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

Guardian Music — Susanna Karolina Wallumroed, from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, performs her version of Thin Lizzy's 1976 hit Jailbreak exclusively for Observer Music MonthlyElliot SmithAndy Gallagher more info

Guardian Music — Susanna Karolina Wallumroed, from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra, performs an exclusive live version of her song HangoutElliot SmithAndy Gallagher more info

Rawkblog — An Elliott Smith documentary, Searching For Elliott Smith, is beginning to make the festival rounds — the first such movie to examine the life and untimely death of the troubled, peerless musician. Some of Smith’s friends and colleagues have been... more info