If Only American Cars Were as Reliable as Their Spacecraft

26/01/2012

Eight years after landing on Mars for what was planned as a three-month mission, NASA’s enduring Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is working on what essentially became a new mission five...

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White Powder Gold: New Video

26/01/2012

A band who received their first review here on Trebuchet, White Powder Gold have just sent us their new video. Check it....

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The Icarus Line to Support Killing Joke Tour

26/01/2012

The Icarus Line have been confirmed as main support on Killing Joke's upcoming European tour. The band will re-release their double A-Side 7" featuring a non-album version of 'Bad...

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Straylings: Live Review

26/01/2012

The Straylings are getting it right, but the kindling stayed wet. The constant churn of styles in the bitter quest for hipness has delivered another pleasure: Straylings. They have pedigree and...

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Alain De Botton’s Atheist Temples

25/01/2012

As any of you who follow @Alaindebotton on Twitter will know by now, the pop-philosopher-cum-architectural proselytiser has been doing fewer 'consolational' tweets than usual lately. First...

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Raffertie: Mass Appeal

25/01/2012

Continuing to pick and choose from dance music's ever-expanding past for seams of inspiration, Raffertie's single most endearing talent as a musician is that he references without trapping...

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Bloodstock

Nile and Mayhem exclusive Bloodstock 2012

25/01/2012

NILE and Norwegian Black Metal Legends MAYHEM, make their BLOODSTOCK debut....

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Inverloch Sign to Relapse

25/01/2012

Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the signing of Melbourne, Australia’s doom-dwellers Inverloch.  Featuring 2/4 of the legendary diSEMBOWELMENT, INVERLOCH (Matthew Skarajew...

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Wikithink: An Academic in Africa

25/01/2012

The first week of term has arrived, and with it about 100 students.  Frankly, this is a bit of a shock to the system.  And not just mine, the whole delicate ecology of the university is...

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Southern Lord to release Enabler

24/01/2012

Enabler. This brain-melting hardcore punk/metal crossover band from Milwaukee was formed by guitarist / vocalist and songwriter Jeff Lohrber. Cut from the same cloth as the likes of Integrity, Earth...

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Trace Elements: Marketing Copy

24/01/2012

“How old are you? And are you married with children?” I was asked by a potential client last week in Canary Wharf. My top of the range anti-wrinkle cream allowed me to subtract vainly for...

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Punishment Park

23/01/2012

As the UK slips further towards the more and more real prospect of a police state — some, myself included, would argue we’re already there — this 40th anniversary Blu-ray edition of Peter...

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Ringo Starr Announces Album

23/01/2012

'I'd like to be Under the sea In an octopus's garden, In the shade'. Ringo's BACK! Celebrating the 50th anniversary of joining The Beatles, the man described by John Lennon as...

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Introducing Ronin (ITA)

23/01/2012

This band is awesome. Big bio… BIG bio. See em tonight for elements of Leyland Kirby, Fennesz and Godspeed. /
 
£6 in advance / £8 on the door

The Vortex
11 Gillett Square, London...

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Interesting Times: SOPA

23/01/2012

Politics has rarely concerned itself with the intelligent. The art of persuasion is neutered by the intelligent person's demands for data. Where will the money for schools, libraries, hospitals...

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The Legendary Shack Shakers UK Tour

23/01/2012

Holy shoot, you scumbags, possibly the most righteous band currently kicking several shades of satan out of your ass hits town in April.  Th' Legendary Shack Shakers.  This band sums up...

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One Hit Wonder? You’ve Got 3.95 Years

22/01/2012

Just under four years of public profile for a one-hit wonder? So how come 'Shaddap a' Your Face' is still stuck in my head after thirty-odd years? DENVER – A detailed analysis of...

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Savage Nomads. Carl Batson

Loitered Lens: Savage Nomads

22/01/2012

The Savage Nomads are a great London band that have been doing good things and making the right sort of noise. Our man Carl Batson likes these kids. He knows their habits, he watches their styles...

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The Many-Faceted Beauty of the Flying Street Rat

21/01/2012

Yeah, maybe they're cute, fluffy and of great scientific interest. Bet you wouldn't eat one though…. Your standard street pigeon might seem like a bore, but pigeon fanciers well know...

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Sturqen: Praga

21/01/2012

Some artists have such an innovative and distinctive sound that they define a whole area of sonic activity. The recently mothballed Finnish duo Pan Sonic will always be associated with raw analogue...

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Matthew Bourne Performances Video

20/01/2012

Matthew Bourne Performance Videos Released The clips were filmed just before Christmas at Leeds College of Music, and give a sense of Bourne's remarkable technique. The pieces include...

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Anonymous Issue Video ‘Don’t Mess With Us’

20/01/2012

Anonymous video...

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Errors: Have Some Faith in Magic

20/01/2012

'we had the idea to put vocals in the music a while ago but we always intended that they should be treated as another instrument. We’ve used them in a way that sits really...

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Graham Coxon Returns with new album A+E

19/01/2012

Graham Coxon returns to Parlophone for his new album titled A+E, which will be released on 2nd April. A+E is Coxon’s first release since the acclaimed, acoustic-driven The Spinning Top. Coxon...

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Eyvind Kang: The Narrow Garden

19/01/2012

The fine folded pressures of the lidless eye. Renowned through his collaborations with John Zorn, Mike Patton, and Trey Spruance, Eyvind Kang has become the go-to violin guy for a certain strain of...

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Avaaz SOPA petition – share this!

18/01/2012

Hey Trebuchet readers. This is really important. You know this internet that you all love. Well a lot of it is memetic and based on pop culture. SOPA and PIPA will curtail the satire, the references...

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Meshuggah on tour 2012

18/01/2012

Meshuggah are very special band for Trebuchet writers and indeed many of our readers.  The hyper rhythmic tour de force Meshuggah has become an institution and despite low record sales for...

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Anthrax joined by Diamond Plate for UK shows

18/01/2012

Chicago thrashers DIAMOND PLATE have confirmed three UK shows, marking the first time ever that the band will have played outside of North America. DIAMOND PLATE are due to support thrash metal...

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Plaster: Platforms

18/01/2012

Plaster is a duo of Gianclaudio Hashem Moniri and Giuseppe Carlini founded in Rome in 2008 with two previous album and EP releases on the Ukrainian label Kvitnu. The press release states that they...

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Abbey Road Studio to become Fairmont Hotel

17/01/2012

So the Fairmont Hotels group is to open a hotel in the Abbey Road studios. Deny all you will the nefarious influences of filesharing and piracy on the fortunes of the music industry – and those...

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