News Archive 2008

Fri Dec 26 2008: A Man Moving On
In a recent 20 acts back in 2009 article in “The Sun” it says “EELS: The mercurial E (aka Mark Oliver Everett) drew a line under his career thus far with two recent compilations. His new Eels album will be the sound of a man moving on.” Thanks to our friend Schlomo who puts it best saying “Do they know something we don’t?”.


Tue Dec 23 2008: Merry Christmas
The RockingEels.com team wishes merry christmas to everyone. Have an awesome time with your loved ones.


Mon Dec 15 2008: Yes Man
Tomorrow the original motion picture soundtrack of YES MAN hits the stores. You can order it at AMAZON.COM. Read a nice article about it HERE. Among other things, the article says that “the score for the film (not included on the soundtrack disc, unfortunately) is comprised of EELS instrumental tracks and other new music by E and Lyle Workman.” There’s also a nice quote from director Peyton Reed. “When I thought of the musical sound of this movie, I thought of EELS. The characters in Yes Man inhabit the same parts of LA that E’s music treads: Los Feliz, Silver Lake, Echo Park.”
“Yes Man” opens in the US upcoming Friday, December 19th. The HOLLYWOOD REPORTER says it is “Carrey’s most satisfying live-action effort since Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”. Go see it!


Tue Nov 18 2008: It’s time to Man Up
The official Eels MYSPACE SITE has added a very cool feature. You can listen to the whole Eels catalogue on their new MySpace music player. This means you can also enjoy the new Eels song “Man Up”. So hop over to MySpace and listen to this nice tune, which will be featured on the “Yes Man” soundtrack, coming out on December 9th. Our comment? Two thumbs up!


Sat Nov 15 2008: Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives on BBC4
On upcoming Monday BBC FOUR is showing the award-winning documentary “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives” again. Check it out at 23:10 and enjoy this wonderful film about E on his quest across America to learn about the father he never knew.


Thu Nov 13 2008: E’s WMNF 88.5 FM Interview
Yesterday E’s interview with the “Wednesday Sonic Detour” aired on WMNF 88.5 FM. They talked about his “In the attic” appearance, his autobiography, the documentary (E: “Hopefully the BBC version of the documentary will be out on DVD eventually.”), the upcoming “Yes Man” soundtrack and about the (sad) fact that there are no plans for another Eels album yet. Listen to this nice talk (~25min) HERE.


Wed Nov 12 2008: Man Up
The new Eels song, to be featured in the movie YES MAN, is called “Man Up”. The soundtrack also features other classic Eels songs: “Bus Stop Boxer”, “To Lick Your Boots”, “The Good Old Days”, “The Sound Of Fear”, “Wooden Nickels”, “Flyswatter”, “Blinking Lights (For Me)” and “Somebody Loves You”. This looks like a really nice Eels compilation CD (with some added “Munchausen By Proxy” songs). It will hit the stores on December 9th.


Mon Nov 10 2008: The Who’s newly adopted son
More reviews and photos of E’s “In the attic” appearance are coming in. It really seems that this was a very special evening. It was “[...] another dizzying display of the beauty and magic when you put these people on the stage with Pete [Townshend]“, says one reviewer of “Rachel and Pete’s newly adopted son E from Eels, or as he is now known, ET.” Thanks to our friend Chad who told us more about the show (“I was very impressed with E’s performance and his humor on stage.”) and sent in two great photos of ET (#1 – #2). For more information, reviews and photos of this extraordinary show, click on the following links: LONGLIVEROCK.ORG – REUTERS – FLICKR.COM


Mon Nov 10 2008: Yes Man!
It appears like E’s involvement in the production of the soundtrack to Jim Carrey’s YES MAN is much deeper than expected. Along with Lyle Workman and Mike Sawitzke, E wrote the original score of said film. “I engineered the original score written by Lyle Workman and E. The movie contains original score that was a collaboration between the two of them, as well as many Eels songs. There is a new original song by E as well.”, says Sawitzke. The title of the new Eels song should be publicly announced soon.


