New Battle Born Trailer: Ronnie The Sage

The Killers have released a second trailer for their upcoming fourth studio album, Battle Born. This one, entitled, Ronnie, The Sage, focuses on, you guessed it, Ronnie Unstoppable Vannucci and his impressive drum kit.

You can watch it at Vevo

 

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

 

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!

 

 

 

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

 

 

The Killers Record Collection from Q Magazine (scans)

Sitting on the dock of the bay – from the F8 party

22 September 2011: F8 Conference Party

Sitting On The Dock of The Bay

Brandon and Dave Play at F8 Party

To celebrate the announcement of Facebook Music, Sean Parker hosted an exclusive party at the end of the F8 conference in San Francisco which featured half of The Killers. With Ronnie on tour in Europe with Big Talk and Mark absent, Brandon and Dave took the stage with Jake and Darren from Brandon’s Flamingo band.

The Killers Q Magazine Cover

Q Magazine turns 25 with their November 2011 issue and to celebrate there will be 25 different covers to collect, including one featuring The Killers.  Q Issue 303 goes on sale 27th September, and to ensure that you get The Killers cover you can order it online at Great Magazines. They will ship worldwide.

This issue is also the issue which includes a copy of U2’s Achtung Baby covers album, which The Killers are said to have contributed to.

The Killers, VM World Party 31 August 2011 – Videos

31 August 2011 – VMWorld Party, The Venetian, Las Vegas

Somebody Told Me

Spaceman

Smile Like You Mean It

Somebody Told Me/Spaceman/For Reasons Unknown/Smile Like You Mean It

Human

Read My Mind

 

Human/A Dustland Fairytale/Moon River/Read My Mind

 

Mr. Brightside

 

Mr Brightside/All These Things That I’ve Done/Jenny Was A Friend of Mine/When You Were Young