Subject: Kings of Leon

• 2009 MTV Movie Awards: Quite Enjoyable, Actually

  No, host Andy Samberg didn't high five any cats, but he did introduce one that plays the keyboard The blogosphere is abuzz from last night's MTV Movie Awards, and it's not because MTV viewers are all huge Twilight fans (I'll let you guess that particular demographic). True, the vampire movie based off of Stephanie Meyer's novels absolutely slayed the competition -- which shouldn't come as a surprise since the fans are the voters -- but that's not the big news from the night. Rather, the sheer fa

  June 1, 2009

• Neil Young (Circa 1968), The Clash, What Laura Says, And Pavement Are Just Some Of What's Selling At Hoodlums Music & Movies

  Neil Percival Young during the late '60s. Here's some irony for you. In November 1968, future rock 'n' roll hall of famer Neil Young was paralyzed with fear before his solo show at the Canterbury House in Ann Arbor. According to a recent NPR story on the music legend, he had gone Splittsville from his former band Buffalo Springfield and was crushingly nervous about taking to the stage at the Michigan music venue. Ultimately, Young did go through with the performances, the NPR segment reported,

  December 23, 2008

• Department of Eagles, Crooked Fingers, and Marrianne Dissard Are Part of What's Selling at Stinkweeds Record Exchange

  Daniel Rossen (left) and Fred Nicolaus of indie outfit Department of Eagles. Brooklyn folktronica duo Department of Eagles found themselves -- or, more specifically, their October release In Ear Park -- landing on a number of requisite year-end top 10 lists. Critics from Filter and NPR gave the disc its due, as did countless wags from across the music blogosphere, describing the songs of Fred Nicolaus and Daniel Rossen (both of whom also star in the similarly-lauded folk band Grizzly Bear) as

  January 6, 2009

• Just Announced: Kings of Leon, Franz Ferdinand, E-40 and Il Divo

  With so many big announcements this week, including (finally!) the bill for Tempe Music festival, Franz Ferdinand, E-40 and Il Divo we didn't have time to give you the scoop on this one in a special post, but you'll be happy to learn that Kings of Leon are coming to Mesa Amphitheatre on Tuesday, May 19.The Southern lads peaked with their debut, Youth & Young Manhood, if you ask me, but they've still got a rabid fan base -- I know people who'll follow this band, which is unusual for an i

  February 6, 2009

• Summer Guide: Trek to Tucson

  June 4, 2009

• The Stills, & We Are Scientists

  October 9, 2008

• Digestif in Scottsdale serves up absinthe and "Cal-ital food for the soul"

  April 17, 2008

• Kings of Leon

  Modern royalty

  September 6, 2007

• Original Soul

  This time, it's personal: Our look back at an intimate year in music.

  January 1, 2004

• 21st-Century Digital Boy

  Sloane McFarland casts his "southwestNET" at SMoCA

  September 18, 2003

• Refried South

  Southern rock, once stigmatized and left for the comedians, has entered a new era of appreciation

  September 4, 2003

• Kings of Leon

  Holy Roller Novocaine (RCA)

  May 29, 2003

• Austin City Limits Jumps on Festival Bandwagon, Announces Lineup

  Austin City Limits: recycling this year's festival headliners so you don't have to The lineup for the 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival has been announced and it is teeming with top-notch talent. The Beastie Boys, Pearl Jam and Dave Matthews Band round out the top slots of Outside Lands Lollapalooza this year's edition of the ACL, adding Kings of Leon, Theivery Corporation and Ben Harper to the big name mix. While I commend ACL for sticking to younger acts, at least by Coachella's standards

  April 28, 2009

• Other People's Blogs: New Courtney Marie Andrews, Kings of Leon in Mesa Sold Out, Wilco Record Streaming, M.I.A. Not A Terrorist

  Electric Mustache: Courtney Marie Andrews Announces New AlbumSo Much Silence: Kings of Leon/The Walkmen on May 19 SOLD OUTRolling Stone: Wilco Streaming Entire New "Wilco (The Album)" On WebsiteIdolator: "Paste" Throws A Hail Mary PassPitchfork: M.I.A. Responds to Sri Lanka Terrorist Accusations Once AgainPitchfork: Ex-Shins Drummer to Open Taco Cart

