I wasnt sure which broad category to post this under. Fortean Travel? It Happened to ..er...Someone Else? Chat? General will do for now. Basically it's about an unexpected little afternoon out yesterday with famous fortean links. My very long stay guest -cum - housemate , R, is a...

Or IN the record in this case... Aussie punk band Private Function made a limited edition "golden record" with the band's urine mixed into the vinyl. Obviously a hot take! https://www.loudersound.com/news/private-function-urine-filled-vinyl

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/beethoven-hair-study-scn/index.html

A pouca, or in Irish púca, usually refers to a magical being--a "water sprite,” or "mischievous fairy”--a word adapted by Shakespeare for his character Puck in Midsummer Night’s Dream. [It is said that this] air is about the death of one such spirit. There is a story that this tune was heard by...

So I'm a fan of Karen Carpenter - sue me! Now, most folks are familiar with her story, and know that anorexic behaviors were the main reason for her untimely demise. Having seen Karen Carpenter Superstar and read about her life, I really thought that her death was caused by vomiting food up...

I was listening to the excellent Maltin On Movies podcast, hosted by longtime movie critic Leonard Maltin and his daughter Jessie, and their guest was Tracy Nelson (the episode of June 7th, 2019). She is the daughter of Rick Nelson and granddaughter of Ozzie & Harriet. Aside from excellent...

Has anyone heard this one? Some people believe that Wonder's blindness is a sham, and have various bits of 'evidence' to support their claim. Perhaps the most famous of which is this: A lot of the rest is personal anecdotes from other celebrities like Boy George and Donald Glover, who doubted...

http://www.vanyaland.com/2018/01/15/you-are-what-you-grip-frank-zappa-seen-in-door/ Frank Zappa manifests in doorknob miracle

One of my colleagues at work has been getting reaquainted with 90s dance music, never cared for it much but of course I just had to tease her about this track which has the most ridiulous lyric - "What's she gonna look like with a chimey on her?" So I had a google around to see if it was just...

Taylor Swift accused of being reincarnated leader of the Church of Satan in bizarre online theory Some people might argue that only the darkest of magic could guarantee stratospheric success seen by the likes of Taylor Swift. But now a genuinely bonkers theory has emerged suggesting The Swift...

Not before time ~ an artist before, within and yet outside his time. I give you David Robert Jones. Share your own personal interpretation of the man and his work. There's a lot to talk about. Let's do it here to spare the What Music?~ians our obsession. ★ will be released officially in three...

I reckon it belongs here as imho she was an ethnomusicologist. THE SOCIALITE WHO STOPPED AT NOTHING TO HUNT DOWN ANCIENT MUSIC Depending on who you ask, Laura Boulton was either a pioneering ethnomusicologist who made a substantial contribution to her field in the middle of the 20th century by...

In the early morning of 15 May, I had a very vivid dream. The first thing I said to my husband was 'Eric Burdon is dead'. The dream was very vivid so I raced downstairs and booted up the computer. Eric Burdon was fine, but BB King had died. As my husband said, 'Well, you got the genre right'...

And the earliest polyphonic music. New research has uncovered the earliest known practical piece of polyphonic music, an example of the principles that laid the foundations of European musical tradition. The earliest known practical example of polyphonic music - a piece of choral music written...

Vimeo ... everything you tyube isn't. pF++ good Let's talk about these three bands called Pink Floyd.

Yesterday evening I arrived home mid/late evening from a weekend away. Spent the last 20-30 minutes of the journey with 'Jack FM' on the car radio (I'm normally a Radio Four listener). As I pulled up outside my flat at about 9.15pm, the track playing on the radio was 'Dear Prudence' (Siouxsie...

Another find in High Pasture cave.

OK guys, I just found this site. The quote on the opening page: Odd enough, but wait til you read "The Story" which explains where he got it from! http://www.thebeatlesneverbrokeup.com/

Full story, ongoing at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_wk Plus: Any thoughts on this strange chap? He's also a motivational speaker whose philosophy is something like hedonism, but could he be some kind of media prank? I would have thought his middling fame would have gone against...

Im interested in hearing about music that for some reason or another was never released . For example I heard rumours of a song that existed by group called Nine Inch Nails back in 94/95 that never made the album because it was considered too hard on the button , I recall some of the lyrics...

Radio Six International http://www.radiosix.com/index.html have a programme 1630 GMT Thursday called Scotch Mist described as "A programme of Scottish ghost stories and traditional music." Website states that the programme was originally broadcast on December 32 1985, Spooky eh. :shock: I...

Anyone see Robert Beckford's Channel 4 documentary about the theory that black American gospel music originated the north of Scotland? Surprisingly convincing the way it was presented, but didn't take coincidence into consideration. The trouble is, although both the Scottish and American music...

