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Liz Phair

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2012

    K. Flay on John Hughes, leaving Stanford, & Valentine's Day wishes

    With hip-hop hitting a dull period, experimentation is full speed ahead. Many rappers, DJs and producers are testing new sounds and styles to push through the boredom of rapping a few lines and singing an R&B hook. Kristine Flaherty or K. Flay is at the head of the pack. By mashing the high Bay ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2011

    Liz Phair at the Fine Line, 1/20/11

    Photos by Tony Nelson - click here for slideshow​Liz Phair January 20, 2011Fine Line Music Cafe, MinneapolisThe controversy surrounding Liz Phair's supposed "selling out" some years back still rests in the forefront of many peoples' minds. She was a reluctant sex symbol (the very best kind for a s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    Corporatized Joy: A mixtape for the newly employed

    ​Here's some noise that a few Gimme Noise readers will mourn, but the majority of you might not: you won't have An Affront to Serious Music Criticism to kick around anymore. Or not quite as much, anyway. Why? Because yesterday, I started a full-time day-job after five and a half months of depraved ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    A modest proposal for putting faded pop stars out to pasture

    ​Phil Collins is marginally famous for being the drummer/singer for Genesis, a UK outfit initially known for immersive prog-rock epics like Trespass and Selling England By The Pound, until they sold out and went commercial. He is slightly more well-known for contributing to Disney film soundtracks ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Tricky returns to the Twin Cities December 14

    Photo by Tony NelsonTricky at the Fine Line, 2009​2010 has been a big year for mid-'90s revivalism. Pavement reunited and toured the country. Liz Phair played her 1993 breakout album from start to finish. Bone Thugs are back. Superchunk put out a new album. All things considered, aren't we about d ... More >>

  • Music

    September 15, 2010

    5ingles

    Photo by Tony NelsonTricky at the Fine Line, 2009​2010 has been a big year for mid-'90s revivalism. Pavement reunited and toured the country. Liz Phair played her 1993 breakout album from start to finish. Bone Thugs are back. Superchunk put out a new album. All things considered, aren't we about d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    Piccolo's Doug Flicker: Chef Chat, part 3

    A.J. Olmscheid​This is the third and final part part of our chef chat with Piccolo's Doug Flicker. (Here's part 1 and part 2 if you missed them.) Read on to find out how Flicker transformed from a kid who ate ring baloney sandwiches to a chef who has cooked at the James Beard House in New Yor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    Lilith Fair moves to Target Center here, oblivion elsewhere

    ​The Lilith Fair was born of an odd doldrum in popular, female-fore music; the bulk of headliners for their first three seasons - before they suspended the festival for eleven years - were cut from the cheesecloth of alternative radio-directed acoustic-type pop (think Joan Osbourne, Indigo Girls, ... More >>

  • Music

    November 11, 2009

    The Mood Swings set to release third album, Recessionista

    Twin Cities band proves meat-and-potatoes rock is still tasty

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    Lilith Fair announces 2010 Minneapolis stop

    The all woman music festival is being resurrected, and will make a local stop in Minneapolis next year.

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2009

    The Wailers

    The all woman music festival is being resurrected, and will make a local stop in Minneapolis next year.

  • Calendar

    January 14, 2009

    The Killers

    The all woman music festival is being resurrected, and will make a local stop in Minneapolis next year.

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    Liz Phair returns to Exile at First Avenue

    The all woman music festival is being resurrected, and will make a local stop in Minneapolis next year.

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2008

    Over the Weekend: October 3-5, 2008

    The all woman music festival is being resurrected, and will make a local stop in Minneapolis next year.

  • Music

    October 1, 2008

    My Morning Jacket and more

    The all woman music festival is being resurrected, and will make a local stop in Minneapolis next year.

  • Blogs

    September 24, 2008

    October Show Schedule: OMG

    The all woman music festival is being resurrected, and will make a local stop in Minneapolis next year.

  • Arts

    July 9, 2008

    Liz Phair's indie-rock milestone tops this week's pop culture picks

    The all woman music festival is being resurrected, and will make a local stop in Minneapolis next year.

  • Arts

    July 2, 2008

    Don King's knockout video game tops this week's pop culture picks

    The all woman music festival is being resurrected, and will make a local stop in Minneapolis next year.

