Coldplay: “We Know Our Lyrics are Shit”
Well well, how’s that for a headline, kids? The direct quote from Chris Martin is “I know our lyrics are a bit shit, but (the ones for ‘Charlie Brown’) I like them a lot.” (via NME). 5 albums, and millions...
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Watch: Coldplay – Paradise
Coldplay currently have a song a day from their new album, Mylo Xyloto, streaming on iTunes ahead of its release next Tuesday (when it will DOMINATE the charts). The English lads previously let us hear Paradise. Now we can watch...
Morning Music Notes – Drugs Can Make You Forget Things
Chris Martin Big Ups Kanye West Whenever someone has an album coming out, they want to maximize their press. There is no such thing as bad press (well, almost no such thing). Bands usually like to take two angles –...
Make Your Ears Happy: Coldplay feat. Rihanna – Princess of China
One of the more interesting numbers on the tracklisting for Coldplay’s upcoming Mylo Xyloto was Number 10 – Princess of China, featuring Rihanna. Perhaps Chris Martin’s side projects are impacting the band, much how Thom Yorke’s personal DJ’ing/electronica likes have...
Morning Music Notes – Scavenger Hunt in Manhattan
Happy iPhone 4S Pre-Order Day! Apple Predicted the Future A video that has been making the rounds in the web is an 1987 commercial from Apple. I didn’t know they had TV back then! The video shows an idea that...
Coldplay to Play Concert in Madrid, Streamed Worldwide
Coldplay are playing a gig on October 26 in Madrid. No, the story does not end there, although it would make for an interesting post. The band will play an American Express sponsored show (I shivered when I type that),...
Morning Music Notes – Mylo Xyloto is the New Snickers
Coldplay Talk About Mylo Xyloto Mylo Xyloto is the name of the new Coldplay album. It is not the name of an ancient tribe, or galaxy in space, or a Greek instrument, or a disease you don’t want to get....
Morning Music Notes – Coldplay and Rihanna, Together at Last
Coldplay To Release a Rihanna Duet, Plus A New Single Below Song chorus singer for hire, Rihanna, will lend her chorus singing expertise to a new Coldplay song (via NME). The tracklisting was revealed a few days ago, and the...
Tracklisting for Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto is Out
The excellently named new Coldplay album, Mylo Xyloto, has a tracklisting ahead of it’s release date. It goes a little something like this: Mylo Xyloto Hurts Like Heaven Paradise Charlie Brown Us Against the World M.M.I.X. Every Teardrop is a...
Odds Available For 2012 Mercury Prize
I was in Germany for the 2006 World Cup. I flew back to England and popped into the bookies after Italy beat France in the finals. The odds were already available for the next major European tournament – Euro 2008,...
Watch: Weezer’s Best Cover Songs
I love when I’m at a concert and a band pulls out a cover song. Not just any cover song, but one that another current band has as a single, or even from another genre. It can be part homage,...
Morning Music Notes – Coldplay Continue Their Streak of Awkwardly Named Albums – Mylo Xyloto Out Oct. 25
Lovable rockers Coldplay announced today that their fifth album, Mylo Xyloto (pronounced my-lo zy-letoe), will be released in North American on Oct. 25 (via Billboard). “Mylo Xyloto will be released in digital, CD and vinyl formats. The 180-gram vinyl edition...
Morning Music Notes – Drew Barrymore Accidentally Pays Homage to Michael Jackson’s Bad
Mastodon have announced a new album and the accompanying tracklisting, so that you can make up the sounds that you think will match the song titles. The album will be released September 27, and one format of the Mastodon release...
Amy Winehouse Re-Enters Top 5 For Album Sales; Coldplay Plays Snippet of Rehab
Well, it was bound to happen. After dying last Saturday and only having a couple of days to rack up the sales, Amy Winehouse as Number 9 on the USA charts last week. With a full week of sales this...
Video: Coldplay – Every Teardrop is a Waterfall
A few weeks ago, Coldplay launched the audio for their new single, Every Teardrop is a Waterfall. Now, they have given us an accompanying video. Check it out by hitting play. Magic. [youtube fyMhvkC3A84]
