Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 21: May 26, 1984)Culture Club ends their Imperial Era, Eurythmics, Billy Idol, Cameo, and why I took Bananarama more seriously than most3d ago53d ago5
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls40 Years Ago: Echo and the Bunnymen’s “Ocean Rain”How my classmates discovered a band I’d loved before I ever heard them.May 216May 216
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 20: May 19, 1984)More about Van Halen, Huey Lewis, and Howard Jones, plus I don’t half bang on about The Style Council and The Psychedelic FursMay 208May 208
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 19: May 12, 1984)Cyndi Lauper’s big one, plus Duran Duran, Laura Branigan, the Pointers, and I talk some about an underappreciated giant of bossa novaMay 1318May 1318
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary GirlsLive Review: When Spring Finally ComesBelle and Sebastian at the Orpheum Theatre (Boston), April 27, 2024May 102May 102
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary GirlsRemembering Steve Albini (1962–2024)If indie rock’s biggest a-hole can change, there’s hope for us allMay 96May 96
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls35 Years Ago: The Stone Roses Break OutThe Mancunians who didn’t actually have much to do with MadchesterMay 88May 88
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls10 Indie Rock Diss Tracks You Should HearWhile Drake and K.Dot thrash it out, here’s some classic indie takedownsMay 812May 812
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 18: May 5, 1984)Irene Cara catches a trend and a member of Pink Floyd gets funky, plus Shalamar, Joe Jackson, and INXSMay 610May 610
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 17: April 28, 1984)Steve Perry, Billy Joel, Real Life, Josie Cotton, and Talk Talk before they invented post-rockApr 2910Apr 2910