"Why I Can't Listen to Elliott Smith's Music"
Six years after the tortured singer-songwriter's suicide, SPIN contributor Ellen Carpenter talks about the day the music died.
By Ellen Carpenter 10.21.09 12:13 PM
Today marks the sixth anniversary of Elliott Smith’s death.
For me, it marks the fifth anniversary of not listening to his music. This isn’t because I don’t like it. I actually share the view that Smith was one of the best two or three singer-songwriters of his generation.
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SPIN.com's Best of the Week, October 20-26
Metallica kick off their world tour and Guns N' Roses finally release a new song! Plus: check out CMJ and the week's other top stories.
By Spin Staff 10.25.08 1:21 AM
John McCain isn't doing so well these days, but a few other old-timers had a triumphant week on SPIN.com: Metallica kicked off their world tour, Eminem rapped about hip-hop, and a little band named Guns N' Roses (ever heard of 'em?) released their first single since Ally McBeal was on TV.
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Elliott Smith Remembered, 5 Years Later
On the anniversary of the singer/songwriter's death, read SPIN music editor Charles Aaron's review of Smith's final album, From a Basement on a Hill.
By Spin Staff 10.21.08 2:39 PM
Five years ago, in a kitchen on a hill in Los Angeles, Elliott Smith died from knife wounds to the chest (the case is still open, but many presume that he committed suicide). He was 34.
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