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Jon Savage's birth name was Jonathan Malcolm Savage, and he was born in 1953.
Answer: False
Jon Savage's birth name was Jonathan Malcolm Sage, not Savage. He was indeed born in 1953.
Jon Savage is primarily recognized for his extensive work as a film director and screenwriter, rather than a music journalist.
Answer: False
Jon Savage's primary occupations are music journalist, broadcaster, and writer, not film director or screenwriter.
Jon Savage is credited with the earliest known use of the term 'post-punk' to describe a rock music genre emerging in the late 1970s.
Answer: True
The source explicitly states that Jon Savage is credited with the earliest known use of the term 'post-punk'.
Jon Savage studied English literature at the University of Oxford, graduating in 1975.
Answer: False
Jon Savage studied Classics at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, not English literature at Oxford. He did graduate in 1975.
Jon Savage began his career as a music journalist during the emergence of the new wave movement in the early 1980s.
Answer: False
Jon Savage began his career as a music journalist at the dawn of British punk, in the mid-1970s, not during the new wave movement of the early 1980s.
Jon Savage published a fanzine called *London's Calling* in 1976 before joining *Sounds* magazine.
Answer: False
Jon Savage published a fanzine called *London's Outrage* in 1976, not *London's Calling*, before joining *Sounds* magazine.
What is Jon Savage's birth name?
Answer: Jonathan Malcolm Sage
The source states Jon Savage's birth name is Jonathan Malcolm Sage.
In what year was Jon Savage born?
Answer: 1953
Jon Savage was born on 2 September 1953.
Which city is Jon Savage's birthplace?
Answer: London
Jon Savage was born in Paddington, London, England.
What significant term is Jon Savage credited with coining?
Answer: Post-punk
Jon Savage is credited with the earliest known use of the term 'post-punk'.
Which university did Jon Savage attend?
Answer: University of Cambridge
Jon Savage attended the University of Cambridge.
What subject did Jon Savage study at Magdalene College, Cambridge?
Answer: Classics
Jon Savage pursued Classics at Magdalene College, Cambridge.
In what year did Jon Savage graduate from the University of Cambridge?
Answer: 1975
Jon Savage graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1975.
When did Jon Savage begin his career as a music journalist?
Answer: At the dawn of British punk
Jon Savage commenced his career as a music journalist at the inception of British punk.
What was the name of the fanzine Jon Savage published in 1976?
Answer: London's Outrage
In 1976, Jon Savage published a fanzine titled *London's Outrage*.
Which music paper did Jon Savage start working for in 1977?
Answer: Sounds
Jon Savage began working as a journalist for the music paper *Sounds* in 1977.
For *Sounds* magazine, Jon Savage interviewed artists exclusively from the punk genre.
Answer: False
For *Sounds* magazine, Savage interviewed artists from the punk, new wave, and electronic music genres, not exclusively punk artists.
Jon Savage moved to *Melody Maker* in 1979 and subsequently joined *The Face* in 1980.
Answer: True
Jon Savage moved to *Melody Maker* in 1979 and then joined *The Face* in 1980, as stated in the source.
Jon Savage conducted a notable interview with Kurt Cobain in July 1993, where Cobain discussed various controversial personal topics.
Answer: True
Jon Savage conducted a dramatically candid interview with Kurt Cobain in July 1993, where Cobain discussed controversial topics such as Courtney Love, homosexuality, and heroin.
As of 2023, Jon Savage continues to write for *NME* and *Rolling Stone* magazines.
Answer: False
As of 2023, Jon Savage continues to write for *Mojo* magazine and *The Observer Music Monthly*, not *NME* and *Rolling Stone*.
In December 2014, Jon Savage wrote an article for *Mojo* magazine about Kurt Cobain's last photo session and interview.
Answer: True
In December 2014, Jon Savage wrote an article for *Mojo* magazine titled 'Kurt Cobain's Last Photo Session and Interview, 1993: Part 1 'Very like the Sex Pistols'', detailing aspects of his interview with Cobain.
Which of the following West Coast fanzines did Jon Savage not contribute to during his time at *Sounds*?
Answer: Flipside
During his tenure at *Sounds*, Jon Savage contributed to *Search & Destroy*, *Bomp!*, and *Slash*, but not Flipside.
In what year did Jon Savage move to *Melody Maker*?
Answer: 1979
Jon Savage transitioned to *Melody Maker* in 1979.
Which pop culture magazine did Jon Savage join in 1980?
Answer: The Face
In 1980, Jon Savage joined the newly founded pop culture magazine *The Face*.
Which two publications did Jon Savage write for throughout the 1980s, offering high-brow commentary on popular culture?
Answer: The Observer and the New Statesman
Throughout the 1980s, Jon Savage contributed sophisticated commentary on popular culture to *The Observer* and the *New Statesman*.
In what month and year did Jon Savage conduct his dramatically candid interview with Kurt Cobain?
Answer: July 1993
In July 1993, Jon Savage conducted a notably candid interview with Kurt Cobain.
