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Album "Hot Fuss" (2004)
Rage Against the Machine Opening Leeds Festival
April 01, 2008 11:04:56Despite having no plan for new materials, Rage Against the Machine has been saying yes to festivals. The reunited political band is confirmed to headline the first day of Reading and Leeds Festivals, that is due to take place in England starting from August 22. RATM will be accompanied by fellow U.S. bands like Avenged Sevenfold, Tenacious D, Slipknot, Queens of the Stone Age and The Raconteurs.
The Killers will headline the second day while Metallica takes over the duty on the third which is also last day. All the headlining act will play on the main stage and others will play in five other stages. The tickets have been sold, pricing at 155 pounds for the three-day weekend tickets, camping and parking, and 65 pounds for day to day ticket without camping.
New Video: The Killers' 'Shadowplay'
November 22, 2007 01:11:32In what came as a surprise, The Killers premiered a second video from their compilation album 'Sawdust'. The rock band released a clip for their cover of Joy Division's 'Shadowplay' that also becomes the soundtrack of British film 'Control'.
Since the movie is a biopic for Joy Division's frontman, Ian Curtis, the band share some of their shots in the video with excerpts from the 2007 movie.
The Killers and Lou Reed Premiere 'Tranquilizer' Video
November 05, 2007 04:11:06The Killers have debuted the music video of their special collaboration with Lou Reed. The clip of 'Tranquilize' was premiered in U.K. the end of last month and has now received its world premiere.
The video features frontman Brandon Flowers wandering around in a seemingly deserted house where Reed was sitting at a piano.
The Killers Putting Non U.S. Singles in Upcoming Album
August 24, 2007 03:08:20
On the heels of 2006's 'Sam's Town', The Killers have announced their return to the studio for third album work. Frontman Brandon Killers intends to spread their U.K. Singles to America as the B-sides of the new album that is predicted to be in stores before the end of 2008.
"In England we have a lot of B-sides that people in America would never know about because we don't have singles here," Flowers told Billboard.com. "So we have about 15 of these songs that people have never heard, and we wanted to stick them on something for people to get to have them all together."
Amerie Eyeing Collaboration with Rock Acts
July 31, 2007 04:07:00
R&B crooner Amerie thinks it will be fun to have a collaboration with rock acts The Killers and Coldplay, and she's serious about it. In the coming months she will try to reschedule her brief meeting with Coldplay's frontman Chris Martin.
"I'm a big fan of The Killers. I'd love to do something with them, and Coldplay," Amerie told the Daily Star. "I was due to hook up with Chris Martin a while back but then his baby was born. Hopefully we'll reschedule."
The Killers Declining Next Glastonbury Slot
June 28, 2007 12:06:34
Rock outfit The Killers that became one of the highly anticipated acts in this year's Glastonbury Festival said that they would never play in the event again. Not that they had a bad experience but rather a fear that they won't come as good.
Frontman Brandon Flowers said in a statement, "This will probably be the last time we play here. You only get one real shot at it and this is ours.” However, the band confirmed that they won't be absent from the festival forever. “If we ever come back, we'll be The Who's age.”
The Killers, Muse Heading to San Diego's "Street Scene"
June 20, 2007 02:06:33
San Diego's annual music festival Street Scene comes back with bigger headliners this year. Two of this year's biggest music acts, The Killers and Muse, are confirmed to play in the Sept 22-23 event.
If previously the festival was held in Mission Valley, this year the venue is re-located to Del Mar Fairgrounds, San Diego. Tickets are going on sale on June 23 with two-day passes sold for $120, and VIP pricing begins at $300.
2007 Glastonbury Fest Full Line-up Here!
June 02, 2007 03:06:34
2007 Glastonbury Festival completes its announcement of line-up with three confirmed names to headline the event. Arctic Monkeys, The Killers and The Who are the obvious choice for the headliners for the three-day-course starting from June 22.
