Brandon Flowers of The Killers has written an op-ed for The Las Vegas Review-Journal supporting Vegas valet parkers:
As crazy as it sounds, my childhood dream was to be a valet parker. For a hard-working Vegas kid too restless for a desk job, valet was it. It wasn’t just about parking cars, it was about being the first face you see when you arrive at the hotel — the hookup who knew the ins and outs of the town.
The Killers will re-release Hot Fuss on vinyl on January 13th. Pre-orders are now up.
The Killers have released their Christmas album, Don’t Waste Your Wishes, digitally today. The album compiles their Christmas singles over the years and adds the new one, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” The physical release will be December 9th.
The Killers have shared their Sam’s Town-era demo of “Peace of Mind” on Apple Music and Spotify.
Between 2002 and 2009, Bruce Springsteen released five studio albums. Rather remarkably, that statistic made the aughts Springsteen’s most prolific decade ever. The Boss fired off four straight classics in the 1970s (Greetings from Asbury Park, The Wild, The Innocent, The E Street Shuffle, Born to Run, and Darkness on the Edge of Town) and put out four more in the 1980s (The River, Nebraska, Born in the U.S.A. and Tunnel of Love) before faltering in both quality and output in the 1990s. (The last decade of the millennium only saw Human Touch, Lucky Town, and The Ghost of Tom Joad, all of which are among Springsteen’s weakest LPs.)
The 2000s, though, brought the man back to life. Suddenly, Springsteen albums (and good ones) were a regular occurrence again. During the seven years that elapsed between 2002 and 2009, we got three E Street Band records (The Rising, Magic, and Working on a Dream), one acoustic album (Devils & Dust), and one tribute record (The Seeger Sessions). Four of those five records are worthwhile (Working on a Dream is the dud), and two are genuine classics (The Rising and Magic both recapture the…well, “magic” of the E Street Band’s golden age). However, there’s still an argument to be made that the three best Springsteen albums of the 2000s weren’t even written by Bruce, but by guys named Brandon, Craig, and Brian.
Against the Current did an acoustic cover of The Killers’ “When You Were Young.”
The Killers will release a 10-year anniversary reissue of Sam’s Town this fall. The new pressing will include two bonus tracks and be limited to 5,016 copies. The band will also be playing two shows on September 30th and October 1st at Las Vegas’ Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall.
The Killers debuted a new song live last night at The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor in Ontario. You can check out a live video of the performance below.
The Killers have announced that their bassist, Mark Stoermer, will be taking a break from touring with the band for the foreseeable future.
Mark has decided to take a break from The Killers touring—but don’t be surprised if you see him on stage from time to time. Everyone supports Mark’s decision to take a break to pursue other educational goals and releasing a solo album. The four of us continue to work on our fifth studio album together, and we’re all excited about the new songs we’re writing.
