Author: Trebuchet Magazine

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

Historian says history of nuclear power needs to be addressed

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The long-standing conflicts over nuclear power and the risks of radiation exposure are nothing new – in fact, the debate over the damaged Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant in...

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Doss Blockos: Oz Beer goes Underground

Doss Blockos have created something special, a street culture inspired brewery hidden in amongst the urban snorescapes of Melbourne. Pretty much epitomising everything Trebuchet admires; righteous...

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Fire Folkers: Van Susans

Sofia Ilyas spoke to Van Susan, a popcore rock band fast on the rise and about to make some noise in your direction, about now and the shiny future.  Trebuchet: Can you tell me about the band,...

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Felix’s Machines

Sofia Ilyas speaks to Felix Thorn of Felix’s Machines about his unique performance which sees him attaching his laptop to instruments in the newest way yet.   Trebuchet: Tell me about your...

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Agoraphobic Nosebleed/Despise You (Split) – and on and on

Pressing play on a record like this is like activating an electric death chair with chainsaws for legs.  Despise You are Hardcore. Not so much genre defining but genre defined; every note they...

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Work begins on World’s biggest telescope.

Plans for the world’s biggest telescope — the Square Kilometre Array — advanced significantly today (2nd April 2011) with a decision to locate the project office at Jodrell Bank...

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Quones by Global Goon

In terms of a modern musical fantasy it’s hard to beat the idea of sharing a house at one point with both Richard James (of Aphex Twin fame) and, Mr Squarepusher, Tom Jenkinson. Aside from what...

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Informaticists uncover online security flaws, receive free products.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Internet security researchers at Indiana University and Microsoft Research have exploited software flaws in leading online stores that use third-party payment services...

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Destroyer Joins Dead Oceans For First European Headline

Destroyer Joins Dead Oceans For UK/EU/Japanese Release Of Kaputt, Announces First European Headline Tour. Dead Oceans are thrilled to announce that we're handling the UK, European and Japanese...

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Wormrot offer entire new album as free download

Due to an overwhelming demand from fans who are desperate to hear DIRGE, the new album from Singapore grinders WORMROT, the band and Earache Records have made the entire 25-track grindcore...

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Tindersticks announce UK tour dates in October.

Tindersticks are delighted to announce UK tour dates in October, in conjunction with Music Beyond Mainstream to celebrate the band’s long awaited release of Claire Denis Film Scores...

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Size matters: Smaller particles could make solar panels more efficient

Studies done by Mark Lusk and colleagues at the Colorado School of Mines could significantly improve the efficiency of solar cells. Their latest work describes how the size of light-absorbing...

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Parlophone to release exclusive 7” for record store day

PARLOPHONE TO RELEASE EXCLUSIVE 7” SERIES FOR RECORD STORE DAY PLUS FURTHER VINYL RELEASES     ARTISTS INCLUDE JONSI, BEASTIE BOYS, TINIE TEMPAH, BECK & BAT FOR LASHES, GORILLAZ,...

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Measuring optimism: ‘Arch’ InterContinental bar launch

Desolation Row. Bar launches have become rare occurrences in these recession heavy times. It used to be that every day of the week (excluding Fridays and weekends) was filled with the backlit...

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Psychology: How well do you know your friends?

How does your best friend feel when people act needy?  Or, about people being dishonest? What do they think when others seem uncomfortable in social situations? According to an upcoming study in...

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Are we all Martians?

Are we all Martians? According to many planetary scientists, it’s conceivable that all life on Earth is descended from organisms that originated on Mars and were carried here aboard meteorites....

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Brahma: From the Cradle to the Rave

Psychedelic visions combined with a skill for geometry and a lexicon that owes more to mathematics than romanticism, Bramha’s exhibition brings rave culture into the light. But can his work...

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Obscura – Omnivium

If Earth were to be invaded by an alien race the scene could be imagined as smaller bombers strafing the surface being coordinated from a mother ship.  Much like, say, the US Air Force or Navy...

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Is space like a chessboard?

Physicists at UCLA set out to design a better transistor and ended up discovering a new way to think about the structure of space. Space is usually considered infinitely divisible — given any...

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Magic Bullets – ‘Magic Bullets’

Sunshine and tears… Boy, do these Californians love their Orange Juice. Not, however, the golden state’s fruity elixir, but the Scottish variety. Despite their San Franciscan base and...

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Daedelus – Bespoke

An album full of bespoke pieces as layered as his choice of fashion, does Daedelus retain full control of his creation or does he challenge our ears with a note too far? After a splurge of LP...

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PRESS RELEASE : SOS Festival 16-17th

We're absolutely delighted to announce a further 6 bands for SOS Festival…. Attica Rage, Babylon Fire, Velvet Star, Betraeus, Skarlett Riot & Inferno. Also our good friends from...

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Scanners – Submarine

This London born band has the right mix of feminine wiles, indie charisma and soft punk sensibility to win any listener over. Let’s all get depressed. No, let’s get angry. No, cheerful....

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Neanderthals were nifty at controlling fire

  Neanderthals were nifty at controlling fire, says CU-Boulder-led study A new study involving the University of Colorado Boulder shows clear evidence of the continuous control of fire by...

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MONO and The Holy Ground Orchestra…LIVE!!!

One Inch Badge and Tidal Shift proudly present, MONO and The Holy Ground Orchestra…LIVE!!!      Blurring the boundary between art-metal and neo-classical, Japanese post-rockers...

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Connan Mockasin – Forever Dolphin Love

When the going gets weird… Once or twice in the space of an aeon, something or someone enters the musical multiverse that is so completely bizarre that you’re not sure whether it’s...

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Impact of a bad job on mental health as harmful as no job at all

The psychosocial quality of work determines whether employment has benefits for mental health: results from a longitudinal national household panel survey. The impact on mental health of a badly...

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Drugg – Shackled EP

Choosing a band name is always a fraught business and in the case of London garage act Drugg one I’m not sure from this first outing whether they’re the real thing or merely an inert lump...

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Madame Butterfly – Royal Albert Hall

Puccini's tragic opera, beautifully performed by the soprano lead. Madame Butterfly's focus is misplaced devotion; the drama of the opera is used to effectively convey the utter hopelessness...

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Science: Teenagers prescribed Viagra.

Erectile dysfunction drug improves exercise tolerance in young people with congenital heart disease. Sildenafil, a drug used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension, has another...

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