As thanks for their support this year, starting today Coldplay are stuffing fans' stockings with a free MP3 of Stuart "Thin White Duke" Price's "Viva La Vida" remix. The dancey tune, which was heard in interludes during the band's 2008... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY SHARE FREE REMIX, CHRISTMAS VIDEO»
Posted on December 24, 2008 in MP3, Video (6 comments)
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Simon Pegg |
Stuart Price
No, that didn't happen. But they did issue a statement today acknowledging the guitar virtuoso's claim that "Viva La Vida" plagiarized his song "If I Could Fly. " Satriani's seeking a jury trial, damages and "any and all profits" attributable... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY ASK JOE SATRIANI TO BUGGER OFF»
Posted on December 9, 2008 in Where's The Beef? (21 comments)
Tags: Coldplay |
Joe Satriani
Those of you who feel Stereogum readers' 2008 Best Album picks are too mainstream will not find consolation in our local daily's Top 10 list. Not that you'd expect or want the New York Post to put Department Of Eagles... CONTINUE READING NYPOST'S BEST OF '08: CHINESE DEMOCRACY WORTH THE WAIT»
Posted on December 9, 2008 in Shit List, Year-End List (39 comments)
Tags: Black Kids |
Coldplay |
Guns N' Roses
Did you hear about how everybody wrote "Viva La Vida" before Coldplay wrote "Viva La Vida"? This summer Creaky Boards took to the internet to take the public's temperature on their claim of having written a preexisting song substantially similar... CONTINUE READING JOE SATRIANI ACCUSES COLDPLAY OF PLAGIARISM»
Posted on December 5, 2008 in Video (141 comments)
Tags: Coldplay |
Joe Satriani
In case you didn't know, yesterday (12/1) was World AIDS Day. To help mark the occasion, Bono added a wing to his organization (RED): RED(WIRE)'s a new website that will feature exclusives from Coldplay, the Killers, the Dixie Chicks, John... CONTINUE READING U2, KILLERS, COLDPLAY TEAM UP FOR RED(WIRE)»
Posted on December 2, 2008 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Coldplay |
Death Cab For Cutie |
Elton John |
Elvis Costello |
Kylie Minogue |
Neil Tennant |
Pet Shop Boys |
The Killers |
The Police |
U2
We've been a tad cynical about the these Viva La Vida... remainders that Coldplay's released both as one-offs and as part of the Prospekt's March EP. But here is a track from the set that doesn't exploit a Viva highlight... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY - "PROSPEKT'S MARCH/POPPY FIELDS" »
Posted on November 24, 2008 (10 comments)
Tags: Coldplay
Good being relative, of course. AMA stands for Auto-Tune Music Award so it wasn't long before Kanye was onstage. Upon accepting his first ever AMA, for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album, Kanye urged his contemporaries to join him in pushing the pop... CONTINUE READING 2008 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS: JUST THE GOOD PARTS»
Posted on November 24, 2008 in Video (32 comments)
Tags: American Music Awards |
Annie Lennox |
Beyoncé |
Chris Brown |
Coldplay |
Kanye West |
Scott Weiland
"Life In Technicolor 2," "Lost +," not even the track names find Coldplay trying to mask the promo-y essence of this wave of Viva-session detritus. Listening to it seems even more pointless, unless the goal's to dull the luster of... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY - "LIFE IN TECHNICOLOR 2"»
Posted on November 21, 2008 (8 comments)
Tags: Coldplay
They say Jay repurposed his rap on this "+" version of "Lost" from a Hot 97 freestyle in '06. Well in keeping with the spirit of recycling, Coldplay reuses their official video for "Lost" and Jiggafies it by superimposing his... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY (FEAT. JAY-Z) VIDEO - "LOST+"»
Posted on November 18, 2008 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: Coldplay |
Jay-Z
Uploads of Coldplay's latest Vida vid hit YouTube starting last Friday only to be aggressively taken down by EMI. Now the clip's back in an official capacity, so you can confidently click here and expect to see it without error.... CONTINUE READING VIVA LA "LOVERS IN JAPAN" VIDEO»
Posted on November 6, 2008 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: Coldplay
This is actually a pretty nostalgic video from Coldplay, because in it they finally reintroduce those dirty Les Miserables rock opera outfits from the "Violet Hill" era. Just kidding that's the only outfit they own. Attire aside "Lovers In Japan"... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY VIDEO - "LOVERS IN JAPAN"»
Posted on October 31, 2008 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Coldplay
Coldplay performed at the Izod Center in East Rutherford on Sunday. As you all know, Chris Martin's a ham, who's all about chewing up the stage and the scenery and the iTunes commercials. In Jersey, as the Star Ledger reports,... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY SERENADE NEW JERSEY FROM THE CHEAP SEATS »
Posted on October 28, 2008 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Coldplay
I was going to write up a guide to contemporary Indie Rock Halloween Costume Ideas, but decided against it. You're probably wearing a Fleet Foxes costume right now. Where's the fun in that? So instead we turn our attention to... CONTINUE READING 10 TRENDY POP STAR COSTUMES FOR HALLOWEEN '08»
Posted on October 23, 2008 (47 comments)
Tags: Coldplay |
Kanye West |
Katy Perry |
Kid Rock |
Lil Wayne |
M.I.A. |
Miley Cyrus |
Rivers Cuomo |
T-Pain |
Vampire Weekend |
Weezer
We just acquainted ourselves with "Lost+," the Prospekt's March version of "Lost!" with a Jay-Z verse affixed, but less than 24 hours later, here's "Glass Of Water," in its live debut. Chris Martin & Co. are accompanied on the track... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY - "GLASS OF WATER" (LIVE IN ANTWERP WITH ALBERT HAMMOND, JR.)»
