[Thanks twistedCLOCKS]

'It's been a lovely tour, the concert in Mexico City was amazing. Thanks to everyone who came to see us. Love, Jonny'

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 available from Monday 26th March 2007. For more information go to www.rickygervais.com

In series one Extras brought to life the mundane tedium of the life of Andy Millman (Ricky Gervais). Andy was a desperate man. He’d been an actor for five years but thanks to his useless agent (Stephen Merchant), he’d never done any acting. Instead he was just a lowly film extra, walking around in the background while the stars did their lines.

All that soon changed in series two, when Andy’s script “When the Whistle Blows” was produced by the BBC and put in front of a main stream audience. Despite his burgeoning success, Andy is still surrounded by the usual cast of idiots: his hapless best-friend Maggie (Ashley Jensen), his incompetent agent Darren Lamb (Stephen Merchant) and ‘Barry off EastEnders’ (Shaun Williamson).

Each episode features cameos from guest stars including Chris Martin, Ben Stiller, Samuel L Jackson, Orlando Bloom, David Bowie and Robert de Niro.

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 available from Monday 26th March 2007. For more information go to www.rickygervais.com

In series one Extras brought to life the mundane tedium of the life of Andy Millman (Ricky Gervais). Andy was a desperate man. He’d been an actor for five years but thanks to his useless agent (Stephen Merchant), he’d never done any acting. Instead he was just a lowly film extra, walking around in the background while the stars did their lines.

All that soon changed in series two, when Andy’s script “When the Whistle Blows” was produced by the BBC and put in front of a main stream audience. Despite his burgeoning success, Andy is still surrounded by the usual cast of idiots: his hapless best-friend Maggie (Ashley Jensen), his incompetent agent Darren Lamb (Stephen Merchant) and ‘Barry off EastEnders’ (Shaun Williamson).

Each episode features cameos from guest stars including Chris Martin, Ben Stiller, Samuel L Jackson, Orlando Bloom, David Bowie and Robert de Niro.

Available for pre-order before its 26th March release date is the Coldplay 7″ Singles Collection. Featuring 14 releases across 15 heavyweight 7", packaged in original artwork and housed in a presentation box, this collection also features a number of singles never released on 7 inch vinyl before, including the rarity ‘The Blue Room EP’.

A reminder of the Tracklisting:

Blue Room EP (1)

Side 1:

1. Bigger Stronger

Side 2:

1. Don’t Panic

2. See You Soon

Blue Room EP (2)

Side 1:

1. High Speed

Side 2:

1. Such A Rush

Shiver

Side 1:

1. Shiver

Side 2:

1. For You

2. Careful Where You Stand

Yellow

Side 1:

1. Yellow

Side 2:

1. Help Is Round The Corner

Trouble

Side 1:

1. Trouble

Side 2:

1. Brothers & Sisters

Don’t Panic

Side 1:

1. Don’t Panic

Side 2:

1. You Only Live Twice (Live From Norway)

In My Place

Side 1:

1. In My Place

Side 2:

1. One I Love

The Scientist

Side 1:

1. The Scientist

Side 2:

1. 1.36

2. I Ran Away

Clocks

Side 1:

1. Clocks

Side 2:

1. Crests Of Waves

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

Side 1:

1. God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

Side 2:

1. Murder

Speed Of Sound

Side 1:

1. Speed Of Sound

Side 2:

1. Things I Don’t Understand

Fix You

Side 1:

1. Fix You (Video Edit Version)

Side 2:

1. The World Turned Upside Down

Talk

Side 1:

1. Talk (Radio Edit)

Side 2:

1. Gravity

What If

Side 1:

1. What If (Tom Lord Alge Mix)

Side 2:

1. How You See The World (Live From Earls Court)

The Hardest Part

Side 1:

1. The Hardest Part

Side 2:

1. Pour Me (Live At The Hollywood Bowl)

[thanks cedric & mandymcnabb]

Is Chris Martin having a laugh?

We've got video of the star singing a duet with Ricky Gervais and it is sidesplitting. The usually pitch-perfect Chris is totally out of tune singing Coldplay classic Fix You with Ricky equally tone deaf on backing vocals. The duet is taken from the new Extras Series 2 DVD, in shops on March 26, and has never been shown on British TV.

