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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 it was bound to be an epic day — AND THEN SHE SAW SMOKEY ROBINSON TOO. Also; Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings & Darker My Love.
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, an illegal party on a pedestrian bridge, Nigel Harrison from Blondie, the Ukulele Festival, a DJ she met ages ago at a Lady Gaga gig. Also she falls in love with Duchess Says.
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 by Southwest music festival. Highlights from Day 1 include Roky Erickson, the Muffs, the Depreciation Guild, Zoë Keating, and Audiostraddle favorite Hesta Prynn.
Reviewing Lady Gaga’s Fame Monster: Track-By-Track
Autostraddle Gaga-Expert Stef and our designer/Gaga-Lover Alex break down “The Fame Monster” track-by-track, including full songs for your listening enjoyment!
How the Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival’s Topless Womyn Changed My Lesbian Life Forever
Lesbian Lindsay was a virgin to the The Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival but this year she gave it a shot and it changed her whole life! With recap cartoons provided by Stef.
Tales of a Rock’n'Roll Runaway: On Tour With theSTART
Stef is privy to the best-kept secret in rock’n'roll, and it involves a kick-ass former Mormon who’s now a sick drummer.
Beat on the Street: The Radical Potential of Dance Music
Stef wants to make you DANCE B*TCHES! Whatever you’re a fan of, she has a new recommendation for you. Especially for fans of “party time in general.” Amanda Blank, Girl in a Coma, Zambri and so.much.more!
Beat on the Street: Defacing Public Property with Amanda Tannen of stellastarr*
“”It was a duality that went with the album – it’s a little bit angry but also incredibly cheeky and poppy.”
Beat on the Street: Brody Dalle Will Never Be Uncool.
Let’s be clear and honest right from the start: Brody Dalle is a badass woman. Brody Dalle is the frontwoman of Spinnerette, and she was clearly the only thing the kids came to see at their recent Bowery Ballroom gig.
Beat on the Street: Who Needs Love When There’s Amanda Palmer Cartoon Recaps?
Something about Amanda’s music brings out the wide-eyed teenage fangirl in me; I haven’t felt this way about a singer since I was 12 and Shirley Manson told me she was only happy when it rained.
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