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The "I've Had It Up To Here With Mainstream Top-40 Music" Hour Bonus

Who says Trivia can't be hip to the times? Not all of us listen to classical, disco, or '60s psychedelia; some of us even went through a grunge phase where we wore nothing but flannel. So in the following pages, be prepared to be tested on your knowledge of contemporary "alternative" (whatever that means) and rap artists.

PART I: "ALTERNATIVE" BANDS

A. Bands Without Heads:

Some current contemporary rock bands have easily recognizable leaders but less well-known backing musicians. We'll give you the band's lineup, MINUS its most prominent member; you give us the band name and the member we left out.

  1. Mike Mills, Bill Berry, Peter Buck
    Michael Stipe; R.E.M.

  2. Dave Grohl, Krist Novaselic
    Kurt Cobain; Nirvana.

  3. Eric Erlandson, Patty Schemel, Melissa auf der Maur
    Courtney Love; Hole.

  4. Jerome Augustyniak, Rob Buck, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson
    Hint: The most prominent member left the group.
    Natalie Merchant; 10,000 Maniacs.

  5. D'Arcy, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlain
    Billy Corgan; Smashing Pumpkins.

B. Superunknowns:

And then there are the bands where each member is about equally well known--or unknown, as the case may be. Given each of the complete lineups below, name the act.

  1. Trent Reznor
    Nine Inch Nails.

  2. John Flansburgh, John Linnell
    They Might Be Giants.

  3. Simon LeBon, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes
    Arcadia.

  4. Kim Deal, Kelly Deal, Josephine Wiggs, Jim McPherson
    The Breeders.

  5. Steven Page, Ed Robertson, Andy Creagan, Jim Creegan, Tyler Stewart
    Barenaked Ladies.

C. Ana Ng Grams:

Rearrange the letters of the following phrases to find the names of six current bands who get alternative airplay. The number of spaces is *not* significant, i.e. the band's name may have a different number of words than the associated phrase.

  1. EDGE YARN
    Green Day.

  2. MOIST OAR
    Tori Amos.

  3. CUTER LAVAS
    Veruca Salt.

  4. FEEL FAB LOU GRANT
    Grant Lee Buffalo.

  5. MOTTS SILENT PEOPLE
    Stone Temple Pilots.

  6. OCELOT TRESTLE
    Letters to Cleo.

D. Alternative Mathematics and Non-Euclidean Music:

Bands come and go; lineups change and combine. Perhaps this is no more true of "alternative" music than any other, but it sure seems like it. Fill in the formulas given below with the appropriate person or band (bands are capitalized in the formulas).

  1. YAZ - Alison Moyet + Andy Bell = ?
    Erasure.

  2. R.E.M. - Michael Stipe + Warren Zevon = ?
    Hindu Love Gods.

  3. BAUHAUS - ? = LOVE AND ROCKETS
    Peter Murphy.

  4. lowest common denominator of THROWING MUSES, THE BREEDERS, and BELLY = ?
    Tanya Donnelly.

  5. lowest common denominator of THE PIXIES and THE BREEDERS = ?
    Kim Deal.

  6. * Robert Palmer + 2/5 DURAN DURAN's original lineup + Tony Thompson ?
    Power Station.
    * Yes, Duran Duran is considered "alternative" now; MTV VJ Kennedy said so on "Alternative Nation," so you know it must be true.

E. Bonus Question:

  1. Where did the band Veruca Salt (of "Seether" fame) get its name?
    From one of the ill-fated brats who visit Willie Wonka's chocolate factory.

PART II: RAP, HARDCORE, AND OTHER SUCH DELICACIES

A. Chillin'

The following items relate to rappers named "Ice". Specify Vanilla, Cube, or T:

  1. Movies:

    1. New Jack City--
      Ice-T

    2. Higher Learning--
      Ice Cube

    3. Breakin'--
      Ice-T

    4. Cool as Ice--
      Vanilla Ice

    5. Boyz in the Hood--
      Ice Cube

    6. Ricochet--
      Ice-T

    7. Surviving The Game--
      Ice Cube

    8. Tank Girl--
      Ice-T

    9. Friday--
      Ice Cube

  2. Real Names:

    1. Robert Van Winkle--
      Vanilla Ice.

    2. O'Shea Jackson--
      Ice Cube.

    3. Tracy Marrow--
      Ice-T.

  3. Albums:

    1. Amerikkka's Most Wanted--
      Ice Cube

    2. Mind Blowin--
      Vanilla Ice

    3. Iceberg/Freedom of Speech--
      Ice-T

    4. O.G. Original Gangster--
      Ice-T

    5. Death Certificate--
      Ice Cube

    6. Body Count--
      Ice-T

    7. Kill at Will--
      Ice Cube

    8. Home Invasion--
      Ice-T

    9. To The Extreme--
      Vanilla Ice

    10. Lethal Injection--
      Ice Cube

  4. Books:

    1. The Ice Opinion--
      Ice-T

B. Spot the Sample

Given the song, identify the source(s) of the sample(s) it uses. For songs, identify title and artist. Identify other sources as completely as possible. For items marked '*', we aren't looking for an actual sample, but for an appropriated melody:

  1. 3rd Bass, "Pop Goes The Weasel"
    "Sledgehammer," by Peter Gabriel

  2. * Hard Corps, "Hard Corps"

  3. Run DMC, "It's Tricky"
    "My Sharona," by the Knack

  4. * Right Said Fred, "I'm Too Sexy"

  5. Alpha Team, "Speed"
    Dialogue from the "Speed Racer" cartoon

  6. Vanilla Ice, "Ice Ice Baby"
    "Under Pressure," by Queen & David Bowie

  7. Hammer, "Can't Touch This"
    "Super Freak," by Rick James

  8. Information Society, "Hack 1"

  9. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, "Women of the World Ain't Nothin But Trouble"
    Funkadelic and Jimmy "Kid Dy-No-Mite!" Walker
    (NOTE: The song's title is actually "Girls Ain't Nothin But Trouble")

  10. Guns & Roses, "Civil War"
    Dialogue from "Cool Hand Luke," and from a Peruvian general.