Ricky is actually playing Andy Millman’s alter-ego Ray Stokes, the star of fake sitcom within a sitcom When The Whistle Blows. Watch Ricky Gervais and Chris Martin's hilarious rendition of Coldplay's Fix You here

More on this here [thanks dan_bcfc]

No report yet as to which member and how many of them are contributing in this song. The closest probability is pointed to the lead singer, Chris Martin who is also in process of producing song "Homecoming" for Kanye West's new album.

"Part Of The Plan" is going to be Swizz's second single from the album "One Man Band Man" after "It's Me Bitches". The album itself is due to out on May 15 via Universal Motown and besides Coldplay a lot of producers like Snags, Just Blaze and Kanye West are also involved. Tying several known names, Swizz refused to weigh on their names. "I didn't want my album to be like I was leaning on a whole bunch of other artists like crutches," he said.

Swizz is an African American rapper, producer and co-founder of music label Full Surface Records. He is known for his upbeat tunes and his ability to finish a song within 10 to 15 minutes. "One Man Band Man" (2007) will mark his first solo album.

Source: http://www.aceshowbiz.com

You can see the video here

More on this story here [thanks christiancruzc]

"I was just drunk," he told Billboard of his first single. "I didn't want to go out to the club, so I just chilled in the studio. I knew I had a concept for the song, so I went in the booth and it just came out."

Although the album will feature production/collaborations with Kanye West, Just Blaze, Chris Martin (Of Coldplay) and other producers, Swizz noted that he wants to stand alone, as well.

"I didn't want my album to be like I was leaning on a whole bunch of other artists like crutches," he added. Swizz has some major plans for the future. He is planning a Crash-like video, with the actual director of the film.

Reports also indicate that there may be an up-coming remix to his first single, which may feature Jadakiss, Kanye West, R. Kelly and more. Aside from working on his album, Swizz has been busy helping others. J. Lo, Whitney Houston, 50 Cent, Usher, Chris Brown and others have also been working with Swizz on other projects. The album, One Man Band Man, is set to hit stores May 15 through Universal Motown.

Source: http://www.hiphopdx.com

Check it out for more tour journals, a postcard from Jonny and a picture of the band being joined onstage by a super-famous rapper...

You can see pictures of that conference here [thanks pink_elephant] or here at the Coldplaying Gallery.

In early December 2006, it was announced at Billboard.com that the next album was set for release in late 2007. The band has so far denied this on their official website.

Coldplay is one of very few current British music acts to achieve major success in North America. Despite Coldplay's large worldwide popularity, the band has remained protective of how their music is used in the media, refusing its use for product endorsements. In the past, Coldplay turned down multi-million dollar contracts from Gatorade, Diet Coke, and Gap, who wanted to use the songs "Yellow", "Trouble", and "Don't Panic" respectively.

The new studio album is rumoured to be a fast, dark and heavy album, without pianos, according to last fm.

The singer, who celebrated his 30th birthday on a Mexican beach last week, is a spokesman for Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign, and Oxfam volunteers provide information on free trade and distribute petitions at its concerts.

Joining a long list of celebrities, Chris said he has hope for the future with less than two years left in US President George Bush's term.

"I think we're all excited, everyone in the world is excited about the American elections next year," he said. "Sometimes it's easy to give up all hope."

The singer was speaking before the final concert of a Latin American tour that took them to Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, where he also revealed the band will be heading back into the studio to record a new album.

Source: http://www.metro.co.uk

Martin has said the follow up to 2005's 'X&Y' will see the band trying out new things. The singer explained: "I think for a long time, people felt like we were a band in black and white, and now we feel like because we have this incredible job, now we can do whatever we like and try all kinds of new things."

The frontman said that the band were excited about one currently untitled track in particular, Yahoo News reports.

"In order for us to get excited about a new album, we have to have one song that we feel like everybody had to hear this song before we die, otherwise we'll be terribly depressed," he explained. "So luckily with this new record, we're going to make, we have that one song."

As previously reported, Brian Eno is set to produce the album which will be the first to be recorded in the band's purpose built studio in north London.

Meanwhile, Coldplay have just completed a tour of Latin America, which saw them play Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.

