Chapter 13

A rejection of commercialism is an idea central to alternative rock.

Which band from Seattle battled with Ticketmaster over ticket prices to their shows?

Which genre of music did Anthrax and Faith No More begin to employ into their songs in the 1980s?

All of the following bands were a part of Matador Records EXCEPT:

Tom Morello was the guitarist for:

Nirvana's album ________________ launched the alternative rock boom in the 1990s.

Which of the following bands had a history of playing in churches?

"Buddy Holly" represents the first Top-40 hit for:

"Buddy Holly" served as a Top-40 hit for Foo Fighters.

Rage Against the Machine and Korn represent industrial bands from the 1990s.

Which band embodied the lo-fi aesthetic?

Which group recorded a cover version of the Beach Boys' "Little Honda"?

Faith No More and the Red Hot Chili Peppers both grew out of Seattle's alternative scene.

Dave Grohl fronted the group ________________ after the death of Kurt Cobain.

All of the following are characteristics of Beck's music EXCEPT:

All of the following bands were roots for industrial music EXCEPT:

What was the movement of feminist punk musicians in the Pacific Northwest called?

The bassist Flea played in which of the following bands?

Which of the following bands blended traditional Jamaican music into their songs?

Both Not a Pretty Girl and Little Plastic Castle are albums by:

Who of the following had several songs featured on the Good Will Hunting soundtrack and was nominated for an Academy Award?

All of the following bands emerged from the California pop punk scene EXCEPT:

Which band is fronted by singer and songwriter Billie Joe Armstrong?

Who of the following led the band Nirvana as a singer, songwriter, and guitarist?

All of the following were groups on the Merge label EXCEPT:

System of a Down is responsible for bringing the sound of the seven-string guitar into rap-rock.

Live was marketed as a band that came through underground channels as an alternative group.

Which vocalist fronted the band Limp Bizkit?

All of the following are alt-country acts EXCEPT:

Which artist(s) re-released the song "Loser" on a major label?

Who of the following started their career as a rapper in the style of the early Beastie Boys?

In the indie world, there is a clear aversion to major labels.

In the early 1990s, punk music entered the mainstream.

All of the following bands blended rap into a heavy rock context EXCEPT:

Which Seattle band reached national commercial success with the release of Superunknown?

The indie-rock movement embraced varying gender perspectives.

Which group recorded an album in the house where Charles Manson and his followers committed several murders?

What was the main source of radio exposure for indie rock in the 1990s?