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A major part of the upgrading work that has been carried out over the last few weeks was to enable us to create the first independent Coldplay site powered by Wiki. WikiColdplay uses the Coldplaying vBulletin messageboard as a base and has integrated into the pages. All you need to do to add/edit/remove content from ColdplayWiki is simply log into your messageboard account as normal, or post as a guest (limited permissions).   A list of 'Help' pages has been added to the WikiColdplay project to

Round 3   1 Death Cab For Cutie vs. Arcade Fire 2 Blur vs. Snow Patrol 3 Radiohead vs. The Beatles 4 Sigur Rós vs. Keane   To Vote   Pick one of the 2 musical acts from each fixture and make your choice stand out above the other act (either by bolding it, or underlining it, or by deleting the other act). Add your choices here   You don't have to vote in every fixture, you don't have to give reasons (although sometimes giving a reason is good) and you can edit your votes up-to the point where the

Round 2   1 Oasis vs. Arcade Fire 2 The Beatles vs. Muse 3 Bright Eyes vs. Death Cab For Cutie 4 Keane vs. Arctic Monkeys 5 Blur vs. Mew 6 Sigur Rós vs. Red Hot Chili Peppers 7 Snow Patrol vs. The strokes 8 U2 vs. Radiohead   To Vote   Pick one of the 2 musical acts from each fixture and make your choice stand out above the other act (either by bolding it, or underlining it, or by deleting the other act). Add your choices here   You don't have to vote in every fixture, you don't have to give rea

A batch of 'How We See The World' CDs are available for non-credit/debit card payers.   For more details and to register your interest, click here.   [Thanks victaniac & lunar1126]

Round 2   1 Oasis vs. Arcade Fire 2 The Beatles vs. Muse 3 Bright Eyes vs. Death Cab For Cutie 4 Keane vs. Arctic Monkeys 5 Blur vs. Mew 6 Sigur Rós vs. Red Hot Chili Peppers 7 Snow Patrol vs. The strokes 8 U2 vs. Radiohead   To Vote   Pick one of the 2 musical acts from each fixture and make your choice stand out above the other act (either by bolding it, or underlining it, or by deleting the other act). Add your choices here   You don't have to vote in every fixture, you don't have to give rea

Coldplaying Charity club/How We See The World CD MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/howweseetheworld   Visit the MySpace page and check out some of the songs from the upcoming CD, and put in a friend request while you're there.   More on this here [Thanks TracieMorgan]   The internet, often a source of controversy with its predators, porn and other questionable content, has often proved also to be a great resource, helping you find your old high-school classmates, Educating your children and provid

Some of us don't have money to donate or time to volunteer. That's why Stanford University has made it easy for everyone to help find cures for diseases simply by installing a small application on their home pc/mac that analyzes protein molecules and then sends back the results to Stanford.   It's called Folding@home and more than 50,000 teams (600,000 users) have joined to help. Join Isara's Folding@home Team to work together to find cures for diseases.   All you need to do is download a small

A major part of the upgrading work that has been carried out over the last few weeks was to enable us to create the first independent Coldplay site powered by Wiki. WikiColdplay uses the Coldplaying vBulletin messageboard as a base and has integrated into the pages. All you need to do to add/edit/remove content from ColdplayWiki is simply log into your messageboard account as normal, or post as a guest (limited permissions).   A list of 'Help' pages has been added to the WikiColdplay project to

The $1.36 campaign aims to testify that small actions can lead to big differences. All funds raised through this campaign will go to the Sponsor A Child program through which we will be in direct communication with an impoverished child who needs our help. Each month a minimum of $28.00 USD (click here for a currency converter) will need to be raised to support Zali, as well as Zali's community. We believe we can achieve and surpass this goal.   Money will go to "programs that focus on early ch

If you haven't already heard of it, How We See The World is a benefit album comprised entirely of music by members of Coldplaying.com. All proceeds from the sale of this album will go to the Oxfam Unwrapped program. For full details of purchasing and queries visit the messageboard [thanks TracieMorgan]   Here's how to order your copy:   1) The Coldplaying Charity Club shop (For Hard Copy)   2) eMusic - eMusic works with subscription plans. There is a free trial and then a monthly fee for either

Round 1   1 Arctic Monkeys vs. Elbow 2 The Beatles vs. Dashboard Confessional 3 Sigur Rós vs. REM 4 Arcade Fire vs. Explosions In The Sky 5 Death Cab For Cutie vs. We Are Scientists 6 Radiohead vs. The Clash 7 Blur vs. The Killers 8 U2 vs. The Libertines 9 The strokes vs. Maximo Park 10 British Sea Power vs. Bright Eyes 11 Oasis vs. The Smiths 12 Muse vs. Stereophonics 13 Keane vs. Ben Folds 14 Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Interpol 15 Mew vs. Nick Drake 16 Bloc Party vs. Snow Patrol   To Vote   Pic

