A very kind member of SweetAdeline's message board, Geneviève, has provided me with a DVD of a Heatmiser concert! The show is from 1993 and is the first full concert video to find its way onto the internet and the second Heatmiser show to surface.

Screenshots can be seen here.
Setlist info is here.
The torrent is here.
Enjoy!
Posted by: Neil on September 17th 2007

The new Elliott Smith album, New Moon, is due to be released on the 8th. Those of you who preordered from Kill Rock Stars may have already received yours. I got my copy in the mail today, and it has been scanned and added to the discography.

Preordering does have its benefits. KRS included a poster, postcard, and some assorted bonus stuff in its package.

Also added to the discography is an album by the band Ain't. Elliott played tremolo on the song "Suit of Running Water" from their 1995 release, Nope.



Posted by: Neil on May 2nd 2007

Excuse the extreme lack of updates here. There is stuff percolating in the background, but it doesn't look like it when you see the last news date.

I typically don't update the front page with news of compilations unless they feature rare songs, but if any of you were looking for an excuse to introduce your father or mother to some good music this fathers/mothers day, there's a great two disc compilation featuring Elliott Smith, Lou Barlow, Vic Chestnut, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, and several other notables that was recently released. Some of the song choices are slightly questionable, but if you're looking to get someone into some good modern singer/songwriter stuff, it looks like a solid mix.

Rough Trade Shops: Singer Songwriter Vol. 1

In other compilation news, it has been revealed that an Elliott Smith song will be featured on volume two of the Live From Nowhere Near You compilation. The compilation's proceeds go straight to Outside In, the same charity that all the ESMF money goes to. I'd encourage you all to buy the first cd and keep your eyes peeled for news of the second... if my information is correct (which I know it is) you'll all be VERY interested in volume two.
Posted by: Neil on March 28th 2007

Frontier Records has released Yellow #5 on 10" colored vinyl.

My copy just arrived today and it is sweet. For those of you not familiar (if there are any in that class who stumble across this page), Yellow #5 was an EP released on CD by Heatmiser, Elliott Smith's first commercial band. It was the second CD release, following 1993's Dead Air. The ep is a very solid follow-up, and a key turning point in the band's musical evolution. The EP starts off with an Dead Air outtake, Wake. The highlights on the EP however are the final two tracks. Idler and Junior Mint are the bridge between the loud grungeish sound of Dead Air and the more melodic rock that is Cop and Speeder.

Coincidentally, both the Dead Air vinyl and the Cop and Speeder vinyl are still in print and available from Frontier (as are the CD form if you'd prefer that.) If you haven't heard either, you'd do well to listen. It's considerably louder and rockier than either Elliott Smith's solo stuff or Neil Gust's No.2, but there's still a considerable bit there that should appeal to fans of either... and colored vinyl thrown in to boot.

A Merry Christmas indeed.
Posted by: Neil on January 10th 2007

I got married over the weekend. While that on its own is not particularly front page note worthy one of our wedding gifts is:

Just thought I'd share.

In other news, over the next few weeks you may notice some changes to the site as I do some rewriting of the php backend. Streamlining some sql querries and adding some new sections. Should be a blast.
Posted by: Neil on October 3rd 2006

I had been looking for this particular promo cd for quite some time. It's the infamous Elliot Smith Either/Or Promo from Kill Rock Stars. Has Elliott's name spelled incorrectly and No Name #5 listed as "Gone at Last." My life (and by extension the discography) is now somehow more complete.
Posted by: Neil on September 26th 2006

I've added the Pretty (Ugly Before) 1 track promo CD single to the discography with scans. Also some behind the scenes coding related stuff, such as adding a "see also" section on the disc info pages to help find similar releases in different territories, and a pictoral "this song also appears on" section for the lyrics pages to help you find other releases that have featured your favorite songs. Fun times.
Posted by: Neil on May 21st 2006

Some random updates to the discography:
Cavity Search Audio Resumé
Everything You Need Promo
Sweet & Pungent Dreamworks Sampler Promo
Kill Rock Stars Video Fanzine #1
Kill Rock Stars Video Fanzine #2
Southlander

I do have some more backlog stuff to scan and add and I'll hopefully be doing that in another week or so..
Posted by: Neil on May 8th 2006