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Return To ‘Guyville’
20 years after her landmark album's release, Liz Phair revisits the summer that launched her and the Chicago 'scene'
Musical union
Forgive Liz Phair and A.R. Rahman for being unfamiliar with each other. Her world was the American indie-rock scene of the '90s, whereas his continues to expand. He's a Bollywood megastar who is said to have sold more than 350 million albums globally, and she is currently without a label, having released her last album direct to the Web.
Liz Phair on new record: ‘I’m going to get this one right’
Liz Phair is working on a new album, and last week in Los Angeles she shared her dreams for it.
Liz Phair just wants to have fun once again
All Liz Phair wanted to do was make a loose, spontaneous record.
Phair enough: Liz Phair
Musician talks rap, her rep and her Chicago roots
Phair and balanced
Liz Phair still competing with 'Guyville' and having fun trying
182 Minutes with Liz Phair
Liz Phair, musician and occasional feminist provocateur, calls from LAX to make a plan. “My nails are a disaster,” she says in that unmistakable throaty, detached-vixen voice. “If I play guitar when my nails are long, I just tear them off. So maybe we could get manicures?”
Liz Phair in concert
Liz Phair has a knack for following her heart and often moves in musical directions that are, to say the least, unexpected.
Liz Phair vents, and has some fun, on her new album
Liz Phair’s fans count on her to be surprising. Maybe a bit capricious, too.
Liz Phair’s latest reflects early bent to experimentation
By now, it's no surprise that Liz Phair's latest album came as a bit of a shock to the music world. "Funstyle" was leaked on the pop-rock singer's official website over Independence Day weekend, blending left-field concoctions of rap, vocal imitations and bhangra with tongue-in-cheek lyrics that mocked stuffy industry types. Phair paid dearly for it, getting panned by most music reviewers, angering fans and leaving new listeners scratching their heads.
Liz Phair – The Interview
When Liz Phair released the song "Bollywood" from her new album, Funstyle, on her website in July, it caused a few Twitter waves. And these waves had teeth.
Liz Phair: “It’s music. We’re not talking about cancer.”
The songstress speaks about almost re-making Guyville, her new release, and her fly-by-the-seat-of-her-pants approach to life
“Funstyle”: Liz Phair’s journey through the genres
Liz Phair? Oh, I’ve heard of her, but I can’t actually name any song by her.”
Tough questions for Liz Phair
Of all the words spent discussing Liz Phair since her debut nearly two decades ago, none have ever concerned her ability to surf.
Q&A: Liz Phair
I had a lot of fun on Matador. They have a great spirit. They don’t take pop culture too seriously, even as they take music seriously.
Liz Phair serves up ‘Funstyle’ on her own
You think by any chance that Liz Phair, indie-rock’s original angry young woman, has mellowed in her 40s?