February 2011 - Trebuchet

Memory, ageing and the irrelevant

28/02/2011

Making the 'irrelevant' relevant to understand memory and aging. Age alters memory. But in what ways, and why? These questions comprise a vast puzzle for neurologists and psychologists. A new...

Mean girls and queen bees

26/02/2011

Mean girls and queen bees: Females threatened by social exclusion will reject others first. Many studies have suggested that males tend to be more physically and verbally aggressive than females....

Venetian Snares – XOYO

26/02/2011

Ecstatic breaks and camaraderie, Venetian Snares rocks London. XOYO, Old Street, 23/2/11...

Low vitamin D levels linked to allergies in kids

25/02/2011

A study of more than 3,000 children shows that low vitamin D levels are associated with increased likelihood that children will develop allergies, according to a paper published in the February 17...

Lost in New Jersey 6: Approaching Life

25/02/2011

Lost in New Jersey 6: Approaching Life. Photographic series by Matt Coleman...

Avaaz and Amnesty: Libya!

24/02/2011

As reports come in through a variety of media it's clear that the protests aren't going well. Numerous Youtube videos, and global media broadcasts show a country on the verge of violent...

The Death Set – Michel Poiccard

24/02/2011

It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to… Ok, before we begin, I feel I have to issue a health warning. This review contains considerable traces of rap-rock. In fact, a hell of a...

Air pollution can trigger heart attacks

24/02/2011

Air pollution triggers around the same amount of heart attacks as individual risk factors such as physical exertion, alcohol, and coffee....

And Hell Followed With – Proprioception

23/02/2011

Should they exercise their own proprioceptive sense? The word ‘proprioception’ means having an understanding of the world around you and your place within the Universe. At least this the...

Make Better Music 32: Losing your internal music player?

22/02/2011

Make Better Music 32: Losing your internal music player? Lessons in music composition, song writing, artistic motivation and making better music from David Graham. ...

DYING FETUS: Re-Mastered Albums Streaming Online; On The Cover Of Baltimore Citypaper

21/02/2011

DYING FETUS: Re-Mastered Albums Streaming Online; On The Cover Of Baltimore Citypaper DYING FETUS are currently streaming the upcoming re-issues of 1998’s Killing On Adrenaline and...

How to leave your body?

21/02/2011

Leave your body and shake hands with yourself, gain an extra limb or change into a robot for a while. Swedish neuroscientist Henrik Ehrsson has demonstrated that the brain's image of the body is...

Queens of the Stone Age – announce Euro Tour

21/02/2011

Announce UK & European shows for May including London Roundhouse on May 17th Eponymous debut album to be performed in its entirety Rekords Rekords and Domino are excited to announce...

FluiD – Duality

21/02/2011

Crawl through the dark spaces and grind out body locking moves with this Dubstep Metal infusion. Often a record comes around that elicits both excitement and mild contempt. FluiD’s unrestricted...

Evile Machinations

21/02/2011

Guitars being hammered so skillfully by dudes in black and constantly hidden behind a blaze of swirling hair, living every thrasher’s dream. Sundays aren’t generally my favourite days for...

Activism: Open Media to Support Protests in the Middle East.

20/02/2011

Avaaz.org is looking to raise money to create an independant online media portal to allow 'blackout' proof coverage of the protests. Trebuchet supports the creation of open media...

Small, Medium or LRG

20/02/2011

Ten roller girls, one oval track, a load of gum shields and a desire to do damage. Turning up at Earls Court I still had Rollerball in my head… I expected to see James Caan covered in blood,...

Stretching before a run does not prevent injury

19/02/2011

Stretching before a run does not prevent injury...

Oceano – Contagion

19/02/2011

Oceano describe themselves as, “the heaviest, most pissed off band on the planet.” Their claim of being the heaviest could be rightly justified after one look at a picture shows them to...

Mono/Poly – Manifestations

18/02/2011

The slow and sexy presets of Mono/Poly 's Manifestations represent smart funk at its unique best....

Lost in New Jersey 5: Unconscious Factors

18/02/2011

Lost in New Jersey 5: Unconscious Factors. Photographic series by Matt Coleman...

Raspberry – Oval Theatre.

17/02/2011

A bunch of misfit spectres led by a cockney guardian angel. Peculiar and wise Raspberry doesn’t tell the tale, it screams it at you. The Oval Theatre is a tiny place, filled with the promise of...

Wealth of a Pharaoh: Mubarak leaves with Egypt’s Cash

16/02/2011

According to e-activist Ben Winkler at Avaaz.org Mubarak is taking $70bn (£43.6bn) of Egypt’s money with him. It is estimated that this is around a third of entire Egyptian economy and...

Trick of the Eye, Trap for the Body

16/02/2011

A review of the exhibition Elusive and the instillation Floor Zero at Camberwell College of Art. It is often difficult to attend art shows associated with centres of learning without a sense of...

Consumer News: Rejecting a product may actually make you buy it.

15/02/2011

Consumer 's make purchasing decisions by choosing between alternatives or by rejecting certain options....

Make Better Music 31: Rules and Regulations

15/02/2011

Make Better Music 31: Rules and Regulations. Lessons in music composition, song writing, artistic motivation and making better music from David Graham. ...

Texaco faces fines of £5bn

15/02/2011

Oil giant Texaco faces fines of £5bn after a court decides they were culpable for the pollution of the large parts of the amazon, casuing crop failure and cancers amongst the people of the...

Fade to Black by Bill Hale 1982-84

14/02/2011

Metallica have been the kings of hard rock for three decades and are still kicking ass and taking names the way they did as fresh faced metallers all those years ago. It’s a testament to their...

Malaysian Government bans Valentines Day

13/02/2011

The Malaysian Government is stepping up it's campaign to make Valentines Day celebration's socially unacceptable. Deputy Prime Minister, Muhyiddin Yassin claims that the amorous...

Vocalist Jay Buchanan belts out his lyrics with the melody of Robert Plant, the tone of Steven Tyler and the swagger of David Coverdale. Fuzzed up bluesy rock riffs provide meaty instrumental hooks...

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