Juliana Hatfield
Juliana Hatfield performing in 2006
Background information
Born	July 27, 1967(1967-07-27) (age 40)
Origin	Wiscasset, Maine, United States
Genre(s)	Indie rock
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, Guitarist
Years active	1986-1991 (band) 1992-present (solo)
Associated acts	Blake Babies, Some Girls, The Lemonheads
Website	http://www.julianahatfield.com/

Juliana Hatfield (born July 27, 1967 in Wiscasset, Maine, United States), is an American guitarist/singer-songwriter from the Boston area, formerly of the indie rock band Blake Babies. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1024 × 768 pixel, file size: 239 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday and the summer of 1967 was known as The Summer of Peace and Love (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Wiscasset is a town located in Lincoln County, Maine. ... Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... Blake Babies was an early nineties rock trio from New England. ... Some Girls (formed in 2001) is an American indie rock trio composed of Juliana Hatfield (guitar and vocals), Heidi Gluck (electric bass guitar, keyboard, harmonica, lap steel guitar, and vocals) and Freda Love (drums and vocals). ... The Lemonheads are an alternative rock band from the United States. ... is the 208th day of the year (209th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday and the summer of 1967 was known as The Summer of Peace and Love (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Wiscasset is a town located in Lincoln County, Maine. ... Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Settled 1630 Incorporated (city) 1822 Government  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area  - City  89. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Blake Babies was an early nineties rock trio from New England. ...

Background

The daughter of The Boston Globe fashion critic Julie Hatfield, Juliana grew up in the Boston suburb of Duxbury. She acquired a love of rock music during the 1970s, having been introduced by a babysitter to the music of the seminal Los Angeles punk rock band X, which proved a life-changing experience [1]. She was also attracted to the music of more mainstream artists like Olivia Newton-John [2] and The Police [3], perhaps explaining the dialectic in her later music between sweet, melodic "pop" songs and more hard rock oriented material. Visualizing herself as a singer since her high school years, Hatfield sang in school choirs and briefly played in a cover band called The Squids, which played Queen and Rush songs [4]. The Boston Globe (and Boston Sunday Globe) is the most widely circulated daily newspaper in Boston, Massachusetts and New England. ... For the place in England see Duxbury Woods Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Plymouth County Settled 1624 Incorporated 1637 Government  - Type Open town meeting Area  - Town  37. ... Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... X is a noted punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1977. ... Olivia Newton-John AO OBE (born 26 September 1947) is a Grammy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated English-born Australian pop singer, songwriter and actress. ... The Police are a three-piece rock band consisting of singer/bassist Sting (Gordon Sumner), guitarist Andy Summers, and drummer Stewart Copeland. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... Hard rock is a variation of rock and roll music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and psychedelic rock. ... Queen are an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, singer Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon joining the following year. ... Rush is a Canadian rock band comprising bassist, keyboardist, and lead vocalist Geddy Lee, guitarist Alex Lifeson, and drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. ...

Blake Babies

Main article: Blake Babies

Following her graduation from Duxbury High School, where she was voted "Most Individualistic" [5], Hatfield attended Boston University for a semester. She then transferred as a piano student to the Berklee College of Music in Boston, in the hope of finding a band with which to sing [6]. There she soon met Freda Boner (now Freda Love) and John Strohm, forming the Blake Babies with them in 1986, at the age of 19. The band, with which she sang and played bass guitar (as well as some guitar and piano), was signed to North Carolina's Mammoth Records and received a fair amount of airplay on college radio through the early 1990s. The group toured the United States several times, performed in Europe, and made several music videos. Hatfield eventually earned a degree in songwriting from Berklee. Blake Babies was an early nineties rock trio from New England. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... For similarly-named academic institutions, see Boston (disambiguation). ... Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. ... John Strohm (or John P. Strohm, born Bloomington, Indiana) is a guitarist, singer, and lawyer. ... Blake Babies was an early nineties rock trio from New England. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The electric bass guitar (or electric bass) is a bass string instrument played with the fingers by plucking, slapping, or using a pick. ... Founded in 1989 in Carrboro, North Carolina, Mammoth Records was one of the premiere independent record labels of the 1990s. ... Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. ...

