Author: Trebuchet Magazine

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. - Aristotle

Jurassic Bark: Return of the Prehistoric Forest

Global climate change means that recently discovered ancient forests in Canada's extreme north could one day return. aleomagentic analysis involves looking at how the Earth's magnetic field has...

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[Listen] The Zolas

It's feeling like Canada week at Trebuchet, what with Stuart Gadd's missive from the great wild north at Festival de Musiques Emergentes in Quebec, and Mode Moderne announcing their UK dates...

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Free Download: Nils Frahm

Falling out of a bunkbed and smashing up a digit would be inconvenient for anyone. For a pianist though, it's disaster. Nevertheless, if Django Reindhardt could manage to relearn to play guitar after...

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Welfare Greed

A Danish researcher has compared two of the most different welfare systems in the western world. Despite the differences, the research shows surprising similarities in the way in which people in the...

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Crustaceans Remake Finding Nemo (sorta)

With sea ice in the Arctic melting to record lows in summer months, marine animals living there face dramatic changes to their environment. Yet some crustaceans, previously thought to spend their...

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Extreme Winters: Advance Warning

Severe UK winters, like the 'big freeze' of 2009/10, can now be better forecast months in advance using the Met Office's latest model. A new study, published today, Friday 14 September, in IOP...

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Hot as Hell, But Where’s the Hottest?

"This investigation demonstrates that, because of continued improvements in meteorology and climatology, researchers can now reanalyze past weather records in much more detail and with greater...

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[Video] A Winged Victory for the Sullen

A Winged Victory for the Sullen's 'Requiem For The Static King Part One' directed by Christopher Hewitt...

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[Listen] The New Union

Brighton's The New Union combine the better bits of The Macabees and Coldplay in a joyous single 'Without You', out on October 8th (Two Sisters Records). Details of where to catch them live are at...

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Disgusting! Sexual Arousal Makes Us Less Squeamish

Well, we've all done things in the heat of passion that, in other circumstances, would seem a touch yucky (now give that hairbrush a good wash, madam). Actually, in the cold light of morning, the...

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2:54 Cover Adamski/Seal

When ZTT bit the dust, Seal went from being an edgy urban electronica act to something more akin to a one-man Lighthouse Family. That said, 2:54 have channeled the bleak and sterile undertones of...

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Gut Feeling. Surgeons Leave 4000 Objects Inside Patients

The swab, which was boring its way into the rectum, was clearly visible on a CT scan. Removal of the swab resolved her symptoms. Well, here's a word for you: 'gossypium'. And it refers to the...

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Rupert Stroud [Single]

Putting in the miles, sofabeds and service-station all-day breakfasts, Rupert Stroud has been touring hard in the UK all summer. All grist to the mill, and meaning that when 'Twisted Games' and 'No...

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Fathers who sleep closer to children have lower testosterone levels

Surely this is a good thing. Fathers who sleep closer to children have lower testosterone levels Closer sleeping proximity between fathers and children is associated with a greater decrease in the...

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Trickle Up

Exceptional upward mobility in the US is a myth, international studies show. ...

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LEDs winning Energy Race.

Today's light-emitting diode light bulbs have a slight environmental edge over compact fluorescent lamps. And that gap is expected to grow significantly as technology and manufacturing methods...

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[Listen] Matmos release Schwarz Remix

Matmos' forthcoming 'Very Large Green Triangles' has been remixed by Baltimore producer Schwarz in aid of the Maryland Food Bank The track can be purchased from Matmos' Bandcamp for a voluntary...

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Zed Bias – Heavy Water Riddim [Listen]

There are overtones of Amon Tobin, the Zatoichi rhythm sequences and of course Matthew Herbert in the track - so if those names mean anything give it go. ...

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Reusing London’s Olympic Drug Labs

London Olympics anti-doping labs set for first-of-a-kind repurposing...

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Soon Come: Male birth control on the way.

Attention men: The day may be coming soon when you can take your own birth control pill with no side effects, according to a study done by a group of scientists that includes a Texas A&M University...

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Sex and Women, It’s a Magazine Thing. Or not.

"Our results suggest that the complex and sometimes conflicting representations of female sexuality proliferating in the mass media and popular culture could potentially have both empowering and...

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Apple iPod Touch and Adult Autism

Amsterdam, NL, September 3, 2012 – Only 15% of adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in the United States have some form of paid work. Difficulties related to cognition, behavior,...

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Neurosis and Godflesh to Play London Show

Having recently divulged details of the brand new studio album, Honor Found In Decay by Neurosis and their ATP Nightmare Before Christmas festival appearance, we can now proudly announce a very...

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Free Download: Sarin Smoke

Sarin Smoke give away 'Upsound' in anticipation of the release of their album, Vent, on September 17th ...

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Glass Half Full?

The speed at which an alcoholic beverage is drunk will influence the level of intoxication experienced, and also the number of drinks consumed in a single drinking session. Therefore, slowing...

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The ‘Buffy Effect’ and Violent Media

"Positive depictions of women challenge negative stereotypes even when the content includes sexuality and violence. In this way Ferguson reminds us that viewers often process popular media portrayals...

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Richie Sambora Threatens UK Tour

Richie Sambora, legendary rock musician and founding member of Bon Jovi, has confirmed a string of European tour dates including a show in Londonat O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire on the 16th October....

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UFOMammut release track 3 from Oro: Opus Alter

The release of the second and final installment of UFOMAMMUT’s ORO album series, ORO: Opus Alter, is on the horizon, with a street date of September 17th via Neurot Recordings. In preparation for...

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Teengirl Fantasy Live Dates

'a form of discourse between the band and their instruments'. Coo! Does it count if it's just the keyboardist shouting at the pitchbend wheel for being sticky? The rest of the description...

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Bagheera: Swift

Kipling and Disney aside though, the name Bagheera is now being laid claim to by a Swiss groove metal band, whose debut album Drift will see release on Domino records on October 5th....

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