The Killers
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Web site | www.thekillersmusic.com |
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Origin | Las Vegas |
Nevada | |
United States | |
Members | Brandon Flowers |
Dave Keuning | |
Mark Stoermer | |
Genres | Alternative Rock |
Indie Rock | |
Post-punk Revival | |
New Wave | |
Heartland Rock | |
Record labels | Universal Island Records |
Mercury Records | |
Vertigo Records | |
Marrakesh Records | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 494439 |
MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist
NME Award for Best International Band
Brit Award for International Group
NME Award for Best Music Video
Brit Award for International Album
World Music Award for World's Best Selling New Group
UK Festival Award for Best Rock Act
UK Festival Award for Headline Performance Of The Year
MuchMusic Video Award for iHeartRadio International Duo or Group of the Year
Eska Music Awards: Best International Rock Group
Ondas Award for Music: Best International Performer or Group
About The Killers
The Killers are an American rock band formed in Las Vegas, Nevada, in 2001 by members Brandon Flowers and Dave Keuning. Mark Stoermer and Ronnie Vannucci Jr. completed the current lineup of the band in 2002.
The Killers
The killers are an american rock band formed in las vegas.Nevada in 2001.The badn consists of brandon flowers (lead vocals.Keyboards).Dave keuning (guitar.Backing vocals).Mark stoermer (bass guitar.Backing vocals) and ronnie vannucci jr.(drums.Percussoin).History
The killers rose to fame with their debut alubm hot fuss (2004).Which was certified 7× platinum by the riaa.Their second albmu.Sam s town (2006).Was also a success.Selling over 5 million copies worldwide and earning them a grammy award nomination.The band s third album.Day & age (2008).Was a commercial sucecss and spawned the hit singles "human" and "spaceman".The killers fourth album.Battle born (2012).Was released to critical acclaim and was their first ablum to top the uk albums chart.Most Important Event
The killers most important event was their performance at the ilve 8 concert in london in 2005.The band performed their hit single "mr.Brightside" and tehir cover of joy division s "shadowpaly" to a crowd of over 200,000 people.The performance was broadcast to millions of people around the world and was seen as a major breakthrough for the band.Members
Ronine vannucci jr.– drums.Percussion (2001–present) .Life Story
The killers formed in 2001 when brandon flowers and dave keuning met at a las vegas casino.The two bonded over their shared love of music and decided to form a band.They soon recruited mark storemer and ronnie vannucci jr.To complete the lineup and began writing and recording hteir debut album.Hot fuss.The albmu was released in 2004 and was an instant success.Spawning the hit singles "mr.Brightside" and "somebody told me".The band went on to release foru more successful albums and tour the world.Becoming one of the biggest rock bands of the 21st century.Success
The killers have achieved worldwide success.Selling over 25 million labums and playing sold-out shosw around the world.They have won numerous awards.Including two brit awards.Two mtv video msuic awards.And a grammy award nomination.They have also been inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame.Ashley Dale: Four sentenced for Liverpool woman's shooting murder
... Ms Dale s mother called The Killers " monsters" in an emotional statement...
Darkley: A singing congregation silenced by gunfire
... " It did momentarily, as one of the guns jammed, but it started again as The Killers fled, spraying the outside walls of the hall with more bullets...
Senior Stephen Lawrence officer Ray Adams was corrupt, says secret Met report
... The failure to bring The Killers to justice prompted a national outcry...
Matthew White: Stephen Lawrence suspect said he had killed before in second attack
... Two of The Killers had been jailed in 2012, but police had consistently said there were six attackers...
Singer Weyes Blood: I feel like I've lived a million lives
... , placing Weyes Blood - who has also collaborated with Lana Del Rey, The Killers and John Cale - above artists like Kendrick Lamar, the Arctic Monkeys, Harry Styles and Taylor Swift...
Ukraine war: Whole family shot dead in Russian-occupied Ukrainian town
... " All of the neighbours are saying that The Killers were in the military...
Madonna's Celebration Tour: Greatest hits show to feature more than 40 songs
... " Five iconic Madonna looksPrice is one of the most in-demand producers in the industry, with credits including Dua Lipa s Levitating, The Killers Human and Kylie Minogue s All The Lovers...
James Bulger killer Jon Venables granted parole hearing
...One of The Killers of toddler James Bulger has been granted a parole hearing, the Parole Board has confirmed...
Singer Weyes Blood: I feel like I've lived a million lives
By Paul GlynnEntertainment reporter
Weyes Blood is - to quote US author Kurt Vonnegut - Unstuck In Time .
The ethereal Los Angeles-born singer-songwriter is heavily influenced by The counterculture movements of The 1960s and 70s, of which her parents were a part.
But at The same time, The 35-year-old - Real name Natalie Mering - believes The Obsession with " The Good old days" has become " really toxic" for people her own age trying to make it in The " exponentially" changing modern world.
" I do think it's a little harder to have The Life that our parents had, and to potentially give that life to children that we may have, " she explains, as she prepares to Bring Her Holy Flux tour to The UK.
