NEW ITEMS IN THE COLDPLAY STORE
november 1st
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On Novemer 1 there were some awesome new items added to the online Coldplay store, cases for you iPhone5 and some cute clothes!
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FIX YOU FROM LIVE 2012
november 2nd
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the Anchorman on Coldplay.com:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gvofiXHbUI]Coldplay - Fix You (Live 2012 from Paris) - YouTube[/ame]
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CHRIS MARTIN AT HOTEL CAFE, A SECRET GIG, LA
november 5th
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At November the 5th our Chris Martin did a secret gig at Hotel Café, Los Angeles. According to fans who were there, the night was pretty intimate.
Some Chris quotes from that night:
Vids of the night:
Atlas:
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW6wFEsvgow]Chris Martin - Atlas Live at Hotel Cafe - YouTube[/ame]
Simple Twist of Fate (Bob Dylan cover)
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sHVic-485Q]Chris Martin performs Dylan's "Simple Twist of Fate" 11/5/13 - YouTube[/ame]
Viva La Vida
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGkmHBnEYj8]Coldplay - Viva La Vida (Chris Martin - Hotel Cafe Secret Show - Acoustic) - YouTube[/ame]
A full review of this night can be read here
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CATCHING FIRE PRESS CONFERENCE, AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS MARTIN.
november 8th
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As we all know Coldplay did write the main soundtrack, Atlas, for the 2nd part of the Hunger Games trilogy, Catching fire. At the official Catching Fire press conference Chris gave an little interview and there were some lovely chris-in-a-suite pics of the night!
The interview and the pics of the press conference:
LOS ANGELES:
It turns out that Coldplay’s frontman, Chris Martin, is also a funnyman. Asked in a recent interview if he’s a tough critic of his wife Gwyneth Paltrow’s singing, Chris joked, “Very! I’m a tyrant. I say, ‘No, that note was flat!’ And I have a ruler, and I smash it on her hands, like Mozart did—it’s awful! But, she’s very good, so it must be working.”
The English singer-songwriter, pianist and rhythm guitarist disclosed that he and Gwyneth, and their kids, Apple, 9, and Moses, 7, “just moved to Los Angeles. Our kids are at school here. I find it thrilling and refreshing for the band, because we meet here and there. It’s cool, because it shakes you. You get stale being in the same place the whole time. And naturally, because we have that bug of touring, we like moving around.”
Coldplay recently released “Atlas,” their first new track in nearly two years and the band’s first original song for a movie—it’s also the first single from “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” soundtrack.
“I really like the books,” Chris said of Suzanne Collins’ trilogy of novels upon which the franchise, starring Jennifer Lawrence, is based. “I don’t know if I’m too old to like them,” he quipped. “I was just waiting for the right film and song. One time, I tried to write a Bond theme, but it got rejected by the person below the person below the person. This was like 10 years ago.”
“This song came together over a weekend and it was nice, because I knew what the film was going to be about,” Chris added about “Atlas,” which has received positive reviews so far from music critics. “The song just came through in 10 minutes. Not to say that I didn’t put any effort in. It took a long time to record.”
Being Coldplay’s lead vocalist, Chris is the most visible member by default, but also for another reason: “We’re one of those bands where one of us is much more recognizable, because the other three are shy. They just won’t do it. So, it looks like it’s one person with three other random people—but, that couldn’t be further from the truth! Our bass player is very handsome, so a lot of people recognize him.”
Chris shared, “The first time we won a Grammy, I wasn’t there. People were asking them for more sandwiches, because they thought they were part of the catering team. I’m not joking—they like to blend in as much as possible.”
“But, I would never ever go solo, because when you’re part of a brotherhood like that, when you are not a prodigy or virtuoso at music, the only thing you have in your favor is a unique chemistry,” he stressed. “We just got blessed with the fact that when the four of us sit down together, it makes something bigger than the sum of its parts. We all go off and do our own little things but it’s never quite as fulfilling. There’s something very uplifting about it (being a group). At this point, when we have been at it for nearly 18 years, it’s incredible.
“I remember when we were playing in rooms smaller than this. Now, we are playing in a stadium in Zurich—it’s awesome! And seeing the same people. There are only a few bands that manage that. So, we look up to the people who have done it for even longer. Some of the Stones have been together for a long time; U2, those four guys have been together since they were teenagers. So, it’s uplifting when you see them in a concert, because it’s like, wow, look at their journey together. The feeling of togetherness is very special.”
