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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 34: August 25, 1984)
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 34: August 25, 1984)
Scandal, Billy Joel, Twisted Sister, Naked Eyes go New Order, and yet another Band Stewart’s Never Heard Of
Stewart Mason
Aug 26
A Summer First: I Saw Lollapalooza In Its First Year
A Summer First: I Saw Lollapalooza In Its First Year
In August of 1991, I got to see part of a wild music festival.
Jen D. Clark
Aug 26
It’s Coming to an End, the Endless Summer of Music
It’s Coming to an End, the Endless Summer of Music
But the show goes on, indefinitely
Scott-Ryan Abt
Aug 24
It Was Rare, I Was There: Taylor Swift in Munich, Germany
It Was Rare, I Was There: Taylor Swift in Munich, Germany
My two teens and I traveled nearly 6,000 miles to see the Eras Tour. It was stressful, expensive, chaotic — and completely worth…
Dana DuBois
Aug 24
Now & Then of The Movie: Singles
Now & Then of The Movie: Singles
Damon Kenner
Aug 21
Tell Us About Your Summer Shows!
Tell Us About Your Summer Shows!
Hey Medium, I’m back, and I want to know what live music you saw this summer…
Imaginary Liz
Aug 20
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 33: August 18, 1984)
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 33: August 18, 1984)
John Waite, Cyndi Lauper, The Cars, Bruce Springsteen, and Joyce Kennedy, who is as cool as all the others
Stewart Mason
Aug 19
35 Years Ago: The B-52’s Shake Their Cosmic Thing
35 Years Ago: The B-52’s Shake Their Cosmic Thing
Following a band tragedy, Athens’ new wave wonders created a masterpiece
Stewart Mason
Aug 16
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 32: August 11, 1984)
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 32: August 11, 1984)
Lindsey Buckingham, INXS, Slade, Cherelle, and the video that didn’t really end Billy Squier’s career
Stewart Mason
Aug 12
Chappell Roan’s “Casual” Reveals the Hidden Heartbreak of Situationships
Chappell Roan’s “Casual” Reveals the Hidden Heartbreak of Situation...
It’s never been casual for me, either
Steffany Ritchie
Aug 11
Remembering The Chills’ Martin Phillipps, 1963–2024
Remembering The Chills’ Martin Phillipps, 1963–2024
New Zealand pop’s finest songwriter had a rocky life
Stewart Mason
Aug 10
I am UAENA at IU
I am UAENA at IU
I didn’t discover IU until a year ago, when I began listening to K-pop. Before that I knew of BTS, BLANKPINK, PSY, among a few other Korean…
David Lee
Aug 7
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
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