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Thela

Thela was a short-lived noise rock band from New Zealand. It was formed in 1992 and consisted of Dion Workman, Paul Douglas (Rosy Parlane), and Dean Roberts. They released two LPs on Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace! label: Thela in 1995 and Argentina in 1996. Following the band's demise in 1996, all three members undertook solo projects. Parlane and Workman also worked together under the name Parmentier.

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Thela was a short-lived noise rock band from New Zealand. It was formed in 1992 and consisted of Dion Workman, Paul Douglas (Rosy Parlane), and Dean Roberts. They released two LPs on Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace! label: Thela in 1995 and Argentina in 1996. Following the band's demise in 1996, all three members undertook solo projects. Parlane and Workman also worked together under the name Parmentier.

Key claims

  1. date of formation: 1992 — 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 "1992". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1321063728

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