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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

We really wish we posted on BlueSky more often and didn't feed the other socials. But until we get better at flexing our BlueSky muscle, try also following Liz on substack. She's trying to post there more often as well :) substack.com/@imaginaryliz

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Seattle music obsessive, DJ, and co-founder of Three Imaginary Girls. Co-host of Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend’s Too Stupid to Know About, a weekly radio show. Lover of obscure indie-pop.

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

YESSSS PLEASE!!! Thank you for listening. This is why we wish we were on bluesky more. YAAYYY!

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

we are up at top of the hour! join us for some morning obscure pop! use the yellow donate button on the @space101fm.bsky.social website to support this wonderful community radio station.

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

🎉 This Sun (Oct 5) 9–10AM PT, we will hit the SPACE 101.1 FM airwaves for a special 'Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend’s Too Stupid To Know About'! It’s the station’s 8th Birthday Blast Off 🎂🚀 — tune in + donate to support community radio: space101fm.org/donate ❤️🎶❤️ @space101fm.bsky.social

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

This Friday we’re going full cassette mode 🎶 Obscurities, live gems (thx club sound engineers!), and a few surprises — all with that sweet tape hiss. 📻 SPACE 101.1 FM · Friday, 9pm PT @space101fm.bsky.social Miss it live? We’ll share the show on Mixcloud after: www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Our new episode is on mixcloud - it's all about "the difficult third album" - you can listen to it on mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid To Know About-Aug 8, 2025 {#149} The Difficult Third Album

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

🎶 The Difficult Third Album 🎶 This Friday, Sean & Liz dig into the world of indie-pop third albums - a time when things can get tricky for a band.... it can spark chaos or brilliance. Tune in to @space101fm.bsky.social this Friday at 9pm PT - online at space101fm.org / via radio waves on 101.1 FM.

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Set list included indie pop gems from: The Only Ones, Tuscadero, TVPs, Allo Darlin’, Jim Nothing, Lacrosse, Dub Narcotic Sound System, My Teenage Stride, Brian Bilston & the Catenary Wires, The Raincoats +more Alicia from Jeanines joined us for a segment to share a favorite obscure pop song

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

For those outside of Seattle, you can listen online at space101fm.org or tune your radio to 101.1 FM. To listen via a smart device, simply say: “Play KMGP FM.” We’ll post the episode on Mixcloud archive after it airs. You can listen there {for free} anytime! www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...

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The coolest little radio station in the galaxy! We are people powered, arts oriented radio for Northeast Seattle and beyond. We have a DIY spirit and our passion for great radio that extends well beyo...

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Bugs Eat Books formed in Florida in 1997, migrated to Athens, GA, recorded some songs, took a hiatus, and (lucky for us) they are back at it again! 📻 Tune in to SPACE 101.1 FM this Friday at 9pm PT. You can hear Rob (and his song pick) about halfway through the show. ❤️: @space101fm.bsky.social

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

We’ve got a new show this Friday night, June 20! Join us for an hour of indie-pop, featuring a visit from our special guest—Rob Derrick of #BugsEatBooks, who will share one of his favorite obscure pop songs with us. YAY! Bugs Eat Books are a fearsome foursome who play jangly, chaotic indie pop.

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

You can hear our radio show on SPACE every FRIDAY from 9p-10p PST on 101.1 fm (in Seattle) and online at www.space101fm.org. You can also listen via your smart speaker by asking it to “Play KMGP!!!” Listen to our archive on Mixcloud anytime! www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt... We ❤: #seattlewa #radio

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The episode {ep 146} also features a visit with special guest Pete Adams And What Will Be Left Of Them?. About halfway through the show, Pete shared one of his favorite obscure-ish songs and told us why he loves it so. www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt... We ❤ you: #indierock #indiemusic #lofi #music

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The tape is more than just a compilation—it’s a masterpiece. The booklet that comes with it is stunning. It’s full of photos and writings and pure wonderfulness. You can hear “Alone at the Pier” by Gigi (feat: Rose Melberg) on our recent show {episode 146}. www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixtape

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

We played the song from the ‘RoseMelberg - Things We Tried to Hide’ cassette released by #AntiquatedFuture in 2024. This tape features selected songs from many of #RoseMelberg musical projects including: #TigerTrap, #TheSofties, #GoSailor, #BraveIrene, Imaginary Pants, PUPS, Knife Pleats, and Gigi.

