The Killers

The Killers inspired by Nirvana

Music Gossip

9 Apr 2012

The Killers wouldn't have started if it wasn't for Nirvana. The 'Somebody Told Me' band's bassist, Mark Stoermer, didn't get into rock music until he heard the grunge group, and spent his formative years as a musician trying to teach himself how to…

The Killers learning to be in a band again

Music Gossip

10 Mar 2012

The Killers have "taken time to figure out" how to be in a band again. The 'Somebody Told Me' rockers are working on their fourth album after taking a break through much of 2010 and 2011 and bassist Mark Stoermer admits it's taken a little while to…

The Killers prepare new album

Music Gossip

4 Jan 2012

The Killers are "in the factory, working" on a new album, which will be released in 2012. The 'Somebody Told Me' rockers are back in the studio preparing the follow up to 2008's 'Day and Age' after going on hiatus for most of the last two years.

The Killers' cowboy Christmas track

Music Gossip

30 Nov 2011

The Killers' new Christmas song is inspired by "cowboy poetry". The Las Vegas rockers release their fifth festive track tomorrow (01.12.11) and say 'The Cowboy's Christmas Ball' has a Western theme after frontman Brandon Flowers sought ideas from his…

The Killers' illicit practice sessions

Music Gossip

30 Jul 2011

The Killers used to break into the University of Las Vegas to practice. Drummer Ronnie Vannucci admits the rockers would unlawfully enter the percussion room at their local university because their working schedules made it difficult to rehearse at…

Brandon Flowers performs with bandmate

Music Gossip

2 Jul 2011

Brandon Flowers was joined on stage by his Killers bandmate Mike Stoermer during a solo show yesterday (01.07.11). The 'Crossfire' singer was midway through his set of material from his recent solo album 'Flamingo' when he welcomed his bassist from…

The Killers open Hard Rock Calling

Music Gossip

25 Jun 2011

The Killers opened this year's Hard Rock Calling festival in London last night (24.06.11). The four-piece band played to a capacity crowd in Hyde Park and, despite the incessant rain, thrilled the crowd with tracks spanning their entire…

The Killers proud to rock Obama

Music Gossip

24 Jun 2011

The Killers star Ronnie Vannucci Jr. says performing for President Barack Obama has been the highlight of his career. The musician and his bandmates - singer Brandon Flowers, guitarist Dave Keuning and bassist Mark Stoermer - played at the White…

Rod Stewart for stage reunion with Ronnie

Music Gossip

24 Jun 2011

Rod Stewart will be joined on stage by Ronnie Wood this weekend. The 'Maggie May' hitmaker is expected to welcome his former Faces bandmate onto the stage at London's Hyde Park towards the end of his headline set at Hard Rock Calling on Sunday…

The Killers to play solo material in their sets

Music Gossip

18 May 2011

Each member of The Killers will play a solo song at Hard Rock Calling. The 'When you Were Young' band are headlining the UK festival next month - their first show in Europe since they went on hiatus in January 2010 - and will reportedly use the…

The Killers heading back to the studio

Music Gossip

12 May 2011

The Killers are heading back into the studio next week. The 'Human' rockers are preparing to start work on their fourth album after taking hiatus in 2010, and drummer Ronnie Vanucci Jr. said the whole group are brimming with ideas. He told UK…

The Killers confirmed as Hard Rock Calling headliners

Music Gossip

18 Apr 2011

The Killers have been confirmed to headline the UK's Hard Rock Calling festival. The 'When You Were Young' band will top the bill on the Friday night of the festival on June 24, their first show in Europe since they went on hiatus in January…

The Killers pledge to reunite

Music Gossip

19 Mar 2011

The Killers' side projects won't stop them getting back together. The 'Mr. Brightside' hitmakers are currently on hiatus, with frontman Brandon Flowers bringing out solo album 'Flamingo' last year, drummer Ronnie Vanucci preparing for the release of…

Brandon Flowers' 'strange' solo career

Music Gossip

10 Aug 2010

Brandon Flowers originally wrote the songs on his debut solo album for The Killers. The band's frontman - who is to release first solo LP 'Flamingo' in September - admitted writing tracks for himself felt "strange" after the group recently decided to…

Tom Jones' Killer collaboration

Music Gossip

19 Jul 2010

Tom Jones wants to collaborate with The Killers. The legendary Welsh singer - who is soon set to release cover album 'Praise and Blame' - revealed he has been in talks with the band's frontman Brandon Flowers about the possibility of working together…

Brandon Flowers didn't want to go solo

Music Gossip

13 May 2010

Brandon Flowers wanted to make his solo album with the rest of The Killers. The 'Mr. Brightside' singer only agreed to make his new record 'Flamingo' alone because the rest of the group - drummer Ronnie Vannucci, guitarist Dave Keuning and bassist…

The Killers shape US music

Music Gossip

22 Apr 2010

The Killers and Patti Smith have been given top awards for their contribution to pop music in the US. The 'Somebody Told Me' rock group took home the Vanguard prize for their impact in shaping American music, while Patti was given the Founders Award…

Christmas singles 2009 roundup

The Xmas Factor

2 Dec 2009

The dull predictably of The X Factor now means that some putty-faced goon will get a Christmas number one single every year from now until the apocalypse, followed in the top ten by an army of insentient reality TV drones. Yet, in the face of this sad…

Steve Aoki

30 Oct 2009

We Are …Electric and Sick Note join forces to bring you Steve Aoki, not so much a DJ as a one man industry. In terms of musical output he runs Dim Mak Records home to the likes of Klaxons, Bloody Beetroots, Scanners, MSTRKRFT and other cutting edge…

T in the Park - Saturday

13 Jul 2009

Having utterly failed to 'tweet' from T in the Park, Brendan Miles is given a second chance to voice his thoughts on some of the best acts to grace Scotland's biggest music festival

T in the Park: Goes pop

25 Jun 2009

Nick Cave battered Kylie to death with a rock and in doing so resurrected pop. For when the implausible twain married larynxes – on 1995’s hit murder ballad, ‘Where the Wild Roses Grow’ – it caused a schism in the pop continuum. By 1996, the prince of…

T in the Park: Soundtrack to the weekend

25 Jun 2009

Friday The whole festival starts in considerable style with The Maccabees and ‘No Kind Words’ before shifting in gloriously mental fashion with ‘Roulette Dares’ by The Mars Volta so sing along now … ‘Exoskeleton, junction at the railroad delayed!…

Further T in the Park 2009 tickets released

5 Mar 2009

T in the Park organisers will be releasing further tickets for the music festival. The tickets will go on sale tomorrow morning, Friday 6th March at 10am and will be on sale via Ticketmaster on 08444 999 990 and also online at www.ticketmaster.co.uk

Further additions to T in the Park 2009 line up

25 Feb 2009

The Streets, Florence and The Machine, Ladyhawke and Foals have been announced as further additions to the bill of T In The Park, which takes place on Fri 10, Sat 11 and Sun 12 July 2009 in Balado, with other headliners including Kings of Leon on…

The Killers

19 Feb 2009

Day and Age followed the standard Killers album guidelines, with an overall inconsistency forgotten with a couple of tracks far beyond any of their indie-pop peers’ wildest dreams. Find out if you’re human or a dancer as one of the world’s biggest acts…