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An excellent review of Coldplay's concert at the Rock Werchter festival (3rd July 2009) has emerged online at the Coldplay Live forum, courtesy of Bye:   I was in Werchter last night, it was my first Coldplay gig and they most definitely lived up to my high expectations! We were really in for a treat yesterday. Elbow earlier was fantastic, I didn't really know them before yesterday but will definitely give them another listen. Bloc Party started a great party. Then on came The Killers, who reall

Rockabye Baby! transforms timeless rock songs into beautiful instrumental lullabies. The soothing sounds of the glockenspiel, vibraphone, mellotron, and other instruments will lull your baby into a sweet slumber. Using Coldplay’s gorgeous melodies and imagery, these gentle recordings are sophisticated enough for everyone to enjoy. Introduce the apple of your eye to these essential masterpieces of rock’n’roll.   Songs:   1 In My Place 2 Clocks 3 Yellow 4 The Scientist 5 Don’t Panic 6 Trouble 7 Go

Green Day, U2, Franz Ferdinand, Coldplay, The White Stripes and Foo Fighters enjoyed a strong 2005, riding a wave of popularity for their latest releases. Collectively, these groups scooped up an impressive 16 nominations in various rock and pop categories for the upcoming Grammy Awards.   But they also hardly represent the broad spectrum of rock music to land on record store shelves and iPod menus in the past year.   Below is a selection of rock bands that, while they may not show up as nominee

People generally associate the term "rock star" with a half-drunk, long-haired man or woman in shredded jeans and dark sunglasses, not with someone who is associated with phrases like "AIDS research," "third-world poverty," or "equal trade opportunity."   But that is exactly what two of today's most popular musicians are spending their time on.   Most people have heard of U2 frontman, Bono, and may be familiar with the endless campaigning (some may say posturing) for third-world debt, poverty, a

To quote the sages of AC/DC, rock 'n' roll ain't noise pollution. And now it ain't that good a business, either.   In 2006 the mainstream rock act that reliably sells platinum, or 1 million copies, is an endangered species. Subtract those established in eras just past, such as U2 and Green Day, and the population shrinks further. This is a relief to savvy listeners -- thousands of independent-label flowers now bloom -- but it's hell on major record labels, which still need massive sales from fra

There were more signs that Rockstar: Supernova is becoming as cheesy as American Idol. First, fans voted and brought back kicked off rocker Ryan Star to sing his original -- and very romantic -- song "Back of Your Car." For his trouble, Ryan won a new, fully loaded Honda CRV. Hostess Brooke Burke then had to channel her inner Bob Barker to explain all the car's features since it was just sitting there in the midde of the crowd.   Secondly, Paula Abdul was seen in the studio audience sucking up s

This week it was Coldplay; next March water play will take over Rod Laver Arena. The home of tennis and concerts and even Disney on Ice was incorporated into the 2007 World Swimming Championships program by organisers last July.   The venue will be used for swimming and synchronised swimming in a specially installed Olympic-sized pool that will not greatly reduce the stadium's 15,000-spectator capacity.   The installation system, known as "skypool", allows the pool to sit on the floor using free

NEW YORK -- Rolling Stone magazine celebrates its 1,000th issue this week with a burst of rock 'n' roll excess: a glitzy Manhattan party with the Strokes as house band and a 3-D cover that mimics the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" sleeve and cost nearly $1 million to produce.   It's an audacious sign of how Rolling Stone, which has numbered its issues since Jann Wenner put out No. 1 in 1967, remains dominant even with changing times and music.   Rolling Stone loves to mark special occasions with special

NEW YORK -- Rolling Stone magazine celebrates its 1,000th issue this week with a burst of rock 'n' roll excess: a glitzy Manhattan party with the Strokes as house band and a 3-D cover that mimics the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper" sleeve and cost nearly $1 million to produce.   It's an audacious sign of how Rolling Stone, which has numbered its issues since Jann Wenner put out No. 1 in 1967, remains dominant even with changing times and music.   Rolling Stone loves to mark special occasions with special

Rolling Stone's Smoking Section are still recovering from their crazy Memorial Day weekend which included a visit to Coldplay's... well, smoking section. Here's their report:   On Friday night we all went to GuyStock -- a BBQ and beerfest thrown by Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman [pictured] -- that is certain to become an annual tradition. GuyStock was legendary.   The Coldplay guys are so goddamn nice that they invited the SS to come to one of their gigs on the East Coast, so the following day we

It’s terribly fashionable to criticize Coldplay but unless trenchfoot is the latest hipster accessory, there wasn’t anyone being fashionable on the third day of All Points West, writes Rolling Stone.   With the rain and sludge double-whammy demoralizing the thousands of fans in Liberty State Park, the sound of the London-four piece spinning out a decade’s worth of stadium anthems and a few other party favors was just the unpretentious tonic that Sunday night needed.   Dressed in their now famili

In November, Coldplay will release the Prospekt's March EP - eight tracks that they failed to finish in time for Viva La Vida. "We're English so it takes us a while to be really ambitious," says Chris Martin, checking in from the Bakery, the band's London studio, report Rolling Stone.   "They aren't ambitious in a Kid A way," he adds, but songs like 'Postcards From Far Away' and 'Rainy Day' definately broaden Coldplay's sound. "It's a risk for us," says Martin. "But what else are you going to do

