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Coldplay’s the biggest band in the world? How is that even possible?   It’s not the lite rock radio hits or monochromatic albums that make Coldplay rock champions. It’s the live show. And everybody at last night’s sold-out TD Banknorth Garden shows knows that. Chris Martin’s got a rock star bio - married to starlet, kid with weird name, known the world over - he just doesn’t have Bono’s ego. But he doesn’t need it. In front of thousands, he’s (almost) got Bono’s charisma.   The band began with “

Boy Kill Boy have committed their support to War Child, dedicating their next single Shoot Me Down (released November 13th) to the charity, with a proportion of royalties from sales going to the charity, as well as adding their name to a soon-to-be-announced London benefit gig.   Boy Kill Boy have had a splendid 2006 of sold out shows and hit singles. Their debut album Civilian was released in May and has sold nearly 100,000 copies. Boy Kill Boy join the likes of Radiohead, Blur, Oasis and Cold

Boy Kill Boy are to release a new single next month and it's in aid of charity.   The popular indie band will lift Shoot Me Down from their acclaimed debut album Civilian on November 13th, with some of the royalties being donated to War Child. They join previous acts to support the cause as Coldplay, Radiohead, Blur and Oasis.   Boy Kill Boy's manager Chris Peck has had personal experience of the War Child programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo.Speaking about the situation, Peck has said:

The couple - who were together for three years and were engaged to be married - are to star in 'Dirty Tricks' about the life of former American president Richard Nixon.   The film - which also stars Sharon Stone, Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Annette Bening, and Jill Clayburgh - will cover the Watergate scandal during which Martha Mitchell, played by Streep, blew the whistle on her husband - Nixon chief of staff John Mitchell.   Gwyneth will play Maureen Dean, the wife of John Dean who, unlike Mi

In Zach Braff's 2004 film Garden State, spirited heroine Sam (Natalie Portman) jams her headphones over the ears of morose hero Andrew (Braff). They make a connection through one of her favorite songs.   The tune, "New Slang," is by The Shins. It's a scene that is "out-of-nowhere moving," writes critic Ed Park in The Village Voice. It cements the movie's chemistry and transports the audience, and Andrew, inside Sam's head.   And if you'd have took to me like   A gull takes to the wind. Braff sel

The frontman of The Killers, Brandon Flowers has admitted there's a huge gap between the two supergroups, U2 and Coldplay, compared with other rock stars of the current musical generation and thinks the band chemistry, along with history is the main reason for the phenomenal success of the two bands.   Brandon Flowers, who is on the verge of releasing his second solo album, the follow up to 2010's Flamingo, feels like The Killers do not possess the drive or chemistry to match U2 or Coldplay.  

After several successful years of native British bands like Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand dominating the charts and raking in awards, the United Kingdom continues to storm the world by ushering in a new wave of mthe hottest rock acts.   Recent research only confirms the success of the homegrown British rockers. Figures from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) show that these bands (like Kaiser Chiefs, Coldplay and The Killers) have the best-selling albums in Albion territory. Guitar-based mu

After several successful years of native British bands like Coldplay and Franz Ferdinand dominating the charts and raking in awards, the United Kingdom continues to storm the world by ushering in a new wave of mthe hottest rock acts.   Recent research only confirms the success of the homegrown British rockers. Figures from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) show that these bands (like Kaiser Chiefs, Coldplay and The Killers) have the best-selling albums in Albion territory. Guitar-based mu

Brian Eno has been interviewed by Exclaim.ca in time for next month's magazine, and he talks about working in the studio with Coldplay on the recent LP5 sessions, and what he sees going on. Below are the Coldplay excerpts that are relevant... [comments/discussion]   You really are coaching them [Coldplay] quite closely to bring out their greatest potential. Yes, well, that was the case with the first record I did with them. On this one I have a slightly more unusual relationship, which we call t

Brian Eno's claims to fame include musician, producer and artist. Now he is hoping his latest work -- an art installation on the Sydney Opera House -- will encourage artists to tackle global warming, reports Reuters today.   Eno, who describes himself as a "non-musician," is curating Luminous, a new annual festival of music, art installations and talks organized by the Opera House as part of Sydney's music and light festival, Vivid.   As well as playing with other musicians in a series of three

Despite everyone jumping on the Twitter bandwagon, there are some real flaws in this whole micro-blogging craze, especially when it comes to following celebrities. As Exclaim! recently found out the hard way, not everyone out there Twittering is who they say they are, like, for example, the individual who owns the Twitter account twitter.com/Brian_Eno.   Following our story earlier this week, “Brian Eno And Alan McGee Have Angry Exchange On Twitter Over Coldplay,” Brian Eno himself emailed Excl

When influential music website Pitchfork listed its 100 greatest albums of the 1970s – which in certain other lists is calculated to be the greatest decade for rock music – the modestly immodest, driven, musical non-musician Brian Eno was directly and indirectly involved in at least a quarter of them. He spoke to The Observer, in which he mentions his work with Coldplay on several occasions. Here is the excerpts from the interview, below...   He's worked with U2, and more recently, as if relishi

