College Radio Β· Indie Rock Β· Alternative Β· For the Diehards
College & Indie Music
Eight games for people who can name every song on Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain and still argue about which Pavement album was best. Labels, producers, college radio call letters, and the records that came out of all of it. Prove you were paying attention.
πΉοΈ 8 Games
π΅ 95 Questions
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"They are always different; they are always the same." β John Peel, on The Fall
πΉοΈ Games & Challenges
Indie Rock Trivia
Labels, albums, producers, venues, and the college stations that played it all first. Easy, medium, and properly hard.
Trivia Β· 75 Questions
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Name That Band
We describe the band β the sound, the scene, the label, the hometown. You name them. R.E.M. to Phoebe Bridgers, Pixies to Slint.
Quiz Β· 20 Questions
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Record Store Crossword
One 15Γ15 board with 24 words: Merge, Matador, Loveless, the Pixies, and the Chapel Hill station that streamed first. Best solved with a record on.
Crossword Β· 24 Words
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Greatest Indie Album Bracket
Pavement vs. Neutral Milk Hotel vs. Arcade Fire vs. five more β vote head-to-head to crown the greatest indie album of all time. Opinions required.
Bracket Β· 8 Albums
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Liner Notes Connections
Sixteen tiles, four hidden groups: labels, Pavement albums, call letters, Albini records, and band-name origins. Every board files one tile in the wrong bin on purpose.
Connections Β· 3 Boards
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B-Side Crossclimb
Solve the clues, change one letter per rung, then cap the ladder to reveal a word every indie fan knows.
Crossclimb Β· 3 Ladders
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Request Line
Five bands and five people, five clues each, from deep cut to dead giveaway. Name them early for the most points.
Five Clues Β· 10 Mysteries
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Liner Notes Timeline
Put indie history in order, from the Velvet Underground's banana album to boygenius at the Grammys. Three misses and you're out.
Timeline Β· 3 Decks
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