Vote Now in the 2012 Q Awards.

Q Magazine have launched their 2012 awards and you can vote now for your favourite acts now.

The categories are,

• Best New Act Presented by Merc
• Best Track
• Best Video
• Best Album Presented by Red Stage by Jim Beam
• Best Live Act
• Best Solo Artist
• Best Act In The World Today

To vote go to Qthemusic.com

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Brandon Flowers is Putting Out Positive Vibrations (MTV Interview)

Jul 30 2012 4:17 PM EDT 734

The Killers’ Brandon Flowers Is Putting Out ‘Positive Vibrations’ On Battle Born

‘Now we’re beyond all that worry, and now it’s a celebration,’ Flowers says of his more positive outlook on the band’s new album.

By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ)

There have been triumphant comeback shows, spirit-conjuring music videos and even a tip of the cap  to Bernie Taupin, but so far, there’s one thing that’s been notably absent from the run-up to the Killers’ new Battle Born album: frontman Brandon Flowers‘ opinions on, well, anything.

Yes, unlike in years past, when Flowers spouted off on bands like the Bravery and dropped bon mots like “this is one of the best albums of the past 20 years,” he’s so far refrained from making a single eyebrow-raising proclamation during the promo run for Born (due September 18) … which, for him, is rather amazing.

So has he gone soft? Or, has a decade of success finally loosened the sizeable chip on his shoulder? Turns out, the answer lies somewhere in between: Having spent 10 years running his mouth, Flowers said he’s now embracing the power of positivity; and though that may be bad news for salacious members of the media, it’s a change that’s done him — and his bandmates — a world of good.

“It’s easier on the band, [and] it’s so much nicer to put positive things out there, positive vibrations,” Flowers told MTV News. “I just found myself regretting it … I still carry it with me; I’ll be brushing my teeth and I’ll think ‘God, I wish I wouldn’t have said that about whoever I said anything about.’ And then I’m trying to get my manager to get their phone numbers and sh–, so I can tell them I’m sorry.

“So I learned a big lesson, and now, I do kind of the opposite,” he continued. “If I hear something I like, I try to get in touch with these people and tell them I like it. It’s a lot more rewarding.”

And that mindset carried over to the songs he wrote for Battle Born as well. For the first time, Flowers doesn’t feel the need to take on the world; instead, he’s content to simply create the kinds of songs he wants to hear. Call it complacency or confidence (or even maturity), but finally comfortable with his standing and status, Flowers is helping usher in a brand-new era for the band: Welcome to the kinder, gentler Killers.

“This album is a celebration … now we’re beyond all that worry, and now it’s a celebration; this is what we are, we are from here, we’re proud of it, this is the music that we like, here you go,” he said. “It’s a celebration of music, and the impact that it’s had on us, and that we get to do this. I mean, it’s a silly cliché to say, but it’s a dream come true. It’s a miracle to get to do this.”

Source: MTV

 

Official Top 40 (Albums) Chart 29 July 2012

The Official UK Top 40 Albums Chart

 

 

 

 

 

1. III Manors Ost – Plan B

2. Handwritten – The Gaslight Anthem
3. Overexposed – Maroon 5
4. Dance Again The Hits – Jennifer Lopez
5. Talk That Talk – Rhianna
6. The Soul Sessions Vol 2 – Joss Stone
7. + – Ed Sheeran
8. Our Version of Events – Emeli Sande
9. 21 – Adele
10. Good Morning to the Night – Elton John
11. California 37 – Train
12. Channel Orange – Frank Ocean
13. Every Kingdom – Ben Howard
14. Fall To Grace – Palmoa Faith
15. Graceland – Paul Simon
16. Mylo Xyloto – Coldplay
17. Born To Die – Lana Del Ray
18. Number Ones – Bee Gees
19. The Dark Knight Rises Ost – Hanz Zimmer
20. Nothing But The Beat – David Guetta
21. Strangeland – Keane
22. Antennas to Hell – Slipknot
23. Up All Night – One Direction
24. Pink Friday – Nicki Minaj
25. Teenage Dream – Katy Perry
26. Fortune – Chris Brown
27. Ceremoninals – Florence + The Machine
28. Need You Now – Antebellum
29. Watch the Throne – Zay Z
30. Who Are You – Jessie J
31. Life In A Beautiful Night – Amy MacDonald
32. Write It On Your Skin – Newton Faulkner
33. Stronger – Kelly Clarkson
34. Boys Don’t Cry – Rumer
35. Living Things – Linkin Park
36. In Case You Don’t Know – Olly Murs
37. The Collection – Vangellis
38. Life Is Good – Nas
39. Sorry For Party Rocking – LMFAO
40. Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

