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Captain’s Log: New Music from M.I.A., The Julie Ruin and Haerts

Just some awesome new songs Stef thought you’d like, because she knows you like a cartographer knows a sextant, like a whale knows the sea.

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Jun 25, 2013

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music review

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Captain’s Log: Brand Spankin’ New Music From CHVRCHES, Widowspeak and Savages

Three bands I can’t get out of my head! You’ll probably love them, too.

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Mar 22, 2013

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SXSW 2010 Captain’s Log #4: Because I Got High

Stef would’ve seen a bunch of shows on sunday, but then she had a mental breakdown instead: the cartoon recap.

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Mar 24, 2010

Audiostraddle

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SXSW Captain’s Log #3: Courtney Love and Smokey Robinson Make Dreams Come True

Stef became a press sensation last year for @CLTranslated, the twitter account she invented to translate Courtney Love’s incoherent tweets. Needless to say, with Hole on the schedule for Friday…

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Mar 20, 2010

Audiostraddle

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SXSW Captain’s Log #2: Kid Sister, Duchess Says, Ukuleles & Random Acts of Rock ‘n Roll

On Day Two of South by Southwest; Stef sees Kid Sister, MEN, the Oh Sees, The Scanners, The Generationals, the Vivian Girls and finds a gay bar, a cute drummer,…

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Mar 19, 2010

Audiostraddle

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SXSW 2010 Captain’s Log #1: Hipster Spring Break Begins

Music blogger and SxSW warrior Stef has descended on the music capital of the world to bring us full reports on the happenings and hype acts of this year’s South…

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Mar 18, 2010

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Beat on the Street: SXSW Captain’s Log #4 [Last Day!] – I Can Only Move to the Beat

Rachael Ray, Magic Tomato (it’s a food, not a band name), Girls Gone Wild, PJ Harvey, Rye Rye, Solange, BFF Little Boots, Perez Hilton dropping the C-word, the Kanye West…

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Mar 24, 2009

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Beat on the Street: SXSW Captain’s Log #3 – Long Day’s Random Musical Journey Into Night

Discussed: SXSW can be really Random, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, I wanna take you to a GAYYYYY bar, War Tapes, White T-Shirts for Black T-Shirt People, useful…

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Mar 22, 2009

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Beat on the Street: SXSW Captain’s Log #2

Stef’s suitcase finally arrived! She saw Devo and Amanda Palmer and Margaret F*cking Cho! Amanda asks if maybe internet silence is going to be the new punk for musical artists,…

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Mar 21, 2009

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Beat on the Street: SXSW Captain’s Log #1

In between being delayed in airports forever and drinking, Stef manages to rock SXSW with Little Boots, Todd P, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, The Box Elders, Telepathe,…

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Mar 20, 2009