St Vincent was part of Sufjan Stevens' touring band and also donned a frock for the Polyphonic Spree. And this tune raaaawks. Have a look at her album Actor here.

And Then There Were None have always been unusual, creative and several miles left of centre.

So what do you think of their new keyboard-driven direction?

This is Reinventing Robert Cohn from their new album Who Speaks For Planet Earth.

Human-Robot marriages will be legal by 2050.
D.Levy. University of Maastricht 2007

Chickens prefer beautiful human beings.
Ghirlanda, Jansson & Enquist. Stockholm University 2002

Pressures involved when Penguins poo: Calculations on Avian Defecation
Meyer-Rochow, Gal & Eotvos. University of Hungary 2005


Some people like to grumble and moan about scientists doing random and pointless studies and researches. I personally find them hugely entertaining, particularly when related to completely useless areas of knowledge (such as the pressure rates of penguin faeces).

Scientists in Canada have recently completed a study called Infectious Disease Modelling Research Progress. On first glance that doesn't seem especially entertaining. However, the title of chapter 4 has promise. WHEN ZOMBIES ATTACK!: MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF AN OUTBREAK OF ZOMBIE INFECTION.

Apparently, the only way to successfully defeat a outbreak is to remove the heads of the zombies. Intriguingly, they could have watched Shaun of the Dead and got the same result without all that pesky mathematics. Their conclusions are wonderfully backed up by Professor Neil Ferguson of Imperial College, London. "My understanding of zombie biology is that if you manage to decapitate a zombie then it's dead forever." Read the story here.

Since mewithoutYou are one of the best Christian bands making music today, I should give you advance notice that I'm going to play them to death on next year's broadcast, They have a new album out called it's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright, and here's a track from it called the Fox, the Crow And the Cookie.

As Eyan has regaled you with some exciting new music, I feel it would be remiss of me not to draw your attention to the following....

Emery's shiny and shouty new release '.....In Shallow Seas we Sail' is upon us.


Starflyer 59 have plundered an extensive collection of curios and offcuts and produced a 31 track journey of the last 15 years of their career. Its the musical equivalent of counting up the copper jar and realising you have over £50 in there. It goes by the somewhat grandiose title of Ghosts of the Past and is well worth checking out whether you are a long time fan or are taking your first steps into SF59 land.

While we're rooting around in SF59's past, feel the nostalgia and enjoy this lovely video from way back in 1999.

Sufjan Stevens, one of the most important artists in Christian music today, is releasing an album with a twist.

His new album will include a comic book and a "stereoscopic 3-D Viewmaster® reel".

Yes indeed. It's called The BQE, it's out in the autumn, and here's Sufjan and some hula-hoopers to tell you more about it...


THE BQE- A Film By Sufjan Stevens from Asthmatic Kitty on Vimeo.