  • Music

    March 26, 2008

    5ingles

    The Songs We Can't Escape

  • Music

    November 7, 2007

    Music A-List

    The Songs We Can't Escape

  • Music

    March 22, 2006

    Edith Frost: It's a Game

    The Songs We Can't Escape

  • Music

    October 26, 2005

    Crow Triumphs Over Phair in Soccer-Mom Death Match

    How I survived a long weekend with Liz and Sheryl

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2005

    My high school is now a pop icon for oppression

    How I survived a long weekend with Liz and Sheryl

  • Music

    March 30, 2005

    Tweet: It's Me Again

    How I survived a long weekend with Liz and Sheryl

  • Music

    December 15, 2004

    Through the Looking Glass

    No longer "Just a Girl," Gwen Stefani mirrors teen-pop starlets and ends up reflecting upon her own image

  • Music

    March 10, 2004

    Abusing Steers With George W. Bush

    This week: A swig of Tonic and a Coachwhip to the booty

  • News

    December 31, 2003

    Artists of the Year

    Iraq. SARS. Jay Leno, Still on television practically every night. Yeah, 2003 was about as much fun as a social disease.

  • News

    December 17, 2003

    Top-Ten-o-Matic

    City Pages scribes chime in with their top tens

  • Columns

    December 3, 2003

    The Feast of Love

    And now a few words for the dewy-eyed couple

  • Music

    August 27, 2003

    Vanity Phair

    The blowjob queen of indie rock, gussied up by avrilution.com: Liz Phair gets away with what the girls call murder

  • Music

    July 16, 2003

    Real Life Rock Top Ten

    Patti Smith nominates Ralph Nader; Penelope Houston stumps for Howard Dean; Liz Phair endorses copulating barbies

  • Music

    July 16, 2003

    Wise Blood

    First Prize Killers pulse with the beat of pastoral pop

  • Music

    June 4, 2003

    The King of France: Salad Days

    First Prize Killers pulse with the beat of pastoral pop

  • Music

    June 4, 2003

    Liz Phair: Liz Phair

    First Prize Killers pulse with the beat of pastoral pop

  • Music

    April 30, 2003

    Glass Candy: Love Love Love

    First Prize Killers pulse with the beat of pastoral pop

  • Music

    October 18, 2000

    She's Leaving Home

    With The Sugar Tree, New York scenester/ songwriter Amy Rigby looks to put down new roots in Nashville

  • Music

    August 16, 2000

    The Rubber Band

    Elastica's punk comeback makes something out of saying nothing

  • Music

    June 14, 2000

    Death Becomes Them

    Elastica's punk comeback makes something out of saying nothing

  • Music

    April 12, 2000

    Feline Leukemia

    Elastica's punk comeback makes something out of saying nothing

  • Music

    July 7, 1999

    Song of Myself

    With her sophomore outing Da Real World, Missy Elliot empowers her pocketbook--and not much else

  • Sports

    October 21, 1998

    Strange Powers

    Flights of fancy return to Fantasy Island; Charmed casts a spell for the sisterhood.

  • Arts

    August 19, 1998

    Over the Counter

    Staffed by DJs and rockers, indie record stores are selling a scene

  • Music

    August 5, 1998

    What Makes You Happy

    Staffed by DJs and rockers, indie record stores are selling a scene

  • Music

    April 29, 1998

    Soul to Solex

    Sole-glo: Elisabeth Esselink smiths a post-pop pap paradise

  • Feature

    November 12, 1997

    Jesus Christ, Superstar

    Sole-glo: Elisabeth Esselink smiths a post-pop pap paradise

  • Feature

    July 23, 1997

    Content-less Provider

    Maybe pop songs kick-start dreams, secrets: Against rock's more comprehensive demands ("You WILL be moved in THIS way!"), maybe all pop wants to be is a spark.

  • Music

    April 16, 1997

    Number One Cup by Wrecked By Lions

    Maybe pop songs kick-start dreams, secrets: Against rock's more comprehensive demands ("You WILL be moved in THIS way!"), maybe all pop wants to be is a spark.

  • Music

    March 20, 1996

    Southern Exposure

    Maybe pop songs kick-start dreams, secrets: Against rock's more comprehensive demands ("You WILL be moved in THIS way!"), maybe all pop wants to be is a spark.

  • Music

    November 15, 1995

    Hail, Hail Britannia

    Maybe pop songs kick-start dreams, secrets: Against rock's more comprehensive demands ("You WILL be moved in THIS way!"), maybe all pop wants to be is a spark.

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