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Girlysound
Girly-Sound is the name under which singer-songwriter Liz Phair recorded three self-produced cassettes in 1991. The cassettes were later made available as bootlegs, some songs saw official releases, and the tapes were released in their entirety in 2018. ''Girly-Sound'' is also the name used to refer to the demos or bootlegs collectively. The recordings have been called "legendary" by Spin Magazine and by AllMusic "one of the most popular and sought-after alternative rock bootlegs of all time". Background Recorded on a 4-track tape recorder in her childhood bedroom at her parents' house, copies of the tapes were initially given by Phair to only two people: Chris Brokaw and Tae Won Yu. However, copies of the ''Girly-Sound'' tapes were passed from person to person and became somewhat of a sensation in the American tape trading/zine subculture. Brokaw later told ''Rolling Stone'' how he had urged Phair to record something and a few months later received one 14-song tape, getting th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Phair
Elizabeth Clark Phair (born April 17, 1967) is an American singer-songwriter. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Phair was raised primarily in the Chicago area. After graduating from Oberlin College in 1990, she attempted to start a musical career in San Francisco, California, but returned to her home in Chicago, where she began self-releasing audio cassettes under the name Girly Sound, Girly-Sound. The tapes led to a recording contract with the independent record label Matador Records. Phair's 1993 debut studio album, ''Exile in Guyville'', was released to acclaim; it has been ranked by ''Rolling Stone'' as one of the Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Phair followed this with her second album, ''Whip-Smart'' (1994), which earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, and ''Whitechocolatespaceegg'' (1998). Ten years after the release of her debut, Phair's fourth album, ''Liz Phair (album), Liz Phair'' (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supernova (Liz Phair Song)
"Supernova" is a song by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair from her second album, ''Whip-Smart'', released in 1994. The song received heavy rotation on radio stations and its music video was frequently aired on MTV. The song went on to hit number 6 on the Alternative Songs, Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 78 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 1995, the song was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance in the 37th Annual Grammy Awards. This song was used for the soundtrack of the film ''Love & Other Drugs''. Background Phair said, "I wanted to just kind of write about the joy of being in love and having sex be a part of that. ... I'm so awestruck by the fact that my body, which has evolved over millions of years, has these responses and it's all wrapped up with the emotions that I'm feeling. I wanted to describe every level of that in a song." Track listings and formats * Australian and German maxi-single # "Supernova" (Album Version) †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funstyle
''Funstyle'' is the sixth album by Liz Phair, independently released on her official website on July 3, 2010. A CD version was released on October 19, 2010 on Rocket Science Records. It includes a bonus disc containing ten songs from her Girly-Sound tapes. Background ''Funstyle'' was Phair's first album after leaving Capitol Records. Phair posted the following message on her website: You were never supposed to hear these songs. These songs lost me my management, my record deal and a lot of nights of sleep.Yes, I rapped one of them. I'm as surprised as you are. But here is the thing you need to know about these songs and the ones coming next: These are all me. Love them, or hate them, but don't mistake them for anything other than an entirely personal, un-tethered-from-the-machine, free for all view of the world, refracted through my own crazy lens.This is my journey. I'll keep sending you postcards. The lyrics that appear on Phair's arm on the album cover are partial lyrics t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bootleg Recording
A bootleg recording is an audio or video recording of a performance not officially released by the artist or under other legal authority. Making and distributing such recordings is known as ''bootlegging''. Recordings may be copied and traded among fans without financial exchange, but some bootleggers have sold recordings for profit, sometimes by adding professional-quality sound engineering and packaging to the raw material. Bootlegs usually consist of unreleased studio recordings, live performances or interviews without the quality control of official releases. The practice of releasing unauthorised performances had been established before the 20th century, but reached new popularity with Bob Dylan's ''Great White Wonder'', a compilation of studio outtakes and demos released in 1969 using low-priority pressing plants. The following year, the Rolling Stones' ''Live'r Than You'll Ever Be'', an audience recording of a late 1969 show, received a positive review in ''Rolling Ston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chasing Amy
''Chasing Amy'' is a 1997 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Kevin Smith and starring Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and Jason Lee. The film is about a male comic artist (Affleck) who falls in love with a lesbian woman (Adams), to the displeasure of his best friend (Lee). It is the third film in Smith's View Askewniverse series. The film was originally inspired by a brief scene from an early film by a friend of Smith's. In Guinevere Turner's ''Go Fish'', one of the lesbian characters imagines her friends passing judgment on her for "selling out" by sleeping with a man. Smith was dating Adams at the time he was writing the script, which was also partly inspired by her. The film received mostly positive reviews, praising the humor, performances and Kevin Smith's direction. The film won two awards at the 1998 Independent Spirit Awards (Best Screenplay for Smith and Best Supporting Actor for Lee). Characters from the film would go on to appear in later A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juvenilia (EP)
