Elliott Smith and the Big Nothing (28 page)

Abbey Road Studios

Academy Awards

Smith, Elliott, performing at

Affleck, Ben

AFI

AIDS

Alcohol

Alcoholics Anonymous

Alice in Chains

Alien Ant Farm

“All Tomorrow’s Parties” (Velvet

Underground)

Allergy Control Group

“Alphabet Town”

“Amazing Grace”

American Music Club

Amherst

“Amity” 111 Amplifiers

“Angeles”

recording

Apple, Fiona

Artichoke Music

Azerrad, Michael

B-Girl

“Baby Bitch” (Ween)

“Baby Britain”

Backstreet Boys

“Ballad of the Big Nothing”

The Band

Barlow, Lou

Smith, Elliott, and

Barton, Donna

Basketball

Bass

Merritt, Mark, on

Beach Boys

Beatles

Smith, Elliott, on

Beatles for Sale

Beck

Belle and Sebastian

first album of

Ben Is Dead
(magazine)

Berbati’s Pan

Berryman, Bunny Kay.
See
Smith, Bunny

“Between the Bars”

lyrics of

recording

Bible

“Big Decision”

Big Pink

Bikini Kill

Bill’s Records

Birddog

Black Flag

Blake, Chad

“Bled White”

lyrics of

Blue
(Mitchell)

The Bodeans

Bolme, Joanna

background of

breakup with

in The Minders

mixing
Basement on the Hill,

Smith, Elliott, and

“Bottle Up and Explode!"

Bowery Ballroom

Bowie, David

Bowling

Bratmobile

Bright Eyes

Brion, Jon

Britpop

Browne, Jackson

Buckley, Jeff

Buffalo Springfield

Built to Spill

Bush

The Byrds

Cafe Flesh

soundtrack for

Calamity Jane

California Frown

Call for Renewal

“Candyland” (Heatmiser)

“Can’t Be Touched” (Heatmiser)

Caroline

Carter, Betty

Cash, Johnny

Cassidy, David

Cat Power

Cavity Search Records

Cervenka, Exene Day, E.V., and

Smith, Elliott, and

Chapman, Jake

Cherokee

Chiba, Jen

Smith, Elliott, and

during Smith’s suicide

Chicago (band)

“Christian Brothers”

Christian Death

Christianity

Mormonism and

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

literature of

Cibo Matto

Circle Jerks

Clarinet

The Clash

Clifton, Ramona

Barlow, Lou, and

on celebrities

on exposure

on
Figure 8
tour

Cobain, Kurt

death of

Smith, Elliott, and

Comes with a Smile
(magazine)

Community of Christ

Con Air

“Condor Ave."

lyrics of

Cooke, Sam

Coomes, Sam

effect of, on Heatmiser

on tour

Cop and Speeder
(Heatmiser)

Cotton, Josie

Crack

Crackerbash

Crane, Larry

Croghan, Sean

in Jr. High

“Cupid’s Trick”

arrangements of

The Cure

Cursive

Dallas

touring in

Dalsimer, Amy

on
Roman Candle
cover

Damon, Matt

Daramin, Mandy

“Darling Nikki” (Prince)

Day, E.V.

on alcoholism

on art

Cervenka, Exene, and

on drug use

on fame

on fans

on friendship

on Los Angeles

on rehab

on Smith, Elliott

with Smith, Elliott

on social life

on suicide

on tattoos

on touring

Dead Air
(Heatmiser)

highlights of

Deal, Kim

Deerin, Valerie

breakup with

Smith, Elliott, and

on suicidal tendencies

Denbow, Kevin

Depp Ellum

Depression

Dion, Celine

at Academy Awards

Smith, Elliott, and

Dischord

Disney

“Distinct Complicity” (Bikini Kill)

“A Distorted Reality Is Now a

Necessity to Be Free”

lyrics of

“Division Day”

lyrics of

The Donner Party

“Don’t Walk Away Renee” (Left

Banke)

