News
All in the Pipes: Birds sing the same way we do
The very same physical mechanisms are at play when a bird sings and a human speaks. (read more)
Month: November 2015
Features
The stuff of life (The Eagles of Death Metal)
A review of the Eagles of Death Metal 5th November 2015 The Forum, Kentish Town. (read more)
News
Seismic Surveys Stop Sea Turtles Shagging
Marine airgun noise could cause turtle trauma (read more)
Sound
Are You Feeling Intimate At The Back? John Grant, Hammersmith Apollo
Nothing is missed…. Even the silences seem to be musical in their nature. John Grant enthralls Hammersmith Apollo (read more)
Events
Not Painless. Stuart Semple’s ‘My Sonic Youth’ Addresses Male Suicide
If you’re male and under 45, suicide is your most likely cause of death. Stuart Semple’s recent project My Sonic Youth addresses the issue. (read more)
Society
The Other Dave: The Tory Leader We Could Have Had
The man Cameron beat to the Tory leadership proves how different things could’ve been (read more)
Art
Art Resistance Journal Third Text Relaunches
Editor of seminal counter-institutional art journal Third Text announces relaunch. (read more)
Sound
Make Better Music 79: The Art of Remixing (Part One)
A luxurious wonderland of musical mystery and adventure that both complements and embellishes (read more)
News
How Did You Expect to Die, and Did it Involve a Floating Hoover? (Row-Bot)
Academics at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory (BRL) have developed the Row-bot, a robot that thrives in dirty water. (read more)
Events
LTNT: Boss Lady (Video Premiere)
Video Premiere of the new single Boss Lady by LTNT (read more)
News
Finding Your Happy Place (with MRI): the Neural Structures of Happiness
Kyoto University researchers narrow in on the neural structures behind happiness (read more)
Features
Still Not Like Everybody Else: Q&A with Dave Davies (The Kinks)
Originator of the power riff, Dave Davies answers five questions for Trebuchet (read more)
Sound
Loitered Lens: New Order (2015)
New Order. Photos of Bernard Sumner and Co. at Brixton, November 16 2015 (read more)
Sound
An uncomfortable imbalance. ∆GO (Lilies On Mars)
Neither too soft to be described as background, or loud enough to be defined as foreground, Lilies on Mars straddle the genres. (read more)
News
Republic of London? Cities Outperform Countries
The economic significance of cities increases while that of countries falls (read more)
Society
Attack, Retaliate, Attack. When Will it End?
If their designs work out as planned, the elite will, as they always have, enrich their already engorged fortunes on the suffering and death of the powerless. (read more)
News
THC, Or Not THC? How Danes Grow Stronger Cannabis
The concentration of the euphoriant THC in cannabis has tripled in the space of 20 years (read more)
Sound
Loitered Lens: Leaves’ Eyes
Leaves’ Eyes bring their army, as well as symphonic metal from Stavanger, Norway and Ludwigsburg, Germany. (read more)
News
Reduce Racism with this Seven Minute Miracle
Seven minutes of meditation can reduce racial prejudice, study finds (read more)
Society
A Human Instinct for War? Sociologist Hugh Gusterson Explains
Terrorism is a tactic. You usually fight war against a constituent. It’s hard to fight a war against a tactic. – Interview with Hugh Gusterson, sociologist (read more)
News
You Thought You Were Anonymous?! What Your Video Gaming Reveals
Video games can provide a wealth of useful population-level information on developmental, cognitive and psychological processes. (read more)
Sound
Loitered Lens: Loom
Loom prepped the ground for Turbowolf with a mighty show of strength. Photos. (read more)
News
Higher Crop Yields: The Famine-Busting Breakthrough You’ve Never Heard Of
High yield crops a step closer in light of photosynthesis discovery (read more)
Society
No bad religions, only bad apples: Echoes (Henry Naylor)
One very socially relevant idea prevails: religion not as the cause of evil, but as the facilitator for evil people to do evil things. (read more)
Events
Jamie Hewlett: The Suggestionists (Saatchi Gallery)
Hewlett’s three-part exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery sees the designer and artist’s first UK show (read more)
Sound
Loitered Lens: Rhino’s Revenge
Photo’s of Rhino’s Revenge in October 2015 at The Brooklyn Bowl, London (read more)
Events
Transcending the Pitfalls of Pop. Nicole Atkins, Oval Space, London
Tickets for Nicole Atkins’ at London’s Oval Space on November 24th (with Mercury Rev) are now available. (read more)
Art
Life, death, pleasure, and pain. A female voice in Street Art (Jennifer Korsen)
The female population is largely unrepresented in the world of graffiti and street art. Jennifer Korsen is the exception (read more)
Sound
Hello Operator: Stephanie (Video Premiere)
Video exclusive of Hello Operator’s new single ‘Stephanie’ (read more)
Sound
Everyone Needs a Music Mentor
Celebrating those hand-waving friends who are always drumming on tables (read more)