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12-22-07: LIZ'S VH1'S "100 GREATEST SONGS OF THE 90'S" LOVEFEST CONCLUDES
In case you haven't been watching, Liz continues to pop up on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of The 90's" offering praise and comments.

    Episode 5 (20-1)
  • #1 - Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

And there you have it.


12-20-07: LIZ'S VH1'S "100 GREATEST SONGS OF THE 90'S" LOVEFEST CONTINUED
In case you haven't been watching, Liz continues to pop up on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of The 90's" offering praise and comments.

One more episode to go...


12-20-07: LIZ'S GIGGLEFISH
Due to the lack of Liz news, I offer this...

From the New York Post:

Speaking of the holidays, there's a new site called gigglefishgifts.com which features "eco-friendly" gifts made from recycled or sustainable materials. The site's attracted some heavyweight celebs, including Heidi Klum, Jennifer Garner, Liz Phair, Marg Helgenberger, Ellen Pompeo and many more.

From gigglefish:

Yoga to the Rescue: Remedies for Real Girls makes a great gift for all the real girls in your life. Here’s the buzz:
"It’s fun... it is like working out with a girlfriend."
– Liz Phair, Rock Star

[Thanks to Michael Starr / New York Post for the report.]


12-19-07: LIZ'S VH1'S "100 GREATEST SONGS OF THE 90'S" LOVEFEST
If you haven't been watching "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of The 90's", you've been missing Liz praising several 90's songs.

More to come...


12-19-07: LIZ IN ON VH1'S "100 GREATEST SONGS OF THE 90'S" SERIES CONTINUED
Liz is featured throughout the "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of The 90's" -- not only for "Never Said" (#89), but for many comments about the other 99 songs on the list, so check your local listings for broadcast times in your area.


12-18-07: LIZ RECORDING ALBUM NUMBER SIX
During "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of The 90's", it was revealed that Liz is recording her sixth album.

[Thanks to Liz Phair and VH1 for the information.]


12-14-07: LIZ SCORES SWINGTOWN
Liz has done title sequence musical score for the CBS series Swingtown. From Entertainment Weekly:

Executive producer Carol Barbee says the Swingtown writing team was able to complete six scripts in varying stages before the strike hit, so the show could conceivably resume production quickly if the strike is resolved sooner rather than later. The total network order for the show is 13 episodes and boasts a musical score by Liz Phair, a longtime buddy of the creator. "Liz came up with the main title sequence," says Barbee. "We want to throw out this feeling that a party is going on, come to the party! There's a huge amount of optimism and warmth as these characters try to feel their way through situations, try to find excitement in their lives. In my heart, I know Swingtown is a really good show."

[Thanks to Lynette Rice / Entertainment Weekly for the information.]


12-13-07: LIZ IN ON VH1'S "100 GREATEST SONGS OF THE 90'S" SERIES
VH1 is airing the five-part series "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs Of The 90's" starting Monday, December 17th at 10PM EST. Liz's "Never Said" will be featured on this first episode -- "Never Said" ended up at #89 on the list. Each song on the list will feature the story behind the song plus celebrity comments. An update on what the artist is currently up to is also being provided. More details can be found at VH1.

[Thanks to XRay from the Liz Phair Forum for the information.]


12-10-07: LIZ ON "THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO" (RERUN)
Liz's 2004 appearance on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (in which she performs "Extraordinary") will air on Monday, December 10th at 11:35PM EST. Check your local listings for exact broadcast times in your area.

[Thanks to Pollstar for the information.]


12-03-07: "RIDE" USED IN NBC'S LIFE
Liz's "Ride" was used in the NBC television program Life on Monday, December 3rd in an episode titled Dig A Hole, Part 1.

[Thanks to myself for having the television on at the right moment.]


11-26-07: "WHY CAN'T I?" USED IN ABC'S OCTOBER ROAD
Liz's "Why Can't I?" was used in the ABC television program October Road on Thursday, November 22nd in an episode titled Let's Get Owen.

[Thanks to UConn Daily Campus for the information.]


11-14-07: EXILE IN GUYVILLE ON BLENDER'S "100 GREATEST INDIE-ROCK ALBUMS EVER"
Liz's Exile In Guyville ranked #35 on Blender's "The 100 Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever" list. The entire list can be found in the December issue of Blender.

[Thanks to Stereogum for the information.]


10-24-07: "FLOWER" ON ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S "PARENTAL ADVISORY! 25 SONGS THAT GO To THE XXX-TREME"
Liz's "Flower" made Entertainment Weekly's "Parental Advisory! 25 Songs That Go To the XXX-treme" list.

[Thanks to Paige Schector for the information.]