Although Hatfield shared vocal duties with Strohm in the group, she quickly stood out due to her unique vocal quality; her somewhat thin, girlish voice gave the group a youthful, innocent sound that was nevertheless belied by often-caustic lyrics and a vocal delivery punctuated frequently by harsh, distorted screams (in live performances more so than on recordings). Although the group's early work was essentially punk-oriented, they quickly settled into a sunny, melodic, and slightly jangly pop style reminiscent in style of early R.E.M. and Neil Young. Hatfield and Strohm shared songwriting credits and often sang together in harmony or octaves, creating a memorable "boy-girl" sound rarely encountered in rock (except in the work of X and a few later indie bands as Velocity Girl, Hazel, Quasi, Low, Mates of State, and Rainer Maria). Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... This article is about the band. ... Neil Percival Young[1] OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director from Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Velocity Girl was an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in College Park, Maryland, although it was generally known as a Washington, D.C.-area band. ... Hazel was an United States indie rock band based in Portland, Oregon. ... For the prefix, see wikt:quasi-. Quasi is an indie rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1993, consisting of the ex-husband and wife team of Sam Coomes (vocals, guitar, roxichord, various keyboards) and Janet Weiss (drummer for the now-disbanded band Sleater-Kinney) on vocals and drums. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Kori Gardner, Stockholm 2005 Mates of State are an American indie rock duo, active since 1997. ... Rainer Maria were an indie rock band originally from Madison, Wisconsin, later residing in Brooklyn, New York. ...

The group formally disbanded in 1991 but, largely due to the persistent efforts of Freda, reunited briefly in late 1999, performing a few shows in 1999 and 2000 and embarking on one last U.S. tour in 2001. Coinciding with the tour The Blake Babies recorded and released a new album titled God Bless The Blake Babies which received strong reviews. The album featured new original songs as well as renditions of songs by Ben Lee and Madder Rose. Frequent collaborator Evan Dando also made a guest appearance on the album. After the tour Hatfield released a Blake Babies EP titled Epilogue at her live shows featuring the band covering Fleetwood Mac, The Ramones and MC5. Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Blake Babies was an early nineties rock trio from New England. ... Ben Lee (born September 11, 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is a ARIA Award winning Jewish Australian musician and actor. ... Madder Rose was a New York City-based Alternative Pop band who recorded in the 1990s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Blake Babies was an early nineties rock trio from New England. ... This article is about the band. ... The Ramones (L-R, Johnny, Tommy, Joey, Dee Dee) on the cover of their debut self-titled album (1976), cementing their place at the dawn of the punk movement. ... MC5 (short for Motor City Five) was a hard rock band formed in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1964 and active until 1972. ...

Solo career

Hatfield began her solo career following the Blake Babies' breakup in 1991, releasing her first solo album Hey Babe in 1992. The album was one of the highest selling independent albums of 1992. Blake Babies was an early nineties rock trio from New England. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Hey Babe is the debut album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...

