Word: phair
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...listen to Liz Phair; she's my favorite female artist in the whole entire world; and Mudhoney and Hole, and that's about it. If there's some new chick, I don't think I'd like her at all, because she's just some actress...
Popular recognition of chick rock has been a long time coming. Liz Phair was using naughty words long before Meredith Brooks set out to use the word bitch as a means of empowerment, and Ani DiFranco was shaking things up while Jewel was still reading by candlelight on the granola farm. You made a mistake in choosing to shine the spotlight on the popular yet sophomoric Jewel. The Lilith Fair music festival exists because it was McLachlan's idea, not because of Jewel. ANNE DAVIDSEN Timonium...
Responsible for the robust sound on the album is producer Brad Wood, whose portfolio includes Liz Phair and Veruca Salt. In fact, the grunge-pop arrangements on the album recall Veruca Salt and are no doubt attributable in part to Wood's production. Wood's insistence on precise recording allows the band to "sound like we're playing live in your living room," as Lane says...
...with the obvious: do Harvardians date? "Not enough," says Daniel E. Markel '95. "People either meet each other and have one night stands or they immediately start having relationships." Indeed, it frequently seems that one has only two options for romantic interaction: to follow the immortal words of Liz Phair and "fuck and run," or become the extra roommate in the significant other's suite. It's an all or nothing proposition. What's up with that...
...Phair presents herself as an everyday person singing about her joys and fears. However, she's just a bit smarter, lustier and braver than most, and that's what makes her so winning. When it comes to speaking her mind, there's no fear in her heart...