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July 2005 became a landmark in music history when eight simultaneous concerts were hosted around the world on one day - July 2 - across U.K, France, Germany, Italy, U.S.A, Canada, Japan and South Africa. And then there was one humongous concert on July 6. The idea was to promote one goal - Make Poverty History. The biggest musical campaign in recent times was responded by the G8 in the form of a meeting on July 5, 2005, which promised the world that the aid for eradication of poverty in Africa w

Art Vinyl, which specialises in creating display cases for album covers, has compiled a list of the best album covers of 2005.   At number one on the list is Hard-Fi's Stars of CCTV, which features a black CCTV camera silhouetted against a bright yellow background. Also in the top five for album artwork are Franz Ferdinand's You Could Have it So Much Better, Gorillaz' Demon Days, Robbie Williams's Intensive Care and Madonna's Confessions on a Dancefloor.   Although CDs dominate the marketplac

The UK's biggest ceremony - the Brit Awards - is to be held in Earls Court Arena on 15th February 2006. The show goes out on ITV1 the following night.   Coldplay will not only perform at the event, but as reported earlier they have received 4 nominations. They are as follows:   Best British Group Best British Album (X&Y); Best British Single (Speed Of Sound); Best Live Act   Two of the above are categories which are voted for by the public. You can vote for: Speed Of Sound via UK Commercial

Former Brit winners Coldplay have four nominations in this year's Brit Awards, for British Group, Album for X&Y, Live Act, and British Single (Speed of Sound).   James Blunt is up for British Male Solo Artist, Album, Pop Act, Breakthrough Act and British Single while the Kaiser Chiefs have been nominated for British Group, Album, Live Act, Rock Act and British Breakthrough Act. The band have enjoyed both critical acclaim and chart success with hits like I Predict A Riot and Oh My God.   KT T

A band who have been touring stadiums across the country supporting rock giants Coldplay will bring their music to the more intimate surroundings of Coventry's Colosseum nightclub next month.   Morning Runner, signed to Parlophone, will play at the Primrose Hill Street venue on Monday, February 6. The Reading-based band have received plaudits from the NME and the Guardian, as well as Radio One DJs like Steve Lamacq and Jo Whiley. And they have also recently supported bands like Snow Patrol, Athl

The first Coldplay song...   It seems that "Ode To Deodorant" saga, an intricate question about the song "Ode To Deodorant", the first song even written and performed by Coldplay, is close to the end. Soon the audio file of the song will be uploaded in Multimedia section on the forum.   After over 50 pages of speeches and hopes, eventually we will enjoy it.   More on this here   [Thanks Anonymous...]

Coldplay have been confirmed as performers at next month's Brit Awards 2006, but Oasis [pictured] are set to throw the proverbial toys out the pram and boycott the Brits after they weren’t nominated in the Best Album category according to reports.   Apparently the Gallagher brothers are fuming that their latest album ‘Don’t Believe The Truth’ didn’t make the final cut and will now stay away from the ceremony. They are expected to be nominated in the Best Live Act and Best Rock sections but seemi

The voting has closed, the legitimate ballots have been counted and the victors have been decided. So, without further ado, here are the winners of Chart's 11th Annual Readers' Poll.   Apparently it doesn't matter that Simple Plan's MTV Hard Rock Live doesn't include new material, you still think that it was the best Canadian album of 2005. The live album captured 2,866 votes, far ahead of Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill Acoustic, which finished second with 825.   Green Day's American Idi

Paul Weller doesn't think he'll be in very good company at this year's Brit Awards.   The Modfather's receiving the Outstanding Contribution to Music prize but doesn't rate any of the year's other big acts. Coldplay, Gorillaz and Madonna all fail to win his approval.   He also admits The Ordinary Boys Preston's gone down in his estimation after appearing on Celebrity Big Brother.   Source: http://www.citybeat.co.uk

Along the tradition of Ben Folds Five comes a band out of Athens, Ohio, that is gaining momentum, Longfellow.   To kick off 2006 the band played its first show of the year at Ruby Tuesday on the corner of Summit Street and 19th Avenue on Friday. Amid jokes of a stinky microphone, Longfellow engaged the audience with its unique style of indie pop, rock and amusing banter.   Longfellow played a majority of its songs from "Jangling Tea Trolley," the band's 2005 debut album, and threw in some new so

Gwyneth Paltrow's young daughter Apple is huge fan of her mother's celebrity pal Madonna.   The 20-month-old tot, whose father is Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, prefers the Material Girl's number one hit Hung Up to her dad's rock sounds.   Paltrow says: "Apple loves to dance. She absolutely loves Hung Up by 'Dadonna' - that's how she pronounces Madonna. We have it on repeat in our house. She demands to hear it over and over and over."   Source: http://breakingnews.iol.ie

According to the man from the independent record label that discovered him, Coldplay's Chris Martin was little more than a "gibbering fool in a tank-top with Leo Sayer hair" when he first started out in the music business. Unfortunately for the label, Martin's global celebrity, his glamorous relationship with Gwyneth Paltrow and his nascent taste for macrobiotic food only blossomed after he had jumped ship and signed his band with industry giant EMI.   It is a leap made all too often by the hot