Source: nme.com

Politik

Yellow

Speed of sound

God put smile upon your face

What if

Sparks

A Rush Of Blood

White Shadows

Til Kingdom Come

Love me tender

The Scientist

Clocks

Talk

Beach Chair (ft Jay-Z)

In my place

Fix you

More on this show here and here

-as they have done on some other concerts, they took pictures of the audience and they threw the cameras to the people

-at the beginning of til kindom come chris introduced themselves by saying "tonight we are an english mariachi"

-he introduced beach chair as "here it is a really big surprise and we haver here the best person of hip hop" or something like that haha

-he thanked of for being the best audience of the world (which he might repeat at a lot of concerts)

- he said this was their last concert for a long time

-and at the end when the for of them were together at the front of the stage i could see staff members at the back taking a lot of pictures

-chris was leaving the stage and he turned back and took off his shirt and threw it to the guys of the first row

[Thanks noeliam]

Martin and his band spoke hours before the final concert of a Latin American tour that took them to Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico.

The band said it plans to return to the studio after a two-year hiatus to record an album that will have a different sound from "X&Y," which has sold more than 2 million copies since it was released in 2005.

"I think for a long time people felt like we were a band in black-and-white, and now we feel like because we have this incredible job, now we can do whatever we like and try all kinds of new things," Martin said.

He added that the record will include what could be Coldplay's best song yet.

"In order for us to get excited about a new album, we have to have one song that we feel like everybody has to hear ... before we die, otherwise we'll be terribly depressed," Martin said. "So luckily with this new record we're going to make, we have that one song."

"I can't tell you about it, but it's basically genius," he joked.

Martin, who celebrated his 30th birthday on a Mexican beach last week, also said he is proud of Coldplay's activism to raise awareness about free trade practices around the globe and support poor farmers in developing countries.

Martin is a spokesman for the British aid group Oxfam's "Make Trade Fair" campaign, and Oxfam volunteers provide information on free trade and distribute petitions at Coldplay's concerts.

The singer said he has hope for the future with less than two years left in President Bush's term. "I think we're all excited, everyone in the world is excited about the American elections next year," he said. "Sometimes it's easy to give up all hope."

The press here have picked up on a quote from Chris that Oxfam put out before the tour started. Chris says that Mexico is a great country with delicious tortillas - but that the tortillas taste so much better when they're made from Mexican maize. It's a great quote, and has caught the imagination of the press, and, it seems, the country. Maize originated in Mexico, and it's not only a staple food and a mass employer, but also a part of Mexican culture.

So when the rural Mexican maize farmers are struggling to survive due to cheap US maize being dumped on the market here, it stirs up some deep passions. And at the concert tonight, that same passion turned into action, as hundreds of concert-goers signed the Make Trade Fair petition. Now that's campaigning!

Read the full updated blog Read the updated blog here

Well, finally Coldplay are in Mexico. I was in last night's gig and it was brilliant. The way they connect to people is great, as their way to play live. Chris speaked in spanish all the time I remember some things he said like: How is our favourite audience in the whole world?

And he asked for silence while they played 'til kingdom come also in spanish! I think Chris & Johnny were really exited, when the played In my place, Chris came out of the stage and ran through the left hall and I could touched him and watched him in front of me, Will of course was in the drums all the concert, and Guy...he didn't even move his feet from the ground, except when Chris pulled him to the middle of the stage.

I got the chance to see them when they came out of the hotel in their way to the concert, but they just waved the hand. after the concert I saw Johnny & Will coming out of the hotel, but the didn't say something. So far, they haven't signed autographs or taken pix with any fan wich is really sad cause personally, I've waited for them since last thursday, friday, saturday and nothing....maybe today I'll have good luck and I can get closer to them.

SETLIST

Square One

Politik

Yellow

Speed Of Sound

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face

What If

Sparks

Daylight

White Shadows

The Scientist

Til Kingdom Comes

Love Me Tender

Clocks

Talk

——————————

Trouble

In My Place

Fix You

You can see pictures of the gig here. More on this show here and here

[Thanks SigmaCFM & square_1]

More on this here

And what's great is that the campaigning here in Brazil is going fantastically well too. We're definitely the most popular stall in the lobby - I feel like we're putting one over the big corporate sponsors who are here too!

On Monday night, we had a super team of volunteers, who managed to put tattoos on at least half the crowd. And over 500 people signed the Make Trade Fair petition too - awesome!

