Music
Thrillington
There have been numerous occasions of artists hiding their involvement with their own work. Not just using a pseudonym, but actively encouraging a hoax. Here's one such. From the album's Wikipedia page:Thrillington is an album produced by English musician Paul McCartney, under the pseudonym Percy "Thrills" Thrillington.... [In] late 1976, McCartney decided to release the long-in-storage project, and devised a plan to publicize the album while obscuring his own involvement with it. In preparation for the release of Thrillington, McCartney invented the fictitious socialite Percy Thrillington, and even took out ads in various UK music papers announcing Thrillington's so-called comings and goings to generate curiosity and interest.
Released in April 1977, McCartney's name was mentioned only in the main liner notes where he is described as a friend of Percy. Thrillington went mostly unnoticed upon its release although it was reviewed by Rolling Stone magazine and mentioned in the "Random Notes" section.[5] Variety also reviewed the album, noting that "Whether Percy Thrillington is Paul McCartney or not is really irrelevant. What matters is that he (they) is (are) having fun."[6]
Listen to the other tracks at the link.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jun 05, 2024 -
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Category: Hoaxes and Imposters and Imitators, Music, 1970s, United Kingdom
Von Hutch The Mad Martian Pinstriper
Posted By: Paul - Sat Jun 01, 2024 -
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Category: Music, Space Travel, 1950s, Cars
Le Microphone Bien Tempéré
Let us know when you tap out.From the composer's Wikipedia page:
Henry was born in Paris, France,[3] and began experimenting at the age of 15 with sounds produced by various objects. He became fascinated with the integration of noise into music, now called noise music
The rest of the album is here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 26, 2024 -
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Category: Music, 1970s, Europe, Cacophony, Dissonance, White Noise and Other Sonic Assaults
From Another World
The creator's Wikipedia page.Each song gets a "spacey" intro, metaphorically placing you in a Martian auditorium.
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 23, 2024 -
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Category: Music, Space-age Bachelor Pad & Exotic, 1960s
Presidential Songs and Slogans
In this election year, we could do with some innovative songs and slogans--but I doubt if we'll get any that compare to these historical ones.Taken from THE BOOK OF POLITICAL LISTS.
Posted By: Paul - Mon May 20, 2024 -
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Category: Music, Politics, Proverbs, Maxims, Sayings, Folk Wisdom and Quotations, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century
Life Is Flashing Before Your Eyes
Posted By: Paul - Sun May 19, 2024 -
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Category: Music, Philosophy, Surrealism, Cartoons, Psychedelic, 1980s
Forever Walks a Drifter
Their entry at Discogs.
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 18, 2024 -
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Category: Music, Outsider Art, 1960s
The Savage and Sensuous Bongos
The rest of the playlist is here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu May 16, 2024 -
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Category: Excess, Overkill, Hyperbole and Too Much Is Not Enough, Music, Space-age Bachelor Pad & Exotic, 1960s
Crazy Yogi
Posted By: Paul - Sat May 04, 2024 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Music, Cartoons, 1960s
Aspirin-Induced Musical Hallucinations
A 1985 letter in the New England Journal of Medicine reported the unusual case of a 70-year-old woman who kept hearing music playing in her head, particularly the song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling." After ruling out other possible causes, her doctor eventually suspected the music might be due to the high doses of aspirin she was taking. And sure enough, when she reduced her aspirin intake, the music stopped.I would never have thought that aspirin could cause musical hallucinations!
Tampa Bay Times - Apr 2, 1986
The letter itself is behind a paywall, but I was able to find a brief article that the woman's doctor (James R. Allen) wrote about the case in the magazine of the Minnesota Medical Association.
Minnesota Medicine - Nov 2008
Posted By: Alex - Wed May 01, 2024 -
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Category: Medicine, Music, Psychology
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