Grade News and Photos

Graded on a Curve: Black Sabbath, 13

Tue, June 18 2013 12:42pm - Source: The Vinyl District

With 13, three-fourths of the original Black Sabbath has reunited under the guidance of career-savior-as-producer Rick Rubin.

Low marks show how old GCSEs fail to stretch pupils

Sun, June 16 2013 3:06am - Source: Daily Express - London - UK

The teenagers who sat the paper received a C grade if they scraped 12 marks out of a possible 60.

Will tough GCSE overhaul allow students to 'compete in global race'?

Tue, June 11 2013 12:21pm - Source: Daily Express - London - UK

Ministers have argued that a major overhaul of the qualifications are needed if British students are to compete with their peers overseas.

MIDLAND SETS UP NEW LABEL GRADED

Fri, June 07 2013 11:52am - Source: Mixmag

UK house producer, Midland will release new material next month on his new label Graded.

Belmont Stakes: Kentucky Derby And Preakness Winners Set For A Rematch

Thu, June 06 2013 2:25pm - Source: WNEW

This Saturday's Belmont Stakes in New York lacks a Triple Crown attempt but it does include the next best thing: a rematch between the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winners.

GCSEs to be replaced with 'I level'

Tue, June 04 2013 10:29am - Source: Daily Star - London - UK

GCSEs could be replaced by a system of new I levels - with numbered grades from 1 to 8 - under sweeping changes to school examinations, it has been reported.

Graded on a Curve: Peals, Walking Field

Wed, May 22 2013 12:38pm - Source: The Vinyl District

Folks holding a fondness for cerebral yet non-forbidding instrumental music just might find the debut LP from Baltimore duo Peals very much to their liking.

On The DSM V, Mental Disorders, Mathematics, Supernovae and More!

Tue, May 21 2013 4:58am - Source: Swan Fungus

Remember that old Steve Martin "The new phonebooks are here!" bit?

Graded on a Curve: Rhinoceros, (s/t)

Thu, May 16 2013 12:17pm - Source: The Vinyl District

While not forgotten, the late-'60s group known as Rhinoceros seem to be remembered less for their music and more for the circumstances of their formation.