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It was pretty obvious that Coldplay were going to incorporate some backing music to flesh out the exotic sound of some of their material, such as the opening number "Life In Technicolor," from last year's Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, writes Blog Critics.   Released in May, 2008, Coldplay's fourth studio album was the number one selling album in the US (over 2 million) and internationally (7.8 million) and it debuted at number one in 36 countries. It's also the most paid-for downloa

Some bands leave you wanting more. Chris Martin and Coldplay definitely aren't one of them. At least, they weren't at MTS Centre on Monday night, when the Brit-rock foursome finally made their long-delayed local debut. What they were instead was a band that gave a sold-out crowd of 12,500 fervent fans everything they could possibly want — and then gave them more, writes the Winnipeg Sun.   You wanted hits? They had ’em: Nearly two dozen numbers, including most of their gazillion-selling 2008 alb

Music download site Wippit has substantially increased its music catalogue by adding another 2.4million songs from a number of digital music distributers.   Wippit offers music downloads in MP3 format, which has no digital rights management added to it. As a result, Wippit tends to represent indie music rather than the mainstream, although there are exceptions. The new tracks are as a result of deals struck with The Orchard, IODA, VUT, Digital Rights Agency, and CD Baby. CD Baby adds songs from

Wish I Was Here soundtrack - Cat Power and Coldplay   We have seen high profile collaborations over the years involving Coldplay, such as with Rihanna on Princess of China and Kylie Minogue on Lhuna and appearing on stage with the band during their recent Ghost Stories show in Sydney. Chris has even shared studios with well known stars such as Jay-Z and most recently Sweedish producer, Avicii. Based on previous collaborations then, Coldplay's new song with Cat Power, the singer/songwriter and

Honorary British person Gwyneth Paltrow has been added to upcoming Marvel superhero epic Iron Man — joining a cast that includes Robert Downey Jr. and Terrence Howard.   According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Yoko-like actress will play billionaire hero Tony Stark’s (Downey) personal assistant, Virginia “Pepper” Potts. Of course, Stark and Potts will share a secret attraction. “Her representatives let us know that she wanted to do a movie like this,” said Kevin Feige, Marvel's president of pro

Be careful about putting the word "rejects" in your rock band; people might take the name seriously.   That's especially true if you give an interview that includes joking about women having no "sense of rationality and direction." That's how singer Tyson Ritter of the band All-American Rejects characterizes how he thinks "like a woman" while writing songs.   In addition, the band seems to have disdain for the music of Coldplay, about whom Ritter says: "it's the same beat on every song with t

Football and music are a volatile combination, in my opinion. Separately they bring out the best and worst of their loyal supporters; from the collective pride of a community seeing their team run rings around the opposing side, to the violent riots accompanying all-to-many international matches. From the excitement of a live gig, to controversial bands given demi-god status, usually with a so-called 'disenfranchised' youth following. Not that I'm mentioning any names, Mr Doherty.   So, where d

Football and music are a volatile combination, in my opinion. Separately they bring out the best and worst of their loyal supporters; from the collective pride of a community seeing their team run rings around the opposing side, to the violent riots accompanying all-to-many international matches. From the excitement of a live gig, to controversial bands given demi-god status, usually with a so-called 'disenfranchised' youth following. Not that I'm mentioning any names, Mr Doherty.   So, where d

World Cup 2014 : Kick off imminent! The World Cup 2014 in Brazil, the ultimate international football/soccer tournament, commences this Thursday 12th with the opening ceremony at 2:15 Eastern US time, 7:15 UK time, followed by the opening match just under 2 hours after, with the host nation, Brazil facing Croatia.   Coldplaying Fantasy league Join in the fun with Coldplaying. Texasluvsjonny, one of our moderators, has created the Coldplaying fantasy league for the World Cup via Fifa's off

We will now be bringing you some updates from the world of music, such as major releases and talking points. Today, one of the major releases of 2015, 'The Desired Effect' by The Killers frontman, Brandon Flowers is available to stream via iTunes.     The album has had a stellar reaction from Coldplayers so far.   You can listen to tracks and discuss his new album here     --------- The Coldplaying app It's here! The very latest Coldplay news, updates, live chat, downloads & mo

The British rockers, Muse have revealed their latest single from their upcoming album, 'Drones', which is due for release on 8th June. 'Mercy' is the newest song to be showcased from said album. Frontman, Matt Bellamy, explained the meaning of 'Mercy' on muse.mu   The opening line of ‘Mercy' - Help me I’ve fallen on the inside - is a reference to the protagonist knowing and recognizing that they have lost something, they have lost themselves. This is where they realize they’re being overcome

Not quite sure if he found what he was looking for when The Edge, U2's lead guitarist fell off the stage during U2's new iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour.     Thankfully, he wasn't injured, and is free to carry on their impressive new tour:     Discussion   --------- The Coldplaying app It's here! The very latest Coldplay news, updates, live chat, downloads & more, via your Android phone, iPad or iPhone.   IPHONE/IPAD ANDROID FURTHER INFO   If you have the app already, please i

