Here a couple great family portraits of Kings Of Leon brothers Nathan, Caleb & Jared Followill as kids.
As kids they went by the first names Ivan (Nathan), Anthony (Caleb) & Michael (Jared) then decided to use their middle names when they started the band.
Here’s the three brothers all grown up.
Kings Of Leon bassist Jared Followill wins photo’s of the month with two great snapshots we recently found…
How about a photo of Jared in tight blue underwear briefs…Check!!!
How about another grabbing your girlfriends ass for photographers…Check!!!
Thumbs up Jared!!!
The Rave/Eagles Ballroom
Buddy Holly played one of his last gig on Jan. 23, 1959, at what is now the Rave/Eagles Club, Holly died a week later when his plane crashed after a show in Iowa. While no one knows for sure who is the reported ghost haunting the basement’s swimming pool—many musicians have reported hearing or seeing a presence—it’s nice to imagine it could be Mr. Holly. In fact, on the upper level is a memorial to him: a pastel portrait, color photos and fliers from the shows in Milwaukee and Iowa.
The pool room (above) in the basement area; (which is said to be kept locked at all times) and The Eagles Ballroom are the most haunted rooms in the building, though paranormal activity has been reported all over the building. “All the rock stars who have performed here have seen a ghost.” a worker was quoted as saying. In various rooms of the club, bands have heard a presence or seen an entity watching them play in various rooms of the club, usually during rehearsal, or when not many people are around.
People hear voices coming from places where no one living is there. Happy sounds of children playing or the distressful noise of children crying unhappily are heard as well. An entity of a little girl roams around the old hallways behind the coat-check area in the basement. Her laughter is heard. Her presence sometimes gives the living a brief sense of dread. Staff who were cleaning up after closing hours have seen entities of children playing in a group.
The Ballroom hosts the most popular acts, and its impressive history includes Bob Dylan (six times), The White Stripes, Green Day, Nine Inch Nails, Kings of Leon, The Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, Pearl Jam to name a few….
“The Rave is officially not speculating on that. As far as we know, no rock stars have died here.”
Buddy Holly, Kings Of Leon, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, The Smashing Pumpkins, The White Stripes
America’s pastime has had it’s share of Rock Star ceremonial first pitch thrown before games…Here’s a few of our favorites…
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam) & Nathan Followill (Kings Of Leon)
Jeff Tweedy (Wilco)
Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Tom Morello - (Rage Against The Machine & Audioslave)
Old school picture of Geddy Lee (Rush) taking batting practice with the then California Angels.
And just cause we love Oasis - Liam Gallagher & Noel Gallagher with boxer Ricky Hatton.
Here’s some shots of KINGS OF LEON playing the Roxy January 29, 2005 in support of Aha Shake Heartbreak. Most new KOL fans don’t have a clue that the band actually has 3 albums and and another albums worth of b-sides before Only By The Night took off. I took these photos myself at the first show of a 2 night stand.
Check out this clip about the video shoot for “Use Somebody“. I was there when they filmed the concert part of the video and Caleb told the audience “We don’t usually do this but we are going to film a video right now so just act like you are enjoying yourself”