Hatfield achieved alterna-rock stardom with the release of 1993's Become What You Are (recorded under the group name The Juliana Hatfield Three). Several songs from the album received regular airplay on major North American rock stations, with Hatfield's song "My Sister" becoming the biggest hit of her career with the video becoming an MTV staple. Another one of her songs ("Spin the Bottle") was used in the soundtrack of the Hollywood film Reality Bites (1994). Hatfield also made the cover of SPIN magazine. Hatfield's popularity coincided with the success, in the mid-1990s, of many other female musicians (such as Liz Phair, P J Harvey, Belly, Letters to Cleo, Velocity Girl, The Breeders, Hole, Veruca Salt, Poe, Throwing Muses, Magnapop, Bettie Serveert). Although she has always maintained that her gender is of only incidental importance to her music, Hatfield was pleased to have been invited, in 1997, to tour with the first Lilith Fair, a prominent all-female rock festival founded by singer Sarah McLachlan.[7] Hatfield was profiled in a number of girls' magazines at this time and was embraced by many pre-teen and teenage girls as a role model due to the positive way she addressed serious issues faced by young women in her songs and interviews. About this period she says: "I was never comfortable with the attention. I thought it had come too soon. I hadn’t earned it yet."[8] She gained notoriety in 1992 for saying that she was still a virgin in her mid-twenties in Interview magazine. In a 1994 interview for the magazine Vox she said she was surprised by the effect 'outing' herself had: "I think there are a lot of people out there who don't care about sex, but who you never hear from, so I thought I should say it. The magazine I did the interview for is full of beef-cake hunky guys and scantily-clad models, so I thought it would be really funny to say that I didn't care about sex in a magazine that's full of sex and beauty - but no one really got the joke." [9] Become What You Are is the debut album by The Juliana Hatfield Three, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). ... ... Reality Bites is a 1994 film written by Helen Childress and featuring the directorial debut of Ben Stiller. ... Liz Phair (born Elizabeth Clark Phair on April 17, 1967 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Polly Jean Harvey, born October 9, 1969 in Weymouth, Dorset is a British singer and songwriter. ... Belly was a musical band formed in 1991 by former Throwing Muses members Tanya Donelly (also in The Breeders with Kim Deal) and Fred Abong. ... Letters to Cleo was an alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts (although they originally started out as a ska band). ... Velocity Girl was an American indie rock band formed in 1989 in College Park, Maryland, although it was generally known as a Washington, D.C.-area band. ... The Breeders are an American rock band, formed in 1977 as a folk rock duo featuring twin sisters Kim and Kelley Deal of Dayton, Ohio which played country covers at truck stops and bars and dissipated in the early 80s, only to be revived as a side project in... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Veruca Salt is an alternative rock group of the 1990s and 2000s. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... An early band formation (left to right): Narcizo, Hersh, Donelly, and Langston. ... Magnapop are a rock band based in Atlanta, Georgia. ... Carol van Dijk, lead singer of Bettie Serveert, performing in 2006. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Lilith Fair was a concert tour and traveling music festival, founded by musician Sarah McLachlan, that featured female musicians; it ran from 1997 to 1999. ... Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC,[2] OBC[2] (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. ... Interview is a magazine founded by artist Andy Warhol and Gerard Malanga in 1969. ...

In 1995, following the success of Become What You Are she released her followup album, Only Everything, in which she "turned up the volume and the distortion and had a lot of fun". [10] One reviewer describes it as "a fun, engaging pop album". [11] The album spawned another alternative radio hit for Hatfield in Universal Heart-Beat. The video featured Hatfield as an overly demanding aerobics instructor. Become What You Are is the debut album by The Juliana Hatfield Three, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). ... Only Everything is the second solo album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). ...

In 1996 she traveled to Woodstock, New York where she recorded tracks for God's Foot, which was to be her fourth solo album (third if not counting Become What You Are, which was recorded with the Juliana Hatfield Three), intended for 1997 release. Containing some of Hatfield's finest work to date, the album was unfortunately put on indefinite hold by her record company due to a disagreement with Hatfield. Only substandard bootleg versions of these songs (which do not meet Hatfield's approval) have surfaced and she has rarely featured them in her subsequent live performances. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Woodstock, New York The name Woodstock is associated with two locales in New York. ... NY redirects here. ... Become What You Are is the debut album by The Juliana Hatfield Three, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ...

During this time Hatfield left Atlantic Records and ventured back into indie-world. She recorded a six song EP titled Please Do Not Disturb. The EP produced by Hatfield features a tender song "Trying Not To Think About It" which is a tribute to the deceased musician Jeff Buckley who was a friend of Hatfield's. The EP was released on Bar-None Records in 1997. Please Do Not Disturbis an EPrecording by Juliana Hatfield, released in 1997(see 1997 in music). ... Jeff Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), born Jeffrey Scott Buckley and raised as Scotty Moorhead,[1] was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. ...

Following the traumatic experiences surrounding God's Foot and her departure from Atlantic Records, Hatfield recorded the album Bed in 1998 in six days, about which she says on her website: "It sounds as raw as I felt. It has no pretty sheen. The mistakes and unattractive parts were left in, not erased. Just like my career. Just like life." [12] Bed is the third solo album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). ...

