Perhaps most controversial is an interview with Jennifer Chiba, the girlfriend that was in the apartment when Elliott died (and was subsequently hit with a lot of nastiness and death rumors when the suicide ruling couldn’t be 100% confirmed). Other notable figures interviewed are director of the short Smith documentary “Strange Parallel,” Steve Hanft and David McConnell who helped...
Elizabeth Cotten’s “Shake Sugaree” is a delightfully whimsical song that carries at its heart a good deal of wisdom. Cotten developed the simple melody of the song from folk sources, and used it as a lullaby when putting her great grandchildren to bed in the evening. She encouraged the kids to think of words for [...]
Part Four is a little deceitful – after The Divine Comedy gets things off to a rollicking start, things slow down considerably. That doesn’t mean that the level of quality lessens, though, as the songs that follow all have their languid charms. Enjoy: 1) The Divine Comedy – Famous 2) Catherine A.D. – The Book Of Love 3) Shocking [...]
Ladies Home Journal loves us! Read up on why Rachel, Nichelle and I are ladies. *grin* Ladies We Love: Rachel, Nichelle and Stacie of Cupcakes Take the Cake Written on October 14, 2009 at 12:20 pm, by sharmon Rachel Kramer Bussel, Nichelle Stephens (pictured at right) and Stacie Joy are the women behind one of the sweetest blogs we know, Cupcakes Take the Cake . Now you may be wondering when the whole...
http://www.mediafire.com/?y0zthbmgzw2 With: They Might Be Giants (vocals, various instruments); PJ Harvey, Mary Lou Lord, Lou Reed (vocals, guitar); John Cale (vocals, piano); Frank Black, Cynthia Gayneau, Martha Wainright, Linda Perry (vocals). Mostly due to the different guest artists and their distinct styles, each song plays differently. Doesn't flow as well as I had hoped but worth looking into...
A friend sent me this Slog link. Elliott Smith would've been 40 yesterday. There was a time during law school when I listened to his music every day, on repeat, all day and night. When I walked to Brownie's to see him. Once, I met him backstage at Bottom Line at a Mary Lou Lord show, mostly watching them talk. I think I handed him her set list. But the other day, Saturday, when I'd spent all day covered...
oh my, talk about takin me back to my shitty little studio apartment on dearborn in chicago circa sometime in 1994/95. oh those your good times, the worries were few, the beer was cheap(er), the gut was flat, the lungs still in pretty good shape, my demeanor: shiny and i was listening to a lot [...]
I'd read about the famed rock club 9:30 Club's new cupcake venture, but because there's sooooo much cupcake news lately, it didn't wind up getting posted. Some cupcake news items just aren't the same without a photo, and this one is no exception. So thank you to Express Night Out for the real scoop. I think it would be awesome to go to a concert and get a cupcake to eat while you rock out. Or to gift...
A resurrected post today, while I write finals for my graduating seniors and wrestle with something of significance for the weekend. The following feature was originally posted Feb. 23, 2008; it was subsequently removed by blogger. As far as I can tell, the only major distinction between modern folk and a certain sort of [...]
I was dreaming, but I should have been with you instead… Here at Cover Lay Down, we pride ourselves on our diligent publishing schedule — twice a week every week, Wednesdays and Sundays without fail. Which makes it all the more embarrassing to have passed out on the couch just after supper last night, never [...]
A short-haired Elliott Smith in concert from 1995, shot by Mary Lou Lord and posted on the Glorious Noise blog today: In the lyrics he sings: the feedback starts and the singer yells “i’d rather die than give you control” but he’s already sold the whole damn thing for a big loan Full lyrics below More footage from the show, via the Elliott Smith message board : “We’re...
Video: Elliott Smith - "We're All Friends Now" This is footage shot by Mary Lou Lord somewhere in Canada in 1995. Lyrics are a badass smackdown of a music industry showcase for Nine Inch Nails: The feedback starts and the...
"Whoa, she's got a keyboard player," I remarked as Emmy the Great was setting up for her first of many CMJ shows at Pianos Tuesday afternoon. I'd seen Emmy play four times previous and at none of them did she...
It's been five years since Elliott Smith's untimely and unexplained death, and his friends and fans are taking time to remember the singer. Mary Lou Lord posted this previously unreleased ...
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