Miss Thing

We're taking it back to 2004 with our review of Women & Songs 8. In this episode we're talking about some Women & Songs mainstays like Sheryl Crow, Sarah McLachlan, k.d. Lang, and Sarah Slean. We're also introducing you to Shaye, Atlantic Canada's shortest-lived super group. Plus we're delivering some current and juicy Women & Songs gossip. Feud season 2, anyone?

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2020 is coming to a close and we're reviewing the year in Women & Songs style. Listen as we recap our favourite albums of the past year including Phoebe Bridger's Punisher, Haim's Women In Music Part III, Taylor Swift's Folklore and Evermore, Miley Cyrus' Plastic Hearts, The Chicks' Gaslighter, Chloe x Halle's Ungodly Hour, Alanis Morissette's Such Pretty Forks in the Road and so many more. We're also highlighting some honourable mentions and getting a status update on some our favourite Lilith Ladies. Finally, we're asking the hard question: Where in the world is Amanda Marshall??

Follow along by listening to our favourite tracks of the year with this handy Women & Songs 2020 playlist we created:

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Listen up Strange Little Girls, we are (finally!) taking our first deep dive into the work of Women & Songs juggernaut Tori Amos! We're retracing her early life and dishing on the all-star and ill-fated band Y Kan't Tori Read. We're also discussing the creation and reception of the seminal Little Earthquakes, its follow-up Under The Pink and the legendary Boys for Pele. We're also talking about why Tori is the queen of b-sides, getting to the bottom of the Kate Bush comparisons, and taking voicemails from YOU the listener!

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Miss Thing is celebrating Pride and Canada Day in the only way we know how- talking about our favourite Canadian gay icons. We're bringing you another socially distant Skype episode of Miss Thing and this time we are diving into a different compilation series- Oh What A Feeling: A Vital Collection of Canadian Music. Oh What A Feeling is a Juno Awards compilation chronicling the very best of Canadian music from the 60s to the 00s. We're picking out our favourite tracks by ladies and giving you all the hot takes you never asked for. We're talking everything from Rough Trade's groundbreaking queer visibility to the Parachute Club's Pride anthem "Rise Up" to Anne Murray's saucier moments. We're also paying respects to Canadian primetime legend Rita MacNeil, Alannah Myles' definitive "Elvis" song and Amanda Marshall's last huge track. Everybody's Got a Story and if you want to hear ours, listen now!

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We're back with another socially distant Skype episode of Miss Thing. This time we're jumping back on the Women & Songs train and taking it all the way back to 2003. In this episode we're talking about Chantal Kreviazuk's ode to Julia Roberts, Lisa Marie Presley's foray in the world of Women & Songs, and the early false start of Jully Black's career. How does Jewel's Intuition hold up 17 years later? Which unknown pop star is the verified reincarnation of Marilyn Monroe? Will Sarah Brightman ever get to outer space? Join us to find out!

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Ladies, ladies, ladies, ladies.... it's a Women & Songs emergency! Fiona Apple has returned with the most lauded album of her career, Fetch the Bolt Cutters. Derek and Sean sit down for this special quarantine (read: lo-fi) episode of Miss Thing to break down the origins and recording of this album. We're also diving into every single track on the album to provide some context and commentary. Why did this album strike a universal chord among music critics and fans? How does it measure up to Fiona's previous albums? Put your bolt cutters down for a minute and listen to us spread like strawberries and climb like peas and beans all over this album.

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If the only version of Jingle Bells on your holiday playlist is the one that opens River then this episode's for you! We're pouring ourselves a tall glass of something and throwing on the Women & Songs Christmas compilation. Who is the alt queen of Christmas? Does everything Jewel touch turn to gingerbread? What is Kim Stockwood's top track on Spotify? And what was Aimee Mann thinking???? We're answering some of these questions plus we've made you a perfect holiday playlist to enjoy by yourself (please don't subject other people to this). Happy holidays indeed!

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There's such a pretty fork in the road and we're taking a detour from our usual Miss Thing format to catch up on all things Alanis Morissette. Sean is giving an in-depth review of the Jagged Little Pill musical, breaking down what worked, what didn't, and what we think of the two brand new Alanis songs written for the musical. We're also talking about the announcement of Alanis' first new album in 8 years, Such Pretty Forks In The Road (mouthful), its lead single Reasons I Drink (mugful), the announcement of a Jagged Little Pill 2020 tour with Garbage (!) and Liz Phair (!!), and Alanis' latest accolade: recipient of a Billboard Icon award.

Listen to the Jagged Little Pill Broadway cast recording:

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Listen to Reasons I Drink:

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See Alanis' Billboard Icon Award acceptance speech:

https://youtu.be/RAxQcRo5jIU

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C'mon C'mon and soak up the second part of our deep dive into Sheryl Crow. We're talking about the highs and lows of her career in the new millennium- from summer hitmaking to honky-tonk political commentating. We're chronicling it all up to her FINAL EVER(?) album, 2019's Threads, and reflecting on her legacy and impact. Peace be upon us, indeed. 

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If All You Wanna Do is take a deep dive into the early career of Lilith legend Sheryl Crow, then this episode's for you. We're tracing Sheryl's origins as a McDonald's hitmaker, Michael Jackson dueter and short-lived member of the Tuesday Night Music Club. Dig into the complicated history of her first album and see how she one-upped the Music Club on her incredible follow-up self-titled album. Then dig into the much loved Globe Sessions and find out about our favourite mistake- the time Sheryl invited herself to join Fleetwood Mac.

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