08-31-07: "NEVER SAID" ON VH1'S "100 GREATEST SONGS OF THE 90'S"
Liz's "Never Said" made VH1's "100 Greatest Songs Of The 90's" list.

[Thanks to XRay from the Liz Phair Forum for the information.]


08-12-07: "LOST TONIGHT" USED IN TLC'S CRAZY SEXY CANCER COMMERCIAL
Liz's "Lost Tonight" was used in the television commercial for a new movie airing on TLC on Wednesday, August 29th called Crazy Sexy Cancer.

[Thanks to Ray Rouse for the information.]


No Reservations
No Reservations

07-11-07: LIZ ON NO RESERVATIONS SOUNDTRACK
Back on March 24, I posted that Liz's "Count On My Love" was used in the movie trailer for No Reservations. Well, there will be an accompanying soundtrack album for the film.

The movie, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart, arrives in theatres on Friday, July 27th, three days after its soundtrack arrives on store shelves (Tuesday, July 24th).

Here is the tracklisting for the soundtrack:

  • Conrad Pope — "Truffles And Quail"
  • Michael Buble — "Sway"
  • Luciano Pavarotti — "Celeste Aida"
  • Renata Tebaldi — "O Mio Babbino Caro"
  • Phillip Glass — "Zoe & Kate Watch Video"
  • Joan Sutherland — "Libiamo Libiamo"
  • Paolo Conte — "Via Con Me"
  • Joseph Calleja — "La Donna E 'Mobile"
  • Renata Tebaldi — "Un Bel Di 'Vedremo"
  • Phillip Glass — "Zoe Goes To the Restaurant"
  • Luciano Pavarotti — "Cielo E Mar"
  • Ray Gelato - "Mambo Gelato"
  • Luciano Pavarotti - "Nessun Dorma"
  • Liz Phair — "Count On My Love"

[Thanks to Amazon.com and Overstock.com for the details.]


06-13-07: LIZ'S "PERFECT MISFIT" ON EW TOP FIVE LIST
Liz's "Perfect Misfit" made Entertainment Weekly's "5 Reasons To Live" list by editor Ken Tucker. From Entertainment Weekly:

2. Liz Phair's "Perfect Misfit on Nancy Drew: Music From the Motion Picture
(Bulletproof Records)

Don't know whether Emma Roberts' movie is going to get the 'tween set into theaters (and honestly, I doubt I'll be there in person to find out), but this new Phair offering is the first terrific summer song of 2007, as catchy and breathy and hard-headed as you'd want from a Liz tune.

[Thanks to Ken Tucker / EW.com for the list.]


06-05-07: LIZ TO APPEAR IN BEN LEE DOCUMENTARY
From Billboard.com:

[Ben] Lee will be the subject of a career-spanning documentary due to hit the film festival circuit in 2008. The as-yet-untitled film is directed by Amiel Courtin-Wilson and includes interviews with Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore, Liz Phair and Mike Watt, as well as film personalities such as Winona Ryder, Claire Danes and Michelle Williams.

Ben Lee's new album, Ripe, is due in stores September 4th.

[Thanks to Taylor Grimes / Billboard for passing the report.]


06-04-07: LIZ'S "DIVORCE SONG" ON MSNBC POLL OF APOLOGY SONGS
Liz's "Divorce Song" is on MSN's poll of apology songs. From MSNBC:

"Divorce Song" Liz Phair
"Divorce Song", which appears on the Liz Phair's 1993 debut, Exile in Guyville, could just as easily have been called "All Over But The Shouting". It's not so much about apologizing for something specific. And unlike the other songs in this list, this lyric has no mention of the words "apologize" or "sorry". Rather, "Divorce Song" is about feeling generally sorry for the things that happened in a relationship and the way it all turned out. Sure there's accusation in the words: "It's true that I stole your lighter / And its also true that I lost the map / But when you said that I wasn't worth talking to / I had to take your word on that." But the singer willingly shares the burden of blame with the subject. These days, how often do you get that?

As Jason Long so aptly put it: "...if you feel so inclined, please vote for her."

[Thanks to Jason Long for passing along this info.]


Seastories by Minnie Driver
Seastories by Minnie Driver

05-27-07: MORE MINNIE DRIVER / SEASTORIES DETAILS
Minnie Driver's new album Seastories, featuring Liz on the song "Sorry Baby" (the second track on the album), will be in stories Tuesday, July 17th. You can pre-order the album at Rounder Records or Zoλ Records.


Nancy Drew
Nancy Drew

05-24-07: LIZ ON NANCY DREW SOUNDTRACK
From ChartAttack:

Liz will appear on the soundtrack to the film Nancy Drew. The movie, starring Emma Roberts as the title character, arrives in theatres on Friday, June 15th, three days after its soundtrack hits store shelves (Tuesday, June 12th).

