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More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   February 10, 2010 - submitted by Mat, United States of America Q. In one of the Coldplay posters featured during the Viva tour there is a globe that is above Chris' and Guy's head. Is this the same globe pictured on the Parachutes album? The Oracle replies: It isn't the same globe. Up until the recent Kids Company auction the original globe was in storage; now it belongs to Carrie in Michigan.   Feb

According to a famous Argentine entertainment journalist, Bebe Contepomi, who posted a video on a well-known news channel's blog (called TN), the show taking place on February 26th will not be cancelled.   In the video he says he spoke to a TimeForFun (the guys who are bringing Coldplay to Argentina) representative and told him that they're doing all they can to play in the River Stadium, but that even if they can't, the concert would be made somewhere else, in another venue. It was also confirm

No rational person should want nuclear weapons in the world, Phil Harvey writes on the official Coldplay site, Coldplay.com in the last 24 hours. Here was the message that was posted, signed 'pH':   No rational person should want nuclear weapons in the world. As long as they exist, the destruction of the human race (and all life on Earth) is only a few button-pushes away. Today, there are still 23,000 nuclear weapons in the world (enough to destroy all life on Earth several times over). It is fa

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   February 9, 2010 - submitted by Ana, Argentina Q. Dear Oracle, I come to you today with a matter of life and death (not literally, but it might turn out that way) right now I am freaking out!! I just heard on the news that all shows on the River Plate Stadium are suspended until further notice, what will happen with the Coldplay show on February 26th? Please, don't leave us without the show there ha

Coldplay's forthcoming show at the River Plate Stadium in Argentina is in doubt due to neighbourhood complaints, according to various sources in the Argentinian media. More discussion on this is at the Coldplay forums here and here [thanks cele & chrisprm]   The show, due to take place on 26th February is the first show of the highly anticipated Latin America tour of 2010. Coldplay's concert is not the only show in doubt - Guns n Roses' concert on 20 March may also be affected.   The complai

Bookmakers have stopped taking bets on who'll take the Brit for Best Album Of 30 Years after a run of big money on Oasis, report The Sun this morning. They look dead certs to win it for (What's The Story) Morning Glory? - their second album released in 1995.   The band, who split last year, are up against Coldplay, Dido, Dire Straits, Duffy, Keane, Phil Collins, Sade, The Verve and Travis. However, the prospect of Oasis landing the gong has put organisers under pressure in case warring brothers

What do you get when you combine Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman, Magne Furuholmen from a-ha, Jonas Bjerre from Mew and producer Martin Terefe? Why, a new supergroup with a Swedish name, of course. Apparatjik, which is a Swedish term for people who create bottlenecks in otherwise efficient organizations (!), first formed to provide music for a BBC show called Amazon Tribe: Songs for Survival.   Apparatjik played their first concert at the WMF Club in Berlin recently, as part of the music and art f

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   February 5, 2010 - submitted by Sven, Sweden Q. Oracle, What is the new for Roadie : My Life With Coldplay by Matt McGinn? Thank You The Oracle replies: I'll have more news about dates from the publisher soon but they told me it's all going ahead, so that's good isn't it?   February 5, 2010 - submitted by benjamin, United States of America Q. Dear Oracle, Why is Coldplay's Hope for Haiti performanc

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   February 4, 2010 - submitted by Matthew, United Kingdom Q. What's a great song for inspiring me... suggest something new I'm feeling down! The Oracle replies: I can only recommend Brendan Benson's latest album as that's the album that lifts me. I've long been a fan of Brendan's before The Raconteurs but this is one of those albums that stands alone or makes a great link to his previous solo or Racon

The future of EMI, the British record label behind Coldplay, Robbie Williams, Madonna and Lily Allen, was plunged into doubt today when it admitted to making massive losses.   The 113-year-old company slumped to a pre-tax loss of £1.75 billion in the last financial year and is struggling to repay bank loans. Its private equity owner, Terra Firma, has been forced to demand extra money, at least £105 million, from its investors to meet terms of the deal set by lender Citicorp. If it fails to, the

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   February 1, 2010 - submitted by Sophia, Spain Q. Hey Oracle, On the cover of Moby's album Play in the bottom left hand corner someone's holding something up - can you tell me what this is and what it's for? I've always seen it when they make movies etc but no one I've asked knows! Thanks! The Oracle replies: It's a camera lighting meter. It's used to work out the correct exposure for the photograph.

An eBay auction of pop memorabilia from some of Britain's biggest acts has raised around £50,000 ($80,000) so far for survivors of the Haiti earthquake, organizers Oxfam said on Monday. Among the top lots sold so far is Chris Martin's "Viva La Vida" tour jacket, which fetched £9,600, and three pairs of VIP tickets to the Glastonbury festival which raised around £7,000 each.   The Fender Stratocaster guitar played by Alex Turner in the Arctic Monkeys' "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" video

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1200 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   January 29, 2010 - submitted by Katie, United States of America Q. Hullo dear Oracley, what's up with Guy's signatures on the End of Decade certificates of authenticity? A bit tired there, eh? :) The Oracle replies: Ha! I know what you mean, wasn't the clearest one of the bunch was it? That said you are right in fact, Guy was a little tired that day.   January 29, 2010 - submitted by Aimee, United S

