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Did i just see Apple with Vicky taylor? :) or was that my imagination ? She was wearing all pink i think....

Oh thank you for this, yeah streaming...but boo watching at work...heheheh

Inside the making of Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto ( Q Magazine) News Inside the making of Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto Coldplay release their fifth album Mylo Xyloto on Monday (24 October). With the record already earning a host of acclaim for its mix of anthemic songwriting, collaborations - including one with Rihanna on Princess Of China - and cutting edge production, Q spoke to some of those involved in making the album to get a unique, behind the scenes perspective on its creation. Producers Markus Dravs, Rik Simpson and Daniel Green; sleeve designers Tappin & Gofto and the band's drummer Will Champion give us their eye witness account of the making of Mylo Xyloto. Will Champion: "We're prone to saying things before we write an album that prove to be totally wrong. There came a point last summer when we realised we had different types of songs in various styles, so rather than make an album that's all stripped-down we decided to throw everything into 
the one basket. It's true we scrapped stuff, but 
a lot of those songs became antecedents of what you'll hear on the finished album. It's all part of our musical evolutionary process." Rik Simpson: "The plan was always to make a forward thinking record, something that had never been heard before. I think more than any other Coldplay album Mylo Xyloto embraces a contemporary sonic world but still retains the feeling of a band at the top of their game playing together in a room." Markus Dravs: "The album began for me when I turned up really because I was just finishing Arcade Fire's The Suburbs over in Canada. That went on a bit longer than anticipated, although to be honest we always knew it would be a bit late [laughs], so I turned up but the band had spent a fair bit of time with Brian [Eno], Rik [simpson] and Dan [Green] - Dan is Coldplay's live engineer who helped out on the last record but more in a background role - so there wasn't really an official start to the record. They are always writing, whether in a soundcheck or a hotel. They're good, hard working musicians, they have an idea, they get together to write and as they've got their own studio there's less of a writing and recording schedule, Rik and Dan work for the band permanently and Brian comes along when his schedule permits or when they need him. Rik Simpson: "We built our own studio in North London [The Bakery in Hampstead which was expanded to include rehearsal space The Beehive across the road for Mylo Xyloto] to give ourselves more breathing space to develop the bands music, consequently a lot of the songs grew out of a very organic process where the recordings really captured the essence of the songwriting as they developed together." Will Champion: "[The Beehive] It's like an old village hall, a big space where we can play together. Often when you're making an album you can become alienated from one another in a studio environment. The Beehive was a deliberate move to get us playing together so we could get a feel of how the songs would sound as a live band as we were recording, instead of waiting until the record was done and then going out on the road. Thursday nights were our Beehive nights. We'd be in there playing, almost like a gig. It was, literally, a hive of activity. We were all worker bees." Markus Dravs: "So when I finished Arcade Fire I slept for a week and then went down there and eased myself into the process. They had a lot of ideas, a lot of songs, some made it on the record, some didn't. We just went through the songs on one instrument with Chris [Martin] singing the lyrics or the melody because I wanted to keep the two words [songwriting and production] very much apart. I don't believe a song can purely rely on the production, the longevity of a song will really shine when you stripe it right down. The better the song in its raw form, the more flexible it is long term. You can almost push the boat out further in the production the better the song is. When you're sonically trying to push the boat out a bit, let's face it can go very wrong - the dangers are it can get dated or you could get tired of listening to it - but you'll remember a song more by its melody and its lyrics. It's difficult to whistle a 3D sound!" Daniel Green: "The plan for Mylo Xyloto was to have an album that was full of colour and felt like a journey from start to finish. There were a few demos as starting points but it was when the band got together and started experimenting with the songs and sounds that it really came together. From the start of the project one of the main goals was to give each song it's own sound as if it comes from its own world. So the production and song writing were often created together." Will Champion: "There are a handful of songs on the album about trying to express yourself in a bleak world. A lot of Chris' lyrics refer to people standing up for themselves, even though they're being oppressed." Markus Dravs: "Because there are a few of us, Chris will sometimes work in one corner by himself, while Guy will be working with someone else on a soundscape, so it's no necessarily, step one, step two, step three. It's more Look what he's done, that's great! Obviously as the record gets more finished that changes, as everyone