The bands will take the Pyramyd Stage in Somerset farm and be supported by equally famous artists such as Amy Winehouse, The Gossip, Rufus Wainwright, Lily Allen, The Magic Numbers, Chemical Brothers, Kaiser Chiefs and even Shirley Bassey.
2007 MuchMusic Awards Nominees Revealed
May 15, 2007 01:05:48
Canadian very own MuchMusic Video Awards has revealed the names included as this year's nominees. Favorite artists ranging from the Canadian natives like k-os and City and Colour will compete with more globally successful artists such as Nelly Furtado and Avril Lavigne.
Artists are nominated in 4 separate categories that boast both Canadian and international set. Canadian favorite artists can be chosen among the selection of Lavigne, Furtado, George, City and Colour, and k-os while the international one will be selected among Akon, Stacy Ferguson aka Fergie, Gwen Stefani, Hilary Duff and Justin Timberlake.
The Beatles' Album to Be Covered by Oasis, The Killers, etc
April 07, 2007 10:04:35
Forty years after the release of The Beatles' album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", a number of artists revive the classics in their version. Oasis, The Killers and Kaiser Chiefs are among some covering the 1967 album.
It is reported that the new version will still use the same equipment that were used back then. Leslie Douglas of Radio 2 said, "This will be not only a unique radio event, but a very special musical moment. The range and quality of artists involved ensure that this will be a fitting tribute to one of the great albums of all time."
Glastonbury Festival's Tickets Sold Out Within 2 Hours
April 03, 2007 12:04:22
One hour and 45 minutes is the approximate duration of Glastonbury Festival's sold out tickets. Opened on April 1 at 09.00 BST, 137,500 tickets were gone as fast as lightning on websites like eBay.
Michael Eavis, the festivals' organizer said that he was thrilled and considered it as a 100 percent success. "It's probably the fastest time we have ever sold out," he told BBC News. A total of 400,000 goers have bid for their tickets through new ticketing system and were successful. However, fans who don't get their tickets can put their hopes to those putting their tickets back on sale or the ones not paying the bill on April 22.
The Flaming Lips Among Spider-Man 3's Web
March 30, 2007 10:03:26
After the announcement of Snow Patrol's involvement in Spider-Man 3 soundtracks, rock bands The Flaming Lips, The Killers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Jet are joining the excitement of providing songs for Peter Parker's new venture.
The CD will be out on May 1 via Record Collection, just three days prior the movie's premiere. Snow Patrol's ballad "Signal Fire" has been confirmed to be the first single released.
The Smashing Pumpkins Returns with Album and Festivals
March 17, 2007 11:03:16
Definitely a huge comeback from The Smashing Pumpkin as the alternative band offers a new album and a number of festivals this year. First album after breakups in 2000, "Zeitgeist" is due July 2007 and Pinkpop Festival marks its first headlining gig.
In February 2007, vocalist Billy Corgan posted a MySpace bulletin indicating that "Zeitgeist", will be released exactly at 7:07 a.m. on July 7, which means 07-07-07. Highly anticipated, the album is promoted through several festivals. Pinkpop festival starts on May 28 in Netherlands then stops at several other countries such as Germany, Portugal, and Italy before finishes on June 17 at Interlaken, Switzerland.
Winners at the 2007 Brit Awards
February 15, 2007 09:02:23
Arctic Monkeys, The Killers, James Morrison, and Take That are among the winners at the 2007 Brit Awards, held at a ceremony Wednesday night Feb 14th in London.
British rock act Arctic Monkeys wins double, mainly for the categories of British Group and MasterCard British Album for "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not". Meanwhile, Las Vegas rockers The Killers also win two, which are the International Group award and International Album for "Sam's Town".
Celebrities Launching Campaign to Fight Global Warming
February 01, 2007 02:02:04
Numbers of famous celebrities, including the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Orlando Bloom, The Killers, Josh Hartnett, KT Tunstall, Pink, and Razorlight, are all teaming up launching a campaign to fight global warming.
