jeff & elliott

I've written about my love of Jeff Buckley before. He's my muse, and his death was something that still affects me. I joined the staff of his fan newsletter, met his mom at a fan gathering at the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame and could devote an entire wall of home to all of my "memorabilia" I've collected.

My friend Christy knows exactly how I feel about Jeff because she feels the same way about Elliott Smith. We have a photo with our friends in front of the mural that appeared on the cover of Figure 8 and became a memorial to the singer after his own untimely death.

Today has been one of those days in which everything seemed to go wrong, and I felt like running away and hiding from life.

Then, I came home to this.

Jeff Buckley Retrospective CD/DVD on the Way

Pitchfork.com is reporting that a new DVD will debut on June 2 that will feature some live performances, the Amazing Grace documentary and more. I'm beside myself. It's something to look forward to, even though I know it will be difficult to watch.

While on the same Web page, I see there's a little-seen video on Pitchfork.tv with Elliott Smith called Strange Parallel. It's beautiful to see him smiling, playing music and expressing his sense of humor.

And check out the cameos! Janet Weiss from Sleater-Kinney and recently of Bright Eyes and The Jicks (with Stephen Malkmus) and director Gus Van Sant of Milk and Good Will Huntingfame appear.

Pitchfork says the video will be posted for one week, so go watch it now.