There were over 300 page views of my 2011 Easter music picture quiz, but out of all those people only one could be bothered to enter – the ever-reliable and knowledgeable Maximilian Spiegel of Vienna, who scored 19 out of 20 and wins a small pile of CDs for his trouble. Given the almost total lack of interest shown, I won’t be running this quiz again.

The correct answers were:

1. Van der Graaf Generator
2. Cowboy Junkies
3. Fairport Convention
4. Tindersticks
5. The Hold Steady
6. Yes
7. Tortoise
8. Saint Etienne
9. The Thing
10. My Bloody Valentine
11. Throbbing Gristle
12. Naked Lunch
13. 10,000 Maniacs
14. Slowdive
15. AMM
16. The Albion Band
17. Cocteau Twins
18. King Crimson
19. Spacemen 3
20. Low

Once again I’m running a music picture quiz to keep your little minds ticking over during the Easter holidays. This year the theme is groups. Some of them are easy, some are hard and one or two of them I think are downright impossible. Identify the 20 groups below and send me your answers (using the form below) by the closing date of Easter Monday, 25 April. There might be a CD or two for the person who gets the most correct answers. Thank you and goodnight.

The competition is now closed, winner and answers here.

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Congratulations to Maximilian Spiegel of (where else?) Vienna for winning my Easter music picture quiz. Max stormed home with an admirable score of 19/20 and will be receiving a package of CDs in the post. Thanks to all those who sent in entries.

The correct answers are:

1. Peter Brötzmann
2. David Tibet
3. John Cale
4. Hermann Nitsch
5. Genesis P-Orridge
6. Michael Nyman
7. Ken Vandermark
8. John Coltrane
9. Roger Waters
10. Glen Hansard
11. Joni Mitchell
12. Peter Rehberg
13. Carla Bozulich
14. Mark Kozelek
15. Christian Fennesz
16. Will Oldham
17. William Bennett
18. Shirley Collins
19. Albin Julius
20. Mats Gustafsson

For the third year running I’m posting a fiendishly difficult music-related picture quiz for Easter (see 2009’s quiz and 2008’s effort). Identify the 20 artists in the pictures and send me your answers (using the form below) by the closing date of Easter Monday, 5 April. I might even have a few CDs to send out as prizes. Now go.

The competition is now closed, winner and answers here.

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I’m delighted to announce that the winner of my Easter picture quiz is Walter Robotka of (where else?) Vienna. Walter will be receiving a small pile of CDs (some of which he probably already owns, one or two of which he probably even put out himself) in the next few days.

In case you’re interested, here are the correct answers:

1. Neil Young
2. Einstürzende Neubauten
3. Heather Nova
4. Dead Can Dance
5. Okkervil River
6. Gillian Welch
7. The Band
8. Dido
9. Lloyd Cole
10. Albert Ayler
11. Lucinda Williams
12. Steven Stapleton (Nurse with Wound)
13. Esbjorn Svensson
14. The Dirty Three
15. Jarboe
16. Marissa Nadler
17. Douglas P (Death in June)
18. Ultravox!
19. Jandek
20. Kathleen Edwards

Many thanks to all those who sent in entries.

Undeterred by the total lack of interest in my 2008 Easter quiz, I’ve decided to set another one this year. The difference is, this year there are prizes! Yes, I’ll send a (small) pile of CDs to the person who sends me the most right answers by the closing date of Easter Monday, 13 April. None of your rubbish, either. Good CDs, all unplayed.

If more than one person gets all the answers right, I’ll send those people a tie-breaker picture which will decide the winner.  So, get thinking and identify the 20 artists or groups in the pictures below, all of whom I think are fab, groovy and wonderful:

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OK, so I made this little picture quiz for some friends in Vienna, but I thought I would throw it open as well. So if anyone’s reading this and wants to have a go at identifying the 20 artists/groups shown, please send me your answers using the form below. They are all artists I enjoy listening to and admire.

I’ll post the answers on 8 April and say who got the highest score. No prizes except the glow of satisfaction.

Update: No-one was interested. Ah well.

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