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The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC ) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is the flagship property of NBCUniversal , a subsidiary of Comcast . The network is headquartered in the Comcast Building ( formerly known as the GE Building ) at Rockefeller Center in New York City , with additional major offices near Los Angeles ( at ___MASK55___ City Plaza ), Chicago ( at the NBC Tower ) and soon in Philadelphia at Comcast Innovation and Technology Center . The network is part of the Big Three television networks . NBC is sometimes referred to as the " Peacock Network ", in reference to its stylized peacock logo , which was originally created in 1956 for its then - new color broadcasts and became the network ' s official emblem in 1979 . Silverchair were an Australian rock band , which formed in 1992 as Innocent Criminals in Merewether , Newcastle with the line - up of Ben Gillies on drums , Daniel Johns on vocals and guitars , and Chris Joannou on bass guitar . The group got their big break in mid - 1994 when they won a national demo competition conducted by SBS TV show " Nomad " and ABC radio station , Triple J . The band were signed by ___MASK34___ , and were successful on the Australian and international rock stages . Triple J is a government - funded , national Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 25 which began broadcasting in January 1975 . The station places a greater emphasis on broadcasting Australian and alternative music compared to commercial stations . Triple J is government - owned and is a division of the ___MASK5___ . Frogstomp is the debut ___MASK88___ by Australian alternative rock band Silverchair . It was released in ___MASK79___ , when the members were only 15 years of age , by record ___MASK78___ ___MASK34___ . Saturday Night Live ( abbreviated as SNL ) is an American late - night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Dick Ebersol . The show premiered on NBC on October 11 , 1975 , under the original title NBC ' s Saturday Night . The show ' s comedy sketches , which parody contemporary culture and politics , are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members . Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest ( who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast ) and features performances by a musical guest . An episode normally begins with a cold open sketch that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming , " Live from New York , it ' s Saturday Night !", properly beginning the show . `` Pure Massacre '' is a single released by rock band Silverchair in ___MASK79___ and is the second single from their debut ___MASK8___ Frogstomp , which was also released in ___MASK79___ . The song was performed on Saturday Night Live . Alternative rock ( also called alternative music , alt - rock or simply alternative ) is a genre of ___MASK24___ that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular in the 1990s and 2000s . In this instance , the word " alternative " refers to the genre ' s distinction from mainstream ___MASK24___ . The term ' s original meaning was broader , referring to a generation of musicians unified by their collective debt to either the musical style or simply the independent , D . I . Y . ethos of punk rock , which in the late 1970s laid the groundwork for alternative music . At times , " alternative " has been used as a catch - all description for music from underground rock artists that receives mainstream recognition , or for any music , whether rock or not , that is seen to be descended from punk rock ( including some examples of punk itself , as well as new wave , and post - punk ). Christopher John Joannou ( born 10 November 1979 ) is an Australian musician , best known as the bassist for the Newcastle - based alternative rock band Silverchair . His real name is Christophoros John Joannou , and he was born in Newcastle , New South ___MASK77___ , he has a twin sister and an older sister . He has a nephew and two nieces . He was the first of the three band members to cut his long hair short . Joannou was nicknamed ' Lumberjack ' by Silverchair fans for his love of trees , and plaid shirts . Chris ' bandmate Ben Gillies taught him how to play bass guitar , making him the only Band member who did not initially know how to play an instrument . Duncan " Dick " Ebersol ( born July 28 , 1947 ) is an American television executive and a senior adviser for NBC ___MASK55___ Sports & Olympics . He had previously been the chairman of NBC Sports , producing large scale television events such as the Olympic Games and National Football League broadcasts . Benjamin David " Ben " Gillies ( born 24 October 1979 ) is an Australian musician , best known as the drummer of Australian rock band Silverchair from 1992 until the band went on hiatus in 2011 . In 2003 , Gillies formed Tambalane with Wes Carr , initially as a song - writing project , they released a self - titled ___MASK8___ in 2005 and toured ___MASK65___ but subsequently folded . By June 2011 , after Silverchair ' s disbandment , Gillies was in the final stages of about 12 months of working on his solo ___MASK8___ and he said that it was not a continuation of his earlier work with Tambalane . In 2012 , he formed Bento , in which he performs lead vocals , and released the band ' s debut ___MASK8___ " Diamond Days ".