In 2000, she released Beautiful Creature, an album which was among the most critically well-received of her career. [13] This album left the rockier side of Hatfield's musical personality unexpressed, however, so at the same time she also recorded Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure with Zephan Courtney and Mikey Welsh, which she describes as "a loud release of tension", with "lots of long sloppy guitar solos. And no love songs...a not-at-all attractive reaction to the ugly side of humanity, specifically American culture" [14] The two albums were initially released in a set as a pair. Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure was however received very badly by the critics [15], who much preferred the acoustic songwriting on Beautiful Creature. On Beautiful Creature Hatfield worked with Austin-based musician Davíd Garza who co-produced much of the album. Wally Gagel a producer for Sebadoh and Tanya Donelly helped Hatfield record her most electronica influenced songs "Cool Rock Boy" and "Don't Rush Me" which added texture to the otherwise acoustic album. Beautiful Creature is the fourth solo album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). ... Beautiful Creature is the fourth solo album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). ... Beautiful Creature is the fourth solo album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). ... Davíd Garza (born February 4, 1971 in Irving, Texas) is an Austin-based American singer-songwriter whose vocal style draws comparisons to Freddie Mercury, Jeff Buckley, Donovan and Robert Plant. ... Sebadoh are an indie rock band formed in Northampton, Massachusetts by Eric Gaffney, WOZQ DJ and Pizza Factory driver (circa 1989) and former Dinosaur Jr. ... Tanya Donelly (born July 14, 1966, in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American singer songwriter and guitarist based in New England who co-founded Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh. ...

2002 saw the release of Hatfield's first "best-of" album. The album, titled Gold Stars 1992-2002: The Juliana Hatfield Collection featured the singles from her solo albums. It also contained two of the songs from the previously unreleased God's Foot, a cover of Neil Young's Only Love Can Break Your Heart, as well as four new recordings. Neil Percival Young[1] OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director from Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Only Love Can Break Your Heart is the third track on Neil Youngs album After the Gold Rush. ...

In 2004 Hatfield released In Exile Deo, which was arguably an attempt at a more commercial sound, with input from producers and engineers who'd worked with Pink and Avril Lavigne. Hatfield did however produce the album herself with David Leanord receiving co-production credits on "Jamie's In Town" and the bright rocker "Sunshine'. The critics loved it, with a couple calling it her best work since the start of her solo career. [16] In Exile Deo is the sixth album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). ...

By contrast, the 2005 album Made in China was released on her own new record label, Ye Olde Records, and has a much rawer feel. John Doe of the band X described the disc as "A frighteningly dark & beautiful record filled w/ stark, angular, truly brutal songs & guitars. This is surely a 'Woman Under the Influence', though I'm not sure of what"[17]. Reviews were very mixed, with some liking the lo-fi sound, but others seeing it as slackness. [18] Made in China is the seventh album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 2005 (see 2005 in music). ... John Doe, (born John Nommensen Duchac on February 25, 1954), is the founder of the seminal L.A. punk band X. His musical compositions and performances are varied, including country and folk music. ...

In December 2005 Hatfield toured the United States with the band X, whom she idolized during her teenage years. X is a noted punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1977. ...

2006, Hatfield released her first live album. Titled The White Broken Line: Live Recordings, the album featured performances from her tour with X. This was Hatfield's third release for her record label. X is a noted punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1977. ...

Rumors are already buzzing around www.julianahatfield.com's message board about Hatfield's next album. One rumor is that The Psychedelic Furs vocalist Richard Butler will make an appearance. Another rumor is that Andy Chase of the band Ivy will be producing the record to give Hatfield a fresh sound. The Psychedelic Furs are an influential English post-punk band founded in the late 1970s. ... Richard Butler may refer to: Politicians: Rab Butler, Richard Austen Butler (1902–1982), British politician and Chancellor of the Exchequer Richard Girnt Butler (1918–2004), American founder of the Aryan Nations Richard Butler (Australian politician) Premier of South Australia, 1905 Sir Richard Layton Butler (1850–1925), Premier of South Australia... Andy Chase is a New York based musician/songwriter/producer. ... Ivy is a New York City band comprised of a trio of musicians, Adam Schlesinger, Dominique Durand and Andy Chase. ...

Style and influences

From her work with the Blake Babies to the present, Hatfield's output has been characterized by an alternation between heavy, rocking tunes and songs written in a gentler, more melodic or folk-oriented style. Hatfield has stated that in the 1990s she tried smoking cigarettes for a short time in the hope of giving her voice a rougher quality, but eventually reconciled herself with her distinctive vocal instrument [19]. A survey of her releases shows her voice to be remarkably agile, with little vibrato but capable of both forcefulness and sensitivity, making it well suited to the multitracked vocal harmonies that feature prominently on most of her albums. Some critics would say necessitated, rather than "well suited", however. Christina Kelly wrote in Sassy Magazine that Hatfield's frail girlish voice "gives hope to everyone trying to sing." The Tascam 85 16B analogue tape recorder can record 16 tracks of audio on 1 inch (2. ... Sassy Magazine is a defunct cult fave teen magazine. ...

