As we mentioned in our list of Elliott Smith's 10 best songs, Kill Rock Stars has deemed August to be Elliott Smith month, in honor of his 8/6 birthday, and they've been kindly flooding the market…   Read Story »

Elliott Smith was born on August 6, 1969, and thus, August is Elliott Smith Month, according to his onetime label, Kill Rock Stars. To celebrate, KRS has been generously offering fans alternate…   Read Story »

Kill Rock Stars has been generous with the Elliott Smith alternate takes this August -- Elliott Smith Month, they're calling it, in honor of his 8/6 birthday. First we got "Alameda," then "Punch And…   Read Story »

All these years later, it's amazing that there are still unheard Elliott Smith recordings out there, but there totally are. The man would've turned 43 this week, and Kill Rock Stars is marking the…   Read Story »

In celebration of what would have been Elliott Smith's 43rd birthday, Kill Rock Stars is releasing some rare and previously unreleased tracks from their archives. Today, they put forth an alternate…   Read Story »

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…   Read Story »

Last month Death Cab For Cutie returned to the spotlight with "You Are A Tourist," the great first single and video from their forthcoming Codes And Keys. A sunny addition to our spring playlist, it…   Read Story »

Kill Rock Stars will release An Introduction to... Elliott Smith, a sort of greatest hits collection from the late singer. The songs come from all seven Smith albums, mostly from his independent…   Read Story »

Roger Waters hired street artists to wheat-paste or project images and an anti-war quote by Dwight D. Eisenhower around NYC and L.A. to promote his upcoming The Wall tour. But the street team picked…   Read Story »

It isn't easy being green, nor is it easy knowing how to react when Sad Kermit uploads videos to YouTube. If you've been on the internet before you've seen his syringe-ful take on "Hurt." Today it's…   Read Story »