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Intro5pect

Intro5pect is an American political electropunk band from Southern California. The band was officially formed in 1997 as a reaction to the apparent commercialization of the punk genre. Their first demo was released in 1998 and their first official release came in 1999 when newly founded indie label Geykido Comet Records released the band's song "Education" as a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl. In 2002 the band signed to Anti-Flag's label A-F Records, which released their self-titled full-length album in the spring of 2003. The album received a rating of five out of five from Punknews.org. In June 2007, Intro5pect toured the United Kingdom and Mainland Europe. Around this time the band's new demo "War At Home" was spot-played several times by BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Davies on his punk rock show 'The Lockup'. On October 16, 2007, the EP Realpolitik was released, featuring Stza from Leftöver Crack on vocals. In the summer of 2008, the band embarked on their second tour of the United Kingdom alongside Moral Dilemma and this time played several headline shows at such venues as the Camden Underworld, finishing the tour at White Rabbit in Plymouth with a special rendition of rock and roll featuring Craig Temple of Moral Dilemma on guitar and Joey Blues of Kill Youth Culture on mandolin.…

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Intro5pect is an American political electropunk band from Southern California. The band was officially formed in 1997 as a reaction to the apparent commercialization of the punk genre. Their first demo was released in 1998 and their first official release came in 1999 when newly founded indie label Geykido Comet Records released the band's song "Education" as a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl. In 2002 the band signed to Anti-Flag's label A-F Records, which released their self-titled full-length album in the spring of 2003. The album received a rating of five out of five from Punknews.org. In June 2007, Intro5pect toured the United Kingdom and Mainland Europe. Around this time the band's new demo "War At Home" was spot-played several times by BBC Radio 1 DJ Mike Davies on his punk rock show 'The Lockup'. On October 16, 2007, the EP Realpolitik was released, featuring Stza from Leftöver Crack on vocals. In the summer of 2008, the band embarked on their second tour of the United Kingdom alongside Moral Dilemma and this time played several headline shows at such venues as the Camden Underworld, finishing the tour at White Rabbit in Plymouth with a special rendition of rock and roll featuring Craig Temple of Moral Dilemma on guitar and Joey Blues of Kill Youth Culture on mandolin.…

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 1997 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1998 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. release date: 2019-12-06 — 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 formation is "1997". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1998". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the release date is "2019-12-06". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  7. 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=1297358631

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