Acts set to appear at this year's Brit Awards include Paul Weller and Coldplay, organisers have revealed.   Paul Weller, who is to receive an award for his outstanding contribution to music, will finish the show in his first ever Brits appearance. Other acts confirmed for the night are Coldplay, the Kaiser Chiefs, Kelly Clarkson, KT Tunstall and Kanye West. Organisers will reveal more at a later date.   They said veteran-rocker Weller's award is the highest honour in the UK record industry. A sp

LONDON - It was a bumper year for the UK music industry as downloads overtook single sales in the run up to the New Year. This is the first time that downloads have been able to put the more traditional singles sales in the shadow, underlining the changing taste of the consumer.   26.4 million tracks were downloaded in 2005 as against the 5.6 million tracks that were downloaded in 2004. This is a staggering increase of 350 percent! This trend continued into the New Year as the initial weeks saw

As reported earlier here, WXRT Radio in Chicago, hosted polls for both album and song of the year for 2005, including the best gigs of the year.   Voting is now finished - see if your favorites made the list here. Coldplay featured in the top lists with the following relevant results:   Album of the Year: 1. Coldplay - X&Y   Songs of the Year: 3. Fix You 4. Speed of Sound 53. Talk (tied) 99. White Shadows   Concerts of the year 7. Coldplay @ Metro, May 6, 2005 18. Coldplay @ Alpine Va

Their reunion after more than 20 years was widely regarded as one of the musical highlights of the past 12 months. But rock veterans Pink Floyd [pictured in concert] have been snubbed by this year's Brit Awards, with the band failing to make the shortlist for the year's best live acts.   Robbie Williams, who like Floyd performed at Live 8, has also been left out of the live nominations, which were announced yesterday. Pink Floyd re-formed, with bass player Roger Waters joining guitarist David G

Daniel Kitson is a lo-fi romantic. He despises mass culture, drunkenness, X-Factor pop; he celebrates instead the fragile intimacy of fellow geeks who swap painstakingly compiled mix-tapes and dream of locking eyes with the sort of girl who also worries about the popularity of Coldplay.   Read the full article here

Chris Martin has admitted that he finds inspiration in his shower.   The Coldplay frontman now spends extra time in the bathroom and has even bought a waterproof tape recorder so that his creative moments are captured for later.   "It's good for the voice and singing in the shower is an age-old past time of mine," he told the Daily Star. "Where better to come up with melodies?"   A friend added, "Chris loves singing in the shower anyway, but it's particularly good for his voice as the steam help

The presale for the second Anaheim date (7th February) is now closed.   You can still get tickets in the general sale that starts on Saturday Jan 7th at 10am.   For more information click here

The Coldplay US concert tour has come to a close.   Over the course of two months and 33 Coldplay performances, 539 local Oxfam volunteers nationwide donned campaign t-shirts and grabbed clipboards to rally support for Make Trade Fair. With the help of Coldplay fans across the country, their quest was a tremendous success. The numbers tell the tale:   63,632 sign-ups to the Big Noise 14,311 postcards to deliver to the US Trade Representative 12 percent of total audience took action 539 local vo

The weeks after Christmas leading up to the slow thaw of March are traditionally the music industry's slowest: There are only a handful of major albums released, and many touring acts opt to wait until the spring before heading back out on the road.   This isn't to say that there aren't a number of great performances and promising new releases to look forward to in the winter months, or that there's even more incredible music already scheduled to drop later in 2006. Here, then, is a chronologica

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The Strokes have celebrated the US release of their third album 'First Impressions Of Earth' by playing an exclusive gig at Los Angeles Troubadour last night (January 6) for 500 fans and A-list stars.   Following in the tradition of Radiohead, who launched 'OK Computer' there in 1997, and Coldplay, who premiered 'X&Y' with a low-key gig at the legendary venue, The Strokes show drew massive queues around the block.   Hundreds of fans who won tickets through local radio station KROQ turned up

Some of 2005's blockbusters were knockoffs that traded expansive thoughts for petty ones. Coldplay, the English band that's openly eager to become "the next U2," came up with more of its grand, chiming, would-be anthems, only to ruin them with lyrics unworthy of the music's splendors.   Like a cheesy self-help guru, Coldplay inflates listeners' vague fears and insecurities, then offers itself as a panacea: "I will fix you," Chris Martin vowed.   Read the full article here

Stars rumoured to be appearing at the February 15th event include Coldplay, pop diva Madonna, reunited boy band and Take That.   Meanwhile, confirmed are Oasis, and brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher are reportedly locked in a bitter feud - over who will sing at the Awards.   The brothers have agreed to perform at the star-studded bash next month, but didn’t decide who would take lead vocals on the song they perform. A source told Daily Mirror newspaper: “It’s hilarious. They’re both really keen t