Anybody heard any of her medium-induced pieces? http://paranormal.about.com/library/weekly/aa041299.htm And another article which says her music has at least been recorded: http://website.lineone.net/~enlightenment/rosemary_brown.htm

Apparently Peace and Love are being outlawed here.story

Once I found myself talking to Pete Shelley out of the Buzzcocks after a gig, and he told me that he'd once signed a fan's arm with a dodgy biro, which caused him to put three "L"s in "Shelley". Several years later, he met the same fan, who had the signature tattooed on her arm, complete with...

I'd never heard of this before until I accidentally found it on Ebay, probably not going to buy it 'cos I've heard bad electronic music before that usually sounds like someone revving the liquidiser for 90 minutes. Kind of wondered if anyone knew anything much about it? This Ebayer has...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3511133.stm

I'm getting scared BA-RUMP-PA-PA-PUM I'm hearing ghostly taps BA-RUMP-PA-PA-PUM What is it with ghosts and drums? Reading through a book on ghosts & spirits, I found no less than three instances, and there are probably more. Ghost Drummer of Edinburgh Castle...

Probably not the right thread but however... I just read Vercingetorix's post about They died too young and when I saw this: It reminded me of a topic I posted either here or somewhere else about this disproportionate number of rock stars whose lives ended at the age of twenty seven...

Do any of you have any stories involving Kirk Brandon and esoterica, or just Kirk Brandon and Spear of Destiny......which I suppose is esoteric in nature....I always thought that KB and his band,were the next big thing that, but for one reason or other, were close,never quite got...

Continuing the theme of forteana in rock music, and not wanting to deviate on the Jethro Tull thread, I wonder if any Roxy Music fans have detected Arthurian/Grail/ and very well informed specific allusions to medieval literature dealing with "fortean" topics in the group's lyrics? I've just...

Notice how despite the fact that Eminem's recent album and film were not particularly great, the critics all went mad about both, saying things like "Is Eminem the new Elvis?" (The Times)... Now, I don't know about you, but to me this looks suspiciously like the old secret service "build...

Something I've always had a penchant for is hidden messages in music - popular or otherwise. A few examples I can think of are- - The "oh! fuckin' hell" at 2:56 in the Beatles' "Hey Jude" - Another "fuckin' hell" at 1:47 in the Bluetones' "Slight Return" - very quiet sniggers of "Take PCP"...

This one's been doing the rounds for ages, cult Blockbusters presenter Bob Holness is frequently reputed to have played the saxophone solo on Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street". I think this is a myth, but if he didn't, then who did?

Anyone have any observations on the legend of 'Gloomy Sunday'? And furthermore, should I elaborate, or just leave people who've never heard of it wondering? Don't go pointing me to no websites neither. I might hear it accidentally and do meself an injury. ...now you're really puzzled...

From The Week, August 9 issue: "James Brown gets squirrelly around electronic gadgets, says Philip Gourevitch in The New Yorker. The Godfather of Soul avoids televisions, he says, because he can foresee people's deaths when they appear on the screen. It happened the first time when he saw...

I remember ages ago someone, from Kiddiminster wrote in to FT about hearing pan pipes in his back garden, I can't remember exactly what it said now. I would have posted a message earlier, but I've only just managed to post messages on this board. I just thought this was odd as I used to live in...

This is weird- I think I read this before somewhere- it's on the "Breaking News" section of the site here. Here's the link (not sure if it will work): http://www.startribune.com/stories/389/2011767.html Does anybody remember reading this somewhere before? I seem to think it was two or...

I recall a few years back there was a trend amongst Bands and I guess record labels to include hidden or difficult to access tracks onto album / single CD’s, Nirvanas “nevermind” was one such record that was rumoured to contain a hidden track but only on a limited number of copies. Robbie...

OCCULT MUSIC! Unfortunately heavy rock music has always been connected (hilariously - despite some musicians saying they practiced whatever..) with 'Devil worship', etc, especially with the Nordic form of 'black metal'. In your opinion, what is the most 'evil' sounding, or darkest record you...

FUTURE CONTACT BY COMPUTER. Does anyone remember the Fortean Times story,presented by Lionel Fanthorpe on the television series,about an alleged three-way communication between a future computer operator,a person from the past,trained to use one and a couple from our time? If you have noticed...

Elvis as religious, cultural, social, media Icon. In a thousand years will Las Vegas be the new Mecca/Vatican? Will " In Elvis we trust" appear on the new world order banknote? Are we now watching the slow growth of a new Messiah. Is it my imagination or is the instance of recurrence of the use...

As a bit of light relief how about a list of fortean themed records. Starter for 10. It's raining men - Weathergirls There's a ghost in my house - R. Dean Taylor Bet there are more than 50...