The official Coldplay site have today announced that they been named in the Honorees List for the Celebrity/Fan category at this year's Webby Awards (which are a bit like the Oscars for websites). It's the only band site to have been given this honour which, apparently, "signifies an outstanding caliber of work". Well done to everyone behind the official site!
Meanwhile away from Coldplay sites, a new article has appeared online entitled Joe Satriani Versus Coldplay (The Schlock Vs. The Soft). It goes on to say: "I love the arrogance of Coldplay’s claim. If you say it “lacks originally” using a British accent, then their counter claim actually sounds believeable. It’s only when I switched back to American English that their response gave me pause. I think I prefer the British response better. But then I read that Satriani had actually rooted for Coldplay to win at the Grammy’s. I thought, man, Satriani is going to be laughing all the way to the bank from this. It’s the best thing that’s ever happened to him; It was nothing less than a PR coup d’état. Now people other than geeky guitar wonks will know who he is! Brilliant, just brillant!
Read the full article at AGF Must Rock here onwards.
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