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Get your copy of the {very limited edition} Imaginary Zine!

The Imaginary Zine - The First 10 Years of Being Imaginary

Did you pick up your copy of the Imaginary Zine at the big Rockstar New Wave Karaoke Bash at Chop Suey on Friday, June 1st? 

If you don't have a copy of the zine yet (or you want to buy another!), you can order online or purchase at any upcoming Three Imaginary Girls event in the near future (next one: the 10th Anniversary Ice Cream Social at Bluebird Microcreamery in Capitol Hill on July 12!).  The zine is limited run of 333 copies (the back cover does not lie), so buy yours soon!

The Imaginary Zine is a 60-page old school printed zine recounting our first 10 years with some of our favorite blog posts and stories from our imaginary friends.  It also includes a cd chock full of rare, live, or exclusive songs by some of our favorite local artists (full list below)!

The most amazing part? It's only $4 (+ USPS postage)

Want a sneak peak of some of the radness inside the hand-crafted zine?

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Imaginary Mixtape {August 2010}: Lost at the festival, where could they be?

Imaginary Mixtape Podcast

Lost at the festival, where could they be?
At any ole place where the wi-fi is free.

It's true, our favorite part of the summer is the avalanche of festival possibilities. There's little better in the world than dozens of your new favorite bands playing one after the other on a sunny day in an exotic locale. This edition of the Imaginary Mixtape we share tracks from some of the cutest bands playing the Athens Popfest {August 10-14 in Athens, GA} and take a consoling look back at the amazing Indietracks festival line up {takes place each year at the end of July in the UK - fingers crossed next year we can make the trip?}. But, we start off the podcast looking at some awesome August events in Seattle. Get ready to mark up your calendars!

You can listen to a stream or download the MP3 version of the podcast on the imaginary bandcamp page. Bandcamp prohibits tracks longer than 25 minutes {I think it's some regulation against jam bands?}, so the podcast is split into three sections for those that like to listen via the bandcamp stream.

PART 1: Preview of some Seattle shows and events in August

PART 2: Athens Popfest preview

PART 3: Looking back at the UK festival, Indietracks

 

If you are the type that likes to listen to podcasts in itunes, download the .m4a file here {one single file with fancy chapters even!} and then open it in your itunes {Thanks to Jigsaw Records for hosting it!}.

Tracklisting: Imaginary Mixtape - August 2010:

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Keith John Adams — Unclever

Keith John Adams - Unclever
There is definitely an anti-folk gene pervading Keith John Adam’s DNA.

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Latest comment by: imaginary liz: "(ed note: Keith John Adams wrote Three Imaginary Girls a song... we think it rules listen to it and read all about it!)"

Sing along with the new Keith John Adams' song, "Three Imaginary Girls"

Keith John Adams wrote a song about Three Imaginary Girls... have a listen! Personally, we think it rules.

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Latest comment by: Raynald: "Hey, the song kja did for me is in there! They're all great, good job indeed from keith."

Your very own Keith John Adams song (about YOU)!

Our friends at Happy Happy Birthday To Me Records just emailed us about a neat preorder promotion for the new Keith John Adams album -- a song about YOU!

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Latest comment by: MC "Big Freak" Estey: "I'm still playing the previous KJA album (that we had reviewed via AstroPOP months and months ago) -- got it back out for the winter, as his vibrant charms warm the chilly homestead ... and had at least two of my favorite songs that year. "

Ltd Ed. Vinyl = Happy Happy Birthday To Me!!!

The Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records 2007 Singles Club is limited to 450 copies. Finally - the perfect gift for your hard-to-buy-for vinyl loving friend (let me know if you need my mailing address).

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Latest comment by: Rick G: "You have to be 18 to work in a record store?! Wha-a-a-a-a-a-t? Is this like you have to be 21 to serve booze? Like, you have to be 18 to sell a CD with a 'parental advisory' sticker or something?"

Keith John Adams — Pip

Keith John Adams - Pip
Keith John Adams is a UK artist who somehow on his second full-length solo album Pip takes the pastry shell of modern New Wave revisionism and floods them to bursting with a unique delicious creamy custard of marzipan-sweet melodies, crunchy yet swinging rhythms, and alternately tart and tasty lyrical imagery.

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