''Juvenilia'' is an EP by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair, released in 1995. The EP is essentially a single for the song "Jealousy" from the album ''Whip-Smart'', though this release includes a few songs recorded by Phair under her Girly-Sound moniker in 1991, namely "California," "South Dakota," "Batmobile," "Dead Shark," and "Easy." The EP contains a cover of the song "Turning Japanese" by The Vapors and a previously unreleased original song, "Animal Girl." Track listing All songs written by Liz Phair unless otherwise noted. #"Jealousy" – 3:37 #"Turning Japanese" (David Fenton) – 3:38 #"Animal Girl" – 3:57 #"California" – 2:43 #"South Dakota" – 4:18 #"Batmobile" – 3:06 #"Dead Shark" – 3:11 #"Easy" – 3:11 Credits *Liz Phair – vocals, guitar, piano *Brad Wood – mixing *Casey Rice – mixing *Jim Ellison – performer *Material Issue Material Issue was an American power pop trio from Chic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somebody's Miracle
''Somebody's Miracle'' is the fifth album by Liz Phair, released on October 4, 2005 (see 2005 in music) on Capitol Records. From September 2004 through April 2005, she composed fourteen tracks spanning from lo-fi guitar-driven to high-gloss produced tracks. Much like her debut album, ''Exile in Guyville'', ''Somebody's Miracle'' was originally modeled after another canonical album, ''Songs in the Key of Life'' by Stevie Wonder, though only elements of this exist in the final product. The first single, "Everything to Me" was released to radio on August 1, 2005. ''Somebody's Miracle'' debuted at number 46 on the ''Billboard'' 200, and has sold over 83,000 copies in the U.S. Album information The album features a somewhat softer side of Phair, with themes of innocence, loss, and love. Many critics and fans accused Phair of having lost her edge. Phair responded to backlash by saying, "If you are an old fan and it doesn't fit what you need, don't buy the disc." Release and promot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitechocolatespaceegg
''Whitechocolatespaceegg'' (or ''whitechocolatespaceegg'' as typeset on the cover art) is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair, released in 1998. ''whitechocolatespaceegg'' peaked at number 35 on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200.[ allmusic ((( whitechocolatespaceegg > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))] As of July 2010, the album had sold 293,000 copies. Album information Unlike her previous two albums, which dealt heavily with themes of sex and relationships, ''Whitechocolatespaceegg'' focused more on motherhood and family, as Phair had recently gotten married and given birth to a son. The album received generally positive reviews. Rolling Stone called it "engagingly intimate" while at the same time "playful and pop-y, with just enough dry humor". The magazine also praised the album for its storytelling-esque lyrics. The Washington Times wrote that Phair had successfully proved she was "no longer an unbridled twentysomething but now, at 31, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brain Candy
Brain Candy may refer to: * ''Brain Candy'' (TV series), 2003 standup comedy variety TV series on BBC Three * ''Brain Candy'' (album), 2020 album by Australian duo Hockey Dad * '' Kids in the Hall: Brain Candy'', 1996 Canadian comedy film by The Kids in the Hall, directed by Kelly Makin {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whip-Smart
''Whip-Smart'' is the second album by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair, released in 1994, the follow-up to Phair's critically well received debut, 1993's ''Exile in Guyville''. Despite not being as critically well received as her previous record, ''Whip-Smart'' debuted at No. 27 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and ultimately achieved gold status. As of July 2010, it had sold 412,000 copies. At the time of its release ''Whip-Smart'' received generally favorable reviews from music critics, figuring inside end of year lists, including those by the ''Los Angeles Times'' and ''Q Magazine''. The album was ranked sixth for its year inside The ''Village Voice'' Pazz and Jop Poll. Although obscured by its famous predecessor, the album has gained more recognition with time and is largely considered a key record to Phair's legacy as an artist, along with her other two Matador Records releases and the Girly Sound tapes. In 2003, the German version of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine placed the record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Never Said
"Never Said" is a song by American singer-songwriter Liz Phair from her debut studio album ''Exile in Guyville'' (1993). It was released as the lead single from the album in 1993 by Matador Records. Writing and inspiration "Never Said" was written collaboratively between Phair and Brad Wood. Phair intended to write a "big radio hit" for ''Exile in Guyville'', stating that she believes the fifth song on an album's track listing is the most important song. The song was written as an answer song to The Rolling Stones's 1972 single "Tumbling Dice", with Phair commenting that she wanted to create a "female version" of the song. "Never Said" was originally written under the title "Clean" for Phair's ''GIRLSGIRLSGIRLS'' bootleg cassette. In an interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Phair said that the concept of the song was developed through her observations of members from the alternative rock band Urge Overkill and how she can be just as "unaccountable". However, Phair has also stated tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malcolm McLaren
Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren (22 January 1946 – 8 April 2010) was an English impresario, visual artist, singer, songwriter, musician, clothes designer and boutique owner, notable for combining these activities in an inventive and provocative way. He is best known as a promoter and manager of bands the New York Dolls and the Sex Pistols. Brought up unconventionally by his grandmother after his father, Peter, left the family home, McLaren attended a number of British art colleges and adopted the stance of the social rebel in the style of French revolutionaries the Situationists. McLaren realised that a new protest style was needed for the 1970s, and involved himself in the punk movement, for which he supplied fashions from the Chelsea boutique SEX, which he operated with girlfriend Vivienne Westwood. After a period advising the New York Dolls in the U.S., McLaren managed the Sex Pistols, for which he recruited the nihilistic frontman Johnny Rotten. The issue of a controve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
