Test Your Post-Punk IQ
a) Played on and on b) Played hip records in the darkened club c) Ordered it up on Channel Nine d) Fought the Vietcong
11. What is The Cure member Laurence Tolhurst's nickname?:
a) "Bonehead" b) "Bez" c) "Lol" d) "Si"
12. Of what American group was Sisters of Mercy bass player Patricia Morrison once a member?:
a) Gun Club b) X c) Eleventh Dream Day d) Panther Burns
13. What New Order album was influenced by club music on the island of Ibiza? a) Brotherhood b) Substance c) Technique d) Lowlife
14. In 1989, what group did PIL's John Lydon call "chameleons" in a Rolling Stone interview?: a) Sugarcubes b) New Order c) R.E.M. d) U2
15. According to the Cramp's Lux Interior, what should you never eat?: a) Meat b) Stuffing c) Stuff off the sidewalk d) Metal
16. What was the title of the Depeche Mode LP that featured the songs "People Are People" and "Master and Servant?"
a) Music for the Masses b) Some Great Reward c) Black Celebration d) Violator
17. According to the U2 song, when should you elicit the services of "The Electric Co."?
a) If there's a power failure b) If the night is black c) If you look to the future d) If you don't know
18. Who was NOT a member of Depeche Mode?
a) Dave Gahan b) Martin L. Gore c) Peter Saville d) Vince Clark
19. What in the hell is "Depeche Mode," anyway?
a) It's French for "Fast Fashion" b) It's French for "Modern Mood" c) It's French for "Desperate Movements" d) It doesn't mean anything
20. What song of his did Billy Idol tell David Letterman was subsequently used as the street nickname for an illicit substance, prompting Letterman to quip "you must be very proud."
a) White Wedding b) Blue Highway c) Fatal Charm d) Shock to the System
THE ANSWERS:
1. d) A flatulent pain in the ass. Apparently Mr. Shankly, in addition to writing "bloody awful poetry," was a big fan of baked beans. 2. a) The Bolshoi. A criminally overlooked goth band, the Bolshoi's two studio LPs of the 80s are well worth seeking out; their pop-oriented fare is equidistant between The Cure and Crowded House. 3. c) David Bowie. Corgan co-wrote and sung backup on a song that appeared on New Order's Get Ready LP; Marr and Sumner are in the group Electronic togther; Sumner sung backup vocals on the Chemicals' release Surrender. Barney has never worked with the Thin White Duke. 4. b) Youngstown, Ohio. Bators, the former lead singer of the Dead Boys, attended Ursuline High in the steel mill town located along the Pennsylvania border. 5. b) Boy. A classic of the post-punk era,
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