Hatfield's musical influences are diverse, ranging from punk groups like X, The Stooges, the MC5, and The Replacements to more folk-oriented rock artists like Neil Young, whose songs the Blake Babies frequently covered in live shows. Her work has also cross-fertilized with some other contemporaneous indie rock bands such as Dinosaur Jr and Lemonheads, whose musicians are also friends of Hatfield's. From an early age, she has also had a special love for pretty-sounding pop music. In a 1998 interview, she stated, "I just always liked pop music and really good melodies and major chords. That's just the type of music that comes naturally to me" [20]. Her enthusiasm for the music of the pop group Wilson Phillips apparently led, at least in part, to the breakup of the Blake Babies [21]. The Stooges are an American rock band that was first active from around 1967 to 1974, and then reformed in 2003. ... MC5 (short for Motor City Five) was a hard rock band formed in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1964 and active until 1972. ... The Replacements (also known as The Mats or The Mats, from the insult of a detractor who joked the bands name was The Placemats, which the band then adopted) were a seminal alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. ... Neil Percival Young[1] OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, and film director from Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music often used to refer to bands that are on small independent record labels or that arent on labels at all. ... Dinosaur Jr is an American alternative rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1983 as Dinosaur. ... The Lemonheads are an alternative rock band from the United States. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Hatfield has been based in the northeastern United States for most of her life, although she tried living for a short time (1999) in Los Angeles, an experience that left her disenchanted with that city's scene, which she found artificial and soulless. Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ...

Lyrics

Although Hatfield's lyrics are often autobiographical, some listeners have sometimes mistakenly interpreted fictional songs as representing her own experience. Her "My Sister"--one of her best known songs--is not about a real sister; Hatfield does not, in fact, have one. The song, however, comes across as convincing because other details (including the mention of her first rock concert, featuring the Violent Femmes and the The Del Fuegos) are real events from her life. A recurrent theme in her songs has been a skewering of figures in society that she finds ridiculous: self-important men ("I'm Not Your Mother"), groupies ("Rider"), fashion models ("Supermodel"), and men who make tragic fashion choices ("Leather Pants"). Other songs have dealt with more serious issues such as body image ("Ugly" and "Feed Me") as well as the failure to connect fully with other people or achieve meaningful and lasting relationships ("How Would You Know" and "Perfection"). Some of her songs deal more or less explicitly with her anger towards people she sees as not taking responsibility for their actions ("Stay Awake ", several of the songs from the album "Total System Failure", notably "The Victim"). A few songs ("Let's Blow it All," "Give Me Some of That") are more lighthearted in tone. Her quieter, more acoustic songs often deal with relationships ("When You Loved Me") and particular places ("Trying Not To Think About It"). Sometimes they have a wistful melancholy, a sense of struggling to carry on, trying to find some meaning in life ("Backseat", "Feelin' Massachusets"). Since the mid-1990s songs such as "Sellout" have dealt in a more or less overtly sarcastic way with the demands the music industry places on artists (particularly female ones) in order to ensure their "success." This article is about the band. ... The Del Fuegos were a moderately successful pop band in the eighties, with a sort of garage style. ...

Although much of Hatfield's output is exuberant and hard-rocking, Hatfield nonetheless describes herself as very shy and somewhat of a loner, and has said that "happy lyrics don't come naturally to me" [22]. She has also described her music and songwriting as a form of therapy, an outlet that helps her to overcome rough periods and depression [23].

Instruments

The guitar (both electric and acoustic) is Hatfield's primary instrument, and she is a highly proficient technician, her work often featuring alternate tunings and intricate, unusual voicings executed high up on the neck. She has not received as much acknowledgement for her imaginative bass playing, which can be best heard on the Blake Babies albums Earwig and Sunburn as well as throughout the Lemonheads' It's A Shame About Ray. Unusually for the instrument, she plays melodically and harmonically rather than simply holding down a bass line; she often plays on two strings simultaneously, using expressive sliding tones on the upper string to add another melodic voice to the group's sound. Since her work with the Blake Babies she has gravitated more towards the guitar and has largely lost interest in the bass, generally assigning parts for the instrument to other band members, and not playing as melodically when overdubbing with it in recordings. She has periodically also played piano, electric piano, and organ on her releases, and on her most recent disc, Made in China (2005), she played drums for the first time. Its a Shame About Ray is an album by the Lemonheads. ... A short grand piano, with the top up. ... An electric piano (e-piano) is an electric musical instrument whose popularity started in the late 1960s, was at its greatest during the 1970s and still is big today. ... Organ in Katharinenkirche, Frankfurt am Main, Germany The organ is a keyboard instrument played using one or more manuals and a pedalboard. ...

