Pitchfork reports that a new Elliott Smith track has surfaced via his fansite, Sweet Adeline. Although no one has confirmed exactly where the track came from, most people assume that it’s an unreleased gem from the XO sessions – in fact, “Grand Mal” was the original working title of the album. Like everyone else who [...]

Pitchfork TV will let you watch the entire 1998 Elliot Smith documentary, Strange Parallel, for one week and one week ONLY. If you’re hip to this new trend of watching TV online, I highly recommend it in between your normal Hulu sessions. There’s a robot hand involved.

One of the things that I love most about music (and art in general, I guess) is that everyone appreciates it in their own way. Ten people can have the same favorite song, album or band and love them for completely different reasons. Be it lyrics, rhythm, melody, harmony, style or something else, people are [...]

Here’s an old mix that I made for a friend. It started out as an introduction to Alt Country, but turned into more of a mood mix than anything. It’s still one of my favorite mixes that I’ve made.
It’s got some pretty sad bastard material on it, but I don’t think of it as depressing [...]

So, exciting times around these parts. Not only are 5 bajillion cool bands playing at Outside Lands a mere nine days from now, but we’re also breaking out of our little shell and throwing a party to celebrate the release of Cousin Chris‘ debut album Moon Paper. We’re inviting all our readers and fellow bloggers [...]

So, apparently you can’t start a music blog without having a top ten list of the past year’s best albums. Even if it’s about a month too late. That’s what Editor-in-Chief The Stranger claims… but relax, the Vague Panther’s list is clearly the best.