The environmental campaign, called "Global Cool" project, was launched Tuesday Jan 30th and is aimed to get one billion people to reduce the carbon emissions they release into the atmosphere.
The 2007 NME Awards Nominees Are Here
January 31, 2007 09:01:20
The Sheffield-based band, Arctic Monkeys, has received four nominations for this year's NME Awards. The four-piece group is in the running for the categories of Best British Band, Live Band, Album and Music DVD.
This isn't the first time that the band scores numbers of nominations in the awards show, last year they won three awards, including the coveted Best British Group accolade.
Let's Celebrate the New Year with The Killers and Carmen Electra
December 26, 2006 03:12:15
It will be very special to welcome the coming of the year 2007 with The Killers and Carmen Electra. The two big names will be turning Hollywood's Paramount Studios into New York's Times Square on New Year's Eve to recreate the Big Apple's famous ball-drop ceremony.
While Electra has been tapped to host the celebration, rock band The Killers will headline the musical part of the evening, playing into 2007.
Are The Killers the Perfect Voice for the Highly Anticipated "Bond 22"?
December 15, 2006 02:12:06
Taking into account the success of previous James Bond movies, it is safe for us to say that the forthcoming "Bond 22" will surely be a box office hit as well. In an attempt to anticipate the success of the flick, it is necessary, in fact, to find the perfect choice to fill in the theme song.
Who is the perfect choice then? What about The Killers? The US rockers have been asked to record the theme song for the next James Bond film. On that matter a source said, "The Killers have reached the perfect point in their career to do a Bond track. They have the right sound, right look and a huge fanbase."
The 2006 Billboard Music Awards Performers
November 15, 2006 09:11:38
The award season is near, and coming on its way is the 2006 Billboard Music Awards. While a host for the event has yet been announced, it has been confirmed that the likes of Gwen Stefani, Ludacris, The Fray and Mary J. Blige will perform at the awards, which will air live on Fox on December 4.
Previously announced performers including Janet Jackson, Stacy Ferguson, and The Killers. Others set to make appearances at the Las Vegas awards show are Bowling For Soup, Carrie Underwood, Carmen Electra, Dave Navarro, Flavor Flav, Three 6 Mafia, Vanessa Minnillo and the cast of "High School Musical".
Winners of the 13th Annual MTV Europe Music Awards
November 03, 2006 10:11:59
Served as host and performer at the 13th annual MTV Europe Music Awards, held Nov 2nd in Copenhagen, Justin Timberlake also was one of the many winners. The pop singer even took home two awards all at once, one for the category of Best Pop and the other one was for Best Male.
Just like Justin, Gnarls Barkley also won two awards, mainly for the categories of Future Sounds-Best New Act and Best Song for "Crazy". The other big winners of the night were Muse, winners of Best Alternative award, and Depeche Mode who was named the Best Group. Red Hot Chili Peppers, in addition, gloriously earned the Best Album award for "Stadium Arcadium".
The U.S. Pop Charts Holdovers of Oct 29th
November 02, 2006 09:11:42
This is a new record on the Billboard Hot 200 after another. The US pop album charts sees the success of Miley Cyrus' "Hannah Montana" to climb at No. 1 this week. The album, which is the soundtrack to hit Disney Channel series of the same name, sold more than 280,000 copies in the week ended October 29, marking the biggest start for a soundtrack since November 2005, when rapper 50 Cent's "Get Rich or Die Tryin'" bowed with 317,000 units.
On top of that, "Hannah Montana" has also become Disney's fourth top 10 debut this year, behind "Cars," "The Cheetah Girls 2" and the immensely popular "High School Musical," which is the only album to sell more than 3 million copies so far in 2006. Elsewhere, New Jersey rock band My Chemical Romance is at 2nd position on the album charts with "The Black Parade" sold 240,000 copies. John Legend's sophomore album "Once Again" starts at No. 3 with 231,000.
