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Streets, Static and Swagger: March B-side Quiz

 


Streets, Static and Swagger - March B-side Quiz 

Before the polish… before the playlists…

there was noise, attitude, and songs that didn’t ask permission.

This month we dug into CBGB corners, garage explosions, alt-rock echoes, and B-sides that carried more attitude than the A-side ever could.

All answers are song titles.

Some are loud. Some are loose. Some feel like they might fall apart at any second.

That’s the point.

Just when they thought Hidden Gems was going quiet…


THE QUIZ — 25 QUESTIONS

1. Which Velvet Underground track captures raw desire with a loose, almost chaotic groove?

2. Blondie flirted with literary attitude on which lesser-known track?

3. Blue Öyster Cult blended menace and mystique on which vampiric deep cut?

4. Which Talking Heads song feels jittery, nervous, and oddly addictive in its rhythm?

5. Kiss leaned into vulnerability and storytelling on which Rod Stewart-penned track?

Just getting started.

6. Which New York Dolls track explodes with attitude and proto-punk identity?

7. The Dolls doubled down on street romance and swagger with which track?

8. Which Ramones B-side wastes no time, barely hitting a minute before burning out?

9. Blondie tapped into quirky, offbeat storytelling with which early-era track?

10. Which Talking Heads track turns urban geography into something hypnotic and strange?

11. Springsteen delivered one of his shortest, punchiest B-sides with which track?

12. Which Lou Reed track, in stripped-down form, still walks on the wild side of storytelling?

13. Patti Smith reimagined a classic with raw intensity on which versioned track?

14. The Thermals turned political anxiety into urgency on which driving song?

15. Broken Social Scene blurred chaos and melody on which remix-heavy track?

Taking a break....

16. TrustCompany delivered post-grunge tension and release on which track?

17. Earshot balanced restraint and emotional build on which reflective song?

18. Editors captured cold, atmospheric indie rock on which breakthrough track?

19. Which Blondie hit rides a relentless rhythm with dreamlike urgency?

20. Heart unleashed one of rock’s most iconic riffs on which fierce track?

Almost there

21. Which garage rock anthem pushed fuzz and attitude to the front lines?

22. Count Five delivered psychedelic chaos on which cult classic?

23. Blue Cheer turned a simple song into a wall of distortion — name it.

24. The Electric Prunes blurred dreams and reality on which trippy classic?

25. MC5 closed the set with rebellion, volume, and a call to action — what’s the track?


SCORE CHART

0–5 → Static in the Background

6–10 → Garage Door Cracked Open

11–15 → CBGB Regular

16–20 → Street-Level Operator

21–24 → Underground Authority

25 → King/Queen of the Backstreet Sound

Herein lie the answers


If some of these felt rough around the edges — good.

That’s where the real stories live.

The B-side was never meant to be perfect.

Just real, loud, and impossible to ignore.

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