Coldplay's Chris "Martian" (The Sun with a tiny bit more on the intergalactic recording sessions)

In a move that would undoubtedly make Queen guitarist Brian May blush with pride, it’s been reported that Coldplay have now also becoming space fanciers. The band are going cosmic during their latest album recording sessions, says The Sun today, following Roadie #42's last blog. Frontman Chris Martin stunned his crew this week by asking them to build him a model solar system in the band's new studio.

I wonder if he's been enjoying TV starman Doctor Brian Cox's recent series as much as I have? A source said: "Chris likes to create a certain mood when he's in full creative flow. He had a real interest in 18th Century revolutionary politics when he was piecing together Viva La Vida. Now he's really got into the universe. The crew scratched their heads a little when he first came up with the request but they're cracking away now."

Sounds intergalactic. More discussion on this cosmic news is at the Coldplay forum here onwards.

Pictures of Coldplay at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, MO (24th July 2009):