Sun Nov 09 2008: E to be featured on WMNF 88.5 FM
On November 12th the “Wednesday Sonic Detour” on WMNF 88.5 FM will feature an interview with E. Hopefully, E will talk about the future of Eels, for instance about the announced new song which will be featured on the next Jim Carrey movie (YES MAN). Who knows? Anyway, be sure to CHECK IT OUT. The radio station calls Eels “a cult band housing a truly major talent”. How right they are…


Sun Nov 09 2008: E astounds at “In the attic”
E gave a phenomenal performance Friday night at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, joining such acts as Pete Townshend, Rachel Fuller, Ben Gibbard, Zooey Deschanel, M. Ward, Jakob Dylan and Mike Campbell. He played “Girl From The North Country”, “Bus Stop Boxer” and “Let My Love Open The Door” (w/ Townshend and Gibbard). For some photos hop over to WIREIMAGE.COM. Early reports are that it was a stunning performance and great night for all. Check out VARIETY.COM for a review, pictures and the setlist of the show.
A visitor, Chad, tells us that he “was very impressed – E was great! [...] after playing “Girl From North Country”, E apologized to Jakob Dylan (who was no longer in stage) for playing one of his dad’s songs, saying that he’d been rehearsing all week and didn’t know Jakob would be there that night. He then said sorry if it was uncomfortable, because he’d sure find it uncomfortable if someone got up on stage and read one of his father’s theses on parallel universes. It was great.” This really sounds great. We’ll add some photos of E soon. To look at some videos of Pete Townshend’s “In the attic” performance check out Chad’s YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

PS: E’s BEARD totally rocks!


Mon Nov 03 2008: New Song & Live Appearance
Jim Carrey’s next comedy film YES MAN is going to feature a number of Eels classics and a brand new song. The movie is about a guy who challenges himself to say “Yes!” to everything for an entire year. It opens on December 19th in the States and in January in Europe.
Furthermore, Pete Townshend and his wife Rachel Fuller once again present In the Attic, an exclusive one-night event at the Troubadour club in Los Angeles on November 7th. E is set to perform with them.


Fri Oct 24 2008: Parallel Worlds LIVE Sountrack
While the US iTunes store is offering a soundtrack including all the Eels music heard in the award-winning documentary, we have a special download for you. Most of you have those studio recordings featured in the documentary anyway, so we compiled a different collection regarding the music featured in this great documentary. DOWNLOAD NOW the “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives” Live Soundtrack which includes almost all songs of the original soundtrack as live bootleg recordings. This collection holds a variety of different Eels eras and should be fun to listen to. Enjoy!


Thu Oct 23 2008: Largo Film Screening
For all those of you living in London, here’s a special hot tip for you: LARGO, a tribute film to the club in Los Angeles which has hosted a large community of musicians and comedians from Colin Hay, Fiona Apple, Jon Brion, Aimee Mann to Sarah Silverman, Greg Proops, Louis CK, John C. Reilly and many many more. You might also know that E is a well-known performer at Largo’s. This film is currently shown on the “The Times BFI London Film Festival”, and it actually features E performing “It’s a motherfucker”. So go there and check it out on the UPCOMING SATURDAY AND MONDAY.


Tue Oct 21 2008: Phenomenal Vinyl Set
A limited and signed “Blinking Lights & Other Revelations” vinyl set is now available in the US STORE. It includes 3 LPs and another one with an exclusive 17 track live album, “Manchester 2005″, recorded at the famous “Eels with strings – Not-Rocktober Tour”. This surely is a very nice release, but be careful: The set is limited to 2500 copies. For those who don’t want to order the item, you can download the 4-track MANCHESTER 2005 EP for free (but for one week only).

By the way, if you are living in the US, don’t forget that PBS is airing the “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives” documentary tonight. Read about it here: AOL – LA TIMES – USA TODAY


Sun Oct 19 2008: News Roundup
Instead of waiting for the actual CD release of the audiobook one can download it for a decent price in the iTunes store. Buy HERE. Furthermore, you can enjoy some very interesting articles about the documentary and the autobiography: WALL STREET JOURNAL – LA TIMES – NY TIMES – BOSTON GLOBE


Thu Oct 16 2008: More Audiobook News
As the publisher of “Things The Grandchildren Should Know: A Memoir” (Blackstone Audio) reports, the audiobook “contains songs performed by Eels guitarist The Chet”. While looking forward to this, you can listen to a sample (2 minutes) of the audiobook right HERE.


