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Into the Unknown: Omar S

09/02/2012

Omar S – 'Here’s your trance now dance' We’re here again and it’s another song of the month on dance music. I’m guessing about half have been that way over the...

Veronica Falls Stream New Single

08/02/2012

Recorded just last week, Veronica Falls follow up their eponymously titled album of 2011 with new single 'My Heart Beats'. The band will also be playing a series of live dates in March: 8...

Ronin: Interview

08/02/2012

Interview with OVO drummer Bruno Dorella about with dark folk group Ronin...

Lady Antebellum Announce UK Tour

07/02/2012

Yet another of Dave Grohl's favourites (although he did say that the music business would be just fine if every album was as good as Adele's 21, so let's not be too influenced), Lady...

Trace Elements: Catch My Pitch

07/02/2012

Picture this: An Oscar-winning super producer, a TV network super suit, their brand new Central London indie offices, and me in the hot seat (it’s still warm from the legendary actor...

Graham Coxon Wants You To Dance in his New Vid

06/02/2012

Graham Coxon, used to being surrounded by a bunch of visually underwhelming individuals whilst onstage, wants to shake things up in his new video, and put YOU in it. That's not the official press...

Sepultura and Iced Earth on the Bill at Bloodstock

06/02/2012

Sepultura and Iced Earth on the Bill at Bloodstock...

Straylings: Interview

06/02/2012

Vulpine and ragged, dropping effortlessly from the plaintive minors of her upper range down to throaty growlings all earthy and powerful, Straylings' Dana Zeera throws her voice around in ways...

Fender release Johnny Marr Guitar

06/02/2012

Whether you're a guitarist or not the Johnny Marr is a work of guitar geek awesome for the lovers of fine design… the specs look hot too. Fender have released what looks like a...

Artificial ‘Eyes’ Stop Mercedes Cars Squishing Pedestrians

05/02/2012

Just as well really. You know why they say Mercedes indicator bulbs last so long? Well, when did you last see one being used? A team of German researchers, with the help of a lecturer at the...

Loitered Lens: Bethia Beadman [Pics]

05/02/2012

Bethia Beadman, A chanteuse in a strip club, g-string jokes don't get more apt than this, nor voices as sweet. She has a great website you should investigate. All images Copyright Carl...

Striking New Galaxy Image

04/02/2012

We usually try to space out (groan) the astronomy items on Trebuchet a bit. After yesterday's news that a super-Earth had been discovered, and the item we ran on the story, we'd normally move...

Hockney at the Royal Academy

04/02/2012

How David Hockney’s work nearly got me laid There is only one option. Just walk in. I make it a mere metre inside the front door of the gallery and, “errrr-hummmm, excuse me, have you got...

Sunn O))) Announce European Tour

03/02/2012

Taking in Amsterdam´s Milk Bar, France´s Hellfest and London´s Koko, Sunn O))) today announced their early-summer European tour. Closing a loop of associated artists featured here...

An international team of scientists has discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a nearby star. With an orbital period of about 28 days and a minimum mass 4.5 times that of the Earth,...

Crystal Bright & the Silver Hands: Muses and Bones

03/02/2012

“Where's your will to be weird?” ― Jim Morrison Crystal it seems, holds a better hand than most when it comes to music, playing a bewildering amount of instruments; accordion,...

Ruby Goe: Single, Video, Gig

02/02/2012

Yes, it's pop. What of it? We can do that at Trebuchet – items about Ulcerate and Ruby Goe on the same day. It's not about genre, it's about excitement. The fact that she's...

IMPRINT at the Serpentine Gallery 2012

02/02/2012

The Fabelists – coming together to launch an event that crossed many boundaries.Serpentine Gallery’s Centre for Possible Studies, 21 Gloucester Place,  London W1U 8HR...

Fury Announce “Death By Lightning” Tour

01/02/2012

Fury UK announce the first leg of their 2012 tour dates for UK & Europe, including 9 European shows with legendary former UFO & Scorpions lead guitarist Michael Schenker. This...

FaceBook Can Get You Fired

01/02/2012

Proving to be as hot a topic in February as it was last month, the inability of due legal process to keep up with the pace of online technology gets another boost into the modern dilemma charts as...

Colours: Drip Haze EP

01/02/2012

Amongst the many overstretched suspensions of disbelief that Trainspotting foisted upon the world at large, one of them was the wild-eyed, car-leaping, elegantly loquacious Scottish heroin addict. As...

Ufomammut Release Album Details

31/01/2012

Italian doom-sorcery or sludge-metal, call it what you like. Ufomammut certainly have fans, and not because they go pandering to the whims of the popular music market. Their music, on their terms,...

Trace Elements: Namedropping

31/01/2012

Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Robert Pattinson Name-drop a celebrity in a digital headline and extra clicks are guaranteed. They’re like the sugar that tempts mouse-holders to nibble at your...

Rolling Thunder: Blu Ray Release. Review

30/01/2012

From Paul Schrader, writer of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, it is wonderful to see Rolling Thunder make it to disc, Blu-ray, no less. Titled after Operation Rolling Thunder, the US campaign against...

Negotiating a Landscape of Hypocrisy

30/01/2012

When Bill Clinton and his scary, scary libido stalked the public realm, Republicans warned his presence was so anathema to all things holy that his hot breath served to salt the wings of choirs of...

A Mug of Bonny ‘Prince’ Billy, Anyone?

29/01/2012

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy coffee. Will Oldham's signature blend of Kona blend, from Kona Rose Coffee, is now available to buy from Drag City Records. Unsurprising, if you think about it, from...

Loitered Lens: Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones [Pics]

29/01/2012

Bill Wyman may never live his larger than celebrity life with the Rolling Stones down. And he probably doesn't want to. But putting aside his great interest in metal detectors, his other love is...

Life beyond Earth? Underwater caves in Bahamas give clues

28/01/2012

Bahamas. That's why you should have studied biology. Life beyond Earth? Underwater caves in Bahamas could give clues, says Texas A&M marine expert Discoveries made in some underwater caves by...

Ernesto Neto: Spaces of Transformation, Edges of the World

28/01/2012

Ernesto Neto is a quirky and charismatic artist who has fascinated me with his tactile, porous artworks for years. His talk for ‘Topology at Tate Modern’ began with a lyrical wordplay on...