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Human Highway — Moody Motorcycle

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) August 20, 2008 10:03 am
The best way to approach Moody Motorcycle is to check your expectations at the door. Yes, Jim Guthrie and Nick Thorburn are great songwriters, and the material here is melodic, light and fun. But that's about all. There's not much depth on Human Highway's debut — just insanely memorable choruses and delicately constructed harmonies. By no stretch...
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Song Of The Day: Mister Heavenly's "Bronx Sniper"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 22, 2011 2:51 pm
In case you forgot, Mister Heavenly is the collaboration between Islands' Nick Thorburn, Man Man's Honus Honus and Modest Mouse's Joe Plummer (no, not Joe The Plumber). "Bronx Sniper" is the opening track to their Out Of Love debut album, which comes out Aug. 16. It definitely sounds like a combination of all three bands, though the beat and weird...
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I Read The News Today... For July 11, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 11, 2011 4:10 pm
Arctic Monkeys are heading on a North American fall tour in support of their recently released Suck It And See album. It takes place from September to November and four Canadian dates are on the itinerary. Gallows vocalist Frank Carter is leaving the band when their current tour is done. He's just launched a new project called Pure Love, and the...
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Together At Last: Man Man + Islands + Modest Mouse = Mister Heavenly

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 30, 2010 1:04 pm
Some of you might remember that Man Man frontman Honus Honus and Islands' Nick Thorburn were working on some kind of collaborative project late last year. It turns out Modest Mouse drummer Joe Plummer (no, not this guy) got in on this, too. The band are called Mister Heavenly, and they've just signed to Sub Pop. Their as-yet-untitled debut album...
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I Read The News Today... For April 30, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff April 30, 2010 12:54 pm
D-Sisive's Vaudeville is out June 15. —Twitter Magneta Lane touring Canada in May. —MySpace The lineup for Rock N' Rev, part of Sturgis, S.D.'s biker rally, is like a complete and total nightmare dream come true: Stone Temple Pilots, Creed, Godsmack, 3 Doors Down, Wolfmother, Hinder... —Blabbermouth Concrete Blonde are touring this summer in...
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Islands Recording Third Album

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) January 28, 2009 3:34 pm
Islands' Nick Thorburn has begun work on the band's third album in New York City. Thorburn, who's posting Twitter updates about the record, recently told Stereogum that the new Islands disc will be "electronic-based, with plenty of drum machine and programming." He's spending 18 days recording the album in New York City's Stratosphere...
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Islands Heading To Europe In February

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By CHARTattack Staff December 5, 2008 4:32 pm
Islands will open for Blonde Redhead at New York City's Terminal 5 on New Year's Eve and will spend most of February touring Europe. Islands main man Nick Thorburn will curate a benefit concert in his adopted home of New York City on Monday. The Knitting Factory show will feature performances by Thorburn, guitarist Marnie Stern, ...And You Will...
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Islands' Nick Thorburn Gets Charitable

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) November 25, 2008 3:06 pm
Islands' Nick Thorburn has organized a benefit show for New York volunteer organization New York Cares. The event takes place on Dec. 8 at the soon-to-close Knitting Factory and will feature appearances from David Cross, Marnie Stern, ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead's Conrad Keely, Leona Naess, Despot and Thorburn, who will appear...
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Moody Motorcycle Rides Along Human Highway

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By Deidra Lunardon (CHARTattack) April 23, 2008 4:00 pm
Moody Motorcycle will be the title of the debut album from Jim Guthrie and Nick Thorburn's collaborative project, Human Highway. Montreal's Secret City Records will release the album in Canada on Aug. 19. It will be simultaneously issued by the Seattle-based Suicide Squeeze label in the U.S. Guthrie — best known for his releases on Three Gut...
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