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I've been readiing Infinite Jest this past couple of weeks and I feel like David Foster Wallace is a friend of mine that I never got to meet. I had a similar experience when I got introduced to Kafka (who he also loves apparently). This website has a decent archive of his interviews, readings, and other such recordings. It's been nice to further acquaint myself with him in this manner, and if anyone else is a fan of his writing I'd recommend this website.
Mar 10, 2025
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Last night I attended an annual benefit concert that celebrates the life and work of David Berman. Last week, in preparation, a friend of mine whose obsession does not yet run as deep asked me to make a playlist. So I made this, as a (long) introduction. While it felt impossible to whittle the discography down to essential tracks, it seemed equally impossible to take a wrong turn in choosing, because every song he wrote had some magic in it.
I figured Iād share it here too, so theres the link^
Jan 5, 2025
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i could get used to this :)
Jan 22, 2025
"I don't really care where I fit into anything, or if there's even anything to fit into. I like music, that's the thing. It's very uncomplicated."
There's a lot I could write here about this film, about Elliott himself. Who was actually VERY complicated even if his attachment to music was not.
I'm actually in the movie (that's where this site's profile photo comes from).
But then again, lots of his Portland friends from that time period (early to mid 90s) are in the movie and typically never talked about Elliott publicly after he passed: Pete Krebs (Hazel), Tony Lash (Heatmiser), Joanna Bolme (Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks), Sean Croghan (Crackerbash), the amazing Larry Crane who serves as the archivist for the Elliott Smith estate and built his studio Jackpot! with Elliott's help. Autumn DeWilde. Jon Brion. The list goes on. Most of us never really went on-the-record about him again. We trusted the makers and let this stand as thee best/final/most definitive word on Elliott.
I will just leave it at this: watch the film.
Nickolas Rossi and Kevin Moyer did such a terrific and respectful job of allowing Elliott's music to speak much more loudly than his well-publicized troubles ever did.
I miss Elliott all the time. I miss his music even more.
I wrote a bunch of things about him over the years but perhaps this one remains the most emotionally true way of remembering him, at least for me: https://magnetmagazine.com/2003/10/27/the-moon-is-a-lightbulb-breaking-in-memory-of-elliott-smith/
Apr 26, 2024
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sometimes you just need to read some real shit straight from the realest person you know .
Feb 24, 2025
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Mar 4, 2025
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Mar 4, 2025