If anyone is really surprised by the uproar around Liz Phair’s new album, well, they shouldn’t be. The old gal has been attracting both critical praise and fire since the beginning and to be honest the critical hand grenades being lobbed her way nowadays seem pretty weak compared to the fire and brimestone Steve Albini and Company threw her way back in 1994.
Read The Great Chicago Debate of ’94 in all of its glory here.
Now THAT’S scathing commentary!