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It’s the combination of experimental composer and (old) popular game show, and experimental rock composer with (old) variety/talk show host that can really make your head spin!

WFMU’s blog has a video of John Cage performing on the CBS game show I’ve Got a Secret (1960). (by way of Alex Ross at The Rest Is Noise)

If you don’t travel to the blog, you can follow these links to videos of Frank Zappa on the Steve Allen Show (1963) playing a bicycle (with drumsticks, and a bow he borrowed from the bass player in the band). (part one | part two)

You might want to keep a wet towel handy to wrap around your head.