When I went to see the Eels at the Henry Fonda theater/music box or whatever they call it these days, I said to Iman I had seen Elliott Smith performed […]
rock nyc’s Alyson Camus had a front row seat for the Elliott Smith concert in 2003. She promises a full remembrance of the night soon. Here are the pix (and
Today would have been John Lennon 70th birthday, and this is what Elliott Smith had to say about one of his favorite Beatles, when he was asked about John Lennon
In less than a month, it’s gonna be 7 years since Elliott Smith died in circumstances still unclear by many aspects,… we have discussed about it a lot on this
In only a few years, Elliott Smith was interviewed quite a lot and many of his answers have been quoted by fans, magazines. They just paint a picture of who
A low-budget documentary about Elliott Smith, featuring many interviews of friends and musicians, was directed last year by Gil Reyes, and two short videos, some possible bonus DVD features, have
Having had a basic CPR/first aid training where I work, a few things went through my mind and I asked a question to the woman who was doing the training,
Five years ago, Elliott was still prevaricating between folk and rock, still as likely to pick up his guitar and strum a heartbreaker as to front a very loud rock
In November, Kill Rock Star will release ‘An Introduction to Elliott Smith’ on CD and Vinyl, a 14 track album which will be a compilation of his 7 albums: ‘Roman
Elliott probably suffererd from dysthmia…I feel though that his music was always very observant and counter-intuitive to that state of mind…Its like his underlayer paints were always shaded in the
After my long conversation with Liam Gowing, I had a lot to think about, really a lot… I realize he did a long and throughout investigation, putting all his heart
liott smith died here This has never been about GETTING Jennifer Chiba though if she did nothing wrong why did she stop talking to the police? It is about closing
If you read my article [search “SPIN Mr. Misery” at http://books.google.com if you would like a refresher] Alyson, you know that I literally asked, “Was it a suicide? A murder?
Liam Gowing’s answer to our post about his Spin Magazine article was a surprise to me though I appreciate somebody going on the record for us even if it is
Alyson Camus and I have been writing about Elliott Smith’s death over and over again. Among the many things we’ve written on is the Spin Magazine article a year after
Jennifer Chiba said that ‘Suicide machine’ was the last song Elliott Smith was working on, just the night before he died. How bizarre and convenient at the same time to
In my attempt to find out the truth regarding Elliott Smith’s death, I have tried to talk to many people, and it has never been easy, his close friends having
Back in August 2002, Elliott Smith’s fans were surprised to see some intriguing posts on the message board that can now be found here: http://www.blamonet.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=5 Posts like this one: ‘…i
All these songs were probably written at the same period that the self-titled album ‘Elliott Smith’ and some of them were posthumously released on ‘New Moon’ in 2007. In fact,
When Elliott Smith died in October 2003, the rock world came to a standstill. Everybody from Death Cab to Travis to Conor paid tribute. Beth Orton and Beck played a
On November 25th 2002, Elliott Smith attended a Flaming Lips/Beck concert, a promising double bill, at the Universal Amphitheatre in LA, and strange things happened. I had a ticket for
Elliott Smith’s self-titled and second album was released in 1995 on Kill Rock Stars. Drug and alcohol references are all over the lyrics of the 12 songs, but, as usual,
How can we define justice, maybe by working backward, identifying injustice, and going back to justice like Aristotle? But where does justice come from? Is justice a divine law, a
Rivers Cuomo and Elliott Smith have dated the same woman, Jennifer Chiba. I became aware of this when Cuomo said he wrote ‘The other way’ (a track of the album
Almost a year ago, a small article was published in the blog section of Spin magazine to commemorate Elliott Smith’s death anniversary. The title was: ‘Why I Can’t Listen to
Roman Candle’ is Elliott Smith debut album whereas he was still playing in Heatmiser at the time. The story related to the making of this album has been widely reported
Have you tried requesting additional information under the Freedom of Information Act? The means by doing this varies depending on the region and facility you go through whether it be
Some Elliott Smith’s fans are a weird breed, I said some because obviously, it is a very diverse group and I would never generalize, but there are some mental cases.
After a member of rock nyc’s Justice For Elliott Smith claimed we blew our credibity through “High School Level” grammer and spelling, Alyson Camus quoted Vampire Weekend and asked “Who
Go to Google and type in Elliott Smith Mystery -we are the second two links. So I would sure guess Jennifer Chiba and the Elliott Smith estate are aware of
When he was attending Hampshire College, Elliott became friends with Neil Gust, with whom he shared the same view on American society and culture. They formed the band Heatmiser in
What do I think of Iman’s Interview with Elliott Smith through a medium posted here yesterday? As Iman mentioned, I don’t believe in the supernatural, ghost stories make me laugh
Elliott Smith was sober and the years of addiction were lifting like a veil over his brain and what he saw was a woman, Jennifer Chiba, who wanted him weak
Tons of people have covered Elliott Smith’s songs, and there are only two ways to do it, either you try to be as close to the original as possible but
Alyson Camus asks the questions we might if we could sit down and speak with Elliott Smith: Are your favorite songs the ones which surprised you the most when you
This pain — ting never dries… is a favorite Elliott Smith lyric of mine from Stupidity Tries. Whether due to humidity or stupidity — applying too much paint because you
What if Elliott Smith’s life and death was a work of fiction? It would be beyond tragedy and into the realm of cruelty. OK -so let’s look at it. A
Opinions are just what they are, assumptions, speculations, personal feelings based on more or less reasonable thought processes, but they are not all equal. I would not consider the opinion
Elliott Smith’s bizarrely ignored story behind his death has everything to do with you. How is it possible one of the great songwriters death is left open ended? How can
Have you heard? Elliott Smith is touring again! I have seen him perform alone only with his acoustic guitar, I have seen him perform with a full band and this
Rearrange the future like the files in your brain in quantum weirdness. Beep Beep beep. WHat if she hadn’t left me? What if Elliott hadn’t died? The loss is not
before after 4334 Sunset Boulevard is the address of a mural that has been the Elliott Smith memorial for almost 7 years now. It was immortalized in the Elliott Smith’s
According to the interview he gave to Under the Radar, Elliott Smith started a foundation for abused children after the release of his album ‘Figure 8.’ It is possible he
In which Elliott Smith sells out to a major label? XO (1998) is Elliott’s Smith’s fourth album but his first work released on the major label DreamWorks. XO feels more produced
“What, if push comes to shove is your all time favorite album? Tough question, but you know I love the good fight. I love side two of Simon & Garfunkel’s
this is elliott’s car: auctioned off for charity So is this it? Has Rock NYC given up at trying to get to the bottom of the mystery of Elliott Smith’s
With an Oscar nomination, the song ‘Miss Misery’ changed Elliott Smith’s life forever, it catapulted him into the public eye and got him signed to the major label Dreamworks. It
Elliott Smith said once that his songs usually don’t have a point, that they are usually ‘more descriptive, more impressionistic like a bunch of photographs burned into each other.’ He
Here… sparked by your ES posting/reference for today (4/20)… maybe you’ve read this before. A remark he made about his method of weathering his world (at least at that particular
At some point rock nyc is gonna stop on this story. We’re gonna draw our conclusions, post em and move on and nobody will care. But not today. Who doesn’t
