After our Kings of Leon covers post on Monday, this video has come to our attention. Everyone knows* that the band employ a bunch of musicians behind a screen off-stage to play the songs live because they are such incompetent musicians but when the band appeared on Jools Holland, he demanded they play themselves resulting in this abomination…

*This may not be strictly true..

Also….

Coldplay and Metallica get the same treatment.

1. The world’s most stylish 8 year old?
   Arlo Weiner is not your average eight year old unless eight-year olds suddenly started wearing red velvet suits, argyle and ascot ties this morning – url.ie/1bgk
2. Stunning photos of billboards. (No really)
   The remit of a photographer includes showing us parts of the world we can’t see for ourselves. These perspective-based photos of billboards by Branislav Kropilak are a stellar example of that ethos. url.ie/1bgp
3. Movie Poster tricksters
   Adding or subtracting one letter from a movie poster can significantly alter its meaning. I’d pay to watch Angelina Jolie in The Cone Collector, wouldn’t you? – url.ie/1bh2

1. Twecipe
   On Twitter and looking for a decent meal from scraps on the fridge? Send @twecipe a list of ingredients and get back a recipe.
   http://twecipe.com/
2. Atlantis Explained
   Last week, the Sun reported that the lost city of Atlantis was found on Google Earth. The satellite image shows intersecting lines the size of Wales, three miles down in the Atlantic Ocean. A Google rep has explained the phenomena as sonar artifacts from a boat which was gathering data for Google Earth’s new ocean feature.
3. Last.FM / RIAA rumours debunked
   With the U2 album leaking onto the web a week early, Techcrunch investigated whether social music site Last.FM handed over user listening data to the RIAA in an attempt to catch some of the 100,000 users who downloaded the album in the first ten hours of availability.

   Update: Last.FM has insisted vehemently that this is a rumour and has no truth in reality. Read their non-mincing response – “Techcrunch is full of shit”.

1. New Yeah Yeah Yeahs
   Two new tracks ‘Zero’ and ‘Heads Will Roll’ from the Karen-O fronted band showcases a different electro-leaning sound for the rock band. It’s Blitz! is out on April 14th.
   Listen at the Hype Machine
2. Belfast invasion
   Two of Belfast’s most promising bands Escape Act and Cashier no. 9 play Whelans this Saturday. Escape Act are also offering their album for free download from Bandcamp.
3. Camera Obscura
   ‘My Maudlin Career’ is a beautiful, twinkling and welcome return for the Glasgow band.
   Listen at the Yellow Stereo
4. John Shelly and the Creatures
   Another talented Belfast band (is it 2009′s place to watch?) find their brand of lilting folk-pop currently soundtracking the latest ad for the Northern Ireland Tourist board.
   myspace.com/whywalter