There was a time long ago when Kings of Leon dressed just like even shaggier versions of you or I. But as the Followills’ profile has risen over the past few years, their pants have become increasingly tight and their sleeves equally scarce. They’ve begun wearing the sort of thing you see on the Lower East Side or in a Miracle Whip commercial (totes jks) more than you would their home in Nashville. It was inevitable then that as their appetite for corny jewelry and Dior began to grow, they’d share their sartorial vision with the world on a somewhat larger scale: with the help of Parisian boutique design studio Surface to Air, they’ve developed a line of clothing to be sold exclusively in small batches at Paris Texas in Copenhagen. Check the pieces out at that shop’s blog here. (via NME)

After spending a week M.I.A. and skipping out on the Mercury Prize ceremony, Glasvegas frontman James Allan has confirmed that he is safe and in New York. The band’s manager, Dean Cunning, confirmed that he received a phone call from Allan yesterday, although he admitted that he “didn’t even know exactly when he went missing.” Glasvegas guitarist Rab Allan added to the mystery surrounding the singer’s disappearance, claiming that the band “did this festival in Italy and came back and the last [I saw] of him was at the airport.” The band is scheduled to fly to Boston today to kick off a tour supporting Kings of Leon. Asked whether or not the band would be able to fulfill the commitment, Cumming responded, “I fucking hope so!”

If we had to guess how Mark Ronson, Pharrell and Justin Timberlake have all been using up their spare time for the last few months, home-fried Southern rock remixing wouldn’t have been it.
But even before an official Kings of Leon album was even in the mix, Timberlake and Pharrell were allegedly reworking the Tennessee-based band of brothers’ tunes. And while it’s often been more of a question as to what Pharrell’s not into than what he is, it’s still sort of fun to imagine him listening to say the seven-plus minute epic that is “Knocked Up” and decide where it could use more space drums. Drummer Nathan Followill told Billboard Ronson, Kenna, Lykke Li and Linkin Park will also contribute tracks to the album. The band also just shot footage for an upcoming live DVD in London. Neither of these projects have a slated release date.

The former makes sense, but the latter? How many people out there have been clamoring to shred their way through “Between The Bars” or “Waltz #2″? “Needle In The Hay”?
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One of our favorite past times is yelling at bicyclists who don’t wear helmets (we have reason to), so perhaps the invention of this fine new head covering and maybe an endorsement from Franz Ferdinand could help that out. Seriously, couldn’t you kinda see Alex Kapranos wearing one?
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