The Killers Ready To Take Down Zeppelin and Nirvana

The Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers told NME he's ready to knock bands like Led Zeppelin and Nirvana off of their pedestals.

The Las Vegas four-piece has been better accepted in the UK than their homeland, Flowers said. In the US, people are "still so obsessed with Led Zeppelin and Nirvana."

"There are a lot of great bands that have been confined by the infuence of these people that we've put up on pedestals," he said. "I'm tired of it, you know? I just want to knock them all off! And people don't like that attitude."

The band wants to grow to be better performers and hope to top their previous gigs with their upcoming festival performances, he said.

And while the new songs they've written so far may not make the studio cut, Flowers says they still have more powerful choruses for their fourth album.

"I don't want to say too much, but we've got a couple bangers in the can!"

Happy Record Store Day!

Today's the day dedicated to supporting local, indie record shops. And Best Buy doesn't count.

Check out Record Store Day.com to see the stores nearest you.

Björk Joins Led Zeppelin

Björk is Led Zep's new singer?

No, no, no. The Iceland singer just pulled a fast one.

April Fool's!

Last.fm's Radio Change

Online music community website last.fm will charge users in some countries €3.00 a month listen to its radio because ads aren't selling.

Users in the United States, United Kingdom, and Germany will not be affected by the last.fm radio charge.

"Everything else on Last.fm (scrobbling, recommendations, charts, biographies, events, videos etc.) will remain free in all countries, like it is now," last.fm staff member Richard Jones wrote.

Augustana Rocks Tucker Theater

Augustana took to the Tucker Theater stage at MTSU tonight after Steve Moakler and his band opened for them.

Augustana opened their set with "Dust" from their latest album "Can't Love, Can't Hurt." The rest of the set contained songs from both "Can't Love, Can't Hurt" and the band's debut record "All The Stars And Boulevards," peppered with covers of songs from Muddy Waters, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers and Big Joe Williams.

Frontman Dan Layus playfully teased the audience's silence between songs.

You get so quiet so fast, he said.

With some encouragement from Layus the audience got to its feet and joined in rhythm claps with the band members.

The California-based band grew up surfing and skateboarding, Layus said, but like playing southern blues songs.

"I don't know why we do it, but you all seem to make us feel OK about it," he said. "You humor us very well."

More photos here, and videos here.