Wed Oct 15 2008: Audiobook Cover
The audiobook of E’s autobiography “Things the grandchildren should know”, which yesterday was finally released in America as well, can be pre-ordered on AMAZON.COM. Although a release date of October 14th is stated, the 4CD set will probably not be shipped before early November. At least we can have a look at the wonderful COVER artwork of this set.


Sun Oct 12 2008: Out Now! “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives” DVD
We don’t really know whether our PETITION had anything to do with it (probably not), but the excellent documentary about E and his father, “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives” has been released on DVD, apparently. As part of the NOVA series, this DVD can be ordered HERE. The price is horrendous, though: $44.95! So it looks like we finally got the proper DVD release of this wonderful film more than 300 people wished for in the petition started by us. This is great news.

UPDATE 15-10: The internet is a strange place. First a DVD of the documentary was announced (with COVER), now it’s been denied. PBS informs us that “unfortunately, the DVD will not be available to the public through the PBS shop. The petition is related to the BBC release rather than the NOVA one. However, the show will be available for free streaming in full from the NOVA Web site for one week after it premieres on October 21.” So let’s hope someday the BBC is wise enough to release this documentary. Sorry for raising hopes, but the DVD was already in the PBS shop to order when we announced the news. What a bummer!


Sun Oct 12 2008: Bootlegs for Download
We’ve uploaded two very special bootlegs from different eras of the Eels’ tour history. During the 2000 Respect the rock tour E had do some solo shows, due to budgetary reasons, to promote the Daisies Of The Galaxy album. He opened for Fiona Apple and introduced himself to the audience by saying “Hello ladies and gentlemen. We’re the EELS!”. Those shows were unique. One of them, the one of E performing in Asheville, is now available for download. Furthermore, we added a great bootleg of Eels’ appearance at the Reading Festival in 1997. You can get your hands on both of these wonderful recordings right HERE.


Tue Oct 07 2008: Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives
In two weeks (October 21st) PBS is going to air “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives” as part of their NOVA series. Check out their OFFICIAL SITE for more information, nice photos and a substantial interview with the author of the biography of E’s father, quantum physicist Hugh Everet III. If you also want to have this great documentary on DVD click HERE.


Mon Oct 06 2008: Catch Butch & The Chet on tour!
These days two of the most influential persons in the Eels history are on the road with the American rock/folk singer Lucinda Williams: Butch Norton and The Chet. They are touring the United States in the fall and, according to Butch, will come to Europe next spring/summer (for exact tour dates check out her MYSPACE SITE). To get into the right mood check out their great performance on DAVID LETTERMAN from last week, where Butch proved that he’s still the godfather of percussion. LUCINDA WILLIAMS is going to release her new album “Little Honey” next week.


Thu Oct 02 2008: Good Lord, it’s official at last!
It has been rumoured for almost a year and our RockingEels.com team announced this release already several weeks ago. Now the audiobook edition of “Things The Grandchildren Should Know” (published by BLACKSTONE AUDIO) has finally been confirmed by the official site. As reported, the reader is The Chet, the duration of the whole set is 4.3 hours and it will come out on November, 07th. One can pre-order this wonderful item RIGHT HERE.


Thu Oct 02 2008: Mrs. Miller reviews and Eels downloads
As the official Eels site mentions several reviews on “Mrs. Miller does her thing” can be found. Have a look at them HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.
Also, we’ve added the latest tour collection compiled by our friend El Turbo. You can download all songs that were performed on the “An evening with Eels” tour in the best quality available RIGHT HERE
Furthermore, we’d like to make you aware of our substantial YOUTUBE CHANNEL once more. Our latest additions include some rare interviews with E.


Wed Sep 10 2008: Audiobook Update/Documentary on PBS
BLACKSTONE AUDIO has informed us that the recording process of the audiobook of E’s memoirs is well under way. “The Chet is the only reader” of the 7 CD set and from what the publishers have heard so far “he is doing a beautiful job.” Also, “there will be no music included in the recording as this gets into a rights issue that becomes very complicated.” One can pre-order this wonderful item RIGHT HERE.

