New Super-Earth Detected

An international team of scientists has discovered a potentially habitable super-Earth orbiting a nearby star. With an orbital period of about 28 days and a minimum mass 4.5 times that of the Earth,...

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Crystal Bright & the Silver Hands: Muses and Bones

“Where's your will to be weird?” ― Jim Morrison Crystal it seems, holds a better hand than most when it comes to music, playing a bewildering amount of instruments; accordion,...

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Ruby Goe: Single, Video, Gig

Yes, it's pop. What of it? We can do that at Trebuchet – items about Ulcerate and Ruby Goe on the same day. It's not about genre, it's about excitement. The fact that she's...

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IMPRINT at the Serpentine Gallery 2012

The Fabelists – coming together to launch an event that crossed many boundaries.Serpentine Gallery’s Centre for Possible Studies, 21 Gloucester Place, 
London W1U 8HR...

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Fury Announce “Death By Lightning” Tour

Fury UK announce the first leg of their 2012 tour dates for UK &  Europe, including 9 European shows with legendary former UFO &  Scorpions lead guitarist Michael Schenker. This...

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FaceBook Can Get You Fired

Proving to be as hot a topic in February as it was last month, the inability of due legal process to keep up with the pace of online technology gets another boost into the modern dilemma charts as...

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Colours: Drip Haze EP

Amongst the many overstretched suspensions of disbelief that Trainspotting foisted upon the world at large, one of them was the wild-eyed, car-leaping, elegantly loquacious Scottish heroin addict. As...

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Ufomammut Release Album Details

Italian doom-sorcery or sludge-metal, call it what you like. Ufomammut certainly have fans, and not because they go pandering to the whims of the popular music market. Their music, on their terms,...

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Trace Elements: Namedropping

Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Robert Pattinson Name-drop a celebrity in a digital headline and extra clicks are guaranteed. They’re like the sugar that tempts mouse-holders to nibble at your...

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Rolling Thunder: Blu Ray Release. Review

From Paul Schrader, writer of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull, it is wonderful to see Rolling Thunder make it to disc, Blu-ray, no less. Titled after Operation Rolling Thunder, the US campaign against...

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Negotiating a Landscape of Hypocrisy

When Bill Clinton and his scary, scary libido stalked the public realm, Republicans warned his presence was so anathema to all things holy that his hot breath served to salt the wings of choirs of...

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A Mug of Bonny ‘Prince’ Billy, Anyone?

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy coffee. Will Oldham's signature blend of Kona blend, from Kona Rose Coffee, is now available to buy from Drag City Records. Unsurprising, if you think about it, from...

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Loitered Lens: Bill Wyman of the Rolling Stones [Pics]

Bill Wyman may never live his larger than celebrity life with the Rolling Stones down. And he probably doesn't want to. But putting aside his great interest in metal detectors, his other love is...

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Life beyond Earth? Underwater caves in Bahamas give clues

Bahamas. That's why you should have studied biology. Life beyond Earth? Underwater caves in Bahamas could give clues, says Texas A&M marine expert Discoveries made in some underwater caves by...

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Ernesto Neto: Spaces of Transformation, Edges of the World

Ernesto Neto is a quirky and charismatic artist who has fascinated me with his tactile, porous artworks for years. His talk for ‘Topology at Tate Modern’ began with a lyrical wordplay on...

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Martyn Plays Corsica Studios Tonight

Brainfeeder's Martyn plays Corsica Studios, London (Live) and Life, Brighton (DJ Set) both TONIGHT! http://ninjatune.net/artists/events/martyn...

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Incontinence Aid Powered by Hip-Hop!

All those King Tubby kickdrum booms were bound to have a practical use. Somewhat like when Rufus explains in Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure that the Wyld Stallions' music has energies...

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Red Fang: Serious Air Guitar

Another great video from Red Fang. No milk this time though 🙁 European Tour Dates RED FANG EUROPEAN TOUR WITH MASTODON 1/27 GER, Stuttgart Juha West* 1/28 SWI, Zurich Xtra 1/29 GER, Frankfurt...

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Ringo Starr 2012: Album Review

Whilst in no way meaning to damn with faint praise (it's Ringo Starr, who would wish him ill?), there is little on Ringo 2012 that is deserving of great praise either. Nor does there really have...

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If Only American Cars Were as Reliable as Their Spacecraft

Eight years after landing on Mars for what was planned as a three-month mission, NASA’s enduring Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is working on what essentially became a new mission five...

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White Powder Gold: New Video

A band who received their first review here on Trebuchet, White Powder Gold have just sent us their new video. Check it....

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The Icarus Line to Support Killing Joke Tour

The Icarus Line have been confirmed as main support on Killing Joke's upcoming European tour. The band will re-release their double A-Side 7" featuring a non-album version of 'Bad...

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Straylings: Live Review

The Straylings are getting it right, but the kindling stayed wet. The constant churn of styles in the bitter quest for hipness has delivered another pleasure: Straylings. They have pedigree and...

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Alain De Botton’s Atheist Temples

As any of you who follow @Alaindebotton on Twitter will know by now, the pop-philosopher-cum-architectural proselytiser has been doing fewer 'consolational' tweets than usual lately. First...

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Raffertie: Mass Appeal

Continuing to pick and choose from dance music's ever-expanding past for seams of inspiration, Raffertie's single most endearing talent as a musician is that he references without trapping...

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Nile and Mayhem exclusive Bloodstock 2012

NILE and Norwegian Black Metal Legends MAYHEM, make their BLOODSTOCK debut....

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Inverloch Sign to Relapse

Relapse Records is extremely proud to announce the signing of Melbourne, Australia’s doom-dwellers Inverloch.  Featuring 2/4 of the legendary diSEMBOWELMENT, INVERLOCH (Matthew Skarajew...

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Wikithink: An Academic in Africa

The first week of term has arrived, and with it about 100 students.  Frankly, this is a bit of a shock to the system.  And not just mine, the whole delicate ecology of the university is...

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Southern Lord to release Enabler

Enabler. This brain-melting hardcore punk/metal crossover band from Milwaukee was formed by guitarist / vocalist and songwriter Jeff Lohrber. Cut from the same cloth as the likes of Integrity, Earth...

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Trace Elements: Marketing Copy

“How old are you? And are you married with children?” I was asked by a potential client last week in Canary Wharf. My top of the range anti-wrinkle cream allowed me to subtract vainly for...

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