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Music's Greatest Conspiracies: Part 3 | 70
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You can't believe everything you read. You can't believe everything you see online. And if some conspiracy theorists are right, you can't even trust your favourite songs.
In Part 3 of Music's Greatest Conspiracies, we take a journey through some of the music world's strangest rabbit holes. Is the standard 440 Hz tuning of modern music actually a tool for mind control? Did JonBenét Ramsey somehow grow up to become Katy Perry? Was the Laurel Canyon scene influenced by intelligence agencies? And did shadowy forces help push rock music out of the spotlight at the end of the 1990s?
Along the way, we'll look at government surveillance of punk rock, theories surrounding Sid Vicious, rumours about Lady Gaga, the mystery of Andrew W.K., and whether today's viral "industry plants" are really just clever marketing in the age of social media.
Some of these stories contain a grain of truth. Others are completely wild. But all of them reveal something about our fascination with fame, power, hidden agendas, and the search for answers behind the music we love.
Just don't blame us if you start looking at your playlist a little differently afterward.
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