Crystal

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Get Baked Live-Blog: My Mum’s “World’s Best” Lasagne

“My mother is visiting Sydney and saw an opportunity to school me in the ways of the world’s best lasagne. She’s standing in my kitchen as I type.”

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Apr 24, 2013

almost famous

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Almost Famous: Jana Fisher

A NYC-based lyrical pop artist who’s “a good girl everywhere but at the piano”.

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Apr 24, 2013

janelle monae

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music

NEW MUSIC: Janelle Monáe is Q.U.E.E.N.

Janelle Monáe has released a brand-new song with Erykah Badu! Get down.

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Apr 23, 2013

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Crystal’s Track Stop Is A Master Hunter

Hot new songs from Laura Marling, Florence + the Machine, Polica + Justin Vernon, plus a few special words from Carmen Rios about Drake.

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Apr 22, 2013

almost famous

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music

Almost Famous: Ponychase

Fall in love with ethereal electro-pop from Nashville’s modern day New Romantics.

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Apr 17, 2013

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Crystal’s Track Stop Is The Bad One That Never Gets Hurt

New song from The National! Plus tracks from Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Cold War Kids, queer musician Ellie Herring and also Antigone Rising, who give you permission to blame it on…

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Apr 12, 2013

almost famous

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Almost Famous: Dalice Malice

A queer trans* folk singer from Chicago and maybe now also the butchest femme you know.

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Apr 10, 2013

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Almost Famous: Marina Marina

Canadian free range organic folk pop by a part-time fire lookout with a cabin studio in the forest.

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Apr 3, 2013

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Crystal’s Track Stop Remembers You Well In The Chelsea Hotel

This week we’ve got new-ish music from Thao Nguyen, MØ, Ashanti and Little Boots. Also, Lana Del Rey covers Leonard Cohen and I like it.

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Mar 28, 2013

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Almost Famous: Stacy Kovacs, Batala NYC

BatalaNYC is all-women AfroBrazilian Samba Reggae drumming band that’s opened for the Stones. Incredibly cool.

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Mar 27, 2013

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rachael cantu

music

Crystal’s Track Stop Is Feelin’ Hella Cool Tonight

This week we’ve got audio sunshine and gloom-pop. Rachael Cantu takes on J-Biebs and T&S, plus tracks from Abbe May, Zambri, The Colourist and Walk Off The Earth.

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Mar 21, 2013

almost famous

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Almost Famous: meh

Charming lo-fi DIY with a touch of folk.

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Mar 20, 2013