Liz's contribution to the soundtrack is "Perfect Misfit", a brand new song. Here is the tracklisting for the soundtrack:

  • Matthew Sweet with Susanna Hoffs — "Come To California"
  • Liz Phair — "Perfect Misfit"
  • The Donnas — "Kids In America"
  • Joanna — "Pretty Much Amazing"
  • Katie Melua — “Looking For Clues”
  • Price — "Hey Nancy Drew"
  • Corinne Bailey Rae — "Like A Star"
  • Persephone's Bees — "Nice Day"
  • Flunk — "Blue Monday"
  • J-Kwon — "We Came To Party"
  • Cupid — "All I Need"
  • Bizarre — "Party Tonight"

UPDATE: You can hear a 30-second clip of "Perfect Misfit" on the Official Nancy Drew Soundtrack Site or the Nancy Drew Soundtrack MySpace page.

[Thanks to ChartAttack for the report.]


05-22-07: LIZ ON MSN'S SEXIEST WOMEN OVER 35 LIST
Liz is #13 MSN's 15 Sexiest Women Over 35. If you're too lazy to check, here's the list:
  1. Salma Hayek
  2. Halle Berry
  3. Diane Lane
  4. Naomi Watts
  5. Queen Rania of Jordan
  6. Giada De Laurentiis
  7. Jada Pinkett-Smith
  8. Monica Bellucci
  9. Maria Bello
  10. Elizabeth Hurley
  11. Cate Blanchett
  12. Elle Macpherson
  13. Liz Phair
  14. Lucy Liu
  15. Gwen Stefani

[Thanks to XRay from the Liz Phair Forum for passing along the info.]


05-17-07: "COUNT ON MY LOVE" USED IN ABC'S PRIVATE PRACTICE COMMERCIAL
Liz's "Count On My Love" was used in the television commercial for ABC's Private Practice, a spinoff from Grey's Anatomy.

[I thank myself for catching this commercial by accident, and thanks to Jason Long for the verification.]


05-11-07: LIZ ON ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY'S LIST OF INDIE ANTHEMS
Liz's "Fuck And Run" has made EW.com's Greatest Indie Anthems Of All Time. "Fuck And Run" ranked #7 on the list of 50 songs.

[Thanks to Adrienne Day / EW.com for the info.]


05-10-07: LIZ ON MSN'S "MOMS WHO ROCK" LIST
Liz is #24 on MSN's Mom's Who Rock. Others on the list include Gwen Stefani, Courtney Love, Chrissie Hynde, Kim Gordon, Britney Spears, and Patti Smith. For the complete list of 30 "Moms Who Rock", click here.

[Thanks to LightYears from the Liz Phair Forum for passing along the info.]


05-01-07: SOME MORE INFO ON LIZ ON MINNIE DRIVER'S NEW ALBUM
From Jazz Press Service:

Minnie Driver's second album of original material Seastories will be released by Zoλ / Rounder on July 10th, 2007. The twelve new songs were written by Driver and in addition to her ethereal vocals and lush guitars, feature performances from Ryan Adams and his backing band The Cardinals, indie queen Liz Phair, keyboardist Rami Jaffe (The Wallflowers / Foo Fighters), producer / guitarist Marc 'Doc' Dauer (Pete Yorn) and Zack Ray (Gnarls Barkley). Seastories was mixed by recent Grammy winner Jim Scott (Dixie Chicks / Lucinda Williams / Tom Petty).

"Sorry Baby" is an affectionate apology to a heartbroken lover. The singer laments "I wish I could fake what you want". Liz Phair's backing vocals are unmistakable in this mellow rocker.

[Thanks to Jazz Press Service for the info.]


04-17-07: HAPPY 4OTH BIRTHDAY, LIZ!
40 years ago, Liz Phair was born. 'Nuf said!

[Do I need to thank someone here?]


04-10-07: LIZ'S GUEST SHOT ON STARZ "HEAD CASE" AIR DATE: MAY 16TH
Liz's guest appearance on Starz Head Case will air on Wednesday, May 16th at 11 PM EST. The episode will rerun several times. Check VH1 for specific dates and times.

[Thanks to XRay from the Liz Phair Forum for passing along the info.]


04-01-07: MESMERIZING TURNS 10 (NO JOKE)
10 years ago, Mesmerizing - Another Liz Phair Website made its debut on April 1st.

Don't shoot me, it's just a slow Liz news cycle...

[Thanks to everyone who has visited the site and a special thanks to Liz Phair, without whom...]


