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Medium, Meet Three Imaginary Girls
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
Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, Jean Jackets, and Other Forms of Non-Bad-Assery
Tiffany, Debbie Gibson, Jean Jackets, and Other Forms of Non-Bad-Assery
Being trained in late-80s teenage girl pop music… and surviving
Joe Guay - Dispatches From the Guay Life!
Jun 7
Is “Blackvoice” a Thing in Music? What About “Rockvoice”?
Is “Blackvoice” a Thing in Music? What About “Rockvoice”?
The sliding scale of singers’ inauthentic accents, from plainly unacceptable to simply off-putting
Matthew Clapham
Jun 4
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 22: June 2, 1984)
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 22: June 2, 1984)
Summer kicks off with Bruce, Chicago, Queen, Wang Chung, and a Boston band no one remembers
Stewart Mason
Jun 3
Such a Nice Beastie
Such a Nice Beastie
At age seventeen, I had a brief encounter with Adam Yauch
CD Richardson
May 31
The Joys of Traveling to See All the Shows
The Joys of Traveling to See All the Shows
As good as it gets, really
Scott-Ryan Abt
May 27
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 21: May 26, 1984)
1984: 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 most
Stewart Mason
May 27
Camila Cabello’s Masterclass in Commas
Camila Cabello’s Masterclass in Commas
It’s taken me five years to learn my lesson
Matthew Clapham
May 21
40 Years Ago: Echo and the Bunnymen’s “Ocean Rain”
40 Years Ago: Echo and the Bunnymen’s “Ocean Rain”
How my classmates discovered a band I’d loved before I ever heard them.
Stewart Mason
May 21
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 20: May 19, 1984)
1984: 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 Furs
Stewart Mason
May 20
The Songbook of Love
The Songbook of Love
Is long and full of bangers
Ellie Cottrell Writes
May 16
Man Out of Speed
Man Out of Speed
Roads to Elvis Costello
Terry Barr
May 16
What Is My ‘Alter Ego’ Band?
What Is My ‘Alter Ego’ Band?
And what does that question even mean? All will be revealed, I promise
Matthew Clapham
May 13
The Wonder in the Wander
The Wonder in the Wander
I had 11 hours with nothing to do in San Francisco. Nothing became everything.
Dana DuBois
May 13
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 19: May 12, 1984)
1984: 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 nova
Stewart Mason
May 13
I Bought Tickets for a Goth Concert and Got a Kinky Party
I Bought Tickets for a Goth Concert and Got a Kinky Party
A trip to pure freedom and the best evening in a long time
Mad Midori
May 11
Saw a Canadian Band in Downtown San Diego
Saw a Canadian Band in Downtown San Diego
Traveling to San Diego to see The Glorious Sons was a fun choice.
Nella DiCarlo
May 10
I Miss Crying to Songs on Repeat
I Miss Crying to Songs on Repeat
Can you experience humanity in a song?
Kate Brennan
May 10
Live Review: When Spring Finally Comes
Live Review: When Spring Finally Comes
Belle and Sebastian at the Orpheum Theatre (Boston), April 27, 2024
Stewart Mason
May 10
Remembering Steve Albini (1962–2024)
Remembering Steve Albini (1962–2024)
If indie rock’s biggest a-hole can change, there’s hope for us all
Stewart Mason
May 9
35 Years Ago: The Stone Roses Break Out
35 Years Ago: The Stone Roses Break Out
The Mancunians who didn’t actually have much to do with Madchester
Stewart Mason
May 8
10 Indie Rock Diss Tracks You Should Hear
10 Indie Rock Diss Tracks You Should Hear
While Drake and K.Dot thrash it out, here’s some classic indie takedowns
Stewart Mason
May 8
Shibuya: Because of that Song
Shibuya: Because of that Song
Image posted by the group on social media. I am the white person on the right with a mask.
David Lee
May 6
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 18: May 5, 1984)
1984: 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 INXS
Stewart Mason
May 6
May Writing Prompt for Three Imaginary Girls: Traveling for Music
May Writing Prompt for Three Imaginary Girls: Traveling for Music
Have you traveled to see a band, or do you have forthcoming adventures? We want to hear about them.
Dana DuBois
May 4
1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 17: April 28, 1984)
1984: 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-rock
Stewart Mason
Apr 29
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