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THE AWARD WINNING COMEDY SERIES ON DVD DOUBLE DISC OF SERIES TWO RELEASED ON MONDAY 26TH MARCH 2007   As previously reported, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant co creators of the multi award winning BBC series Extras, launch the double disc DVD of series two, complete with exclusive extra clips, including behind the scenes footage, a video diary and lots more unseen exclusives. The double disc DVD will be available from Monday 26th March 2007. The box set of series one and two is also availabl

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The super-producer will help out on their fourth album   As previously reported, Timbaland has revealed that he is to work with Coldplay on their fourth album. The super-producer revealed that he is coming to the UK in April to meet with the band, whom he is known to be a big fan of.   Speaking about his production method of not having a preconceived idea of what the sound will be, Timbaland told the US edition of GQ: "I try to get into their heads, see what they're thinking about. I just try to

A reminder that, until midnight on Sunday night, anyone who pre-orders the 7-inch vinyl boxset from Coldplay's UK/Rest Of The World online store will be entered into a competition. One lucky winner will then have their boxset signed by all four members of the band!   Meanwhile we asked you to vote on whether you will be buying the Singles 1999-2006 boxset. The results so far are as follows (Coldplay fans are divided!):     Cast your vote here

The folks at Coldplay's merchandise HQ are in the process of sorting some new lines and they've asked us to find out if there's anything in particular you'd like them to make.   So, do you fancy a Coldplay teapot? A Coldplay duvet cover? Or a Coldplay baby suit? Or just the Toronto DVD they promised us in the first place?   Please post your heart's desire to the comments here.

Oxfam America and Make Trade Fair teamed up to send Coldplay's Chris Martin to Africa to see firsthand the extreme poverty endured by so many and how fair trade in these areas can improve the lives of those who live and work there.   Watch the clip

As promised earlier this week, we now have more info on the release dates for the 7-inch vinyl singles boxset. Dates are as follows:   UK - 26th March USA - 24th April Rest of the world - TBC

We've just received some more release dates for the 7-inch vinyl singles boxset. They are as follows...   Norway - 10th April Switzerland - 13th April Slovenia - 16th April Austria - 20th April Canada - 24th April   We'll post more when we get them.

Tomorrow (Wednesday) night, the Shaun Keaveny show on BBC 6Music will be playing a bunch of live Coldplay tracks from the BBC archive.   They will go out between 00:20 and 00:50 on Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Click here for more info and to listen to the show online.   Source: Coldplay MySpace

Melodic pop/rock is rapidly becoming one of the most popular genres in the music scene today. The beat box styling and bubblegum pop bands that headlined the charts in the 90s are long gone, replaced with musicians singing soulful ballads combined with artistic piano playing. For the most part, music is getting back to the roots of the creative process. Although it is hard to pinpoint the exact pioneers of this progression, a few key names pop up, names like John Mayer, Howie Day, James Blunt, T

17 years ago, in a small house on the Delph Hill estate in Bradford, Steven Frayne’s grandpa bought his grandson a magic book. Within months, the seven year-old had gotten pretty good; fast-forward to 2007 and the 22 year-old is probably the best magician working in the UK today.   “F*ck me. That’s the greatest magic I’ve ever seen,” gasps Coldplay’s Chris Martin on Dynamo’s self-made and self-financed DVD, Underground Magic: Volume 1, which also features the shocked expressions of everyone from

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are in for a nasty shock - rock'n'roll couple Kate Moss and Pete Doherty look set to move in next door.   The supermodel and the Babyshambles singer are currently searching for a new home together and have viewed a house on Gwynnie and Chris' road for the second time. The pair are now said to be considering a bid on the £5million, five-bed Grade II-listed Georgian house in London's Belsize Park - which could threaten the tranquil life so treasured by the American

Coldplay's singles box set now has a U.S. release scheduled.   The vinyl-only package The Singles 1999-2006, which will feature 7-inch pressings of the band's 14 singles and its 1999 EP The Blue Room, is due on 24th April [official MySpace confirmed]. Fans who preorder the set via the US Coldplay shop will also receive a Coldplay coffee mug.   Also see (news):   [uS] Win Coldplay Signed 'Singles 1999-2006' Box Set | Pre-order [uS] Coldplay Singles 1999-2006: Pre-order Now - Supply Limited

