Month: June 2011

Self-image is the beginning and the end of living [Henry ‘Fonzie’ Winkler]

Known to many around the globe as The Fonz from the US TV Sitcom Happy Days, Henry Winkler has struggled with dyslexia his whole life and was recently in London supporting the First News education...

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Brilliant Colours – Again and Again

Brilliant Colours teeter on the edge of the indie landfill. Knowing where homage ends and derivative starts is the responsibility of the band – in this case it would be very generous to give...

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Cults – Cults

Christ on a bike, this takes me back a bit. The inexplicable thing is, though, it takes me back to something I’ve never experienced. Weird, no? I’m not trying to instigate a protracted...

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Mantis shrimp eye could improve high-definition CDs, DVDs

The eye of the peacock mantis shrimp has led an international team of researchers to develop a two-part waveplate that could improve CD, DVD, blu-ray and holographic technology, creating even higher...

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Guilfest 2011 shapes up nice.

Guilfest 2011 shapes up nice. This year's Guilfest features a truly eclectic mix of old and new bands, including the legendary Public Image Limited and Roger Daltrey who are surely worth the...

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Make Better Music 49: Accepting the New

Make Better Music 49: Accepting the New. Lessons in music composition, song writing, artistic motivation and making better music from David Graham. ...

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Godflesh, D.R.I., and Goatsnake – HMV Forum

Three bands, over 100 years of combined musical history, one night. Godflesh, D.R.I. and Goatsnake deliver.  "Who the fuck are Goatsnake?" Screams a pot bellied Swiss chemist at the...

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Adulterated cocaine causing serious skin reactions

With up to 70 percent contaminated, doctors warn of potential public health epidemic Doctors warned of a potential public health epidemic in a recent report on patients in Los Angeles and New York...

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Morta Skuld – Through the Eyes of Death – The Early Demos

Morta Skuld's demos are a time capsule to a musical history which never happened. Difficult though it is for filesharing apologists to countenance, the pre-Napster period of the 1990s was a...

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Science: Need a nap? Find yourself a hammock

For grownups, drifting off for an afternoon snooze is often easier said than done. But many of us have probably experienced just how simple it can be to catch those zzz's in a gently rocking...

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‘Quantum magic’ without any ‘spooky action at a distance’

The quantum mechanical entanglement is at the heart of the famous quantum teleportation experiment and was referred to by Albert Einstein as "spooky action at a distance". A team of...

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Shifted – Control EP

It would be easy to dismiss the tracks on this EP as uninspired minimal techno, droning morosely along, amassing texture by layering beats at nodal points and squirting atmospheric keyboard chords...

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Science: unexpected function of dyslexia gene

Scientists at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that a gene linked to dyslexia has a surprising biological function: it controls cilia, the antenna-like projections that cells use to...

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The Loneliness of a Long Distance Academy

The university is open, and the experience has been, somewhat predictably, a mixture of the shambolic, the absurd, the vaguely promising and the outright perplexing.  We have a programme for the...

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Interesting: Gay’s Cruising Chav Bars

Study examines fascination with 'chav' culture among middle-class gay men...

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John Squire – Celebrity Stars

What do you get when you mix modern celebrity with traditional Islamic design? Faceless stars? Or celebrity with depth? This isn't a joke by the way. John Squire needs little introduction....

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Anna Calvi releases ‘Desire’ Video

      Desire – new video for single released this week Performs 5 tracks ‘Live From Abbey Road’ on Channel 4 tonight     Anna Calvi is excited to present...

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Lol: Fat substitutes linked to weight gain

Synthetic fat substitutes used in low-calorie potato chips and other foods could backfire and contribute to weight gain and obesity, according to a study published by the American Psychological...

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Into the Unknown: Jamie XX – Far Nearer

I tried to avoid it again this month, the semi big name, the rising star that everyone’s watching, but sometimes the masses are right. There’s been rumblings that he’s ripping off...

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Science News: ‘My dishwasher is trying to kill me’

New research finds harmful fungal pathogens living in dishwasher seals. A potentially pathogenic fungus has found a home living in extreme conditions in some of the most common household appliances,...

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A Casual Bombing in Nigeria

On the 16th of June there was a bomb blast in Abuja, at the police headquarters.  At the time of writing this they had not released the figures for the number of dead yet, except to confirm that...

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Wiley – 100% Publishing

'East London grime credibility or West Coast glamour, who cares? Just PICK ONE and get on with it!' ...

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Emptyset feat. Corneileus Harris – All Together Lost Remixes EP

Emptyset live up to their name with the sparse minimalism of 'All Together Lost' 'All Together Lost' is innocuous and inoffensive trancey, minimal house music, but what else is there...

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Energy drinks linked to substance use in musicians, study shows

Frequent use of energy drinks is associated with binge drinking, alcohol-related social problems and misuse of prescription drugs among musicians, according to researchers at the University at...

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Science News: The myth of the ‘queen bee’: Work and sexism

Female bosses sometimes have a reputation for not being very nice. Some display what's called "queen bee" behavior, distancing themselves from other women and refusing to help other...

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Make Better Music 48: Putting Out – Production

Make Better Music 48: Putting Out - Production. Getting people together to work on something as a group is forever getting harder, whilst making music via the computer (where so many of us spend so...

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High Voltage Announces Further Acts For 2011

Following the launch of the UK’s new prestige rock festival, in 2010, High Voltage returns in 2011 with exclusive performances from headliners Judas Priest and Dream Theater, UK festival...

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The Black Dahlia Murder – Ritual

For their fifth studio album, Detroit heavy weights The Black Dahlia Murder have remained true to what they do best. Namely blasting out high energy, heavy and powerful melodic death metal. The album...

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On “The Issue Of Character” And Empire

Late last month, poet, musician, and self-termed "bluesologist," Gil Scott-Heron exited the hologram and returned to the source…to begin chanting, eternity will not be televised. In...

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Plant Plants – Plant Plants EP

First growth bears sweet fruit… Skimming through titles, you might suspect that ‘Plant Plants’ indicated gardening instructions for absolute beginners. Though their name is...

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