버스커 버스커 (김명섭/코리아헤럴드)버스커 장범준, “여자”에게서 곡 영감받아요!인기 밴드 버스커버스커의 장범준(22)이 곡을 쓸 때 영감을 “여자”에게서 받는다고 최근 코리아헤럴드와의 인터뷰에서 말했다.사랑의 설렘과 아픔, 이별등을 담은 첫 앨범 수록곡 모두 작사, 작곡을 한 그에게 곡을 쓸 때 어디서 영감을 얻냐고 묻자 “여자한테서요” 라며 주저없이 말했다.연애를 많이 해봤냐는 질문에는 “헤어짐에 대한 노래를 하려면 헤어져봐야 하니까요. 보편적으로 사랑에 대해 노래할 만큼만은 해봤죠” 라고 답했다.또한 다음 앨범 구상에 대해서는 “아직 셋의 스타일이 다르기 때문에 우리 셋이 완성 되가는 그림을 좀 보고 싶다. 다음 앨범에 어떤 색깔을 넣을지는 아직 생각 중 이다”라고 밝혔다.롤모델로 삼는 뮤지션이 있냐

Radioactive iodine was found in kelp off the U.S. West Coast following last year's earthquake-triggered Fukushima Daiichi nuclear meltdown, according to a new study. It was already known that radioactive iodine 131 (131-I), carried in the atmosphere, made it across the Pacific within days of the March 11, 2011 tsunami disaster, albeit in minuscule amounts.But marine biologists at California State

Syrian forces have opened fire across two tense borders, killing a TV journalist in Lebanon and at least two people in a refugee camp in Turkey on the eve of a deadline for a cease-fire plan that seems all but certain to fail.Across Syria, activists reported particularly heavy violence with more than 125 people killed in the past two days.The Obama administration expressed outrage at the violence

North Korea is set to complete the assembly of its latest rocket by installing the satellite payload later Tuesday, a senior space official said."We are expecting to complete assembly by today," Ryu Kum-Chol, deputy director of the space development department at the communist state's Committee for Space Technology, told foreign journalists in Pyongyang. Ryu also insisted that debris from the laun

 The tiny Pacific atoll of Niue is attempting to lure U.S. pop superstar Lady Gaga to its shores by pledging every single person from the island will attend if she performs there.Singer Lady Gaga (MCT)The island, about 2,500 kilometers northeast of New Zealand, has about 1,600 inhabitants and Niue Tourism spokesman Mike Hogan said they were all keen to see a concert by the chart-topping diva."It's

Zhu Yongsheng and his daughter Zhu Lin cuddle a wolf at the family`s animal training base in Urumqi, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Saturday. (ANN/China Daily)Xinjiang animal trainer says his daughter was in no danger in cage It is a sight that would terrify almost any parent: Their child locked inside a cage with large predators. Not for Zhu Yongsheng. In fact, it would be no surprise t

People who get regular dental X-rays are more likely to suffer a common type of brain tumor, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday, suggesting that yearly exams may not be best for most patients.The study in the U.S. journal Cancer showed people diagnosed with meningioma who reported having a yearly bitewing exam were 1.4 times to 1.9 times as likely as a healthy control group to have developed such tu

Mothers who are obese or have diabetes during pregnancy may be more likely to have babies with autism or other developmental delays, said a US study published on Monday. MCTThe findings "appear to raise serious public health concerns," said the study in the journal Pediatrics, which comes amid an obesity epidemic in the United States with recent research showing autism strikes up to one in 88 chil

Syrian forces opened fire across two tense borders Monday, killing a TV journalist in Lebanon and at least two people in a refugee camp in Turkey on the eve of a deadline for a cease-fire plan that seems all but certain to fail.Across Syria, activists reported particularly heavy violence with more than 125 people killed in the past two days.The Obama administration expressed outrage at the violenc

Having to speak and dress as a Klingon is among the bizarre excuses for divorce a British lawyer says she has heard.Because England does not have a no-fault divorce law, couples who wish to separate are coming up with some odd reasons for divorce, The New York Times reported Saturday.One man told divorce lawyer Vanessa Lloyd Platt that his wife had maliciously and repeatedly served him tuna casser

North Korea is expected to begin fueling a long-range rocket soon, the final step toward its launch set for as early as this week, a South Korean official said Monday."North Korea has only fueling remaining after completing the installation of three stages of boosters on a launch pad," the official said on condition of anonymity. "Fueling is expected to begin soon, considering it usually takes two

Police chief Cho Hyun-oh offered to step down Monday, days after police drew fire for responding poorly to a rape victim's emergency phone call, leaving her to be killed by her rapist.Cho, commissioner of the National Police Agency (NPA), issued an apology at his office in Seoul, saying he will take responsibility for the tragic incident."I express my condolences to the victim's family and ask for

Walter Fortson after prison went to Rutgers University using a program for ex-offenders -- and now has been selected as a 2012 Truman Scholar. (MCT)Fortson was arrested in May 2007 for possession of crack cocaine, marijuana and two handguns. A student at Temple University at the time with a 3.5 grade point average, Fortson turned to selling drugs to make money, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported."

Turkmenistan's authoritarian leader has proven he doesn't only win elections easily, coming first in a car race he wasn't even supposed to take part in. Turkmenistan`s President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov sits in a Volkicar after winning a car race in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Saturday. (AP-Yonhap News)President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov drove to the racing track in a Bugatti sports car Saturday mo

Authorities say Australian actor Matthew Newton has been released from a Miami jail following a weekend arrest.A Miami-Dade County jail official says the 35-year-old Newton was arrested Friday evening on charges of resisting police and trespassing on property after a warning. He was released Saturday evening on $2,000 bond.Newton has had legal troubles before.In 2010, Australian ``Transformers'' a

A US author nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his work building schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan has agreed to repay $1 million to his charity after a probe into financial misdealings.Greg Mortenson (http://www.gregmortenson.com/)Greg Mortenson, who wrote the best-selling "Three Cups of Tea" account about his work, has also agreed to resign from his charity's board for "financial transgress

The main opposition Democratic United Party (DUP) urged North Korea on Friday to immediately halt its planned long-range rocket launch, as the communist nation is believed to be making final preparations.The North is expected to put the Unha-3 rocket on a launch pad as early as Friday or Saturday, according to news reports citing government sources. Pyongyang says it will fire off the rocket betwe

New York State's top prosecutor on Thursday announced that thousands of sex offenders have been kicked out of online playgrounds popular with young videogame lovers.Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said that 3,580 accounts belonging to people compelled by law to register with authorities for sex crime convictions were booted from online videogame platforms in an operation dubbed "Game Over.""We

Mohammad El Akkari has joined the elite century club after scoring 113 points in a Lebanese league game.The guard led Moutahed to a 173-141 victory over Bejjeh in a Division A league game on Tuesday.The website of basketball's world governing body said El Akkari is the first player to score more than 100 points in an official league game in any of its Asian national federations.Two players achieve

A defiant Russian arms dealer dubbed the Merchant of Death for his history of arming violent dictators and regimes was sentenced Thursday to 25 years in prison, far short of the life term prosecutors sought for his conviction on terrorism charges that grew from a U.S. sting operation.Viktor Bout's sentence was the mandatory minimum he faced, though federal sentencing guidelines had called for life