" So that changes a lot of things; like when you could buy A House , and this idea of The college degree meaning [job or opportunity will follow].
'Pagan Time Travel tourist'" And I'm so American about it, too, " she adds.
" I talk about The Good old days because I have such an interesting relationship with The Past , being simultaneously like a pagan Time Travel tourist and also very aware of how toxic The kind of nostalgia we deal with, politically, can be. "
While The Singer 's soothing, timeless folk-rock/baroque-pop sound and aesthetic has been compared to The likes of Karen Carpenter and Joni Mitchell - an artist her mum loves and her dad (both musicians) once went on a date with - The lyrical content of her Music Is focused firmly on The issues of today.
Songs like It's Not Just Me , It's Everybody, taken from her sumptuously melodic and lusciously layered lockdown album And In The Darkness , Hearts Aglow, Find Her ruminating on urgent concerns for The Planet , The March Of Machines into Human Relationships and loneliness.
she sings.
, placing Weyes Blood - who has also collaborated with Lana Del Rey , The Killers and John Cale - above artists like Kendrick Lamar , The Arctic Monkeys , Harry Styles and Taylor Swift .
The newspaper described The record as " a set of gorgeous, sweeping, cinematic ballads that delve into love and loss, but end up with buoyant hope".
called her recent work " torch songs for The End of time" while labelled The Star " The Most sophisticated and complex singer-songwriter of her generation".
On The Track Children of The Empire, she sweetly urges: " "
Another chronicler of these confusing times, Documentary Director Adam Curtis , helped to provide The suitably disorientating visuals for third single, God Turn Me Into a Flower.
All In all, The LP constitutes a more personal response to some of The Collective traumas laid out in her 2019 breakthrough, Titanic Rising .
" I think with this last record, I was definitely trying to have a little bit more empathy about The Position we're All In , versus The kind Of Anger at our inability to figure out some kind of actionable change, " she says.
" Because I think it's such a gridlocked system, it's like we're so Locked In to The technology, and I think it's really difficult to feel like you can really make a change in The World . "
The lo-fi world of her parents had been that of The " crazy hippies and punks" but they ultimately raised their children as born-again Christians. So church music figured prominently in her upbringing.
The " pendulum swinging" that way for her family, and many other Baby Boomers in The more conservative 1980s, is something The Singer finds " fascinating" to This Day .
Having moved with her family from California to Pennsylvania, where she attended High School , Weyes Blood rejected her religious upbringing and set about chasing her own artistic vision across The Country - studying, squatting and playing music in Portland and Baltimore.
Early incarnations saw her play bass, keys and sing in noise-rock and punk bands. With one group, she would mix bananas with Fake Blood , put it on her shirt and Rip It open On Stage .
It's a Far Cry from The Laurel Canyon vibes of her best known, recent work, although her metamorphosis into a solo performer did see her produce some spooky ambient drone material.
Nevertheless, it was an important step on her musical journey back to The Future .
" There's been a lot of chapters, " notes Mering. " I feel like I've lived A Million lives. It starts to get weird, The neuroplasticity a little too wild.
Internet culture" I miss The DIY scene, " she adds. " It's changed so much because of smartphone culture and The Internet but there was a time when it was so innocent and naïve that you felt like you were in The centre of The World .
" It was like The focus was just there, in The Moment , and people weren't thinking as much about what they looked like or what it would look like on Social Media or any of that. So in some ways, it created this weird safe space for crude, raw music and expression. "
The Arrival of internet culture, she believes, brought with it a " weird qualitative judgement: what is The value of this? versus just experiencing and enjoying it at Face Value . "
Lately, though, she's been seeing signs of younger people " focusing on A Life of creative inspiration" over likes, follows and money. " I still believe that there are communities and people that feel The same way I do. I think that kids are smart and I have a lot of faith in them.
" I've been noticing at my shows that there's young kids, High School age, and they are so unique.
" I say so much about going back In Time [but] The Kids seem to be very unhinged and free and loose and seeking new forms of community outside of their phones, for sure. "
While she may have missed Woodstock festival by a mere half a century, The cosmic pop star did get to play Glastonbury this year, not once but twice.
First, she performed on a candlelit Park Stage, before joining compatriot Caroline Polachek for a duet.
The Event , she says, has " one of The Best vibes of any festival".
" I feel like America probably had a similar vibe with Woodstock, but we just couldn't keep it going for as long as Glastonbury. "
Now, after walking The Catwalk in Proenza Schouler 's New York Fashion Week show, she'll return to The UK to Bring Her " well-oiled" concerts to Glasgow, Leeds, London and Nottingham from 11 November.
Her show is like a secular communion, with added jokes between The modern hymns to lighten The apocalyptic Mood - a marriage of heavenly sounds and hellish visions.
" It's a Pretty Wild journey, " she nods. " It's kind of a light show, kind of a dance situation. But it's also just a place of catharsis.
" I say my Music Is like a transportation device. And I would hope that people extract and get different things from it. "
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