Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: 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 Carey4d ago44d ago4
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: 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 RushenJul 156Jul 156
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: 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 MuffinsJul 819Jul 819
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls41 Years Ago: Talking Heads start Speaking In TonguesHow MTV helped take Lower Manhattan art-funk to the mallJul 312Jul 312
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: 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 folksJul 110Jul 110
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary GirlsStay Tuned: New Indie Pop We LikeNew music from Wojtek the Bear, Richard Hawley, Apollo Ghosts, and a UK trio with a delightfully rude nameJun 291Jun 291
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: 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 roseJun 2412Jun 2412
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls45 Years Ago: Paul McCartney Heeds the Call of the New Wave… SortaWings’ flawed but underrated Back To The Egg and how I fixed it for the streaming ageJun 198Jun 198
Stewart MasoninThree Imaginary Girls1984: 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 todayJun 1712Jun 1712
Stewart MasoninAge of EmpathyWhat Would My Dad Think of the Man I Became?Taking stock nearly half a lifetime after my father’s death.Jun 1416Jun 1416
