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There is no arguing Coldplay has been an omnipresent force on the pop-rock scene for the past decade, but what is it about the British quartet that has enabled them to endure for so long, writes the Times Colonist in a prevew of Coldplay's concert at the Rogers Arena (night 1) in Vancouver tonight (20th April 2012). You can check out all the latest photos, tweets and videos from tonight's concert at the Coldplay Live forum [Vancouver] now. If you want more discussion on the #ColdplayFilm that ha

With Viva la Vida, Coldplay has shown a willingness to progress. It would have been easy to cruise along with a couple more albums as successful as A Rush of Blood to the Head or X&Y. Instead, Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion took a chance. Not a big chance. Viva la Vida isn’t a challenge or a dramatic change, but it does broaden the band’s scope and shows its ambition, writes The Province.   Coldplay isn’t Radiohead — yet. But it does sell more records and has us

If Coldplay proved anything with its Rogers Arena concert on Friday, it’s that it knows what it's doing. If you're going to play a concert in a stadium, this is how you do it: make the audience go absolutely apeshit right off the bat, and keep it on your side for the next 90 minutes. writes the Straight.com in a review of two concerts at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver (20th & 21st April). Catch up on the latest tweets, pictures, videos from the shows at the Coldplay Live forum here (20th) and

REVIEW — Coldplay frontman Chris Martin bursts a giant yellow balloon, then grins as confetti falls over his face. The sold out crowd at GM Place lets out a roar. Balloons bounce from person to person around the stadium, writes the Vancouver Sun.   And the sweeping melody of the British megaband’s hit song Yellow, ends after wrapping itself around the audience. Ah. There’s something about a Coldplay concert. And even if you’re not a fan of the group’s softer-edged stadium rock — even if you agre

Chris Martin of Coldplay announced Saturday night that of all the cities on their tour, the band have chosen to film the Vancouver concerts, writes the Vancouver Sun.   Halfway through the first show in a two-night stint at GM Place, Martin thanked the crowd for braving the traffic and 'missing Desperate Housewives', complimenting Vancouver audiences as the best in the world.   The love was evidently mutual, as the sold-out crowd of 30,000 remained on its feet throughout the show, echoing back

02.12.07 VH1 All Access: 20 Cutest Celebrity Babies. Starts at 6pm EST.   No doubt about it: Babies are cute. But some are cuter than others. Get ready to count down the babies that make the whole world go gaga: The 20 cutest lil’ A-listers ever.

VH1 Classic has acquired the exclusive U.S. TV rights to the final episode of the BBC’s long-running music series Top of the Pops, which aired in the U.K. at the end of last month.   The one-hour special features performances by Madonna, The Rolling Stones, Beyonce, Jackson 5, David Bowie, Wham, Sonny & Cher, Coldplay, Robbie Williams and the Spice Girls.   It also includes rare footage never before seen in the U.S. of The Bee Gees, the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, Cliff Richard, John Lennon, Ro

No doubt about it: Babies are cute. But some.are cuter than others. Get ready to count down the babies that make the whole world go gaga: The 20 cutest lil’ A-listers ever.   These days, the babies of celebs are almost as famous as their parents. Stars are popping out some of the most precious and fascinating children in the world and we just can’t get enough.   We want to know every last drooly detail about these pint-sized superstars. What are their names? What do they weigh? Who are they wear

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. media conglomerate Viacom has teamed up with private equity group Apollo to submit an offer for BMG Music Publishing in a bid battle that could top 1.5 billion euros (1 billion pounds), sources close to the matter said.   BMG Music Publishing, which owns the rights to thousands of songs including hits by Christina Aguilera and Coldplay, is being sold by German media conglomerate Bertelsmann to help finance a 4.5 billion-euro buyback of a minority stake in the company.   T

Coldplay's Will Champion has made a brief cameo appearance in Game Of Thrones in last night's episode of the HBO drama series in the US (June 2nd). The episode was called The Rains of Castamere. You can discuss this cameo appearance at the Coldplay forum now [thanks vanessarrent, macky, xylobryte, Tash]   Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody also appeared in the show earlier this season, after revealing himself to be a huge Game of Thrones fan. Series producer Frank Vogler recently revealed that h

Coldplay's Wednesday night show at Virginia Beach Amphitheater still has folks talking. Here's a review from Daily Press reporter Matthew Sturdevant:   Coldplay energized a packed crowd (though not sold-out) Wednesday night at Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater. The band’s leader, Chris Martin, delivered the perfect amount of upbeat, positive energy throughout the band’s performance. Even glum economic conditions seemed blasted away, if briefly, when canons shot confetti butterflies in

School is just about out for the summer, but on Wednesday night, Coldplay gave a lesson at the Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater on how to put on a fantastic show. Pencils sharpened? Fresh sheet of paper? Here we go, reports Hampton Roads (dot com).   1. Keep your show full of surprises. Secretly set up small stages in the middle of the crowd and even in the lawn seats, so that when the lights go low, you can run to your predetermined little island and sing a few songs. Do some covers

