The Smugglers
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The Smugglers are a Canadian indie rock band known for their energetic garage-punk sound and humorous, high-energy live performances, particularly active in the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Smugglers canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5759658 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Smugglers Context triple: [Bill Schneider, associatedAct, The Smugglers]
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A.
The Smugglers
The Smugglers is a missing 1966 Doctor Who serial featuring the First Doctor in a historical adventure involving pirates and hidden treasure in 17th-century Cornwall.
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B.
Contraband
"Contraband" is a 2012 American action thriller film starring Mark Wahlberg as a former smuggler drawn back into the criminal underworld to protect his family.
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C.
Banditland
Banditland is the passionate and raucous fan community of the Buffalo Bandits professional box lacrosse team.
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D.
The Pillage
The Pillage is the 1998 debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Cappadonna, known for its gritty East Coast hip-hop sound and strong ties to the Wu-Tang collective.
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E.
Bandits
Bandits is a 2001 crime-comedy film about two charming bank robbers and their complicated love triangle with a woman they kidnap, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Willis, and Cate Blanchett.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Smugglers Target entity description: The Smugglers are a Canadian indie rock band known for their energetic garage-punk sound and humorous, high-energy live performances, particularly active in the 1990s.
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A.
The Smugglers
The Smugglers is a missing 1966 Doctor Who serial featuring the First Doctor in a historical adventure involving pirates and hidden treasure in 17th-century Cornwall.
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B.
Contraband
"Contraband" is a 2012 American action thriller film starring Mark Wahlberg as a former smuggler drawn back into the criminal underworld to protect his family.
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C.
Banditland
Banditland is the passionate and raucous fan community of the Buffalo Bandits professional box lacrosse team.
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D.
The Pillage
The Pillage is the 1998 debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Cappadonna, known for its gritty East Coast hip-hop sound and strong ties to the Wu-Tang collective.
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E.
Bandits
Bandits is a 2001 crime-comedy film about two charming bank robbers and their complicated love triangle with a woman they kidnap, starring Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Willis, and Cate Blanchett.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian rock band
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indie rock band ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Cub
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nardwuar the Human Serviette NERFINISHED ⓘ The Evaporators NERFINISHED ⓘ The New Pornographers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| genre |
garage punk
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garage rock ⓘ indie rock ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasFanBase | underground punk and indie rock audiences ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Adam Fink
NERFINISHED
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Beau Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ David Carswell NERFINISHED ⓘ Grant Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ John Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOnlinePresence | band website or social media pages ⓘ |
| hasReleaseType |
EP
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single ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
1960s garage rock
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punk rock ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
energetic live performances
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humorous stage banter ⓘ touring extensively in North America ⓘ touring internationally ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Buddy Holly Convention
NERFINISHED
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Flying Buttress of Love NERFINISHED ⓘ In the Hall of Fame NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosie NERFINISHED ⓘ Selling the Sizzle! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | 1990s Canadian indie rock scene ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Lookout! Records
NERFINISHED
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Mint Records NERFINISHED ⓘ PopLlama Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Radioblast Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
garage-punk sound
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high-energy performances ⓘ humorous lyrics ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
bass guitar
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drums ⓘ guitar ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| vocalist | Grant Lawrence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Smugglers Description of subject: The Smugglers are a Canadian indie rock band known for their energetic garage-punk sound and humorous, high-energy live performances, particularly active in the 1990s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.