A Peaches promotional photo.

Merrill Beth Nisker (b. 1968; Toronto, Canada), better known as Peaches, is a female electroclash artist. Her songs are mainly concerned with sex. She lives and works in Berlin. She plays almost all the instruments for her songs, programs her own electronic beats, and produces her records. Image File history File links Peachesff. ... Image File history File links Peachesff. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength Image:Toronto, Ontario Location. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Coition of a Hemisected Man and Woman (c. ... Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Her songs have been featured in movies such as Mean Girls, My Little Eye, and Lost in Translation. Her music has also been featured on Showtime's The L Word television series. Peaches performed guest vocals on Pink's album Try This, on the song "Oh My God". Her lyrics are discussed as part of the Queer Studies course curriculum at the University of Toronto, and she has been invited to lecture at the Contemporary Music Academy in Berlin. Her most notorious song, "Fuck The Pain Away", is also the name of an Electro night in Brighton. Mean Girls is a 2004 film written by (and co-starring) Tina Fey. ... My Little Eye is a 2002 British horror film directed by Marc Evans about five adults who agree to spend six months together in an isolated mansion whilst being filmed at all times. ... It has been suggested that Lost on Location be merged into this article or section. ... The L Word is a television drama series airing on Living TV in the United Kingdom, Showtime in the United States and Showcase Television in Canada. ... Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979 in Doylestown, Pennsylvania), better known by her stage name P!NK (also written as Pink), is an American singer-songwriter who gained prominence in early January of 2000. ... Try This is the title of musical artist Pinks third album, which was released on November 11, 2003. ... Queer studies is the study of issues relating to sexual orientation and gender identity. ... Berlin is the capital city and a state of Germany. ...

Peaches' music is preoccupied with gender identity. Her lyrics and live shows self-consciously blur the distinction between male and female: she appears on the cover of her second album Fatherfucker with a full beard; when asked if she had chosen the title for shock value, she commented:

	Why do we call our mothers motherfuckers? Why do we stub our toe and say "Aww motherfucker!"? What is motherfucker? ...[W]e use it in our everyday language and it's such an insanely intense word. I'm not one to shy away from these obscene terms that we actually have in our mainstream. Motherfucker is a very mainstream word. But if we're going to use motherfucker, why don't we use fatherfucker? I'm just trying to be even.

She refutes accusations of 'penis envy', preferring the term 'hermaphrodite envy', since "there is so much male and female in us all". Nevertheless, she does not shy away from identifying herself as a sexual being, although she rejects the sanitised portrayal of women in popular music. Image File history File links Cquote1. ... Image File history File links Cquote2. ... Penis envy in popular culture is understood to mean womens psychological response to their lack of a penis. ...

Although she does not hold a teaching degree, she taught at private schools before her career in music.

Peaches will be the opening act for Nine Inch Nails during the second half of their summer 2006 U.S. tour. NIN redirects here. ...

Folklore

On Air America Radio's Majority Report, co-hosts Sam Seder and Janeane Garofalo have a trademark signoff - when one of them ends the show with the phrase "Peaches". This is in reference to a lengthy interview with Peaches on the show's May 6 2004 episode. Peaches seemed arguably out of place within the show's highly political tone and fast paced intellectual discourse. Her slower, less articulate speaking pace and mumbled ramblings about backstage sexual experiences were not well received by the show's audience with many of them feeling that there were better interview subjects out there that would be more suited to the show and more relevant to the political climate of the time. Before the episode was finished and as it was a taped interview, Sam and Janeane stopped the interview half way through, due to strong complaints of the interview from bloggers on the Air America Radio website. Garofalo, a fan of Peaches as a performer, later felt bad for cutting Peaches off mid-interview, so she decided to say her name at the conclusion of each episode in an attempt to make it up to her. Logo of Air America Radio, a U.S. radio network and program syndication sevice with a liberal point of view. ... Sam Seder Sam Seder is a comedian, writer, producer, director for TV and movies, and actor with a liberal point of view. ... Janeane Garofalo Janeane Garofalo (born September 28, 1964 in Newton, New Jersey), is an American stand-up comedian, actress, political activist, and radio host on Air America Radio. ... Logo of Air America Radio, a U.S. radio network and program syndication sevice with a liberal point of view. ...

Discography

Albums

• Fancypants Hoodlum (1995, as Merrill Nisker)
• The Teaches of Peaches (2000)
• Fatherfucker (2003)
• Impeach My Bush (2006)

The Teaches of Peaches is an album by Peaches, released in 2000 (see 2000 in music). ... Fatherfucker is an album by Peaches, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). ... Impeach My Bush is the third album by Peaches. ...

Singles/EPs

• "Lovertits" (2000)
• "Set It Off (song)" (2001)
• "Rock Show" (2001)
• "Kick It" (ft. Iggy Pop) (2003)
• "Operate (2003)
• "Shake Yer Dix" (2003)
• "Downtown" (2006)
• "Boys Wanna Be Her" (2006)

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Trivia

• Contributed to the UNICEF benefit song, "Do They Know It's Hallowe'en?" in 2005.

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External links

• Peaches - official website
• Peaches at MusicBrainz
• allmusic.com about Peaches
• Peaches News
• XL music site
• Beggars Group, USA profile of Peaches
• [1] - Interview with Venuszine
• [2] - Fuck The Pain Away (Club)