Audio Insight - a group of guys from Woodbridge, NJ about 25 miles southwest of Manhattan - is a band all about "progressive rock, no doubt. Our future material has become more dynamic and more expressive of this complex style. Progressive isn't necessarily a sound as much as it's a way you present a certain sound," the members explain.Audio Insight

Lead vocalist Anthony Celi adds that every song is inspired by a deeper message. "I'm very into philosophy and things of that nature, so everything I write about has depth behind it. Vocals and lyrics come along more or less sporadically and when I get ideas. Lyrics come from journal entries and poetry I write. We fuse so many different sounds that haven't been put together just yet, while still staying in the genre we aim to be in."

The band members say they have experienced highs and lows while starting out and one summer, discovered blood on bed sheets during their Mall of America area hotel stay. "The music industry is a business, period.

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Fireworks and freebies: Two things most Americans can't get enough of. And lucky for us, we can have both at once this 4th of July.

"There are free fireworks displays scheduled in almost every major metropolitan area across the United States," says Andrew Schrage, founder of personal finance sitemoneycrashers.com. "However, due to the fact that some cities have eliminated fireworks displays because of budgetary concerns, it is wise to check in advance."

But rather than you having to do the online research, Bundle.com has created a list of some major cities that are holding free fireworks displays. (If you live in a smaller city, a quick Google search of "free fireworks" and your city's name will alert you to whether there's a free show in town.)

Getting ready for 4th of July weekend? Find the best of (almost) anything here

Here are ten of the most prominent free fireworks displays in the nation:

1. Boston, Massachusetts
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Haven't you always wondered why there's an Oscar category for best makeup and costume, but not best hair? For some inexplicable reason, Hollywood hairstylists don't get any Oscar love … but all that's about to change. The film academy announced on Thursday that the makeup category will now officially be the "makeup and hairstyling" category. We're surprised it took this long, but now that "Best Hair" is a real category, we're already excited for who will take home the Academy Award. Sure the Oscars are 8 months away, but we've got a few ideas for potential nominees …

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Back in March, we chatted with Cherry Petenbrink, one of the film's hairstylists who dyed Jennifer Lawrence's hair and helped create the more than 700 wigs and hairpieces used in the movie. Fun Fact: Effie Trinket (played by Elizabeth Banks) wore an elaborate wig made of synthetic and human hair, because fake hair would hold up better in the hot North

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Each week, I post a video about some Pigeon of Discontent raised by a reader. Because, as much as we try to find the Bluebird of Happiness, we're also plagued by those small but pesky Pigeons of Discontent.

This week's Pigeon of Discontent, suggested by a reader, is: "Cell phones make me crazy."

Click HERE to watch the video.

I thought of a line from Montaigne that's even more apt for this Pigeon of Discontent than the quotation included in the video: "There is really no greater or more persistent folly…than to be excited and annoyed by the fatuities of the world." I think people's cell phone conversations fall into this category.

If you want to read more about this resolution, check out…

9 tips for dealing with difficult relatives over the holidays.

Find a way to unplug from technology, or, how to escape the cubicle in your pocket.

How about you? Are you very annoyed by people speaking on their cell phones (or something similar)? How do you convince

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For some of you, excitement on the 4th of July comes from the fireworks. For others, the fact that you're boss-free that day. And still others, from the fact that you can score amazing deals on clothes, restaurants and more. If you fall into this last category, keep reading -- we're showing you which stores have awesome sales this 4th of July.

Find the best Fourth of July sales at a store near you

But first things first: Before you hit the stores, "check out FreeShipping.org's aggregated 4th of July deals page for a roundup of all the best sales on the web along with coupons for additional discounts and free shipping," says consumer savings expert Andrea Woroch. You can also check out an extensive list of 4th of July deals from FatWallet.com here. Or, "if you prefer to shop in store, check SalesLocator.com before heading out the door to find local retail sales/deals in your area," Woroch adds.

To nail down the specific stores offering great

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Do you think people can be born gay?Working in the medical field, I'm always interested in learning more about all things medical. And, being the analogist that I am, I'm always looking for ways to figure out why, where and how things come to be and 'are' the way that they are.

I was recently reading an article in the March 2012 issue of Reader's digest that I picked up at the local hospital here titled, "Five Body Parts You May Not Need". It was written by Robert T. Gonzalez, a science writer. In the article, Gonzalez names five body parts that experts say we could really do without.

*The Coccyx- The left over part from the tail we had as embryos.

*Ear Muscles- Apparently, our primate ancestors used them to "move their ears like satellite dishes searching for signals". Of course, the most we can do today is give a little wiggle.

*Wisdom Teeth- Anyone between the ages of say, 17-25, know how much of a nuisance these can be.

*Arrector Pili- These are muscle fibers that contract and give us what we

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