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1. This woman is a modern rock favorite from the 1990s and 2000s whose albums include "Rid Of Me" and "Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea". Who is she?
2. This gentleman has written and recorded many great songs, often with his associate Steve Malkmus (of Pavement fame), under the name of The Silver Jews. What is his name?
3. This songwriter has recorded a multitude of albums despite repeated marriages, divorces, jail time, drug addiction and adopting multiple social causes. His first album, "Guitar Town," is a classic and he gained fleeting fame with his song "Copperhead Road". Who is this artist?
4. After playing with the Pixies, this singer/songwriter went on to a successful career as a solo artist. Who is the artist behind such albums as "Teenager Of The Year" and "Black Letter Days"?
5. This songwriter has swung from bizarre to country/western without missing a beat. Breaking into popular consciousness with his "Mellow Gold", he has had follow-up hits with albums "Odelay" and "Mutations". Who is he?
6. After putting in time with alt-rock favorites Dinosaur Jr., this songwriter found success with bands Folk Implosion and Sebadoh. Who is this artist?
7. My all-time favorite singer-songwriter used to work with computers, before taking the post-punk world by storm with his debut album -- "My Aim Is True". What rock n' roll stage name did Declan MacManus adopt?
8. This songwriter wrote a brilliant solo album shortly before passing away. The only additions to this artist's masterpiece were a few piano notes added after he died to the title track, "Pink Moon." Who is he?
9. An out-of-the-ordinary hit in the 1980s from the U.K., this artist found an audience for his popular album "Talking With The Taxman About Poetry" and became known to a new generation of listeners by doing covers of old Woody Guthrie tunes. His name is?
10. After working with Buffalo Springfield, and before that the ill-fated Mynah Birds, this artist went on to work with a famous rock n' roll quartet, and a successful solo career with albums like "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere". Who is he?
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