Chris Martin is battling to be fit in time for Coldplay’s comeback shows – after injuring himself in rehearsals.   The frontman has been left hobbling after twisting his knee awkwardly during practice sessions for the quartet’s eagerly-awaited Monday night gig in London. Coldplay will introduce album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends – which is released worldwide from today – at a concert at Brixton Academy and have been deep in preparations for weeks.   A source said: “Chris has been

Here is a nicely written article by Statepress thankful that the whole Coldplay/Satriani plagiarism episode is over...   On Dec. 4, 2008, fusion rocker Joe Satriani filed a lawsuit against the collective members of Coldplay for copyright infringement in the band’s song “Viva la Vida.” Coldplay’s hit allegedly stole “substantial, original portions” from Satriani’s 2004 release, “If I Could Fly,” a musical love letter written for his wife. What Satriani dramatized as a blatant act of musical burgl

As we approach the year's end, it's worth recapturing the release of Coldplay's new album with a review we haven't posted before:   When you aspire to be the biggest band in the world, one of things that you need to do, if you’re following the U2 model anyway, is to hire Brian Eno. If Eno could stop Bono singing about bullets ripping the desert sky, then perhaps he could stop Chris Martin worrying about puzzles missing pieces? Quite how much input or impact Eno ultimately had on “Viva la Vida” i

Reviews for Coldplay's fourth album, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, are still trickling in over four months after its release. Here's one from fredericksburg.com:   "Viva la Vida" translates as "live the life." What a title for an album that matches the epic proportions expected from a group like Coldplay! On "Viva la Vida," released this past June, Coldplay offers a new sound that will truly shock old fans. This time, frontman Chris Martin isn't always singing in his falsetto about

Reviews for Coldplay's fourth album, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, are still trickling in over four months after its release. Here's one from a blogger at edublogs.org:   Chris Martin’s declarations that they had “thrown away all [their] tricks” and “tried to find new ones” is sure to have raised many eyebrows from critical circles, many of whom would have tagged Coldplay as a band devoid of imagination. Well, it turns out that their inspirations had been dormant all of this time, b

Vivendi's Universal Music has made a bid of close to $2 billion in the auction of Bertelsmann AG's music publishing arm, the Financial Times said on Friday, citing two people familiar with the situation.   The world's largest music company made it through to the second round, along with Warner Music and also private equity group BC Partners, with bids coming in between $1.5 billion and $2 billion, the newspaper said.   Fifteen prospective buyers have been sent information about BMG Music Publish

Vivendi SA, the owner of Universal Music Group, agreed Wednesday to pay $2.09 billion to acquire BMG Music Publishing Group from media company Bertelsmann in a deal that will give the French company the world's largest music publishing catalog and songs by artists such as Coldplay and Robbie Williams.   Vivendi beat out a group of other bidders that reportedly included Warner Music Group Corp., Viacom Inc. and EMI Group PLC. Its Universal division was thought to have the nod from the beginning,

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vivendi SA is close to an agreement to buy Bertelsmann's BMG Music Publishing unit for about 1.6 billion euros ($2.1 billion), a source familiar with the deal said.   The deal is expected to be announced on Wednesday, the source said. It would make Vivendi the world's largest music publisher, ahead of EMI Group Plc's Music Publishing and Warner/Chappell Music.   The deal would be subject to U.S. and European Union regulatory approval. However, separate sources told Reuters l

Voting has now opened for the 2008 Shockwaves NME Awards and this year, there's four brand new categories including Best Band Blog, Best Music Blog, Best Album Artwork and Best Dancefloor Filler.   Fans can now vote for their favourite bands and artists. These votes will determine a shortlist, to be voted on again on the 29th January. The winners will then be revealed at an all-star ceremony on 28th February 2008 at London's IndigO2 venue.   This year Chris Martin is up for NME's sexiest male a

Fads come and go among red-carpet regulars, but there’s one trend that won’t fade away any time soon: vegetarianism! More and more stars are taking on a new role as models for a compassionate, healthy and Earth-friendly lifestyle.   We couldn’t possibly pick our favourite hottie with a heart – they’re all winners to us – so we need your help to crown the king and queen of PETA’s seventh annual “World’s Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity” contest.   The nearly 200 sizzling celebs who are vying for thi

Wal-Mart said Tuesday it will begin offering MP3 tracks from its music download service through arrangements with labels EMI and Universal.   Tracks will be priced at 94 cents and albums at $9.22 USD. Artists at launch include The Rolling Stones, Coldplay, and Maroon 5, among others.   As a promotion, certain classic albums will be offered at a discounted price, including Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi and Get Rich or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent at $5.88 per album, and Come Away With Me by Norah Jones

Welsh businesses are poised to take advantage of a growing trend for eco-friendly clothing in 2006.   With this year widely touted as the time ‘eco-chic’ finally takes off, the fashion for environmentally-responsible clothes has been boosted by celebrity endorsements by the likes of actress Sienna Miller.   A world away from the catwalks of Paris, London and Milan, companies in rural Wales are in the vanguard of the new movement. Cardigan company Howies and Garthenor Organic Pure Wool of Tregaro

Wanted: Your Coldplay Miis. If you don't know what we're talking about, you can see other famous Miis here   How to turn Chris Martin into a Mii? Your full 'Mii Creator' is here   We want you to post your best Coldplay Mii efforts here [thanks SamH]   Get Mii'ing!