The Billboard Q&A: Liz Phair

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Early buzz: Feist, Phair, Foxboro, 'Fall' and more
Published 4/11/2008 by Whitney Matheson at USATODAY.com - Pop Candy
Happy Friday, everyone! I'm spending the weekend with my parents, so I'll be departing a little early this afternoon. That means I have lots to cram in before I leave (including the mailbag), so let's waste no time. Your headlines: - Vanilla Ice was arrested Thursday for domestic battery. - Feist will appear on Sesame Street -- singing 1234 ! - Here's a Q&A with Liz Phair about the re-release of Exile in Guyville . - Sarah Chalke may return to How I Met Your Mother . - Gossip Girl has launched a provocative new ad campaign ...

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Published 4/11/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
... Billboard interviews Liz Phair about the Exile on Guyville reissue. Why did you decide to sign with ATO for the re-release of "Guyville" and your new record? Liz Phair: I missed being on an indie. I never wanted to go to a major in the first place, but Matador basically sold me to Capitol, and when they divested, I was left there. It has been a long time since I could do what I wanted. When I was on Capitol, I tried to adapt and make the best of it, but I can honestly say, for the first time in 15 years, I feel creative. I don't have ...

Liz Phair Hasn't Felt Creative In 15 Years [Quotable]
Published 4/11/2008 by Anthony Miccio at Idolator
... pictures of themselves giving blowjobs and thinking that it's empowering, and I feel like they really missed the point. And how could anyone miss the point of "H.W.C."? I'm curious to hear the outcome of her newfound independence (her only album I don't think highly of is the quickly forgotten Somebody's Miracle), but it sounds like she's still suffering from Sheryl Crow exposure and whatever awkward past-rationalizing ailment bands like R.E.M. have. The Billboard Q&A;: Liz Phair [Billboard] ...

Liz Phair: "For The First Time In 15 Years, I Feel Creative"
Published 4/11/2008 by Stereogum at Stereogum
... co-founded ATO label that put In Rainbows in stores and will do the same for MMJ's anticipated Evil Urges . Billboard 's chat with Phair -- in which she speaks about going from critically beloved indie princess to plastic-y corporate pop pariah, and the 15th anniversary re-release of 1993's classic Exile In Guyville -- certainly reads like smoke signals to folks hoping they can like a Liz Phair album again. And if that's you, a few of these quotes might just give you hope. Via Billboard : BILLBOARD: Why did you decide to sign with ATO for the re-release of "Guyville" ...

Liz Phair Creative For First Time In 15 Years
Published 5/20/2008 at Cinema Blend Music
... songs from the era. In addition, Phair will release an album of all new material come this June also on the Dave Matthews co-founded ATO label. Phair will play her acoustic sets in New York on June 25 with dates in Chicago and San Francisco to be announced shortly. Tickets for the intimate Hiro Ballroom show will be on sale this Wednesday. Look out for the reissue on June 24 to come in CD, vinyl and digital formats. That’s quite a push for a girl who says she hasn’t felt creative in well over a decade. RELATED : ...