Jesse McCartney: Shopping For a Good Piano

Jesse McCartney pulls the door closed on cameras as he leaves Boa restaurant in Beverly Hills on Monday night (March 14).

The 23-year-old musician recently chatted with JJJ about looking around for a new piano to celebrate his new album. “I haven’t found one yet though,” Jesse shared.

He continued, “I used to take lessons when I was younger and want to take some more, actually. I know enough here and there but I really want to zero in on my songs and learn a few of my own, so when I do go out on tour and perform these songs, I can hopefully play some stuff.”

iZettle's chip-reading Square competitor will take your money, no swipes required (video)

Everyone seems to be getting on board with Square's iPhone credit card reader -- Apple started selling the device in its stores last week, and even Visa has taken a financial interest in the company. However, due to the popularity of fraud-fighting chip-enabled smart cards on the other side of the pond, Square's offering doesn't quite fit the bill. iZettle has a similar solution for Europe that includes the ever-so-necessary smart card reader, which the company is launching in Sweden this June. Not only does it enable you to accept credit card payments from friends or customers, the app adds a social twist. Merchants can email a photograph and receipt to buyers, who can then share their latest spoils on Facebook. Of course, if this starts to catch on, it could make explaining that "awesome deal" you scored on a new laptop that much more difficult when it pops up on your significant other's news feed.

Hayden Leslie Panettiere

Birth Name: Hayden Leslie Panettiere
Birth Date: August 21, 1989
Birth Place: Palisades, New York, USA

As one of Hollywood’s most sought after young actresses, Hayden Panettiere is currently filming Wes Craven’s highly anticipated Scream 4 for Dimension Films in the leading role, ‘Kirby Reed,’ opposite Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin, and original cast members, Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courtney Cox-Arquette. The fourth installment of the wildly popular horror franchise is scheduled for an April 2011 release date.

Panettiere is best known for her role as ‘Claire Bennet’ in NBC's award-winning drama series "Heroes" from 2006 to 2010. For this role, she portrayed an indestructible high school cheerleader, struggling to define her identity and place in the world. "Heroes" followed the lives of ordinary people who discovered they possess extraordinary abilities.

Panettiere began her acting career at a young age by lending her voice to the animated movies, A Bug's Life and Dinosaur. From there she went on to star in the movie Remember the Titans, where she played the spitfire daughter of Coach Yoast. Her career hasn’t slowed down since. Other credits include: Fireflies in the Garden, I Love You Beth Cooper, Racing Stripes, Lies My Mother Told Me, Tiger Cruise, Normal, Bring It On: All or Nothing, Message In a Bottle, Object of My Affection, The Architect, and Ice Princess, for which she also recorded the song "I Fly" on the film's soundtrack.

Her roles have won her numerous accolades. Panettiere is the recipient of the 2008 and 2009 Teen Choice Awards for Choice Actress: Action/Adventure, as well as the 2009 Teen Choice Award for “Choice Celebrity Activist.” She also received the "Breakout Actress Award" in 2007 at the Capri Hollywood Film Festival, and the award for Favorite "Clipped" Dramatic Artist for the Television Season at the 2007 1st Annual Wave Award.

Panettiere's impressive list of accomplishments also includes her now three-year long association with Neutrogena. She also designed the popular "Hayden Bag" for Dooney & Burke.

Panettiere is a committed environmental activist. She currently serves as an ambassador, along with fellow ambassadors Nelson Mandela and Queen Noor, for the World Conservation Union's (ICUN) Wildlife Foundation. She is also widely known for her role as campaign spokesperson for the Whaleman Foundation, an oceanic research, conservation, and production organization dedicated to preserving and protecting dolphins, whales, and their ocean habitat. Since serving as spokesperson, she has traveled to Washington DC to meet with congressmen, was invited to the International Whaling Conference in Portugal, and was featured in The Cove, a 2010 Oscar®-winning documentary film exposing the slaughter of dolphins in Japan. Her involvement in animal welfare also led to her being the recipient of the Genesis Wyler Award from The Humane Society of the United States in 2007.

Panettiere also serves as an ambassador for Declare Yourself, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit campaign to empower and encourage every eligible 18-29 year-old in America to register and vote in local and national elections.

The Black Angels Announce 2011 North America Headlining Tour

and we say “Thank you.” No, really, we do. A little reverb here, a little tambourine shaking there. Good times, my friend.

Once again, that black-light, acid trip special we love and know as The Black Angels are about to hit the road, flexing their music muscles as headliners on the heels of their watershed 2010 release “Phosphene Dream”. As third albums go, “Phosphene Dream”- which took the band out of their Austin, TX comfort zone- produced a tighter and, oddly, brighter palette on The Black Angels’ psych-rock penchant for fuzz and drone. With an automatic (and possibly required by law) stop at the Austin Psych Fest in April-May, the tour kicks off in March in New Orleans, LA taking them across the US, a few dates above the border (Canada) and brings them home to Texas in May. Supporting slots will be filled by Suuns and Sleepy Sun .

You know the drill, boys and girls: turn on, tune in, drop out.

