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The onset of a trade deficit is most likely supported by a country’s:

EXTRA CREDIT: In “Ruined for Life,” British music journalist Jon Savage quotes Joe Strummer’s reaction watching _______________ for the first time; “But here was this quartet who were standing there going, ‘We don’t give a toss what you think, you pricks, this is what we like to play and this is the way we’re gonna play it.’ They were from another century, it took my head off. They honestly didn’t give a shit. The audience were shocked.”

Which 2025 Coachella performer was not featured or referenced in Tuesday’s 1996 rock docs?

EXTRA CREDIT: Who was Joe Perry writing about when he said, “Bands like Bon Jovi and Whitesnake were big then, but [they] were different. They dug down a little deeper into rock’s roots. I heard a lot of Aerosmith in them, which meant I also heard a lot of bands that came before us. And I remember being a little jealous, because they were really hitting the nail on the head.”

Match the artist in column 1 to their signature song in column 2.

All of the following were regular performers at CBGB EXCEPT:

This British artist fit the American new wave profile and was one of the first to enjoy success in the United States, especially after a controversial 1977 performance on Saturday Night Live.

EXTRA CREDIT: Lou Reed wrote that this artist put on “one of the greatest rock & roll shows I have ever seen. At least as far as white people go.”

EXTRA CREDIT: “I don’t think any artist before had used that level of sex to get in the door and be accepted by the mainstream. I wonder what his mind state was…, standing onstage in kiddie briefs, leg warmers and high heels without a Number One hit. That was a risk.” Ahmir (Questlove) Thompson was writing about:

EXTRA CREDIT: Adam Yauch wrote, “No one has been able to approach the political power that [they] brought to hip-hop. I put them on a level with Bob Marley and a handful of other artists – the rare artist who can make great music and also deliver a political and social message.”