S6E309 - Elliott Smith 'Either/Or with Corey duBrowa
This week's guest, writer/DJ/Tech dude Corey duBrowa, brings some deep personal insight to this episode focusing on Elliott Smith and his amazing 1997 record: 'Either/Or'. Corey was living in Portland, OR and running in the same circles as Smith...
This week's guest, writer/DJ/Tech dude Corey duBrowa, brings some deep personal insight to this episode focusing on Elliott Smith and his amazing 1997 record: 'Either/Or'. Corey was living in Portland, OR and running in the same circles as Smith during his rise as a member of the Portland rock band Heatmiser to Oscar-nominated indie solo artist. Although he was tragically taken way too soon from this earth, his wonderfully written, captivatingly delivered songs live on.
Songs discussed in this episode: Say Yes - Brown Derbies/Lucy Lowis/Ben Folds/Elliott Smith; Blackout - Heatmiser; No Confidence Man (Live at Umbra Penumbra, Portland, OR - September 17, 1994) - Elliott Smith; Plainclothes Man - Heatmiser; Miss Misery (Live at The Oscars, 1998), Speed Trials - Elliott Smith; My Valuable Hunting Knife - Guided By Voices; Alameda - Elliott Smith; The Ballad Of El Goodo - Big Star; Ballad Of Big Nothing, Don't Think Twice It's Alright (Live, Bob Dylan Cover) - Elliott Smith; Ballad Of A Thin Man - Bob Dylan; This Will Be Our Year - The Zombies; Between The Bars, Pictures Of Me, No Name No. 5, Rose Parade - Elliott Smith; I Figured You Out - Mary Lou Lord; Punch and Judy, Angeles, Cupid's Trick, 2.45 AM, Say Yes - Elliott Smith; Warsaw - Joy Division; I Figured You Out - Elliott Smith
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Corey duBrowa
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In addition to his all-consuming day gig doing comms for a tech company you might know, Corey duBrowa was also a music journalist for two+ decades, with more than a thousand bylines in publications ranging from Rolling Stone and Paste Magazine to No Depression and GQ. Recently he's been DJing on KXSF.FM with his show BYOB (Bring Yer Own Beats). He lives in Berkeley, CA with his wife Courteneay and son Tanner, who has carried Corey's music obsession into the digital age.