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Fun Trivia: A : Alternative Rock

Special Sub-Topic: Alternative Bands of the 90's


What band which first record was released in the late 80's, have written these {songs;} 'Monkey gone to heaven' and 'Where is my mind'?

    Pixies. The Pixies is considered one of the first, major indierock-bands. They've made a huge impact on excisting artists of this genre.

In what song by Pulp can you find these {lyrics;} 'Oh ,is this the way the future's ment to feel, or just twenty thousand people standing in a field'?
    'Sorted out for E's and Whizz'. The only live-song from 'Common People'.

Which of the following bands is NOT an Elephant 6 band?
    Black Box Recorder. The Elephant 6-gangs influences consists of the Beatles, Beach Boys and Velvet Underground, and are all from Georgia, USA. Black Box Recorder is an english band.

Stephin Merritt is the front figure of what New York-based band?
    Magnetic Fields. The king of pop-irony and sarcasm, (as well as countless broken hearts) and frontfigure of several other {bands;} the Sixths, the Gothic Archies, Future Bible Heroes.

From what country does Belle and Sebastian originate?
    Scotland. Name that Great Britain-country! Belle and Sebastian are Scotish just like Mogwai, Arab Strap and Looper.

What Yo La Tengo-album hit the stores in 1995, and had a comments on it to every song (on the back of the cover)?
    'Electr-o-Pura'. Drummer and singer Georgia made the cover-art.

What name is NOT a record-label?
    BurgerBase. BurgerBase is nothing whatsoever..

What year did Bjork release her first album as a solo-artist and become an international success?
    1993. Bjork was originally the singer as early as in the in 70's and was a member of the band 'Sugercubes' before she went solo. 'Debut' was lauched in 1993.

What was her second album called?
    Post & post & POST. The video 'I miss you' on this album is drawn by the artist behind the 'Ren and Stimpy'-cartoons, featuring a half-naked Bjork bouncing around with a number of ugly characters.

English indie-rockers, the Beta Band participated on a movie- soundtrack with their song 'Dry the Rain'. Name that movie?
    'High Fidelity'. Possibly the biggest Indie-music film ever made?

Talking soundtracks, which artist or band did NOT appear on the 'Lost Highway' soundtrack?
    Nick Cave. Nick Cave would have fitted nicely in the crowd, though.

The previous Grandaddy-album?
    'Under the Western Freeway'. Album containing hits like 'A.M 180' and 'Summer here kids'.

What Cure song; '..you looked like a Japanese baby, in the distance, I remember everything'?
    'The Walk'. This song screams 80's synth-pop.

What band or artist sang 'Personal Jesus'?
    Depeche Mode. Of the album 'Violator', one of their greatest hits ever.

Japanese club-pop icon, with big hit from 1996, 'Twiggy Twiggy'?
    Pizzicato 5. Pizzicato 5 is perhaps the most popular Asian alternative band in addition to Shonen Knife.


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