Music

Kings of Leon want your physical abnormalities

by Anne T. Donahue

As if Kings of Leon have stock in weird internet stories that will forever prevent us from taking them seriously, the heartthrobs of mainstream rock and/or roll have recently issued an open call for “characters [that] look like life has beaten them up a bit”, having since deleted the Craigslist post that called for actors to play a “Simple Girl”, a “Sad Girl” or  an “Old Woman”. (Evidently, they appear to be using our high school yearbooks as inspiration for casting choices.)

“Set in a dockside bar in New England, where life has been hard” (damn it, Maine, and your cruel, cruel world), the boys from Tennessee have also advertised that “scars, pockmarked skin, physical abnormalities or deformities are welcomed!!!!”. And no, we haven’t improvised those exclamation points – though we assume they represent our enthusiasm at the potential for landing these roles of a lifetime.

In other news, it looks like Mickey Rourke has found work again.