Up in It: Liz Phair On Coldplay

Liz Phair struts her stuff, Anthony Kiedis has an Oasis moment

Liz Phair, supermodel? The singer-songwriter made her catwalk debut in Los Angeles recently as part of a GM pre-Academy Awards showcase for cars, fashion and music. If it sounds surreal for the architect of Exile in Guyville to be strolling down the runway alongside Lindsay Lohan, Mischa Barton, Eva Longoria and Carmen Electra, Phair thought the same thing at first. "I was kind of shocked," she says of the invitation to participate. "'You want me to do what, and no guitar?'" She was impressed with some of her runway-mates, though. "Jeremy Piven not only stole the show -- he stole it and, like, re-licensed it to another country."

The Tool- and Depeche Mode-helmed Coachella is rapidly approaching, but Anthony Kiedis, of former headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers, took a moment to reflect when he checked out the premiere of the Coachella documentary. "They chose a pretty great selection of bands to cover," he chimed in. As for the behind-the-scenes interviews, his favorite? "I got a big kick out of the Liam Gallagher cynicism. Pretty hysterical." . . .

On the big-screen tip, had the chance to hang recently with She's the Man star (and new Liz Smith "It" girl) Amanda Bynes, who says music is a big influence on her. "I cannot imagine life without it!" she swooned. But the girl's tastes are all over the map: "I love Coldplay, Ryan Adams -- and Kelly Clarkson! She makes music girls can relate to. She's like a strong woman for women." . . .

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