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The Tale of a Teenage R.E.M. Superfan in New York City

My sleepless 48-hour adventure to see R.E.M. as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live

8 min readSep 13, 2023

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I made a mobile made out of the R.E.M. cd longboxes. Fan-crafty! Photo credit: Imaginary Liz

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All About Me (And My Music-Centric Venn Diagram)

The words “I love music” don’t accurately illustrate how much of my life has been shaped by and revolves around my favorite songs. You too?

3 min readAug 10, 2023

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My music-hearts Venn diagram consists of 80s-era R.E.M., 90s-era Britpop, and 00s-era Twee, with a super-fandom of Allo Darlin’, Bright Eyes, They Might Be Giants, and lo-fi songs on homemade cassettes sprinkled in.

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In 1996, I Got Dumped. Good Thing I Had The Wedding Present to Comfort Me.

Celebrating a pop-tastic year for music (even if there were a few implosions).

5 min readMar 16, 2024

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Goofy image with an old school boombox

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Love Songs For Your Indie-Pop Valentine

A mixtape for the holiday of hearts

5 min readFeb 12, 2024

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Love Songs For Your Indie-Pop Valentine

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My Love for Okkervil River Is Now Old Enough to Drink

It’s been 21 years since we saw them for the first time — and I’ve loved them ever since.

7 min readJan 16, 2024

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Collage of photos of Okkervil River playing live.

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Some Favorite Indie-Pop Songs of 2023

It’s music end-of-year list-making time!

3 min readDec 27, 2023

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Some Favorite Indie-Pop Songs of 2023

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You Trashed My Christmas, and other Great Indie-Pop Christmas Songs

Add these obscure-ish indie-pop gems to your holiday mixtape

4 min readDec 19, 2023

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You Trashed My Christmas, and other Great Indie-Pop Christmas Songs

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Pop Songs Pick: “Message Deleted” by Du Blonde

This modern-indie-fuzz song will commiserate with you and all your emo feelings

3 min readOct 30, 2023

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Pop Songs Pick: “Message Deleted” by Du Blonde

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Seeing Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service from Such Great Heights

Everything looked perfect from far away…

12 min readOct 23, 2023

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Seeing Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service from Such Great Heights

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Come on Down, Bob Barker. At 99, You Won the Final Showcase Showdown (Without Going Over).

A super fan fondly remembers The Price Is Right legend

7 min readAug 27, 2023

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Me, with my two partners in Price Is Right crime, preparing to be part of the studio audience. Photo from author.

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Imaginary Liz

Imaginary Liz

Music superfan. I co-host a radio show {RIYL: obscure indie-pop, etc.} and I'm a co-founder of Three Imaginary Girls, a Seattle-based indie music/film blog.

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