Author: Trebuchet Magazine

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

Summer Camp: New Single, St. Etienne Remix [Stream]

Summer Camp announce the release of their new single 'Losing My Mind' on March 19th. Nothing special about that, singles are annouced every day, glittery press photos and promo videos clog...

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Tricky and Martina Topley-Bird to perform Maxinquaye

An incendiary pairing, in life as well as on record. Nostalgia ain't what it used to be, and cash-in tours are becoming tedious, but hearing Martina Topley-Bird performing Maxinquaye with Tricky...

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Street drug ‘bath salts’ packs double punch

Government reaction to unregulated drugs still tends towards Anslinger-style scaremongering. It seems to be the default setting. Which can be counter-productive too. When a new drug becomes a...

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A rainbow in the palm of your hand

The wonders of science. A polymer that can simultaneously reflect all the visible wavelengths of light. Described as having applications thatcould include: 'biomedical imaging, including...

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WOMAD Announce Lineup

Growing steadily since its first incarnation in 1982, WOMAD proves, year-in, year-out, that popular music is not simply a rundown of what happens to be shifting the most units on iTunes in any given...

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Chess Players See Differently

Just as expert chess players scrutinize a board to calculate their next moves, UT Dallas cognitive neuroscientists are studying the way these players' brains work to better understand how visual...

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Tate Modern: Yayoi Kusama

A review of Yayoi Kusama 2011 Tate show by UK artist Nicola Anthony...

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Public Image Limited: New Material

Public Image Limited, ready to release. It's been a while coming, about twenty years in all, but PIL are now ready to release the work that they've been recording over the last year....

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Peaking Lights Announce Tour Dates

Floaty loops and rasping feedback, Wisconsin-based Peaking Lights (although they're originally Cali-Friscan) bring their live show to the UK this summer. Dates just announced: Saturday 2nd of...

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Formation-Flying Minibots

Watch the video, then think of the applications. Try not to get too paranoid. Cruise missiles used street mapping technology to pinpoint targets in the first Gulf War, which is a small solace for...

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Proxima: Formal Junction/Grunge

Is Proxima the real product of the lost generation of western European youth? The western Europe that, having drank 10 cans of Tennants Super, thinking it can take on the developing world as a fourth...

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Hangover? Might Be Better Than You Think

Alcoholic drinks aren't generally put into the category of health food, but in some cases they might be just the cure for nasty parasites. That's according to a study published online on February 16...

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Organic Foods May Contain Arsenic

In yet another swingeing attack on the smug middle classes, it turns out that much of what was considered a healthy alternative to the chemical-infused pork-products and sugary beverages so beloved...

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FaceBook Targets ‘Faggots’?

It appears that FaceBook consider the word 'faggot' to be an acceptable target word to use when homing their advertising in on gay users. FaceBook's use of a derogatory target keyword, as...

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Nicola Anthony on Colourful Radio

Tune in quick to http://www.colourfulradio.com/weekday/ to catch Trebuchet art columnist Nicola Anthony as the subject of Silvia Krupinska's discussion of her work with the Edible Art Movement....

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Hugh Laurie Announces Summer Dates

This summer sees Hugh Laurie and the Copper Bottom Band return to the UK to perform their biggest headline shows to date. These new dates are announced following the critical success of the small,...

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Testament to play Bloodstock 2012

Testament announced as special guests at Bloodstock for only UK show of 2012. ...

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Napalm Death Reissue SCUM

So why would Napalm Death want to re-release a record that was LESS loud than on its first outing? It's a relatively complicated subject, but we should welcome the band's entry into the...

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LS Lowry at Nottingham Lakeside

Shooting the White Elephant Like an understanding that only those of us affected would realise (viz., the changing tide and motion, moving beyond motive and motivation, holding kindness and...

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Elvis Presley Returns: In Concert

If you've ever had difficulty spelling or pronouncing the word 'macabre', this is a wonderful opportunity to practise. Bet you can't get to the end of the press release without at...

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Researchers discover secrets of Chinese herbal remedy

2,000-year-old herb regulates autoimmunity and inflammation BOSTON, Mass. (February 12, 2012)—For roughly two thousand years, Chinese herbalists have treated Malaria using a root extract,...

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Spanish Kids Don’t Binge

Somehow, this one is slightly difficult to believe. 60 percent of Spanish adolescents state they do not take drugs and rarely drink alcohol Despite the clichés surrounding the habits of...

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Evile Confirm Neuborn Open Air Festival Date

EVILE have been confirmed for this year's edition of Neuborn Open Air festival, which takes place on 24th and 25th August in Wörrstadt, Germany. Lead guitarist OL DRAKE comments:...

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Big Deal Video

Floppy forelocks, clangy guitars, fey femme vocal. You've heard it all before, right? We all have. Indiekids risen from some ever-tightening cyclical regurgitation of style and swagger, this time...

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Veronica Falls Stream New Single

Recorded just last week, Veronica Falls follow up their eponymously titled album of 2011 with new single 'My Heart Beats'. The band will also be playing a series of live dates in March: 8...

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Lady Antebellum Announce UK Tour

Yet another of Dave Grohl's favourites (although he did say that the music business would be just fine if every album was as good as Adele's 21, so let's not be too influenced), Lady...

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Graham Coxon Wants You To Dance in his New Vid

Graham Coxon, used to being surrounded by a bunch of visually underwhelming individuals whilst onstage, wants to shake things up in his new video, and put YOU in it. That's not the official press...

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Sepultura and Iced Earth on the Bill at Bloodstock

Sepultura and Iced Earth on the Bill at Bloodstock...

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Fender release Johnny Marr Guitar

Whether you're a guitarist or not the Johnny Marr is a work of guitar geek awesome for the lovers of fine design… the specs look hot too.  Fender have released what looks like a...

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Artificial ‘Eyes’ Stop Mercedes Cars Squishing Pedestrians

Just as well really. You know why they say Mercedes indicator bulbs last so long? Well, when did you last see one being used? A team of German researchers, with the help of a lecturer at the...

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