1. What connects Robyn Hitchcock and The Kinks?

Robyn Hitchcock's father wrote the novel Percy whose film soundtrack was recorded by The Kinks. (Zoot Horn Polo)

2. What do the Sex Pistols, Pink Military, Boy George, Billy Childish and the Musicians of the British Empire and the Afro-Celt Sound System all have in common?

Jamie Reid has designed record sleeves for all of the above (elvischomsky)

3. Which much-loved 70s singer wrote the foreword to Crass Art and Other Pre Post-Modernist Monsters, the collection of artwork by Crass artist Gee Vaucher?

Ian Dury (elvischomsky)

4. Which band's farewell gig was Paul Morley reviewing for the NME in 1977 on the night his father committed suicide?

The Edgar Broughton Band (Zoot Horn Polo)

5. Ex-Fall guitarist Brix Smith revealed in a recent interview in Grazia that the character Jess in Bret Easton Ellis's novel The Rules of Attraction was based on her. How many references are there to the Jess character in the novel?

None (hofstadter)

"Less than zero" (elvischomsky) - bonus point

For a bonus point, what is the first word in the book?

"and" (biggestlibraryyet) - but not technically what I was driving at..

Actual answer: "Fall" (biggestlibraryyet)

6. What do the following bands have in common: The Blockheads, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Eddie and the Hot Rods and The Darts?

Ex or current members all played on Sandinista! (elvischomsky)

For a bonus point, name the guest musician on Sandinista! whose debut single featured backing from Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones pre-Led Zeppelin...

Tymon Dogg (elvischomsky)

7. Although he's never been officially credited on any record, which is the only Sex Pistols song that Wally Nightingale received an official publishing credit for?

Did You No Wrong (GVAB)

8. What do Andrew Hussey's biog of Guy Debord and Don't Get Any On You by Live Skull have in common?

MES is thanked in/on both (Buy Kurious!)

9. What connects Soft Machine, The Slits, This Heat, The 101ers and Sonic Youth?

The ex-drummers of Soft Machine (Robert Wyatt), The Slits (Palmolive), This Heat (Charles Hayward), The 101ers (Richard Dudanski) have all played on Raincoats records and Steve Shelley has moonlighted with them on record and on tour as well. (Zoot Horn Polo)

10. What does the dreary novelist Sebastian Faulks have in common with Julie Burchill and Tony Parsons?

They all replied to the famous NME "hip young gunslingers" ad - no point awarded.

1. His father wrote the screenplay of Percy.

Very good! Correct.

He even had the foresight to have the word "cock" in his surname. Respect.

I'm not going to get any of the others.

5. None

bonus answer for 5 (first word of the novel): Nipple

I bet you could guess #10 at the very least.

6 They shared the same tailor?

9: the original drummer left?

Hahaha!

Correct.

(Unless I'm going blind).

The first word isn't "nipple".

1. What connects Robyn Hitchcock and The Kinks? ray and robyn are both bonkers.

2. What do the Sex Pistols, Pink Military, Boy George, Billy Childish and the Musicians of the British Empire and the Afro-Celt Sound System all have in common? i have never knowingly listened to an album with them without grimacing.

3. Which much-loved 70s singer wrote the foreword to Crass Art and Other Pre Post-Modernist Monsters, the collection of artwork by Crass artist Gee Vaucher? ian dury - technically not an introduction, though.

4. Which band's farewell gig was Paul Morley reviewing for the NME in 1977 on the night his father committed suicide? i read the book but can't remember. or care.

5. Ex-Fall guitarist Brix Smith revealed in a recent interview in Grazia that the character Jess in Bret Easton Ellis's novel The Rules of Attraction was based on her. How many references are there to the Jess character in the novel? less than zero.

For a bonus point, what is the first word in the book? twats.

6. What do the following bands have in common: The Blockheads, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Eddie and the Hot Rods and The Darts? i regret buying records by them.

7. Although he's never been officially credited on any record, which is the only Sex Pistols song that Wally Nightingale received an official publishing credit for? hitler was great.

8. What do Andrew Hussey's biog of Guy Debord and Don't Get Any On You by Live Skull have in common? they both make me want to hit someone.

9. What connects Soft Machine, The Slits, This Heat, The 101ers and Sonic Youth? their name is only funny in french.

10. What does the dreary novelist Sebastian Faulks have in common with Julie Burchill and Tony Parsons? writing dreary novels.

Spooky - the answer is indeed drummer-related.

Palmolive left The Slits. Bob Bert left Sonic Youth.
Do I get half a point?

Correct.

Bonus point!

You're warmer than you think when you say that...

Regrettably, no.

Very possibly - but that's not the answer I'm looking for.

7 Did you no wrong

Correct!

http://www.warnerchappell.it/wcm_2/song_se...ongId=200245700

I believe the first word of Rules of Attraction is "and" ...it starts in the middle of a story.

And what were the chances of that gruelling experience paying off one day?!

I'll give you that - but what I meant was, what's the very first word in the book after the title and the epigram by Tim O'Brien?

Another point still available!

members played on clash records.

Correct!

Ex or current members all played on Sandinista!

For a bonus point, name the guest musician on Sandinista! whose debut single featured backing from Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones pre-Led Zeppelin...

tymon dogg? on account of him being a hundred or so.

Cooking with gas! Correct.

bingo! :lol:

Remaining questions:

2. What do the Sex Pistols, Pink Military, Boy George, Billy Childish and the Musicians of the British Empire and the Afro-Celt Sound System all have in common?

4. Which band's farewell gig was Paul Morley reviewing for the NME in 1977 on the night his father committed suicide?

5. Ex-Fall guitarist Brix Smith revealed in a recent interview in Grazia that the character Jess in Bret Easton Ellis's novel The Rules of Attraction was based on her blah blah blah.

For a bonus point, what is the first word in the book after the title and epigram?

8. What do Andrew Hussey's biog of Guy Debord and Don't Get Any On You by Live Skull have in common?

9. What connects Soft Machine, The Slits, This Heat, The 101ers and Sonic Youth?

10. What does the dreary novelist Sebastian Faulks have in common with Julie Burchill and Tony Parsons?

2. they owe it all to malcolm maclaren.

No - but you're fairly warm...

5. Is it Fall???

2. What do the Sex Pistols, Pink Military, Boy George, Billy Childish and the Musicians of the British Empire and the Afro-Celt Sound System all have in common?

They are all in the Tracy Emin "people I've slept with" tent

they should have shot him.

Correct!

"Fall, 1985".

You'd think so......... but no.

Did he edit The Boy Looked At Johnny?

It's far more incongruous than that!

great clue. thanks a lot for your help.

Oh alright.

1976.

they got arrested fighting 'the man' down lewisham way.

He threw the first bottle in the Notting Hill riots.