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-:[[1970]] - [[1971]] - [[1972]] - [[1973]] - [[1974]] - [[1975]] - [[1976]] - [[1977]] - [[1978]] - [[1979]] - [[1980]]+"In [[1978]] a series of [[punk rock]] influenced loud [[noise music]] concerts was held at [[Artists Space|New York’s Artists’ Space]] that led to the [[Brian Eno]]-produced recording ''[[No New York]]''. This recording was the first attempt to define the [[no wave]] sound, documenting [[James Chance and the Contortions]], [[Teenage Jesus and the Jerks]], [[Mars (band)|Mars]] and [[DNA (American band)|DNA]]." --Sholem Stein
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 +'''1978''' (MCMLXXVIII) was the 978th year of the 2nd millennium, the 78th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the [[1970s]] decade.
== Art and culture == == Art and culture ==
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*[[Piazza d'Italia]] in New Orleans *[[Piazza d'Italia]] in New Orleans
*''[[X Portfolio]]'' by Mapplethorpe *''[[X Portfolio]]'' by Mapplethorpe
 +*''[[Proust Armchair]]'' by Alessandro Mendini
 +
===Literature=== ===Literature===
====Fiction==== ====Fiction====
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*''[[The Stand]]'' by Stephen King *''[[The Stand]]'' by Stephen King
==== Non-fiction ==== ==== Non-fiction ====
-*''[[Freaks: Myths and Images of the Secret Self]]'' by [[Leslie Fiedler]]+*''[[Freaks: Myths and Images of the Secret Self]]'' by Leslie Fiedler
-*''[[Disco]]'' by [[Albert Goldman]]+*''[[Disco]]'' by Albert Goldman
===Film=== ===Film===
*''[[Martin (film)|Martin]]'' by George A. Romero *''[[Martin (film)|Martin]]'' by George A. Romero
-*''[[La Cage aux Folles (film)|La Cage aux folles]]'' by Edouard Molinaro+*''[[La Cage aux Folles (film)|La Cage aux folles]]'' by Édouard Molinaro
-*''[[High Anxiety]]'' by Mel Brooks+*''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' by Philip Kaufman
-*''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]''+*''[[Closed Circuit (film)|Circuito chiuso]]'' by Giuliano Montaldo
-*''[[Closed Circuit (film)|Circuito chiuso]]'' by [[Giuliano Montaldo]]+*''[[Pretty Baby (film)|Pretty Baby]]'' by Louis Malle
-*''[[Pretty Baby (film)|Pretty Baby]]''+*''[[Piranha (1978 film)|Piranha]]'' by Joe Dante
-*''[[Piranha]]''+*''[[Up in Smoke]]'' by Lou Adler
-*''[[Up in Smoke ]]''+*''[[Animal House]]'' by John Landis
-*''[[National Lampoon's Animal House ]]''+*''[[Interiors]]'' by Woody Allen
-*''[[Interiors ]]''+*''[[Midnight Express (film)]]'' by Oliver Stone
-*''[[Midnight Express (film) ]]''+*''[[Hitler: A Film from Germany]]'' by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
-*''[[Hitler: A Film from Germany]]''+
===Music=== ===Music===
*[[Public Image Ltd.]] formed *[[Public Image Ltd.]] formed
-*[[Telex]] debuts+*[[Telex (band) |Telex]] debuts
-*By 1978, punk and disco had divided the pop audience.+*By 1978, punk and disco had divided the pop audience
*[[Factory Records]] is founded *[[Factory Records]] is founded
*[[Mute Records]] is founded *[[Mute Records]] is founded
