff - Small Town Heroes Video

I went to the wonderful SXSC festival at the Railway Inn in Winchester. I had gone to primary see Mark Eitzel but stumbled across Hurray For The Riff Raff and was taken by their beautiful blend of alt.country and bruised ache.

The song below, Small Town Heroes,  is a new track not the current LP but I thought it was bewitching and beautiful.



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Mark Eitzel The Thorn in My Side is Gone Live SXSW

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Brilliant version of the American Music Club track - The Thorn in My Side is Gone from the San Francisco LP. Mark Eiztel is is wonderful voice, the piano playing by Marc Capelle is great. Its good to see him have use of a grand piano and not the piano synth he played in Bristol last year. Getting Mark to give up the guitar and just sing has proved to be inspired. The man has a golden voice full of red wine hurt and experience. He is a soul singer if I have ever heard one!

Thanks to Ben Londa of Exit Productions for filming and uploading this.

Mark Eitzel Live - i left my heart in san francisco

Another video from the Hoboken Show. Mark Eitzel ripping through a delightful version of I Left My Heart in San Francisco.