University:
Eastern Kentucky University
Course:
MUH 273 | Survey of American Popular Music
Academic year:

2020
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123

Pages:

1
Author:

Edgar Rowe

Reading Quiz 8: 1. What was the main source of radio exposure for indie rock in the 1990’s? A: college radio stations 2. Which label first signed Nirvana? A: Sub Pop 3. All of the following bands blended rap into a heavy rock context except? A: audioslave 4. The RHCP were just as influenced by _______ as they were by punk? A: funk 5. Which artist, known for bringing indie music to the mainstream, blended the lo-fi approach of bands like guided by voices, with hip-hop sampling, country rock and 1970’s soul? A: beck 6. Bikini Kill and Sleater-Kinney were on which record label? A: kill rock stars records 7. Which album launched the alternative rock movement in the 1990’s? A: Nirvana’s Nevermind 8. Which band from Seattles battled with ticketmaster over ticket prices to their shows? A: pearl jam 9. Which of the following best summarizes the attitude of nirvana to their newfound fame? A: apathy 10. All of the bands combined elements of jamacian Ska music with alternative rock EXCEPT? A: weezer 11. Which of the following bands is considered pop punk? A: green day 12. All of the following are alt-country acts EXCEPT? A: Garth Brooks 13. Which of the following ideologies best connects punk and alternative music? A: a DIY (do it yourself) aesthetic 14. Which grunge band was dismissed by some critics as derivative? A: stone temple pilots 15. What was the movement of feminist punk musicians in the Pacific Northwest Called? A: riot grrrl