Author: Trebuchet Magazine

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English Wikipedia to turn off the lights in SOPA protest

17/01/2012

Today, the Wikipedia community announced its decision to black out the English-language Wikipedia for 24 hours, worldwide, beginning at WED 05:00 UTC.  In an unparalleled show of web solidarity...

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Pulled Apart By Horses: New Single/Album

16/01/2012

Bad jumpers, bubbles and blooded stumps. The video has a certain clunky charm at least. Pulled Apart By Horses are excited to announce the release of a brand new single, ‘V.E.N.O.M’ today...

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Helmet – play ‘Meantime’

12/01/2012

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of their iconic second album ‘Meantime’, the mighty Helmet will play the album in full, as well as other classics, on a UK tour next year including...

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Planets. How Many? 100 Billion?!

12/01/2012

It seems like only days ago that we were all getting excited about the proof that there are other planets out there. NASA's Kepler mission proposed that there were at least two planets in other...

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Pirate Power Metal – Alestorm

11/01/2012

Sometimes things just feel right.  In this case pirate shirts, pirate-based drinking and pirate-themed metal. It's salty and juvenile insert analogy here and could just be thing to blow away...

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Algae for your fuel tank

11/01/2012

New process for producing biodiesel from microalgae oil The available amount of fossil fuels is limited and their combustion in vehicle motors increases atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. The...

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Thieves Like Us stream their new track

11/01/2012

Thieves Like Us return on 20th March with a new album on Captured Tracks. 'Marie Marie' is the first track to be heard. THIEVES LIKE US // Marie Marie by TheArtOf… Trebuchet MagazineThe...

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Pelican – Custom Metal, April UK Tour

10/01/2012

April 2012 will see Chicago’s post-metal quartet Pelican make a welcome return to the live circuit for their first full UK tour since 2008. Never content to remain static over the course of...

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Killing Joke –  UK tour 2012

10/01/2012

Industrial Rock Weirdos Killing Joke – bring back the crazy.  Emerging from the late 70s as a formidable force of social unrest, political revolt and spiritual corruption Killing Joke have...

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Olafur Arnalds Scores For Hollywood

10/01/2012

Acknowledgement of Arnalds' applicability to motion picture soundtracks...

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Black Sabbath Guitarist Suffering from Lymphoma

09/01/2012

Very little to go on here, but the breaking news on Black Sabbath's Facebook page is that Tony Iommi is suffering from 'lymphoma'. Whether or not this refers to the condition...

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Primus to play two special RAH shows.

09/01/2012

After returning to the UK for the first time in 14 years in 2011, for 2 special sold out shows, the band will play 2 special nights, 2 different shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall on April 4 +...

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Dragonforce – intimate 100 club performance

08/01/2012

Metal heroes Dragonforce have announced their first UK headline show with new singer Marc Hudson at London's 100 Club in Oxford Street on 16th Feb.  Get your tickets now for the power metal...

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Real-Life Laser Tricorder Developed

08/01/2012

But will it work on green-blooded goblins? Star Trek Tricorder revisited: Toward a genre of medical scanners A hand-held scanner, reminiscent of the fictional Star Trek medical Tricorder, images...

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Dillinger Escape Plan and Mastodon UK Tour

07/01/2012

Seriously intense music is heading this way!  Mastodon have released wagon burning, World or Warcraft Psych-rock masterpiece after masterpiece! Dillinger Escape Plan are in a rare league of...

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Woods of Ypres frontman David Gold was tragically killed

07/01/2012

Woods of Ypres frontman David Gold was tragically killed in a road traffic accident on 21st December, outside Barrie, in his home country of Canada.  In accordance with the wishes of David's...

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Lubomyr Melnyk’s Debut UK Performance

07/01/2012

Continuing their eclectic and frankly fascinating programme of musical events, London's Cafe OTO hosts superfast 'continuous music' pioneer Lubomyr Melnyk in his debut UK performance. A...

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Nano-Wires, Quantum Electrics

06/01/2012

Quantum-scaled nano-cables.  Pretty nifty, no doubt whatsoever. But until someone figures out how to make a molecular plug, socket, or screwdriver, the applications are somewhat murky. Enough...

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Multitasking Bats

04/01/2012

Driving whilst listening to a partner yelling instructions? Hardly ideal. Luckily, bats are pretty good at it. Although perhaps not the one in the video…. Washington, D.C. – Imagine...

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Wobble and Levene Team up to perform Metal Box!

03/01/2012

In perhaps the best news we've heard in a while it seems that P.I.L founder Jah Wobble and Keith Levene are teaming up to perform Metal Box in Dub in Tokyo.  For many this may mean close to...

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Pulling Faces to Survive

02/01/2012

If you've spent any of the last few days with family, or a partner's family, you've very likely had to resist the urge to pull faces. You've probably also had to resist the urge to...

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Bloodthirsty! What attracts mosquitoes?

31/12/2011

Ever noticed how some people get chewed to shreds by mosquitoes, whilst others aren't even touched by the blood-sucking pests? New research looks like it might have a reason for that....

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Simian Ghost Release ‘Wolf Girl’ EP

30/12/2011

Choose your own level of excitement to react to Simian Ghost's upcoming EP Wolfgirl. Out on January 16th on Heist or Hit Records the Stockholm art-pop act combine sharp beats with icy top-end...

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The 27 Club. Does it exist?

29/12/2011

Is 27 really a dangerous age for famous musicians? The list of well known musicians who have died at age 27 may look like more than a coincidence – Amy Winehouse, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix,...

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Epilepsy and Violent Crime are Not linked

28/12/2011

Having epilepsy is not linked to committing violent crime Despite public opinion to the contrary, having the neurological condition epilepsy is not directly associated with an increased risk of...

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Gold, Frankincense and Myrhh – If You Can Find It

27/12/2011

Gold, Frankincense and Myrhh. Trees that produce frankincense – used in incense and perfumes across the world and a key part of the Christmas story – are declining so dramatically that...

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Salt policy makers eat too much salt at work

26/12/2011

Salt policy makers in the Netherlands are consuming more than the average daily recommended salt intake of 6 grams in one hot meal at their work canteens, finds a study in the Christmas issue...

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Happy Christmas from the Stars

25/12/2011

No, it's not a bunch of z-list celebs wishing you seasons greetings in aid of their favourite charidee. It's an actual angel in the stars. What better news item for all at Trebuchet Magazine...

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Do you hear what I hear? Noise exposure surrounds us

24/12/2011

Nine out of 10 city dwellers may have enough harmful noise exposure to risk hearing loss, and most of that exposure comes from leisure activities. Researchers at the University of Michigan found that...

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What’s Your Poison?: Which Kills You Quicker – Wine or Beer?

23/12/2011

Title of the press release: 'Are there differences in mortality among wine consumers and other alcoholic beverages?' Um, doubt it. Not unless Chateau Lafitte has spme hitherto undiscovered...

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