Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — Local Natives - "Sun Hands"; At some point next year you're going to wonder how many more times you can possibly listen to the fantastic debut record from Local Natives. Gorilla Manor will be out in February, but after getting the first taste with th... more info

Chorus.fm — *Elliott Smith's (http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=181202615&blogId=522355928)* album Roman Candle will be remastered (http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=181202615&blogId=522355928) throug... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Elliott Smith - Cecilia/Amanda (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Elliott Smith - Between The Bars (MP3) Kill Rock Stars is very excited to announce that on April 6th, 2010 we will be adding Elliott Smith's Roman Candle and From a Basement on... more info

Altsounds — Kill Rock Stars is very excited to announce that on April 6th, 2010 they will be adding Elliott Smith’s Roman Candle and From a Basement on the Hill records to their catalog. Roman Candle is Elliott Smith’s first solo album and w... more info

Rawkblog — Roman Candle, remastered by New Moon dude Larry Crane, and From a Basement on the Hill are due out next year from Elliott Smith’s old home, Kill Rock Stars, which previously released Elliott Smith, Either/Or and New Moon. The charm of Roman Candle ... more info

Rolling Stone — Elliott Smith’s 1994 debut album Roman Candle and 2004 posthumous LP From a Basement on the Hill will both be reissued by Kill Rock Stars, the label home of Smith’s other independent releases, on April 6th, 2010. To celebrate the releases, Kill R... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Today Kill Rock Stars announced the news that Elliott Smith's first LP Roman Candle is getting the remaster/rerelease treatment (including the first ever vinyl release in the US) on April 6th, 2010. It's always exciting to see that people still care ... more info

Troubled Souls Unite — Twenty nine years ago today, John Lennon's life was tragically cut short. It's tough to write about such a prolific and influential musician, if only because there's too many accomplishments to focus on in too few years. While he's not my favorite Be... more info

Guardian Music — Armed with a hoard of antique instruments, this multi-tasking band create ornate pop full of sepia-tinted nostalgiaHometown: Portland, Oregon.The lineup: Micah Rabwin (vocals, guitar, musical saw, keyboard), Sean Ogilvie (vocals, keyboard, guitar, ac... more info

Rawkblog — Dispatches from a week I mostly took off: Real talk about the state of music criticism. A sweet live Toro Y Moi video. An Elliott Smith documentary is beginning to make the rounds. Live-Tweeting the American Music Awards. [Turkey photo by David Green... more info