More than 17 years have passed since Iowa transplant Dave Keuning placed an ad in the local Las Vegas Weekly looking to form a band, mentioning Oasis as one of his faves. An eager 20-year-old named Brandon Flowers, who shared Keuning's love of groups like New Order and the Cure, answered it, only to have Dave promptly hand him a TASCAM-recorded four-track demo of quot;Mr. Brightside.quot; The result was the formation of The Killers, who have released five consecutive chart-topping albums and toured the world thanks to a songwriting partnership which molded such hits as quot;Somebody Told Me,quot; quot;When You Were Young,quot; quot;Read My Mind,quot; quot;A Dustland Fairy Tale,quot; quot;The World We Live Inquot; and quot;Spaceman,quot; among others.