Clock DVA

Article summary

Clock DVA are a musical group from Sheffield, England, whose style has touched on industrial, post-punk, and EBM. They were formed in 1978 by Adi Newton (born Gary Coates) and Steven "Judd" Turner. Along with contemporaries Heaven 17, Clock DVA's name was inspired by the Russian-influenced Nadsat language of Anthony Burgess's novel A Clockwork Orange. Dva is Russian for "two".

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1958-09-26 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of formation: 1978 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of formation: 1978 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. members: 2014, members — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 1982 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 1989 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2015 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1958-09-26". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of formation is "1978". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of formation is "1978". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the members is "2014, members". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "1982". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "1989". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "2015". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
13. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1374029941