As we all know by now (due to the massive coverage by the official Eels site) the BAFTA and RTS Award-winning BBC documentary “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives” about E and his quantum physicist father, Hugh Everett III, will air in America on PBS as part of the acclaimed NOVA series October 21st. However, few will know that E (and the film’s senior executive producer, Paula S. Apsell) attended the PBS portion of the Television Critics Association press tour on July 13, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California. Here are photos of that day: 1 – 2


Mon Sep 08 2008: The Chet reads E’s book
According to the publisher (Blackstone Audiobooks) of the long-rumoured audiobook of E’s memoirs, “Things The Grandchildren Should Know”, no less a figure than The Chet will be featured as the voice who reads all those stories from the life of Mark Oliver Everett. The audiobook is set to be released on NOVEMBER 7TH. But, please, don’t pin us down to those details. Let’s wait until the official site comments about it.


Mon Sep 08 2008: Rocking Eels is back
Summer’s almost over, RockingEels.com is back! How’s things? Really? Oh well…
So what has been going on? E has helped to create a theatre piece on MRS. MILLER DOES HER THING (tickets HERE). Moreover, a “From the basement” DVD featuring two of the three performed Eels songs is going to be RELEASED in November. Looks like a nice christmas present for your friends. Oh, and there’s a very (very) weird ad on YouTube for the American release of E’s autobiography THINGS THE GRANDCHILDREN SHOULD KNOW.
That’s all for now. We’ll be updating the site in the weeks to come. Maybe we’ll offer a few more bootlegs for all the Eels-Live lovers out there….


Tue July 22 2008: Rock Hard Times
After releasing two wonderful box sets, writing a best-selling autobiography, appearing in a documentary about his father and touring the world for the first time ever in the band’s history as a two-men combo, not much is going on in the world of Eels these days. E was featured on NPR’s The Sound of Young America radio show. You can listen to the show HERE. Furthermore, he appeared at the Book Expo America on May 31st, giving the visitors the opportunity to get their copies of E’s memoirs signed.

Speaking of “Things the Grandchildren should know”: The autobiography, which is also in the process of being translated into ten different languages around the world, is finally going to be released by THOMAS DUNNE BOOKS in the US on October 14th. While pre-ordering it at AMAZON.com you will notice that the US-edition has a different-coloured COVER.

Since the release of this book rumours of an audio-book edition have been floating around on various places on the internet. It seems like it is actually going to be produced now. Apparently BLACKSTONE AUDIO is going to release this audio-book on NOVEMBER 7TH. But don’t pin us down to those figures. Let’s wait until the official site comments about it.

We at RockingEels.com are taking a summer break now and will update the site rather seldom. We will be back in action in September. Have a fantastic summer, wherever you are.

PS: In the meantime, you might find enjoyment in visiting our substantial YOUTUBE CHANNEL, and the INTERNATIONAL or GERMAN message board. Moreover, we would be happy about your further support of the DVD PETITION of “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives”.


Mon June 23 2008: A big round of applause for E, please
Once again E has proven what a nice guy he is. Watch THIS video of him performing “Railroad Man” for Anthony, a 15 year old Eels fan who passed away on May 20th due to his suffering of spine and brain cancer. “Railroad Man” was Anthony’s favourite song and this performance was filmed for the memorial service on June 22nd. E met with this “bright and funny EELS fan” backstage before the Eels concert on April 14th in San Francisco. Anthony gave E a stuffed moose dog toy for E’s dog, Bobby, Jr., who has a lovely appearance in the video as well.
Moreover, please be so kind to consider supporting HOPE, Anthony’s charity that supplies the nurses at UCSF’s oncology ward with small gifts to give kids with cancer.


Mon June 09 2008: World Science Festival
Not a lot going on these days in the Eels world. E attended the “World Science Festival” in New York on May 29th. Apparently he had an interesting debate over the significance of his father’s many worlds theory with theoretical physicists Michio Kaku and Max Tegmark, and physicist/moderator Brian Cox. The festival also marked the American premiere screening of the BAFTA-winning “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives” (Please join the DVD PETITION). Here are some photos of E’s appearance: CLICK


Sun May 04 2008: Sydney Bootleg/World Science Festival
Thanks to Aussie Eels fan “exileded” a wonderful recording of the very last concert of the phenomenal “An Evening with Eels” tour can be downloaded. Click HERE for the Sydney bootleg.

