October 3rd, 2012 by admin
Question #5: In “I Love You But You’re Dead,” from Mark’s new album Don’t Be A Stranger, he says that the speaker stack is “covered in a thick pile of dust.” Earlier in Mark’s career he sang that the speaker stack was _________. Fill in the blank, and tell me the name of the song, album and record label.
BONUS QUESTION: In the event of a tie – I’m thinking of a number from 1-150. What is it?
Send your answer to: eitzeltrivia[at]gmail[dot]com
Answers will be tallied on October 6th, and no answers will be accepted after that date.
September 26th, 2012 by admin
Question #4: Oh Mercy. Some moons ago, Mark performed on a certain popular PBS television show with a certain popular band, performing a song about me. Who, who, who am I? Additionally, what was the band and television show?
Send your answer to: eitzeltrivia[at]gmail[dot]com
Question #5 will be posted on Tuesday, October 2nd – the day ‘Don’t Be A Stranger’ is released in the US, and the last question of the contest. Answers will be tallied on October 5th, and no answers will be accepted after that date.
September 19th, 2012 by admin
Question #3: Mark Eitzel has had a beard or goatee for a long time. He also has had no hair on his head for a long time. Can you name every American Music Club (not Eitzel solo) song that references hair?
Send your answer to: eitzeltrivia[at]gmail[dot]com
Question #4 will be posted on Wednesday, 9/26.
September 16th, 2012 by admin
Question #2: Merge has started releasing promotional videos featuring friends of Mark’s offering a bit of image consultation. In one of these videos, the friend says that what Mark wants is for people to buy his music like they want to ________ ?
Send your answer to: eitzeltrivia[at]gmail[dot]com
Question #3 will be posted on Wednesday, 9/19.
September 5th, 2012 by admin
Merge Records, Decor Records and americanmusicclub.com bring you:
Don’t Be A Stranger – Be A Contestant!
A four-question Mark Eitzel & AMC trivia contest leading up to the October 2nd release of Mark’s new solo record, “Don’t Be A Stranger,” on Merge/Decor Records. Each Wednesday from now through September 26th, there will be an Eitzel-related trivia question posted right here, with the answer revealed the following Tuesday. The answers will be tallied and the top 3 contestants (top 3 from the US and top 3 from Europe/Australia/New Zealand) with the most correct answers will win a smattering of Eitzel-related prizes, including concert tickets, autographed albums and more.
Are you ready?
Question #1: On 17th September, Mark will release a 7″ split single with Sacri Cuori. Can you name all the 7″ singles Mark has released in his solo career?
Send your answer to: eitzeltrivia[at]gmail[dot]com
August 21st, 2012 by admin
July 24th, 2012 by admin
Mark’s new solo album, “Don’t Be A Stranger,” will be released on CD, LP and digital by Merge Records on October 2 and by Decor Records in Europe on Sept 24.
Stay tuned for an invigorating contest between amc.com and Merge!
More from the Merge Records press release:
After a string of bad luck that included a heart attack that set him back several months and the implosion of his band American Music Club, Mark Eitzel fortuitously found himself in the studio with celebrated producer Sheldon Gomberg (Rickie Lee Jones, Ron Sexsmith, Ben Harper), thanks to the generosity of an old friend. The result is Eitzel’s finest solo album in over a decade.
Mark Eitzel has released over 15 albums of original material with his band American Music Club and as a solo artist. The Guardian has called him “America’s Greatest Living Lyricist” and Rolling Stone once gave him their Songwriter of the Year award. Originally formed in 1983, American Music Club released seven albums before breaking up in 1995. They reunited in 2004 and subsequently released two albums on Merge Records, Love Songs for Patriots and The Golden Age.
Mark plans to tour the US in late 2012 and Europe in early 2013 with his band Mark Eitzel’s Warm Gentle Rain, whose stateside members include Kristin Sobditch (Little Fuzzy), Marc Capelle (American Music Club), Jon Langmead (Loquat), and Pete Straus (Dwarves). His live set consists of a mixture of songs from his rich catalog, including selections from American Music Club as well as newer material. Mark’s touring band will consist of piano, bass, and drums in the classic lounge style, but he also plans to “bring the chaos” in the form of his electric guitar. Renowned for his self-deprecating sense of humor, Mark’s live shows are always unique and unpredictable in the best possible way.
June 19th, 2012 by admin
“We were always surprised that Tim wanted to play with us. Before AMC he played in a band called the Toiling Midgets. (If you can find it check out their album ‘Sea Of Unrest’ – It’s a masterpiece). He took all our disparate musical ideas and tied it them together with a style that just cut through. The collision of Tim’s playing with Bruce’s pedal steel and Vudi and Danny was something I had never heard before (and won’t again). Tim was a good and sweet man and in music a true believer. I was lucky to play with him and have him in my life.”
- Mark Eitzel
“One of my best friends and only confidant to so many things about my troubled life has died from a heart attack at the age of 54 leaving behind an amazing wife and lovely daughter of only twelve years. We both lost twin siblings: Tim at birth, me at 20, and now I must lose someone from another close bond, that of the bass player and drummer. As you see it’s a hard thing to explain to the uninitiated, either of these things, though some will know exactly what I’m talking about. There must be some true connection where all surface things fall away and you are both there in the deep, far from the madding crowd. I love you Timothy Donald Mooney, you told it true.”
- Daniel Pearson
“I was a fan of Tim Mooney some years before our friendship. Though just a kid, he was already rock’n’ roll star while I was still finding my way. He had made his mark in some great music, with great style. To sense where things were at and WHEN they were at, and – if it was something good – there he was; a real force, right in the beating heart of it all. I’m talking about more than just music, friends.
Tim had a cat-like cat, hungry intelligence, was beautiful to behold, and an inspiring companion. Mooney had a rare gift: the first time he came to my flat for a social call (I was drummer-stealing), my flatmate thought ‘lightning was gonna strike the house’, and went out. His presence could have that effect. Tim could be the quiet man in the room, but every bright and beautiful thing knew that if he got up and left, the light would dim. Well…”
- Vudi
A memorial fund has been set up to aid Tim’s family through this time.
June 15th, 2012 by admin
RIP Tim Mooney ~ 1954-2012
You will be forever missed.
October 30th, 2011 by admin
Mark contributed a version of Gershwin’s “S’Wonderful” to Vidal Sassoon: The Movie. You can hear it streamed right here.