Posted on October 17, 2008 in Video (17 comments)
Tags: Albert Hammond Jr. |
Coldplay |
The Strokes
The latest in the ongoing "I discovered Coldplay first" drama between Jay-Z and Kanye finds Hova dropping in for a guest verse on Viva La Vida single "Lost!" It's been retitled "Lost+" and appears on the forthcoming Prospekt's March EP.... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY (FEAT. JAY-Z) - "LOST+"»
Posted on October 16, 2008 (23 comments)
Tags: Coldplay |
Jay-Z
Much like when Coldplay released the b-side "Death Will Never Conquer," which drummer Will Champion sang live at MSG, Chris Martin has gotten folksy on us, making like Mark Twain and pulling out his pen to give the fans a... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY EP NOW WITH JAY-Z»
Posted on October 6, 2008 (4 comments)
Tags: Coldplay |
Jay-Z
So, basically, premier NBA small forward and hair-trigger bench brawler Ron Artest of the Houston Rockets will sample the melodious sounds of Chris Martin on his new mixtape of raps. I know, you are so bored of this same basketball-player-samples-Coldplay... CONTINUE READING RON ARTEST SAMPLES COLDPLAY»
Posted on October 2, 2008 (2 comments)
Tags: Coldplay |
Ron Artest |
Seinfeld |
Wale
From first spin of Viva La Vida..., "Lost" has been my personal favorite, mixing just the right portions of Peter Gabriel and U2 to move the arenas they so badly want to move. Although when I saw the band at... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY VIDEO - "LOST"»
Posted on September 26, 2008 in Video (15 comments)
Tags: Coldplay
Before the year is out, the Chris Martin Band will release a five-track EP titled Prospects March, with another full-length scheduled for release sometime in 2009. No word on whether they're thinking about buying a new outfit by then. (via... CONTINUE READING LOTS MORE COLDPLAY MUSIC ON THE WAY»
Posted on September 2, 2008 (4 comments)
Tags: Coldplay
Yes, "videos" plural. If you're like me, you assumed the iTunes commercial was the official video for Coldplay's "Viva La Vida." But no, there are two new videos to absorb as part of Viva la Vida or Death and All... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY VIDEOS - "VIVA LA VIDA"»
Posted on August 4, 2008 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: Coldplay
The first annual Pemberton Festival, in the city of the same name in British Columbia, Canada, definitely did its work attracting the right names to attract the right attention -- Tom Petty, Nine Inch Nails, Jay-Z, Coldplay, the Flaming Lips,... CONTINUE READING PHOTOS FROM PEMBERTON FESTIVAL»
Posted on July 29, 2008 in Concert (14 comments)
Tags: Chromeo |
Coldplay |
Death Cab For Cutie |
Grand Ole Party |
Jay-Z |
Matisyahu |
Metric |
MSTRKRFT |
My Morning Jacket |
N.E.R.D. |
Nine Inch Nails |
Pemberton |
Sam Roberts Band |
Serj Tankian |
The Flaming Lips |
Tom Petty |
Tragically Hip |
Vampire Weekend |
Wolfmother
New Coldplay b-side, guys. They write: Tonight's the first night of our tour. To say thank you to everyone who's bought tickets and supported us, here's a new song called "Death Will Never Conquer." You'll hear it at the concerts... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY - "DEATH WILL NEVER CONQUER"»
Posted on July 14, 2008 in MP3 (42 comments)
Tags: Coldplay
I'm not saying that because Coldplay is now officially Stuff White People Like, I'm saying that because Chris Rock is saying that in a Celebrity MySpace blog post entitled "Only Black Guy Concert Review." He lists some of the shows... CONTINUE READING CHRIS ROCK WAS THE ONLY BLACK GUY AT THE COLDPLAY SHOW»
Posted on July 2, 2008 (40 comments)
Tags: Chris Rock |
Coldplay
The men of Coldplay are still in NYC after doing their free show at MSG, Chris Martin is still in NYC because I imagine he and Gwyneth have fabulous loft spaces in all of the world's great cities. Yet for... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY MEET JON STEWART, CHRIS MARTIN GIGGLES»
Posted on June 26, 2008 in Video (52 comments)
Tags: Coldplay |
Jon Stewart
Confetti jets, a huge projection screen at the band's back, Chris Martin's mug projected onto massive balls dangling from the ceiling, a stage with dual runways (out to the crowd on one end and an alternate drums/amp setup on... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY @ MADISON SQUARE GARDEN, NYC 6/23/08»
Posted on June 24, 2008 in Concert (31 comments)
Tags: Coldplay
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