The Killers & Wolfmother Cover ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’
The Killers and Wolfmother covered The Animals ‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’ at Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto on September 6th. Watch footage via YouTube below.
Brandon Flowers Backstage At V Festival 2009
NME spoke with Brandon Flowers backstage at V Festival 2009 in Staffordshire. The Killers singer talked about the band’s show the prior night in Chelmsford, performing the 50/50 version of ‘Smile Like You Mean It’, being anxious to switch things up with arrangements on new music, being lazy with the long planned covers album, being sentimental about wrapping up the tour, and his children. Watch the interview via YouTube below.
Ronnie Vannucci Jr. Backstage With Q101 At Lollapalooza 2009
Tim Virgin of Chicago’s Q101 interviewed Ronnie Vannucci Jr. of The Killers at Lollapalooza 2009 earlier this month. The drummer discussed the function of doing interviews at gigs, the importance of radio, being lucky as a band, zoning out for a least a week when he returns home from the road, and what’s up on their schedule. Watch it via the station’s YouTube channel below.
Follow The Killers On Stage At T In The Park 2009
NME captured what it’s like to walk on stage with The Killers at T In The Park 2009 in Scotland. At one point, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. confesses, “I mean, I don’t know how I feel about playing after Jane’s Addiction. I grew up with these guys.”
Brandon Flowers Backstage At The Hyde Park Festival
Brandon Flowers talked with NME backstage at The Killers headlining show at the Hyde Park Festival in London, England. The frontman said having three albums under their belt made the setlist a lot easier, looking forward to ‘When You Were Young’ ever night, never having a show where he hasn’t made a mistake on the keyboards, not knowing whether plans for a covers album will actually pan out, and advice to write big choruses. Watch the interview via YouTube below.
The Killers Backstage At Hard Rock Calling
The Killers headlined the Friday night at Hard Rock Calling and completely rocked the joint. Moments before the show, Brandon Flowers and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. talked to Absolute Radio’s Ben Jones about nerves before a show, what ‘Human’ is all about, rumors of a covers album, collecting musical memorabilia, still feeling like beginners in the musical game, and a message to their loyal UK fans. Watch the interview below.
On TV: The Killers, Mastodon, Kings Of Leon
Rock acts on television this week include:
The Killers, who perform on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ (CBS) on Monday.
Cold War Kids, who perform on ‘Last Call with Carson Daly’ (NBC) on Tuesday.
Airborne Toxic Event, who perform on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ (ABC) on Thursday.
The Decemberists, who perform on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ (NBC) on Thursday.
Mastodon, who perform on ‘The Late Show’ (CBS) on Friday.
Kings of Leon, who perform on ‘The Tonight Show’ (NBC) on Friday.
The All-American Rejects, who perform on ‘The Late Show with Craig Ferguson’ (CBS) on Friday.
Green Day, who are musical guest on ‘Saturday Night Live’ (NBC).
On TV: The Killers, Ida Maria
Rock acts on television this week include:
The Killers, who perform on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ (NBC) on Monday.
Ida Maria, who performs on ‘The Tonight Show’ (NBC) on Tuesday.
The Killers ‘Spaceman’ Video
The Killers are out with the video to their new single 'Spaceman', the second release off the Las Vegas, Nevada rock group's third studio album 'Day & Age', out now on Island Records. Watch the Ray Tintori directed video below.[inline] [/inline]
The Killers ‘Joseph, Better You Than Me’ Video
The Killers are out with the video to their charity single 'Joseph, Better You Than Me', featuring Elton John and Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys, a download-only single with all proceeds benefiting the Product Red campaign. Buy it at newburycomics.com. Watch the video below.[inline] [/inline]
