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Liz Phair with Niko Stratis

Mar 17, 2022

03:50:00

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

Liz Fair: A Transgender Woman's Perspective

2min

The Importance of Being a Man

4min

You Jerk

2min

The Disparate Landscape of Music and Criticism

3min

The Importance of Adoption in Music

3min

The Origins of Priscilla Cum

3min

The Difference Between PJ Harvey Demos and the Reissues

3min

Six Stick Pimp

2min

10.

The Subversiveness of Liz Fair

2min

11.

The Rise and Fall of Hair Metal

2min

12.

The Conflicting Story of Liz Fair and John Henderson

2min

13.

The Struggle to Make Money From Your Art

2min

14.

Liz Fair's Artistic Vision

3min

15.

PJ Harvey Escapes Exile

2min

16.

The Story of Exile and Guy Bill

3min

17.

Six Foot One Is Against the Fences

2min

18.

Liz Farrah's Six Foot One

2min

19.

The Importance of High Girl Voices in Music

2min

20.

The Power of Distance

2min

21.

Liz Fair and the Bloke Job Queen

3min

22.

Liz Fair's Lyrics Aren't First Person Narratives Necessarily

3min

23.

Liz Fair and Peter Magusaric's Relationships

2min

24.

The Parallels Between Liz Fair and Madonna

4min

25.

The Importance of Outspokenness

2min

26.

The Importance of Being a Woman

3min

27.

Fucking Ron's Divorce Song

2min

28.

Divorce Song

3min

29.

Green River Versus Fugazi

3min

30.

Liz Fair and the Bullshit Crowd

2min

31.

The Disapproval of Liz Fairs Personal Life

2min

32.

The Mismatch Between Steve Albenie and Liz Fair

2min

33.

The Importance of Grace in Rock Music

3min

34.

Whip Smart

2min

35.

Gival's Thesis Statement

3min

36.

The Year That Cobain Died

2min

37.

Low Key: A Song That Changed My Life

3min

38.

The Relationship: A Song That Leads to a Child

2min

39.

The Fucking Album

2min

40.

Dogs of Spain

2min

41.

Go West: A Girly Sounds Hit

2min

42.

The Fucking Song by Shane Man

3min

43.

The Power of First Person Narratives

2min

44.

The Influence of Liz Fair on WIP Smart

3min

45.

Wisp Mark: Liz's New Album

2min

46.

The Struggle to Survive a Super Fucking Famous Act

2min

47.

The Importance of Being Self-Aware

3min

48.

The Gender Politics of My 22 in Art

2min

49.

The Importance of Gender in Music

2min

50.

The Importance of Intent in Liz Farro's Music

2min

51.

The Feminist Spokesperson for This Generation

2min

52.

The Media's Habit of Pitting Women in Rock Together

2min

53.

Liz Fair: A Memoir of a Time

2min

54.

The Relationship Between Cheryl Crowe and Julianne Hatfield

2min

55.

The Parallels Between Cheryl Crowe and Liz Fair

4min

56.

PJ Harvey: A Woman's Journey

2min

57.

Lowsfair's Perfect World

2min

58.

The Importance of Scott Lit on Lowsfair

2min

59.

Liz Fair's Guyville

2min

60.

Polyester Bride: A Girly Sound Song

2min

61.

Polyester Bride

3min

62.

The Pre-Child Era

2min

63.

The Death of Magazines

3min

64.

The Importance of Motherhood

2min

65.

The Importance of Persona in Liz Fair's Reviews

2min

66.

Chocolate Space Egg

3min

67.

The Rise of Women Pop Stars

3min

68.

The Importance of Listening to Liz Farrah's Album

3min

69.

The Matrix: A Woman Who Wants to Make Money

2min

70.

The Matrix's Complicated

2min

71.

Why Can't I?

2min

72.

The Matrix: A Biography of Yossi Salt

2min

73.

The Best Day That's Like About Her Parents

3min

74.

Hannah's Secret Pact With Amy Mann

3min

75.

Lauren Christie's Mind State

2min

76.

The Ugliest and Most Disgusting Cultural Decade We've Experienced

2min

77.

Britney Spears' Bad Schoolgirl Look

2min

78.

The Importance of Being Sexy

4min

79.

Prudhjalana's Proto Girl Bossery

2min

80.

The Value of Criticism

3min

81.

Matt Lamey's Pitch for Review

3min

82.

Liz Faircore's New Album, Got My Own Thing

3min

83.

Lady Tron's Thesis Statement

2min

84.

Liz Fair's Fun Style

5min

85.

The First Song on the Album Sets the Tone

2min

86.

Liz Fair's Smoke

3min

87.

Annie Slader's the Trick to Happiness

3min

88.

Lana Del Rey's Fun Style

3min

89.

The Importance of Being Aware of Sexism

4min

90.

Chadia's Cinematic Universe

2min

91.

Soberish by Liz Fair

2min

92.

The Impact of Liz Fair's Life

2min

93.

Liz Fair's New Record Good Side

3min

94.

The Legacy of Liz Fair

3min

95.

The Importance of Being Sexy

2min

96.

Liz Fair: A Queen, My Icon

3min

A major figure in the cool girl canon, Liz Phair broke through Chicago’s indie rock scene (and its politics) with her seminal 1993 debut, Exile in Guyville, setting her off on a fearlessly confessional path of continual, defiant self-reinvention. Writer Niko Stratis talks with Yasi about Liz Phair’s bold songwriting and boundary-pushing across the worlds of provincial indie rock and chart-topping pop.

Follow Niko Stratis at @nikostratis.

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