The Big Winners at the 2006 Q Awards
October 31, 2006 11:10:21
Oasis and Arctic Monkeys were double winners at the 2006 Q Awards, took place Oct 30th at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. Both bands won two awards each, with the British rock band took home the award for Best Act in the World Today along with the Classic Songwriter Award for Noel Gallagher.
The Arctic Monkeys, had four nominations, kept up the Best Album for "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not" and the People's Choice awards. Irish rock band U2's The Edge collected the Q Innovation in Sound Award, with the Irish rock band itself receiving the special one-time-only Q Award Of Awards: Band of Bands accolade.
The Billboard 200's Top 10 Albums for Oct 22, 2006
October 26, 2006 10:10:35
P. Diddy has just proved he does deserve the label "hip-hop mogul". The rapper scores his No. 1 album since 1997 when his latest effort "Press Play" takes the No. 1 U.S. album spot on The Billboard 200 for the week ended Sunday Oct 22nd, selling over 170,000 copies. "Press Play", which is Diddy's first studio album since 2001's platinum-selling "The Saga Continues", also tops Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
At 2nd position on the album chart is Evanescence's "The Open Door" with 112,000, while JoJo enters the chart with her sophomore set "The High Road" at No. 3, sold 108,000 copies. Former chart-topper, Justin Timberlake's "FutureSex/LoveSounds" secures the 4th spot with another 99,000, ahead of Dierks Bentley's "Long Trip Alone" at No. 5 selling 82,000 copies, and Rod Stewart's "Still the Same...Great Rock Classics of Our Time" at No. 6 sold another 79,000 copies in its second week out.
US Top 10 Albums of Oct 18th, 2006
October 19, 2006 10:10:59
Veteran singer Rod Stewart leads the pack in the US pop album chart Wednesday Oct 18th, with his latest effort "Still the Same...Great Rock Classics of Our Time" sold 184,304 copies in the week ended October 15. The set, which is Stewart's first rock release in eight years, is the star's fourth No. 1 album in his entire music career.
With Stewart taking the very top position on the album chart, last week's champ goth-pop band Evanescence's "The Open Door" slips to 2nd position with another 164,000 copies. Rapper Lloyd Banks' second set, "Rotten Apple," bows at No. 3 taking in 143,000 units. Jimmy Buffett's "Take the Weather With You" is No. 4 on the Top 200 and No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart with 121,000 units.
Weekend U.S. Pop Album Charts of October 8, 2006
October 12, 2006 11:10:31
It's no longer Ludacris on the top spot of the US pop album charts. Evanescence, in fact, is the one leads the pack in busy album release week, jumps straight in at number one in the Billboard 200 with their new album "The Open Door" sold 447,000 copies during the week ended October 8th.
Aside from the attainment, "The Open Door" also is claimed as the 700th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 since the magazine started its weekly chart 50 years ago. The set, what's more, also marks the rock band's first No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The Killers' second album "Sam's Town" comes next at No. 2, sold 315,000 copies.
The Killers to Embark on North American Tour to Promote Sophomore Album
August 23, 2006 12:08:07
Rock band The Killers have announced a three-week tour of North America as an attempt to support their sophomore album, "Sam's Town".
Detailing on the tour dates, it will be kicked off October 6th in Los Angeles, just three days after they release the set. The trek will, moreover, include stops in Vancouver and Toronto.
Those on the Bill to Play Virgin Festival
July 18, 2006 03:07:44
Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Who are only two of the many music acts set to play the upcoming U.S. version of the Virgin Festival, which is about to be held on September 23 at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.
The festival, presented by Virgin Mobile, will also visit Toronto on September 9-10, thus marking the first time the longstanding U.K. festival has left its shores.
