Mike Tyler

The Headstones formed in the late 1980s in Kingston, Ontario.  These boys played rock & roll with an edge. The band was made up of frontman Hugh Dillon, guitarist Trent Carr, bassist Tim White, and drummer Dale Harrison. Their debut, Picture of Health was released in 1993 on MCA.  Teeth & Tissue was the follow-up and the Juno Award nominations for Best Rock Album and Best Group came in 1996.   The Headstones broke up a few years ago, but who knows, it seems like reunions are the current trend.  But then again,  The Headstones were never about current trends.

Headstones singer Hugh Dillon has had some success in acting, appearing in several films including Hard Core Logo and Dance Me Outside.  Name the Director of Hardcore Logo.

A)  Hugh Dillon

B) Michael Turner

C)  Bruce McDonald

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Great movie, and good friend Hugh.

Cheers,

Mike

INXS formed in Sydney, Australia in 1977.  Appropriately for a band that featured three brothers, INXS had its roots in a family act called the Farriss Brothers.  INXS eventually became international superstars in the late ’80s and by that time, the group had harnessed their hard rock, dance, and new wave influences into a sleek, stylish groove that made their 1987 album Kick a multi-million-selling hit. INXS’ follow-up to Kick was released in the fall of 1990 and recieved mostly negative reviews. While the album generated several hits, including “Disappear” and “Bitter Tears,” only its first single, “Suicide Blonde,” reached the Top Ten in the U.S.   INXS signed with PolyGram in 1994, yet it took them three years to release a new album. During that time, singer Michael Hutchence was involved in several tabloid scandals, most notably his love affair with British TV personality Paula Yates (which brought an end to her marriage to Bob Geldof).   INXS returned in the spring of 1997 with Elegantly Wasted, but on November 22 of that year, Hutchence was found dead in his Sydney hotel room, the victim of an apparent hanging.

In 2005, the band teamed with reality-show guru Mark Burnett for Rock Star: INXS, an elaborate, globally-televised audition that resulted in J.D. Fortune being named the group’s new singer.

Where is J.D. from?

A)  Toronto

B)  Oakville

C)  Hamilton

UPDATE:  The correct answer is actually Mississauga, where J.D. was born.  Oops, sorry.  I don’t know what I was thinking?

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Mike

The Sex Pistols formed in England in 1975, and though they were only together for two years, they put their stamp on mainstream music, big time.  A bigger credit might go to The Pistols for their considerable contribution helping establish an independant and underground music scene.  They also knew how to stir it up a wee bit too.  The Sex Pistols were banned all over England.  The group was unpredictable, violent, rude, raw and nihilistic.  After releasing one album in 1977, the band headed over to the U.S. for a tour in January of 1978.  The tour lasted 14 days. Singer Johnny Rotten left the band after their show at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom on January 14 and returned to New York.  In 1996, to celebrate their impending twentieth anniversary, the Sex Pistols reunited, with original bassist Glen Matlock taking the place of the deceased Sid Vicious.

What was the name of the band Johnny Rotten formed after he left the Sex Pistols?

A)  Public Enemy

B)  Public Puke Limited

C)  Public Image Limited

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Beautiful Spring isn’t it?

Thanks for stopping by.

Mike

Fleetwood Mac formed in London, England in 1967.  While most bands undergo a number of changes over the course of their careers, few groups experienced such radical stylistic changes as Fleetwood Mac. Initially conceived as a hard-edged British blues combo in the late ’60s, the band gradually evolved into a polished pop/rock act over the course of a decade.  Throughout all of their incarnations, the only consistent members of Fleetwood Mac were drummer Mick Fleetwood and bassist John McVie — the rhythm section that provided the band with its name. Released in the spring of 1977, Rumours became a blockbuster success, topping the American and British charts and generating the Top Ten singles “Go Your Own Way,” “Dreams,” “Don’t Stop,” and “You Make Loving Fun.” It would eventually sell over 17 million copies in the U.S. alone, making it the second biggest-selling album of all time.

Late in 1974, Fleetwood Mac moved.  Where did they move to?

A)  Manchester

B)  California

C)  New York

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Thanks for checking out my rock trivia blog!