03-24-07: "COUNT ON MY LOVE" USAGE IN MOVIE TRAILER
Liz's "Count On My Love", from Somebody's Miracle, is featured in the movie trailer for No Reservations, a new movie starring Catherine Zeta-Jones.

[Thanks to Jms1621 from the Liz Phair Forum for the info.]


03-16-07: LIZ GUESTS ON FORTHCOMING MINNIE DRIVER ALBUM
From Billboard:

Phair, Ryan Adams Enhance Minnie Driver Sophomore Set

Katie Hasty, N.Y.

Liz Phair and Ryan Adams are amongst the host of guests that will enhance actress / musician Minnie Driver's sophomore album Sea Stories. The Zoe / Rounder set, a 12-track collection of songs penned by Driver, will be released sometime early this summer and is produced by Marc "Doc" Dauer.

Adams' backing band the Cardinals, Wallflowers / Foo Fighters' keyboardist Rami Jaffee, Alanis Morissette collaborator Zac Rae and mixer Jim Scott will also be heard on the forthcoming record.

[Thanks to Katie Hasty / Billboard for the report and Jarrod Sturnieks for passing along the article.]


03-07-07: "EXTRAORDINARY" FEATURED IN TELEVISION COMMERCIAL
Liz's "Extraordinary" has been featured in the latest television advertisement for Propel Fitness Water. For more details, visit Primary Wave Music Publishing.

[Thanks to the tippytoe from the Liz Phair Forum for the info.]


03-05-07: LIZ ON STARZ?
From PR Newswire:

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Starz Entertainment today announced "The Starz Comedy Hour", the company's new weekly comedy block featuring the fresh, cutting-edge original series "Head Case", "Martin Lawrence's 1st Amendment Stand-up" and "The Bronx Bunny Show". "The Starz Comedy Hour" launches at 11:00 p.m. on April 18 and features 10 original episodes of each series for 10 weeks.

"Starz viewers are in for a load of laughs with these hilarious new original series," says Michael Ruggiero, vice president of original programming. "Ali Wentworth's comedic genius, the legendary Martin Lawrence and the no-holds barred antics of 'The Bronx Bunny Show' will appeal to a broad base of comedy fans, making Starz the late night place to be every Wednesday."

"The Starz Comedy Hour"

"Head Case"

Meet cutting edge therapist Dr. Elizabeth Goode (Alexandra Wentworth, "In Living Color," "Office Space," "Seinfeld"). She's brash, unconventional, judgmental, but undeniably thriving as the "it therapist" to Hollywood's maladjusted celebrity elite. Boldly brandishing her own unique mental insight and technique, Dr. Goode's days have rapidly become filled with a literal "who's who" from the world of entertainment, sports and music.

Dr. Goode shares office space with Freudian shrink Dr. Myron Finkelstein (a side-splitting turn by Steve Landesberg, "Barney Miller") who stalks the waiting room in a desperate attempt to resurrect his own floundering practice. In session, receiving the "Goode treatment" are Rick Fox, Tom Sizemore, Alanis Morrisette, Jason Priestley, Ione Skye, Sean Hayes, Ralph Maccio, Jane Kaczmarek, Jennifer Finnigan, Andy Dick, Shelby Lynne, Rich Eisen, Jonathan Silverman, Liz Phair, Fred Willard, and Willie Garson.

[Thanks to the PR Newswire for the info.]


01-25-07: NEW TRIER HIGH SCHOOL ON FIRE (LITERALLY)
This barely squeaks by as "Liz Phair" news, but since I haven't done any updates in over a month... From WBBM-TV CBS 2 Chicago:

Fire Breaks Out At Prestigious High School

(CBS) WINNETKA, Ill. A small fire broke out early Thursday in the basement of New Trier High School in Winnetka.

Firefighters responding to an automatic fire alarm at the high school, at 385 Winnetka Ave., found a small blaze in the basement.

By 5:50 a.m., the relatively small but smoky fire had been extinguished, but Winnetka Avenue was shut down from Green Bay Road to Sheridan Road.

By 6:15 a.m., students and faculty were beginning to arrive. Electrical crews were working to ensure that the nearby power grid is safe, although power was still on in the building.

Students and faculty are asked to follow directions by authorities and go to the school auditorium. Classes are expected to be held as usual.

New Trier High School serves the North Shore suburbs of Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glencoe and Northfield. The prestigious school is known for numerous famous alumni, including actors Charlton Heston, Virginia Madsen, and Hal Sparks, musician Liz Phair, former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and journalist Walter Jacobson.

The Winnetka school, or New Trier East serves sophomores, juniors and seniors, while a Northfield campus, or New Trier West, serves freshmen.

[Thanks to the Kris Habermehl / WBBM-TV for the report.]




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