Reflecting on his growing up years, Chris said, “I didn’t think it was possible for somebody like me, from where I came from in Britain, to become a musician, because nobody from that area—it’s a farmland in the Southwest—ever made it as a musician. Everyone was from the North. But, there is Radiohead quite close by. That was the first time I thought, ‘Oh, maybe I am allowed to do this.’
“But, in terms of the music itself, a lot of it comes from the old hymns that we hear in church. I was playing some chords the other day, then I realized, ‘Oh, that’s a song I was singing in school assembly when I was 9!’ So, all that music, basically old school, religious music, combined with all the stuff I was listening to in pop, like A-ha or whoever it might be. There’s that rooting in very ancient chords.
“That’s why I think we stumbled upon something. I don’t know about unique, because everything comes from somewhere. Over time, we have become more comfortable in our own skin. It took us a while to become comfortable with being ourselves—that’s natural with any artist or writer.”
“I went to an all-boys school,” he recalled. “The only way to meet girls was to be in this choir. We were singing Bach and Mozart, but I wasn’t really consciously paying attention to that. I was more just looking at people—but, subconsciously, all that stuff seeped in from singing in big cathedrals.”
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CHRIS MARTIN WITH MICHAEL J. FOX AT FOX GALA, NEW YORK CITY
november 9th
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Chris Martin performed with Michael J. Fox, known from the Back to the Future movies, at Fox Gala, the Fox Gala was used to raise money for the Michael J. Fox Foundation For Parkinson’s Research.
Full review can be read here
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S7c6da2En8]Chris Martin of Coldplay and Michael J. Fox perform Johnny B. Goode LIVE! - YouTube[/ame]
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COLDPLAY’S UNDER1ROOF ON THE 19TH OF DECEMBER
november 11th
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On the 11th of November, Coldplay announced their first concert of this year, the 2nd Under1Roof concert on the 19th of December, to raise funds for Kids Company, which works with vulnerable children in London and Bristol.
This night, Coldplay will be joined by Lily Allen, Dynamo, Rizzle Kicks and the evening was going to be hosted by Fearne Cotton.
Pics from the night:
More can be read here and here.
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PHIL HARVEY SAYS THANKS
november 13th
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he is so cute omg
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UNDER1ROOF SOLD OUT IN 3 MINUTES
november 14th
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The first concert which Coldplay was doing this year, an Under1Roof concert to raise fund for Kids Company, was sold out in 3 minutes. However, there still was a chance to be at the show.
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COLDPLAY’S SIXTH ALBUM ‘COULD EMERGE SOONER THEN EXPECTED’
November 15th
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In November, some exciting news about coldplay’s 6th studio album came out.
Very exciting as you can read, hope this will be true! :lol:
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MX AUCTIONS RAISE £33,820 FOR KIDS COMPANY
november 18th
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Again, Coldplay did charity work this month by selling their MX jackets and instruments for Kids Company. They raised £33,820 which I think we all can be proud of!
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THE VIVA LA VIDA PUDSEY
november 20th
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This is something every coldplayer wants, a Viva La Vida pudsey, unfortunately they cannot be sold in the online Coldplay store D:
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CHRIS MARTIN AND U2’S BONO AT RED AUCTION, SOTHEBY’S, NEW YORK CITY
november 23th
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On November the 23th, Chris gave a little gig together with U2’s Bono at the RED auction. RED auction was used to benefit money to fight AIDS. Chris did two songs with Bono, U2’s Beautiful Day and Lou Reed’s Perfect Day.
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o0778nSUWU]Bono & Chris Martin Perform Perfect Day - YouTube[/ame]
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y97dFtz6208]Bono & Chris Martin Perform "Beautiful Day" - YouTube[/ame]
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ORACLE HIGHLIGHTS AND BAKERY PHOTO’S
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I22UAqcKFFA]Coldplay - Fix You (live Sound Relief 2009) [HD] - YouTube[/ame]
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[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=851s5UO17DY]Coldplay live @ Stockholm Stadion, 30.08.2012, Speed of Sound, Stage C - YouTube[/ame]
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Bakery Photo’s