Guardian Music — (Kitchenware)Most people, when they are filled with yuletide cheer, think of Tom Smith, singer of Editors and voice of such feelgood pop hits as Blood and Smokers Outside the Hospital Door. This Christmas collaboration with former Razorlight drummer ... more info

Chorus.fm — A new *Elliott Smith* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/elliottsmith) documentary is in the works. Heaven Adores You is being directed by Nikolas Rossi and you can find more details here (http://www.nme.com/news/elliott-smith/60876). more info

Guardian Music — Protesters at Occupy London had some surprise guests at a Christmas party last night. Radiohead's Thom Yorke and Robert '3D' del Naja from Massive Attack dropped in to DJ at the group's occupation of UBS's empty building in east LondonJohnny HoworthE... more info

Stereogum — In 1997, Elliott Smith arrived at the University of Maryland’s student-run WMUC-FM station to tape a session; at the time, Smith was riding a wave of underground and critical respect for his 1997 LP Either/Or. The session was broadcast live on the ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Old 97's frontman Rhett Miller keeps his solo career rolling with the upcoming release of The Interpreter: Live at Largo, a dozen live acoustic covers of some of his favorite songs by David Bowie, the Pixies, the Kinks, Elliott Smith and more. T... more info

Guardian Music — I love this idea of the darkest, calmest hour, far from the fury of the wild night, as the devils lie down and the morning light has yet to arriveMaybe it's been the changing light, the cold, quiet shift to dark mornings and long, drab evenings that... more info

Guardian Music — Award-winning jazz quartet Kairos 4tet perform an exclusive live version of their track Philosophy of Futility from their new album Statement of IntentBen KapeAndy GallagherAlex HealeyElliot Smith more info

Guardian Music — Simon Hattenstone talks to David Gest, Tito and Rebbie Jackson and the late singer's lawyers about a new documentarySimon HattenstoneElliot Smith more info

Guardian Music — The secret of posthumous albums is to allow the departed artist some dignity – but unfortunately that doesn't always happenThe mystery of how much music Amy Winehouse managed to record in the five years between Back to Black and her untimely death ... more info

Swedesplease — Halina Larsson is an ex-pat from Sweden who has lived in LA and now resides in Brooklyn. She’s go a diverse sound and a variety of influences including Janis Joplin, Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, Feist and Elliot Smith. She’s a trained jazz vocalist ... more info