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February 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 ... More >>
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September 6, 2007
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May 13, 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 Onc ... More >>
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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, Ca ... More >>
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May 14, 2009
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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, Ca ... More >>
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May 14, 2009
Kings of Leon
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, Ca ... More >>
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October 19, 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 stud ... More >>
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December 3, 2009
More Modified Memories, Stevie Wonder Joins U.N., Animal Collective Film
So Much Silence: Modified memories: Ami Johnson (booking manager)Idolator: Green Day Premiere The Stage Musical Version Of '21 Guns'NME: Stevie Wonder becomes United Nations Messenger of PeacePitchfork: Animal Collective's Highly Anticipated Film to Premiere at Sundance 2010Rolling Stone: Dave Grohl ... More >>
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January 8, 2010
Kings of Leon Start New Fashion Line
I realize this may be a highly unpopular thing to say, but I think it's time for the Kings of Leon to go on sabbatical. The Tennessee quartet and their overplayed songs have found just one more way to make being a hipster more obnoxious and, yes, more expensive. The Followill boys, who once cl ... More >>
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February 9, 2010
Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Announced: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Weezer, Stevie Wonder and More
Tennessee's Bonnaroo music festival has announced a full line-up for this June. No real surprises here: Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder, Jay-Z, Weezer, and the Flaming Lips are the top of the pile.The Dead Weather, Phoenix, John Fogerty, Jimmy Cliff, Tenacious D, Zac Brown Band, ... More >>
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March 16, 2010
The Whigs: In The Dark in a Roundup of Record Reviews
The Whigs -- In The Dark On their third album, In The Dark, Athens garage rock trio The Whigs have taken up a controversial influence: former tourmates Kings of Leon. While admitting Kings of Leon are an influence is a gigantic red flag to indie snobs these days, it's undeniably true about this reco ... More >>
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March 17, 2010
Kings of Leon: They May Suck, But They're Now Playing Arenas
Luke HolwerdaSaid in a thick Southern accent: "Aw yeah boys, we'z playing dem big houses now. Howzabout that, fellas? Yeeeeee Haaaaaaaaaaaw!"A lot of people bag on Kings of Leon for being wanna-be arena rockers. Yet the "arena rock" tag was never literally true -- not in this country at least. Wh ... More >>
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April 29, 2010
Hate Kings Of Leon? You're Going To End Up Wanting To Go To Their Show Anyway. Peep These Openers.
Luke Holwerda"Your favorite band wants to open for us and your girlfriend would probably love to hook up with us. Our Sex is on Fire, bitches."Sure, Kings of Leon suck. Hard. Soooooo hard. But damn it if the only legitimate arena-ready act born of the early naughties garage rock revival doesn't k ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
Miike Snow
Luke Holwerda"Your favorite band wants to open for us and your girlfriend would probably love to hook up with us. Our Sex is on Fire, bitches."Sure, Kings of Leon suck. Hard. Soooooo hard. But damn it if the only legitimate arena-ready act born of the early naughties garage rock revival doesn't k ... More >>
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July 8, 2010
Built To Spill
Luke Holwerda"Your favorite band wants to open for us and your girlfriend would probably love to hook up with us. Our Sex is on Fire, bitches."Sure, Kings of Leon suck. Hard. Soooooo hard. But damn it if the only legitimate arena-ready act born of the early naughties garage rock revival doesn't k ... More >>
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July 8, 2010
Kings of Leon: Why They Are Hugely Popular, Despite What the Critics Say About Them
Luke Holwerda"Your favorite band wants to open for us and your girlfriend would probably love to hook up with us. Our Sex is on Fire, bitches."Sure, Kings of Leon suck. Hard. Soooooo hard. But damn it if the only legitimate arena-ready act born of the early naughties garage rock revival doesn't k ... More >>
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July 8, 2010
The Authenticity Issue
Why Kings of Leon Are Hugely Popular, Despite What the Critics Say About Them
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July 8, 2010
Built to Spill
Why Kings of Leon Are Hugely Popular, Despite What the Critics Say About Them
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July 8, 2010
Kings of Leon, Kinch, and Not Missing the Lilith Fair in This Week's Issue
Kings of Leon: Critics love to hate them.Ever wonder why Kings of Leon have such a massive following, even though critics love to hate them? This week's music feature offers up a few explanations on the love/hate phenomenon. Valley favorites Kinch have been keeping busy, writing personalized son ... More >>
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July 11, 2010
Built to Spill (Oh, Yeah, and Kings of Leon) at Cricket Pavilion on 7/10/10
Kings of LeonFinally playing on a stage befitting their status as one of the best rock bands of the past 15-20 years, Built to Spill put on an excellent show at Cricket Pavilion Saturday night, and, as a bonus, they even brought along some plucky, young, Southern rock upstarts from Nashville to c ... More >>
