![]() ![]() They can record and release a song all in one day, without a label. "Now, with that side regressing a bit, young musicians have figured out a lot of stuff we maybe didn't know when we were their age. "The music business was sort of overinflated in the '70s, '80s and '90s," she said. Moreover, she thinks it's also easier to become a musician. Without such stratification, she believes, it's easier for younger listeners to become fans of her music. Loeb suggested that it's become easier to interact with a broad range of musicians than it was in the '90s, when genre borders were more rigid and confining. It's great to see how these people are still making cool things! People need to know we're all out here, still creating vital work." "But it's been so fun to meet or just reconnect with some of those artists, whether it was 'Weird' Al or LeAnn Rimes or the Goo Goo Dolls. "I was so busy back then, I didn't really get to check a lot of these artists out," Loeb explained. "Stay With Lisa Loeb," part of the station's "90s on 9" program, features the singer-songwriter interviewing other musicians from the era. And the experience ended up giving her inspiration that she would use to great effect once she started hosting her own SiriusXM show. Loeb ultimately decided it was better to go on the show and use it to promote her new album. "They wanted to talk about my new album they came to my house and lit it so beautifully."īut then, she continued, "I found out the segment was called 'Where Are They Now?' and I immediately thought it sounded like a Spinal Tap moment that I really didn't want to involve myself with." "I was so excited when I found out I was going to be on 'Oprah,'" Loeb told me by phone from her home in California, ahead of her Tuesday, July 18, performance at the Higher Ground Ballroom in South Burlington. Yet, for all that success, in 2015 Loeb found herself on an episode of Oprah Winfrey's reality series "Oprah: Where Are They Now?" She's shown up on multiple TV shows, most notably "Fuller House," "Gossip Girl" and (my personal favorite) as the lead singer of fictitious band Natalie Is Freezing on Season 6 of "Community." Loeb's music has appeared in the films Reality Bites, Twister and Legally Blonde. Two more top-20 singles from her followed: "Do You Sleep?" in 1995 and "I Do" in 1997. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making her the first unsigned pop artist to top the chart. ![]() The Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter hit the scene in 1994 with her breakout hit "Stay (I Missed You)." She made history when the song hit No. When artists are fortunate to score a big hit or two but don't push on and drop a bunch of classic albums and stay in the charts, there's a rather unfair perception that their careers are less than a success. No musician wants to be part of a "Where are they now?" conversation. ![]()
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