E is scheduled to attend “The World Science Festival” in New York on May 29th for the official American premiere of the BBC film about his father, “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives”. E will be on a panel with world-class scientists, like Max Tegmark who actually appeared in the film, to discuss his father and the making of the film. To get more information on this event click HERE. If you want to support the petition concerning a DVD release of this wonderful documentary please click HERE.


Fri Apr 25 2008: “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives” DVD Petition
“Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives”, the documentary about E and his father, Hugh Everett III, is a wonderful and astonishing piece of work. We really think it deserves its own DVD release. That’s why one can support THIS ONLINE PETITION which tries to convince BBC 4 to release a DVD of this fantastic film. Please also support us, it is a matter of 1 minute.
By the way, a re-run of the documentary will air on BBC 2 Wednesday, May 7th at 11:20pm.


Thu Apr 17 2008: Watch Eels’ KCRW performance
Now you can watch E’s and The Chet’s phenomenal KCRW appearance on the following links: Watch it on KCRW.COM or in our YOUTUBE CHANNEL. You can also download the file from our DOWNLOADS PAGE. Have fun with this wonderful performance.


Tue Apr 15 2008: KCRW Morning Becomes Eclectic
Eels duo Mr.E and The Chet appeared on KCRW’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” show this morning. As expected the radio show featured wonderful renditions of the songs which have been performed on the “evenings with Eels”.

  • Setlist:
    A Magic World
    Strawberry Blonde
    Souljacker Part I
    Ugly Love
    Last Time We Spoke
    Railroad Man
    Talk
    Dirty Girl
    I’m Going To Stop Pretending That I Didn’t Break Your Heart
    Bus Stop Boxer
    Last Stop: This Town
    Girl From The North Country


Furthermore, we would like to draw your attention to our DOWNLOADS PAGE, where you can download today’s complete KCRW show. We’ve also added two “The Current Show” performances as well as audio tracks of E’s recent appearance on “From The Basement”. Enjoy!


Thu Apr 10 2008: Happy Birthday, Mr.E
Today marks the 45th birthday of Eels leader Mark Oliver Everett. Happy Birthday! Joyeux Anniversaire! Gelukkige verjaardag! Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! Buon Compleanno! Feliz Cumplea–os! Parabens! Tillykke med fodselsdagen! Otanjou-bi Omedetou Gozaimasu! from all your fans over the world. Have a nice one, E.


Mon Apr 07 2008: Eels finally on KCRW again
Great news coming in from the official Eels site: E and The Chet will be on KCRW for a live performance on Nic Harcourt’s “Morning Becomes Eclectic” show on Tuesday, April 15th at 11:15am (Pacific standard time). In the past appearances on KCRW always were among the highlights of every Eels tour. Watch two performances (2003 & 2005) in our DOWNLOADS SECTION or listen to even older appearances HERE.


Tue Apr 01 2008: Eels Setlists, Eels Downloads, Eels Day Off, Eels All Over….
The Eels are currently touring the U.S., appearing in New York’s “Highline Ballroom” twice tonight and tomorrow. Should you be looking for setlists, THIS topic on the ESTRANGED FRIENDS message board might be helpful, as it features almost all setlists of the “An evening with Eels” tour so far. (Spoiler Warning, of course!)
In other news, the official site has posted a funny clip featuring E and The Chet on a tandem bicycle riding along the New Jersey shoreline. Watch it HERE.

Rocking Eels Update: We’ve added a recording of E’s appearance on the “Colin Murray Show” on BBC Radio 1 in perfect quality. To be found HERE.


Fri Mar 28 2008: Download “An evening with Eels” bootlegs
We are happy to present all the bootlegs of the “An evening with Eels” tour, which are currently available. At the moment 10 different recordings of European shows can be downloaded in our DOWNLOADS section. Our latest addition is the bootleg of the last European gig in Paris’ La Cigale. Enjoy!


Tue Mar 25 2008: European tour concludes/New Downloads
Today the European leg of the “An evening with Eels” tour ends. E and The Chet are giving a final concert in Paris. The tour has been fantastic, one of the most outstanding in Eels history. In only 3 days it continues with several dates in the US, starting with a gig in Philadelphia.