With European markets going ga-ga over fair trade products, will those with the buying power in South Africa start doing the same? In the rush up to the silly season, here's how you can ensure that what you're buying is ethically produced.   Coldplay frontman Chris Martin writes the words 'fair trade' on his hand each time he performs. And with his DATA campaign (debt, Aids, trade, Africa), U2's Bono and his wife Ali have launched a fair trade fashion line, Edun, and are intent on hammering away

X&Y From A To Z   While most U.K. groups go down as easily in America as a plateful of haggis or a mug of room-temperature beer nowadays, there's one band that continues to lead a British invasion all on its own.   In fact, with their epic third album X&Y (13 tracks of universally appealing, U2-worthy rock--or "soft rock," as singer Chris Martin puts it), not to mention sold-out stadium tours and a regular spot in the tabloids thanks to Martin's high-profile marriage to A-list actress Gw

Thirteen liveDaily critics were asked to list their 10 favorite albums of 2005, and six placed “Z” on their list, as close to a consensus as we got this year. Coldplay's “X&Y” appears on five lists, making it a clean sweep for the last three letters of the alphabet.   Overall rankings were determined by first grouping albums by the number of ballots on which they appeared. Ties were then broken by weighting votes based on where albums ranked on individual lists.   Critics Picks: liveDaily’s

XL Video is supplying a substantial projection system, cameras, PPU, Catalyst and Hippotizer digital media servers and crew for the current Coldplay "Viva La Vida" world tour.   Working closely with Edinburgh-based Pufferfish, XL has also jointly developed 6 unique internally projected spheres - and steel cage housings - which are a major scenic feature of the show. The show's inventive set and lighting was created by Paul Normandale, with video playback content specially commissioned and produc

They've invented a new word for the title of their latest album, Chris Martin says he's "nasty", and they played with Christy Moore as a tribute to their drummer's mum. Coldplay are easing into superstardom in style writes RTE Ten (Ireland) in an online article after they caught up with the band at the Bakery/Beehive studios. (Full discussion on this new article is at the Coldplay forum now.) [thanks Mimixxx]   The first time I see Chris Martin he is a breathless blur of vivid blues and red boun

TAIPEI (Billboard) - Yahoo China's music search engine has turned up bad news for the music industry and possible legal action against the global Web portal.   In a situation that seems to mirror that of market-leading -- and already sued -- local portal http://www.baidu.com, Yahoo China's music pages link directly to unlicensed downloads and streams of songs by domestic and international artists.   Other links to such acts as Eminem and Coldplay represent the remaining major labels. Independent

Long live the kings. And you too, Coldplay. The world's biggest band hit Toronto's Air Canada Centre for the first of two sold-out concerts on Wednesday, leaving the impression that while its members are a nice young foursome of Englishmen capable of writing gorgeous anthems and performing them wonderfully, they just aren't the conquering types.   Appearing as if they hadn't cleaned the dust from Sunday's Pemberton Festival in B.C. off their raggedy military garb, the CD-selling giants starting

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Great concert in Singapore, man. Now, I don't usually do this, but after listening to 'Yellow' for the 586th time, I can no longer ignore the gaping holes in the song . Here's what I mean...   Read the full article here [thanks RYKO]

2005 was a very memorable year for Youth Group. They signed to the prestigious Epitaph roster, toured Nth America with Death Cab For Cutie, joined The Music for shows in the UK and also performed on Reading & Leeds Festivals.   You may have heard their latest single, 'Forever Young' which was part of the hit TV show ‘The O.C’ and was featured on the Channel 10 promo campaign. It is one of the most played tracks across commercial radio - Australia wide, with the video also being highly rotate

Google Inc.'s YouTube, the most- popular video sharing Web site, struck an agreement with EMI Group Plc to show videos from artists including Coldplay and Fat Boy Slim.   The decision means consumers will be able to watch professionally produced videos as well as user-generated clips featuring EMI music, San Bruno, California-based YouTube said today in an e-mailed statement. YouTube now has partnerships with all four of the biggest music companies. Universal Music Group, Sony BMG Music Entertai

Video-sharing site YouTube has signed a deal with media giant Warner Music to allow its material to be used legally.   It means interviews and videos by Warner's artists can be used in return for a slice of advertising revenue. The agreement also covers the use of material in homemade videos, which form a large part of YouTube's content. Both companies hailed it as a landmark agreement, coming days after Universal Music said it was considering legal action over sites such as YouTube.   A royalt

EMI, the British music group behind Coldplay and Gorillaz, has confirmed it is holding talks with YouTube, which could see it offer its content on the popular social networking website.   YouTube said yesterday that it has held discussions with a number of record labels in a bid to offer music video downloads. Warner Music Group, which was earlier this year involved in a takeover battle with EMI, also confirmed it is talking to the website.   YouTube co-founder Steve Chen said the site hopes to