Islands
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| Origin | Montreal |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Members | Nicholas Thorburn |
| Jamie Thompson | |
| Jim Guthrie | |
| Genres | Indie Rock |
| Indie Pop | |
| Art Rock | |
| Associated acts | Jamie Thompson |
| Jim Guthrie | |
| Michael Feuerstack | |
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| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2315205 |
About Islands
Islands was an indie rock band from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The group was founded in 2005 by Nicholas Thorburn and Jamie Thompson, shortly after the breakup of The Unicorns, of which both were members.
Skeletons discovered in rare 5,000-year-old tomb in Orkney
... It is believed to be a type of tomb only previously recorded 12 other times in Orkney - Islands famed for Neolithic archaeology - and considered to be the " pinnacle" of Neolithic engineering in Scotland...
Finding shipwrecks and planes lost at sea
... From Dunkirk to RathlinThe SS Lochgarry was a World War Two merchant vessel adapted for military use - originally launched in 1898, it was used for many years as a passenger and cargo vessel around the Scottish Islands...
Orkney council to look at proposals to become territory of Norway
...The Orkney Islands could change their status in the UK or even become a self-governing territory of Norway under new proposals...
Living on the frontlines of a US-China flashpoint
... With tensions high in the region, a handful of people on a few small Islands find themselves caught between two superpowers...
I can't feel fingertips after rowing in Antarctic seas
... The challenge took them via Elephant Island to Laurie Island, the second largest of the South Orkney Islands - about 604km (375 miles) north-east of the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula...
Richard Osman to embark on new series of crime novels
... " And I thought, that s quite a fun detective, a reluctant traveller, having to go around the world and saying oh god, really? I ve got to get on a private jet and fly to the Cayman Islands? - but just thinking I ve got the local pub quiz on Tuesday...
Falkland Islands: Loss echoes across Argentina 40 years on
... Indeed, it was from Ushuaia that many soldiers left to fight 40 years ago, hoping to turn the page on history and claim the Falkland Islands - or the Malvinas - from the British...
Fuel costs: The drivers living with the UK's highest prices
... This is where we pick up from the airports of Edinburgh and Glasgow then over several days we take our guests anywhere from Hadrian s Wall to the Orkney Islands - and everywhere in-between...
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