Sparky

:laugh3: <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>It's only halfway in. RT <a href="https://twitter.com/Thomasemaan">@Thomasemaan</a>: Just realized how short James Blunt is !!!</p>— James Blunt (@JamesBlunt) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesBlunt/status/545926937336872960">December 19, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

James Blunt of all people? :laugh3:

This Twitter account : A parody account of a boring Footballer :P <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Great win at Southampton today. Now to get back home and test all my smoke alarms before bed.</p>— Boring James Milner (@BoringMilner) <a href="https://twitter.com/BoringMilner/status/539093167631761408">November 30, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

A new thread to post random, embarrassing and just plain bizzare tweets (not to be confused with the 'what made you LOL' today thread). Most will probably be latest news related so the thread will be here instead of the lounge :P [coldplay's voice]"when you try your best, but you don't succeed"#STOPyouarenot1D ^ A tweet on I saw within on article on the One Direction tribute band getting abuse from One Direction fans and this embarrassing intro to the tweet

I've moved the posts to a new thread. Please also use a spoiler tag [spoiler] [/spoiler] if you're gonna quote a post that long

Go to this link (releases forum) : http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/forums/13-Releases and click new thread or create new thread - on the top left :)

There has to be a plugin for it which there wasn't when I last checked but there's stuff getting added all the time for Vbulletin 4 so i'll keep an eye out :)

Oh wow, nostalgia right there!

Debs was admin so she posted occasionally but the mods were pretty much running it and that's probably why it closed. Let's say, if someone does something bad here, they could get banned. On the official boards, if they did something bad, they're probably a mod! I had ermm, different views! I didn't like Radiohead either and it was pretty much like the official Radiohead forums at one point :P

That aint me btw haha, it was the original 'sparky', I joined as 'sparky17' in 2005 :P Although, my posts weren't much different than that on the official boards.... with a bit more controversy!

http://www.coldplaying.com/chris-martin-2015-interview/ There you go everyone ^ :) Main points : - Chris goes into detail of the RED concert in December - A lot of talking about his love for LA and his rural roots - He's a big fan of Hozier - We have an expansion on the new track title, 'Radio Dial, Waltz In B Minor'. Chopin's (the inspiration) music makes him melt. - An interesting insight : The songs that are only happy or only sad are ditched in favour of songs with a 'tension' - They are trying to 'perfect a happy song' ------ Been trying the new Wordpress, more freedom with images now, hence the slightly different layout :D

I'm on it :) Teaser quote, more on the way : On Bono's accident :

Got a quote for that? Hard to believe they'll get involved / take sides in any of that. Something does seem a little fishy about all of this, could be the newspaper not being 100% correct or the translation even. Any Hebrew speakers here you can re-translate?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>NEWS: Coldplay have invested in 'Music Messenger'. They will perform a "huge concert" in China, this June, to celebrate it's Chinese release</p>— Atlas Project (@ColdplayAtlas) <a href="https://twitter.com/ColdplayAtlas/status/551078298311491584">January 2, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Source : http://article.yedioth.co.il/Default_mob.aspx?articleid=8893 Israeli newspaper, known as reliable. Hopefully more info / sources on this soon, seems likely to happen. It's for a new music messenger app, the article below explains it the rise of the app : http://www.forbes.com/sites/ilyapozin/2014/12/16/music-messenger-takes-center-stage/

Thanks, seems like its gonna happen but only the one source so far so hopefully more info will come out soon :)

"will be fun to shuffle your feet a little bit" ;) <iframe class="vine-embed" src=" width="600" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe><script async src="//platform.vine.co/static/scripts/embed.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Ah, very sad :( As long as the band can still perform properly, though they will probably have to re-arrange sets.

Merged :) So, those who have it, did you download it from iTunes or was it just the rip that was posted on the multimedia section previously?

Just a heads up everyone : There may be short periods of website lag and short offline periods on the forums (trying during quieter times) while there is a mixture of maintenance and minor upgrades. This includes Coldplaying.com and if you see a sudden change in appearance, don't be alarmed. A few changes planned soon which will be announced when it happens :)

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>This day, 9 years ago : ‘X&Y’ was voted #1 album in Philadelphia’s WXPN Top 50 Countdown <a href="http://t.co/DUe3Q6qU7X">pic.twitter.com/DUe3Q6qU7X</a></p>— Coldplay News (@coldplaying) <a href="https://twitter.com/coldplaying/status/551076120465252353">January 2, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

It's that time again, for Member of the Month! The Coldplayer who has received the most features in the top thumbs up data during December is gai, who is our first Member of the Month for the new year! Congratulations :)

Here are Bono's thoughts on Chris Martin standing in for him at the RED Concert, 1st December : (thanks to @alisbe42 on Twitter) Bono's 2014 blog : http://www.u2.com/news/title/little-book-of-a-big-year