Rocking Eels Update: We’ve added two new bootlegs of the concerts in Sheffield and Utrecht. You can find them in our DOWNLOADS section.


Thu Mar 20 2008: RTS award for “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives”
The documentary about E and his father, quantum physicist Hugh Everett III, won the award for a documentary in science and natural history at the “RTS PROGRAMME AWARDS”, which were presented last night at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.
“Weaving together an emotional odyssey with an exploration of some of the most challenging front-line science was an audacious idea, but this film pulled it off magnificently.”

In addition, the film has been nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award. The BAFTAs awards ceremony will be held at the London Palladium, April 20th.


Sat Mar 15 2008: Eels at Royal Festival Hall
Download now the wonderful bootleg of the Eels’ recent concert at Royal Festival Hall in London. One can find it in our DOWNLOADS section. Thanks very much to Andy.


Fri Mar 14 2008: Eels song used in TV commercial
E has always denied ongoing requests to use EELS songs in commercials: “I absolutely refuse to license my music for commercial television, but I’m okay with authorizing use of my songs for public service announcements and motion picture soundtracks.”
However, from time to time Eels songs are used for advertisements without E’s permission. Just think of the incident in 2001 when a Spanish shopping center used “I like birds” in a horrific manner. (Read all about it HERE) These days another shockingly bad commercial, using “Souljacker Part I”, is being aired all the time in the U.K. To watch this mess either click HERE or HERE.

Meanwhile, the “An evening with Eels” tour is well under way, giving pleasure to fans all over Europe and, soon, to folks in Australia and the U.S., too. After inviting the Queen to his gig in London (a Queen lookalike eventually attended), E recently sent a letter to George W. Bush, inviting him to the upcoming concert in Washington, D.C. Read this very ironic letter HERE.


Mon Mar 10 2008: Eels in Vienna/New Downloads
Two years ago the Eels totally rocked Vienna, where the RockingEels.com’s headquarters are. Today E and The Chet finally come back again and appear in Vienna’s WUK. This could be a very special evening on the “An evening with Eels” tour, as the venue’s capacity of 300 people might lead to a very intimate atmosphere.
By the way, if you’re looking for reviews of a gig you’ve attended, THIS forum might be helpful, as it features a collection of articles about the Eels’ current tour.

In other news: The documentary about E and his father, “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives”, has been nominated for the Royal Television Society Award (RTS). For more information on this subject and the full list of nominees click HERE.

Rocking Eels Update: We’ve added two new bootlegs of the current tour for download. More after the JUMP.


Thu Feb 28 2008: Eels tour astounds
Fans all over Europe are blown away by the Eels’ current “An evening with Eels” tour. Daily requests regarding reviews, setlists and videos are coming in. Here are some links you might wanna check out:



Fri Feb 22 2008: Download Tour Bootlegs
The first Eels concerts have proven that E’s still got it. Wonderful shows with awesome setlists and fantastic renditions by the band. To get more information, pictures, reviews and what not on the various gigs so far you might wanna check out the INTERNATIONAL and the GERMAN message board.

Meanwhile, one can download bootlegs of the shows in our DOWNLOADS section.


Mon Feb 18 2008: “An evening with Eels” starts tonight
At last, February the 18th is here. The “An evening with Eels” tour is going to commence tonight at the Bataclan in Paris. In the weeks to come Eels will conquer venues all over good old Europe and will then start their American leg of the tour. We hope each and everyone of you will have a great time when attending the shows. To celebrate the beginning of a – without a doubt – yet another phenomenal Eels tour we complete our TOUR COLLECTIONS download page today by adding all the tunes which were performed at Eels’ last tour in 2006.


Fri Feb 16 2008: An evening with Eels at the Galaxy
Early reports from the warm-up gig at the Galaxy Theater yesterday are coming in. To have a look at the setlist and further information click HERE (SPOILER ALERT!). One thing is for sure: The tour is going to be phenomenal. It is going to start in Paris on the 18th.


Mon Feb 11 2008: E, The Chet & Jonesy. “While my saw gently weeps”
Mr.E and The Chet made a phenomenal appearance on “Jonesy’s Jukebox” today. Including a first ever live performance of “I Want To Protect You” (plus other great live songs), the radio show mainly featured Jonesy and E talking about hilarious nonsense. To download the whole show click HERE.

