The Unicorns

About Me

The Unicorns are a three-headed beast; though they were birthed as a two-headed beast in small-town seaside canadiana on an exotic island on the western coast. Nicholas 'niel' Diamonds & Alden Ginger rode pigs to school and hunted wild boar for pleasure (now they adopt a strict fruitarian lifestyle. More on that later). Diamonds ran away from home at a young age, relocating to MontrÃ©al - Canada's gay, petit-paris, to pursue a career in homology as it pertains to animal husbandry, then moonlighting as a street strumpeteer in the city's slummier, more historical neighbourhoods, leaving poor Ginger toiling on an increasingly unwelcome island, complete with rampant polygamy and blindfolded barnfights (more on that later).In Montreal, Diamonds was introduced to J'aime Tambeur, a young hustler from the east end. A hearty friendship ensued.In February 2003, Ginger was attacked in a knife fight (he escaped with a handful of flesh wounds) & banished from his family home. He boarded a bus & headed towards MontrÃ©al, detained briefly in Regina, Saskatchewan on shoplifting charges + impersonating a police officer (C3808), armed only with his trusty 6-string & a few changes of underwear.When Ginger finally arrived, the 2 boys released some early home recordings to little fanfare, some acclaim & a recording contract with a strange esoteric Japanese label.Then the 3 joined forces to refine the old songs & occasionally write new ones. After a few productive months, they were whisked away - their first tour - by a group of gypsy elder rock musicians, heading west & being shown the ropes along the way.By October 2003, after more arrests (drug possession, grand theft auto), self-immolation, and the loss of virginity, the gang, now taut like stretched elastic, returned to their second home (MontrÃ©al) only to pull up their roots & leave soon after... but not before the celebrated release of their P.H.D.'d sophomore album which has brought them across the country twice more.As winter approaches again, the boys head to the sun...-----------------------HELP! The Unicorns have been kidnapped and are being held for ransom at the Kastle! Can you successfully find your way through the maze and rescue our boys?

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/7/2006
Band Website: web.archive.org/web/theunicorns.net
Band Members: Alden Ginger (Clues) J'aime Tambeur (Small is Beautiful/ Th' Corn Gangg/ Juiced Elfers) Nicholas 'niel' Diamonds (Islands/ Th' Corn Gangg/ Reefer/ Juiced Elfers/ Human Highway)---------------------------------------------------- ----------------- ~Jellybones~:
~Tuff Ghost~
~Haunted House~
~I Was Born (A Unicorn)~

Influences: Daniel Johnston,The Microphones
Sounds Like: Th' Corn Gangg, Islands, Clues, Cowboys Aren't Indians, Daniel Johnston, The Microphones, Foxes In The Attic, The Flaming Lips. Check Our Blog...
Record Label: Alien8 Recordings
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Shows

DECEMBER, 2004 --- 12/21 Houston, TX - Unicorns final gig. Disasterous. --- 12/18 Melbourne, Australia - The Old Ballroom --- 12/17 Sydney, Australia - Frequency Lab --- 12/16 Sydney, Austr...
Posted by The Unicorns on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:36:00 PST

The Unicorns show at Rhinos in Bloomington, IN on 11/04/04

1. Bad Mind- 2. Abominable Snowman 3. Inoculate the Innocuous 4. Ghost Mountain/ 5. The Clap 6. Jellybones 7. Tuff Ghost 8. Ruff Gem ...
Posted by The Unicorns on Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:20:00 PST

Clues videos

Pop Montreal Oct 7Part 1 - Part 2- Part 3- Part 4- Part 5- Part 6- Part 7- Part 8- Part 9- ----...
Posted by The Unicorns on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 10:23:00 PST

The Unicorns Albums and many other.

~Album Realised by The Unicorns:Album: Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone?Label: alien8 recordsFormat: CD & VinylRecorded: Recorded Between June & July, 2003 at The Bread Box (Concrete)by M...
Posted by The Unicorns on Thu, 11 May 2006 04:38:00 PST

Live videos.

Live Shows ~ The Unicorns, THU 3/25 LOS ANGELES, CA - Spaceland ~ Pitzer College Claremont, CA- March 24, 2004 Interview, Brooklyn venue. t-bird suck my balls The Uni...
Posted by The Unicorns on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:45:00 PST

Foreword: The Unicorns love twisting truths, or just downright lying to journalists and interviewers. Thus, there is a lot of false history behind the band, of their own creation. With the Unicorns, i...
Posted by The Unicorns on Thu, 07 Dec 2006 03:06:00 PST

Jamie

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Posted by The Unicorns on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:08:00 PST

Alden

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Posted by The Unicorns on Sun, 24 Sep 2006 12:02:00 PST

nick

.Real Name: Nicholas Thorburn or Nick Thorburn or Jesus Nicknames: Get Away from Me, I'll Call The Cops, Ugly, Nick Email addy: thorb...
Posted by The Unicorns on Sat, 23 Sep 2006 12:38:00 PST

Things too Know

Alden's Arsenal: 1971 Hagstrom HG II N Electric Guitar Wurlitzer Piano Casio MT 500 Keyboard Horn Magic (electronic trumpet) talking computron "betty cooper" style tambourine real drums KORG Delta syn...
Posted by The Unicorns on Tue, 09 May 2006 05:58:00 PST