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Pop Culture, Categorically / Music / Sad, sad, sad.
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on: October 22, 2003, 10:29:36 AM
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I hate being this upset about the passing of someone I never knew.
From Pitchfork:
PITCHFORKMEDIA - Will Bryant reports:
Elliott Smith has died at age 34, according to an obituary posted late
Tuesday on Sweet Adeline, Smith's official website. Rumors had been
circulating on the Internet all day about Smith's apparent suicide; by
early
evening, the overwhelming traffic from well-wishers and fans was crashing
Sweet Adeline's discussion board. A handful of posts indicated that
representatives from Smith's label, Dreamworks, were attempting to contact
Charlie Ramirez, the webmaster for Sweet Adeline.
Within hours, Ramirez posted the following: "As you probably realize, I'm
pretty devastated about having to say goodbye to Elliott... it's never easy
to put into words what someone means to you... Elliott was such a lovely
man... I will always have his love, kindness, intelligence, humbleness,
creativeness, greatness and so much more in me forever because that's what
he was and i'll always love him for being who he was... I'll miss you so
much. We will all miss you. See you in heaven, Elliott."
Smith had been working on his sixth studio album, From A Basement On The
Hill, since late 2001. At various points, the self-recorded album was being
shopped to indie labels and later, tentatively scheduled as a double-disc
offering on DreamWorks' 2003 schedule.
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Stuff / GET OFF THE SHED / Well.
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on: October 14, 2003, 06:09:06 PM
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a) I am a sucker for female-fronted bands.
b) Their albums seem inconsistent, but there are some truly, truly excellent songs, enough on each one to make them worth picking up. I think that's my problem with a lot of Britpop - too much filler, "in general." But...I found all the Catatonia discs dirt cheap on half.com and amazon.com, so...I think I'm out $12 for at least a disc's worth of really good tracks.
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Stuff / GET OFF THE SHED / Fake Britpop
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on: October 10, 2003, 12:34:27 PM
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Snizz - why didn't you tell me Catatonia ruled? I gotta assume that these guys are at least on your radar since you're the official Britpop rep here. I wandered across "Equally Cursed and Blessed" and it freakin' rules. Cerys Matthews can wail to the point of being hot.
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Pop Culture, Categorically / Movies / Re: Jasmine's Gifts & Records
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on: August 27, 2003, 10:44:11 AM
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This used music and gift shop is in downtown Olympia next door to where Positively 4th Street held court for many years. Owned & Operated by Nada Columnist Reggie Gilmer, its a great place to buy and sell vinyl or purchase that erotic dragon candle holder you always wanted. Records like RECORDS? Or do you mean crappy CDs? |
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