Which of the following topics did Kurt Cobain not discuss in his interview with Jon Savage?
Answer: His plans for a solo album
In his interview with Jon Savage, Kurt Cobain discussed Courtney Love, homosexuality, heroin use, and his relationships with his Nirvana bandmates, but not his plans for a solo album.
Which magazines does Jon Savage continue to write for as of 2023?
Answer: Mojo magazine and The Observer Music Monthly
As of 2023, Jon Savage continues to write for *Mojo* magazine and *The Observer Music Monthly*.
Jon Savage's book *England's Dreaming* was published in 1991 by Penguin Books.
Answer: False
*England's Dreaming* was published in 1991 by Faber and Faber, not Penguin Books.
*England's Dreaming* is a comprehensive history detailing the rise of punk rock in the UK and the US during the mid-to-late 1970s.
Answer: True
The source confirms that *England's Dreaming* provides a comprehensive history of punk rock in the UK and US during the mid-to-late 1970s.
The television program *Punk and the Pistols*, broadcast on BBC1, was based on *England's Dreaming*.
Answer: False
*Punk and the Pistols* was broadcast on BBC2, not BBC1, and was based on *England's Dreaming*.
The 2001 updated edition of *England's Dreaming* included a new introduction that mentioned the Sex Pistols' 1996 reunion and their 2000 documentary film.
Answer: True
The 2001 updated edition of *England's Dreaming* did feature a new introduction that referenced the Sex Pistols' 1996 reunion and their 2000 documentary film, *The Filth and The Fury*.
*The England's Dreaming Tapes* was a film adaptation released in 2009, serving as a companion to *England's Dreaming*.
Answer: False
*The England's Dreaming Tapes* was a companion *publication*, not a film adaptation, released in 2009.
For which book is Jon Savage best known?
Answer: England's Dreaming
Jon Savage is best known for his book *England's Dreaming*.
When was Jon Savage's book *England's Dreaming* published?
Answer: 1991
Jon Savage's book *England's Dreaming* was published in 1991.
What was *England's Dreaming* adapted into for television?
Answer: Punk and the Pistols
*England's Dreaming* served as the foundation for a television program titled *Punk and the Pistols*.
What companion piece to *England's Dreaming* was published in 2009?
Answer: The England's Dreaming Tapes
A companion publication to *England's Dreaming*, titled *The England's Dreaming Tapes*, was released in 2009.
*Teenage: The Prehistory of Youth Culture* by Jon Savage was published in 2007 and covers the period from the 1950s to the 1970s.
Answer: False
*Teenage: The Prehistory of Youth Culture* covers the period from the 1870s to 1945, not the 1950s to 1970s, and was published in 2007.
*Teenage: The Prehistory of Youth Culture* was adapted into a stage play by Matt Wolf.
Answer: False
*Teenage: The Prehistory of Youth Culture* was adapted into a film by Matt Wolf, not a stage play.
Jon Savage's 2015 book *1966* focused on the popular music and cultural turmoil of that specific year.
Answer: True
Jon Savage's 2015 book *1966* indeed recalled the popular music and cultural turmoil of that specific year.
A three-disc companion CD, *Jon Savage's 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded*, was released alongside his book *1966*.
Answer: False
A two-disc companion CD, not three-disc, titled *Jon Savage's 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded*, was released alongside his book *1966*.
Jon Savage's book *1966* was accompanied by a companion CD titled *Jon Savage's 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded*.
Answer: True
Jon Savage's book *1966* was indeed accompanied by a two-disc companion CD titled *Jon Savage's 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded*.
When was Jon Savage's book *Teenage: The Prehistory of Youth Culture* published?
Answer: 2007
Jon Savage's book *Teenage: The Prehistory of Youth Culture* was published in 2007.
What is the historical scope of *Teenage: The Prehistory of Youth Culture*?
Answer: 1870s to 1945
*Teenage: The Prehistory of Youth Culture* provides a historical examination of the concept of 'teenagers,' spanning from the 1870s to 1945.
Who adapted *Teenage: The Prehistory of Youth Culture* into a film?
Answer: Matt Wolf
Jon Savage's book *Teenage: The Prehistory of Youth Culture* was adapted into a film by Matt Wolf.
What was the focus of Jon Savage's 2015 book *1966*?
Answer: The popular music and cultural turmoil of 1966
Jon Savage's 2015 book *1966* explored the popular music and significant cultural turmoil of that specific year.
Jon Savage has appeared in the documentaries *Live Forever* and *NewOrderStory*.
Answer: True
The source confirms Jon Savage's appearances in the documentaries *Live Forever* and *NewOrderStory*.
*Meridian 1970*, a compilation CD based on Jon Savage's track lists, argued that 1970 was a low-point for popular music.
Answer: False
*Meridian 1970* argued that 1970 was a high-point for popular music, contrary to the prevailing critical opinion.
*Queer Noises 1961–1978* was a compilation curated by Jon Savage focusing on overlooked pop songs with overt or coded gay messages.
