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− | <big>'''The Wikipedia Fakebandica'''</big> | + | <big>'''The Wikipedia Fakebandica'''; or '''Rocklopedia Fakebandica 2: Electronic Bookaloo'''</big> |
− | Hello and welcome to a (hopefully) grand experiment! '''The Rocklopedia Fakebandica''' is | + | Hello and welcome to a (hopefully) grand experiment! '''The Rocklopedia Fakebandica''' is now a wiki! Why? There's just too dang many fictional bands out there for one person to keep up with! |
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+ | Currently, we have '''{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}''' fake bands! | ||
Click here to find out [[Help:Starting a new page|HOW DO I ADD A BAND?]] | Click here to find out [[Help:Starting a new page|HOW DO I ADD A BAND?]] | ||
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Where is the old site? [http://www.fakebands.com/original-index.html Right here]. | Where is the old site? [http://www.fakebands.com/original-index.html Right here]. | ||
+ | Use the search box on the left there, or [[:Category:Years|Browse by YEAR]] | [[:Category:Media Type|Browse by MEDIUM (TV, film, etc.)]] | [[:Category:Contents|Browse by CATEGORY]] | ||
− | + | This site is under a Creative Commons license. | |
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− | + | Want to add some bands? [mailto:rocklopedia@vgg.com Email] for a login. Post spam or made up stuff and you'll be banned. | |
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Rules? Sure, a few: | Rules? Sure, a few: | ||
*Keep it real. - Please only bands/musicians from published sources. There's plenty out there; you don't need to make up any on your own. Cite as much source information as possible. | *Keep it real. - Please only bands/musicians from published sources. There's plenty out there; you don't need to make up any on your own. Cite as much source information as possible. | ||
*Keep it honest. - Please don't cut and paste other people's work. | *Keep it honest. - Please don't cut and paste other people's work. | ||
− | *Keep it clean. - Please only use four letter words | + | *Keep it clean. - Please only use four letter words when they are direct quotes, or part of a band's name, lyrics, album title, etc. |
+ | == Social stuff == | ||
+ | Want to chat about fake bands and generate content for Mark Zuckerberg to sell to advertisers? [http://www.facebook.com/Rocklopedia Friend us on Facebook!] | ||
== Getting started == | == Getting started == | ||
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* Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for detailed information on using the wiki software. | * Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for detailed information on using the wiki software. | ||
* [http://www.vgg.com/fakebands/pathfinder/index.html Rock Fiction pathfinder] | * [http://www.vgg.com/fakebands/pathfinder/index.html Rock Fiction pathfinder] | ||
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+ | ==External Links== | ||
+ | *Ross, Alex. "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/08/24/imaginary-oncerts Imaginary Concerts: The music of fictional composers.]" ''The New Yorker''. August 24, 2009. | ||
+ | * Brown, K. D. (Ed.), ''[http://mellenpress.com/book/An-Annotated-Bibliography-and-Reference-List-of-Musical-Fiction/6302/ An Annotated Bibliography and Reference List of Musical Fiction]'' Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, 2005. | ||
+ | *Gibbs, John R. "[http://staff.washington.edu/gibbs/musicfiction.html A Bibliography of Musical Fiction]." University of Washington, Seattle. | ||
+ | *Whitman, Brian. "[http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~bwhitman/10000.html Ten Thousand Statistically Grammar-Average Fake Band Names]." from: Ellis, Daniel, Brian Whitman, Adam Berenzweig and Steve Lawrence. "[http://alumni.media.mit.edu/~bwhitman/ellis02quest.pdf The Quest For Ground Truth in Musical Artist Similarity]." In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Music Information Retrieval. [http://www.ee.columbia.edu/~dpwe/talks/ismir-2002-10.pdf 13-17 October 2002], Paris, France. | ||
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+ | Rabinowitz, Peter. "Fictional Music: Toward a Theory of Listening." Theories of Reading, Looking, and Listening. Bucknell University Press. 1981. | ||
+ | https://books.google.com/books?id=KguFAAAAIAAJ | ||
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+ | [[Image:Musicland_map_1935.png|thumb|right]] | ||
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+ | *1876, ''A Trip to Music-land : a fairy tale forming an allegorical and pictorial exposition of the elements of music''. by Shedlock, Emma L. https://archive.org/details/cu31924022378164 | ||
+ | *1893, ''The Musical Journey of Dorothy and Delia'' by Bradley Gilman, illustrated by F. G. Attwood https://books.google.com/books?id=zhwtAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false | ||
+ | *1910, ''The Glass Mender and Other Stories''. By Maurice Baring | ||
+ | *1917, ''Prince Melody in Music Land'', by Elizabeth Simpson | ||
+ | *1921, ''In Music land. Play for children'' by Brockett, Alice Whitney. Foreword acknowledges ''Musical Journey of Dorothy and Delia''. https://archive.org/details/inmusicland00broc | ||
+ | *1925, ''Alice in Orchestralia'' (AKA ''Alice in Orchestra Land''). By Ernest La Prade. | ||
+ | *1927, ''La-La Man In Music Land'', Piano Notes by Colleen Brown Kilner | ||
+ | *1929, ''Marching Notes'' (AKA ''Alice in Music Land''). By Ernest La Prade. Sequel to Alice in Orchestralia. https://archive.org/details/aliceinorchestra00lapr | ||
+ | *1929, ''The Little Princes of Music Land'', by Elizabeth Simpson | ||
+ | *1935, ''Music Land'', Director Wilfred Jackson, Film series Silly Symphony. Producer Walt Disney | ||
+ | *1972, ''Why not? A journey through music land!'', Dorothy L Mavrich, | ||
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Revision as of 12:35, 24 October 2017
The Wikipedia Fakebandica; or Rocklopedia Fakebandica 2: Electronic Bookaloo
Hello and welcome to a (hopefully) grand experiment! The Rocklopedia Fakebandica is now a wiki! Why? There's just too dang many fictional bands out there for one person to keep up with!
Currently, we have 6,771 fake bands!
Click here to find out HOW DO I ADD A BAND?
Where is the old site? Right here.
Use the search box on the left there, or Browse by YEAR | Browse by MEDIUM (TV, film, etc.) | Browse by CATEGORY
This site is under a Creative Commons license.
Want to add some bands? Email for a login. Post spam or made up stuff and you'll be banned.
Rules? Sure, a few:
- Keep it real. - Please only bands/musicians from published sources. There's plenty out there; you don't need to make up any on your own. Cite as much source information as possible.
- Keep it honest. - Please don't cut and paste other people's work.
- Keep it clean. - Please only use four letter words when they are direct quotes, or part of a band's name, lyrics, album title, etc.
Social stuff
Want to chat about fake bands and generate content for Mark Zuckerberg to sell to advertisers? Friend us on Facebook!
Getting started
- MediaWiki FAQ
- Consult the User's Guide for detailed information on using the wiki software.
- Rock Fiction pathfinder
External Links
- Ross, Alex. "Imaginary Concerts: The music of fictional composers." The New Yorker. August 24, 2009.
- Brown, K. D. (Ed.), An Annotated Bibliography and Reference List of Musical Fiction Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, 2005.
- Gibbs, John R. "A Bibliography of Musical Fiction." University of Washington, Seattle.
- Whitman, Brian. "Ten Thousand Statistically Grammar-Average Fake Band Names." from: Ellis, Daniel, Brian Whitman, Adam Berenzweig and Steve Lawrence. "The Quest For Ground Truth in Musical Artist Similarity." In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Music Information Retrieval. 13-17 October 2002, Paris, France.