| KINGSMEN | With "the," band whose No. 2 hit "Louie Louie" was recorded in one take |
| STATEPEN | Johnny Cash's "At Folsom Prison" was recorded in one |
| RAMONES | With "the," band whose logo features a Presidential seal with the words "Hey Ho Let's Go" in place of "E Pluribus Unum" |
| STROKES | With "The," band whose debut album was 2001's "Is This It" |
| ROCKBOTTOM | With 133, the name of the band whose members appear in the theme answers. (They disbanded in 2012 after raising millions for literacy, but they're reuniting this weekend for one last concert.) |
| DEATHVALLEY | This California area hit 130 degrees on Aug. 16, the third-hottest temp ever recorded; it's also where the hottest-ever temp, 134 degrees, was recorded in 1913 |
| ROLLINGSTONES | Ruby Tuesday rock band whose No Filter Tour generated more than $500 million: 2 wds. |
| STATUSQUO | English rock band whose no 1 albums include Hello! and On The Level (6,3) |
| LET | 1970 No 2 hit for the Beatles (3,2,2) |
| ITBE | 1970 No 2 hit for the Beatles (3,2,2) |
| EDITORS | English rock band whose no 1 albums include 2007's An End Has a Start |
| VIDEO | What was recorded in a machine invented by a team led by Charles Ginsburg? (5) |
| MONO | What most of Phil Spector's catalog was recorded in |
| RANGIORA | South Island town where a temperature of 42.40 was recorded in 1973 (8) |
| TUBULARBELLS | Sort of tyre and other cycling items that was recorded in 1970s (7,5) |
| LOUIELOUIE | No. 2 hit for the Kingsmen with a repetitive title |
| DENIS | 1978 UK No. 2 hit by American rock band Blondie, from the album Plastic Letters (5) |
| MACRAME | Technique of decorative knotting whose first known use was recorded by the Arabs in the 13th Century |
| JACKWHITE | Lead singer of the band whose 2003 hit Seven Nation Army became a sports anthem |
| ANA | Now Is The Hour was recorded in 1927 by soprano ... Matawhaura Hato |