Brian Eno has said that the music industry is currently an "exciting mess". The Coldplay, U2 and David Byrne producer told The Guardian that he has tried different methods of releasing music to experiment in the changing business.   Eno said: "When I finish something I want it out that day. Pop music is like the daily paper. Its got to be there then, not six months later. "So [David Byrne and I] decided to release on our websites first, then put it on the commercial websites, then as a CD, then

The transcript of a recent interview with Brian Eno conducted by a German radio station has been issued by his press people. The interview refers to the making of Eno’s new album, Small Craft On A Milk Sea, his decision to sign with Warp Records, and his ongoing interest in minimalism, and more interestingly, some new information that came to light about Coldplay's recording sessions during the Viva era, including the first introduction of Jon Hopkins to the Bakery recording process.   We're not

Sitting in the corner of a Starbucks in Long beach with a cup of coffee in one hand and her Apple laptop in front of her, Brande Jackson was at work even when she was away from work.   Jackson, a 27-year-old Cal State Fullerton graduate, is the founder and executive director of Lokahi Outreach, a business she started five years ago. The purpose of the organization is to fight against social injustice - particularly global poverty, by bridging various non-profit organizations and campaigns with

It worked for Apple, it worked for Moses. Now will it work for you?   Rachel Waddilove is not a household name but she almost certainly will be by the end of this week. Fresh from a month of providing round-the-clock care for a very famous infant, Moses, the son of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, the maternity nurse is now launching what may well be seen as the most sensible book ever written on how to bring up a baby.   Anyone brave enough to enter the fraught arena of childcare advice needs

It worked for Apple, it worked for Moses. Now will it work for you?   Rachel Waddilove is not a household name but she almost certainly will be by the end of this week. Fresh from a month of providing round-the-clock care for a very famous infant, Moses, the son of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, the maternity nurse is now launching what may well be seen as the most sensible book ever written on how to bring up a baby.   Anyone brave enough to enter the fraught arena of childcare advice needs

There is an unmistakable thread of optimism running through Coldplay's music. Even their most melancholy moments tend to be more about hope than strife. That seems to echo the sentiments of the members as they gathered to play the first of two nights at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre last night.   What's the best part of being in Coldplay? "Every part is great, even the s--- bits," singer Chris Martin chirps, chattering backstage before last night's gig. Even when everyone is slagging you off

The Brit Awards 2009 - ITV1, 8pm   The Brit Awards ceremony is rarely dull but this year’s effort has plenty of work to do to rival previous ones, report the Times Online. The presenting team of Kylie Minogue with Gavin and Stacey’s Mathew Horne and James Corden should provide the requisite mix of glamour and humour, while the Pet Shop Boys are promising a spectacular performance to celebrate already being chosen as the winners in the Outstanding Contribution to Music category.   Coldplay and D

MegaStar says: ‘Put the rock ’n roll back into the Brits before we die of macrobiotic boredom.’   Organisers of next year’s Brit Awards are already drawing up their wish-list for a line-up that promises to cause a bit of controversy.   After several years of Coldplay getting millions of nominations and James Blunt sipping herb tea backstage, they’ve decided things need spicing up a bit and we’re right behind them.Gone are the days when a disgruntled rock star would get trollied, grab the mic and

It seems that the Brit Awards have come full circle. From their rather middle-of-the-road beginnings in the 1980s, through the chaos and alternative leanings of the Nineties, back to a relatively safe position in the new Millennium.   In 2007 the nominees are pretty much what you'd expect - a roll-call of the best-selling artists in each category. I'm not saying Snow Patrol don't deserve their three nominations in Best Band, Best Album and Best Single (for Chasing Cars, in case you're wondering)

Moody-man pop double bills don't come much better than David Gray and Aqualung, the two acts that sold out Oakland's Paramount Theatre Sunday night. Rescheduled from last October due to Gray's laryngitis, the concert was well worth the wait.   The show began with that rarity of rarities: an opening act that's nearly as good as the main attraction.   Aqualung is the band headed by 34-year-old Brit Matt Hales, a classically trained musician who has been called — and rightly so — Coldplay lite.

LONDON (Billboard) - In 1989, the British music industry gambled on a tactic to rev up its annual BPI Awards ceremony. With a new, snappier name -- the BRIT Awards -- the country's version of the Grammys was televised live for the first time.   But what rolled out that fateful night became the stuff of legend, with co-hosts Fleetwood Mac drummer Mick Fleetwood and glamour model-turned-pop signer Samantha Fox stranded haplessly at the podium as the show turned into "car crash" TV, replete with te

For the first time in its history the BRIT Awards with MasterCard will feature a LIVE vote in 2007 as viewers are invited to choose the winner of The British Single category during the live TV broadcast.   Viewers will be able to vote during the two-hour long telecast for their favourite of the five shortlisted singles with the winner announced at the end of the show.   And in a unique collaboration with commercial radio, the final shortlist of five will be selected from a long list of 10 in a

The cream of British rock ’n’ roll has descended on the sleepy Canadian city of Toronto – and is no doubt hitting its bars big time.   James Blunt, Oasis, Coldplay, Arctic Monkeys and Richard Ashcroft have all jetted to play gigs, making it their very own Little Britain - as you can see by my pictures in today's Sun newspaper. James, celebrating being No1 in the US with single You’re Beautiful, was snapped looking far from that on a TV show.   Richard was in the city to support the only teetota