Artist: Liz Phair

Waxahatchee è un nome difficile da scrivere per dove è la acca, per quante e ci sono e a pronunciarlo sembra che stai per alzare un'ascia e ammazzare (o a tentare di) Tex. Io con Tex ci ho provato da ragazzino ma dopo un po' mi faceva due maroni, sono passato a Dylan Dog e Nathan Never, quest'ultimo abbandonato quasi subito. Mah. scritta una premessa abbastanza idiota c'è da considerare il nuovo disco di Waxahatchee, all'anagrafe Katie Crutchfield, titolo Cerulean Salt. E' uno di quei lavori in cui non intravvedi un potenziale da spaccaclassifica o da popola [...]

From knocking indie music scene bad boys, to riffing on the tales of Salome and John the Baptist, to re-appropriating the most taboo of anatomical vulgarities, "Dance of the Seven Veils" is a testament to the cunning complexities of Liz Phair's composer mind. "I only ask because I'm a real cunt in Spring / You can rent me by the hour." And then there was "Dance of the Seven Veils", the gobsmacking fourth track on Exile in Guyville, and our first taste of Liz Phair's unparalleled ability to be haughty, naughty, playful, and pernicious all in the same breath. [...]

photo by Dave Lichterman It’s time again for Friday on My Mind , our weekly blog post where we look at videos centered around one common theme. This is a collaborative effort between KEXP and King 5 News. Mother’s Day falls on this Sunday, May 12th. Mother’s Day is not celebrated on the same day throughout the world. Since the 16th century, Mothering Sunday has been celebrated on the 4th Sunday in Lent over in the UK. Throughout various locations throughout the world, celebrations of motherhood can take place during other months, with [...]

Though the channel debuted in the early '80s, MTV really found its groove in the '90s when it still balanced music coverage with its burgeoning original reality, comedy, and animated programming. Because we can't resist looking back fondly on the wild and wacky on-air incidents that shaped our adolescence, here are ten mind-blowing moments from MTV's second decade that make us pine for those halcyon off-the wall days; be sure to list the crazy '90s MTV moments that are burned into your memory in the comments! [...]

In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of Exile in Guyville , Sound Affects inaugurates a new Between the Grooves series that examines the indie rock landmark musically, as well as its author's own changing relationship with the album over the years. "Your record collection don't exist / You don't even know who Liz Phair is". This playful admonishing of a much younger lover is, in many ways, the most telling moment on Liz Phair's controversial eponymous 2003 album. The once reigning (blowjob) queen of the indie rock scene, Phair celebrated the 10th anniversary of her near-universally praised debut [...]

The Phairest of them all turns 46, and we've got just the girlysoundalike covers to help her celebrate.

• Maria Doyle Kennedy - Girls, Girls, Girls
• the Adriffs - Whip-Smart
• US Elevator - Never Said

Examining the statistics concerning women in professional, creative fields can be a depressing endeavor. A recent study from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film at San Diego State University indicated that only 9% of directors of the top 250 grossing Hollywood films in 2012 were women — a number that actually increased 4% since 2011, but still shows the scales are heavily tipped. The same study applauded the number of women working in the indie film sector, which is a trend that runs parallel with female-fronted bands or solo music acts. [...]

45andsingle : Artist: Liz Phair Track: Flower Album: Exile In Guyville Year: 1993 The Theme Is:  Sex Songs (nsfw)

The 2013 Academy Awards has revealed the shortlist for its Best Original Song category, and some familiar faces are among the 75 possible nominees , specifically: Arcade Fire's "Abraham's Daughter" from The Hunter Games (the song is also nominated for a Grammy); Fiona Apple's "Dull Tool" from This Is 40 ; The Black Keys' "The Baddest Man Alive" from The Man With the Iron Fists ; Karen O's "Strange Love" from Frankenweenie ; Mumford and Sons' "Learn Me Right" from Brave [...]