The Doors

Dots Cafe

Doughty, Mike

on alcoholism

on DreamWorks

on music taste

Smith, Elliott and

on songwriting

Doyle, Julie

on name-changing

on Smith, Elliott

DreamWorks

Doughty, Mike, on

leaving

McConnell, David, and

signing to

Drums

Duckler, Garrick

Dumbo

Duncanville

Pickering, Steve, on

population of

Dworkin, Andrea

Dylan, Bob

Eating problems

Echo Park

The Echo

Ecker, Felice

EELS

Egyptian Room

Either/Or

arrangements on

recording

tour for

El Oso
(Soul Coughing)

The Elected

Elephant Six

Elfman, Danny

Elliott Smith

metaphors on

release of

Elliott Smith Foundation for Abused

Children

“Everybody Cares, Everybody

Understands” “Everything Means Nothing To Me”

Exile in Guyville
(Liz Phair)

Exile on Main Street
(the Rolling

Stones)

Faces

Factor, Andy

The Faint

Fame

isolation and

Krebs, Pete, on

Fancher, Lisa

Fans

friends and

Feminism

Fighting

Figure 8

recording

touring for

The Flaming Lips

“Flowers for Charlie”

lyrics of

Foljhan, Tim

Football

For the Record

From a Basement on the Hill

recording

Frontier Records

Froom, Mitchell

Fugazi

The Fugees

Full Moon Fever
(Tom Petty)

Fun House
(the Stooges)

Furtado, Nelly

Galaxy Lounge

Garry, Dorien

on friendship

on Los Angeles

on moving

Smith, Elliott, and

Thanksgiving with

on
XO,

Gates, Rebecca

Geffen, David

Germann, Carl

on identity politics

on music taste

on Smith, Elliott

“Get Lucky”

“Get Me Away from Here I’m Dying”

(Belle and Sebastian)

lyrics of

Giants Stadium

Gibson, Debbie

Gibson guitars

Girlie Action

“Glass Onion”

Glorious Noise
(website)

The Godfathers

Goldenboy

Gonson, JJ

on Heatmiser

on
Roman Candle,

on tattoos

Good Will Hunting
(Van Sant)

soundtrack for

Gordon, Kim

Grandaddy

Greenwald, Marta

Group Sex
(Circle Jerks)

Groupies

Grunge

chart-success of

Smith, Elliott on

Guitars

Merritt, Mark, on

Gust, Neil

coming-out

in Heatmiser

lyrics of

music taste of

in No. 2

in Portland

reputation of

on
Roman Candle
cover

Smith, Elliott, and

songwriting methods of

Swanson, Marc, and

“Half Right”

The Halo Benders

Hampshire College

identity politics in

SOURCe at

“Happiness”

recording

Happy Ending

Harrison, George

Harvest
(Neil Young)

Hawaii

moving to

Hazel

Heatmiser

break-up of

collaboration in

Coomes, Sam, in

first lineup of

Gonson, JJ, on

Krebs, Pete, on

last album of

in Portland

roles in

signing of

Smith, Elliott, on

“Helter Skelter”

Henry Fonda Theatre

Heroin

Krebs, Pete, on

Herring, Chris

Heterosexuality

homosexuality and

“Hey Now”

Hip-hop

in Portland

Hitt, William

credentials of

legal history of

Homosexuality

heterosexuality and

Swanson, Marc, on

Hornick, Jason

Houston, Whitney

“How Do I Live” (Yearwood)

“I Didn’t Understand”

lyrics of

recording

“I Want It That Way” (Backstreet

Boys)

Identity politics

at Hampshire

“I’m So Tired” (Beatles)

“Independence Day”

recording

Indie rock

in late 90’s

Irresistible Bliss
(Soul Coughing)

Irving Plaza

Isolation

fame and

Jabberjaw