odds and ends, part 22
Ken Jennings, the Jeopardy champ, has an interesting blog post about Elliott Smith that also includes a fun trivia question: When I was in high school, I had an Otis [Redding] greatest hits CD that had...
View Articlemonday trivia: “dear prudence”‘s sister
As promised last monday, I’m going to do monday music trivia questions here. Because I’m a music nerd and I love trivia. Deal. This week’s question: Which actress’s sister is the subject of the...
View Articlemonday trivia: band’s name from Mets baseball story
I admit it: I’m a bit of a nerd. Okay, maybe I’m a lot of a nerd. I like trivia and I like music, so I started a weekly trivia question. If you have ideas for the weekly trivia question let me know....
View Articlemonday trivia: james jamerson’s bass
Jamerson Long time Funk Brother and the bass player on most of the Motown hits James Jamerson played what bass and what word had he carved into the heal of the neck? Guess in the comments or highlight...
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What almost-six minute single reached #2 on the US Charts upon rerelease in 1992 after originally only managing a #9 peak position in 1976? Guess in the comments or highlight the bottom of this post if...
View Articlemonday trivia: album names to band names
Which of these songwriters does NOT lead a band that shares its name with his previous band’s last album? A) Jason Molina B) Will Oldham C) Phil Elverum Guess in the comments or highlight the bottom of...
View Articlemonday trivia returns: in the aeroplane’s cover designer
I admit it: I’m a bit of a nerd. Okay, maybe I’m a lot of a nerd. I like trivia and I like music, so I started a weekly trivia question. If you have ideas for the weekly trivia question let me know....
View Articlemonday music trivia: the common root of “Scarborough Fair/ Canticle”, “Girl...
A bit of a return to Monday music trivia after a while off, mostly because I was talking about this connection the other day and thought it was interesting. Which British folk singer’s arrangement of...
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