Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing (30 page)

birth of

Bolme, Joanna, and

Cervenka, Exene, and

Chiba, Jen, and

childhood of

Cobain, Kurt, and

college image of

college jobs of

Day, E.V., and

death of

decline of

Deerin, Valerie, and

delivery of

Dion, Celine, and

Doughty, Mike, and

DreamWorks and

drinking and

drug use of

early girlfriends of

eating problems of

on fame

on family

on feminism

fighting habits of

first live performance of

first solo performance of

friendship with

Garry, Dorien, and

Germann, Carl, on

on grunge

Gust, Neil, and

on Heatmiser

Identifying with

on identity politics

instrumental direction of

intervention for

jobs of

on Kiss

Lash, Tony, and

on lo-fi recording

in Los Angeles

lyric-writing techniques of

medication of

memorial concert for

metaphors used by

Mittleman, Margaret, and

Morgan, Andrew, and

music taste of

name-change of

paranoia of

post-rehab

production of

record labels of

on recording

on recording techniques

in rehab

religious upbringing of

repairing gear

Schnapf, Rob, and

sense of humor of

songwriting methods of

on sports

in Stranger Than Fiction

studio of

suicidal tendencies of

Swanson, Marc, and

tattoos of

Thanksgiving with

in therapy

on touring

tribute concert for

Welch, Charles, and

work habits of

Smith, Gary

divorce of

Smith, Joseph

Smith, Rachel

Smith, Robert

Smith, Stephen.
See
Smith, Elliott
The Soft Bulletin,

The Softies

Solutions (record store)

“Some Song”

lyrics of

Songwriting

Doughty, Mike, on

Sonic Youth

Soul Coughing

Sound Factory

South by Southwest

“Southern Belle”

lyrics of

Southlander

Sparta

Spector, Phil

“Speed Trials”

Spielberg, Steven

Spin
(magazine)

The Spinanes

Spongey Monkey
(magazine)

Sports

Spring Heel Jack

“St. Ides Heaven”

“St. James Infirmary”

“Stairway to Heaven” (Led Zeppelin)

Stereolab

Sterling, Pamela

Stewart, Ellen

Sticky Fingers
(Rolling Stones)

Stipe, Michael

Stone Age 2000

Stone Temple Pilots

The Stooges

The Story of Ferdinand
(Lawson)

Stranger Than Fiction

lineup of

The Strokes

Students of Under-Represented

Cultures (SOURCe)

at Hampshire

Sub Pop

Subway system

Sudsy’s

Suicidal Tendencies (band)

Suicide

Sullivan, Shon

Sunset Music Festival

Sunset Sound

studios in

“Super Bon Bon” (Soul Coughing)

Supergrass

“Supersonic” (Oasis)

Swanson, Marc

on communication

on depression

on Dione, Celine

on drug addiction

on drug metaphors

on failure

on friendship

Gust, Neil, and

at Hampshire

on homosexuality

on humor

on instrumental music

on moving

on New York

on Oscars

as photographer

on record labels

on rehab

on
Roman Candle,

Smith, Elliott, and

on Smith, Elliott

on television

Waronker, Lenny, and

Swanson’s

“Sweet Adeline”

T-Rex

Tannis Root

TapeOp
(magazine)

Tattoos

Taylor, James

“Telegram Sam” (T-Rex)

Television

“Tequila”

Therapy

Ticketmaster

Titanic

Tokyo

soccer riot in

“Tomorrow Tomorrow’

recording

Tortoise

Tricky

Trident Studios

Troubador

Tutu, Desmond

Two Dollar Guitar

U2

Umbra Penumbra

Under the Radar
(magazine)

Utah

Van Sant, Gus

Vega, Suzanne

Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground and Nico

“Venus in Furs” (Velvet

Underground)

Video games

Virgin

leaving

Vita Scale

Vogel, Laura

Wainwright, Rufus

Waits, Tom

“Wake” (Heatmiser)

Wally Heider Studio 4

“Waltz #2 (XO)"

arrangements of

lyrics of

Warner Bros.

Waronker, Lenny

Swanson, Marc, and

Weatherbee, Mary Jane

Ween

Weiland, Scott

Weiss, Janet

in Sleater-Kinney

Welch, Ashley

Welch, Charles Hugh

Smith, Elliott, and

“We’re Going to Have a Real Good

Time Together”

“The White Lady Loves You More”

The White Album
(Beatles)

The Who

Wight, Shannon

on name-changing

Wilco

Williams, Hank

Williams, Lucinda

Williamsburg

Wilson, Brian

Wisener, Bill

Witchy Poo

Wolfe

Wood, Luke

Woodstock

Workingman’s Dead
(the Grateful

Dead)

Worrell, Sean

X

XO

arrangements on

lyrics of

mixing

recording of

Santen, Bill, on

tour for

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
(Wilco)

Yearwood, Trisha

at Academy Awards

Yellow No. 5
(Heatmiser)

“You Gotta Move”

Young, Brigham

Young, Neil

Young Fresh Fellows

Youtz, Ralph