Each year as part of the Grammy Awards tradition, a compilation album featuring the top nominees is released for music fans to savour. This year's 52nd annual edition of the big awards show is now different, as the 2010 Grammy nominees CD features some of the top 2010 Grammy nominated artists in the business.   The 2010 Grammy Nominees CD album features a who's who of top musical acts including Beyonce, Black Eyed Peas, Taylor Swift, Green Day, U2 and Coldplay. It's 20 tracks deep and sure to of

He's more used to gracing the stage and singing the lyrics to his band's hit track Yellow. But here's a reminder that Chris Martin will be performing in a very different kind of yellow, when he makes a guest appearance on the global phenomena The Simpsons. The official Coldplay site has a new behind-the-scenes video of Chris Martin recording his appearance here and there is also a new video interview with Chris at the Coldplay forum, where he talks about how they came to be in Springfield.   The

After the success of the Hope for Haiti Now telethon, the digital album "Hope for Haiti Now," including live recordings of the night's performances from artists like Christina Aguilera, Coldplay, and Madonna, hit #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 171,000 copies sold. The album was available for less than two full days when sales were tracked for this week's chart. The album is also the first ever album to hit #1 on the Billboard albums chart on digital sales alone.   Coldplay's "Viva La

Apparatjik's as-yet-untitled debut album will be released on the same day as their first ever live performance, 1st February 2010, says the wesbite of producer Martin Terife. According to his official site, martinterefe.com, the latest information is:   "Martin will be in Berlin next week for the international debut of his band Apparatjik. Apparatjik is a music and art project fusing scientific interest and artistic effort and consists of Guy Berryman, Jonas Bjerre, Magne F and Martin. Their deb

For Coldplay.com's latest competition announced through the latest edition of The Messenger released this week, they're offering you the chance to win an artist pass from Friday's Haiti telethon, signed by all four members of Coldplay To be in with a chance of winning it simply send your name and address to [email protected] before Wednesday February 10th. One entry per person please. (By the way, the winner of the signed Exeter setlist from TCM2.3 was Abi from Colchester, UK.)   In othe

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   January 27, 2010 - submitted by Deshani, United Kingdom Q. Does Guy know he is on the voting list for NME Awards 2010 Hottest Male? The Oracle replies: Well I'll be sure to tell him! He's not the only member on the list but thought there'd be quite a few of you who'd want to Vote for Guy. Here's a clip that might have led to his inclusion on the list though we have all of course known for a while ab

Alan McGee called yesterday for the Brit Awards to be abolished - and branded this year's nominees "an embarrassment" to music-lovers. The outspoken Scots music mogul unleashed a volley of insults towards artists from Coldplay to Paul McCartney, insisting rockers should retire at 40.   Few of this year's nominees escape McGee's wrath as he casts an eye over the various categories. He is particularly venomous about mega-selling Coldplay, whose A Rush Of Blood To The Head is up for best album of t

More questions answered by The Oracle... (over 1000 questions now answered - submit yours now!)   January 26, 2010 - submitted by Zeashan, United States of America Q. Hey did Chris burn his arm or something? In the Hope for Haiti now photos with Beyonce, he has two red spots on his arm. The Oracle replies: No worries, Chris is fine it's only marker pen!   January 26, 2010 - submitted by Andrew, United States of America Q. Was A Message (2010) for Hope for Haiti Now recorded in the Beehive? The O

Coldplay performed an unplugged version of "A Message" and duet with Beyonce at the London studios of the Haiti telethon in Covent Garden last night. "A Message" heated up the emotions enough that Chris Martin doffed his hat by the end. Chris returned on piano to accompany Beyonce Knowles, singing "Halo." You can relive the performances via YouTube at the Coldplay forum now, and find new video download links over the next 24 hours at the Multimedia forum here (please note that audio links are no

LONDON — In 2002, Chris Martin [pictured] went to Haiti. What he saw there — proud-yet-poor people facing overwhelming odds — has remained with him ever since. And it's made watching the footage streaming out of the earthquake-ravaged nation over the past few days even more difficult.   "I went there to do a project with Fair Trade, so I was on about 15 farms in Haiti, and Port-au-Prince, these places you're seeing on the news," Martin said. "Sometimes when you see things like this on the news,

Hype ahead of Coldplay's set in collaboration with Davide Rossi (Viva La Viva album collaborator and violinist) is gathering pace after a special message via the official site direct from the London studios. You can follow the benefit concert as it happens around the world Coldplay forum now. Here's Anchorman with the very latest from London:   Good evening. We're writing this from a studio in London, where Coldplay are recording their appearance on tonight's Haiti Now fundraiser (their song -

MTV has confirmed the lineup for the 'Hope For Haiti Now' earthquake benefit telethon. The event, which is hosted by George Clooney and Wyclef Jean, will be staged in New York City, Los Angeles and London tonight. You can follow the benefit concert as it happens around the world Coldplay forum now.   Bruce Springsteen, Jennifer Hudson, Mary J. Blige, Jean, Shakira and Sting will perform in New York, whilst Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Dave Matthews, John Legend, Justin Timberlake, Stevie Wo