Coldplay News

With the latest class of Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame inductees recently announced the annual debate has been renewed over whether the Hall will eventually run out of worthy candidates.   If so, will they finally get around to honoring some of the most glaring exiles, like Big Star, Tom Waits, and The Stooges? At the moment, each year's nominees are forwarded by a steering committee of just under a hundred music industry veterans and rock journalists, then voted on by just under a thousand of the

Hollywood star she might be, but Toni Collette is no stranger to a little bit of casual philanthropy.   One lucky Confidential reader in Sydney was treated to a Collette castoff when he pulled up next to the Aussie actor at the lights on Pacific Highway, Chatswood, at the weekend.   "This woman was waving at me, so I wound the window down," he said. "She'd just bought the new Coldplay X&Y CD, thought it was crap and asked me if I wanted it. I said, 'Sure', and she threw it across to me. I as

Tonight at midnight (BST +1) German radiostation 1Live brings their programme called KASSETTENDECK, in which famous people mix their own one hour "Cassette" of favorite songs or those they have been influenced by the most. Tonight it's with our very own Chris Martin. You can listen live at einslive.de/   More on this here [thanks Fraetes & mimixxx]

Phoenix FM ran a number of top 20 shows in 2005 and broadcast the most popular ones on the internet. They are running more polls this year, with the most popular ones having another show on the station in the coming months.   As last year, some of the most popular polls will be counted down in a special radio broadcast, streamed live, by Phoenix FM in the summer of 2006. The Coldplay poll promises to be the biggest poll undertaken yet.   To select your 10 Coldplay songs, visit http://www.redpeng

Phoenix FM ran a number of top 20 shows in 2005 and broadcast the most popular ones on the internet. They are running more polls this year, with the most popular ones having another show on the station in the coming months.   As last year, some of the most popular polls will be counted down in a special radio broadcast, streamed live, by Phoenix FM in the summer of 2006. The Coldplay poll promises to be the biggest poll undertaken yet.   To select your 10 Coldplay songs, visit http://www.redpeng

Head back in time 5 years ago. Coldplay, Alicia Keys, and Nelly Furtado were all new to the pop charts. Check out the full list of Top 100 Pop Songs of 2001.   3 - Coldplay - Yellow   Source: http://top40.about.com

2005 proved quite a refreshing year for music, polishing the apple and unleashing quirky pornographers on savvy music kids across the nation. The best of the breed proved to be an eclectic mix, spanning everything from the resurrection of 70s disco fever to addicting bubble gum pop Britney would trade her first born for. The common element that they all share is an innovative approach to formulas that grew tired eons ago. Now pay particular attention to the fact that this isn't a list of the top

Keane frontman Tom Chaplin has lashed out at Coldplay singer Chris Martin for disguising his posh accent to endear himself to fans.   The English trio are proud to be some of the few middle-class musicians in the mainly working-class rock scene, and refuse to alter their speech to appear more 'common'.   Chaplin says, "I remember seeing Chris Martin on television, and thinking, if I ever get on TV, I'm not going to start dropping my Ts and Gs. It would be like cutting out a piece of who you are

While this story original broke in December of 2008, much of the drama surrounding it took place during 2009. It all started when Joe Satriani sued Coldplay, accusing them of plagiarising one of his songs, writes AntiMusic this week. Here is the full article with links:   Satriani's copyright infringement suit claimed that the Coldplay song "Viva La Vida" incorporated "substantial original portions" of his 2004 instrumental "If I Could Fly." The first response from the Coldplay camp was footage

Thanks for this blog entry goes to SkyNewswire.com--   Listing down all my favorite songs is something I’ll never be able to do. That would mean listening to all the free MP3 song files from all the music genres I have accumulated over the first quarter of my life using websites that offer "free unlimited MP3 downloads" (heh), without hitting the stop button.   Talking about the plenary song list’s subset, however, is relatively easier. The recent inclination towards writing about it can be attr

- play an additional b-side towards the beginning, like Pour Me or Proof - for a nice moment to add to the DVD, they should play the original version of Talk - of course, can't close the DVD show without Life is for Living -------------------------------------------------------------- In: Shiver, Trouble (electric), Rush Of Blood, Amsterdam, Low Out: X&Y, How You See The World, Ring Of Fire, Green Eyes/Trouble in acoustic set, just have Til Kingdom Come, Swallowed/Hardest Part (Please!) ----

Friday 20th May will see Coldplay appear on The Top of the Pops, BBC1 (starts at 19:30 GMT).   The following morning they will appear on CD:UK ITV (starts at 11:30 GMT).   [thanks yellow_fever]

As AFC Totton prepare to record their FA Vase final song tonight, the Daily Echo can exclusively reveal that one team member has a secret rock star past.   In his youth, goalkeeper Iain Brunnschweiler played guitar alongside Coldplay drummer Will Champion in a little-known Southampton band called Fat Hamster."   Brunnschweiler recalled: "We were quite young when we first knew each other, about 12 or 13 years old, and we used to go to the youth activities group at Highfield Church. Will lived in

