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The lyrics to There's Always Another Girl are now up at Juliana's official site.

"I am starting to like music again. "

Smiley face.

January 22nd third day stream of consciousness tour diaree

"Cinnamon girl is so iconic that I am a little intimidated about doing it but it’s fucking cinnamon girl, man. CINNAMON GIRL."

In Juliana's latest stream of consciousness tour diary entry she confirms the song picked for the Neil Young tribute show in February.

Spotify link - Neil Young - Cinnamon Girl

Best wishes at this festive time of year to all readers of this site. Thanks to everyone who has contributed, sent a link or written a message.

And, because we can, let's just remind ourselves that 16 years ago, ABC aired a Christmas episode of My So-Called Life which featured Juliana. Those in the US can watch the whole episode officially on Hulu. (Unofficially it's on YouTube too)

Juliana appeared at various points in the show as an angelic homeless girl, also performing Make It Home, which she wrote specifically for the show, later saying:

"I utilized part of the melody of “Silent Night” — in the verses, over some sad/pretty chords — and a piece of “O Come All Ye Faithful” in the bridge, and it worked like a charm (if I do say so myself). Just the right combination of pathos and hope. The TV people liked it a lot."

And so did we, Juliana.

Aficionados of the air guitar may care to note that for the first time a Juliana song is coming to Rock Band.

Available next week as a downloadable add-on for the Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii, the latest song pack for the game will include Nirvana from Hey Babe.

Makes you wanna go fuck shit up. With buttons.

"Before I embarked on this challenging project/experiment, I was totally burned-out on songwriting, burned-out on singing about myself, and now I am completely re-energized and inspired again. In a part of my brain and a part of my heart, I was secretly hoping for this sort of a result — feeling, somehow, that it was never just an exercise in whoring myself out for money."

Juliana has reopened the $1,000 custom song project.

Explaining that she closed the original orders when they reached 11 from the original planned cap of 20, the remaining 9 songs are now up for grabs again. This 'second wave' (as Juliana calls it) includes a further 'lottery ticket' song, this time for free.

For all the details head over to Juliana's blog.

UPDATE: August 17, 2010: The lottery is now closed.

Juliana has picked a lottery winner for her customised song project. If you haven't heard from her by today it's not you.

It won't be me. I didn't apply, fearing I'd likely want to share the song too much, especially if it turned out to be a classic, not to mention the whole self-indulgence of it all! For those without such neuroses good luck to any of you who entered.

A brief mention of Juliana in an interview with Jody Porter at Green Shoelace:

GSL: You’ve worked with the likes of Albert Hammond Jr., Jesse Malin, Ivy and Juliana Hatfield. How did you decide to work with each of them? Are there any more collaborations you would like to do in the future?

"Well they’re all pals and I’m not that hard to find around the village. Albert and Jules have my digits so it was really just guesting on some friends’ records. I’d like to work with Jesus if he ever shows up."

Yes, this is not that interesting and hardly 'news' but it's posted now. No going back.

"I am making progress on the songs-to-order. Songwriting takes time sometimes. It’s hard to pump out good stuff quickly, at least for me. But I am plugging along, liking what is happening."

Juliana also mentions that the 'lottery' winner has yet to be picked. More on this and other updates from Juliana's world can be read in her latest blog.

From Juliana:

"I will not be accepting any more song orders. I will announce the lottery winner soon. Thank you to everyone."

In her self-deprecating (or just realistic) way Juliana has mentioned her relative musical anonymity in recent interviews. Her withdrawal from touring and promotion inevitably pushes her further under the mainstream radar, something she appears comfortable about. It’s therefore good to see her music continues to be appreciated by contemporary artists.

24 year old British singer-songwriter Marina Diamandis, aka Marina and the Diamonds is a current darling of the music press, and a fan too.

She namechecked Juliana in an interview carried by we7 earlier this year:

“I love artists who are true to themselves and don't follow a particular pattern with trends, what's "in" etc. I love artists who aren't scared to do something new. PJ Harvey, Daniel Johnston, Metric, The Distillers, Juliana Hatfield, Madonna...”

In a widely syndicated article by Bang Showbiz this month, Marina said:

"I think I will have a Juliana Hatfield or PJ Harvey moment one day, where I'll just record in my bedroom with an electric guitar and it'll sell two copies.”

When she's not busy saving stray dogs and other 'super secret' non-musical adventures it appears Juliana is also now a consumer champion. Today's blog post addresses the vital matter of the new US 2 piece King Size Snickers bar and the inane brevity of the manufacturers' reply to her complaint.

Such an important issue that liveontomorrow.co.uk has taken to Google to find a more detailed answer from Mars Chocolate North America:

"The size of the product was changed in order to hold the retail price steady. This is also directly related to manufacturing and ingredient costs. When you compare the weight of any product of equally high quality, we are confident our candy would cost less per ounce."

Juliana has written a new article for the Huffington Post on her Save a Sato dog rescue patronage.

She previously mentioned her interest in this project last month.