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PRE-ORDER AND WIN! YOU COULD WIN A "SINGLES BOX SET" SIGNED BY COLDPLAY!   Pre-order the box set "Singles 1999-2006" and you are automatically entered into a contest to win one of three (3) box sets signed by the band. Three (3) runners-up will win their choice of an available lithograph of one of the singles.   Grand Prize: Three (3) lucky winners who pre-order will receive a complete box set signed by Coldplay.   Runners-up:Three (3) lucky winners will receive their choice of an available lith

Pre-Order Coldplay The Singles 1999-2006 Vinyl Box Set w/ FREE Cappuccino Mug: To visit the US store click here   Everyone who orders the Box Set will be automatically entered into a contest to win a Box Set AUTOGRAPHED by the band. There will be 3 winners! Also, 3 runners-up will receive a singles lithograph! Click here for more info.   Each pre-order for the box set will include a FREE oversized mug with the box set artwork; while supplies last. 15 heavyweight 7 inch's, packaged in original a

Coldplay Vs Eno: During the award season last year Coldplay promised they would disappear for awhile. Now they are threatening to flood radio with their emotional pap once again in the company of producer Brian Eno! Rumor has it that Eno has promised them that he won't fix them to sound like the Talking Heads. David Bryne could not be reached for comment.   More On Chris Martin: In the future were we still supposed to be buying seven inch singles? On March 26th Coldplay will be releasing an expe

Chris Martin has turned into a "big kid" since wife Gwyneth Paltrow landed a role in 'Iron Man'.   The Coldplay frontman is a huge fan of the Marvel superhero and has splashed out on hundreds of copies of 'Iron Man' comics to help Gwyneth research her character. A source told website Absolute Now: "Chris is like a big kid with this. He's ordered a whole stack of comics which he says are for Gwyneth to help her get into the role but in fact he's spent more time reading them than she has."   The m

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has hit out at the music industry, insisting "proper" music is no longer held in high regard.   The Yellow singer has criticised the trend for mobile phone ringtones of chart tunes, insisting it is killing the current music scene.   He says, "All that matters in music today is that your song becomes a ringtone."   Source: http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com  

Nelly Furtado Returns to U.S. Album Top Ten While Earning Platinum/Gold in 25 Other Countries   LOS ANGELES, CA. (Top40 Charts/ Geffen Records) - International superstar Nelly Furtado knows how to say it right, all right.   Powered by the success of her current single, "Say It Right," her platinum album "Loose" has returned to the Billboard Top 200 Album chart with a strong No 7 position. The album debuted at No 1 when it was released June 20, 2006.   "Loose" has spawned three hit tracks to date

Chris Martin attended the 22nd Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Awards, which were held yesterday at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. You can view all the pictures here   Seminal rock bands R.E.M. and Van Halen, punk poet Patti Smith, hip-hop pioneers Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five and influential girl group the Ronettes were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 12 during a ceremony at New York's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel broadcast live on VH1 Classic.   Eddie Vedder induct

It's been four months since we've seen Chris Martin's whole family including Moses Martin.   here he is with Apple again, out and about with his mum Gwyneth Paltrow, his nanny and good friend Cate Capshaw on a coffee run to Starbucks in Los Angeles.   See all the pictures here [Thanks PetitPomme]

Campaigning in Mexico...   ...was a huge success! Jimena, Oxfam's wonderful campaigner in Mexico, reckons over 3,000 people signed the Make Trade Fair petition over the 2 nights. That's phenomenal! We had two tables inside the huge lobby, and our super team of volunteers wandered the area ready to talk to any of the incoming fans. Here's a few photos of our stall, and also the video screens at venue which were showing short videos about the campaign in Mexico.   Read the full updated blog here  

For all of you people that didn’t see the Ricky Gervais/Chris Martin 'Fix You' thing until somebody uploaded it as a video on the internet, you probably don’t know about this. I have HBO on Demand and I can watch any Extras episode whenever I want, and so there’s this little clip called “Who’s On Extras?” and it talks about all the celebrity extras on the show (such as Chris!) So there’s a little part with Chris saying some things about the show, I couldn’t upload it cause I can’t record it but

So. Is Gwyneth Paltrow's hubby a big meany, or merely a sarcastic brat? You decide - but we'll offer a little help from a friendly journalist who recently encountered the wit and wrath of Chris Martin.   The Coldplay frontman, married to Paltrow since 2003, was in Brazil recently and left journalists worrying about his wife.   "Gwyneth Paltrow must suffer," was the startling pronouncement of one writer, in a comment to msnbc.com's The Scoop. "Chris Martin, her husband, isn't one of the nicest p