Alt-Rock Music Trivia Quiz
Whenever my family talks about their favorite music era, the responses are all over the map. My dad likes the 40’s, my mom the 60’s, my younger brother the 70’s, my older brother the 80’s. As for me? Whatever is current.
My favorite stations include a local high school, a local college, and The One and Only Live 105. So when my kids and I were at a lacrosse playoff tournament this past weekend (which my son’s team won – gold medal, baby!), we thought it was tré cool that Live105 was there handing out stickers, magnets, and T-shirts.
“I really want a T-shirt,” my daughter said. “But you have to answer some alt-rock music trivia to win one.”
I was thrilled that my daughter had taken an interest in Live105. It wasn’t always like that. She pretty much boycotted my music and followed pop radio until she got in high school. When boys at her school learned that I liked the band Tool, which they also love, they told her never again to doubt my awesomeness. As dads go, I totally rocked.
“It’s Live105,” I said. “Whatever trivia question they ask, just say Joy Division. You’ll be fine.”
“No,” she said, tugging me onto my feet. “I want you to come win it for me.”
We walked over to the tent together, and I reveled in our alt-rock-ian bond. I thought back to a concert I’d taken my daughter to this past fall, Smashing Pumpkins at the Fillmore. She’d loved the show – the lights, the music, the intimate venue – everything but the pot smoke. (She’s an athlete and keeps her body super clean and healthy. Lessons learned from her marathon-running and century-riding dad, and her triathlon mom.)
“My dad’s going to win a shirt for me,” she told the radio people.
They looked at me, and I nodded confidently. This was a no-miss situation. Ever since high school, I could name any tune in seven notes. I knew bands, songs, musicians, weird connections between them all. (And I love a good contest.)
“Okay, great,” the perky radio intern said. “Name a Live105 band.”
Was this a trick question? Did she mean, Name a band made up of Live105 deejays and interns? Or name a band that got its break on Live105? Or name a band at the upcoming Live105-promoted BFD show? I turned to my daughter, a look of panic on my face.
“What about that band you told me before we came over?” she said.
Joy Division? Those alt-rock bastions featured in the film 24-Hour Party People? The band that became New Order? That couldn’t possibly be the answer. If anything, Live105 was a Joy Division station, not the other way around. Perky intern might not even know who they are.
“Any band on Live105 will do,” perky intern said.
I was sweating. My mind was blank. Then for some reason Jack White popped into my head.
“The Raconteurs,” I blurted. Where did that come from? And what was his other band?
“Great!” perky intern said. “Here’s the Tee.” She gave my daughter a shirt.
My daughter was thrilled. With my confidence restored, White Stripes and a million other band names flowed freely through my brain. As we turned to go, T-shirt in my daughter’s hand, her dad’s awesomeness returned to full throttle, I turned to perky intern and gave her one more band name.
“And Joy Division.”
- Smashing Pumpkins, If All Goes Wrong DVD, The Fillmore Residency
- Somebody to Love, u tube video
- Dirty Old Town, The Pogues
- George Clinton, Flashlight, You tube video
- Obama Shuffle youtube video
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Comment by Honey
| June 2nd, 2008
I’ve fallen out of music favor because my commute when the BF and I were long distance had no radio stations (middle of the desert) and now I don’t have a job so am never in the car. I enjoy my iPod and look forward to getting a job so I can get back in the swing of things!
Comment by Jaclyn
| June 2nd, 2008
You are such a cool dad, taking your daughter to a Smashing Pumpkins concert. And your music tastes range from TOOL to the White Stripes? Yeah, she should be proud.
Comment by Jaclyn
| June 2nd, 2008
Reading that back, it sounded like sarcasm. Its not sarcasm. Stone Temple Pilots is on tour, in case you wanted to take her to another concert.
Comment by mapiprincesa
| June 2nd, 2008
Good for you. I am going to have to start listening to English language music again one day, I suppose, although a little of my Latin stuff gets some airtime. I just won’t be cool…I’ll be the “eccentric” Mama Llama…!
Working on my horror story…all true, scariest night of my life.
Be well, Daddy-o.
Comment by dadshouse
| June 2nd, 2008
MapiPrincesa - I love latin music and salsa dancing! Only thing, I have two left feet. Didn’t stop me from trying, though.
Honey - two words: satellite radio.
Jaclyn - STP rocks! My daughter hasn’t caught on to them yet, despite me trying to play them. She’s loving Tool these days - discovering the Fibonacci Sequence in their music http://youtube.com/watch?v=wS7CZIJVxFY
Comment by mapiprincesa
| June 2nd, 2008
I have great admiration for all who try. The goal is having fun, so good for you. That says a lot about you.
Comment by Shannon
| June 2nd, 2008
I had a musician father who liked great music, and I always appreciated it. I completely have elevated you in the blogosphere, as a fellow Tool fan. ;) I’ve always been so proud of my daughters extensive musical knowledge for a little person, it’s really something we all bond over.
Comment by Britne
| June 3rd, 2008
My kids like a lot of music that I don’t, especially rap. But, thanks to Guitar Hero and Rock Band, they are starting to enjoy music that I do like also. They actually listen to my radio station in the car occasionally. We’ve decided as a family that we are all going to see System of A Down when they come around again.
Comment by singleworkingmommy
| June 3rd, 2008
Hilarious. Loved this post–”A band made up of Live105 deejays and interns”–I’m still giggling.
Comment by LiteralDan
| June 4th, 2008
I love a one-size-fits-all answer.
“Who was our nation’s 32nd president?”
“Joy Division!!”
Comment by Free Hindi Songs
| September 15th, 2008
hey, Nice answer,,,I like it…haha