From: owner-support-system-digest@smoe.org (support-system-digest) To: support-system-digest@smoe.org Subject: support-system-digest V7 #65 Reply-To: support-system@smoe.org Sender: owner-support-system-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-support-system-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk support-system-digest Tuesday, March 23 2004 Volume 07 : Number 065 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [support-system] pics of Liz at SXSW 2004 ["lunchbox" Subject: [support-system] pics of Liz at SXSW 2004 I got some Liz pictures from her all too brief set at La Zona Rosa, Saturday March 20th, as part of South by Southwest in Austin, TX. I took pictures of all the shows I saw, so there are a lot and she played the last night of the festival, so her pictures are down towards the bottom. They're certainly not of spectacular quality. I wasn't quite close enough to get really good shots and I was also trying to be somewhat covert, as cameras are not exactly encouraged at SXSW events. But anyway, here they are. Enjoy... http://imageevent.com/lunchbox/southbysouthwest2004 Later...Wes [demime 0.97c-p1 removed an attachment of type application/ms-tnef which had a name of winmail.dat] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 12:43:59 -0500 From: Athiena00@aol.com Subject: [support-system] comeandgetit is this cd the b-sides that you could download from the website, the 'real' liz stuff? if so, is there anyway i could add my name to the list for someone to pick up a copy for me....??? thanks faith the lurker ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 13:32:35 -0600 From: "Victoria R." Subject: [support-system] RE: support-system-digest V7 #64 I too would be very interested in getting Comeandgetit. I would be willing to pay a little extra for your trouble (for having to haul around who knows how many of these cds.) I wonder why they're only being offered at shows. I checked awarestore.com, but didn't see any mention of comeandgetit. E-mail me off-list if I can be added to the roster of those who'd like the EP. Victoria _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfee. Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 18:18:24 -0500 From: "Jim" Subject: Re: [support-system] Interview from women.com (Part 1) Thanks for sending the interview Emil. Great stuff! Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Emil Breton To: support-system@smoe.org Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2004 2:53 PM Subject: [support-system] Interview from women.com (Part 1) Hey, lizters. Here's a good new interview from women.com. I'm just posting the whole thing here because I suspect many of you are too lazy to point & click through an internet link, and besides -- it's just so entertaining, you gotta read it! Of course, there's the usual b.s. about "empowering women" with her new record, blah blah blah, but when she tells the story about Girlysound, oh man. Here's the first half, followed by part two, because it would bounce otherwise, I think. Liz Phair: Average, Everyday Sane/Psycho Super-Goddess by Michael Parillo Singer/songwriter Liz Phair has taken a beating for her recent self-titled LP, which many critics have panned as a self-conscious stab at mainstream acceptance. Why would one of America's leading indie artists -- a daring writer with a knack for crafting quirky lo-fi masterpieces -- risk alienating her adoring fan base, just to put out a slicked-up "pop" album? Even worse, Liz has been blasted for enlisting the help of crack songwriting squad The Matrix, the behind-the-scenes team largely responsible for teen sensation Avril Lavigne's sudden staggering success. Well, Liz ain't no Avril Lavigne. She can hold her own with The Matrix. In fact, "Rock Me," a song they wrote together about a 30-something rocker having a steamy tryst with a much younger man, simply adds catchy hooks and blaring guitars to Liz's typically snappy lyrics. Yes, she may have found her initial appeal as a shy, unseasoned singer with paralyzing stage fright, but now that Liz has earned the kind of success that breeds confidence, why not make a record that's aimed at the masses? It is strange to question the motives behind Liz Phair, especially when every recording musician wants to reach as many listeners as possible. As Liz explained in a recent phone interview, she has lofty goals for her music: "My big megalomaniacal plan is to allow women more expansive roles that are acceptable and valuable." Make no mistake, though -- this rocking single mom hasn't settled into weight-of-the-world seriousness. Her mischievous sense of humor winks and sneers its way throughout her recent LP. It's classic Liz when she sings, "You're like my favorite underwear / And I'm slipping you on again tonight." This album is more aggressive than your older stuff. Was that a conscious decision? Yeah. I had the desire to make music that had some "pounce," as I like to call it. I used this record to jump-start my self-esteem. I had been through a couple bad relationships, so I kicked it up a notch to get myself up again. And it worked! Also, you moved from Chicago to L.A. Those who want to interpret the changes you've made to your image and music might find it all in that fact. Well, I think that's true. In Chicago I had trouble explaining myself to people. I could never be both a good person/mom and a rock star. Like in the minds of Midwesterners they were antithetical. In L.A., I had a new joie de vivre. Lots of people do crazy things in the arts and are also upstanding citizens that pay their taxes and have families. Here, I just do what I do. I don't second-guess it. I just go. And it's so competitive that you have to go hard. But I needed a chance to stretch my legs and run a little. That was the attitude that I took after moving -- lemme show you what I can do, lemme see how far I can push it. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html ------------------------------ End of support-system-digest V7 #65 ***********************************