Motley Crue recommend "Smokin' in the Boys' Room" when school's getting too intense.Even for those of us who are long past our days of cracking books and praying our way through quizzes, there are day

On the heels of her breakthrough Exile in Guyville , Liz Phair released follow-up Whip-Smart just a year later. 'Supernova' was the sophomore album's flagship single, but it oozed of perfunctory pop hooks and formulaic production value when compared to the Exile collective. Nevertheless, for as much as 'Supernova' seemed to mimic the alternative radio shtick of the time, it sounds refreshingly underground by today's standards. Modern "Alternative" often sounds too polished, and modern "Indie" often gets lost in [...]

Mario Cotto In 2008, 21 year old Mica Levi released one of that year's best records in the form of a skronky, odd pop record called " Jewellery ". Unlike anything else at the time (or anything else since) it was a real stand out and bold statement for a young, relatively unknown artist. In the time since, she toured with Spoon as their opener on their North American tour, experimented and collaborated with the London Sinfonetta for a live project, and performed at ATP [...]

Filed under: The Hit List Getty Images After we recently premiered a new song from Susanna Hoffs , a few of us got into a discussion about how amazingly she's aged from her breakout days with the Bangles . Then we started thinking of other artists who've managed to not only keep their careers going while barely seeming to age. Going through photo archives, we were able to find 14 musicians from [...]

Name: Liz Phair Progress Report: Phair chats about People Like Us , her sometimes confusing career, and what she wants to do next. While in Los Angeles this week I had the chance to do a quick sit down interview with Liz Phair. Even though I was technically on vacation, I jumped at the chance because A) it’s Liz Phair and B) the interview was technically a part of the press junket for People Like U s, a big fancy Hollywood movie for which Phair contributed music. I [...]

Stereogum Name: Liz Phair Progress Report: Phair chats about People Like Us , her sometimes confusing career, and what she wants to do next. While in Los Angeles this week I had the chance to do a quick sit down interview with Liz Phair. Even though I was technically on vacation, I jumped at the chance because A) it’s Liz Phair and B) the interview was technically a part of the press junket for [...]

Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • After profiling several local labels in last week's issue of the Reader, Kevin Warwick had a select few each assemble a five-song mix for "Soundtrack Week" . There are some great selections from Permanent, Drag City, BLVD, The Whistler and Tic Tac Totally. • West Loop's new venue City Winery has announced its concert calender. Acts named so [...]

While Liz Phair flirted with Bollywood sounds for 20102s Funstyle , her interest has now blossomed into a full-fledged collaboration with Bollywood superstar A.R. Rahman. Featured on the soundtrack to the upcoming dramedy People Like Us , "Dotted Line" is not exactly an updated "Jai Ho" , sounding more like adult contemporary with its mellow vocals and whispery violins. Stream it for yourself below. The People Like Us soundtrack hits shelves on June 19th via Lakeshore; [...]

On her extremely bizarre and kinda-funny 2010 album Funstyle , Liz Phair played around with Bollywood sounds, which was not something anyone ever expected with her. And on the soundtrack to the forthcoming family dramedy People Like Us , Phair actually hooks up with a figure of Bollywood-music royalty: A.R. Rahman, who has scored about a bazillion films. And weirdly enough, their collaboration "Dotted Line" sounds like straight-up adult contemporary. On the song, you can hear flashes of Phair's old melodic firepower, but it won't exactly fill you with hope if you're waiting for her to recapture her [...]

Stereogum On her extremely bizarre and kinda-funny 2010 album Funstyle , Liz Phair played around with Bollywood sounds, which was not something anyone ever expected with her. And on the soundtrack to the forthcoming family dramedy People Like Us , Phair actually hooks up with a figure of Bollywood-music royalty: A.R. Rahman, who has scored about a bazillion films. And weirdly enough, their collaboration "Dotted Line" sounds like straight-up adult contemporary. On the song, you can hear flashes of Phair's old melodic firepower, but it won't [...]

hey hey hey! back again. this time with a new song/video from my first rock n roll girlfriend, or maybe second or third, i cant remember, but its a liz phair as you probably took away from the title. that piece of shit site perez hilton somehow got to premiere it, yesterday, i believe. not sure how that happens, but whatever. anyway, song is good, i must admit. sounds like early liz, which is just fine with me. havent bothered to check when the new album is coming out, but im a guessin, soon...