Posts tagged as liz phair
Liz Phair on Keith Richards
"If Keith weren’t such a brilliant character, the reader might weary of his hypocrisy. But the truth is, he’s hilarious. I got tired of jotting 'hahahaha' and 'LOL' in the margins." READ MORE
Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" Is A Song-By-Response To Rush's "Signals"
Yesterday, while researching music videos for a post I'd planned to call "Happy RUSH Hashanah" (because, y'know, hilarious), I came across something much more interesting. You've watched The Wilderness Downtown, the interactive multimedia project Arcade Fire made as a video for their song "We Used to Wait." (If not, you should. It's very cool.) But having watched it, and then watching the video for Rush's "Subdivisions," I was struck by the similarities. READ MORE
"Look, Internet -- I've Set Myself On Fire": On Liz Phair's "Funstyle"
Over the weekend, Liz Phair had a surprise: 11 new tracks, collected under the title Funstyle, available for purchase at her official site. This release was surprising for reasons that went far beyond its semi-stealth timing! Seth Colter Walls and I decided to figure out "the deal." READ MORE
Selected Liz Phair Songs, Presented in Order of Ratio of Elation to Despair
34 "Whatever Makes You Happy"
33 "Nashville"
32 "Ride"
31 "Headache"
30 "Polyester Bride"
29 "Support System"
28 "Supernova"
27 "Baby Got Going"
26 "Johnny Feelgood"
25 "Girls, Girls, Girls"
24 "Flower"
23 "Cinco de Mayo"
22 "Strange Loop"
21 "Crater Lake"
20 "Glory"
19 "6' 1"
18 "Big Tall Man"
17 "Help Me Mary Please"
16 "Jealousy"
15 "Stratford on Guy"
14 "Mesmerizing"
13 "Dogs of L.A."
12 "Johnny Sunshine"
11 "Explain it to Me"
10 "Fuck and Run"
9 "Divorce Song"
8 "Canary"
7 "Shane"
6 "Gunshy"
5 "Go on Ahead"
4 "Alice Springs"
3 "Shatter"
2 "Chopsticks"
1 "Ant in Alaska"
Liz Phair, The Clean Version
Finally, a set of family-friendly lyrics for the Liz Phair oldie "Flower." Now everyone can enjoy it!
How the Indie Have Fallen
A press release received today at Awl HQ:
An eclectic crew of models (Maryna Linchuk/Catherine McNeil/Chanel Iman), billionaires (Ron Burkle), and hip hop couple (Janet Jackson/Jermaine Dupree) joined DJ Vibe and DJ Sal Morale Friday night at Mr. West to celebrate Liz Phair's 42nd birthday!
We really hope Burkle doesn't fuck and run. Or that she lets him lick her whitechocolatespaceegg. Or ... okay, we'll stop now. Because, ew.
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