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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

  2. Dave Grohl, Krist Novaselic

  3. Eric Erlandson, Patty Schemel, Melissa auf der Maur

  4. Jerome Augustyniak, Rob Buck, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson
    Hint: The most prominent member left the group.

  5. D'Arcy, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlain

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

  2. John Flansburgh, John Linnell

  3. Simon LeBon, John Taylor, Nick Rhodes

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

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

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

  2. MOIST OAR

  3. CUTER LAVAS

  4. FEEL FAB LOU GRANT

  5. MOTTS SILENT PEOPLE

  6. OCELOT TRESTLE

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 = ?

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

  3. BAUHAUS - ? = LOVE AND ROCKETS

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

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

  6. * Robert Palmer + 2/5 DURAN DURAN's original lineup + Tony Thompson ?
    * 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?

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--

    2. Higher Learning--

    3. Breakin'--

    4. Cool as Ice--

    5. Boyz in the Hood--

    6. Ricochet--

    7. Surviving The Game--

    8. Tank Girl--

    9. Friday--

  2. Real Names:

    1. Robert Van Winkle--

    2. O'Shea Jackson--

    3. Tracy Marrow--

  3. Albums:

    1. Amerikkka's Most Wanted--

    2. Mind Blowin--

    3. Iceberg/Freedom of Speech--

    4. O.G. Original Gangster--

    5. Death Certificate--

    6. Body Count--

    7. Kill at Will--

    8. Home Invasion--

    9. To The Extreme--

    10. Lethal Injection--

  4. Books:

    1. The Ice Opinion--

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"

  2. * Hard Corps, "Hard Corps"

  3. Run DMC, "It's Tricky"

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

  5. Alpha Team, "Speed"

  6. Vanilla Ice, "Ice Ice Baby"

  7. Hammer, "Can't Touch This"

  8. Information Society, "Hack 1"

  9. DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, "Women of the World Ain't Nothin But Trouble"
    (NOTE: The song's title is actually "Girls Ain't Nothin But Trouble")

  10. Guns & Roses, "Civil War"