Today, October 21st, marks the eighth anniversary of the passing of one of modern music's true originals: Elliott Smith. So we're going to spend today celebrating his life: check out some of our favourite Elliott songs below, and let us know yours in the comments so we can share them with everyone else. Read the full post

XO Elliott Smith (1998)" XO proves that not only can Elliott Smith craft a song, but he knows how to make an alluring pop record as well." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine, AllMusic Editor Read the full post

We all love album covers - especially album covers distorted, re-interpreted and made more unique by fans.The recent Harry Potter album covers got me thinking about the other fan work I'd seen online, so I spent a few hours finding some of the best.Enjoy this fan work. It's pretty darn impressive. Read the full post

A match-up made in soul heaven,  Band Of Brothers: Vol. 1 brings together two of New Zealand's finest voices in Hollie Smith and Mara TK. This sees Smith following up her acclaimed sophomore album Humour And The Misfortune Of Others by teaming up with vocalist/producer Mara TK of Wellington neo-soul/funk trio Electric Wire Hustle. Read the full post

EITHER/OR Elliott Smith (1997)"..one of the top singer-songwriters of his generation" - Robert Jamieson, PopMatters Read the full post

THE QUEEN IS DEAD The Smiths (1986) Read the full post

The future is unwritten, as the late great Joe Strummer said, and its always exciting to not know what's about to appear over the horizon musically. Here's a few albums that have been released this year so far that have got us excited, by artists both old and new. Read the full post

With 2011 shaping up to be another great year for music, it's exciting to think about all the great new bands that are set to make their presence felt. The first great new band that I've heard so far this year are Smith Westerns, a guitar driven Chicago indie band, with huge pop hooks and an epic studio crafted sound.Their album "Dye It... Read the full post

We love Elliott Smith here at MusicHy.pe, and since August the 6th would've been his 41st birthday, we're celebrating his life and music. Let us know your favourite of Elliott's songs and we'll tweet them out to our followers. We'll also add a few cool Track's around his music too. Read the full post