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Decapitation: An Academic in Africa

16/02/2012

I’d like to share a story with you. It comes from an online newspaper here. Suspected ritualists on Tuesday in Lagos beheaded an unidentified man and chopped off his manhood. Residents of...

Hugh Laurie Announces Summer Dates

15/02/2012

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,...

Testament to play Bloodstock 2012

15/02/2012

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

Napalm Death Reissue SCUM

15/02/2012

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...

LS Lowry at Nottingham Lakeside

15/02/2012

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...

Legendary J.D. Wilkes: interview

14/02/2012

The Legendary Shack Shakers never miss and have wowed the hardy fools of the hip underground over the course of six energetic punk blues albums. Inteview with JD Wilkes...

Elvis Presley Returns: In Concert

13/02/2012

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...

Dadub: Way to Moksha EP

13/02/2012

Dadub is a duo of Daniele Antezza and Giovanni Conti, one of whose inspirations is Lee Scratch Perry. This dub sensibility helps them sculpt impressive new forms from techno and electronica...

Researchers discover secrets of Chinese herbal remedy

12/02/2012

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,...

Speech Debelle: Freedom of Speech

12/02/2012

Calling upon Kwes to produce, Big Dada apply a sonic approach to Speech Debelle's return album that, even this early in the producer's career, tends towards formulaic. It's there right at...

Loitered Lens: Steve Dior [Pics]

12/02/2012

Sid Vicious's last bandmate standing, Steve Dior performs an intimate show, captured live by Trebuchet photographer Carl Batson. ...

Spanish Kids Don’t Binge

11/02/2012

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...

The sound of us not dismissing anyone’s ideas (Islet)

11/02/2012

Islet's stunning debut album, on which 'Guitar figures drone in and drown out vocal lines, cymbal-heavy rhythms pile in and utterly demolish all that is in the rest of the sound-picture, discordant...

Evile Confirm Neuborn Open Air Festival Date

10/02/2012

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:...

Spirits, Madness, and Love.

10/02/2012

Life as lived in a late empire, in which one's humanity is deemed only worth its value in dollars to the corporate state. Wherein one's identity is flooded by the come-ons and emotional...

Big Deal Video

09/02/2012

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...

Into the Unknown: Omar S

09/02/2012

Omar S – 'Here’s your trance now dance' We’re here again and it’s another song of the month on dance music. I’m guessing about half have been that way over the...

Veronica Falls Stream New Single

08/02/2012

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...

Ronin: Interview

08/02/2012

Interview with OVO drummer Bruno Dorella about with dark folk group Ronin...

Lady Antebellum Announce UK Tour

07/02/2012

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...

Trace Elements: Catch My Pitch

07/02/2012

Picture this: An Oscar-winning super producer, a TV network super suit, their brand new Central London indie offices, and me in the hot seat (it’s still warm from the legendary actor...

Graham Coxon Wants You To Dance in his New Vid

06/02/2012

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...

Sepultura and Iced Earth on the Bill at Bloodstock

06/02/2012

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

Straylings: Interview

06/02/2012

Vulpine and ragged, dropping effortlessly from the plaintive minors of her upper range down to throaty growlings all earthy and powerful, Straylings' Dana Zeera throws her voice around in ways...

Fender release Johnny Marr Guitar

06/02/2012

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...

Artificial ‘Eyes’ Stop Mercedes Cars Squishing Pedestrians

05/02/2012

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...

Loitered Lens: Bethia Beadman [Pics]

05/02/2012

Bethia Beadman, A chanteuse in a strip club, g-string jokes don't get more apt than this, nor voices as sweet. She has a great website you should investigate. All images Copyright Carl...

Striking New Galaxy Image

04/02/2012

We usually try to space out (groan) the astronomy items on Trebuchet a bit. After yesterday's news that a super-Earth had been discovered, and the item we ran on the story, we'd normally move...

Hockney at the Royal Academy

04/02/2012

How David Hockney’s work nearly got me laid There is only one option. Just walk in. I make it a mere metre inside the front door of the gallery and, “errrr-hummmm, excuse me, have you got...

Sunn O))) Announce European Tour

03/02/2012

Taking in Amsterdam´s Milk Bar, France´s Hellfest and London´s Koko, Sunn O))) today announced their early-summer European tour. Closing a loop of associated artists featured here...

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