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The idiosyncratic Montreal-based herky-jerk indie band the Unicorns released a grand total of two albums, including 2003′s much-loved Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone?, before breaking up onstage at the end of 2004. After the breakup, frontman Nick Thorburn started his prolific project Islands. And even though his ex-Unicorns bandmate Alden Penner has [...]
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Penner and Cera will promote the 'Canada in Space' EP with a tour in June
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The Unicorns: – “Let Me Sleep”
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The Unicorns recently reunited to play some shows — their first in a decade — opening for Arcade Fire, and as we reported, those performances have been incredible. Timed with this is a reissue of their sole album, Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’re Gone, which comes with a handful of bonus tracks. We’ve [...]
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The Unicorns: TV Party: The Talk I’m Alan Partridge
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How old were you when the Unicorns broke up? It was ten years ago, so it would be your age minus ten. Oh my god. Were you even born yet? If you’re taking your age and subtracting ten and getting a number below zero, it’s unlikely that you were even alive during the period of [...]
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Arcade Fire: Watch Arcade Fire Cover Beverly Hills Cop Theme “Axel F” In L.A.
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As the Reflektor Tour continues to snake around North America, Arcade Fire have been paying tribute to bands from the cities in which they’re playing. At the Forum in L.A. on Friday night (following the Unicorns reunion!) they took on Jane’s Addiction and Guns N’ Roses. Last night’s second show at the venu...
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The Unicorns: Reunion @ The Forum, Inglewood 8/1/14
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What does one hope for in a reunion show? For the band you loved to be fossilized and perfectly preserved at the time of its demise, like an ancient bug in amber for thousands of years? A perfect copy of what they were in their glory days? Or perhaps it is preferable to have a [...]
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