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Phair was born in New Haven, Connecticut, but was raised in a suburb of Chicago by her wealthy adoptive parents. After studying art history at Oberlin College in Ohio, Phair met guitarist Chris Brokaw (late of Come ) and the pair moved to San Francisco for a brief period. After moving back to Chicago, Phair began writing songs and releasing homemade tapes under the name Girlysound, supporting herself by selling her drawings on the streets of Chicago. Soon, she was a part of the alternative music scene in Chicago and became friends with Urge Overkill, a popular band, as well as Brad Wood and John Henderson , head of Feel Good All Over , an independent label in Chicago. An attempt at recording the Girlysound tapes failed due to arguments between Henderson and Phair.

Meanwhile, Brokaw gave several Girlysound tapes to the head of Matador Records, Gerard Cosley , leading to a contract. Phair's debut album, Exile in Guyville, was released in 1993 and received uniformly excellent reviews. The album attracted some attention because it was structured as a response to the classic Rolling Stones album, Exile on Main Street. The critical success of her debut album meant Phair soon attracted naysayers in the indie rock scene, notably including Steve Albini, but her fanbase continued to grow. The album established Phair's penchant for exploring sexually explicit lyrics such as in the song "Flower": "I want to be your blow job queen/...I'll fuck you and your minions too."

Phair's second album received much media attention and an advertising blitz. Whip-Smart debuted at #27 in 19941994 is a common year starting on Saturday, and was designated the International year of the Family''. Events January events January 1 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) goes into effect January 6 Nancy Kerrigan is clubbed on the right leg by an and "Supernova", the first single, became a Top Ten modern rock hit. In spite of this, the album received mixed reviews and did not sell well. In 19951995 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). It has a Golden number of 1, and was the first year of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous People (1995- 2005): http://www. org/culture/indigenous . Events January events Ja, Phair married Jim Staskauskas (whom she later divorced), a film editor who had worked on her videos, and then released Juvenilia, an EP that included Girlysound material. She worked on her third album for a long time, delayed by the birth of a child, James Nicholas Staskauskas, on December 21, 1996. Whitechocolatespaceegg was finally released in 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting.

In 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U, her self-titled fourth album was released. Despite some negative reviews, especially from the independent music press who considered Phair to have sold out by making the record very pop-oriented, Liz Phair was commercially successful and seemed to propel Phair out of the "alternative-chick" category and straight onto the pop charts. The debut single "Why Can't I?" became a major hit in the North America, and its follow-up, "Extraordinary", was also somewhat successful and appeared on the soundtrack to the 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co movie Raising HelenRaising Helen is a 2004 American comedy/ drama film directed by Garry Marshall. Main Cast Kate Hudson. as Helen Harris Hayden Panettiere. as Audrey Davis Spencer Breslin. as Henry Davis Abigail Breslin. as Sarah Davis John Corbett. as Pastor Dan Parker Jo. Phair continued to flirt with sexually explicit themes, however, as was most evident in a track called "H.W.C.", which stood for "Hot White Cum".