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Medium, Meet Three Imaginary Girls
Seattle’s sparkly indie-pop press is now live on Medium!
Dana DuBois
Sep 5, 2023
Summer Writing Prompt for Three Imaginary Girls: Summer Music
Summer Writing Prompt for Three Imaginary Girls: Summer Music
Live shows, favorite summer jams — what music adventures have you been on this summer (or in summers past)?
Dana DuBois
Jun 2
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 31: August 4, 1984)
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 31: August 4, 1984)
Sheila E., Rick James, Peter Wolf after the J. Geils Band, Elvis Costello, and a band I’d completely forgotten
Stewart Mason
Aug 5
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 30: July 28, 1984)
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 30: July 28, 1984)
Corey Hart, Jefferson Starship, Huey Lewis, The Style Council and…Eurythmics go Caribbean for some reason
Stewart Mason
Aug 3
The Nostalgia of How We Used to Listen to Music
The Nostalgia of How We Used to Listen to Music
Vinyl, boomboxes and a fable of love
Carlos Garbiras
Jul 31
When a Moody Blues Concert Changed Our Friendship Forever
When a Moody Blues Concert Changed Our Friendship Forever
And how the band’s lyrics remind me of those wildest dreams nearly forty years later.
Maisie Archer
Jul 30
“I Just Wanted You to Know That This Was Me, Trying”
“I Just Wanted You to Know That This Was Me, Trying”
I couldn’t bear the thought of my kids missing Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour. So we flew to Munich.
Dana DuBois
Jul 29
Stranger and Stranger Albums
Stranger and Stranger Albums
And regrets…I have a few.
Terry Barr
Jul 24
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 29: July 21, 1984)
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 29: July 21, 1984)
Who ya gonna call? Well, this week it’s Lionel Richie, Van Halen, Joe Jackson, and Tony Carey
Stewart Mason
Jul 22
A Table at the Trout Mask B-Bouillabaisse Big Fish Sushi Restaurant
A Table at the Trout Mask B-Bouillabaisse Big Fish Sushi Restaurant
The fishy history of stylistic music mash-ups — what does it all mean?
Matthew Clapham
Jul 21
45 Years of Friendship Meets 25 Years of “69 Love Songs”
45 Years of Friendship Meets 25 Years of “69 Love Songs”
I flew to San Francisco and met my best friend for the Magnetic Fields’ two-night show at the Curran Theater.
Dana DuBois
Jul 15
1984: The Week In Top 40 Hits (Week 28: July 14, 1984)
1984: The Week In Top 40 Hits (Week 28: July 14, 1984)
The Jacksons guest on their own comeback single, plus Tina Turner, The Go-Go’s, Paul Young, and Patrice Rushen
Stewart Mason
Jul 15
Pre-Funk Siblings in the Battle of F.O.M.O.
Pre-Funk Siblings in the Battle of F.O.M.O.
The pre-party link between Alicia Bridge’s “I Love the Nightlife” and Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark”
Korby Sears
Jul 13
Music That Defines Us
Music That Defines Us
Mining for those heart of gold songs
Terry Barr
Jul 10
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 27: July 7, 1984)
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 27: July 7, 1984)
Rod Stewart, Eddy Grant, Ratt, some guy named Van Stephenson, and the band that used to be Martha and the Muffins
Stewart Mason
Jul 8
41 Years Ago: Talking Heads start Speaking In Tongues
41 Years Ago: Talking Heads start Speaking In Tongues
How MTV helped take Lower Manhattan art-funk to the mall
Stewart Mason
Jul 3
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 26: June 30, 1984)
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 26: June 30, 1984)
We hit the halfway point with Elton, Peabo, Tracey Ullman, Talk Talk, and a movie hit whose video confused some folks
Stewart Mason
Jul 1
Stay Tuned: New Indie Pop We Like
Stay Tuned: New Indie Pop We Like
New music from Wojtek the Bear, Richard Hawley, Apollo Ghosts, and a UK trio with a delightfully rude name
Stewart Mason
Jun 29
Fugazi at the PWAC, Long Island ‘95
Fugazi at the PWAC, Long Island ‘95
When music calls from another world
M.J. Flood
Jun 25
How Music Drives Us
How Music Drives Us
Into the night, through the morning hours
Terry Barr
Jun 25
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 25: June 23, 1984)
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 25: June 23, 1984)
Thompson Twins, (old) Michael Jackson, a Sergio Mendes surprise, and how two of my favorite bands fell and rose
Stewart Mason
Jun 24
45 Years Ago: Paul McCartney Heeds the Call of the New Wave… Sorta
45 Years Ago: Paul McCartney Heeds the Call of the New Wave… Sorta
Wings’ flawed but underrated Back To The Egg and how I fixed it for the streaming age
Stewart Mason
Jun 18
Music Genres Are Guides, Not Laws
Music Genres Are Guides, Not Laws
Transgressing the boundaries of what all the “supposed to’s”
Terry Barr
Jun 18
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 24: June 16, 1984)
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 24: June 16, 1984)
Prince becomes a superstar, plus ZZ Top, Newcleus, the theme from Breakin’, and a song I had never heard of before today
Stewart Mason
Jun 17
Morrissey vs. Billy Joel: Who Wrote the Best Line?
Morrissey vs. Billy Joel: Who Wrote the Best Line?
A deep dive into the layers of subtle meaning in song lyrics
Matthew Clapham
Jun 14
When I Screamed My Heart Out at the Dead Milkmen Concert
When I Screamed My Heart Out at the Dead Milkmen Concert
And how a silly punk song made strangers my friends
Maisie Archer
Jun 13
The Slow Implosion of a Frontman in Front of His Biggest Fans
The Slow Implosion of a Frontman in Front of His Biggest Fans
Echo and the Bunnymen, Live at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver BC
Scott-Ryan Abt
Jun 13
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