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Ahmed Dogan, leader of the Movement for Rights and Free-doms Party, a liberal Bulgarian party which represents ethnic Turks and other Muslims, survived his attempted “assassination” on Janu-ary 19 while speaking at a conference in the nation’s capital Sofia. A man identi-fied as Oktai Enimehm-edov, a 25-year-old ethnic Turk, took the stage and pointed what has been identified as a 9mm gas pistol called an Ekol Volga, at Dogan and attempted to fire. The Ekol Volga is a non-lethal weap-on, and was reportedly filled with pepper spray. When the pis-

tol did not fire, Dogan pushed his attacker aside. Party members and security stormed the stage and be-gan viciously beat-ing Enimehmedov. Enimehmedov was apprehended and could now face six years in prison. The at-tempted “assassination”

was reportedly an at-tempt to not murder but rather humiliate Dogan. Bulgaria's dep-uty chief prosecutor Borislav Sarafov says the incident can not be deemed an attempt on Dogan’s life because of the nature of the weap-on Enimehmedov used. 'With this gun

one cannot kill a per-son. With these bullets one can't kill a person either.' says Sarafov. Enimehmedov was also carrying two knives. After leading the MRF for nearly a quarter of a century 58-year-old Dogan has stepped down from his position of party lead-

er. The liberal MRF party represents eth-nic Turks and other Muslims who make up about 12 percent of Bulgaria's 7.3 mil-lion-strong population. The full video can be viewed here.

On September 11, 2012 American’s became suddenly aware of a small city on the Mediterranean coast of Libya by the name of Benghazi. Four Ameri-cans, including Ambas-sador Chris Stevens, lost their lives in an at-tack by terrorists on the American Consulate. In the months since the attack four State Department offi-cials have resigned as a result of investigations into security procedures that resulted in the loss of life in Benghazi. Notably howev-

er is the absence of Sec-retary of State Hillary Clinton’s testimony on the affair. Citing health related concerns as a result of fatigue, a con-cussion and a blood clot Clinton has repeatedly postponed her testimony on the Benghazi attack. This Wednesday Clinton is slated to ap-pear before a Congres-sional hearing and share what she knew about se-curity leading up to the attack and may be asked to clarify what actions were taken in the days following the attack. Despite heavy coverage in the news immediately follow-ing the terrorist attack, recent events have rel-egated this story to the background. Clinton’s testimony may shed new light on what trans-pired, but we will have to wait until she ap-pears before Congress.

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news “We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools.”

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

by Neal EmbryStaff Writer

by Matt SanderlinArts & Culture Editor

by Andrew MeechumAssociate Editor

A key to weapon terminologyThis machine kills protest

by Andrew MechumAssociate Editor

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Last Wednesday President Obama signed 23 executive orders aimed at tackling issues related to gun control and mental health. Par-ties on both sides of the debate have voiced their opinions on the effec-tiveness and ultimate legality of these orders. Some see Obama’s actions as necessary steps toward safer schools and pub-lic spaces while others see it as an assault on our Second Amend-ment rights. And there has been no shortage of coverage by media outlets on the matter. What has gone under the radar since being signed into law is H.R. 347. Cited as the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011, H.R. 347 was signed into law in 2012. The Act is an

update of previous leg-islation and now states that any place or event secured by the Secret Service is deemed re-stricted. H.R. 347 in effect makes it il-legal to protest any-where the president, vice president or any-one under Secret Ser-vice protection may be. This includes, “the White House, the Vice President’s of-ficial residence…or grounds so restricted in conjunction with an event designated as a special event of na-tional significance,” such as the Super Bowl. You can find the full text of H.R. 347 here and the origi-nal U.S. code here. Do you think these laws contradict, or could be used to margin-alize, the First Amend-ment right to peaceably assemble in protest? Let us know at via twit-ter @TheUmFalcon

Hall to be sentenced

Joseph Hall has been found guilty of murdering his Neo-Nazi father Jeff Hall. Hall was shot at point blank range in the head with a .357 Magnum in May of 2011 while sleeping on the couch. Hall was one of the most active leaders among the California branch of the National Socialist Movement. Under his leadership the group had a strong focus on immigration and bor-der issues. Hall also ran for a seat on the board of Western Riverside Mu-nicipal Water District. He did not win the seat as he garnered less than 30 percent of the vote. It was undecid-ed till recently if Hall’s child had an understand-ing of his actions. Other factors were weighted such as the severity of the crime along with the

abuse, and neglect that he suffered throughout his life. The verdict was decided in a trial with-out jury last Monday. Riverside Supe-rior Court Judge Jean Leonard stated that "This was not a complex killing," adding, "He thought about the idea and shot his father." Re-ports say that the child showed no emotion when the guilty verdict was read. Matthew Hardy the boy’s defense attorney stated that his client is “focused on trying to get it over with. Going someplace where he can get some help. He wants to be a normal kid and wants to have a normal life." A Psychologist report on the son says he had bad role models and a history of violence which contributed to the Judge’s decision. Jo-seph had been expelled from eight schools be-fore the murder. Leon-ard said this about the son, “It’s clear he knows more than the aver-age child about guns, hate and violence,” Hardy has stated that environment played

Gun violence and mass shootings have taken center stage in recent weeks. As a result we have heard terms like assault weap-on, semi-automatic and magazine tossed around. Unfortunately, some in the media and Washington D.C. insist on using these words improperly. Whether the point is to stir up emotional fervor for gun control, or a result of not doing their research, the result is the same – a misinformed public. The term “as-sault weapon” is a mis-nomer. It is a made up word, there is no such thing as an assault weapon. All weapons (be they fists, knives, guns or missiles) serve the dual purpose of defense and assault. Identifying only one class of weapon, such as rifles, as assault weapons is misleading. Semi-automat-ic is another term that finds itself mangled by those who use it in an effort to advocate gun

control. Semi-automat-ic weapons are vilified in media as death ma-chines capable of fir-ing hundreds of rounds. This is not entirely false mind you, but it is far from accurate. Semi-automatic weap-ons fire one round for every time the trigger is pulled. The rate of fire, the number of bul-lets fired per minute, is only as fast as a person can squeeze the trig-ger; no more, no less. Examples of semi-automatic weap-ons include standard issue police sidearms, several hunting rifle models, double ac-tion revolvers and even the M4 carbine widely used by the American military. The M4 carbine has the ability to fire in “burst” mode in which a short, three round burst is fired for every trigger squeeze. This however is not fully automatic and this function is un-available for the civilian AR-15 that is often com-pared directly to the M4.

Regardless of whether you’re for or against new legislation ban-ning so-called assault weapons bear in mind the last assault weapons ban targeted “military-style” weapons and the bill had little impact on overall gun violence.

The key to real, mean-ingful debate and action in regards to weapons is an informed popu-lace. If those in media and politics who ought to inform you don’t, it becomes incumbent upon the individual to do it for themselves.

by Matt LordStaff Writer

Louie Giglio was chosen to give the inaugural prayer be-cause of his work to-ward ending human trafficking. President Obama commended him for his work toward freedom for all peo-ple. Now, after com-ing under scrutiny for a sermon he preached in the 1990’s that con-demns homosexual-ity, Giglio has stepped down from offering the inaugural prayer. “Due to a mes-sage of mine that has surfaced from 15-20 years ago, it is likely that my participation, and the prayer I would offer, will be dwarfed by those seeking to make their agenda the focal point of the inauguration. Clearly, speaking on this issue has not been in the range of my pri-orities in the past fifteen years. Instead, my aim has been to call people to ultimate significance as we make much of Je-sus Christ,” Giglio said in a recent statement. In his conten-

The Louie Giglio Controversytious sermon, Giglio calls homosexual-ity a sin, and asks the church to “lovingly but firmly respond to the aggressive agen-da” of gay activists. Giglio is the pastor of Passion City Church in Atlanta, and is commonly known as the founder of the Passion Movement, which seeks to bring young people, particularly college stu-dents, into a relation-ship with Jesus Christ. The Presidential Inauguration Commit-tee (PIC) has stressed that it was Giglio’s de-cision to step down, and that he was not pressured in any way. However, they appear relieved that he stepped down. “As we now work to select someone to deliver the benedic-tion, we will ensure their beliefs reflect this administration’s vision of inclusion and ac-ceptance for all Ameri-cans,” the PIC said. P r e s i d e n t Obama’s views on same-sex marriage and homo-sexuality have changed over the past several years, as he came into office with a traditional view of marriage, and now agrees that same-sex couples should be allowed to get married. Obama, who identifies himself as

a Christian, certainly doesn’t hold with the Christian belief that ho-mosexuality is a sin and that marriage is between a man and a woman. Over the past few weeks, members of the media have la-beled Giglio “anti-gay, bigot, homophobe.”These words have been used incorrectly, and a man that has every right to believe what he wants has been de-monized and ostracized. Let’s take a closer look at these words and at the ser-mon in question. Anti-Gay: No-where in his sermon did Giglio advocate the killing or violence to-ward homosexuals. He is not anti-gay, as that term implies that Giglio is against gay people. He is against homo-sexuality, and calls it a sin. Giglio, like most Christians, hates the sin and loves the sinner. Bigot: A bigot is defined as someone who intolerantly holds his or her views, and someone who in particular per-secutes another group because of these beliefs. Giglio certainly holds his views, and isn’t backing down from them. If that makes him a bigot, then anyone who wholeheartedly believes in something

enough to take a stand for it could be consid-ered a bigot. This would include people of other religions, from Muslims to Jews, and would even extend to environmen-tal activists. Calling Giglio a bigot simply because he stands up for what he believes in undermines the Consti-tution and the freedom of speech we all share. One could ask, however, if standing against same-sex mar-riage could be consid-ered bigotry or hate speech? There is good evidence that says yes, it is. But we can propose this: Is standing against Christians seeking to practice their faith big-otry? Christians argue that same-sex marriage is wrong, and we’re called bigots. Same-sex marriage propo-nents speak out against Christians holding their beliefs and argue that we’re outdated, and have no place in society. They say we shouldn’t be allowed to share our faith, as that’s intolerant. It could be argued that this is bigotry as well. It seems that in this ar-gument, bigotry is in the eye of the beholder. Homophobe—Simply put, this term means someone is scared of

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The Falcon Guide to Happiness:Health

Monday, January 21st, 2012

In April of 2012 the U.N. ranked Den-mark, Finland and Nor-way as the top three happiest countries in the world. One of the many things these three nations share is uni-versal healthcare. So, does our health directly affect our happiness?Studies have shown that happiness has an effect on our health and is at-tributed to longer life. There is also evidence that anxiety, depression and stress disorders, if chronic or continual, dampen immunity and increase inflammation in the body leading to a multitude of dis-eases and conditions. Though, when reversed, how can maintaining a healthy lifestyle affect our hap-piness. We’ve all been told what’s suppose to be good for us. Eat-ing right, exercise and watching what sub-stances we put into our body, but do they actu-ally have an effect on our overall happiness. Research in neu-roscience and nutrition is showing us that the

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modern processed foods and the slew of chemi-cals from pesticides and packaging have resulted in increased levels of depression, anxiety, mood swings, hyperac-tivity, and a wide vari-ety of other mental and emotional problems. N u t r i t i o n i s t propose that eating or-ganic foods and skip-ping the processed ones is a great place to start. Foods high in omega-3 fats are also great for brain health and con-suming olive oil on a

daily basis makes suf-fering from depression 30 percent less likely. Many of us know the feeling of ac-complishment when completing our exercise goals. Whether that be a newly achieved weight, a distance ran or a new time set. For runners, the sense of enlighten-ment and peace that is experienced on a beau-tiful day is a magical and uplifting thing. Our self esteem rises when we see that our hard work has paid off and

we experience a bout of serene satisfaction. What is it about these actions that di-rectly correlates with happiness? Endorphins. Our bodies very own opiate, and when we exercise and we switch from an aerobic state to an anaerobic state the body does not have enough oxygen to sat-isfy our muscles and cells, thus endorphins are released to calm that. When we exercise and endorphins are re-leased we feel much

happier and rewarded. A study con-ducted at Brown Uni-versity and published in the journal Nicotine & Tobacco Research, evaluated 236 male and female smokers, before and during the process of quitting. What the re-searchers found was that the smokers who managed to success-fully quit were much happier than those who failed to quit. Those that failed reported that their moods were

much more down than they previously were. For the people who never quit in the first place, they were report-edly the most unhappy of the entire group. So scientifically when it comes to hap-piness, staying healthy plays a large part wheth-er we like it or not. But for someone searching for true happiness is this adequate or more of a precursor or ex-tension for finding it.

homosexuals. Nowhere is it indicated that Louie Giglio is scared of ho-mosexuals. He is con-cerned for them. He loves them. He wants them to know the truth. But scared of them? No. Simply put, a Christian is being at-tacked because he is a Christian. We have a clear case of reli-gious persecution. The Constitutional idea of freedom of speech and

freedom of religion has typically been seen as “Yes, you have that freedom, as long as it doesn’t infringe on mine.” The problem with this is that someone is always going to feel like his or her freedoms have been infringed. In a society where we’re told to express ourselves, it’s becoming increasingly more difficult for Chris-tians to express them-

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a part in the crime. Har-dy claims that living in an abusive household which promoted vio-lence, and hatred was a major factor. Where it was taught it was ac-ceptable to kill those that are considered a threat. Prosecutors of the case have said that Hall’s white suprema-cist beliefs were not a factor in the crime. Leonard did take the be-liefs of Hall into account when deciding the ver-dict saying that the be-liefs "gave him thoughts normal kids don't have."

On the issue of what to do with Jo-seph, Hardy has stated, “When we create a mon-ster and I’m not saying (the boy) is a monster, we have a responsibility for what that monster may do.” His defense aims not to put him in juvenile detention, but rather somewhere where he can get psychi-atric help, medical treat-ment and schooling. Michael Soccio, one of the Pros-ecutors working on the case, has stated, “He's a community problem

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in terms of what do we do about somebody that young." He went further saying that the case is unbelievable and will prove difficult for all those involved. Joseph Hall will be sen-tenced February 15 on the charge of murder in the second degree.

selves. Everyone else can “be themselves,” with the exception of Christians. So what do we do with this in-tolerant tolerance? The church will endure the persecution that Christ promised, confident in God’s promises for those who trust in Jesus. The next move, whatev-er it may be, is up to you America. Good luck.

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Unchained: Stories that brought everyone together

Album Review:Pere Ubu-“Lady From Shanghai”

by Jake SmithContributing Writer

Monday, January 21st, 2012

by Reed StrengthArts & Culture Editor

Unchained are a group of raconteurs that have been traveling around the Deep South to share their stories. These writers, musi-cians, and poets have loaded up into a large, painted bus with the mission of sharing their experiences to promote independent businesses, specifically bookstores. On Friday night, the story tellers made a stop at Montevallo cul-ture hub Eclipse Cof-fee and Books to share their personal stories.Eclipse was packed full, the normal tables and chairs taken away and replaced with neat rows of chairs that took up most of the main floor space. The show began with the crafted and worn songs of musician Chris-topher Paul Stelling. His furious fin-ger picking was done on a well scarred acoustic guitar. He had a voice that resembled a gruff Robin Pecknold and his songs were often furious declarations. The most strik-ing thing about host Pe-ter Aguero, other than his intimidating size,

was his gravelly voice. He began the night with a story about his job as an ice cream man, and how one encoun-ter with a fellow em-ployee ended violently and cost him his job. Next up to the stage was Micaela Blei, a red haired and wide eyed teacher. Blei told a touching story of her Hungarian grand-mother, a woman who was equal parts “prac-tical and glamorous”. The crowd was introduced to George Dawes Green, the founder of Unchained. Green explained that Eclipse was one of many “churches” and that co-owner Cheryl Patton was a “high priestess”.Green expanded on this “religious service”, ex-plaining that the inter-net was “evil”. Green promoted the reading of physical, page turn-ing books. He offered a contrasting scenario in which one logs into the internet to simply “check email”, but ends up viewing “Kim Kar-dashian’s buttocks” in-stead of spending that amount of time read-ing “Anna Karenina”. After Green came the seemingly younger Tim Manley. The boyish Man-ley told a story of per-sonal uncertainty. Man-ley revealed that he was bi-sexual, and detailed a date that he went on with a confident trans-sexual that later shared

in his uncertainty. There was a brief intermission after Man-ley, and Aguero sug-gested sampling some of Eclipse’s refresh-ments and tipping the staff. During intermis-sion, locals who had sto-ries to share submitted their names in a draw-ing to tell a one minute story and win prizes from the Unchained merchandise table. Molly Petis Reid, owner of Beloved Books and Gallery in Huntsville, AL, told a story about her son. The boy has Asperger’s, and Reid detailed that while he is incredibly intel-ligent, he feels lonely and from a “different planet”. Her story never reached a linear point, and went over time. Michael Patton, co-owner of Eclipse and professor of philosophy here at UM, told the shortest story. He shared an account of the oppor-tunity he had to meet and play ping pong with “I Dream of Jeannie”’s Barbara Eden and her large body guard. Lastly was Matt Irvins, a professor. His story was of one of ap-preciation for a relative who was proud of his ability to attend col-lege, when she strug-gled with it because of her religious affiliation. Where Ir-vin’s story left him choke up, he seemed unable to communi-cate its gravity to the

rest of the audience.Annie Duke, world champion poker player and mother of four, was the next to share a story. Duke told a story that included the increasing alco-holism of her mother and the innocence and “magic” of her child-hood Christmases. Aguero de-livered the final story of the night. Like his first, it was a story about Aguero turning

violent, this time to re-claim the “innocence” of his wife from the hands of another man. Stelling deliv-ered the final song to the close the night. The raconteurs of the Un-chained tour stood up and bowed, and danced to Stelling’s furious song. “Brick by brick by brick” he screamed hoarsely into the micro-phone, his eyes closed. Aguero prom-ised they would come

back. For those that missed the show Fri-day night, whether it was because of the ticket price or other plans, you would be sore to miss it again. Green noted that the “only way you can reach true bliss is by reading real books”. While his literary ser-mon might be true, hearing the authors tell their stories is the best adaptation a book could ever hope for.

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Described by frontman David Thom-as as “dance music, fixed”, Pere Ubu’s lat-est album, “Lady From Shanghai”, is an ec-centric and varied head-first tumble into a genre normally reserved for the pop charts. The album consists mainly of hypnotic

dance beats and thump-ing rhythms that are blended with strange ambient electronics which end up creat-ing a mixed bag of intriguing jams and bloated indulgences. The tone is set the moment the band darts out of the starting gate with the pulsat-ing “Thanks”, a static-inflected rave up with few lyrics other than

an ominous “You can go to Hell” in Thom-as’ trademark vocal grumble. This song set the tone for every bit of oddity to come and gives the listener a pretty good idea of what is about to happen in the next fifty minutes. The album continues much in the same way as its opener for the major-ity of the running time with variable results. The pedantic “Mandy” fails to develop further than a few electronic sweeps and a dull beat.However, the sen-sational “And Then Nothing Happened” follows with unique in-strumentation and an intriguing electronic midsection that sounds almost like croaking frogs filling up a de-mented summer’s night. Indeed, this juxtaposition between

attention-grabbing elec-tric workouts and repet-itive, boring passages with little to hold a lis-tener’s interest char-acterize this album to a great degree. Where one song hits the nail on the head, the next may falter and fail to do anything notable. As if a polar-izing musical founda-tion weren’t enough, the lyrics and particularly the style used to deliver them are also a major point of contention on this album. Thomas shares a vocal style akin to the alienating Lou Reed and the paranoid lyrics don’t do anything to widen his appeal. It’s when Thom-as delivers lines like “She calls me Johnny Rocket/I don’t know why” that one begins to question whether these songs are brilliant and original or just the in-

sane ramblings of an art-ist way past his prime. Then, inexplica-bly, he manages to write something confessional and thought-provoking like “414 Seconds”, a startling meditation on the narrator’s desire to find out whether he’s done something ter-rible in a dream or in reality. “What part of the truth is a dream?” he questions with tan-gible worry and regret. Unfortunately, this masterful rumina-tion only draws greater attention to the album’s flaws by showing the lis-tener what great things Pere Ubu are capable of doing. By the time the album ends with the schizoid static freak-out “The Carpenter Sun”, the listener might very well have given up on finding any sort of en-joyment here or even a unifying concept to

tie this mess together. While one can certainly admire the at-tention to detail and boldness it took to create an album such as this, it also fails to remain a consistently intriguing or entertaining listen. The problem, then, lies in the fact that “Lady From Shanghai” is billed as a “dance” album, a genre that fun-damentally allows for an ecstatic release of positive emotion. With-out any sort of fun to be had here, Pere Ubu have essentially shot themselves in the foot. Still, the mo-ments of excellence must be admired and taken for what they are. That is why The Fal-con gives Pere Ubu’s “Lady From Shang-hai” a 6 out of 10.

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A Drug Leader, the FBI and the Governator

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What do you get when you com-bine a drug leader, the FBI, and the “Gover-nator”? The answer is an explosively excit-ing movie with Arnold Schwarzenegger play-ing a small town sheriff. The Last Stand is a surprisingly good film. It is suspenseful and yet it also sets a comedic tone with the FBI asking the Sher-iff’s inexperienced staff to help catch a dangerous drug leader. The director, Jee-woon Kim, really experimented with fo-cus while filming. The film does a smooth job of switching from the FBI’s story to life in the small town. Then he brings both stories together and forms a clever bond. Kim also uses certain camera angles to explain the balance of power. He took ad-vantage of how audi-ence members read left to right on a page and

how they tend to start paying attention to the left side of the screen and then their gaze or attention rests on the right side when two characters are onscreen. For example, a frightening guy with a gun is on the left side of the screen threaten-ing the farmer on the right side to stand down and give him his farm. Already the di-rector conveys to the audience that this is not going to end well for the farmer. Most people tend to feel unease or feel the farmer will experience defeat. This anticipa-tion tends to make the right side of the screen feel almost heavy. This film is also interesting because this is Schwarzenegger’s first starring role since his work in the third Terminator film. He has had minor roles in movies such as The Ex-pendables, The Expend-ables 2, and Around the World in 80 Days. This is also his first leading role since his term as the “Governator” ended. Schwarzeneg-ger has certainly not lost his touch in acting. He reasserted himself as an actor in this film. He shows that he is not indestructible, but he is stubborn, persis-

tent and talented with not only guns, but also with telling a story and becoming a character. His perfor-mance as Sheriff Ray is simply enjoyable. He makes clear deci-sions followed by ob-jectives and emotion. He performs his role so well you tend to forget that he once played a robot try-ing to save the world. There is one ran-dom romance that seems to be thrown into the plot as an afterthought. In nearly every film to-day there has to be some sort of romance between at least two characters. This film has a romance between two deputies, but it just seems so random and does not grow during the film. One minute the girl resents the guy. The next she forgives him and they embrace while fighting the bad guys. There is no room for the rela-tionship to grow.It would have been nice to have seen their back-story together. What was the nature of their relationship in the past? The male deputy is a veteran and seemed to have changed af-ter his service in the Army. It would be re-ally nice to have seen

or heard a little bit more of his backstory. The Last Stand is a fun and exciting mov-ie. Do not spend money on a movie ticket, how-ever, because this is

the kind of movie that you can wait to see On Demand, through Red Box, or on television. Also there is a lot of vulgar bloodshed in this film, so if you

feel sick at the sight of blood go with a friend and close your eyes.

Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the New York rock band consisting of singer Karen O, Nick Zinner on guitar and Brian Chase on drums, will release their fourth album on April 16th. The al-bum is titled “Mosqui-to”, and features a large specimen of the creature chasing what appears to be a baby on the cover. Fans reacted negatively to the strange image, with news source The Guardian going as far as titling their article about the cover “Yeah Yeah Yeahs fans say Mosqui-to cover artwork sucks”.

Yeah, yeah, yeah I’m all about mosquitoby Reed StrengthArts & Culture Editor

R o l l -ing Stone went to the creator of the image, Korean artist Beomisk Shimbe Shim, to gauge his reaction on fan com-plaints. The artist ad-mitted that the initial outcry “freaked him out a little”. However, O sent the animator an encouraging email when the image was released, stating “we have fans because we do whatever we want and that’s what they re-ally want the most”.The album was pro-duced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek and Nick Launay. Accord-

ing to a recent inter-view with Pitchfork, it is their “most light-hearted work yet”. O noted in a press release about the album that it is “raw, chaotic, and dreamy”, noting that it wasn’t “easy listening” despite being “chick-en soup for the ears”.` O dis-cussed making music that was “uplifting and cheerful” during the apparent “dark times” that colored the record-ing process. O also dis-cussed a track entitled “Nitrous Batcave” that was produced by James Murphy of LCD Sound-

system fame. The track also features rapper Kool Keith as his Dr. Oc-tagon alter ego. A teaser video for the album was released, featuring the band playing what could be the title track. P r e - o r -ders for the new album are currently available via the band’s website. The “pre-order bundle” comes with the album on vinyl, compact disc as well as an mp3. The first thousand fans to receive the bundle will get a “limited edition ‘Mosquito lithograph’” signed by the band.

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