Chapter 13
Both Not a Pretty Girl and Little Plastic Castle are albums by:
Ani DiFranco
All of the following bands blended rap into a heavy rock context EXCEPT:
Audioslave
Which artist(s) re-released the song "Loser" on a major label?
Beck
Who of the following had several songs featured on the Good Will Hunting soundtrack and was nominated for an Academy Award?
Elliot Smith
Which band is fronted by singer and songwriter Billie Joe Armstrong?
Green Day
All of the following were groups on the Merge label EXCEPT:
Guided by Voices
Who of the following led the band Nirvana as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist?
Kurt Cobain
Nirvana's album ________________ launched the alternative rock boom in the 1990s.
Nevermind
Which group recorded an album in the house where Charles Manson and his followers committed several murders?
Nine Inch Nails
Which band embodied the lo-fi aesthetic?
Pavement
Which band from Seattle battled with Ticketmaster over ticket prices to their shows?
Pearl Jam
Tom Morello was the guitarist for:
Rage Against the Machine
All of the following bands were a part of Matador Records EXCEPT:
Sleater-Kinney
Which of the following bands blended traditional Jamaican music into their songs?
Sublime
All of the following bands emerged from the California pop punk scene EXCEPT:
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
All of the following bands were roots for industrial music EXCEPT:
The New York Dolls
The bassist Flea played in which of the following bands?
The Red Hot Chili Peppers
What was the main source of radio exposure for indie rock in the 1990s?
college radio stations
Which genre of music did Anthrax and Faith No More begin to employ into their songs in the 1980s?
rap
What was the movement of feminist punk musicians in the Pacific Northwest called?
riot grrrl
"Buddy Holly" served as a Top-40 hit for Foo Fighters.
False
Faith No More and the Red Hot Chili Peppers both grew out of Seattle's alternative scene.
False
Live was marketed as a band that came through underground channels as an alternative group.
False
Rage Against the Machine and Korn represent industrial bands from the 1990s.
False
System of a Down is responsible for bringing the sound of the seven-string guitar into rap-rock.
False
Dave Grohl fronted the group ________________ after the death of Kurt Cobain.
Foo Fighters
Which vocalist fronted the band Limp Bizkit?
Fred Durst
All of the following are alt-country acts EXCEPT:
Garth Brooks
Who of the following started their career as a rapper in the style of the early Beastie Boys?
Kid Rock
Which of the following bands had a history of playing in churches?
Lifehouse
A rejection of commercialism is an idea central to alternative rock.
True
In the early 1990s, punk music entered the mainstream.
True
In the indie world, there is a clear aversion to major labels.
True
The indie-rock movement embraced varying gender perspectives.
True
"Buddy Holly" represents the first Top-40 hit for:
Weezer
All of the following are characteristics of Beck's music EXCEPT:
jazz
Which Seattle band reached national commercial success with the release of Superunknown?
Soundgarden
Which group recorded a cover version of the Beach Boys' "Little Honda"?
Yo La Tengo