Answer: True
The compilation *Queer Noises 1961–1978* was indeed curated by Jon Savage and focused on pop songs with overt or coded gay messages.
*Perfect Motion* posited late eighties/early nineties 'baggy' music as a return to the ethos of 1970s disco.
Answer: False
*Perfect Motion* posited late eighties/early nineties 'baggy' music as a return to the ethos of 1960s psychedelia, not 1970s disco.
Jon Savage co-wrote the screenplay for the 2008 documentary film *NewOrderStory*.
Answer: False
Jon Savage co-wrote the screenplay for the 2008 documentary film titled *Joy Division*, not *NewOrderStory*.
*The Shadows of Love – Intense Tamla 1966–1968* focuses on the distinctive sound of Motown's Tamla label.
Answer: True
The compilation album *The Shadows of Love – Intense Tamla 1966–1968* indeed focuses on the distinctive sound of Motown's Tamla label during those years.
Jon Savage's compilation *Do You Have The Force?* explores electronic music from 1985-1990.
Answer: False
Jon Savage's compilation *Do You Have The Force? Jon Savage's Alternate History Of Electronica 1978–82* explores electronic music from 1978-1982, not 1985-1990.
Jon Savage curated a compilation titled *Jon Savage's 1965: The Year the Sixties Ignited*.
Answer: True
Jon Savage has curated several year-specific compilation albums, including *Jon Savage's 1965: The Year the Sixties Ignited*.
Which two documentaries has Jon Savage appeared in?
Answer: Live Forever and NewOrderStory
Jon Savage has appeared in the documentaries *Live Forever* and *NewOrderStory*.
What argument did the compilation *Meridian 1970* put forward regarding popular music?
Answer: That 1970 was a high-point for popular music.
The compilation *Meridian 1970* argued that the year 1970 represented a high-point for popular music.
What was the focus of Jon Savage's compilation *Queer Noises 1961–1978*?
Answer: Overlooked pop songs with overt or coded gay messages.
*Queer Noises 1961–1978* was a compilation curated by Jon Savage that highlighted a collection of largely overlooked pop songs from that era containing overt or coded gay messages.
What was the concept behind *Perfect Motion, Jon Savage's Secret History Of Second Wave Psychedelia 1988–1993*?
Answer: It posited late eighties/early nineties 'baggy' music as a return to the ethos of 1960s psychedelia.
*Perfect Motion* proposed late eighties/early nineties 'baggy' music as a resurgence of the ethos of 1960s psychedelia.
Which compilation album curated by Jon Savage explores electronic music from 1978-1982?
Answer: Do You Have The Force? Jon Savage's Alternate History Of Electronica 1978–82
The compilation album *Do You Have The Force? Jon Savage's Alternate History Of Electronica 1978–82* explores electronic music from that specific period.
Jon Savage wrote the introduction to Mitch Ikeda's *Forever Delayed*, an official photobook of the band Oasis.
Answer: False
Jon Savage wrote the introduction to Mitch Ikeda's *Forever Delayed*, an official photobook of the band Manic Street Preachers, not Oasis.
Jon Savage's first published book was *England's Dreaming*, released in 1991.
Answer: False
Jon Savage's first published book was *The Kinks: the official biography*, released in 1984, not *England's Dreaming*.
Jon Savage edited *The Faber Book of Pop* with Malcolm McLaren.
Answer: False
Jon Savage edited *The Faber Book of Pop* with Hanif Kureishi, not Malcolm McLaren.
Jon Savage's book about Joy Division's manager is titled *1 Top Class Manager: The Notebooks of Joy Division's Manager, 1978–1980*.
Answer: True
The source confirms the exact title of Jon Savage's book about Joy Division's manager.
Jon Savage contributed to the book *Kurt Cobain: The Last Session* (2014) by Jesse Frohman.
Answer: True
Jon Savage contributed to the book *Kurt Cobain: The Last Session* (2014) by Jesse Frohman, which also featured contributions from Glenn O'Brien.
Jon Savage's 2019 book about Joy Division is titled *This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division*.
Answer: True
The source confirms the exact title of Jon Savage's 2019 book about Joy Division.
Jon Savage wrote the introduction to Mitch Ikeda's *Forever Delayed*, an official photobook for which band?
Answer: Manic Street Preachers
Jon Savage authored the introduction to Mitch Ikeda's *Forever Delayed*, an official photobook of the band Manic Street Preachers.
What was Jon Savage's first published book?
Answer: The Kinks: the official biography
Jon Savage's inaugural published book was *The Kinks: the official biography*, released in 1984.
With whom did Jon Savage edit *The Faber Book of Pop*?
Answer: Hanif Kureishi
Jon Savage co-edited *The Faber Book of Pop* with Hanif Kureishi.
What is the title of Jon Savage's 2019 book about Joy Division?
Answer: This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division
Jon Savage's 2019 book dedicated to Joy Division is titled *This Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division*.