Mike

Steve Earle was born January 17, 1955 in Fort Monroe, Virginia.  He played stripped-down neo-rockabilly that occasionally verged on outlaw country. His unwillingness to conform to the rules of Nashville or to rock & roll meant that he never broke through into the mainstream. Instead, he cultivated a dedicated cult following, drawing from both the country and rock audiences. Toward the early ’90s, his career was thrown off track by personal problems and substance abuse, but in the mid-’90s he re-emerged stronger and healthier, producing two of his most critically acclaimed albums ever.

How many times has Steve Earle been married?

A) Three

B)  Five

C)  Seven

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Cheers,

Mike

The Allman Brotrhers Band formed in Georgia in 1969.  For the first half of the 1970s, the Allman Brothers Band was the most influential rock group in America, redefining rock music and its boundaries. The band’s mix of blues, country, jazz, and even classical influences, and their powerful, extended on-stage jamming altered the standards of concert performance — other groups were known for their on-stage jamming, but when the Allman Brothers stretched a song out for 30 or 40 minutes, at their best they were exciting, never self-indulgent. They gave it all a distinctly Southern voice and, in the process, opened the way for a wave of ’70s rock acts from south of the Mason-Dixon Line, including  the Marshall Tucker Band, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Blackfoot, whose music, at least initially, celebrated their roots.

What city in Georgia did the Allman Brothers Band form in?

A)  Atlanta

B)  Macon

C)  Athens

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Have a great weekend.

Mike

Cinderella formed in Philadelphia in 1985.  Insisting on playing original material, they performed in clubs and bars in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and in 1985 another rock musician caught one of their shows. He was sufficiently impressed to alert his record company, Mercury, which signed the band. The group turning out a series of million-selling albums and hit singles while placing music videos in heavy rotation on MTV. By the mid-’90s, the group’s mass popularity had subsided due to professional setbacks and perceived changes in taste. But they continued to tour regularly well into the 21st century.  Who was the rocker who caught that Cinderella show in 1985 and recommended them to his record company?

A)  Jon Bon Jovi

B)  Bruce Springsteen

C)  Little Steven

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Mike

Iron Maiden formed in London, England in 1976.  Iron Maiden was and is one of the most influential bands of the heavy metal genre. The often-imitated band existed for over 20 years, pumping out wild rock similar to Judas Priest. Iron Maiden has always been an underground attraction; although failing to ever obtain any real media attention in the U.S. (critics claimed them to be Satanists due to their dark musical themes), they still became well known throughout the world and have remained consistently popular throughout their career. Iron Maiden was one of the first groups to be classified as “British metal,” and, along with Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and a host of other bands, set the rock scene for the ’80s.   Iron Maiden play the Air Canada Centre this Sunday, March 16th.

What is the name of Iron’s Maiden’s scary looking mascot?

A)  Bones

B)  Damien

C)  Eddie

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Run to the Hills!

Mike
 

Jane’s Addiction formed in Los Angeles in 1984.  Jane’s Addiction played a hybrid of rock music: metal with strains of punk, folk, and jazz. The quartet, comprising Perry Farrell, bassist Eric Avery, drummer Stephen Perkins and guitarist Dave Navarro, had already released its debut album as well, in the form of a live recording from the Roxy in Hollywood. Finally, Warner Bros. won the bidding war and released “Nothing’s Shocking” in 1988. The band’s abrasive sound and aggressive attitude (typified by the nude sculpture on the cover) led to some resistance, but Jane’s Addiction began to break through to an audience — the album spent 35 weeks on the charts.

For a nice package of Jack Nation points what did Perry Farrell used to design for Jane’s Addiction?

A)  Album Covers

B)  Stage Outfits

C)  Dressing Rooms

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Mike

The Guess Who formed in 1963 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.  In 1970, the Guess Who released the cuttingly sarcastic riff-rocker “American Woman,” which, given its anti-American putdowns, ironically became their only U.S. number one hit!  The album of the same name became their first U.S. Top Ten and first gold album, and the group performed for President and Mrs. Nixon and Prince Charles at the White House. (Pat Nixon requested that “American Woman” be dropped from the set list.)  The lineup from the Guess Who’s glory years reunited in 1983, and a version of the group with constantly shifting musicians (occasionally original members) continues to tour.

For a nice addition to your Jack Nation point account, who was responsible for breaking up The Guess Who in 1975?

A)  Burton Cummings

B)  Randy Bachman

C)  Yoko Ono

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Have a great weekend and happy shovelling!

Mike