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As recently rumoured, the Arctic Monkeys bass player Andy Nicholson has left the rock band for good after pulling out of their North American tour last month.   "We are sad to tell everyone that Andy is no longer with the band," his former bandmates said on their website. "We have been mates for a long time and have been through some amazing things together that no-one can take away."   Nick O'Malley, who replaced Nicholson in May, will continue playing with the group for the rest of the summer

If you didn't get tickets to the Arctic Monkeys' sold-out club tour this spring, here's some good news: the British indie rockers are returning to the States next month.   The Artic Monkeys -- whose many fans include David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Paul Weller, Oasis, and Chris Martin from Coldplay -- have announced a second North American headlining tour that kicks off May 27th in Vancouver. Dates are currently scheduled through June 17th, when the band plays Toronto's Kool Haus.   Some of the US ci

If you didn't get tickets to the Arctic Monkeys' sold-out club tour this spring, here's some good news: the British indie rockers are returning to the States next month.   The Artic Monkeys -- whose many fans include David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Paul Weller, Oasis, and Chris Martin from Coldplay -- have announced a second North American headlining tour that kicks off May 27th in Vancouver. Dates are currently scheduled through June 17th, when the band plays Toronto's Kool Haus.   Some of the US ci

If we take out of the equation some of the pretty droll and one sided articles written by The Telegraph and MTV for example, about Chris Martin's surprise performance at the Apple Keynote convention on Wednesday, there are actually some interesting reads about the use of technology and the link to the music industry. Following the convention it appears that Coldplay's Ping social network account has gone viral, and there is this article by the Irish Times, who suggest that EMI Music chiefs might

We all know that Kaiser Chiefs picked up three awards at the Brits and U2 won five Grammys.   The Baftas have only just been handed out and it's the Oscars next. Tonight, the Shockwaves NME Awards will be broadcast live from Hammersmith Palais in London on E4.   Once again Kaiser Chiefs lead nominations with a record six nods, Franz Ferdinand and Oasis both have five and newcomers Arctic Monkeys have four.   But is it getting confusing? Are there too many award ceremonies around today? Vote in o

John Lee Hooker once came up with a nice slice of pop wisdom that few students can afford to leave home without these days. The best things in life are free, he opined, but you can leave it to the birds and bees, just give me money. A degree is certainly not free anymore. Most students try and fill the gaping hole in their overdraft with the old favourites of bar work and retail. But beyond the minimum wage lies the strange, hopeful wild west of well-paid student work.   Coldplay once said that

South Florida couch potatoes can spend the last sizzling weeks of summer glued to the Tube.   The Tube Music Network, a music channel created by MTV co-founder Les Garland, launched Tuesday in Broward and Miami-Dade counties as an alternate to MTV. The Tube has been offered in Palm Beach County for more than a year.   The Tube showcases music -- period. Coldplay's melodies and Norah Jones' purrs are uninterrupted by VJs, dating games or award shows, which have become MTV staples. Advertising t

Coldplay releases a new EP and single and the stock price of Citigroup, one of the world’s largest banking groups, rallies to its highest share price in six weeks, writes pedestrian.tv in an interesting article entitled "How you and Coldplay influence the Stock Market."   Completely unrelated events or a freakonomics/inconvenient truth/Michael Moore-style cause and effect relationship that can’t be ignored? As much as we love batshit crazy conspiracy theories here at Pedestrian we’d admit that t

Richard Ashcroft has been out of sight for much of the past four years, but the last ten months have seen the re-emergence of the former Verve singer. See him at Lancashire CCC on June 17.   Ashcroft's Live 8 appearance alongside Coldplay propelled him back into the limelight, and his new album, Keys to the World, has gone platinum.   He clearly appreciates the Coldplay frontman's praise - Martin called him "the best singer in the world" at the Hyde Park gig and has been supporting Coldplay on t

Richard Ashcroft has been out of sight for much of the past four years, but the last ten months have seen the re-emergence of the former Verve singer. See him at Lancashire CCC on June 17.   Ashcroft's Live 8 appearance alongside Coldplay propelled him back into the limelight, and his new album, Keys to the World, has gone platinum.   He clearly appreciates the Coldplay frontman's praise - Martin called him "the best singer in the world" at the Hyde Park gig and has been supporting Coldplay on t

For couples with a new baby the experience can be both exciting and terrifying. Suddenly there are hundreds of unanswered parenting questions: How do I know when my baby is hungry or in pain? When do I place them on their back or their front. And when am I going to get some more sleep?! Childcare guru Rachel Waddilove can help. She is an experienced nanny to the stars and Gwyneth Paltrow recently described her as "invaluable".   She is doing an exclusive live chat on Friday 26th May at 1pm here

A day after receiving the good news that it would be safe for the space shuttle Discovery to return to earth, astronauts awoke Monday to begin their latest task: taking the second of three planned spacewalks to make repairs to the international space station.   Their more mundane tasks this time involved installing a spare external pump compartment to the station‘s cooling system and replacing a severed cable that provides power, video and data to the space station‘s rail car.   Replacing the