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

In our most recent episode, we played the song, “Alone at the Pier” by Gigi (feat: #RoseMelberg/ @rosemelberg.bsky.social). This song originally appeared on the album, ‘Maintenant’ released by Tomlab in 2010. It was released on cassette by #AntiquatedFuture in 2024. www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid To Know About - May 30, 2025 {#146} W/ Pete Of Awwblot

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

You can hear our radio show every Friday from 9p-10p PT on 101.1 fm (in Seattle) and online at www.space101fm.org. You can also listen via your smart speaker by asking it to “Play KMGP!!!” Listen to our archive on Mixcloud anytime! www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt... We ❤: @space101fm.bsky.social

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

We featured the Kepi Ghoulie cover of "Our Love Survives" on our recent show, which features special guest Pete Adams And What Will Be Left Of Them? {episode 146}. Pete shared one of his favorite obscure-ish songs and told us why he loves it so {link in bio}: www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid To Know About - May 30, 2025 {#146} W/ Pete Of Awwblot

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

The song "Our Love Survives" was originally written + recorded by the Thermals. The Kepi Ghoulie cover of the song was released on Valentine's Day (which makes the hubba hubba red translucent vinyl even more perfect). Only 400 were pressed. We ❤: @hutchharris.bsky.social @kepighoulie.bsky.social

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

In our most recent episode, we played “Our Love Survives” by Kepi Ghoulie. The song appears on the ‘Our Love Survives’ 7-inch single, released by Eccentric Pop/Stardumb Records in 2025. www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt... We ❤: @kepighoulie.bsky.social #7inchvinyl #redvinyl #indierock #indiepop

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid To Know About - May 30, 2025 {#146} W/ Pete Of Awwblot

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

We also enjoyed a visit with a visit with special guest Pete of And What Will Be Left Of Them?. AWWBLOT formed in 2003 in Worcester, England, and the band has been described as “exceedingly brilliant, dirty scuzzy indie pop that slaps you in the face.” Go listen: www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About - May 30, 2025 {#146} w/ Pete of AWWBLOT

Our guest this week is Pete of the band And What Will Be Left Of Them? (aka AWWBLOT). AWWBLOT formed in 2003 in Worcester, England, and the band has been described as “exceedingly brilliant, dirty scu...

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

And What Will Be Left Of Them? (AWWBLOT), formed in 2003 in Worcester, England, has been described as “exceedingly brilliant, dirty scuzzy indie pop that slaps you in the face”—which is why we love them. Tune in to @space101fm.bsky.social this Friday to hear all the scuzzy and indie-poppy radness!

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

We’ve got a new show this Friday night, May 30! Join us for an hour of indie-poptastic music, featuring a visit from our guest—Pete of the band And What Will Be Left Of Them?—who’ll share one of his favorite obscure pop songs about halfway through the show. 📻 SPACE 101.1 FM this Friday, 9p PT.

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

NEW SHOW this FRIDAY! We are going to dig into the world of One Album Wonders — indie-pop bands that only released ONE album... and wow, what an album it was. 💥 Sometimes, one record is all it takes to make music history. 📻 Tune in to @space101fm.bsky.social this Friday at 9pm PT!

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

You can listen online at space101fm.org or, for those in northern Seattle, tune your radio to 101.1 FM. To listen via a smart device, simply say: “Play KMGP FM.” We’ll share the show on mixcloud after we wrap up the show on Friday night: www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixtape We ❤️: #indierock #indiepop

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

This Friday's show is going to be big fun and we hope you join us for a very solo Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend’s Too Stupid to Know About! No decisions by committee—just pure solo magic. ✨ 📻 Tune in to @space101fm.bsky.social this Friday at 9 PM for all the indie-pop solo goodness.

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

🎶 All byyy myyself!🎶 Well, not totally. Sean and Liz will both be on the show this Friday—but the entire episode is dedicated to those who went SOLO! We’re celebrating indie-pop artists who struck out on their own to give us music that’s all them. 📻 @space101fm.bsky.social this Friday at 9 PM!

