Month: April 2011

Fire Folkers: Van Susans

Sofia Ilyas spoke to Van Susan, a popcore rock band fast on the rise and about to make some noise in your direction, about now and the shiny future.  Trebuchet: Can you tell me about the band,...

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Make Better Music 38: Work on your weaknesses

Make Better Music 38: Work on your weaknesses. Lessons in music composition, song writing, artistic motivation and making better music from David Graham. ...

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Felix’s Machines

Sofia Ilyas speaks to Felix Thorn of Felix’s Machines about his unique performance which sees him attaching his laptop to instruments in the newest way yet.   Trebuchet: Tell me about your...

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Agoraphobic Nosebleed/Despise You (Split) – and on and on

Pressing play on a record like this is like activating an electric death chair with chainsaws for legs.  Despise You are Hardcore. Not so much genre defining but genre defined; every note they...

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Politics in Imperial Nigeria

Last night I was invited to a dinner hosted in Debare’s honour, to celebrate the opening of the university.  The meal was arranged by his friends and associates, all of roughly the same...

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Work begins on World’s biggest telescope.

Plans for the world’s biggest telescope — the Square Kilometre Array — advanced significantly today (2nd April 2011) with a decision to locate the project office at Jodrell Bank...

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Quones by Global Goon

In terms of a modern musical fantasy it’s hard to beat the idea of sharing a house at one point with both Richard James (of Aphex Twin fame) and, Mr Squarepusher, Tom Jenkinson. Aside from what...

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Informaticists uncover online security flaws, receive free products.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Internet security researchers at Indiana University and Microsoft Research have exploited software flaws in leading online stores that use third-party payment services...

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Lost in New Jersey 11: Signifiers

Photographic Series: Lost in New Jersey 11: Signifiers - Matt Coleman...

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Prostitutes in Nigeria

After a few days here, despite all the doom-laden warnings, I was fairly confident that spotting Nigerian prostitutes wasn’t going to be much of a problem.  The Grand Mirage – a kind...

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