Steven Paul Smith was born in Omaha in 1969 and raised outside Dallas, moving to Portland, Oregon, as a teenager to live with ...

Previously only available on streaming, Elliott Smith’s 'Figure 8 (Deluxe Edition)' is getting a limited edition 3 LP vinyl ...

There’s no such thing as a bad Elliott Smith album. They’re all somewhere between “really good” and “era defining.” Figure 8 ...

In high school, Smith began to go by a first name that he felt suited him more, Elliott, and recorded songs on a 4-track with his friends. (Credit: Frank Mullen/WireImage) Returning to Portland ...

Elliott Smith decided he wanted to make a career out of music when he first heard The Beatles’ White Album. In April 2000, he released an album called Figure 8 that seemed like his attempt to ...

Smith recorded Figure 8 in several studios, including Sunset Sound Recorders and Capitol Studios in Los Angeles, and Abbey Road in London. While working at Abbey Road, Elliott played the same ...

“Really wasn't any meaning. I like the No. 21. If I could, I would've kept 15. I didn't think about 22 -- that's just something you don't do, that's a guy who worked so hard and accomplished so ...

There's so, so many but honestly I've yet to hear anyone quite like Elliott Smith. He was like a one man Beatles. The melodies he weaved from thin air were absolutely stunning. Also, I love the ...

Many have held internships with the KC Streetcar Authority (KCSA), like Elliott Smith, who was exposed to data analyzing ridership reports and trends. "It was really cool to learn how the ins and ...

‘Trailers After Dark’ sees Wolfhard deviate from the jangle pop reverie of first ‘Happy Birthday’ single ‘Choose The Latter’, towards a lo-fi Elliott Smith-styled ballad. “Oh my ...