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Michael Jackson nominated for five American Music Awards
Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:32:59 | By Music-news.com
The pop legend � who died on June 25 � is in the running to be named Artist of the Year at the prestigious event and will be up against Taylor Swift, Eminem, Kings of Leon and Lady Gaga.The 'Thriller� singer is also nominated for Favourite Male Artist in both...
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Kings of Leon, Yeah Yeah Yeahs Wrap Austin City Limits Day One
Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:10:48 | By J. Edward Keyes
There was a large eyeball suspended at the rear of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ stage setup Friday night, a fitting prop for a band that prides itself on spectacle. The band’s Austin City Limits show was the second for which they stepped in as a replacement for the ailing Beastie...
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Kings of Leon (Leeds Festival 2009)
Fri, 04 Sep 2009 01:14:41 | By RoomThirteen.com Live Reviews
After failing to impress at the Reading leg for final night headliners Kings of Leon, the pressure is on. But then this should not be anything new, since last years Glastonbury the band finally seem to have graduated to heavyweight headliner status. Even so, there still remains issues with their...
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Kings Of Leon Photo Exhibition
Tue, 11 Aug 2009 14:12:11 | By Nick Annan
London's Proud Camden have announced a new exhibition by photographer Jo McCaughey chronicling the Kings Of Leon's career so far.McCaughey is a friend and neighbour of the band and has been there along the way to capture the band's rise from local shit kickers to arena filling chart toppers.The exhibition...
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Biography of
Kings Of Leon
No-frills rock band from Nashville, Tennessee, USA, formed in 2000 by the Followill brothers, Caleb (b. Anthony Caleb Followill, 14 January 1982, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; guitar/vocals), Nathan (b. Ivan Nathaniel Followill, 26 June 1979, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; drums), and Jared (b. Michael Jared Followill, 20 November 1986, Memphis, Tennessee, USA; bass). The Followill’s father was allegedly a United Pentecostal evangelist, leading to an itinerant upbringing for his young sons who gained their first musical experience playing in church during their father’s services. The brothers relocated to Nashville in the new millennium and began to seriously think about playing music for a living. They formed the Kings Of Leon, an unusual moniker derived from the Christian name of their father and paternal grandfather, and rounded up the line-up by recruiting their cousin Matthew (b. Cameron Matthew Followill, 10 September 1984, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA) as lead guitarist.
The quartet’s passionate espousal of the virtues of classic southern rock sparked interest among major labels in thrall to the fully-fledged garage rock revival, and a recording contract was signed with RCA Records. The Kings Of Leon made their debut in February 2003 with the Holy Roller Novocaine EP, which featured live favourites ‘Molly’s Chambers’ and ‘Wasted Time’. The full-length Youth And Young Manhood followed shortly afterwards, with the quartet enjoying particularly strong reviews and commercial success in England. The following year’s Aha Shake Heartbreak was another fine retro rock collection, although the grating lyrics somewhat betrayed the band members’ youth. Near the end of 2008, the Kings broke through in a big way, topping the U.S. Modern Rock charts for many months with the blistering "Sex on Fire" off the well-received Only By the Night.