
Photo by Andrew Nawrocki Three the-rubber-game-will-be-played -in-perfect-baseball-weather reasons to slick back your hair, tighten your suspenders, peg your pants, and velcro your laces head to the Hideout tonight.... 1. Sad Brad Smith , Chicago's own Sad Brad, is indeed that guy with that song that you heard in Up In The Air and thought was just perfect. He is indeed. Check it out, he has a bunch of other songs - simple, melancholy little pop gems - that he can play for you, too. This is exactly what [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive , Movies One of the highlights oft this year's Academy Awards was the moving tribute to late writer/director John Hughes, the '80s auteur behind ' The Breakfast Club ,' ' Pretty in Pink ' and of course, ' Ferris Bueller's Day Off .' Double nominee Jason Reitman (for writing and directing ' Up in the Air ') surely must've enjoyed the tribute as he tells Spinner he was a big admirer of Hughes, especially the use of music in 'Ferris Bueller.' [...]

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En ny stjärna har fötts på den deppiga indiepophimlen: Sad Brad Smith från Chicago. Lyssna på Help Yourself från filmen Up in The Air: Sad Brad Smith - Help Yourself Om du gillar det så finns det mycket mer att upptäcka på hans myspace , lyssna speciellt på låten Everyone Knows I´m Still In Love With You.

I was not ready for today... Still sick and all I wanted to do was hang out in bed and listen to the rain as I attempt to breathe. I probably should have stayed home... Not sure what I was thinking. What is helping me get through the Monday blues? The Up In The Air Soundtrack . It is a great Soundtrack and if you have not seen the film yet, please do. I know you will not be disappointed. This is a great song from Sad Brad Smith , really the center point of the [...]
So I've now watched and inspected pretty much all the movies that are 'rumoured' to be in line for Oscar noms come February, such is my excitement for the damn thing. And I've gotta say, only Jason Reitman's 'Up in the Air' really dazzled me. 'Precious', 'The Lovely Bones', 'Nine'? Don't swallow the hype. But more on all that in a later post... This entry marks the charming wonderment of Sad Brad Smith, whose 'Help Yourself' almost stole the thunder of George Clooney's showing in 'Air'. A Chicagoan singer songwriter with an ear for drop-dead chord [...]

A guy called Sad Brad Smith wrote one of the most beautiful songs you will hear in a movie this year. We talking about the melancholy ballad "Help Yourself" from Jason Reitman's ("Thank You For Smoking", "Juno") new film "Up In The Air" starring George Clooney. Reitman discovered the Chicago-based singer-songwriter through his brother-in-law, who became a fan after seeing a performance by Smith at a Chicago coffee shop. Even if he wins the Oscar he will still be a sad guy writing songs in the Simon & Garfunkel way... Sad Brad Smith: "Help [...]