Source: Radio 1

Official Top 40 Chart (Singles) 29 July 2012

 The Official UK Top 40 Singles Chart

 

 

 

 

1.   Spectrum (Say My Name) – Florence and the Machine 

2. Payhone – Maroon 5
3. Black Heart – Stooshe 
4. Vegas Girl – Conor Maynard
5. Whistle – Flo Rida
6. Brokenhearted – Karmin
7. Feel The Love – Rudimental
8. Don’t Wake Me Up – Chris Brown
9. This Is Love – Will. I. Am
10. We Are Young – Fun
11. Princess of China – Coldplay & Rhianna
12. Pound The Alarm – Nicki Minaj
13. Call Me Maybe – Carly Rae Jepson
14. Wide Awake – Katy Perry
15. Home Run – Misha B
16. Turn Up The Love – Far East Movement
17. Drive By – Train
18. I Can Only Imagine – David Guetta
19. Starships – Nicki Minaj
20. Wonderful – Angel
21. Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
22. Call My Name – Cheryl
23. Where Have You Been? – Rhianna
24. Both of Us – B.o.B
25. Somebody That I Used To Know – Gotye
26. Molly – Cedric Gervais
27. Harder Than You Think – Public Enemy
28. Chasing The Sun – The Wanted
29. Paris – Jay-Z & Kanye West
30. Too Close – Alex Clare
31. Picking up The Pieces – Paloma Faith
32. Scream – Usher
33. Bangarang – Skrillex
34. Express Yourself – Labrinth
35. Finale – Madeon
36. R.I.P – Rita Ora
37. 212 – Azealia Banks
38. Champion – Clement Marfo & The Frontline
39. My Kind of Love – Emeli Sande
40. Small Bump – Ed Sheeran

Source: Radio 1

Christmas Single Available Now

The Killers’ 2011 Christmas Single, The Cowboys’ Christmas Ball is now available on iTunes a day early.  You can buy it as a single on its own or as a Christmas EP including all The Killers’ Christmas Singles.  All profits go to the charity RED.

Here’s so more pictures from the video!

 

 

 

Pledge to Red and hear The Cowboy Christmas Ball

Follow the link and the instructions and you can listen to The Killers new Christmas song for free.

It all helps the Red campaign and it’s a few seconds of your time, that’s it!

Go and enjoy!!!!

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The Cowboy’s Christmas Ball

Finally we have some news on this years Christmas Single for (RED). The single will be called The Cowboy’s Christmas Ball and as well as being available exclusively on iTunes as a download, it will also be part of a 6 track EP featuring all of The Killers’ Christmas singles to date. As usual all profits will go to the charity (RED) and the single will be released on 1st December to coincide with World Aids Day.

There will be a video to go with the song which will involve our boys dressed as cowboys and reportedly some robots as well!

The Cowboy’s Christmas Ball is an annual event in Austin Texas which will celebrate its 78th year in its current format this year.  It is named after a poem by William Lawrence Chatterton which was inspired by the original Texas Christmas frontier dance  in the 1880s. The poem was put to music in 1946 and is now performed annually at the ball. It was recorded in 1985 by Michael Martin Murphy (which you can hear below). So is this gonna be a cover, an original song based on the ball or something entirely different? We’ll found out on 1st December! First, here’s a picture tweet by The Killers from the video for Thanksgiving. Enjoy!

The Killers at The Beacham, Orlando – Videos

11 November 2011 – The Beacham, Orlando, Florida, USA

OPENING, CHANGE YOUR MIND AND SPACEMAN

 

SOMEBODY TOLD ME

 

SMILE LIKE YOU MEAN IT/LOSING TOUCH

 

BONES

 

BLING (CONFESSIONS OF A KING)

 

SHADOWPLAY

 

HUMAN

 

A DUSTLAND FAIRYTALE/MOON RIVER/READ MY MIND

 

MR BRIGHTSIDE/ALL THESE THINGS THAT I’VE DONE

 

THIS IS YOUR LIFE

 

JENNY WAS A FRIEND OF MINE

 

 

Mark Stoermer’s Solo Album Available for Free Download

Mark Stoermer’s solo album, Another Life, is now available for free download for a limited time only at his website, www.markstoermer.com

Mark Stoermer to Release Solo Album

Mark Stoermer is to self release his solo album, Another Life on 1st November. It will be available as a free download for a limited time, to be followed by a limited physical release on both CD and Vinyl in December.