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July 15, 2010
From Print: Blogs Teased in Our 7/15 Issue
This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week. Here are links to those posts. Who was the real star of the show at Saturday night's Kings of Leon concert? What will Lindsay Lohan's best car ... More >>
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July 26, 2010
Kings of Leon Get Shit on in St. Louis, Cancel Set After Three Songs
Some birds finally did what we've all been saying to Kings of LeonOne of life's most basic teachings is that shit happens. Something might just happen out of one's control to the point where they must simply throw up their arms and proclaim, "shit." It's an inevitable part of life that is a great ... More >>
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September 3, 2010
Kings of Leon Announce Track List for Upcoming Album
Kings of Leon is preparing to take over the world on October 19 with the release of their upcoming album, Come Around Sundown.According to Spinner, the album has 13 tracks, with the song "Radioactive" as the first single.Fans will be able to view the music video for "Radioactive" when the band pr ... More >>
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September 8, 2010
New Kings of Leon Music Video Just Released
The highly-anticipated new music video for Kings of Leon's new single "Radioactive" was released this morning. It's a playful video in which the band and a joyous children's choir have a picnic next to a barn. As for the song itself, it's got gospel soul, and it's catchy as hell. I won't ruin the ... More >>
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October 4, 2010
Early Listening: Kings of Leon - Come Around Sundown
There is perhaps no band as celebrated as they are reviled these days than Tennessee rockers Kings Of Leon. Always the lightning rod of controversy, Kings Of Leon broke new ground with their commercially viable 2008 release Only By The Night. That album brought the band a Grammy for the song "Sex ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Kings of Leon: Come Around Sundown
Some Tennessee band named Kings of Leon releases their fifth album today. They were once edgy and full of youth, but all that has been replaced by a workmanlike stance on musical accomplishment and profit. Lead singer Caleb Followill is at the front of all this -- dismissing indie bands and hatin ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Kings of Leon: Come Around Sundown
Artist: Kings of LeonTitle: Come Around SundownRelease date: October 19Label: RCAI think it's funny that people are getting all bent out of shape over the supposed "selling out" of Kings of Leon, saying their new record sucks worse than that sucky one that sold a bajillion copies a few years ago. ... More >>
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October 21, 2010
Built to Spill Returns to Headliner Status After Opening For Kings Of Leon All Summer
Artist: Kings of LeonTitle: Come Around SundownRelease date: October 19Label: RCAI think it's funny that people are getting all bent out of shape over the supposed "selling out" of Kings of Leon, saying their new record sucks worse than that sucky one that sold a bajillion copies a few years ago. ... More >>
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November 17, 2010
Spin's Kings of Leon Feature Inserts an Error AND a [sic] into New Times Copy
Maybe you read Spin magazine's October feature about how Kings of Leon remain defiantly popular despite the fact that everyone who knows anything about music thinks they suck?Maybe you also recognized the first quote in the piece was from a post on Up On The Sun. The quote has since been fixed on ... More >>
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November 17, 2010
New Album From the Strokes on Its Way to Being Complete
The Strokes have finally finished a long awaited album, according to SPIN.While the mixing and mastering still has yet to be done, the recording process itself has been completed.After working out their differences and deciding to go forth with making a new album, they worked with Beck and White ... More >>
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November 18, 2010
Kings of Leon: Taking it a Little Too Far For Their Upcoming Music Video?
Kings of Leon has stooped to a new low by bringing a potentially offensive yet interesting idea to the table, according to NME.The band posted an ad in an effort to recruit "characters with scars, pockmarked skin, physical abnormalities or deformities" for their next music video.In the ad, Kings ... More >>
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November 19, 2010
Static March: All At Once EP
Artist: Static MarchTitle: All At Once, a six-song EP.Basics: Formerly known as Five High, this mellow Phoenix trio plays alternative/indie rock inspired by -- according to to the band -- Incubus, Muse, Death Cab for Cutie and Kings of Leon.Red flag!While the Kings may be personas non gratas with ... More >>
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December 9, 2010
NeedToBreathe @ Marquee Theatre
Artist: Static MarchTitle: All At Once, a six-song EP.Basics: Formerly known as Five High, this mellow Phoenix trio plays alternative/indie rock inspired by -- according to to the band -- Incubus, Muse, Death Cab for Cutie and Kings of Leon.Red flag!While the Kings may be personas non gratas with ... More >>
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December 9, 2010
NeedToBreathe
Artist: Static MarchTitle: All At Once, a six-song EP.Basics: Formerly known as Five High, this mellow Phoenix trio plays alternative/indie rock inspired by -- according to to the band -- Incubus, Muse, Death Cab for Cutie and Kings of Leon.Red flag!While the Kings may be personas non gratas with ... More >>
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December 10, 2010
Miley Cyrus Caught Hitting a Bong on Video
