Altsounds — KINGS OF LEON TO PERFORM ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE THIS WEEKEND!! COVER OF SPIN MAGAZINE AND APPEARANCES ON LETTERMAN AND LENO ALSO CONFIRMED "SEX ON FIRE" SINGLE DEBUTS AT #1 IN THE UK NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ABOUT TO BEGIN ... more info

Altsounds — KINGS OF LEON TO PERFORM ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE THIS WEEKEND!! COVER OF SPIN MAGAZINE AND APPEARANCES ON LETTERMAN AND LENO ALSO CONFIRMED "SEX ON FIRE" SINGLE DEBUTS AT #1 IN THE UK NORTH AMERICAN TOUR ABOUT TO BEGIN ... more info

AP - Carla Bruni-Sarkozy has shared the world stage with Britain's queen, the pope and the Dalai Lama. more info

The Telegraph — The Kings of Leon are heading for global stardom with their new album of thunderous rock and roll. They talk to Neil McCormick about hard living - and divine intervention. more info

The Telegraph — Ben Thompson reviews the pop CD of the week, Kings of Leon's Only By The Night more info

BBC News - UK — Carla Bruni, the wife of French President Nicolas Sarkozy, sings alongside rock bands Metallica and Kings of Leon on a UK TV show. more info

Bridging The Atlantic — Really all you need to watch is after 3 minutes 30 seconds.And in other news, whose sex is on fire? New Kings of Leon record leaked about a week ago and it's a solid effort by the Followill boys. But as my good friend bbbykmbrly. put it, "There's alo... more info

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Bridging The Atlantic — In 2008, the physical release date of a new album has become virtually irrelevant.  Discuss.Bloc Party - One Month OffBloc Party has recently released their new album, Intimacy, digitally over two months prior to the scheduled October 27th r... more info

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — Kings of Leon showcase five brand new tunes from their new album at a special Radio 1 gig in front of a crowd of competition winners. more info