  May 13, 2009

• Kings of Leon to Play Something Called 'MTV Movie Awards'

  Kings of Leon: Putting the "music" back in Music TelevisionFuture Valley rockers (Mesa Amphitheater on May 19) Kings of Leon have just been awarded a prestigious performing slot at this year's MTV Movie Awards. The show takes place May 31 at Universal's Gibson Amphitheater over in Universal City, California and features SNL standout/boat enthusiast Andy Samberg as host. This announcement comes as no surprise as the band has been having quite the jam-packed 8 months since the release of their fou

  May 13, 2009

• Kings of Alt-Rock

  May 14, 2009

• Kings of Leon

  May 14, 2009

• Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, and All Points West — Pick Your Festival

  May 28, 2009

• Van Halen Sues Nike Over Sneaker Color, Kings of Leon Launch Own Label, New Flaming Lips Record Due

  Rolling Stone: Eddie Van Halen Sues Nike Over Guitar's Signature Color Scheme Idolator: Courtney Love Prepares To Crown Herself Miss World One More Time NME: Kings Of Leon launch their own record label Rolling Stone: Flaming Lips' Double Album "Embryonic" Due in the Fall Waved Rumor: Sell music ANYWAY you want! Idolator: See, There Is A Way To Make People Care About Rock Criticism Again Pitchfork: New Release: Castanets: Texas Rose, The Thaw, and The Beasts

  June 17, 2009

• Ida Maria's Martini Ranch Show is Short and Sweet

  Martin CizmarIda Maria performing at Martini Ranch. This photo was taken with a special camera capable of capturing an image during incredibly short events, this one lasting only a matter of microseconds.If you're worried Ida Maria is the next in a long line of indie princesses to go "pop" the first time some douchey A&R guy suggests it might be a prudent career move, fear not. As she showed last night in Scottsdale, although "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" may well be headed f

  June 25, 2009

• New Release Tuesday: The Dead Weather

  The Dead Weather, featuring Jack White and Alison Mosshart, fuzz out audiences with their debut album HorehoundWhat do you get when you combine The Kills, The White Stripes, Queens of the Stone Age and The Greenhornes? A fuzzy, alt-rock supergroup known as The Dead Weather.Like Damn Yankees and The Travelling Willburys before them, The Dead Weather are intent on taking over the world with their collective super-rock-powers. The reason we give a shit about this band is Jack White's influence, act

  July 14, 2009

• Beyond The Now: You Asked For It

  Beyond The NowSubject to Change (Self-released) Grade: CIt's hard to believe, but tomorrow marks the 10th anniversary of Woodstock 1999. Though organizers have done everything they can to protect the Woodstock brand since, distancing themselves from the fiery debacle in Rome, New York, if you ask me the event was a smashing success, as it really did accomplish the ambitious goal of defining a generation. Like it's two predecessors -- the hippie fest of '69 and the grunge showcase of '94 --

  July 22, 2009

• War Tapes Have the Ingredients for Musical Success on The Continental Divide

  July 30, 2009

• Fall Out Boy Arrest, Kings of Leon Remixed By Pharrell, Timberlake and Ronson, Madonna Works With Weezy, No Age Download

  Spin: Fall Out Boy Patrick Stump ArrestedElectric Mustache: mp3: Stricken City "Pull The House Down"Idolator: The Best-Selling Album Of 2009 Is Actually A Compilation From 2003Idolator: Madonna Is Now Hung Up On Lil WayneNME: Pharrell Williams and Justin Timberlake set for Kings Of Leon remix albumPitchfork: Download No Age's "You're a Target"Rolling Stone: Bob Dylan Welcomes Guitarist Charlie Sexton Back Into His Band

  August 26, 2009

• International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Fest, Howl at the Moon, Tiki Lounge Party and Uncorked and Unplugged Over the Weekend

  ​The International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival at Madcap Theaters Hard to believe the International Horror & Sci-fi Film Festival has terrorized the Valley for five years now. To our delight, the three-day affair returned to its original location this year, right in the heart of ASU student nightlife's portion of the Mill Avenue District...see photos ​Howl at the Moon Grand Opening An SRO crowd packed the the Scottsdale piano bar during its grand opening bash on Friday, October 16

  October 19, 2009