Mark Mikel News August 2010

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Mark and Scott Hunt have thirty new tracks nearly completed and the plan is to release three cds when it is done. Meantime Mark has taken up a residency at the Village Idiot playing every Tuesday night and Friday afternoon.

ShockPop's First Annual Pillbugs Marathon

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ShockPop's First Annual Pillbugs MarathonA big heartfelt "Thank You" to everyone who tuned in and hung out in chat during the marathon. And a extra big "THANK YOU" to Davey Murnen, Pillbug extraordinaire, for being the chatroom for almost the entire 10+ hours! You rock, man!(Here is what 10+ hours of Pillbugs looks like - in reverse playing order)
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The Pillbugs - In The End (You're Moving On) the pillbugs - Goodnight To Babylon The Pillbugs - Illuminating Drink (original jam) The Pillbugs - Milkmans Wife Mark Mikel - Girl In The Window Pillbugs - Play the Hear Back Mark Mikel - Passage of Eternity The Pillbugs - Al Gabone Mark Mikel - Lovesick the pillbugs - Pretend You're Not Home Mark Mikel - Can't Dream You Anymore the pillbugs - Son Of Shirley Mark Mikel - Idiot Smiles the pillbugs - Might As Well Fly To The Moon Mark Mikel - 2010 Anthem Pillbugs - Do You Really Want to Go to the Center of the Sun?Mark Mikel - Sleepy Head Awaits the pillbugs - Morning, Mr. Brain...to you Mark Mikel - Deliver my Love The Pillbugs - Brilliant But Late Advice Mark Mikel - Mr. Cream's MachinePillbugs - Soundman the pillbugs - Thou Doth Warm Me Like The Sun Pillbugs - Will Love Ever Find Chastity Rose Marikesh - Where Have You Beenthe pillbugs - Paper Aeroplanes Pillbugs - Sad Little Girl Pillbugs - Get Away for the Summer Marikesh - Don't Be Afraid The Pillbugs - The Last Confederate SoldierMark Mikel - All Thumbs Pillbugs - Here's to the End of Time Mark Mikel - Holy Roly The Pillbugs - Four Sec Nightmare In A Five Sec Dream the pillbugs - We Are The Orange Sky People Mark Mikel - Perpetual Mouth Pillbugs - LIFE AS IT HAPPENS PT 4 Mark Mikel - Sincerity Pillbugs - GUS OF THE FIRE BRIGADE Mark Mikel - Pacificus (Half Man, Half Ocean) Pillbugs - Heather (Whatever) the pillbugs - Now, I'm In The CIA Marikesh - When I Grow Up I'll Be A Spy Pillbugs - Bright Green Nature Machine Pillbugs - Merely Stacking Chairs the pillbugs - Undecided The Mark Mikel Hallucination - 20 Foot Rock Star The Pillbugs - Buzz For AldrinThe Pillbugs - Closer Marikesh - Love Is What You Want The Pillbugs - Gazing At CloudsMarikesh - She's The Girl Pillbugs - LIFE AS IT HAPPENS PT 2 The Pillbugs - Sidecar Pillbugs - HOLD ME SO NEARMarikesh - Capital L-O-V-E The Pillbugs - Walking Along An Edge Of Sky the pillbugs - Reprise the pillbugs - Comburda Pillbugs - Tragedy Anne Mark Mikel - Bad Mouth Marikesh - I'm Sorry Bad About You Pillbugs - I WAKE UP Pillbugs - The Kind of Problem I Want Mark Mikel - No Way Dogs The Pillbugs - Lost Lonely Sailor Pillbugs - YOUR TASTE IS MELLOW The Pillbugs - Make Like Arthur Lee Marikesh - Mother's Eyes No. 1 Pillbugs - HAPPY BIRTHDAYPillbugs - North of RealityMark Mikel - Right Now Pillbugs - Trip Fast and Run the pillbugs - You'd Better Sit Down The Pillbugs - No Joke Mark Mikel - 80 Million Days Pillbugs - ALLURING MARTHA Pillbugs - One Simple Pleasure Trip Pillbugs - WILD BIRDThe Pillbugs - Good To Be Alive Pillbugs - Feet First The Mark Mikel Hallucination - Skin (by request for Davey Murnen)Pillbugs - THE WORLD'S MOST HARMLESS VILLAIN Marikesh - Frogtown The Mark Mikel Hallucination - Love Is What You Want - LIVE Pillbugs - Up and Down on Your Merry-Go-Round the pillbugs - The Plot Next To Garcia Mark Mikel - The Ride You're On The Pillbugs - Spaced-Out Mark Mikel - (Sorghum Pudding) Theme from Pillbugs - ALL IN GOOD TIME the pillbugs - Illuminating Drink The Pillbugs - King Of Zorgthe pillbugs - The Kick-Around Boy Pillbugs - 3D Montage the pillbugs - Ball Of Stringthe pillbugs - Hanging Around At 5 Pillbugs - Can't Get It Right (So I'm Loving It Wrong) Marikesh - The Policeman CanPillbugs - Wait a Minute the pillbugs - Plastic Surgical Holiday Pillbugs - Larry in the Sea With Daffodils Mark Mikel - Girl With A Heart For A Head Mark Mikel - So Much Lost In Love Pillbugs - Saturday Morning Cartoons Mark Mikel - You've Got The MovesPillbugs - Emily Loves Mark Mikel - Let it not be forgotten Pillbugs - HERE WE GO AGAIN LIKE TWO LEAVES IN THE WIND Mark Mikel - Love Fades away the pillbugs - Meddle With Me Pillbugs - Friend for the Day Mark Mikel - The Hellbound Train the pillbugs - Black Sombrero the pillbugs - No, ImogenePillbugs - Popcycle Island Mark Mikel - Never is here Pillbugs - Liberty Town of Love Marikesh - Look The Pillbugs - It Seem You Are So Happening Pillbugs - Life as It Happens the pillbugs - She Done Alotta Dope Mark Mikel - Wherever You Are Pillbugs - LIFE AS IT HAPPENS PT 1 the pillbugs - Broken Ringing Bells Pillbugs - AND THE DAYS GO BY The Pillbugs - I'd Give It All Up For You Pillbugs - CLIMBING THE WALLS Mark Mikel - Top of the world and afalling Pillbugs - If You Can't RemainMarikesh - Judy's Aquarium Pillbugs - Faceless WonderMark Mikel - Come Tomorrow Feel alright The Pillbugs - Mr. Cid (for Davey Murnen)Pillbugs - 3D Theme Pillbugs - Charlie Blue CarMark Mikel - Out in the midnight rain the pillbugs - Captain NemoPillbugs - DELICIOUS the pillbugs - I Could Never Be A Bird Marikesh - Taking On A Day Mark Mikel - Putty In My Hands The Pillbugs - I Dont Really Mean To Freak Your Mind Mark Mikel - Suicide Rainbow the pillbugs - Leaving To Be Friends The Mark Mikel Hallucination - Your Artificial Stand-Up Man Pillbugs - The Cat Who Dropped the Bomb Mark Mikel - Let's Go Get High The Pillbugs - My Heroine Marikesh - Mother's Eyes No. 2 Pillbugs - Girl on a Laser Beam The Mark Mikel Hallucination - You've Got The Moves - LIVE Pillbugs - May Pillbugs - FEEDING SEAGULLS Mark Mikel - She Can Fly So She Might Try Pillbugs - Neo Mega Quasi Ultra Super Groovy Mark Mikel - Going To a Love In Pillbugs - PEASANT GIRLS the pillbugs - Fear No Horizons Pillbugs - Red Light Summer Mark Mikel - Backward Evolution Marikesh - The Sky Pillbugs - Liquid Bob Mark Mikel - Food For The Company Pigs

The Pillbugs-It's So Good To Be Alive

Popcycle Island Unplugged - The Pillbugs - Live 21-July-09

Play the Hearback - The Pillbugs - Live 21-July-09

The Pillbugs - Girl On A Laserbeam 7-21-09

The Pillbugs - Live Scott Tabner Solo Material 7-21-09

Mark Mikel update october 2009

Mark Mikel "So what's been going on you may ask?