Black Angels Tour Dates:

3/31- New Orleans, LA – One Eyed Jacks *
4/01 – Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade*
4/02 – Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle *
4/03 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
4/05 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church *
4/06 – Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls Theatre *
4/08 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
4/09 – Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg *
4/10 – Northampton, MA – Pearl Street *
4/11 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club *
4/12 – Montreal, QC – La Sala Rossa *
4/14 – Toronto, ONT – Lee’s Palace *
4/15 – Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop *
4/16 – Detroit, MI – Magic Stick *
4/17 – Newport, KY – Southgate House *
4/18 – Chicago, IL – Lincoln Hall *
4/20 – Madison, WI – The High Noon Saloon*
4/21 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom *
4/22 – St. Louis, MO – Old Rock House *
4/23 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck*
4/29-5/03 – Austin, TX – Austin Psych Fest
5/05 – Boulder, CO – Fox Theatre #
5/06 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge #
5/07 – Boise, ID – Neurolux #
5/09 – Vancouver, BC – Venue #
5/10 – Seattle, WA – Showbox at the Market #
5/11 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom#
5/13 – San Francisco, CA – Slim’s #
5/14 – Pomona, CA – The Fox Theater (Supporting The Kills)
5/15 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre #
5/16 – Solana Beach, CA – Belly Up Tavern #
5/18 – Phoenix, AZ – Rhythm Room #
5/20 – Oklahoma City, OK – ACM Performance Lab#
5/21 – Dallas, TX – The Loft #

Demi Lovato

Famous as : Actress, singer

Birth Name : Demetria Devonne Lovato
Birth Date : August 20, 1992
Birth Place : Dallas, Texas, USA
Claim to fame : As Mitchie Torres in Disney Channel Original Movie "Camp Rock" (2008)

Born in Texas on August 20, 1992, Demi Lovato is the daughter of Patrick Lovato and Dianna Lovato. She has an older sister named Dallas Lovato. In 1994, her father decided to move to New Mexico after his divorce from Dianna. A year later, her mother married Eddie DeLaGarza and Demi's new family expanded when her younger sister, Madison DeLaGarza, was born.

At the age of 10, Demi debuted her acting career when she played Angela in PBS' children television show "Barney and Friends". On the set of the TV show, she met Selena Gomez and the two became good friends. Over the next few years, she continued to pursue her love for acting and singing. Under the guidance of her mother, who is a former Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders and country recording artist, she appeared in a number of productions and contests throughout the state of Texas.

In 2006, she tried to make her way into bigger television series by joining the cast of several television shows, including "Prison Break", "Split Ends (Pilot)", and "Just Jordan". As time went by, Demi accepted Disney Channel's offer to be a regular in first season of their short show, "As the Bell Rings".

On the show, she stars as Charlotte Adams, a girl whom the main male character, Danny Neilson, dated.

Still, she didn't claim her fame until 2008 when she landed the part of Mitchie Torres in Disney's musical smash made-for-TV movie, "Camp Rock", alongside teen band sensation Jonas Brothers. Having to explore her singing talent deeper in "Camp Rock" and make a lasting impression with it, she then decided to jump deeper into music industry by touring solo on "Demi Live! Warm Up Tour". Following that solo gigs, Demi joined the Jonas boys in their 2008 Tour, entitled "Burning Up Tour".

In between her tight schedule, she took another project, once again signing a deal with Disney Channel. This time, it is for their next original movie entitled "Princess Protection Program". On top of that, the actress, who plays drum, guitar, and piano, was slated to star in her own TV series, "Welcome to Mollywood" where she will portray Molly, an aspiring actress who gets a role on a television show.

Before starring in "Mollywood" though, Demi entered the recording room and cooked new materials for her upcoming debut album, "Don't Forget", with the help from the three Jonas brothers. While waiting for the record's release date, her lead single, "Get Back", was dropped on August 12. It peaked at number 43 in Billboard Hot 200 chart and reached number 16 in Hot Digital Songs.

Sleep Without Snoring

People will not like if they sleeping in the same room with someone who snores. Snoring would be very disturbing. If you are someone who snores, try to follow the following suggestions to get rid of this "chainsaw noise" forever, before your family or friends getting away from you.

- Stay away from cigarette smoke
Cigarette smoke makes the tissues, both in the throat and nose become irritated, swollen and clogged up the air flow.

- Maintain a healthy weight
Although thin people can also snore, but snoring three times more often experienced by those who was plump.

- Avoid alcohol
Alcohol causes the muscles in the airways become too relaxed making it more likely to snore during sleep greater. Similarly, drugs tranquilizers or sleeping pills. You should avoid drinking alcohol 4 hours before bed.

- Sleeping positions
Sleeping with slanting positions is highly recommended to reduce the likelihood of snoring, compared with supine position. At the time sleeping on your back, your tongue will be pulled back and prevent breathing causing snoring.

- Raise your head and shoulders
Sleeping with the top position higher than the bottom can help prevent snoring because the tongue in such a position would not "fall" to close the airway. But do not prop your head with pillows because it will make your throat sore and bent so that make the snoring sound louder. Instead, raise the head of the bed or footrest of the bed position of the head to rise 10-13 cm.

If prevention efforts are conducted itself does not work, you may need a medical procedure. Now in many countries around the world began to apply the pillar implant procedure as an alternative.

In this procedure three implants (such as a toothpick pieces) 3 cm long in the back of the insert in the soft palate oral cavity. Useful to reduce the vibration of soft tissue mouth and throat, causing snoring sounds.

Nikon Image Authentication Software validates Photoshop phonies

It's hard to believe that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Apple man Steve Jobs would get all giggly over a Granny Smith, and that's for good reason: that apple's about as phony as this tiny iPhone. According to a Russian security firm, however, Nikon's Image Authentication Software would tell you otherwise. This rendering is one of a handful used to demonstrate a flaw in the camera maker's image verification system. Programs like Nikon's apply an encrypted signature to image files at the time they are captured, and overwrite those signatures when a file is altered, allowing for verification of a photograph's integrity. According to ElcomSoft, the firm exposed a flaw in the system used by Nikon, as well as a similar program employed by Canon's DSLRs, that allowed them to extract the signature key from a camera and apply it to phonies like the one above. According to the outfit, neither company has responded to its findings. For more funny fakes, including a shot of Mike Tyson rocking an Angry Birds tattoo, check out the source link below.