Read the updated blog here

Happy birthday to Chris Martin, who turns 30 today, on the eve of the first gig in Mexico during Coldplay's current Latin America Tour.

More on this here [thanks anniep_93]

Coldplay's Chris Martin is an accomplished musician in the alternative music field. Chris Martin was born in England on March 2, 1977. His band Coldplay,won the Grammy for "Clocks" in 2004. Chris Martin has teamed up with various other musicians to produce solo recordings. His latest joint effort with JayZ's comeback performance at the Royal Albert Hall in September 2006 produced a collaborative song, "Beach Chair."

Chris Martin has produced a joint recordings with Nelly Furtado, "All Good Things Come to an End." He sang and collaborated on the music for Band Aid 20 which included, "Do They Know It's Christmas. " Chris is naturally left handed, but he plays guitar with his right hand. His favorite instruments are the Telecaster guitar and the Hot Rod Deville 210 Amps. He also uses the Yamaha GT20 Digital Piano.

Chris Martin has an active social concern side. He is an advocate of making trade fair to under developed countries. He is a member of Oxfam's Make Trade Fair. Oxfam is a federation of thirteen independent secular and non-profit groups operating in over 100 countries. The mission of Oxfam is to bring about the reduction of poverty, suffering and injustice to emerging nations. In particular Chris has visited Ghana and Haiti to promote social justice in the work place and advocated fair trade practices. His degree in Ancient World Studies provides a background in the appreciation of diverse cultures.

In his personal life, he is married to the exceptional actress and environmental activist Gwyneth Paltrow. The couple share a vision of a world where they hope their two young children Apple and Moses will be able to enjoy the richness of diversity. Interestingly, Chris is the great, great, grandson of William Willett, (1856-1915), the inventor of Daylight Savings. Many attribute the idea to Ben Franklin due to a letter he wrote lamenting that people should get up earlier in the morning.

It was William Willett who put it into action. After seeing so many blinds down on his horse rides around his neighborhood, he decided something needed to be done about extending the daylight hours. Using his own financial resources, Mr. Willett published the pamphlet, "The Waste of Daylight," in 1907. His idea was embraced by various English leaders, but it was not until the outbreak of World War 1 that Parliament enacted a version of Daylight Savings in 1916.

Unfortunately, Mr. Willett passed away in 1915, never witnessing his great fete. Today a memorial to Mr. Willett may be seen at Petts Wood in England. The memorial is a sun dial permanently set for Daylight Savings. It appears the ancestral link in seeking light amidst forms of darkness is apparent.

Source: http://www.associatedcontent.com

Translated Article

English band locks up shows in the São Paulo capital in the dawn of this thursday.

Fans are delirious with ` souvenirs ‘ of the singer of the group.

Saying farewell to the public in English when saying “see soon you” (I see vocês soon), as who gives hope of that really the São Paulo will come back soon, the singer Chris Martin, of the English band Coldplay, locked up in the dawn of this thursday (1º) the third and last presentation of the group in Brazil.

Exactly after 1h15 of show, the fans who had crowded the house By Funchal, in the South Zone of the São Paulo capital, wanted more. Livened up, the auditorium did not tire to cry out “Olê! Olê! Olé! Coldplay! Coldplay “, thus that quartet left encore. However, of nothing it advanced. The band did not come back to encore.

Read the full article here

MEXICO — The popular English band Coldplay was united to the campaign of the Mexican agriculturists who are against the American maize import, that is affecting its form of life.

“Mexico is a great country that has excellent tortillas”, Martin said to Chris, singer of the band, in a press official notice. “But I have spoken with the agriculturists of this country and know that they are passing difficult moments because of the imports of the United States”.

The Mexican agriculturists face the total basic product liberalization like the maize, frijol, milk and the sugar, when being fulfilled 14° anniversary of the Free Trade Agreement for North America (TLCAN or GASOLINE) between the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Read the full article here

Square One

Politik

Yellow

Speed of Sound

GPASUYF

What If

Sparks

Shiver

Parachutes

White Shadows

The Scientist

Til Kingdom Come

Love me tender

Clocks

Talk

Swallowed in the sea

In My Place

Fix You

More on this here [thanks Cris_Santos]