Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 36: September 8, 1984)Bananarama, Laura Branigan, A Flock of Seagulls, Night Ranger’s follow-up, and a farewell to Brazilian genius Sergio Mendes5d ago75d ago7
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls34 Years Ago: Sonic Youth’s Goo Made Alternative Rock HappenHow a New York noise band led to Nirvana’s takeover of the early ’90s music sceneSep 410Sep 410
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: The Year In Top 40 Hits (Week 35: September 1, 1984)Prince hits the mainstream once and for all, plus Jermaine Jackson, Glenn Frey, Donna Summer, and The FixxSep 215Sep 215
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: 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 OfAug 2613Aug 2613
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: 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 othersAug 2010Aug 2010
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls35 Years Ago: The B-52’s Shake Their Cosmic ThingFollowing a band tragedy, Athens’ new wave wonders created a masterpieceAug 1614Aug 1614
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: 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 careerAug 1214Aug 1214
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary GirlsRemembering The Chills’ Martin Phillipps, 1963–2024New Zealand pop’s finest songwriter had a rocky lifeAug 115Aug 115
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: 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 forgottenAug 55Aug 55
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: 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 reasonAug 36Aug 36