starts pulling on the same string a bit more, but the idea was to start a record and make a record without worrying about what Coldplay stands for, it really was an open good." Daniel Green: "Chris and I always referenced Thriller as we loved the concise song structures and sparse but powerful instrumentation and production." Markus Dravs: "Making the album isn't about the number of producers or how many people are in the band, it's about appreciating each others' ideas. The best idea goes forward, it's an organic process. Everyone explores their own ideas, so if you have eight people - including the band - contributing it's not done on a schedule: Producer #2 is on between 14:00 and 15:00 today. It's more, Oh you stayed late last night and did that? I'll work on that other song today. Or the band will have come up with another song in the meantime. If something is going great, why change it in that process. Having done the last record with this team, you understand each other a bit more and how to get the best out of them." Daniel Green: "Many of the little interesting sounds and atmospheres were created from the band and Brian Eno experimenting with sounds and instruments then Chris and I would listen though and take the great little bits of magic then sequence and layer these over the songs to add an extra dimension to the songs sonically." Will Champion: "For this album Brian was more of a collaborative writer than a producer. He was with us more in the early stages when the songs were being created, though his influence is everywhere. He's omnipresent, even when he's not in the building he leaves his aura around for inspiration. Brian is a great sewer of seeds whereas Markus is the farmer. He has amazing powers of concentration, way beyond ours." Markus Dravs: "To me the album works, as Chris said, as a record and I'll be interested to hear what people make of it, because I think it makes a lot of sense. I still enjoy listening to it now and I've heard it... quite a few times! [laughs] The way the record flows and the where the energy goes is really nice. I don't think we've been self-indulgent in any of the songs. We've pushed it enough yet each of those songs can be played on a single instrument so I think they stand up. And I'm very happy with the vehicle turned out to be for the songs. Can I pick a favourite track? I love all my children! Daniel Green: "Can I pick a favourite? Us Against The World. I think the vocal performance and lyrics capture a real mood and emotion. I love the way the atmosphere evolves throughout the song." Rik Simpson: "I don't really have one favourite. I see the album as one body of work rather than separate songs. I do feel this record has a strength and potential for longevity that becomes more apparent the more you immerse yourself in it." Tappin & Gofto: "The main source of inspiration for the artwork was effectively discovered
 through conversation with the band. They're very passionate about their 
artwork and always have an idea for the kind of thing they want. It's kind
 of down to us to help try and bring this into reality and work through ideas 
with them until a direction is agreed upon collectively. We worked with the band on and off for a period of 
approximately five months before we reached the final direction for the
 artwork. When we had agreed the final art direction it then became more about how
 we got the very best out of the idea and about the details of the design for the
 album cover and associated artwork parts like the booklet, the label, the 
typography, etc. It was great, because even at that stage the band really like
to be involved, you really have to work thoroughly though all your ideas." Markus Dravs: "I knew Rihanna [on Princess Of China] had been talked about for a while. The process didn't really have anything to do with me. All I can say, the song suits her and in my opinion she was asked as a musician rather than a popstar. No one can deny how great her pipes her, so why not?" Tappin & Gofto: "How much did the title influence the artwork? A pretty big factor this time, obviously the cover consists of a logo type 
that is effectively an abbreviated form of the title itself. But aside from
that, subconsciously it influences the feel of the artwork, you always refer
back to it in everything you do. We focus solely on the album front cover first and foremost, that has to be 
the drive for the artwork. It's what everything else relates to and what all
other material is developed out from. Ultimately if it's a strong, dynamic, 
interesting image, it should work on any level." Will Champion: "Erm, it does look a bit Clash, doesn't it? [the graffiti look]. When I saw the press shots the first thing I noticed was how much Chris looked like Joe Strummer." Markus Dravs: "So how long did it all take? I think it was a year on and off. There were long gaps like summer holidays and winter holidays. With a band like this they can't tour and play some new songs to see what they sound like and then go back in and record them, so I was there witnessing the writing, which I love as you get to see the ideas at a very early stage, so if you include the mixing I would say I was on there for about a year - I only work on one record at a time so it that was a year in the life of Dravs! It might sound shocking to some, but I had a very nice year and listening to the record I think it was worth it." http://news.qthemusic.com/2011/10/behind_the_scenes_on_the_makin.html Edit: Sorry if this has been posted :)

