- 30 Seconds To Mars frontman Jared Leto hasn’t always been well-liked.
Faux-rock pretty boys who seem more focused on their looks than their music can
have that effect. This isn't going to help Leto’s case. This Grade-A rock and
roll A-hole apparently feels that his band is not just a band, but also an “art
project.” He wants 30 Seconds to Mars to not only record albums and tour, but
to produce books, short films and documentaries too. “We've always
thought about 30 Seconds To Mars not just as a band but an art project,” he
said. “A place where we would make music, we would make books, we would make
art in general, short films, documentaries. I mean really the music is the glue that
binds it all together but its certainly not just about the music, it's about
community, it's about a life.” That sounds like a load of complete bull crap
and it probably is, but mostly it makes Leto seem like an egotistical, self-important
ass who somehow thinks his marginal rock band is going to change the world
because they’re such unappreciated geniuses. Coincidentally, 30 Seconds To Mars
recently unveiled the video for their single “Up in the Air,” which means they
have a new album to promote. The video is as presumptuous as Leto seems to be,
clocking in at over eight minutes long and featuring an appearance by burlesque
artist Dita Von Teese. Oh, and
the new album in question, “Love Lust Faith + Dreams,” drops on May 21. Leto co-produced
the project with Steve Lillywhite.” Leto called the project “more than an
evolution,” terming it “a brand new beginning” for 30 Seconds to Mars. That new
beginning includes an appearance at this summer's Download Festival, alongside
Queens Of The Stone Age, Alice In Chains and Motorhead……….
- Dunnigan, Calif. is not a well-known or oft-visited place.
It’s not even a flyover town that people can spot from thousands of feet in the
air as they zip over it on their way to some place bigger and better – because
it’s so freaking small that locating it from that high up is all but
impossible. The town has a population of less than 1,500 and its business
community consists of a post office and general store. However, life may soon change
in a dramatic way for the good people of Dunnigan and it’s all because of real
estate developer Elliot Homes. The company has made a proposal to add 9,000
homes and turn more than 600 acres into businesses in Dunnigan, located in Yolo
(really) County. Residents have to drive six miles to the nearest town of
Arbuckle to take their children to school and reaching the nearest grocery
store means a 20-mile drive in the opposite direction. Thankfully, there is a
gas station in town so the locals can fuel up between trips out of town to
reach the places they need to go. The proposal to expand the town by 1,000
percent or more has some supporters, but also plenty of opposition. Many,
including Yolo County planners, do not want more people, they want more jobs.
Those jobs would come with the plans goal to build a government center and high
school, but opponents of the plan claim those amenities would still not be
enough for the more than 22,000 residents that could move there if the new
homes and businesses are built. Still, county officials plan to discuss the
proposal in June and here’s hoping that they take the golden opportunity placed
in front of them because, you know, YOLO………
- Nick Saban is public enemy No. 1 most places outside the
state of Alabama. Inside the Yellowhammer State, he’s a hero who could run for
governor or senator because he’s won three college football national championships
for a program based in a place that loves college football more than family
members. Outside the state, there are reasons aplenty to despise the
Nick-tator. In Miami, he’s loathed for bolting town to take the Alabama job
despite vowing publicly to not leave the Miami Dolphins. In states with their
own SEC teams, he’s hated for trouncing every opponent on the schedule on an
annual basis. Among the SEC coaching ranks, that hatred is deep-seated and
perhaps nowhere does it burn hotter than Gainesville, Fla. That’s where Florida
offensive line coach Tim Davis lives and works and it’s where he likened Saban
to Satan while comparing him to Florida coach Will Muschamp during a booster
club meeting Tuesday. Davis knows what he speaks of, as he and Muschamp both
worked as assistants under Saban with the Dolphins. His criticisms were a bit
muddled, as he likened the Gators' offensive approach to that of Saban and his
Crimson Tide, winners of consecutive BCS championships. "I've always
wanted to work with Will [Muschamp]," Davis said. "Will's got a plan.