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*[[ZE Records]] is founded *[[ZE Records]] is founded
====Singles==== ====Singles====
-*[[In the Bush]] by [[Musique (Patrick Adams)|Musique]]+*[[In the Bush]] by Musique
-*[[Disco Circus]] by [[Martin Circus]]+*[[Keep on Jumpin']] by Musique
-*[[Armagideon Time]] by [[Willi Williams]]+*[[Disco Circus]] by Martin Circus
-*[[Neon Lights]] by [[Kraftwerk]]+*[[Armagideon Time]] by Willi Williams
-*[[Keep on Jumpin']] by [[Musique]]+*[[Neon Lights]] by Kraftwerk
-*[[Weekend (Tonight Is Party Time)|Weekend]] by [[Phreek]]+*[[The Robots]] by Kraftwerk
 +*[[Weekend (Tonight Is Party Time)|Weekend]] by Phreek
*[[I'm A Big Freak (R•U•1•2)]] by Phreek *[[I'm A Big Freak (R•U•1•2)]] by Phreek
-*[[You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)]] by [[Sylvester James]]+*[[You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)]] by Sylvester James
*[[I Am the Fly]] by Wire *[[I Am the Fly]] by Wire
*[[Sea, Sex and Sun]] by Serge Gainsbourg *[[Sea, Sex and Sun]] by Serge Gainsbourg
-*[[Dance To The Drummer's Beat]] by [[Herman Kelly and Life]]+*[[Dance To The Drummer's Beat]] by Herman Kelly and Life
-*[[One Nation Under a Groove]] by [[Funkadelic]]+*[[One Nation Under a Groove]] by Funkadelic
-*[[Human Fly]] by [[The Cramps]]+*[[Human Fly]] by The Cramps
-*[[Le Freak]] by [[Chic]]+*[[Le Freak]] by Chic
*[[Why Don't You Answer]] by Eberhard Schoener (with vocals by Sting) *[[Why Don't You Answer]] by Eberhard Schoener (with vocals by Sting)
-*[[Elle et moi]] by [[Max Berlin]] +*[[Elle et moi]] by Max Berlin
-*[[Sweet Tears]] by [[Roy Ayers]]+*[[Sweet Tears]] by Roy Ayers
-*[[Moskow Diskow]] by [[Telex]] +*[[Moskow Diskow]] by Telex
-*[[Kiss Me Again]] by [[Arthur Russell]] (as Dinosaur)+*[[Kiss Me Again]] by Arthur Russell (as Dinosaur)
-*[[The Robots]] by [[Kraftwerk]]+*[[Mellow, Mellow Right On]] by by Lowrell Simon
- +*[[Te Caliente]] by Patsy Gallant
-*[[Third World]] - [[Now That We Found Love]]+*[[Miss You (The Rolling Stones song)|Miss You]] by The Rolling Stones
-*[[Carl Bean]] - I Was Born This Way+*[[Now That We Found Love]] by Third World
-*[[Don Ray]] - Standing In The Rain+*[[I Was Born This Way]] by Carl Bean
-*[[Goody Goody]] - It Looks Like Love+*[[Knee 1]], a segment of the opera ''Einstein on the Beach'' by Philip Glass
-*[[First Choice]] - Love Thang+*[[Standing In The Rain]] by Don Ray
-*[[Loleatta Holloway]] - Catch Me On The Rebound+*[[Love Thang]] by First Choice
-*[[Kebekelektrik]] - [[War Dance]]+*[[War Dance]] by Kebekelektrik
-*[[Bohannon]] - [[Let's Start The Dance]]+*[[Let's Start The Dance]] by Bohannon
-*[[Loleatta Holloway]] - I May Not Be There When You Want Me+*[[You Got Me Running]] by Lenny Williams
-*[[Freda Payne]] - I'll Do Anything For You+*[[Better Change Your Mind]] by William Onyeabor
-*[[Lenny Williams]] - You Got Me Running+*[[Runaway Love]] by [[Linda Clifford]]
-*[[Linda Clifford]] - [[Runaway Love]]+*[[Relight My Fire]] by [[Dan Hartman]]
-*[[Lorraine Johnson]] - [[Feed The Flame]]+*[[Pow Wow]] by [[Cory Daye]]
-*[[Tasha Thomas]] - [[Shoot Me (With Your Love)]]+*[[Living On The Frontline]] by [[Eddy Grant]]
