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A disease-free society helps effeminate men attract womenIT IS not just a sense of fairness that seems to be calibrated to social circumstances (see article). Mating preferences, too, vary with a society’s level of economic development. That, at least, is the conclusion of a study by Ben Jones and Lisa ...

Police in Scotland have picked up a Blackburn teenager they believe is responsible for a break-in at the Scottish home of singing star Susan Boyle earlier this year. “A 16-year-old youth has been arrested and charged in connection with a theft that happened at a property in Yule Terrace, Blackburn, on ...

Band of Horses make soaring, earthy guitar anthems and have roots in Seattle. So do Pearl Jam. Band of Horses will open a bunch of dates for the grunge megastars in May. A good look for both bands! That BoH ...

Singer Susan Boyle is all set to bid adieu to her native Scotland and move to London, after record bosses persuaded her to move to a more secure property. The ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ star’s brother Gerry recently revealed how the crooner lives in constant fear of attacks after an intruder ...

Photo by David Hill Band of Horses return with their much anticipated third album, Infinite Arms, on May 18. But what label will release it? Possibly Sub Pop, who released their first two albums, but possibly not. The label hasn't been announced yet. UPDATE: Sub ...

Photo by Gail Butensky UPDATE: Spiral Stairs has posted an entry on his blog about the Auckland show, featuring photos and the setlist. As you may have heard, the indie rock band Pavement are traveling around the world on a reunion tour this year. And just ...

Johnny Depp has confessed that he loved wearing a kilt while playing the role of the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’’s new movie ”Alice in Wonderland”. In the film, the hunky star portrays the Mad Hatter with a Scottish accent, and says he particularly enjoyed one scene where he got to ...

Photo via Spiral Stairs' blog Superfans rejoice! The Pavement reunion tour is now just a few days away from kicking into gear; the first show goes down March 1 in Auckland, New Zealand. And a couple of members of the band giving ...

Photo by Ruvan Wijesooriya Ever since he jumped on the Twitter bandwagon late last year, LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy has been micro-blogging about working on the band's ...

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Premiere Video and Announce U.S. Tour in Support of New Album, Kollaps Tradixionales Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra (SMZ) returns with its sixth full-length recording and first since the band's lineup change ...

Photo by Rez Avissar Minimal London goth-pop trio the xx have canceled six European dates after co-leader Romy Madley Croft's dad passed away today. Updated tour schedule is after the jump; stay tuned for any further changes. So far, the xx's spring U.S. tours with jj and Hot Chip ...

The Fall, the long-running band led by cantankerous British postpunk legend Mark E. Smith and featuring whoever Smith hasn't fired yet, have found themselves a new home at Domino. On May 4 in North ...

Earlier this week, the Rising Californian indie synthesists Local Natives scored a BNM for Gorilla Manor, their first album. At the moment, the band is in France, finishing up a European tour. Once that gets done, they'll ...

Just call America “Home of The Hottie!” The United States harbors the highest concentration of attractive people on the planet, according to a British poll released by OnePoll.com on Tuesday. America beat Brazil — birth place of model Gisele Bündchen — into a submissive second place and pushed Spain — the ...

A few days ago, Strokes drummer Fab Moretti told the BBC that his band had finished recording the basic tracks for their upcoming fourth album, tentatively due in September. And now we have video proof that the New York City quintet have indeed been working on ...

Photo by Andy Mueller MP3:> Japandroids: "Art Czars" With their searing debut Post-Nothing, the revved-up, blissfully horny Vancouver duo Japandroids rose to the top of the indie upstart pile last year. This year, they'll be ...

Afghanistan took a step closer to the next stage of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier after defeating Scotland by 14 runs yesterday in Abu Dhabi. Noor Ali was in fine form again, hitting 42 off 37 balls, after Scotland had put Afghanistan into bat, with Mohammad Shahzad scoring 30 ...

SuBo is no longer the neighborhood cat lady: Susan Boyle’s pet cat Pebbles has moved out of the Scottish cottage the pair once shared. The singing spinster’s beloved moggy is now living in London with 76-year-old retired accountant Pamela Eaton-Browne because Boyle’s jet-setting lifestyle keeps her away from her West ...

Photo by Michael Alan GoldbergYou know who tours a lot? Mastodon. Mastodon tours a lot. Last year, they followed Crack the Skye with a European tour opening for Metallica, as well as a North American ...

Photo by Cody Smyth The Strokes are back! Kind of! Or on their way to being back, anyway! The early-decade New York rock kings are already set to headline two festivals this summer-- England's Isle of Wight and ...