Elliott Smith (Musician)

Iron & Wine

The Death of Deodorant: New York Times Loves Stinky Pheromones

Does 'dirty girl' Cory Kennedy smell?​Sunday's New York Times Style section -- the infamous, the one and only -- features the front page story entitled "The Great Unwashed," about those cretins who don't shower every day or use deodorant. "Ever." The horror! Some of them, like the Times' first ... More >>

Interview: Ross Harris, a/k/a The Little Kid In Airplane!, Reminisces About Peter Graves, a/k/a The Creepy Pilot Who Asked Him If He'd Ever Seen A Grown Man Naked

Clockwise from top left: Peter Graves, Robert Hays (Ted Striker!), and Ross Harris, reunitedCourtesy Ross Harris​Beloved, fantastically deadpan actor Peter Graves died Sunday of a heart attack at 83, leading cinéastes to marvel at an enormous résumé that includes the Mission: Impossible TV ... More >>

News Roundup: Leonard Cohen, The Decemberists, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Guitar Hero

​--Tickets for Leonard Cohen's October 23rd gig at Madison Square Garden are now available via Fan Club Pre-Sale: the password is CENTRALPARK. Regular seats for the Garden show go on sale August 10th at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster for all the general public schmucks. The 74-year-old legend re ... More >>

News Roundup: Pearl Jam, Wavves, Green Day, Dr. Dog

​--Pearl Jam have put together an online scavenger hunt to promote upcoming album Backspacer. The band has placed nine images (designed by political cartoonist Tom Tomorrow) thoughout the internet (view one here). If you find all nine images, Eddie Vedder will play a private acoustic concert i ... More >>

(Kenneth) Anger Management, at Anthology

Screening the latest as the film and art worlds compete for his star

News Roundup: Lupe Fiasco, Elliott Smith, Brooklyn Bowl, Late Night TV

-- Lupe Fiasco released the first single from his upcoming album, Lasers. The track is the spacey "Shining Down," which has Lupe taking a dig at autotune by using it. It leaked last month to the rapper's dismay. He plays Governors Island on Sept 11 (tickets go on sale Friday at noon) and SUNY's Dewa ... More >>

CMJ Music Marathon Highlights

-- Lupe Fiasco released the first single from his upcoming album, Lasers. The track is the spacey "Shining Down," which has Lupe taking a dig at autotune by using it. It leaked last month to the rapper's dismay. He plays Governors Island on Sept 11 (tickets go on sale Friday at noon) and SUNY's Dewa ... More >>

Spin City: Emo Expert Goes LiveJournal Stalking in Debut Novel

-- Lupe Fiasco released the first single from his upcoming album, Lasers. The track is the spacey "Shining Down," which has Lupe taking a dig at autotune by using it. It leaked last month to the rapper's dismay. He plays Governors Island on Sept 11 (tickets go on sale Friday at noon) and SUNY's Dewa ... More >>

All This Useless Beauty

Absence of presence: Arty Last Days misses out on Cobain's populist passion

Nothing Compares 2 U

Detached, resigned, and frustrated method actor mourns, regrets, lashes out, and wonders

Early Bird

Thrush attempts again to show everything old is new again

Carry Your Torch

By the time they make Albuquerque, she'll be modeling

Wake Up Little Hootenanny

Emo-Folk for the Millions: A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama

Outdoor Concerts & Music Festivals

Emo-Folk for the Millions: A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama

Music

Emo-Folk for the Millions: A Man, a Plan, a Canal, Panama

Sound Checks

Your Choices Guide to Four Nights of CMJ Music

Happily Ever After

Your Choices Guide to Four Nights of CMJ Music

Getting Real

Your Choices Guide to Four Nights of CMJ Music

Consumer Guide

Six of these 12 picks recast known compositions, and only two of the six are in the rock tradition. But I did find one medium-obscure alt band worth writing about. One.

Built To Spill Over

Six of these 12 picks recast known compositions, and only two of the six are in the rock tradition. But I did find one medium-obscure alt band worth writing about. One.

SYM Seeks Audience

Six of these 12 picks recast known compositions, and only two of the six are in the rock tradition. But I did find one medium-obscure alt band worth writing about. One.