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New Haven CT, United States (1993 – present)
Phair’s entry into the music industry began when she met guitarist Chris Brokaw, a member of the band Come. Brokaw was visiting her San Francisco loft-mate Nora Maccoby when he heard Phair’s songs, and encouraged her to record them.
After moving back to Chicago, Phair began writing songs and recording homemade tapes under the name Girly Sound, and supported herself by selling her drawings on the streets of Chicago. She soon became a part of the alternative music scene in Chicago and became friends with Material Issue and Urge Overkill, two of Chicago’s upstart bands to go national in the early 1990s, as well as Brad Wood and John Henderson, head of Feel Good All Over, an independent label in Chicago. (A later attempt at re-recording the Girly Sound tapes failed after arguments between Henderson and Phair.)
After asking Wood who the “coolest” indie label was, Phair called up Gerard Cosloy, co-president of Matador Records, in 1992 and asked him if he would put out her record. Coincidentally, Cosloy had just read a review of Girly Sound in Chemical Imbalance that very day and told Phair to send him a tape. Phair sent him a tape of six Girly Sound songs. Cosloy recalls: “The songs were amazing. It was a fairly primitive recording, especially compared to the resulting album.
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neilbombd
Heh, Steve Albini isn't always right, and respectfully didn't chase up that angle during Guyville Redux, pewpewlasers. Tonnyaranha, she's recording with Ryan Adams at the moment, which must be related to her desire for him to produce a "down and dirty" rock record - as produced by him - as expressed in the press last year. I can't fucking wait. She's recently topped my top artists chart, knocking Big Star off there, after 9 years on this site. I think Guyville is the greatest record I've ever heard - better than The Madcap Laughs, The Meadowlands, Silver Apples, #1 Record etc - and adore her music. I can't wait for the new one. Liz RULES.
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pewpewlasers
pandering slut
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licoricepizza
happy birthday!!!
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deadgrandma
@tonnyaranha: I hope not.
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victorvlf
@tonnyaranha I think so.
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Isabel94
Batmobile ♥
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tonnyaranha
Will she possibly release something new in 2013?
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Whip-Smart
'cause free love is a whole lot of bullshit
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yannluiz
Without you I'm just another Dorian Gray
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yugman
can't get enough of exile in guyville.
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gui_x
pretty
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crownanchor
H.W.C. above all :):)
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openandrewind
one word: FUNSTYLE. Liz I still love ya.
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Gu574vo_wm25
Indie rock godess. Queen of the world.
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mpedrohenrique
here we go, we're at the beginning, we haven't fucked yet but my head's spinnin'
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storyOfaguy
<3
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tonnyaranha
<3
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LiveBootlegs
Liz Phair - Live @ Joe's Pub, New York, USA, 01-08-2005 http://livebootlegconcert.blogspot.pt/
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earthcrossing
I like that Liz has done different types of albums. I think variety is good. I will admit that the new album sounds promising, though!
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Whip-Smart
Nice article thanks for the link the album sounds awesome.
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