March 2014 Page 2 of 3

A picture of a fetish girl by Carl Batson

The Debilitating Effects of Shame

16/03/2014

Shame on you. These three simple words can temporarily — or, when used too often, permanently — destroy an individual's sense of value and self-worth....

A picture of Prosperina by Carl Byron Batson

Loitered Lens : Prosperina

16/03/2014

Photos of Prosperina live at London's KOKO....

Play it Sam. You Played it Before….

15/03/2014

The brain's motor network helps people remember and recognize music that they have performed in the past better than music they have only heard...

Women: Over-Strained, Under-Utilized

15/03/2014

Women have fought for the right to be equal but still struggle compared to men. We might as well be fed last if we are to be fed less....

Gran’s Meds are Making Her Sick

14/03/2014

More than 9 million older adults in the U.S. are being prescribed medications that may be causing them more harm than benefit...

Here is a film that demands to be seen, particularly considering some lovely cinematography that complements and highlights a seemingly idyllic landscape quietly blighted by the unexploded bombs of...

The Genetics of Music Aptitude

13/03/2014

Multiple regions in the human genome are reported to be linked to musical aptitude...

A picture of tankers by John Marakevelis

Walking in an Anthropocene Wonderland

13/03/2014

Although we have been graced with life - all its possibilities and abundance - it has become apparent, we have fallen in love with Extinction....

Biological Tests for Happy Worker-bots

12/03/2014

Combining information obtained from questionnaires along with biological measures - to make you a sleeker, more efficient profit-unit....

Conan : Blood Eagle

12/03/2014

Devastation bleeding from the speakers....

Alan Turing’s (Only) Biology Theory Proven

11/03/2014

The first experimental evidence that validates Turing's theory in cell-like structures...

Def Leppard Interview (Part 2)

11/03/2014

I think a lot of that was down to “Mutt” Lange. He worked us so hard on those records to make it sound special. He didn’t want us to sound like a run of the mill rock band. ...

A picture of a woman typing by Vickto Hanacek

Male Culture Makes Mothers Leave Jobs

10/03/2014

Many women leave high-powered jobs because they are relegated to lesser roles and feel the need to suppress their identities as mothers...

Dealing With Women in Art

10/03/2014

Women are undoubtedly still having to fight against our traditional patriarchal society, but surely the art world is one that can lead by example?...

Maybe You Just Don’t Like Music

09/03/2014

Some otherwise healthy and happy people do not enjoy music and show no autonomic responses to its sound, despite normal musical perception capacities...

A picture of Church of Misery by Carl Byron Batson

Loitered Lens : Church of Misery

09/03/2014

Doom-sludge metal at stratospheric volume. Photos of Church of Misery live at Koko, London...

Stiff Little Fingers : Album/Tour

08/03/2014

Punk rock legends Stiff Little Fingers are set to tour the UK and Ireland in March 2014. Details...

A picture of tanks by freedigitalphotos.net/tongdang

Sarcasm, Cynicism, and International Relativism

08/03/2014

Cynicism and sarcasm don't have a place in international affairs. Let's fight for what's right....

A picture of a laptop by Vicktor Hanacek

Armchair Activism (Apathy in the UK)

07/03/2014

Social media can activate interpersonal ties but won't necessarily turn ordinary citizens into hyper-activists...

Keel Her [Album]

07/03/2014

Mood music matching the most foul of moods...

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Anti Fracking Benefit (Asian Dub Foundation)

06/03/2014

“No Toxic for profit legacy for our children” : Asian Dub Foundation...

Nocturnal Breed album cover for Napalm Nights

Caliban versus Slough Feg versus Nocturnal Breed

06/03/2014

It’s immature, it’s juvenile and it will never, ever grow up. ...

A poster for Shangaan Electro and The Bug at Koko

Shangaan Electro / The Bug : Koko

05/03/2014

KOKO London will transform into an eclectic cocktail of deep Bass music from The Bug, combined with rapid style rhythms and soulful vocal chorus’ from Nozinja aka Shangaan electro ...

Ruin Lust : Tate Britain

05/03/2014

Ruins can point towards futures, potentials, opportunities and constructions of the new, as well as to endings...

A picture of a panda by Sue Nichols, Michigan State University Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability

Panda Versus Horse Deathmatch

04/03/2014

Livestock, particularly horses, have been identified as a significant threat to panda survival. ...

Def Leppard : Interview

04/03/2014

There are so many artists, bands and so many different ways of getting them. It’s taken the special out of it. There’s too much out there. ...

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Bigelf : Into the Maelstrom

03/03/2014

It's been a long wait for this album, but the wait has been worth it. ...

Fear in a Handful of Dust

03/03/2014

The times call for us to explore the soul's topography of exaggeration, and this is propitious because it is not possible to exaggerate the peril we face if we cling to the status quo...