Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing (30 page)
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Authors: Benjamin Nugent
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
