The important thing to remember about the Killers is that the band hails from Las Vegas, the city where the concept of time falls prey to glitz, fantasy and excess -- and the place that built a replica of great cities such as Paris and New York, thus manufacturing its own reality to fit its concept of entertainment.
You see, this is exactly how to approach seeing the Killers in concert. Last night at a sold-out Fabulous Fox Theatre, the quartet (plus a few auxiliary musicians, includin
(Like last year, A to Z will post a holiday-related MP3 every day of December, leading up to Christmas. If you have any requests, suggestions or files to share, email me.)
As light flurries swirl around outside, it seems fitting to post these two chilly nuggets from the Cocteau Twins. The songs come from the Snow EP, which is super out of print and hard to find, and are representative of the band's breathy vocals, sugar-crystal atmospheres and languid, gauzy melancholy. The band is long broken
