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Liz Phair (born Elizabeth Clark Phair on April 17, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. She was a cornerstone in the underground early '90s indie rock movement for her songcraft and DIY ethics. Her sound developed at the turn of the century into something more akin to pop or adult contemporary. Phair's entry into the music industry began when she met guitarist Chris Brokaw, a member of the band Come. Brokaw was visiting her San Francisco loft-mate Nora Maccoby when he heard Phair's songs, and encouraged her to record them. |
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Latest News in english
about Liz Phair
What Katie Stevens Should Sing On 'American Idol': Ke$ha, Peaches, Liz Phair Date: 02 Mar 2010
Hartford Courant -
The judges weren't thrilled with Katie Stevens' performance of "Feeling Good" last week on "American Idol," with Simon Cowell calling it "too conservative" for her age and something better suited for performing at her "mum's birthday party."
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Best Coast Talks Debut Album Date: 22 Feb 2010
Pitchfork -
Thanks to a string of garage-pop 7" singles in 2009-- peaking with the careening, girl-group-via-Liz-Phair Best New Track "When I'm With You" -- L.A.'s Bethany Cosentino, aka Best Coast , has quickly become one of indie-dom's most promising new acts. In 2010, she's looking to make good on her success so far with an as-yet-untitled and label-less debut LP due out in the second half of the year ...
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Slate 02/11/10 Date: 12 Feb 2010
Arts Journal -
Whatever Happened To Riot Grrrls? In the '90s, "[it] was acceptable to be angry and sexy, and in pop culture there were finally a bunch of role models: Courtney Love, Liz Phair, and Kathleen Hanna, to name just a few.
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Liz Phair Goes To NASCAR Race, Writes About It, Teenage Girls Feel Empathetic [I Feel Gassy] Date: 09 Feb 2010
Jalopnik -
Liz Phair drives a Prius. She went to a NASCAR race, and she has some thoughts. Also, Sheryl Crow likes something called "V-12 American muscle." Oof. [The Atlantic]
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Fanshaw - (Mint) (Hour.ca)
Date: 28 Jan 2010
It'll be the thing to compare Fanshaw (Olivia Fetherstonhaugh) to Feist, but that's not all I hear here - there's also some Liz Phair, some Jenny Lewis and a ton of Fanshaw. What's clear is that this Vancouverite's voice is her ticket.
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'American Idol': Will Chicago yield the next Jennifer Hudson? Date: 19 Jan 2010
Zap2It -
"American Idol" auditions head to the Windy City, and let's hope the singers do our president and Oprah proud.The city's musical heritage includes blues, soul, jazz and gospel, and more recently has been the scene for house music, hip-hop, indie and alternative rock.You may recognize some of these Chi-Town musicians and bands: Earth Wind and Fire, The Smashing Pumpkins, Lou Rawls, Liz Phair ...
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Songs as Food, from Pink Floyd to Edith Piaf to Joanna Newsom Date: 18 Dec 2009
Seattlest -
This year in Sound magazine turned City Arts , "Dish-Off" challenged chefs at 28 restaurants to create dishes based on songs with food ingredients in the title. The outcomes were interesting, from Olivar's Weezer-inspired pork and beans, to Il Fornaio's white chocolate space eggs--with the Liz Phair song playing in the background. The December issue features a playoff between the three top ...
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Erykah Badu, Tegan and Sara, Metric, Janelle Monae to Play Lilith Fair Date: 10 Dec 2009
Pitchfork -
Back in the late 90s, Sarah McLachlan's traveling all-female Lilith Fair festival became the butt of all sorts of mean jokes when it collected every female singer-songwriter dominating adult- contemporary radio onto one bill. Looking back, the Lilith Fair isn't quite as monochromatic as it seemed at the time; Missy Elliott and Lauryn Hill played, as did Liz Phair, Christina Aguilera, the Dixie ...
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