New Coldplay material being tried out in Adelaide   Penny and I travel in with the band today. Upon arrival at the airport, there is a news crew and photographer in the terminal. It’s all rather funny, as the cameraman walks awkwardly backwards for the whole route to the vehicles.   He does very well actually, given that there are escalators and obstacles aplenty on the way. It’s a bit full on and in your face though and Tour Manager Andy Francks can’t help but laugh as the interviewer finally a

There’s another soundcheck today, so we’re all set and ready by 4pm. Chris is arriving separately and is still on his way from the airport.   Will, Jonny and Guy get up and start noodling around. Guy has a fantastic chunky bass riff which he plays over and over, letting Will and Jonny pick up and join in. As tends to be the case when jamming with no vocals, the music gets rather intense and a bit spacey. The tune takes a twist and a lurching turn as Jonny joins in with an atonal guitar part whi

Being the first show of the leg, the band are soundchecking today. It’s got to the point now, where this seems very odd. The guys are clearly in good form after the break too. Jonny is messing with a guitar sound, and suddenly stumbles upon the riff fro ‘Sweet Child Of Mine’. The whole band fall in behind him and Chris is off in his best Axl Rose impression. Not quite sure whether that one’ll make it into the set tonight…   More DVD shoot preparations are in progress, most notably the return of

The band party are arriving by helicopter today, which is unusual. Not just one, mind you - but five. Unfortunately, everyone is coming from different locations at different times, rather than ‘in convoy’, so vision of the bands arrival looking like a scene from M.A.S.H. are not to be realised. Shortly after they arrived, I’m asked over the radio if I can get a piano into the dressing room for them to learn a new song. Looks like there might be a cover tune tonight after all.   Trying to learn a

Speculation over Coldplay’s forthcoming album has increased, with the emergence of a possible tracklisting.   Although the album ‘X&Y’ is due out on June 6 and singer Chris Martin has told NME.COM he’s still tinkering with the record, The Sun have revealed a possible eleven song tracklist for the album.   ‘X&Y’ could include:   ‘Square One’ ‘What If’ ‘White Shadows’ ‘Fix You’ ‘X&Y’ ‘Speed Of Sound’ ‘A Message’ ‘Low’ ‘Let’s Talk’ ‘Swallowed In The Sea’ ‘Twisted Logic’   As p

Take a sellout or near-sellout crowd at the Amphitheater at Clark County. Mix in the usual afternoon rush-hour traffic. Then add in motorists leaving Vancouver-Portland for a summer weekend, reports The Colombian (Vancouver).   State transportation officials are bracing for a traffic headache this afternoon. Anticipating a crowd of 17,000 for Coldplay, the Washington Department of Transportation is advising concertgoers coming from the south to consider a slightly unorthodox alternative — especi

Looking to build a social networking site to rival News Corporation’s MySpace.com, TransMedia said Thursday its upcoming service will carry songs from the digital music service The Orchard, which offers a catalog of more than 800,000 songs.   In addition to its Glide Music Social Network and personal profiles, the New York City-based service lets users share their online photos and communicate through audio and video conferencing, as well as text and email.   The service, an extension of the Gli

Travis don't want Coldplay's success, report DigitalSpy. The 'Why Does It Always Rain On Me?' rockers have seen their record sales flounder in recent years, while the Chris Martin-fronted group have become worldwide favourites, but the Scottish band insist they don't want to be in the position of their friends.   Travis frontman Fran Healy said: "If we'd only sold 40,000 records I would be hacked off. Chris and I are very different people. The guy doesn't sleep - he's incredibly determined. "To

Fran Healy [pictured] has been poking fun at Coldplay frontman Chris Martin - by claiming he has ripped off a Travis song, according to the Daily Record recently. More discussion on this is at the Coldplay forum now.   Coldplay have twice been accused of plagiarism in their song Viva La Vida and Scots pal Fran couldn't resist having a dig during his latest tour of the US. One of the claims came from American guitarist Joe Satriani, who filed a copyright infringement lawsuit and reached an out-of

A string of top musicians, including Paul McCartney, Sting and Eric Clapton will launch an album today dedicated to Myanmar's pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, calling for the Nobel laureate to be freed.   Nobel Peace Prize winner Suu Kyi has spent much of the last 15 years under arrest. She was detained again in May of last year and remains under house arrest by Myanmar's military rulers, who have held power in various guises since 1962.   "Aung San Suu Kyi is a real hero," said Bono, lea

Read a tribute to Kurt Cobain and Nirvana, which also includes an ode to Chris Martin and Bono, here.

There's no doubt that Erin Howard from Pickerington, Ohio, is the envy of all her friends.   On the AT&T blue room, Erin won an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience with one of the world's biggest rock bands, Coldplay. She and her boyfriend, Evan, won a trip to San Diego, California, where they attended a private Sound Check Party with Coldplay prior to the band's show at the Coors Amphitheatre on August 26, 2005. From the front row of the empty venue, Erin and Evan watched as Chris