Oh i would love to see that...but unfortunately its not available to us folks over here. i hope someone recorded it thanks! :)

Thank you for this, as usual great interview with Jonny and Chris. Oh Chris talking about Gwyneth again...wow! :)

I was wondering when they were going to be on Jools Holland (he's great by the way).....and hell yes i'm watching this :)

What a wonderful way to wake up ..i love it! even if i don't like the song the video makes up for it....and off to work i go thinking of 'Paradise' . :P

there are alot of funny moments hehehe....

Chris is such a natural, very funny...he should be on TV!

Will doing a little dance to viva la vida...ahhh what a sight..

Did Chris just said the word.... 'SCHLEP'?? :laugh3:

Ohh love Gorillaz *closed office door* watching Coldplay *evil laugh* hahahaha

Coldplay To Appear On 'The Colbert Report', Play Song From New Album 'Mylo Xyloto' (VIDEO) Coldplay will appear on "The Colbert Report" this Thursday, Oct. 20, to perform a song from their upcoming album "Mylo Xyloto." Comedy Central Insider announced that the band will play a song off the new album, marking its TV debut, and then Coldplay will play another song that will be posted exclusively on ColbertNation.com next day. This comes just a month after "Colbert" hosted Radiohead in a very special one-hour episode, "Dr Pepper Presents Stephen Colbert's Rocktember With Radiohead Who Present Themselves Because They Are Nobody's Corporate Tool, Brought To You By Dr Pepper, The Official Soft Drink Of Radiohead." It only makes sense for Colbert to quickly then feature another British band clearly borne in the wake of Radiohead's influence to be the next, rare musical guest on the show. Although no official statement has been made yet of what song the band will play, it seems likely that they will choose one of their two singles that have already been released, "Paradise" and "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall." The new album, which is a concept album entitled "Mylo Xyloto" (and not "Zenyatta Mondatta" no matter how badly we want to call it that) will be released next Monday, Oct. 24. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/17/coldplay-to-appear-on-the-colbert-report_n_1015944.html

Well i didn't like Paradise and ETIAW, but i have listened to POC on itunes which funnily enough i do like and the rest of the songs i am going to wait for MX to be released :)

Eww Gross....maybe it wasn't worth mentioning :laugh3:

Guy Berryman has one of the best jobs in the world: he plays to stadiums full of adoring fans, has sold 50 million records and yet is still able to sit unrecognised in a London pub and nurse a pint on a lazy Sunday. To mark the release of the band's fifth album Mylo Xyloto, Coldplay's bassist talks to GQ.com about partying with A-ha, his obsession with Leica cameras and the schoolboy errors of disco style... GQ.com: What's the most impressive live act you've ever seen? Guy Berryman: I was completely blown away by Grace Jones. I saw her about a year ago in the Roundhouse in London. She's an absolute superstar. If she comes around again, I'd urge you to go and get some tickets. Do you have any style rules? Just keep it simple. When you over-think what you're wearing, that's when wardrobe malfunctions tend to happen. At school, there was an annual school disco and I'd be standing in my bedroom wondering what to wear for hours on end. Eventually I'd arrive at a decision that was just the most ridiculous costume you could have ever devised - I think it was probably knitted Christmas jumpers on top of buttoned-up white shirts. So keep it simple and stick to what you know. Where's your favourite place to go out for a drink? I usually go down to the Box nightclub on Wednesday nights, which is always a very "interesting" evening. If I want something a bit quieter, my favourite place to go is a pub called The Horseshoe up in Hampstead which has wicked food and a great vibe. Which camera would you recommend? My favourite is a Leica M7. It's just a very simple, well-made and robust. The design haven't changed very much in 100 years. I only shoot on film. I like the quality, the grain and the imperfections. It offers me something much more rewarding than any digital camera can give me. I believe the extra expense is worth it. Which photographers do you admire? A great Japanese photographer called Daido Moriyama and a German photographer called Thomas Struth who is quite an abstract artist. But in complete contrast, I also love pictures by Helmut Newton and David Bailey. You've had a long-running collaboration with A-ha - were you always a fan? Magne Furuholmen is a very dear friend of mine. A-ha are a classic pop band and they've got some brilliant songs. I'd say "The Living Daylights" was one of my favourite Bond tunes: regardless of it being a Bond song, it stands alone as a great piece of music. Last year, you announced that you were teaming up with your brother to start an antique business... I didn't announce that and in fact it isn't strictly true! My brother Mark moved to Sweden and he was collecting up really amazing painted rustic Swedish furniture. He began a business. He now works for a festival called Peace and Love over there in Sweden, so he doesn't have much time to concentrate on that any more. But there's certainly a big barn full of great furniture next to his house. In 2008, you ran the London marathon. Any advice? I started training for the marathon two months before it happened, which I wouldn't really recommend. It is do-able, but I think if you want to do it safely and properly, you should give yourself four to six months to train for it. Find a training schedule and stick to it. Don't try and overdo it. But don't do too little - 26 miles is a long way and the last four miles are going to really kill you. A good pair of trainers is essential. You've just got to have a clear focus really. The longest that I ran before the full 26 miles was 20 miles, which is just one way of doing it. I think some people might do more a little bit more than that before the big day, but it's all about keeping your legs fully charged for the big day itself. What other challenges have you set yourself? I like to be constantly learning things. I started training for a private pilot's licence, so I've been doing flying lessons over the last month or so. It is a particularly difficult! Other than just fly the aeroplane, you have to learn air law, navigation, meteorology, radio communications and you have to understand the effects and conditions of flying on the human body. You have about seven written exams as well as your flying time which you have to clock up. It's a big undertaking What's the most ridiculous rumour you've ever heard - Lindsay Lohan chasing you round a festival? We get all kinds of rumours! Sometimes there's bits of reality in them and sometimes they are completely fictitious. But we live in such a bubble in our studio up in London and we tend not to venture outside of it too much, so there's a lot of things that people talk about and say about us outside of that bubble that we don't really pay too much attention to. Mylo Xyloto is released on the 24 October. http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/entertainment/articles/2011-10/18/gq-music-guy-berryman-coldplay-interview

source thesuperficial

Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Solange, Julez Gwyneth Paltrow, & Chris Martin at Carroll Park Park Brooklyn NY 16/10/11 via twitter

Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Solange, Julez Gwyneth Paltrow, & Chris Martin at Carroll Park Park Brooklyn NY 16/10/11 via twitter

oh Moses and Apple :) ...and to MartinFan welcome back :D ;)

if anyone's interested in seeing the photos from last night show... http://www.rexfeatures.com/search/?kw=coldplay&search_newest.x=41&search_newest.y=10&search_newest=search_newest&iso=GBR&viah=Y&lkw=coldplay&stk=N&sft=&search_oldest.x=-1 ...and here's a video of their performance [ame= ] [/ame]

Has anyone seen this? Hope someone will record it...:) <embed src="http://cnettv.cnet.com/av/video/cbsnews/atlantis2/cbsnews_player_embed.swf" scale="noscale" salign="lt" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" background="#333333" width="425" height="279" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" FlashVars="si=254&&contentValue=50113273&shareUrl=http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7384836n&tag=contentMain;contentBody" /> http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7384836n&tag=contentMain;contentBody

Have you guys read the new daily mail? Chris talking about Gwyneth, i'm surprised yet happy he's talking openly about her without storming out....;):D http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?p=5025549#post5025549 Oh and those photos of Apple and Moses are beautiful, especially Moses Wow!! he's gonna be a heartbreaker i tell you......;)

To be honest i'm more surprised that he is talking openly about Gwyneth more than anything else without storming out ahhahahahahhahahahahha

aaaaaaahhhh thats so great!! :lol::laugh3: