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The Dead Trees Love Los Angeles

If you dream of the bygone age of rock ‘n’ roll when music was cool and photos were retro without iPhone apps, The Dead Trees might be for you. The self-assigned wandering nomads Michael Ian Cummings, Todd Dalhoff, Matthew Borg, and Noah Rubin started the band in Boston. Not too long after, Albert Hammond Jr., guitarist for The Strokes brought The Dead Trees along for two US tours, according to the band’s Facebook page . After their first full length album “King Of Rosa” was released, the tours continued — but The Dead Trees craved a home. That’s why they moved to Los Angeles. “I feel inspired by LA,” states Cummings on the band’s Facebook.

The Dead Trees Love Los Angeles

If you dream of the bygone age of rock ‘n’ roll when music was cool and photos were retro without iPhone apps, The Dead Trees might be for you. The self-assigned wandering nomads Michael Ian Cummings, Todd Dalhoff, Matthew Borg, and Noah Rubin started the band in Boston. Not too long after, Albert Hammond Jr., guitarist for The Strokes brought The Dead Trees along for two US tours, according to the band’s Facebook page . After their first full length album “King Of Rosa” was released, the tours continued — but The Dead Trees craved a home. That’s why they moved to Los Angeles. “I feel inspired by LA,” states Cummings on the band’s Facebook. It is clear that the landmarks and sunshine have made a lasting impression upon The Dead Trees .

Samosas Banned: Islamic Group Calls The Pastry ‘Offensive’

Al-Shabaab, the extremist Islamic group that effectively controls much of Somalia, has banned samosas in the famine-stricked, war-torn East African nation, according to the Kenyan Daily Nation . Apparently the ban, which was announced via loudspeaker , was instituted because Al-Shabaab leaders decided the samosa’s triangular shape was too closely associated with the Christian trinity. Locals face punishment for cooking, buying or eating the meat- or vegetable-filled pastries . This hasn’t been a good month for samosa-religion relations. Just a few weeks ago, a group of New Jersey Hindus sued a restaurant for covertly serving them meat samosa, in violation of their religious adherence to a vegetarian diet. Read More… More on Somalia