Archive – Page 216

Wagon Christ – Toomorrow

10/03/2011

Toomorrow is Luke Vibert’s first outing as Wagon Christ since Sorry I Make You Lush in 2004 and if you needed a masterclass in sample transmutation, this is it. From the intro onward Toomorrow...

Spiritualized to play Royal Albert Hall

10/03/2011

ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON TUESDAY 11th OCTOBER Tickets go on sale 9am, Friday 11th March Double Six is pleased to announce SPIRITUALIZED at the ROYAL ALBERT HALL on...

The Cave Singers – No Witch

10/03/2011

A lot of this album rides on close vocal harmonies - but don't expect sweetness and light from the Cave Singers, No Witch...

Gruff Rhys – Hotel Shampoo

09/03/2011

An album that was given all the breaks yet provided none of the greatness. As a musical mid-life crisis goes, this one is the equivalent of a red sports car and a blonde twenty-two year old...

Trappings, Friezes and Being Female.

09/03/2011

Kleio Gizeli, Lisa Holden, Martha Parsey, Carol Robertson, Susan Gunn, Rana Begum. Crossroads, Hyatt Regency London – The Churchill, March 2011 – June 2011. UK Female Artists...

Mike Starr (Alice in Chains) 1966-2011. RIP.

09/03/2011

Today the talented Bass Player of Alice In Chains was found dead today in Salt Lake City, Utah. While thought to be due to a heroin overdose the police have yet to release a statment regarding the...

Trebuchet Magazine featured in T-Squat Magazine

08/03/2011

Australian Style Zine T-squat features Trebuchet in the latest edition. Read On: Winning!...

Alcohol Reduces Risks of Heart Disease

08/03/2011

A summary paper on the effects of alcohol consumption on biologic mechanisms associated with coronary heart disease provides an excellent review of a large number of intervention studies in humans....

Make Better Music 34: Quantisation Death Ray

08/03/2011

Make Better Music 34: Quantisation Death Ray. One of the problems I have with electronic music is that missing “human element”. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with robotic music, or...

Attack of the Stereotypes

07/03/2011

Attack of the Stereotypes In a dark, dark town there was a dark, dark street, And on the dark, dark street there was a dark, dark building And in the dark, dark building were… BRIGHT JAPANESE...

Ultraphallus- Sowberry Hagan

07/03/2011

A doom metal album recorded in just four days, on a farm,with Oxbow . Am I meant to be impressed? Well good, because I am. Ultraphallus are an equally abrasive and bewildering quartet from Leige,...

Bonded by Blood – Exiled To Earth

06/03/2011

Profligate the Pain When I saw the name Bonded by Blood my heart leapt into my mouth. "I get to review Exodus' debut, awesome!" so imagine my surprise/disappointment upon seeing an...

Can you predict your mate will cheat by their voice?

05/03/2011

When choosing a partner, women believe the lower the man's voice, the more likely he's going to cheat. Conversely, men think a woman with a higher voice is more likely to be unfaithful,...

Black Label Society – Colston Hall

05/03/2011

A few years ago (2007) Black Label Society, headed up by guitarist and singer Zakk Wylde, booked a March date at London’s Brixton Academy, well in advance following only a handful of appearances on...

LSE Director steps down

04/03/2011

Accepting responsibility for accepting money from Gaddafi, LSE headboy Davies' resignation comes as an inquiry is launched into the affair....

Lost in New Jersey 7: No Convenient Division

04/03/2011

Lost in New Jersey 7: No Convenient Division. Photographic series by Matt Coleman...

The Centrifuge

04/03/2011

With all this Dubstep flying around Acid may seem like a vague memory well wake up as it’s very much alive and kicking! I ♥ Acid, The Centrifuge, and Complex Sound Sagacity presents to...

Spokes – 3, 4, 5

03/03/2011

An alt-indie group seems like a pretty unlikely choice for the Ninja Tune roster but with their talent for structured orchestration you wonder why Spokes weren't snapped up sooner. Since winning...

Does fluoride really fight cavities by ‘the skin of the teeth’?

03/03/2011

In a study sure to set conspiracy theorists clacking away at the keys, scientists are reporting that the protective shield fluoride forms on teeth is up to 100 times thinner than previously believed....

Miranda Donovan – The Home Unleashed

02/03/2011

Miranda Donovan - The Home Unleashed - Lazarides Gallery, 24th Feb – 23rd March 2011...

Activism: Move to stop Murdoch Owning BskyB

02/03/2011

"In 24 hours, nearly half our mass media could be owned by Rupert Murdoch." Avaaz.org has posted a campaign to block the UK governments decision which would allow Rupert Murdoch to purchase...

Make Better Music 33: Re-labelling and Pattern Shifting.

01/03/2011

Make Better Music 33: Re-labelling and Pattern Shifting. Lessons in music composition, song writing, artistic motivation and making better music from David Graham....

Memory, ageing and the irrelevant

28/02/2011

Making the 'irrelevant' relevant to understand memory and aging. Age alters memory. But in what ways, and why? These questions comprise a vast puzzle for neurologists and psychologists. A new...

Mean girls and queen bees

26/02/2011

Mean girls and queen bees: Females threatened by social exclusion will reject others first. Many studies have suggested that males tend to be more physically and verbally aggressive than females....

Venetian Snares – XOYO

26/02/2011

Ecstatic breaks and camaraderie, Venetian Snares rocks London. XOYO, Old Street, 23/2/11...

Low vitamin D levels linked to allergies in kids

25/02/2011

A study of more than 3,000 children shows that low vitamin D levels are associated with increased likelihood that children will develop allergies, according to a paper published in the February 17...

Lost in New Jersey 6: Approaching Life

25/02/2011

Lost in New Jersey 6: Approaching Life. Photographic series by Matt Coleman...

Avaaz and Amnesty: Libya!

24/02/2011

As reports come in through a variety of media it's clear that the protests aren't going well. Numerous Youtube videos, and global media broadcasts show a country on the verge of violent...

The Death Set – Michel Poiccard

24/02/2011

It’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to… Ok, before we begin, I feel I have to issue a health warning. This review contains considerable traces of rap-rock. In fact, a hell of a...