Elliott Smith has something that he may have wanted everyone to hear back in the day and after over a decade it is released. Read More »
Director Nickolas Rossi's ambitious new project Heaven Adores You is the long awaited documentary about tragic singer-songwriter Elliott Smith and his music. Produced by Smith's high school friend Kevin Moyer, this documentary features interviews with fellow musicians and friends, and is the first project allowed to feature Elliott's music. The first teaser trailer for this highly anticipated documentary was released this week. Read More »
Hey, sadbro. Are you about to hit the clubs hard but don't want to stop listening to Either/Or? You're in luck. Check out these previously unreleased dance tracks recorded by Elliott Smith as part of Mike Doughty's UUL project. Read More »
A special Elliott Smith tribute concert is coming to Brooklyn, New York, this month at the Williamsburg venue Glasslands. Cat Power, DIIV's Zachary Cole Smith performing alongside Sky Ferreira, Yoni Wolf of WHY?, the Low Anthem, Here We Go Magic's Luke Temple, Rewards' Aaron Pfenning (ex-Chairlift), Marissa Nadler, Speedy Ortiz's Sadie Dupuis, Adam Schatz of Landlady/Man Man/Father Figures, the Perrenials, and Tereu Tereu are the acts set to pay homage to the deceased singer-songwriter on October 21, 2013. Read More »
Last night, international superstar Madonna premiered her new 17-minute short film, secretprojectrevolution, at the Gagosian Gallery in New York City, marking the start of her Art for Freedom initiative, "an online global initiative to further freedom of expression." The movie premiere was also accompanied by an art piece that featured the Material Girl's cover of deceased singer-songwriter Elliott Smith's "Between the Bars." Read More »
Jon Spencer and his band, The Blues Explosion, are credited as being among the originators of the "punk blues," a term he's not entirely comfortable with. When he's not under fire from traditionalists for corrupting the blues, Spencer tries to remind people that his group doesn't actually play that genre. Read More »