In the 1980s, music and film collided for cross-promotional blockbusters both transcendent (Purple Rain) and transcendently cheesy (Footloose). In the ‘90s, soundtracks continued to sell…
An expanded 25th-anniversary edition of Elliott Smith's self-titled is on the way, and as we previously mentioned, there's a disc of one of the earliest…
Elliott Smith's self-titled debut is getting reissued in honor of its 25th anniversary. The collection, which will be out via Kill Rock Stars, will be…
To mark what would have been Elliott Smith's 50th birthday (August 6), UMG has reissued XO and Figure 8 in expanded deluxe editions. The newly reissued albums include B-sides,…
The year 1998 began with the revelation of the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal in January, and ended with impeachment proceedings against the president in December.
Mary Lou Lord's interview with Elliott Smith was originally published in the April 1998 issue of Spin. On the occasion of our list of the best alt-rock songs of 1998, we're…
Vanessa Carlton has released one cover a month for the past four months, including renditions of Fleetwood Mac and Neil Young classics. Yesterday, she released…
A whole raft of alt and indie icons are part of the 7-inches for Planned Parenthood charity project, including Foo Fighters, Björk, Bon Iver, Feist, Sleater-Kinney, St. Vincent, Laurie Anderson, and…
Kill Rock Stars has shared an unreleased, emotionally-charged live version of "Pictures of Me" from Elliott Smith's seminal album Either/Or. The track is due to be released…
The rollout for Kill Rock Stars' 20th anniversary reissue of Elliott Smith's classic third album Either/Or has already given us a previously unreleased song and a 1997 live version…
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Elliott Smith's classic album Either/Or, Kill Rock Stars will release a 2-LP expanded edition of the album on March 10, featuring…
It has been 20 years since the release of Elliott Smith's breakthrough album Either/Or, and Smith's label Kill Rock Stars is releasing a commemorative, expanded…
From the upcoming Elliott Smith compilation Say Yes! here's J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. putting his shaggy, fuzzed-out take on Smith's classic "Waltz #2 (XO)."
Say…