Do you remember the first time you heard Bright Eyes? I bet you do. You see, in this decade where technology and immediacy have defragmented our attention spans, and subsequently our music, very few things can sound as shocking as Conor Oberst’s voice. Full Article at BushwishBK

If Fences' Chris Mansfield doesn't have a record deal by the time you recycle this newspaper—or refresh this page or whatever—then something is seriously wrong with the music business (I know, news flash). Full Article at The Stranger

The very essence of art as therapy, Everett's music is unsparing in its honesty and unapologetic in its ambition. Mark Everett is one of those fortunate individuals capable of transforming personal tragedy into a grand universal statement. Full Article at Playback:stl

A beautiful performance of one of my favorite songs. Full Article at Mental Floss

“In 1998 I was hired to make a film for the reclusive rocker Elliott Smith. Very excited, I flew to Portland, Oregon, where he was staying and met with him to figure it out before we filmed. Full Article at Mental Floss

Kurt Cobain famously wrote in his suicide note, "It is better to burn out than to fade away." Celebrity suicides are not a new thing. Full Article at Associated Content

From Lil Wayne's felony charges to Nirvana Live at Reading, Plus: Elliott Smith, CMJ, Slayer and more. This week, Lil Wayne plead guilty to felony gun possession charges and Nirvana fans got a peek at the upcoming concert DVD Live at Reading. Full Article at Spin

Favorite Elliott moment: hearing his cover of George Harrison’s ‘Long Long Long’. Or, when he called Quasi his favorite band. i absolutely adored smith. thanks for writing this, ew. Full Article at Entertainment Weekly

Peasant is Damien DeRose, a close sonic cousin of Elliott Smith, with a similar style of snatching at his guitar-strings, two-chords at a time, before twisting around on deft little fingerpicked bridges – pause – and repeat. Full Article at Drowned in Sound

Guests | August 19, 2009 7 comments Jessica Anthony Hi, everyone, and welcome back to Jess Anthony Week at the indefatigable Powell's Blog. Full Article at Powell's Books

David's Comments "For anyone who cares to gain a deeper insight into this amazingly gifted singer/songwriter as his career was beginning to flower, I highly recommend this rather rare and unique book." Full Article at Powell's Books

While editing some photos this morning, Dave (from The Rawking Refuses To Stop) tweeted about a new Elliott Smith track surfacing from the depths of (what could be) hundreds of unreleased Smith songs/demos. Full Article at i guess i'm floating

One small consolation for those who, like me, continue to mourn late singer-songwriter Elliott Smith nearly six years after his untimely death has been all the material he left unreleased. Full Article at Entertainment Weekly