Ex Manager Sues The Killers for Breach of Contract
February 23, 2006 04:02:36
The band members and their lawyer were definitely surprised with the federal lawsuit filed by former manager Braden Merrick, which is aimed at suing The Killers for breach of contract. Filed the suit Tuesday Feb 21st, 2006 in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas, Merrick alleges that he was fired last May despite the fact that his contract was supposedly run through 2007.
"As soon as he made them superstars they decided to stop paying him," Howard King, Merrick's Los Angeles lawyer said. "He's entitled to a percentage of their income for his services as a manager and a producer." And thus, Merrick is seeking $16 million for what he calls breach of contract.
ShockWaves NME Awards 2006 Nominees
January 27, 2006 11:01:11After weeks of counting down the votes, the nominations for the ShockWaves NME Awards 2006 can finally be announced. Leading the way on the shortlist is music group Kaiser Chiefs, which vie for six nominations, including that of Best British Band, Best Live Band, Best Album for "Employment", Best Track and Best Video for "I Predict A Riot", Best Music DVD for "Enjoyment", and Best Website.
Among the many nominees there you can find Arctic Monkeys, which ups for four nominations; Best British Band, Best New Band, Best Live Band, and Best Track for "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor." Some other nominees are Oasis, Block Party, Franz Ferdinand, Arcade Fire, Green Day, The Killers, The Strokes, Foo Fighters and many more. Get the full list of nominations at http://www.nme.com/news/nme-awards/22040.
Music Artists Included in Billboard Shortlist
December 01, 2005 02:12:36The music competition is getting steamed. The 2005 Billboard Music Awards is coming and here is the list of music artists included in its shortlist.
Up for Artist of the Year are 50 Cent, Mariah Carey, Green Day, Kelly Clarkson. Competing for Group of the Year among others Green Day, Black Eyed Peas, Destiny's Child, and The Killers. Meanwhile, Fantasia Barrino, The Game, Rob Thomas, and Gwen Stefani are all up for New Artist of the Year award.
Hot Fuss Boxed Set from The Killers
October 19, 2005 12:10:08Following the success of their Island debut "Hot Fuss," the Las Vegas indie rock band The Killers will on November 22 release a boxed set featuring individual seven-inch vinyl singles for every track on the album. Hurry up, go and get the set soon as the package will be limited to 5,000 copies worldwide.
As of the content, each single included will be backed with a rarity or B-side. "All These Things That I've Done" features a cover of Morrissey's "Why Don't You Find Out for Yourself," while "Believe Me Natalie" includes an acoustic rendition of "Smile Like You Mean It." Also there are remixes of the hits "Somebody Told Me" and "Mr. Brightside" and the non-album cuts "The Ballad of Michael Valentine," "Under the Gun" and "Glamorous Indie Rock & Roll," which previously appeared on the expanded edition of "Hot Fuss."
The Killers to Lead first U.S. Download Fest
July 27, 2005 03:07:23The first U.S. edition of the U.K.'s Download Festival, set for October 8 at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, Calif, will be headlined by The Killers. As for the Download date for the band, it is expected to bring to an end over a year-and-a-half of touring in support of their Island's debut, "Hot Fuss," which has sold 2.2 million copies in the U.S. Also slated to perform, among others Modest Mouse, the Arcade Fire, Doves, H.I.M. and Mindless Self Indulgence. Tickets will go on sale Sunday.
The Killers' Thriller
May 30, 2005 11:05:47As world goes round that's how The Killers are moving forward with their plans to produce a 25-minute movie focused around a murder trilogy. Explaining of what they call as thriller, the band's drummer Ronnie Vannucci describes "We want to make a movie, not so much a music video, based on three songs to be played on MTV."
Based on that willingness, the mini film will feature "Midnight Show" and "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine," both from The Killers' platinum Island debut "Hot Fuss." Moreover, the film will also feature the band's unreleased song "Leave the Bourbon on the Shelf."