I've purchased a brand new Mellotron from Sweden and it's taking forever to get it. I ordered it in May. I've been basically obsessed with the excitement of its arrival. But it keeps getting delayed for various reasons. Markus Resch (the only man in the world I know of who still builds these things) has had me first in line in his latest production run of 20 machines. Behind me is the Smashing Pumpkins and Wilco among others.We're planning on using it heavily on the Tabner album and the songs I've been writing and recording with Scott Hunt. Both of those projects are coming along nicely. ST's got about 10 tracks in production right now. I think his album is going to be amazingly cool. Still lots of work to do, so I wouldn't expect to see a release of this until late 2010.The Hunter and I have 21 and we're shooting for 30 before we release anything. We intend to release a CD with 10-12 tracks in early 2010 and we are determined to have a huge lot to choose from. Scott Hunt (for those who may not know already) writes, sings and plays many instruments. All of our songs are written together and between us we overdub most of the parts pretty equally. Like Pillbugs tracks, the songs vary in sound and mood. Some very psychedelic songs along with straight-up pop, rock, r&b and experimental schtuff. Other musicians who have contributed so far include Tabner (guitar), Chalmers (drums), Jerry Glesmer (Flute/Sax), Chris Shutters (guitar/flute) and Ev Harris (drums).But that's mainly what I've been involved with. Thank you all!"

The Pillbugs live at Village Idiot Maumee July 21 2009 more pictures

The Pillbugs live at Village Idiot Maumee July 21 2009

"The show opened with Mark and Dan Playing "Get away for the summer". They then played "Chastity Rose","No Joke","May","Hanging around at Five",Then Davey joined for "Idiot Smiles" and "Paper Aeroplanes" . Dan and Mark continued with "Greeting Committee" and "Feeding the Seagulls" . Mark,Dan and Cecilia Johnson then played "Popcicle Island" and "It's so Good to be Alive"Mark then invited Muffy to sing "I can Never be a Bird" with he and Dan.Then Finally The four Bugs took the stage to play "Life as it Happens","Hold me so Near","Play the Hearback","Soundman",Son of Shirley","I deliver my Love to You" and an un-named tune from the forth coming Tabner disc.Mark then went solo with "Ball of String".Mark and Dan then played "The Kind of Trouble I want","Red Light Summer". Then Dan took the mic and they played "The Plot Next to Garcia". They continued with "Girl on a Lazer Beam".Then Davey came back for "The Peasant Girls". Dan and Mark continued with "Can't Get It Right (So I'm Loving It Wrong)",Then "Madeline"and"Comburda"(with Davey). "Tho Doth Warm me like the Sun", "Liberty Town of Love". "The Kick around Boy","Pretty Young and Free"(With Davey). "Faceless Wonder","Orange Sky People","Happy Birthday","Delicious","The King of Zorg" and "Out in the Midnight. For a grand total of 38 songs!"
Beistovin

"Still beaming after a few days. The presence of the Pillbugs all on stage was incredible energy unleashed and all I could think of is, they need to play live more! The onstage relationship of these incredible musicians and the power of the music was so palatable, one could eat it up with a spoon for dessert! Do you guys have any idea how great you all sound together? Seriously....I hope that it happens again soon and quite frankly, the whole band might consider doing gigs together first locally and then some light touring. I know family considerations and work schedules have a way of getting in the way but this is way too sweet to not share it with the world....I am a bit selfish and I am very fortunate to have you so close to home, hell, I could walk to the Idiot and back , but what we witnessed was beautiful and so powerful that I think the world is ready."
Moonbaking

photos by Anna