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Monthly Archives: June 2008

Wish Me Luck

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Before going onstage, what do performers at the Apollo Theater touch for luck?

a pair of bronze tap shoes
a photograph of Jackie “Moms” Mabley
a push broom
a tree trunk

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What’s in a Name?

Sunday, June 22, 2008

(this has been rewritten to include bands forgotten in the original post) 
The following band names are actually acronyms. How many of them can you give the full name for?

ABBA
AC/DC
CSS
dB’s
DFL
D.O.A.
DYS
E.A.R.
EMF
EPMD
ESG
FOC
The GAP Band
G.B.H.
The GTOs
JFA
KLF
KMFDM
LFO
MC5
MDC
MFSB
M.G.s
MGMT
M.O.D.
MxPx
N*E*R*D
NOFX
NRBQ
N.W.A.
O.A.R.
P.O.D.
REO Speedwagon
SNFU
S.O.A.
S.O.D.
SSD
T.S.O.L.
UB40
UFO
UTFO

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Dedicated 2 U

Friday, June 6, 2008

Who did Island Records sue for releasing a cover of a U2 song?

DJ Shadow
Negativland
John Oswald
The Orb

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What Are The Odds?

Monday, June 2, 2008

What singer appeared on the cover of both Time and Newsweek in the same week?

Kurt Cobain
Bob Dylan
Madonna
Bruce Springsteen

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