On today's RiO!B episode, I wanna know from you what albums you're looking forward to this year. A lot of bands are expected to release new music this year so what ones are you hoping to get in 2012? Read More
Well it looks like the hiatus is over. The Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers recently confirmed to BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe that the dance-rock band will be releasing a new album in 2012. Flowers told Lowe, regarding the release date, "It's just whether it's [released in] the summertime or the wintertime." The frontman also revealed that a few songs had already been recorded including one called "Battle Born"… Read More
We're less than a month away from Christmas which means it's time to get these Christmas tracks going. How about we start things off with The Killers and their new X-mas track, "The Cowboys' Christmas Ball," which you can stream down below. The song will be available for purchase on iTunes on Wednesday, November 30th and the proceeds will go towards the RED charity that helps to fight HIV and Aids in Africa. The… Read More
Tribute albums can usually suck...unless, of course, certain artists perform on said album then it can significantly suck less. Case in point, down below you can check out Nine Inch Nails, Depeche Mode and The Killers all covering tracks from U2's Achtung Baby for AKH-toong BAY-bi Covered, the album that celebrates the 20th anniversary of U2's memorable album. NIN takes on "Zoo Station" whilst Depeche Mode and The Killers give their interpretations… Read More
We've talked about this album before. Jack White, Patti Smith and Damian Rice would be covering songs from U2's Achtung Baby for an upcoming 20th anniversary tribute album. But we've got the full tracklisting now and it's way more interesting. Nine Inch Nails, The Killers, Depeche Mode, Garbage, Snow Patrol and more will also appear on the album,… Read More
Thanks to the eagle-eyed Consequence of Sound, we got our hands on some footage of The Killers performing a brand new song at a show they played in London. Up top, you can hit play to see the band perform a new track called "The Rising Tide." Looks like The Killers are starting to slowly come out of hiatus but...Brandon Flowers may wanna work on staying in tune a bit on the new material so as not to give a bad first… Read More
The Lollapalooza festival isn't that far away. It takes place on April 2-3 and...it's in Chile? Well that's certainly nowhere near Chicago. Lollapalooza Chile, which is an offshoot of Perry Farrell's Windy City-based summer music festival, is being held for the first time in Santiago and the line up is quite stellar (via CoS).… Read More
As the holidays draw nearer, bands are coming out of the woodwork with songs to get you into the Christmas mood. The Killers released "Boots" on November 30th and now Coldplay wants to warm your heart with "Christmas Lights." You can check out the video for the song down below and comment on Chris Martin's awful haircut. But if you happen to like the song, it's now available for download… Read More