When it comes to live concerts, it doesn’t get any better than Coldplay, reports SaportaReport.   I’m still energized from Coldplay’s concert at the Lakewood Ampitheater Sunday night — my second Coldplay concert in six months — with its combination of fabulous music, wonderfully artistic touches throughout the show and, of course, the magnetism of lead singer, songwriter, performer Chris Martin.   Martin and the band exemplify the best in rock-‘n’-roll artists. Numerous times during the performa

ATLANTA—I only imagine what sorts of emotions would proceed a live performance were I in the 'world’s biggest band,' reports PatrolMag.com.   Coldplay have bested their critics a great majority of the time, and no greater testament to their ongoing, colossal popularity was the packed out Phillips Arena on Wednesday night; all races, genders (including some ambiguous ones), creeds, age groups, and artistic and political demographics stood closer together than many had in their whole lifetime, and

Coldplay just might be the hardest-working live band of the past decade – at least of the arena variety. They want you to have fun, to sink into their often-elegant pop-rock and feel the emotion seeping out of Chris Martin’s furrowed brow, writes Access Atlanta today, in their review of last night's Coldplay show at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA (2 July). Catch up on more on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum now. Thanks to everyone who has contribu

This coming Monday was supposed to bring a new Coldplay track, Atlas, as featured on the forthcoming 'The Hunger Games: Catching Fire' soundtrack. But if you haven't heard, the Atlas release has been delayed by a week and a half, as confirmed by Coldplay's official Twitter account. More discussion on the delay is at the Atlas sub-forum now. Confirmation followed on Coldplay.com: "Atlas will now be available via iTunes and all digital retailers on Sunday, 8 September, 2013 in the UK and Friday, 6

In an article taken from 'Famous weekly' on October 23rd 2006, are celebrity couple Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin taking their admiration of Donatella Versace and Vince Vaughn a little too far?   Gwyn is only lacking the "roast chicken" tan or she'd be a dead ringer for the fashion guru. Meanwhile, hubby Chris appears to be channelling newly single Vince - both clearly have trouble handling their food and drink! The greasy stains the Coldplay frontman is sporting down his front are eerily sim

Say what you like about Coldplay - the band knows how to control atmosphere. They have the rare and awe-inspiring ability to change how you feel, and change how an entire room feels.   It had been six long years - and two chart topping albums - since Coldplay last came for a meet-and-greet in New Zealand so it was only fitting the band put on a proper show at the Vector Arena. From the hypnotic laser show that accompanied Clocks early in the night, to the pulsing, blaze of strobe lights that cap

Coldplay might have made their way into Mt Smart Stadium to the sound of Jay Z's 99 Problems, but it seems the only issue the band has these days is what to let off first: the fireworks or the confetti canons, writes news website Stuff.co.nz in a very positive review of Coldplay's show at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand this evening (10th November). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from these shows at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has

Coldplay may have their critics, but it cannot be denied the Brits know how to rock a stadium in the most dazzling fashion, writes news website New Zealand Herald in another positive review of Coldplay's show at Mt Smart Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand this evening (10th November). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from these shows at the Coldplay Live forum here onwards now. Thanks to everyone who has contributed with tweets, photos, reviews, videos and comments! Read on for the

The BBC is being forced to appeal to staff to fill up audience space in studios because of irregularities that have arisen from potential breaches of UK licensing laws.   Director general Mark Thompson has emailed staff asking them to make up the audiences for shows including Top of the Pops, while the Corporation continues discussions with local councils over the licensing issue.   In recent months the BBC has been caught out in breach of rules hosting gigs for bands such as Red Hot Chilli Pepp

The BBC is being forced to appeal to staff to fill up audience space in studios because of irregularities that have arisen from potential breaches of UK licensing laws.   Director general Mark Thompson has emailed staff asking them to make up the audiences for shows including Top of the Pops, while the Corporation continues discussions with local councils over the licensing issue.   In recent months the BBC has been caught out in breach of rules hosting gigs for bands such as Red Hot Chilli Pepp

After months of online speculation, the promoters of the Austin City Limits Music Festival have announced the three-day event's lineup.   Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, Massive Attack and John Mayer are among the headliners Sept. 15-17 at Austin's Zilker Park. Also confirmed to appear are Ben Harper, Los Lonely Boys, Ween, the Flaming Lips and the String Cheese Incident.   Now in its fifth year, the festival is co-produced by KLRU-TV, the Austin public televisi

After months of online speculation, the promoters of the Austin City Limits Music Festival have announced the three-day event's lineup.   Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, Massive Attack and John Mayer are among the headliners Sept. 15-17 at Austin's Zilker Park. Also confirmed to appear are Ben Harper, Los Lonely Boys, Ween, the Flaming Lips and the String Cheese Incident.   Now in its fifth year, the festival is co-produced by KLRU-TV, the Austin public televisi

The threat of rain and an overwhelming sense of exhaustion made for a slightly smaller crowd and a more laid-back vibe on the last day of the Austin City Limits Music Festival, which was expected to end Sunday night with a closing set by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.   Here are some of Sunday's highlights, followed by the best of the fest.   THE GREENCARDS: U.K. and Australian imports who settled in Austin a few years ago to play bluegrass, the members of this group are now trying to make it