Miley Cyrus decided to have a little fun not long after her 18th birthday. She was caught on video smoking out of a bong, according to TMZ.First of all, this absolutely made my day even though Miley was only smoking salvia, a natural herb that is legal in the state of California. The party that w ... More >>
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January 12, 2011
Even Kings of Leon Got Sick of Themselves
Kings of Leon actually got sick of hearing themselves all the time at one point, according to Spinner."We were all sick of Kings of Leon!" the band's guitarist Matthew Followill said. "We couldn't go 10 minutes without hearing one of our songs...It definitely got annoying after a while."I'd say t ... More >>
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January 19, 2011
Kings Of Leon Headlining Coachella is the Problem, Pigeons are the Solution
Kings of Leon singer Caleb Followill and his awesome scarf.Well, the official 2011 Coachella lineup hit the interwebz last night. A happy day indeed, even if Kings Of Leon are headlining Friday.Seriously, though, Kings of fucking Leon? Why not Drowning Pool?When you've got The Strokes playing Sun ... More >>
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January 19, 2011
Jan 19 In Blogs: Arpaio, Patchouli, Kings of Leon, Hog Maws, and Jan Brewer
In the 24-hour news cycle, it can be difficult to keep up. We have the solution. Check back on Valley Fever every evening for highlights from each of New Times' blogs. Today's entries:
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February 23, 2011
Is Mesa Amphitheatre in Trouble? Outdoor Venue Losing Revenue Fast
Victor PalaganoMesa Ampitheater during a sold-out Kings of Leon concert in 2009. There was no pigeon shit, but no air-conditioning backstage, either.A story in today's Arizona Republic should worry all local music fans. The paper reports that Mesa Amphitheatre, a grassy 5,000-capacity outdoor&nbs ... More >>
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March 9, 2011
Miley Cyrus Has Been Text Message Crushing on Kings of Leon's Jared Followill
Miley Cyrus is continuing to prove that she's into older men, according to the Fab Life.Cyrus seems to be having a fling with Kings of Leon bassist Jared Followill. They've been doing an awful lot of texting lately, according to a source that's close with Kings of Leon.The source said, "So far, h ... More >>
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March 16, 2011
From Print: Blogs Teased in Our March 17 Issue
This week, New Times ran a list in our print publication highlighting some of the most interesting posts published at Up On The Sun over the past week.Here are links to those posts... How does the newly named Ashley Furniture HomeStore Pavilion stack up against the worst venue names in America ... More >>
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April 5, 2011
The Flaming Lips Sell Gummy Skulls With Music Inside
Wayne Coyne and his psychedelic gang tend to go about doing things very differently from any other band. They've made posters for their shows with their own blood and they've recorded a song that has 12 parts that must be played on separate devices simultaneously. Well, they're back at it again, ... More >>
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April 11, 2011
RAC (Remix Artist Collective) to Play Bar Smith on May 6
RAC (Remix Artist Collective) are playing Bar Smith on May 6. Not familiar with RAC? Well you're certainly familiar with the artists they've remixed -- U2, Radiohead, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, John Lennon, The Shins, and Pink Floyd, among a ton of others.The Collective is pretty populist, tackling indie a ... More >>
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May 11, 2011
Fox News Sparks Controversy Over Common's White House Invitation
Being biased is just another part of doing jobs at Fox News. This time, they're suddenly changing their opinion of rapper Common now that he has received an invitation to a White House event, according to Rolling Stone.Fox News has labeled Common as a "vile rapper" without any support. The claim ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
The Raconteurs Are Back!
Now that he's got all that hilarious and awesome palling around with Stephen Colbert, out of his system, Jack White is getting back to business. The Raconteurs, arguably the dude's main gig now that The White Stripes have called it quits, are back, according to Consequence of Sound.The Raconteurs ha ... More >>
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August 12, 2011
Kings of Leon Shoot Down Reports of Letting Caleb Go
Kings of Leon have been treading some rough waters over the last few weeks. First they had to cut their show short in Dallas on July 29 due to frontman Caleb Followill needing to go backstage, puke and drink some more. Then the band canceled the rest of their US tour due to Caleb having strained ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
Cold War Kids @ Marquee Theatre
Kings of Leon have been treading some rough waters over the last few weeks. First they had to cut their show short in Dallas on July 29 due to frontman Caleb Followill needing to go backstage, puke and drink some more. Then the band canceled the rest of their US tour due to Caleb having strained ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
Five Reasons Why Kings of Leon Really Canceled The Rest of Their Tour
News of a canceled tour is always upsetting, especially for everyone that bought tickets to the show and was really looking forward to it. This season's bummer tour cancellation comes from Kings of Leon, a band that some people love and others love to hate. There was plenty of speculation over t ... More >>
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September 23, 2011
Five Bands That Should Break Up Next
Nickelback When it was announced earlier this week that R.E.M. was breaking up after 31 years together, there were likely quite a few long-time fans of the band who were pretty bummed out. Understandably so. It always sucks when a band that you've always liked decides to call it quits. But ... More >>
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