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 +"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 ==
-:[[1970]] - [[1971]] - [[1972]] - [[1973]] - [[1974]] - [[1975]] - [[1976]] - [[1977]] - [[1978]] - [[1979]] - [[1980]] 
-== Art and culture == 
-===Literature=== 
===Art=== ===Art===
 +*[[Piazza d'Italia]] in New Orleans
*''[[X Portfolio]]'' by Mapplethorpe *''[[X Portfolio]]'' by Mapplethorpe
 +*''[[Proust Armchair]]'' by Alessandro Mendini
 +
 +===Literature===
====Fiction==== ====Fiction====
*''[[Requiem for a Dream]]'' by Hubert Selby Jr. *''[[Requiem for a Dream]]'' by Hubert Selby Jr.
*''[[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===
-*''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978 film)|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' 
-*''[[Piranha]]'' 
-*''[[Pretty Baby (film)|Pretty Baby]]'' 
-*''[[Up in Smoke ]]'' 
-*''[[The Deer Hunter ]]'' 
-*''[[National Lampoon's Animal House ]]'' 
-*''[[Interiors ]]'' 
-*''[[Midnight Express (film) ]]'' 
-*''[[Hitler: A Film from Germany]]'' 
*''[[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
 +*''[[Closed Circuit (film)|Circuito chiuso]]'' by Giuliano Montaldo
 +*''[[Pretty Baby (film)|Pretty Baby]]'' by Louis Malle
 +*''[[Piranha (1978 film)|Piranha]]'' by Joe Dante
 +*''[[Up in Smoke]]'' by Lou Adler
 +*''[[Animal House]]'' by John Landis
 +*''[[Interiors]]'' by Woody Allen
 +*''[[Midnight Express (film)]]'' by Oliver Stone
 +*''[[Hitler: A Film from Germany]]'' by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
===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]]"[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzfZ85ipb_c&] 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]]" by [[Phreek]]+*[[The Robots]] by Kraftwerk
-*"[[You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)]]" by [[Sylvester James]]+*[[Weekend (Tonight Is Party Time)|Weekend]] by Phreek
 +*[[I'm A Big Freak (R•U•1•2)]] by Phreek
 +*[[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
-*[[Sea, Sex and Sun]] by [[Herman Kelly and Life]]+*[[Dance To The Drummer's Beat]] by Herman Kelly and Life
- +*[[One Nation Under a Groove]] by Funkadelic
-*[[Third World]] - [[Now That We Found Love]]+*[[Human Fly]] by The Cramps
-*[[Carl Bean]] - I Was Born This Way+*[[Le Freak]] by Chic
-*[[Don Ray]] - Standing In The Rain[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2IGJVH2_80]+*[[Why Don't You Answer]] by Eberhard Schoener (with vocals by Sting)
-*Dinosaur - [[Kiss Me Again]] [[Arthur Russell]]+*[[Elle et moi]] by Max Berlin
-*[[Goody Goody]] - It Looks Like Love+*[[Sweet Tears]] by Roy Ayers
-*[[First Choice]] - Love Thang+*[[Moskow Diskow]] by Telex
-*[[Kraftwerk]] - The Robots+*[[Kiss Me Again]] by Arthur Russell (as Dinosaur)
-*[[Loleatta Holloway]] - Catch Me On The Rebound+*[[Mellow, Mellow Right On]] by by Lowrell Simon
-*[[Kebekelektrik]] - [[War Dance]]+*[[Te Caliente]] by Patsy Gallant
-*[[Bohannon]] - [[Let's Start The Dance]]+*[[Miss You (The Rolling Stones song)|Miss You]] by The Rolling Stones
-*[[Loleatta Holloway]] - I May Not Be There When You Want Me+*[[Now That We Found Love]] by Third World
-*[[Freda Payne]] - I'll Do Anything For You+*[[I Was Born This Way]] by Carl Bean
-*[[Lenny Williams]] - You Got Me Running+*[[Knee 1]], a segment of the opera ''Einstein on the Beach'' by Philip Glass
-*[[Linda Clifford]] - [[Runaway Love]]+*[[Standing In The Rain]] by Don Ray
-*Lorraine Johnson - [[Feed The Flame]]+*[[Love Thang]] by First Choice
-*[[Tasha Thomas]] - [[Shoot Me (With Your Love)]]+*[[War Dance]] by Kebekelektrik
-*[[Dan Hartman]] - [[Relight My Fire]]+*[[Let's Start the Dance]] by Bohannon
-*[[Cory Daye]] - [[Pow Wow]]+*[[You Got Me Running]] by Lenny Williams
-*[[Eddy Grant]] - Living On The Frontline+*[[Better Change Your Mind]] by William Onyeabor
-*[[Ripple]] - [[The Beat Goes On]]+*[[Runaway Love]] by [[Linda Clifford]]
-*[[Kleeer]] - Keep Your Body Workin'+*[[Relight My Fire]] by [[Dan Hartman]]
-*[[Phreek]] - Weekend+*[[Pow Wow]] by [[Cory Daye]]
-*[[Blackbyrds]] - [[Rock Creek Park]]+*[[Living On The Frontline]] by [[Eddy Grant]]
-*[[Roy Ayers]] - Can't You See Me+*[[The Beat Goes On]] by [[Ripple]]
-*[[David Bendeth]] - Feel The Real+*[[Rock Creek Park]] by [[Blackbyrds]]
-*Love Comittee - Just As Long As I Got You+*[[Just As Long As I Got You]] by [[Love Committee]]
-*John Gibbs And The US Steel Orchestra - Trinidad+*[[Trinidad]] by [[John Gibbs And The US Steel Orchestra]]
-*Jean Carn - Don't Let It Go To Your Head+*[[Don't Let It Go To Your Head]] by [[Jean Carn]]
-*[[Herbie Hancock]] - I Thought It Was You+*[[I Thought It Was You]] by [[Herbie Hancock]]
-*[[Funkadelic]] - One Nation Under a Groove+*[[You Saved My Day]] by [[Cheryl Lynn]]
-*Serge Gainsbourg - [[Sea, Sex and Sun]]+*''[[Warm Leatherette (single)|Warm Leatherette]]'' by The Normal
-*Damon Harris - It's Music +
-*[[Cheryl Lynn]] - [[You Saved My Day]]+
-*[[Max Berlin]] - Elle Et Moi+
-*[[Roy Ayers]] - [[Sweet Tears]]+
-*Telex - [[Moskow Diskow]]+
====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]]
-*[[Hannah Höch]]+*[[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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