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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!
    Go to the profile of Dana DuBois
    Dana DuBois
    Sep 5, 2023
    TIG Boosted Stories for Summer — and Our September Writing Prompt

    TIG Boosted Stories for Summer — and Our September Writing Prompt

    Read some of our best, and plan what you’ll write for September!
    Go to the profile of Imaginary Liz
    Imaginary Liz
    Sep 3, 2024
    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 23: June 8, 1985)

    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 23: June 8, 1985)

    Duran Duran meets Bond, New Order meets Demme, Lone Justice meets Petty, and Madonna throws away a classic
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    Jun 17
    You’ve Torn Your Dress

    You’ve Torn Your Dress

    Accounting for all those rebels I’ve loved
    Go to the profile of Terry Barr
    Terry Barr
    Jun 12
    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 22: June 1, 1985)

    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 22: June 1, 1985)

    Bryan Adams croons, Katrina and the Waves celebrate, Klymaxx calls a meeting, and Americans find out who Kim Mitchell is
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    Jun 9
    49 Years Ago: Ramones Turn Pop Into Outsider Art

    49 Years Ago: Ramones Turn Pop Into Outsider Art

    How four misfits from Queens made the past the future
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    Jun 5
    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 21: May 25, 1985)

    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 21: May 25, 1985)

    Animotion get obsessed, Howard Jones goes Britfunk, Jean Knight invents electro-zydeco, and Phil Collins just vibes
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    Jun 2
    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 20: May 18, 1984)

    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 20: May 18, 1984)

    Tom Petty goes psychedelic, Billy Ocean finds his audience, Julian Lennon doesn’t, and The Time finally act up on record
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    May 27
    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 19: May 11, 1985)

    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 19: May 11, 1985)

    Tears For Fears match the moment, Faltermeyer goes bananas, Patti LaBelle reigns again, and Belouis Some tries his best
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    May 19
    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 18: May 4, 1985)

    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 18: May 4, 1985)

    Murray Head talks chess, Springsteen burns, Henley sneaks a protest into the club, and Teena Marie does her own thing
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    May 11
    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 17: April 27, 1985)

    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 17: April 27, 1985)

    Simple Minds have their moment, Sade beguiles, Bryan Adams keeps it up, and Billy Joel looks back without anger (for once)
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    May 3
    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 16, April 20, 1985)

    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 16, April 20, 1985)

    DeBarge crosses over, Duran Duran detours, Prince drops a hint, and David Lee Roth goes full Vegas
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    Apr 21
    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 15: April 13, 1985)

    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 15: April 13, 1985)

    Madonna Dominates, Frankie Titillates, Fogerty Fights Back, and Jules Gets Weird
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    Apr 16
    48 Years Ago: David Bowie Invents Post-Punk, Just Before Punk

    48 Years Ago: David Bowie Invents Post-Punk, Just Before Punk

    How Berlin, Bowie, and one weird snare drum sound rewrote rock history with Low
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    Apr 12
    A Photo Essay

    A Photo Essay

    Red Hot Holiday Tour 2024: Fishbone, Strawberry Fuzz, and Bite Me Bambi at The Crocodile on 12/12/2024
    Go to the profile of Damon Kenner
    Damon Kenner
    Apr 2
    An Album of the Month Event You Should Check Out

    An Album of the Month Event You Should Check Out

    We’ve got a great host and a killer record, all set to go. All we need now is you! Here’s how to join us.
    Go to the profile of Kevin Alexander
    Kevin Alexander
    Mar 17
    42 Years Ago: New Order invents the future with “Blue Monday”

    42 Years Ago: New Order invents the future with “Blue Monday”

    How a song originally meant as a live stunt became the best-selling 12-inch single ever
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    Mar 16
    It’s Not Only Rock & Roll

    It’s Not Only Rock & Roll

    The Stones and my cousin Barry
    Go to the profile of Terry Barr
    Terry Barr
    Mar 4
    RIP, David Johansen

    RIP, David Johansen

    Remembering a New York rocker for the ages
    Go to the profile of Lsjaffee (Writer, Educator, Over-Thinker)
    Lsjaffee (Writer, Educator, Over-Thinker)
    Mar 3
    A Guide to Emerald City Comic Con 2025

    A Guide to Emerald City Comic Con 2025

    While the world descends into absolute chaos, it’s nice to know there is still some joy left to be had — Emerald City Comic Con returns to…
    Go to the profile of Amie V Simon
    Amie V Simon
    Feb 27
    R.I.P. Soul Legend Jerry Butler, 1939–2025

    R.I.P. Soul Legend Jerry Butler, 1939–2025

    The Ice Man was the king of Chicago soul in the ’60s and ‘70s
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    Feb 26
    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 7: February 16, 1985)

    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 7: February 16, 1985)

    Classics from Dead Or Alive, The Smiths, and, oddly, Soft Cell, plus The Associates and The Bluebells
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    Feb 18
    1985: The Week In Top 40 Hits (Week 6: February 9, 1985)

    1985: The Week In Top 40 Hits (Week 6: February 9, 1985)

    The Commodores, Kool and the Gang, Bronski Beat, Heaven 17, and David Bowie’s last good single of the ‘80s
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    Feb 13
    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 5: February 2, 1985)

    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 5: February 2, 1985)

    King, Phil Collins, The Art Of Noise, Terry Hall and the Colour Field, and Kirsty MacColl makes a Billy Bragg tune a classic
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    Feb 5
    34 Years Ago: Teenage Fanclub’s Bandwagonesque

    34 Years Ago: Teenage Fanclub’s Bandwagonesque

    How Nirvana’s new labelmates made Spin’s best album of 1991
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    Feb 2
    When 11-Year-Olds Call Each Other Sociopaths, We Have a Problem

    When 11-Year-Olds Call Each Other Sociopaths, We Have a Problem

    Are contemporary revenge pop lyrics turning us into bullies?
    Go to the profile of Maria Garcia
    Maria Garcia
    Jan 29
    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 4: 26 January 1985)

    1985: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 4: 26 January 1985)

    Strawberry Switchblade, Alison Moyet, the last good Thompson Twins single, and a mild mashup of The Skids and Magazine
    Go to the profile of Stewart Mason
    Stewart Mason
    Jan 27
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