🎶 Alllll byyy myyyyyself!🎶 Well... not totally. Sean and Liz will both be on the show this Friday—but the entire episode is dedicated to those who went SOLO!
We’re celebrating indie-pop artists who struck out on their own (sometimes only temporarily taking a break from their bands) to give us music that’s all them. No decisions by committee—just pure solo magic. ✨

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

The Yummy Fur have reformed a couple times since then to the delight of all of us! We’re thrilled to have him as a special guest to share one of his favorite obscure song picks and tell us why he loves it so. Go listen: www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid To Know About-Apr 4, 2025 {#143} W/John From The Yummy Fur

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

The Yummy Fur formed in 1992 in Glasgow. The band was championed by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, recording two Peel Sessions in 1995 and 1998. After the Yummy Fur disbanded in 1999, John went on to form the band 1990s and Paul Thomson & Alex Kapranos went on to form the band Franz Ferdinand.

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

This week’s episode (#143) features a visit with special guest John McKeown from the Scottish indie-rock band, the Yummy Fur. You can go hear it now on mixcloud! We’re thrilled to have him as a special guest to share one of his favorite obscure song picks and tell us why he loves it so.

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

We’ve got a new show this Friday night {April 4}! Our special guest is John McKeown of #TheYummyFur -a Scottish band whose raw lofi angular songs have influenced many of your favorite indie and underground bands. Tune in to @space101fm.bsky.social on Friday night! {listen info/links in profile}

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

You can hear our radio show on @space101fm.bsky.social on Fridays from 9-10p PST on 101.1 fm (in Seattle) and online at www.space101fm.org. You can also listen via your smart speaker by asking it to “Play KMGP!!!” Listen to our archive on Mixcloud anytime! www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

The Besties were an indie pop trio (Marisa, Kelly and Rikky) from Brooklyn, New York, but they originally formed in Tallahassee, FL. The band split-up in 2009. They played their final show in Asbury Park, New Jersey in December of that year. ❤️: #indierock #indiepop #janglepop #tweepop #indie

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

In our most recent episode, we played the song, “Working Title” by The Besties. This song is the B-side of the Rod ‘N’ Reel 7” released by Hugpatch Records in 2008. You can hear our recent show, which digs into the six degrees of indie-pop {episode 142}, here: www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt...

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About-Mar 21, 2025 {#142} Six Degrees of Indie-Pop

***The setlist for each show can be found in the comments (below)*** This week's show unravels the intricate web of indie-pop connections—one degree at a time. We had a lot of fun putting this togeth...

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

You can hear our radio show on SPACE each Friday from 9-10p PST on 101.1 fm (in Seattle) and online at space101fm.org. You can also listen via your smart speaker by asking it to “Play KMGP!!!” Listen to our archive on Mixcloud anytime! www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt... 🎶: @space101fm.bsky.social

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Swansea Sound played shows in Olympia and Seattle this past October. They were fantastic! You can read all about it and see a ton of photos (and a couple videos) from it in this article (by Liz): threeimaginarygirls.com/my-favorite-...

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My favorite show of 2024: Heavenly, Tullycraft, and Swansea Sound at the Tractor Tavern - Three Imaginary Girls

Photos, videos, and context about why this extraordinary show was the best night of 2024.

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

You can hear "I Made a Work of Art" by Swansea Sound on our recent show—which explores the six degrees of indie-pop. Listen/discover how Swansea Sound is woven into the intricate web of indie-pop connections: www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixt... ❤️: #indiepop #indierock #twee #janglepop #tweepop

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid To Know About-Mar 21, 2025 {#142} Six Degrees Of Indie-Pop

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

In our most recent episode {ep 142}, we played the song, "I Made a Work of Art" by #SwanseaSound. This song appeared on the album, 'Twentieth Century' released by Skep Wax Records in 2023. We ❤️: @skepwax.bsky.social @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social @swanseasound.bsky.social #UKvinyl #12inchvinyl

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

You can listen to our @space101fm.bsky.social radio show EVERY FRIDAY at 9p-10p PST on 101.1 fm and online at space101fm.org. Dig into our show archive: www.mixcloud.com/PopSongsMixtape If you love theme shows, you might also enjoy: Faves of 1996, the ABCs of IndiePop, and #IndiePop hru the Years.

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Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid to Know About @popsongsmixtape.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

This week's show unravels the intricate web of indie-pop connections—one degree at a time. Enjoy the ride as we share some of the hidden threads that tie some indie-pop bands together. We ❤️: @shelfliferecords.bandcamp.com @wiaiwya.bsky.social @swanseasound.bsky.social @heavenlyamelia.bsky.social

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