Elliott Smith’s parents, Gary and Bunny Smith got divorced soon after he was born and Bunny went back to Texas after being granted custody of Elliott. Gary became a psychiatrist […]
Released in 1995 on Kill Rock Stars, Elliott Smith’s self-titled and second album is like any of his albums, an intensely intimate one, to the point you have sometimes the
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Best songwriter of the 21st Century Conor Oberst discussing mythic lost in time songwriter Elliott Smith: “Sometimes when you’re not feeling good, you have to listen to really sad music
Iman writes: A month into writing about Elliott Smith’s death, I was amused by a readers comment that Rock NYC is amateur sleuthing. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Detective Berdin isretired and it is detective Morris who is now in charge of Elliott Smith’s case. After a lot of procrastination, I called him. I had imagined the situation
The detective John Berdin was in charge of Elliott Smith’s case in 2003, and it seems it was not the only case the detective had mishandled. I stumbled on a
When Iman asked me to write about the positive things regarding Jennifer Chiba, it was a challenge, you can probably tell from all the previous posts. I haven’t heard a
These last past days, when trying to write about Elliott Smith’s death, I went through a lot of memories and images stuck in my head. I rarely listen to him
Jennifer Chiba met Elliott Smith around 1999, she claimed they were engaged in a romantic relationship in the lawsuit) butthat does not appear to be the case as Elliott was
We know Elliott Smith and Jennifer Chiba were fighting, screaming, slamming doors, and according to several people it was far from being the first time. At one point one of
In 2004 she sued Elliott’s step mother
In act of extraordinary bad taste, Jennifer Chiba, under suspicion for years in the death of Elliott Smith, has a myspace account (set to private) whose symbol is a
North American Elliott Smith fans, Roman Candle (remastered) and From a Basement on the Hill (reissue) is coming out tomorrow, April 6, 2010. Some fans have already received their pre-orders
I am not a musician but I listen to music a lot, and for Elliott’s music it was a combination of many things: the delicate harmonies and the mysterious and
When Alyson Camus and I got started trying to document the mystery surrounding Elliott Smith’s death we agreed upon one thing from the start. We Were wasting our time. It
We received this email for the Art Therapy Credentials Board; “Thank you for e-mailing the Art Therapy Credentials Board with your question about training for art therapists. The ATCB does
why on earth was this woman smiling? I wrote in a comment yesterday that Chiba “was very lucky Elliott had the past he had, very lucky…” Her testimony and interviews
Camus writes: The Solutions wall is a mural on Sunset blvd which has become a memorial wall since it was used for the cover of Elliott Smith’s Figure 8 album. Jennifer
Did Jennifer Chiba know First Aid? Apparently so and if she did there is no rational explanation for her removing the knife from Elliott Smith’s body. Around the begining of
The problem with the solution as to how Elliott Smith died, as to why the case is still not ruled a suicide, is not that the story is six years
Will. I.Am LMFAO Mainstage 2 David Guetta… Wait, no David Guetta??? And you call yourself a music website
Sometimes you wake up in the middle of a story and you wonder how the hell you got there. That’s the way I feel about the well documented but still
Until this week I had no idea who Elliott Smith was. Up until yesterday I didn’t even know if the name Elliott had 1 or 2 t’s in it. But
Six years after his death, mystery surrounds Elliott Smiths passing. To paraphrase Linda Thompson: did he jump or was he pushed? I have contacted the LAPD and I have called
How did we end up here? Yesterday I posted a cut and paste job off spinner.com about Elliott Smith fans being upset over the re-mastering of two of Elliott Smith’s best
Earlier today I wrote a post about the remastering of two Elliott Smith’s album by his studio friend, producer, and archivist Larry Crane. I mentioned Elliott Smith’s “suicide” and suggested
