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Captain’s Log: Angel Haze Wrote You A Love Song, Babe

Probably the most romantic homage to Ozzy Osbourne’s “Crazy Train” I’ve ever heard.

Stef —

Feb 2, 2015

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Captain’s Log: All The Things I Want To Hear In 2015

Björk wrote you a note about her new album and maybe signed it “Warmthness, Björk.” Let’s start there.

Stef —

Jan 14, 2015

beyonce

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Captain’s Log: Everything’s Coming Up Beyoncé

We will begin with the greatest news of all…

Stef —

Nov 4, 2014

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jenny lewis

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Captain’s Log: Ladies With Feelings Forever

You’d think that since it’s summertime, I’d be cruising around with the top down, sipping on lemonade, wearing super cool neon shades and blasting high-energy tracks about lipgloss or whatever.…

Stef —

Jun 25, 2014

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courtney love

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Captain’s Log: 90s Nostalgia For Everybody

The 90s are still back, the 00s are almost back, and the world keeps turning, churning out more cute chicks with nontraditional haircuts singing about broken hearts and new beginnings.

Stef —

Apr 25, 2014

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mykki blanco

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Captain’s Log: New Music From Sia, Mykki Blanco, Lykke Li and Tove Lo

All Swedish people are gifted with the ability to write gloriously catchy, frighteningly on-point songs about having your heart broken, which is slightly disconcerting.

Stef —

Mar 18, 2014

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Captain’s Log: Happy Belated Valentimes

New music from Angel Haze, Brody Dalle, Cibo Matto, Warpaint, CHVRCHES and Kelis.

Stef —

Feb 21, 2014

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Captain’s Log: The Girls of Winter

Generally speaking, I only compile new music for you every month or so, but this week I unexpectedly became aware of an unusually large amount of excellent new songs that…

Stef —

Jan 20, 2014

angel haze

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Captain’s Log: Deep Sea Diver

Sometimes, I like to give you a theme to describe all the glorious new artists I’ve assembled for you; this month, the best I can tell you is that they’re…

Stef —

Jan 9, 2014

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Captain’s Log: St. Vincent Is Back To Save The Universe

In which I tell tall tales of the various indie rock, electronic and pop siren songs I heard echoed across the ocean by a chorus of whales as I navigated…

Stef —

Dec 9, 2013

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britney spears

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Captain’s Log: Britney Spears Solves America’s Job Crisis With “Work Bitch”

As summer’s come to a close and the air’s gotten a bit cooler, I’ve found myself in downtempo synthpop land.

Stef —

Sep 16, 2013

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Lesbian Musicians & Queer Female Artists

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Captain’s Log: Chick Bands Get Loud

This month’s edition is all about chick bands – badass women who play their own guitars, program their own beats and hit their own things with their very own sticks.

Stef —

Aug 2, 2013