Archive - Trebuchet

Psst, Keep this to yourself: How to Expose Massive Conspiracies

28/01/2016

Equation shows that large-scale conspiracies would quickly reveal themselves. But maybe that's just What They Want You To Think! Or not. Perhaps. ...

Taste, restraint and Donna Summer. The goth-metal way. (Aghast Afterglow)

28/01/2016

Classically trained female vocals, Donna Summer covers and guitar shred which sounds like 'Yngwie Malmsteen with a sense of taste and restraint'. Aghast Afterglow's debut album has to be good....

Thwack! Feel the Flow with Pressure-Sensitive Rubber Gloves

27/01/2016

More than mere Marigolds, Tokyo University researchers develop pressure-sensitive rubber gloves for medical workers....

Dark, Relentless Glory: Monthly Metal Medley

27/01/2016

In the midst of death... Heavy Metal, that most persistent and insidious weed, offers up new releases from Witchcraft, Ghost Witch, Gomorrah and Conan. We review....

Wanna Swap some Cells? Get Some Acoustic Tweezers in Your Handbag

26/01/2016

Acoustic tweezers provide much needed pluck for 3-D bioprinting. But what do they do? Report...

The Illusion’s Reckoning (Mantra Vega)

26/01/2016

After two years of writing and recording, Mantra Vega release The Illusion's Reckoning. Worth the wait? Tim Hall reviews....

Early Kinship and Community Displayed at Newly-Examined Spanish Megalithic Tomb

25/01/2016

Neolithic megalithic tomb in Spain comprehensively examined for the first time ...

Zap Those Clouds Away: Smart Windows Get Cheaper

24/01/2016

Soft colour composites may offer a cheaper alternative to smart windows. MIT researcher explains how. ...

Loitered Lens: Three Days Grace

24/01/2016

Photos of Three Days Grace kicking off their European tour at The Forum, Kentish Town, January 15th 2016...

Fry, not Boil, for a Healthier Diet. WHUT?!

23/01/2016

Deep-fried sprouts, anyone? Vegetables fried with olive oil have more healthy properties than boiled ones ...

Barbican Babel (Terence Blanchard and the E-Collective, live)

23/01/2016

Bemusement ensues at the London Jazz Festival, as jazz legend Terence Blanchard gets lost in the E-Collective. ...

Real Life or Social Media – How Many Friends is Too Many?

22/01/2016

Are you really my friend? Social media isn't the same as real life, but a new study suggests the same skills apply. How does it all work?...

Attacking the Devil: Harold Evans and the Last Nazi War Crime (Film)

22/01/2016

The story that proved we CAN fight Big Pharma, Attacking the Devil is a rallying cry to the spirit of truth...

30 Years, Still Undead. The Mission, Tour Details

21/01/2016

Thirty years after their first gig, The Mission bring their glorious goth rock back on tour. Dates and Details...

Osiris is a Black Star (David Bowie and the Occult)

21/01/2016

Bowie, Elvis, Death & the Egyptian Underworld...

Why Spiderman Can’t Climb Walls

20/01/2016

There is a size limit to sticky footpads as an evolutionary solution to climbing...

Cuddly Dictators and Visible Boredom: Lost in Karastan

20/01/2016

Lost in Karastan is a slightly infuriating missed opportunity, albeit with some charm...

Eat Your Way to Better Sleep

19/01/2016

Diet-based recommendations might be used to improve sleep in those with poor sleep quality...

Solid musicianship rather wasted: Resurrection Kings

19/01/2016

Resurrection Kings' Chas West has a great old-school hard rock voice of the sort you don't hear enough of, and sounds as though he'd excel... given stronger material...

Dark Devotion: Michael Gira Solo Tour

18/01/2016

Michael Gira London performance at the Barbican on 30 March 2016, followed by European tour...

Whipworm, Roundworm, Parasites. What did the Romans ever do for us?

17/01/2016

Roman toilets gave no clear health benefit, and Romanization actually spread parasites ...

Loitered Lens: Killing Joke, BBC Maida Vale

17/01/2016

Photos of Killing Joke Live at BBC Maida Vale 2015 ...

What’s 570 billion times brighter than our sun? The Millisecond Magnetar

16/01/2016

Astronomers study what may be the most powerful supernova ever seen...

David Bowie, Cuts, and Why ‘Culture’ is becoming Another Planet

16/01/2016

Bowie's mere presence personified the power and relevance of a cultured society that appreciated and allowed him to emerge and for the rest of us to reach for those rewarding stars as well...

Loitered Lens: The Damned (O2 Islington)

15/01/2016

The Damned, Islington Academy, December 2015...

We get so much respect, but we get jealously too (Thundermother)

15/01/2016

Swedish accadacca influenced rockers Thundermother ride the rock lightning....

Ink Levels Low? Fill it up with Rust! 3D Printing Advances

14/01/2016

New rapid method expands the types of metals, alloys, and architectures that can be additively manufactured...

When Society Starts to Eat Itself: Dystopia (Megadeth)

14/01/2016

Lyrics decrying the state of today's society delivered with a backdrop of technically precise and relentless thrash, Mustaine and his boys prove that there is still life in the Megadeth machine. ...