-*[[Dan Hartman]] - [[Relight My Fire]]+*[[The Beat Goes On]] by [[Ripple]]
-*[[Cory Daye]] - [[Pow Wow]]+*[[Rock Creek Park]] by [[Blackbyrds]]
-*[[Eddy Grant]] - Living On The Frontline+*[[Just As Long As I Got You]] by [[Love Committee]]
-*[[Ripple]] - [[The Beat Goes On]]+*[[Trinidad]] by [[John Gibbs And The US Steel Orchestra]]
-*[[Kleeer]] - Keep Your Body Workin'+*[[Don't Let It Go To Your Head]] by [[Jean Carn]]
-*[[Phreek]] - Weekend+*[[I Thought It Was You]] by [[Herbie Hancock]]
-*[[Blackbyrds]] - [[Rock Creek Park]]+*[[You Saved My Day]] by [[Cheryl Lynn]]
-*[[Roy Ayers]] - Can't You See Me+*''[[Warm Leatherette (single)|Warm Leatherette]]'' by The Normal
-*[[David Bendeth]] - Feel The Real+
-*[[Love Comittee]] - Just As Long As I Got You+
-*[[John Gibbs And The US Steel Orchestra]] - Trinidad+
-*[[Jean Carn]] - [[Don't Let It Go To Your Head]]+
-*[[Herbie Hancock]] - I Thought It Was You+
-*[[Damon Harris]] - It's Music +
-*[[Cheryl Lynn]] - [[You Saved My Day]]+
====Albums==== ====Albums====
-*''[[Patrick Adams Presents Phreek]]''+*''[[Patrick Adams Presents Phreek]]'' by Patrick Adams
-*''[[No New York]]''+*''[[No New York]]'' by various
-*''[[Question: Are We Not Men? Answer: We Are Devo! ]]''+*''[[Q. Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!]]'' by Devo
-*''[[The Man-Machine]]'' by [[Kraftwerk]]+*''[[The Man-Machine]]'' by Kraftwerk
-*''[[Warm Leatherette (single)|Warm Leatherette]]'' by The Normal+*''[[One Nation Under a Groove]]'' by Funkadelic
-*''[[One Nation Under a Groove]]'' by [[Funkadelic]]+*''[[Looking for Saint Tropez]]'' by Telex
-*''[[Looking for St. Tropez]]'' by [[Telex]]+*''[[Best Dressed Chicken in Town]]'' by Dr. Alimantado
-*''[[Best Dressed Chicken in Town]]'' by [[Dr. Alimantado]]+*''[[Green (Steve Hillage album)|Green]]'' by Steve Hillage
-*''[[Green]]'' by [[Steve Hillage]]+*''[[Keep on Jumpin']]'' by Musique
-*''[[Keep on Jumpin']]'' by [[Musique]]+*''[[Thousand Knives]]'' by Ryūichi Sakamoto
-*''[[The Thousand Knives of Ryūichi Sakamoto]]'' by [[Ryūichi Sakamoto]]+*''[[Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread]]'' by Lee Perry
-*''[[Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread]]'' by [[Lee Perry]]+*''[[Ambient 1: Music for Airports]]'' by Brian Eno
 +* ''[[Nite Flights (album)|Nite Flights]]'' by the Walker Brothers
== Births == == Births ==
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*[[Ed Wood, Jr.]] *[[Ed Wood, Jr.]]
*[[Jacques Brel]] *[[Jacques Brel]]
-*[[May 31]] – [[Hannah Höch]], German painter and photographer (b. 1889)+*[[Hannah Höch]], German painter and photographer (b. 1889)
*[[Giorgio de Chirico]] *[[Giorgio de Chirico]]
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"In 1978 a series of punk rock influenced loud noise music concerts was held at New York’s Artists’ Space that led to the Brian Eno-produced recording No New York. This recording was the first attempt to define the no wave sound, documenting James Chance and the Contortions, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Mars and DNA." --Sholem Stein

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