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Backmasking: hidden messages in songs.

31 days of halloween

The Fight to Save America From Satan's Subliminal Rock Messages

In the 1980s, many politicians were convinced there were devious, secret messages hidden inside popular records.

Bryan Gardiner October 20, 2016

Watch This Bird Man Whistle 'Georgia On My Mind'

The only thing more impressive might be his mullet.

Molly McBride Jacobson October 19, 2016

Permanently Closed

Topanga, California

Canned Heat Suicide House

The mysterious, untimely death of a Canned Heat band member still haunts this unfinished home.

31 days of halloween

The Colombian Folk Singer Who Showed Up to His Own Funeral

The ultimate party crasher.

Mariana Zapata October 14, 2016

Permanently Closed

Meyers Ace Hardware.

Chicago, Illinois

Meyers Ace Hardware

An unassuming store hides relics of its former life as the jazz club that hosted some of the best black performers of the 1920s and '30s.

A handsome sign marks the spot

Original American Kazoo Company

This two-room factory has been cranking out the musical signifier of zaniness for a century.

Watch an Impromptu Medieval Icelandic Hymn Sung in a Modern Train Station

The acoustics of the German transit hub perfectly suit the centuries-old song.

Molly McBride Jacobson September 28, 2016

The Play Shoreline monument in its original place.

Gothenburg, Sweden

Play Shoreline Monument

Dedicated to a song so popular the request to "Play Shoreline" became part of Swedish culture.

A player piano.

mechanical instruments

Watch a Player Piano Rock Out

This piano tickles its own ivories.

Molly McBride Jacobson September 23, 2016

Permanently Closed

Indianapolis, Indiana

Museum of Psychphonics

A modern-day wunderkammer dedicated to Indianapolis history, Afrofuturism, and musical vibrations.

Watch Early Rotoscoping Turn Cab Calloway into the Ghost of a Walrus

Simultaneously eerie, cute, jazzy, and artistic.

Molly McBride Jacobson September 21, 2016

The '60s Chicago Teen Trend That Inspired David Bowie's 'Lost' Album

The Thin White Duke wished he was a Gouster.

Eric Grundhauser September 21, 2016

The Obscure Accordionist Who Played Mood Music on Silent Film Sets

Actors needing to cry on cue turned to Danny Borzage.

Nolan Moore September 20, 2016

Listen to This Duo Elegantly Play the Harry Potter Theme Music on Glass Goblets

The specially tuned glasses add an extra magical element.

Lauren Young September 19, 2016

How the FBI Tied Tupac's Death to Eazy-E, Death Row Records, and the Jewish Defense League

He was gunned down on September 7, 1996 in Las Vegas.

JPat Brown September 8, 2016

Bob Dylan, a Musician, Is Set To Drop A New Welded Gateway Later This Year

Hot fire... was used in its construction.

Eric Grundhauser September 7, 2016

Liverpool, England

Penny Lane

The Liverpool street made famous by the Beatles is real.

Listen to the Mystical Music Box Version of Haddaway's 'What Is Love'

This paper-tape music box puts a new spin on the classic dance number.

Lauren Young September 2, 2016