April 18

It's April 18th

It's Piñata Day


On this day in 1857 – "The Spirits Book" by Allan Kardec is published, marking the birth of Spiritualism in France.

In 1938 – Superman debuts in Action Comics #1


The Kinks - "Superman"

R.E.M. - "Superman"

In 1975 - ZZ Top releases "Fandango!"


In 1980 - Brand X releases "Do They Hurt?"


- The Cure releases "Seventeen Seconds"


Birthdays:

Grigory Sokolov


Conan O'Brien

Keith DeCandido
"The Chronic Rift" episodes.
"Without a License: The Fantastic Worlds of Keith R.A. DeCandido"


Melissa Joan Hart

David Tennant


Kathy Acker
A documentary about Kathy Acker
Kathy Acker recordings

Gabi Delgado-López


Robert Greenberg

Rick Moranis
as Billy Fish in "Streets of Fire"

as Dark Helmet in "Spaceballs"


Hayley Mills
as Susan Harper in "Twisted Nerve"

as Ellie Thomsen in "Endless Night"


Gabriel Axel


Mike Vickers

In June 1967, Vickers conducted the orchestra for the live recording of the Beatles' "All You Need Is Love", which was shown on live TV around the world when communications satellite technology was celebrated by a worldwide linkup. Vickers was an early user of the Moog synthesizer and found work outside his usual composing and arranging jobs as a programmer and performer of Moog equipment in the late 1960s, including teaching the Beatles how to use the Moog during recording sessions for the Abbey Road album.



Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for "Dracula A.D. 1972"

Bill Miles
William Miles Collection at Washington University


Jean Richard
as The People's Commissar in "The Oldest Profession"

as Paul Arnaud in "How to Keep the Red Light Burning"


Otto Piene
"Light Room with Mönchengladbach Wall"


Costas Ferris


Jean Guillou


Carl Burgos
"The Human Torch"(#2)


Barbara Hale
as in "The Window"

as Dr. Jenny Langer in "The Giant Spider Invasion"


Shinobu Hashimoto


Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown


Tony Mottola


Miklós Rózsa


Pigmeat Markham


Al Lewis


Franz von Suppé


Jean-Féry Rebel


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