Author: Trebuchet Magazine

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

Lady Starlight announced for Born This Way Ball with Lady Gaga plus Judas Priest shows

16/04/2012

Lady Starlight announced for Born This Way Ball with Lady Gaga plus Judas Priest shows Girls apparently just want to have fun. Fun with benefits and money, and adoration, and more fun. The secret is...

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Membranes release special AAA-side

16/04/2012

For record store day, Louder Than War Records will be celebrating the return of the legendary post punk band the Membranes by releasing a triple AAA-side, which marks their first release in 22 years...

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Twitter User Faces Jail for Dropping the C-bomb

16/04/2012

Twitter user, and free-speech activist, Olly Cromwell, has been found guilty under Section 127 of the Telecommunications Act 2003 of making a grossly offensive and menacing comment on Twitter....

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Car-Mounted Radar in Development

15/04/2012

The worrying part of the Universiy of Navarre's project to develop a pedestrian-avoidance system is that it appears not to exist already. And considering that the state of Nevada approved the...

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‘Excessive Worrying’ linked to Intelligence

14/04/2012

It might not be rational or scientific, but there are some of us who just know instinctively that if we don't clutch the armrests with a deathgrip on takeoff, that obviously the wings will fall...

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Glimpses of Aurora on Uranus

13/04/2012

WASHINGTON—For the first time, scientists have captured images of auroras above the giant ice planet Uranus, finding further evidence of just how peculiar a world that distant planet is....

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Handel’s Messiah in Dublin

13/04/2012

If the artistic foibles of 21st century musicians and composers ever seem outlandish, it's fair to say they are preceded by a tradition of similar behaviour that stretches back centuries. History...

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Electrified Snails as a Power Source for Spycams

12/04/2012

No really, it's true. Snails as a power source. Handy, when you think about it. Just pick it up and stick it where you need it. Ideal for lighting those hard to reach areas. The applications are...

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An Ideal Soup: Art Exhibition

11/04/2012

An Ideal Soup: The BAR Gallery – Thursday 12th April – Saturday 5th May ‘An Ideal Soup’ opens this week, bringing together a collection of work from Harlesden Gallery –...

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Louder Than War: First Videos

11/04/2012

Musician, journalist, author, presenter and owner of a very silly hairdo – John Robb has long been a vociferous defender of indie music and the leftie sensibilities that are traditionally...

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Science and sex: New Research

10/04/2012

Do it for the species girls! Two pieces of scientific research in the last week tell us, mostly, what we already supposed. Sexual reproduction is a good thing, but females can be a bit picky....

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Tetra Shed

09/04/2012

Embracing the move to home-office working with more style than anything else we've seen so far, winner of 100% Design's Cool Wall 2011 competition, Tetra Shed won't be available at your...

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Did a Bunny lay your Easter Egg, or was it a Dinosaur?

08/04/2012

Research by paleontologists in Spain and the UK suggests that not all Easter eggs come from the same 'parent' species; some could be from dinosaurs, including a new species from the Pyrenees....

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Finally, a substitute for whale vomit!

07/04/2012

Scent of a woman? Far more likely that it's actually the stench of whale vomit. Still, at least there's a chance that high-end perfume-makers no longer have to depend upon bulimic sperm...

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Black Dice New Album Streamed Here.

06/04/2012

Happy Easter People – the new Black Dice Album 'Mr Impossible' is being streamed here on Trebuchet.  Which all in all is quite nice. I'd write more but there is way too much...

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Robots Versus Pirates: Scanning for contraband with MMSS

06/04/2012

Robocopters and multi-mode sensor seeking technology goes into trial this summer with the US Navy. The technology makes it simpler for US Navy personnel to identify pirate vessels. Alternatively,...

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The Emotional Impact of Unrewarding Work

05/04/2012

Emotionally exhausted? Is that an actual scientific term now? Researchers at Concordia University in Montreal have helpfully attached the phrase to a recent study developing the theory that staying...

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Lee Gascoyne and John Ledger exhibition at Heartbeat Gallery

04/04/2012

Lee Gascoyne, John Ledger 18 April — 10 May 2012. Much underrated and under appreciated artists Lee Gascoyne and John Ledger have been brought to together by the heartbeat gallery. Not to be...

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Jeremiah Day: Site Gallery

03/04/2012

Jeremiah Day is undoubtedly one of the most talented performance artist’s of his generation. His show at the Site Gallery is simple mixture of small and large photographic prints, slideshows...

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Protein announces Daniel Johnston Exhibition

03/04/2012

Daniel Johnston Comes to London.  Arch-songwriter and trouble soul Daniel Johnston is playing London. If heart rending poignancy is your thing then this exhibition is the perfect compliment to...

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Riveting: What Really Sank the Titanic

03/04/2012

Riveting: What Really Sank the Titanic...

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Earliest Evidence of Fire Use

03/04/2012

Scientists find evidence that human ancestors used fire one million years ago – 300,000 years earlier than previously believed.             An...

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Fast food linked to depression

01/04/2012

Which is cause and which is effect? A study confirming a link between eating fast food and depression is one thing, figuring out whether or not the subjects are eating fast food because they're...

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Lost Clint Mansel soundtrack sees light.

31/03/2012

Previously unreleased film score from critically acclaimed contemporary composer Clint Mansel (Pop Will Eat Itself) Music From the Motion Picture Last Night – Released April 16th 2012...

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Inverloch – debut new song

30/03/2012

INVERLOCH:  Debut New Song Melbourne, Australia’s doom-dwellers INVERLOCH (featuring 2/4 of the legendary diSEMBOWELMENT) have premiered a new track from their upcoming debut mini-LP...

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Brighton’s Great Escape Host ‘DIY’ Music Forum

30/03/2012

'You've got to think of yourself as a brand, man. And, like, put download links on your FaceBook page and GO VIRAL!' Finding a way to make the music industry work for you takes more than...

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Karim Park – Electro Goth Free Single

29/03/2012

Swedish electro-goth princess Karin Park has announced the release of her highly anticipated album ‘Highwire Poetry’ on the 28th May. Following the release of her UK debut last September...

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General Surgery:  ‘A Collection of Depravation’ Full Album Streaming Online

29/03/2012

General Surgery:  ‘A Collection of Depravation’ Full Album Streaming Online Swedish goregrind legends GENERAL SURGERY are currently streaming their entire singles compilation A...

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A healthier home? Just move out.

29/03/2012

Want to reduce the percentage of bacteria in your home the easy way? Go outside. Just having a human in the room can add up to 37 million bacteria to the air every hour, although it's possible...

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Chilis Cut Cholesterol

28/03/2012

Bring it ON!!! Chili peppers, we love them already, but it turns out that they're good for us too. Well, we knew they had to be. Apart from being the best way to clear up a blocked nose (eating...

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