Collaborations

Hatfield has also performed with the Lemonheads, even living for a time with Evan Dando in the college student ghetto neighborhood of Allston in Boston, and contributed backing vocals to recordings by Belly, Giant Sand, Susanna Hoffs, Aimee Mann, and Mary Lou Lord. In 2001, she joined with Freda Love and Heidi Gluck (of The Pieces) to form the trio Some Girls, with which she performs in addition to her solo work; the group has toured the United States twice and has released two albums. The trio is another outlet for Hatfield's more lighthearted material; "Necessito" is a funky affirmation of the power of music, sung in a mixture of English and Spanish. Some Girls' second album, Crushing Love, was released in July 2006. The Lemonheads was an indie, alternative and punk band from the United States. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A student ghetto is a residential neighbourhood, usually in proximity to a college or university, that houses mostly students. ... Allston is a diverse neighborhood in the city of Boston, Massachusetts with a population which includes Boston natives, students from neighboring Boston University, Boston College, MIT and Harvard and various ethnic groups such as Chinese, Vietnamese, Brazilian, and Irish. ... Belly was a musical band formed in 1991 by former Throwing Muses members Tanya Donelly (also in The Breeders with Kim Deal) and Fred Abong. ... Giant Sand, originally The Giant Sandworms, is an American rock band, based in Tucson, Arizona (although Los Angeles, California was its home for many years). ... Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles (2003 promo photo) Susanna Lee Hoffs (born January 17, 1959) is a vocalist and rhythm guitarist for the Bangles. ... Aimee Mann (born September 8, 1960) is an American rock guitarist, bassist, singer, and noted songwriter. ... Mary Lou Lord as she was in 1995 on the cover of her self-titled album Mary Lou Lord (born March 1, 1965 in Salem, Massachusetts) is an indie/folk rock musician, busker and recording artist. ... Some Girls (formed in 2001) is an American indie rock trio composed of Juliana Hatfield (guitar and vocals), Heidi Gluck (electric bass guitar, keyboard, harmonica, lap steel guitar, and vocals) and Freda Love (drums and vocals). ...

In 2007 Hatfield signed the Boston(now Austin)-based band Frank Smith to her record label, Ye Olde Records. Along with releasing their 2007 album Heavy Handed Peace and Love Hatfield also recorded an EP with the band titled Sittin' In A Tree. The EP, produced by Frank Smith's Aaron Sinclair, features banjos, pedal steel, and other instruments normally associated with country music.

Outside projects

Beyond her musical accomplishments, Juliana has also guest-starred on several television shows, including The Adventures of Pete & Pete as a lunch lady and on the cult classic My So-Called Life's Christmas episode as the ghost of a deceased homeless girl. During the mid-1990s she was a staple on MTV's 120 Minutes alternative music program, and she performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien in 1995. She even teamed up with Evan Dando in 1999 to record $1,000 Wedding on a Gram Parson tribute titled Return of the Grievous Angel. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... The Adventures of Pete & Pete was a U.S. television series produced and broadcast by the Nickelodeon cable channel. ... Lunch lady is an American slang term for a woman who serves lunch in a school cafeteria. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see My So-Called Life (disambiguation). ... MTV (Music Television) is an American cable television network based in New York City. ... 120 Minutes logo 120 Minutes was a television show dedicated to alternative music on MTV and MTV2 from 1986-2003. ... Late Night with Conan OBrien is an American late night talk show on NBC that is also syndicated worldwide. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

Trivia

• Hatfield and Dando are mentioned in the Barenaked Ladies song "Jane," from their 1994 album Maybe You Should Drive. In it, the singer claims there is "No Juliana next to my Evan."

Barenaked Ladies (often abbreviated BNL or occasionally BnL) is a Canadian alternative rock band currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Tyler Stewart, and formerly Andy Creeggan. ... Maybe You Should Drive was the second full-length album by Barenaked Ladies. ...