Confetti paper butterflies. Giant yellow beach balls (dropped during “Yellow” — get it?). Super high-definition live video. Friday’s opening night of the last leg of Coldplay’s Viva La Vida tour in West Palm Beach was an Olympics-esque spectacle, complete with five orbs dangling over the band’s heads that served as screens for more state-of-the-art camera work, writes the Rolling Stone today. Here is their article:   Coldplay are playing big sheds for this summer stretch — about 16,000 fans fill

Craig McLean meets hot young British-born producer Mark Ronson   Robbie Williams "really knows his stuff, like abstract reggae" but is easily bored in the studio. Christina Aguilera is "definitely fair" when it comes to splitting royalties. Lily Allen's last single, Littlest Things, does not, as many listeners thought, begin with a sample of Radiohead's Karma Police - it's a snatch of a song from the soundtrack to 1970s porn film Emmanuelle. Amy Winehouse wrote the original version of Rehab in l

NEW YORK, NY - One of the world's largest online broadcast networks and a global leader in online video solutions, today launched UndercoverHD.com, one of the first high-definition music websites dedicated to showcasing music videos, performances, news and interviews.   UndercoverHD.com is an extension of ROO's already successful online music video offering, which features a built-in audience of more than 2.5 million unique users worldwide. Over the past couple of years, ROO's Undercover.com.au

Oasis, Kanye and Coldplay will entertain the masses at the popular Roskilde music festival this year, writes the Copenhagen Post (online).   The complete line-up for this year’s Roskilde Festival has been released today with more than a few recognisable names on the list. The array of performers, which includes more than 150 names from almost all continents and genres, will take to the festival's seven stages from 2 to 5 July.   The Roskilde Festival, which is one of Europe's largest music fest

The first full reviews of Coldplay roadie Matt McGinn's forthcoming book are now available online. Many thanks to the publishers for allowing Coldplaying to review the full book ahead of its release next month. Here is the review from Coldplaying's admin, Jenjie :   As a Coldplay fan and an avid reader who'll try most genres, there was always a strong chance I was going to like 'Roadie'. Having said that, I have also read some pretty dreary autobiographies, which had promised to be interesting,

Rock star Phil Collins's property company has announced it will not shut down Liverpool's under-threat Parr Street studios, less than a week after a deal to save it collapsed.   But other businesses sharing the city centre site, including the celebrated 3345 private members club, a hotel and local design firms, still face the axe.   The pension fund that officially owns the Parr Street building, which belongs to the ex-Genesis frontman and two other former band members, yesterday announced it w

Rock star Phil Collins's property company has announced it will not shut down Liverpool's under-threat Parr Street studios, less than a week after a deal to save it collapsed.   But other businesses sharing the city centre site, including the celebrated 3345 private members club, a hotel and local design firms, still face the axe.   The pension fund that officially owns the Parr Street building, which belongs to the ex-Genesis frontman and two other former band members, yesterday announced it w

A dramatic intervention by the Takeover Panel has bolstered Terra Firma's chances of succeeding with its 265p-a-share offer for music major EMI.   Over the weekend, the Panel agreed to extend the deadline for acceptances from noon yesterday to 1pm on Wednesday, giving Terra Firma boss Guy Hands extra time to push acceptances past the 90pc level necessary to finance the deal.   Citigroup has offered to lend Terra Firma £2.5bn to finance the acquisition of EMI, which is home to Robbie Williams and

A High Court judge is due to rule Monday in the legal fight between Apple Computer and the Beatles' Apple Corps record label over the use of the apple logo.   Apple Corps Ltd. is suing Apple Computer Inc., claiming that the U.S.-based computer company has broken a 1991 agreement in which each agreed not to enter into the other's field of business.   The British company, started by the Beatles in 1968, argues that Apple Computer has infringed its territory by entering the music business and is se

A High Court judge is due to rule Monday in the legal fight between Apple Computer and the Beatles' Apple Corps record label over the use of the apple logo.   Apple Corps Ltd. is suing Apple Computer Inc., claiming that the U.S.-based computer company has broken a 1991 agreement in which each agreed not to enter into the other's field of business.   The British company, started by the Beatles in 1968, argues that Apple Computer has infringed its territory by entering the music business and is se

Nestled in the antebellum capital of Georgia, the campus of Georgia College & State University boasts traditional college fare: spacious greens, historic architecture and a steady stream of students scurrying about with familiar white headphones dangling from their ears.   But here, the students listening to their Apple iPods while walking between classes or glancing at them before catching a bus might just as well be studying for calculus as listening to the latest from Coldplay.   At least

Despite being the adored, much analyzed and fantasized-about lead singer of one of the planet's biggest rock bands, Chris Martin of Coldplay is practical, even humble about his role. Sitting on the floor of a rented house in Los Angeles, enjoying the California sunshine and the taste of the strawberry he's just finished, Martin is deliberately and charmingly low-key. writes The Sacramento Bee. Full discussion on this show is at the Winnipeg thread here in the Coldplay Live forum.   "It just come

Last year he topped the charts. Now the Crazy Frog's days look numbered. Sales of mobile phone ringtones are in terminal decline, says research out today.   The rogue practices of some companies as well as the increasing availability of tracks and videos on mobile phones signal the death knell for tinny jingles. It will come as a huge relief to those fed up with the incessant, poor quality reproductions of chart hits and TV theme tunes - not to mention the Frog's teethgrindingly omnipresent squ