Will coached under the devil himself for seven years. I only did three. He did
seven. And his DNA is not any different than Nick." Not surprisingly,
Davis is not the first SEC coach to compare Saban to Beelzebub. Four months
ago, Vanderbilt coach James Franklin referred to Saban as "Nicky Satan"
during a high school sports banquet. After labeling Saban as a demonic presence
on the sideline, Davis pointed out that his current boss is a nicer guy than
his former one as well. "[Muschamp]'s like the other guy, but he's got a
personality," Davis said. "He'll smile at you. He'll talk to you. You
understand? That's what he's all about. That's Will. I'm proud to work for
him." Next seasons tilt between the Gators and Crimson Tide should be
interesting……..
- The past few months have been rough for Venezuela. First,
it’s longtime (and seemingly un-removable) dictator, Hugo Chavez, passed away
after a prolonged battle with cancer. Next, it was shortages of milk, butter,
coffee and cornmeal. But perhaps nothing is more undignified than running out
of ol’ TP – yup, toilet paper. The country’s embattled socialist government
admits it is running short on squares and plans to import 50 million rolls to
boost supplies. Some supermarkets in the capital, Caracas, were already out of
the hygiene product. Those that had some in stock had customers bum-rushing
their shelves to get their hands on a few more rolls before supplies ran out.
Economists blame the shortage (and others before it) on price controls meant to
make basic goods available to the poorest parts of society, as well as the
government's controls on foreign currency. The theory that state-controlled
prices invariably result in shortages is nothing new, as illustrated by the
bread lines and other long waits for basic goods in the Soviet Union back in
the day. President Nicolas Maduro, who narrowly won a disputed (and possibly
rigged) election to replace Chavez, claims that anti-government forces,
including the private sector, are causing the shortages in an effort to
destabilize the country. Yes, a clandestine effort to topple the government by
forcing toilet paper shortages nationwide. To offset the shortfall, the
government plans to import 50 million rolls of toilet paper this week along with
760,000 tons of food. Commerce Minister Alejandro Fleming tried to run
additional misdirection by blaming the shortage of toilet tissue on
"excessive demand" built up as a result of "a media campaign
that has been generated to disrupt the country." "The revolution will
bring the country the equivalent of 50 million rolls of toilet paper," he
proclaimed. All hail the TP revolution……..
- Big ups to Samsung
for finally admitting that there is a problem using its Galaxy S4 smartphone on
some Wi-Fi networks that use D-Link routers. After trying to ignore the issue
for a bit, the company finally confirmed that the Galaxy S4 has problems
connecting to, or staying connected to Wi-Fi networks that used some D-Link
model routers. "This is a problem caused by firmware stored on a specific
access point in D-Link routers. Customers should update their firmware to the
latest version or reboot the access point," a Samsung spokeswoman said.
That explanation may not placate angry Galaxy S4 owners, who have taken to
lighting the company up in a number of online forums. Worse still, users in a
number of different countries and with a variety of characters have all complained of the
same problem. Their laments all centered on problems centering on being able to
connect to their home wireless networks one day, then not being able to connect
the next day. Others complained that they could connect to their home network,
but were dropped after a few minutes. Some have been able to mitigate their
issues by changing the security
encryption type to TPK, which can have a detrimental effect on other devices
connected to the network. Spiting one part of their network to benefit another
seemed to be an undesirable idea and having their router lock up when they
tried to deal with the problem was another frustrating alternative. D-Link also
acknowledged the issue and said it was actively looking into the cause of the
problems. "Recently, a limited number of customers have reported
connection issues between their D-Link wireless router, including the DIR-855
and DIR-655, and the Samsung Galaxy S4 handset. D-Link is actively researching
this issue now to determine the cause,” the company said in a statement. Now
that everyone has admitted that there is a problem, maybe it will actually get
fixed………
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