He was a one-hit wonder rocker who loved to party, but nobody noticed he was a complete hoax. In the late 90s/early 2000s, Andrew W.K. exploded out of nowhere with the anthemic, epic party anthem "Party Hard" complete with a stylish music video depicting him thrashing onstage in front of a giant mural of his bloodied face. After that, he became a novelty fringe element of pop culture - occasionally popping up to sing about or talk about partying. Ultimately we all kind of forgot about him. However, what nobody who wasn't paying close attention realized was that - all along - there was something deeper going on with Andrew W.K. Ultimately a conspiracy theory about him bubbled to the surface - that he was actually a fictional character played by several different actors. Is that true? Or is the truth even stranger? On the final episode of our three-part "Kayfabe Trilogy", we explore the 20-year-long performance art stunt that is Andrew W.K.

Additional incidental music credits:

D.Catalano https://wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com

Eva – 失望した: https://youtu.be/jVTsD4UPT-k

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Additional materials:

http://users.tmok.com/~bulb/andrew.html

http://awilkeskrier.homestead.com

http://what-happened-to-awk.weebly.com/awk--steev-mike-the-basics.html

https://youtu.be/iNH4fuWtOjA

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