Phairities

May 29

“Anyway, just like Duckie, I threatened to stop caring about Liz Phair (“Maybe for the first time in your life I WON’T BE THERE!”). But of course, just like Duckie, I came back. When she released the outrageously quirky Funstyle, I got the joke and reviewed it positively. “And He Slayed Her” is one of the highlights of that album.” Watch Liz Phair’s Revenge Fantasy Against Former Capitol Records Exec | Glorious Noise

May 24

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Good Love Never Dies (Alternate Version)

this is marked alt-version, but I don’t see much difference from the official. someone enlighten me…

May 23

“ED I have to be honest and say it again: the first Liz Phair album. I must have listened to it 5,000 times.
RM A great record.
ED It really spoke to me in high school. I think it’s the only band or artist I’ve ever obsessed over to the point of searching for bootlegs and every B-side.
RM Have you heard those early Girly Sound songs? They’re amazing.
ED Yes, that stuff was very hard to find, especially in the early Internet days. I remember my dad trying to sell me on the Internet when I was completely mystified as to what its point was. But he told me I could find rare music, and I found some fan sites. No one I knew personally was as obsessed as I was. I remember sending cash to somebody in an envelope and thinking, Sure hope those tapes come. They did.
RM That first tour was very compelling.
ED You saw her? Wait, during the first album?
RM Yeah. She seemed so nervous at first that she could barely play. Terrified.
ED Was it terrible or endearing?
RM It started out terrible, then it became very, very, very interesting. It was hugely crowded—because that record was so popular—but the band didn’t have an identity yet. I think it was just the guys who’d played the sessions with her. And they were not yet equipped to play a large room. But she was still oddly winning and people were on her side.” BOMB Magazine: Edward Droste by Rick Moody

“Liz Phair is best when she’s up to no good.” Watch: Liz Phair debuts a new video

Due to the fact that she wasn’t being bankrolled by a major label, she didn’t do much in the way of “traditional” promotion for that record (ie, shoot a music video); that is, until now. Nearly 23 months after Liz dropped Funstyle, she finally got around to shooting and releasing a video for “And He Slayed Her.” (via Liz Phair (Finally) Releases Her Revenge-Fueled Video For “And He Slayed Her” – | VH1 Tuner)

Funstyle is out now on Rocket Science. Buy it from eMusic. Or just buy her first three albums, which I’d put up against any three-album run from any artist, ever. (via Liz Phair – “And He Slayed Her” Video - Stereogum)