November 17, 2011 by Modern Rock Review On Friday, November 11th, four Pennsylvania bands donated their talents to a Veteran’s Day benefit at Champion’s Sports Bar in Highspire, PA. The benefit concert, associated with the Sound Off for Vets concerts, donated proceeds to The Wounded Warriors Project and was organized by Ric Albano of 33 … Read more
by Leah Della Croce After the hyper-productivity of the past several years, 2009 and 2010 in particular, what’s next on the agenda for the fabulous Mr. Everett? At present, his main focus is wrapping up the Eels 2011 world tour, which began in early June in China and is set to conclude on August … Read more
by Leah Della Croce E’s primary focus, after the 2005 release of Blinking Lights, was writing his memoirs. Released in 2007, Things the Grandchildren Should Know provided a deeply personal glimpse into the tragic life and exhilarating career of one of rock’s greatest minds. Both the autobiography and its author were lauded for their … Read more
by Leah Della Croce After the productivity of 2003, E decided to take some time to regroup. However, he wasn’t out of ideas; in fact, he had something spectacular up his sleeve. During the past several years, E had recorded bits of material, some of which had never made it onto albums. He took … Read more
by Leah Della Croce Following the release of such a heavy and emotional album as Electroshock Blues, E very wisely went in the opposite direction on Eels’ next album, 2000’s Daisies of the Galaxy. This album was very aptly named; it is light, breezy, and altogether lovely. The title track is a soft, encouraging … Read more
by Leah Della Croce Although his childhood years had been relatively tame, his young adulthood would soon prove to anything but, and this profound love of music would be his sole anchor in a life gone hopelessly awry. In 1982, just shy of his twentieth birthday, E had experienced the death of his brilliant … Read more
by Leah Della Croce The mid 1990s marked the rise of E’s star. After the modest reception of his solo albums, he decided that he would no longer be a one-man show. He quickly assembled a motley group, consisting of himself, as vocalist, bassist Tommy Walter and drummer Jonathan “Butch” Norton, who would become … Read more
by Leah Della Croce As E reached his young adulthood, his proficiency for music strengthened. It became clear to his family and friends that he had great talent. By the age of 20, he migrated from his home in Virginia to California, where he hoped to forge a career for himself in the music … Read more
by Leah Della Croce As a young man, Mark Oliver Everett, better known as “E”, often soothed his teenage angst with his medicine of choice, rock music. Everett recounts poring over records by John Lennon, Randy Newman, Bob Dylan, and many of the great singer/songwriters of the day. However, little could he have dreamt … Read more