Partial discography

• 1992 - I See You (EP)
• 1992 - Forever Baby (EP)
• 1992 – Hey Babe
• 1993 – Become What You Are (as The Juliana Hatfield Three)
• 1993 - My Sister (EP) (as The Juliana Hatfield Three)
• 1993 - For the Birds EP (as The Juliana Hatfield Three)
• 1993 - Spin the Bottle (EP)
• 1995 – Only Everything
• 1995 - Universal Heart-Beat (EP)
• God's Foot (not released - this was slated for a Spring 1997 release)
• 1997 – Please Do Not Disturb (EP)
• 1998 – Bed
• 2000 – Beautiful Creature
• 2000 – Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure

(Beautiful Creature and Juliana's Pony: Total System Failure were also released as a box set with bonus EP/CD-ROM)

• 2002 – Gold Stars 1992-2002: The Juliana Hatfield Collection
• 2004 – In Exile Deo
• 2005 – Made in China
• 2006 – The White Broken Line: Live Recordings

I See You is a Bollywood movie, released on December 29, 2006. ... Hey Babe is the debut album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 1992 (see 1992 in music). ... Become What You Are is the debut album by The Juliana Hatfield Three, released in 1993 (see 1993 in music). ... Only Everything is the second solo album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 1995 (see 1995 in music). ... Please Do Not Disturbis an EPrecording by Juliana Hatfield, released in 1997(see 1997 in music). ... Bed is the third solo album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). ... Beautiful Creature is the fourth solo album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). ... Beautiful Creature is the fourth solo album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). ... In Exile Deo is the sixth album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). ... Made in China is the seventh album by Juliana Hatfield, released in 2005 (see 2005 in music). ...

With the Blake Babies

• 1987 – Nicely, Nicely (Chewbud Records)
• 1989 – Earwig
• 1989 – Slow Learner (Utility Records)
• 1990 – Sunburn
• 1991 – Rosy Jack World (EP)
• 1993 – Innocence & Experience
• 2001 – God Bless The Blake Babies
• 2002 – Epilogue (EP)

Slow Learner is the 1984 published collection of six early short stories by the American novelist Thomas Pynchon. ...

With Some Girls

• 2003 - Feel It
• 2006 - Crushing Love

With Frank Smith

• 2007 - Sittin' In A Tree (EP)

Film soundtracks featuring songs by Juliana Hatfield

• 1992 - Fathers And Sons: song "Yeh, Yeh"
• 1994 - Reality Bites: song "Spin The Bottle"
• 1995 - My So-Called Life (TV series): song "Make It Home"
• 1996 - The Craft: song "Witches' Song"
• 1998 - Urban Legend: song "Trying Not To Think About It"
• 2000 - Condo Painting: song "Harder and Deeper"

Reality Bites is a 1994 film written by Helen Childress and featuring the directorial debut of Ben Stiller. ... For other uses, see My So-Called Life (disambiguation). ... The Craft is a 1996 movie directed by Andrew Fleming and starring Robin Tunney, Rachel True, Fairuza Balk and Neve Campbell. ... An urban legend or urban myth is similar to a modern folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ...

Compilations

• 1995 - Saturday Morning - Cartoons' Greatest Hits: song, a duet with Tanya Donelly "Josie and The Pussycats"
• 1995 - Volume 13: The Lucky Issue: song "Waves"
• 1997 - Kerouac- Kicks Joy Darkness: song "Silly Goofball Pomes"
• 1999 - Return of the Grievous Angel: A Tribute to Gram Parsons: song, a duet with Evan Dando "$1,000 Wedding"
• 2005 - Too Many Years (benefiting Clear Path International's work with landmine survivors)[24]
• 2006 - Big Star Small World: song "Don't Lie To Me"

Tanya Donelly (born July 14, 1966, in Newport, Rhode Island) is an American singer songwriter and guitarist based in New England who co-founded Throwing Muses with her stepsister Kristin Hersh. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Clear Path International (CPI) is a non-profit organization based in the United States. ...

External links

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Juliana Hatfield

• Juliana Hatfield official site
• Some Girls official site
• Blake Babies official site
• Juliana Hatfield (interview by Matt Ryan from MAGNET magazine)
• Unofficial Ye Olde Records Discography
• Discography and Lyrics
• Topher's Juliana Hatfield lyrics database

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References

• Reisfeld, Randi (1996). This Is the Sound!: The Best of Alternative Rock. New York: Simon Pulse. ISBN 0-689-80670-1.