If you haven't already heard of it, How We See The World is a benefit album comprised entirely of music by members of Coldplaying.com. All proceeds from the sale of this album will go to the Oxfam Unwrapped program. For full details of purchasing and queries visit the messageboard [thanks TracieMorgan]   Here's how to order your copy:   1) The Coldplaying Charity Club shop (For Hard Copy)   2) eMusic - eMusic works with subscription plans. There is a free trial and then a monthly fee for either

A major part of the upgrading work that has been carried out over the last few weeks was to enable us to create the first independent Coldplay site powered by Wiki. WikiColdplay uses the Coldplaying vBulletin messageboard as a base and has integrated into the pages. All you need to do to add/edit/remove content from ColdplayWiki is simply log into your messageboard account as normal, or post as a guest (limited permissions).   A list of 'Help' pages has been added to the WikiColdplay project to

The $1.36 campaign aims to testify that small actions can lead to big differences. All funds raised through this campaign will go to the Sponsor A Child program through which we will be in direct communication with an impoverished child who needs our help. Each month a minimum of $28.00 USD (click here for a currency converter) will need to be raised to support Zali, as well as Zali's community. We believe we can achieve and surpass this goal.   Money will go to "programs that focus on early ch

You can see a short trailer to promote the Coldplaying Charity Club   The CCC is comprised of an online, international group of people who believe that together we can affect a change, and make a difference. Watch the trailer to find out more information.   You can use the following simple banners to advertise the myspace page as reported earlier. To embed the banner in your myspace pages, use the following html codes (remove the *) [Thanks Lunar1126]   DARK backgrounds: <*a href="http://ww

Coldplaying Charity club/How We See The World CD MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/howweseetheworld   Visit the MySpace page and check out some of the songs from the upcoming CD, and put in a friend request while you're there.   More on this here [Thanks TracieMorgan]   The internet, often a source of controversy with its predators, porn and other questionable content, has often proved also to be a great resource, helping you find your old high-school classmates, Educating your children and provid

Thanks David S for organising the latest Coldplaying musical contest:   Battle of the Musical Acts 2007   Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the battle of the musical acts 2007. Where 32 musical acts from across the world will fight each other to find what whom the most popular act is at the moment on this forum.   What I will need you to do is to send me a PM with a list of up to 5 artists you would like to see take part in this competition. The 32 most nominated acts will go into

Thanks David S for organising the latest Coldplaying musical contest:   Battle of the Musical Acts 2007   Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the battle of the musical acts 2007. Where 32 musical acts from across the world will fight each other to find what whom the most popular act is at the moment on this forum.   What I will need you to do is to send me a PM with a list of up to 5 artists you would like to see take part in this competition. The 32 most nominated acts will go into

If you haven't already heard of it, How We See The World is a benefit album comprised entirely of music by members of Coldplaying.com. All proceeds from the sale of this album will go to the Oxfam Unwrapped program. For full details of purchasing and queries visit the messageboard [thanks TracieMorgan]   Here's how to order your copy:   1) The Coldplaying Charity Club shop (For Hard Copy)   2) eMusic - eMusic works with subscription plans. There is a free trial and then a monthly fee for either

Coldplaying Charity club/How We See The World CD MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/howweseetheworld   Visit the MySpace page and check out some of the songs from the upcoming CD, and put in a friend request while you're there.   More on this here [Thanks TracieMorgan]  

Artist: Various Artists Release Date: 31 March 2007 Genre: Alternative Styles: Various Label: Coldplaying Dot Com / TuneCore   Visit the e-music page here and Rhapsody here. More e-sites to follow soon.   What makes this disc unique is not only the quality independant talent it showcases, but the fact that it is the first completely 'open-source' benefit album. The music, artwork and even the title were entirely designed or chosen by forum members from around the world.   It is our hope that thi

Thanks to Nik [Ondes Martenot] for compiling the poll, results, and stats. Here is all you need to know about Coldplaying's Favourite Albums Of All Time Poll (2007):   Places 1-10:   1. Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head 2. Coldplay - Parachutes 3. Radiohead - OK Computer 4. Coldplay - X&Y 5. Radiohead - Kid A 6. Radiohead - The Bends 7. Radiohead - Hail To The Thief 8. Oasis - What's The Story (Morning Glory) 9. Jeff Buckley - Grace 10. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon Places 11-100:

Places 915-51 have been decided in Coldplaying's Top Albums poll. The countdown results so far are listed here (Warning: long!)   Top 50 to follow tomorrow.   [Thanks Ondes Martenot]

The countdown for the best albums according to Coldplaying members has begun.   See the list as it happens here   [Thanks Ondes Martenot]   Results so far...   915. Slint - Spiderland 913-914. Squarepusher - Music Is Rotted One Note 913-914. Taproot - Welcome 911-912. Mansun – Attack of the Grey Lantern 911-912. Pantera - Far Beyond Driven 908-910. Autechre - Incunabula 908-910. Turn - Turn 908-910. Weezer - Maladroit 907. The Hives - Your New Favourite Band 903-906. Daft Punk - Homewo

Coldplaying Charity club/How We See The World CD MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/howweseetheworld   Visit the MySpace page and check out some of the songs from the upcoming CD, and put in a friend request while you're there.   More on this here [Thanks TracieMorgan]