From Coldplaying.com homepage <a href="http://www.coldplaying.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/coldplayparadise.jpg"><img src="http://www.coldplaying.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/coldplayparadise.jpg" alt="When Paradise conquered the UK charts" width="725" height="391" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-46159" /></a> <strong>Exactly three years ago, Coldplay started off 2012 in style, with <em>Paradise</em> storming the UK single charts for the top position, for the second time since <em>Viva La Vida</em> reached the number one spot in 2008. The success of Paradise in the UK was largely inspired by the band's X-Factor gamble.</strong><!--more--> The band were contemplating whether to perform at the X-Factor final in the UK on 11th December 2011. The popular UK show has always split opinions of music fans. Critics of the music talent show dislike the 'manufactured' nature of the show and hundred's of thousands of music fans revolted against the X-Factor two years earlier, <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8423340.stm" title="Rage against the machine X-Factor" target="_blank">by supporting the Rage Against The Machine campaign which toppled the monopoly</a> that the reality show had on the Christmas number one spot every year. Supporters of the TV show praise the opportunity the reality series gives to aspiring singers and it's broad, family friendly appeal. A week before the decision was made on November 23rd, Coldplay ruled themselves out from performing on the live final, at Wembley Arena, London. Will Champion and Guy Berryman were against playing on the show, while Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland and creative boss, Phil Harvey were in favour of their live debut on the X-Factor. Coldplay had to consider whether it was right for them to perform on the show which was seen as a 'no go' area for rock or alternative acts and potentially facing criticism as a result or playing live within a setting they haven't experienced before, likely gaining new fans and extra single/album sales in the process. In times of disputes, Coldplay's drummer, Will revealed the band's inspiration for overcoming differences : <blockquote><strong>If one of us is down about something generally it can be resolved by grabbing some guitars and playing a Smiths song.</strong></blockquote> The band agreed to perform live and to visit uncharted territory for a band of Coldplay's nature but on a few conditions: They would not perform a duet with the other X-Factor finalists and will play the songs of their choice with having to change anything. Chris was keen to try out the experience of the X-Factor and was grateful for the opportunity (Speaking to Absolute Radio) : <blockquote><strong>We really feel grateful for it because they don’t often have bands on, and we get to play what we want to play and play songs that we wrote, and no-one’s asking us to change anything. It’s amazing. There’s no other TV show, really, except for Jools Holland, that gives you that.</strong></blockquote> 11th December arrived and it was showtime for Coldplay, who performed in front of perhaps their largest audience, of 17 million British viewers on live TV. The fantastic Xylobands were ever present for the two tracks performed on the night, <em>Charlie Brown</em> and <em>Paradise</em> as Coldplay rocked out the X-Factor in perfect fashion, letting their music do the talking! [video=youtube;C6m8i9McWKc] Their performance on peak-time television did wonders for their sales, as expected, with fifth album <a href="http://www.coldplaying.com/coldplay-round-up-mylo-xyloto-sees-x-factor-impact-charlie-brown-video-shoot-insight/" title="Mylo Xyloto rise" target="_blank"><em>Mylo Xyloto</em> experiencing a 132% week on week rise </a>. <em>Paradise</em>, which was a moderate top 10 hit in the UK singles charts previously, benefited the most, with a meteoric rise into the second position on Christmas release week. Just as the second single from Mylo Xyloto joined the number two club with <em>In My Place</em> and <em>Speed of Sound</em>, it's sales continued to grow, as the X-Factor winner of 2011 dropped down the charts and <strong>Coldplay found themselves on top of the perch for the new year. Coldplay earned their second number one single, with Paradise!</strong> The result of Coldplay's second number one was due to their X-Factor performance and the post-Christmas 'gift card effect', which boosted their iTunes sales considerably. Could Paradise of been such a big hit in the UK without the X-Factor? Probably not but their song was gaining popularity worldwide and despite being a moderate chart hit in most countries, the official video on Youtube was gaining a plethora of views, with <em>Paradise</em> becoming extremely popular on streaming services such as Spotify. [video=youtube;1G4isv_Fylg] Coldplay not only conquered the UK charts on New Years Day in 2012 but their third track from <em>Mylo Xyloto</em>, <em>Paradise</em> left a lasting legacy in the catalogue of the band's hits.

via Coldplaying.com homepage <a href="http://www.coldplaying.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/coldplayu2.png"><img src="http://www.coldplaying.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/coldplayu2.png" alt="Brandon Flowers - Coldplay and U2's chemistry unmatchable" width="600" height="336" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-46151" /></a> <strong>The frontman of The Killers, Brandon Flowers has admitted there's a huge gap between the two supergroups, U2 and Coldplay, compared with other rock stars of the current musical generation and thinks the band chemistry, along with history is the main reason for the phenomenal success of the two bands.</strong> Brandon Flowers, who is on the verge of releasing his second solo album, the follow up to 2010's <em>Flamingo</em>, feels like The Killers do not possess the drive or chemistry to match U2 or Coldplay. <a href="http://www.coldplaying.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/BrandonFlowersKillersEM081113.jpg"><img src="http://www.coldplaying.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/BrandonFlowersKillersEM081113.jpg" alt="Brandon Flowers - U2 / Coldplay" width="552" height="368" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-46152" /></a> An excerpt from Brandon's <a href="http://www.nme.com/news/the-killers/79416" title="NME Killers" target="_blank">NME</a> Magazine Interview : <blockquote><strong>"There's definitely a drive that we're lacking. It takes a lot of work and that's fine, everybody's different, everybody's gonna have their own road that they go down. Other than Coldplay I'm not sure anybody's made the dent that U2 were able to make. They were so much a part of the landscape and the timing of when they were coming out. "It's changed so much now; there's so much music out there and so much noise to compete with, it's strange times. So sometimes it's frustrating with four different people and four different personalities in this band; we don't have that whole history that U2 have of these four young kids that knew each other and grew up in the same town."</strong></blockquote>

It may of worked for them in the past but everything is global now and they're losing out big time by not adapting to it.