It would be more than fair to call our coverage of "local" stoogely brothers Kings of Leon hyper-critical. We've nit-picked and exploited all of their transgressions, from their eating disorders to their bizarre group sex proclivities to their musings on Animal Collective and beyond. And while it would probably be best for us to move on, do like Top 40 radio and ignore these guys completely, sometimes it's just too hard to look away.
The Jan. 15 issue of NME is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Motown with a feature titled "10 Incredible Motown Tracks You Haven't Heard." Strangely enough, two of their choices are The Commodores' "Brick House" and Mary Wells' "You Beat Me To The Punch." Hardly rarities. That might be explained by their panel of pop stars, including none other than Caleb Followill, who selected cuts by Sam Cooke and Otis Redding. Having never recorded for Motown, both Cooke and Redding turned in their respective graves while Berry Gordy wept.
