• Firefly Festival 2015 Lineup: Kings Of Leon, Morrissey, Snoop Dogg, The Killers and More

    A cheaper alternative to the big, name-brand festivals like Coachella, Bonnaroo and Governors Ball, Firefly Festival in Dover, Delaware, is known for bringing similar talent with a focus on up and coming names at a better price point. It announced its 2015 lineup today and will be headlined by Kings Of Leon, The Killers, Morrissey, Snoop Dogg, Foster The People, Zedd and others.

  • Brandon Flowers on The Killers: Band Suffers from a 'Lack of Drive,' Next Album Will Be 'Different'

    Brandon Flowers of The Killers knows why his band is not more successful. In a recent chat with "NME," he said The Killers suffer from a "lack of drive." That is some harsh criticism considering they have two platinum albums under their belt with "Hot Fuzz" and "Sam's Town," as well as strong releases with "Day & Age" and "Battle Born." Flowers cites U2 as a band who was more in tune with their time and generation. "There's definitely a drive that we're lacking," Flowers said. "It takes a lot of work and that's fine, everybody's different, everybody's gonna have their own road that they go down. Other than Coldplay I'm not sure anybody's made the dent that U2 were able to make. They were so much a part of the landscape and the timing of when they were coming out." That is a tough comparison. U2's first album came out in 1980 during an era that relied heavily on albums. "Hot Fuzz" was released in 2004 in the midst of a still-changing landscape.

  • The Killers, Jimmy Kimmel Discuss Viral Christmas Hit 'Joel the Lump of Coal'

    The Killers have been doing Christmas songs for nine years, but none of them have captivated the nation quite like "Joel the Lump of Coal," their newly released Christmas anthem co-written by Jimmy Kimmel. Apparently, the late-night host is longtime pals with Killers singer Brandon Flowers, and two recently sat down with "Entertainment Weekly" to discuss their new hit. "I don't know if Brandon even knew this, but I wrote a lot of Christmas songs when I worked at KROQ, the radio station here in Los Angeles," Kimmel said. "So I was very excited when Brandon called and asked if I wanted to be involved in directing the video for it. I said I'd really like to help write the song, and then we talked about what we would do, and we wanted to write something that was kind of like 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,' and we just happened upon a lump of coal named Joel." The song is a lengthy tale about — you guessed it — a lump of coal named Joel who lives at the North Pole with Santa Claus. The little piece of anthracite becomes horrified when he realizes he is going to a naughty kid's house, but everything turns out OK in the end.

  • The Killers, Jimmy Kimmel Bring "Joel, The Lump of Coal" to Life in New Christmas Single [WATCH]

    There are a lot of Christmas characters and tropes that have gotten their own carole: Santa, snowmen, reindeer, snowflakes, candy, wishes, kisses, love... but one popular part of the Kris Kringle tale has been left out of the equation... until last night (Dec. 1), that is. For the ninth year in a row, rock band The Killers released its annual Christmas single on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night, and finally gave that fateful lump of coal a theme song. Enter in, "Joel, The Lump of Coal."

  • Killers Frontman Brandon Flowers Confirms New Solo Album

    In an interview with NME, Killers frontman Brandon Flowers shares some new details about his upcoming solo album, which would be his second overall and his first since 2010's Flamingo. The album is expected to be released some time in 2015.

  • MTV EMAs 2013 Recap

    If the MTV VMAs in August just weren't enough for you, your dreams have come true. The semi-music network aired the European Music Awards on a tape delay from Amsterdam tonight (Nov. 10), featuring many of the same acts from that now legendary August night and a few new rock acts. Of course, there were trophies, too, with awards given out for broad categories like Best Female, Best Hip-Hop and Best Video.

  • The Killers Premiere New Song 'Just Another Girl' from Upcoming Best-Of Album 'Direct Hits' [LISTEN]

    It's been almost 10 years since The Killers took the rock music scene by storm with their debut album Hot Fuss. Now, the Las Vegas band are prepping for their first best-of album, Direct Hits. In addition to their monster hits like "Mr. Brightside" and "Human," the compilation album is also set to feature two new tracks: "Shot at the Night" and "Just Another Girl." The latter received its debut on VH1 today (Nov. 4).

  • Killer's hit 'When You Were Young' gets an EDM makeover from Calvin Harris

    The Killers have proven over their ten-year history that they can bang out some hits, as evidenced by their impressive collection of singles on the best of compilation Direct Hits. The deluxe edition will also feature an original demo of "Mr. Brightside" and a Calvin Harris remix of "When You Were Young."

  • The Killers May Be On Way Out As Bassist Takes Leave and Dave Keuning Announces He's 'Sick of Touring'

    At a recent gig in Hong Kong, The Killers' bassist Mark Stoermer didn't play with the group due to what they simply labelled "personal reasons." Doesn't seem like too big of a deal; band members frequently are absentee for shows, with another musician standing in. However, guitarist Dave Keuning has suggested that members of The Killers are growing restless, saying that he's tired of touring with the band.

  • The Killers May Be On Way Out As Bassist Takes Leave and Dave Keuning Announces He's 'Sick of Touring'

    At a recent gig in Hong Kong, The Killers' bassist Mark Stoermer didn't play with the group due to what they simply labelled "personal reasons." Doesn't seem like too big of a deal; band members frequently are absentee for shows, with another musician standing in. However, guitarist Dave Keuning has suggested that members of The Killers are growing restless, saying that he's tired of touring with the band.
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