On Thursday the AN EVENING WITH EELS TOUR starts with a warm-up gig at the Galaxy Theater in L.A. Fans all over the world are sending in questions regarding the band personnel of the tour. Numerous rumours are floating around. Will it be an E solo tour? Or will The Chet join him? Who knows? We’ll have to hold out for another couple of days to know more about it….


Sun Feb 10 2008: E on Colin Murray’s Show
Mr.E will appear on Colin Murray’s BBC Radio show on Monday, February 18th. Make sure to not miss the show, because there’s a possibility that E will perform a few songs as well. You will be able to listen to it HERE.


Fri Feb 08 2008: “E and Jonesy got a thing going on”
It’s time again. E and ex-Sex Pistol Steve Jones meet up again for a chat and probably some performances on “Jonesy’s Jukebox” on Monday, February 11th (between 12 noon and 2pm, Pacific Standard Time on Indie 103 FM). You can listen to it online HERE. If you want to check out their last meet-up (from 08/25/2006), visit our DOWNLOAD PAGE.

In other news, another VIDEO INTERVIEW with E has been uploaded.


Wed Feb 06 2008: “EELS Live and in person!” CD/DVD
You gotta be kidding me. Another fantastic Eels release is waiting for us. On the upcoming AN EVENING WITH EELS TOUR one can purchase a live CD/DVD package of the band’s performance in London’s Astoria in 2006. More information on this krazy release HERE.


Mon Feb 04 2008: Amazon features E interview
On AMAZON.COM one can watch a neat interview with E (and Bobby Jr.) about Eels’ new CDs.

Rocking Eels Updates: TOUR COLLECTIONS


Wed Jan 30 2008: “An Evening with Eels” in the US
Eels have announced dates of the American leg of the upcoming “An Evening with Eels” tour. See HERE. You might wanna check out our GOOGLE MAP, featuring all the tour venues.


Tue Jan 22 2008: Interview, Article and BBC reruns
E was on BBC Radio 4’s “Front Row” yesterday talking about his recent releases. Listen to this nice conversation HERE. Furthermore, L.A. Weekly features an article about E. Oh, and don’t forget about the rerun of “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives”, which is on BBC 4 tonight. There’ll be more reruns as you can see HERE.


Sun Jan 20 2008: St.James Church Bootleg
According to reports from attendees of the release party of E’s autobiography three days ago in London’s St.James Church, the evening seemed to be “amongst the most beautiful things ever seen”. Thanks to our friend Robin we can now offer a fan-made audio bootleg of the show. Admittedly, it’s of mediocre quality, but nevertheless an extraordinarily cool way of reexperiencing this truly amazing evening. You can find it in our DOWNLOAD SECTION.
Furthermore, one can watch some videos of the show on YouTube: “It’s A Motherfucker”, “Ugly Love” and Pete Townshend.


Sat Jan 19 2008: E on BBC 6 Music
Latest news coming in: E will be joining the Lunchtime show on BBC 6 Music on Wednesday 23rd January (1pm – 4pm). You can listen to it on the official BBC 6 site.


Fri Jan 18 2008: St.James Church Performance
Yesterday E performed in London’s St.James Church to celebrate the release of his autobiography “Things The Grandchildren Should Know”. Early reports indicate that it was an amazing evening with a great set performed by E (see below) and 4 readings by people from the audience (including a certain Pete Townsend, who read an extract from the book about the writing of Souljacker).

The setlist (might have minor errors):
Grace Kelly Blues
What I Have To Offer (Never Before Performed Song)
Millcent Don’t Blame Yourself (Never Before Performed Song)
Dirty Girl
Ugly Love
A Magic World
3 Speed
Climbing To The Moon
I Like Birds
Its A Motherfucker
Flyswatter
Bus Stop Boxer
Daisies Of The Galaxy
Somebody Loves You
Souljacker Part II
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Girl From The North Country

ALOUD.COM REVIEW
NME REVIEW
THIS IS LONDON REVIEW

Photos of the show: 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 7 – 8 – 9 – 10 – 11 – 12 – Thanks to bsd1 for photos 1-8.

In other news, check out a great audio interview with E HERE and read a short Q&A session HERE