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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]]''+*''[[Fearless Frank, or Tit-bits from the Life of an Adventurer]]'' by Colin Bucksey
===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.+*Punk and disco divide 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 *[[Mellow, Mellow Right On]] by by Lowrell Simon
*[[Te Caliente]] by Patsy Gallant *[[Te Caliente]] by Patsy Gallant
*[[Miss You (The Rolling Stones song)|Miss You]] by The Rolling Stones *[[Miss You (The Rolling Stones song)|Miss You]] by The Rolling Stones
-*[[Now That We Found Love]] by [[Third World]]+*[[Now That We Found Love]] by Third World
- +*[[I Was Born This Way]] by Carl Bean
-*I Was Born This Way by [[Carl Bean]]+*[[Knee 1]], a segment of the opera ''Einstein on the Beach'' by Philip Glass
-*[[Don Ray]] - Standing In The Rain+*[[Standing In The Rain]] by Don Ray
-*[[First Choice]] - Love Thang+*[[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
-*[[Freda Payne]] - I'll Do Anything For You+*[[You Got Me Running]] by Lenny Williams
-*[[Lenny Williams]] - You Got Me Running+*[[Better Change Your Mind]] by William Onyeabor
-*[[Linda Clifford]] - [[Runaway Love]]+*[[Runaway Love]] by [[Linda Clifford]]
-*[[Dan Hartman]] - [[Relight My Fire]]+*[[Relight My Fire]] by [[Dan Hartman]]
-*[[Cory Daye]] - [[Pow Wow]]+*[[Pow Wow]] by [[Cory Daye]]
-*[[Eddy Grant]] - Living On The Frontline+*[[Living On The Frontline]] by [[Eddy Grant]]
-*[[Ripple]] - [[The Beat Goes On]]+*[[The Beat Goes On]] by [[Ripple]]
-*[[Kleeer]] - Keep Your Body Workin'+*[[Rock Creek Park]] by [[Blackbyrds]]
-*[[Phreek]] - Weekend+*[[Just As Long As I Got You]] by [[Love Committee]]
-*[[Blackbyrds]] - [[Rock Creek Park]]+*[[Trinidad]] by [[John Gibbs And The US Steel Orchestra]]
-*[[Love Comittee]] - Just As Long As I Got You+*[[Don't Let It Go To Your Head]] by [[Jean Carn]]
-*[[John Gibbs And The US Steel Orchestra]] - Trinidad+*[[I Thought It Was You]] by [[Herbie Hancock]]
-*[[Jean Carn]] - [[Don't Let It Go To Your Head]]+*[[You Saved My Day]] by [[Cheryl Lynn]]
-*[[Herbie Hancock]] - I Thought It Was You+*[[Warm Leatherette (single)|Warm Leatherette]] by The Normal
-*[[Cheryl Lynn]] - [[You Saved My Day]]+*[[United/Zyklon B Zombie]] by Throbbing Gristle
 +*[[Money In My Pocket]] by Dennis Brown
 +*[[Le Serpent]] by Guem
====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]]+*''[[Best Dressed Chicken in Town]]'' by Dr. Alimantado
-*''[[Looking for St. Tropez]]'' by [[Telex]]+*''[[Green (Steve Hillage album)|Green]]'' by Steve Hillage
-*''[[Best Dressed Chicken in Town]]'' by [[Dr. Alimantado]]+*''[[Keep on Jumpin']]'' by Musique
-*''[[Green]]'' by [[Steve Hillage]]+*''[[Thousand Knives]]'' by Ryūichi Sakamoto
-*''[[Keep on Jumpin']]'' by [[Musique]]+*''[[Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread]]'' by Lee Perry
-*''[[The Thousand Knives of Ryūichi Sakamoto]]'' by [[Ryūichi Sakamoto]]+*''[[Ambient 1: Music for Airports]]'' by Brian Eno
-*''[[Roast Fish Collie Weed & Corn Bread]]'' by [[Lee Perry]]+* ''[[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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