Cat Stevens Forgives Coldplay

Don't worry Coldplay, you did copy "Foreigner Suite" with "Viva La Vida" but Yusuf forgives you and -- just to show there's no hard feelings -- you're invited to the Islam's place for some tea. Phew!... CONTINUE READING CAT STEVENS FORGIVES COLDPLAY»

Posted on June 16, 2009 (10 comments)
Tags: Cat Stevens | Coldplay

CNN On Satriani V. Coldplay

It's been over six months since guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani filed a copyright infringement suit against Coldplay, claiming the verse melody of "Viva La Vida" copies a guitar lick in his 2004 song "If I Could Fly." Coldplay still haven't... CONTINUE READING CNN ON SATRIANI V. COLDPLAY»

Posted on June 11, 2009 in Video (30 comments)
Tags: Chickenfoot | Coldplay | Joe Satriani

Q&A With Chris Martin

On Coldplay.com the frontman discusses that free live LP, current obsessions (Springsteen, Anvil, Murmur, Two Suns), and the "really great" "Strawberry Swing" clip that will herald "a new concept in video making." He also claims he's inspired by the recent... CONTINUE READING Q&A WITH CHRIS MARTIN»

Posted on May 21, 2009 (4 comments)
Tags: Coldplay

Coldplay Give Their Live Album Away For Free

Grab the nine-track LeftRightLeftRightLeftRightLeft for the price of an email address at coldplay.com. The band's North American tour kicks off tonight in Florida, so now you'll know what they sound like. ... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY GIVE THEIR LIVE ALBUM AWAY FOR FREE»

Posted on May 15, 2009 in MP3 (15 comments)
Tags: Coldplay

Cat Stevens Says Coldplay Ripped Him Off Too

Remember that time Joe Satriani was like "I wrote 'Viva La Vida' first and I demand all the money?" And Coldplay was like "bugger off, little guitar man"? This one is better, partially because it involves the guy who wrote... CONTINUE READING CAT STEVENS SAYS COLDPLAY RIPPED HIM OFF TOO»

Posted on May 4, 2009 in Video (65 comments)
Tags: Cat Stevens | Coldplay

Kanye, Coldplay, NIN Headline Roskilde 2009

We'll settle for Battery Park, but this Independence Day weekend, there is nowhere we'd rather be than Denmark. Lily Allen, Nick Cave, Fever Ray, Fleet Foxes, Fucked Up, Gang Gang Dance, Lil Wayne, Micachu, Oasis, Pains Of Being Pure At... CONTINUE READING KANYE, COLDPLAY, NIN HEADLINE ROSKILDE 2009»

Posted on April 16, 2009 (6 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Kanye West | Nine Inch Nails | Roskilde

We Got The Tweet: The Week's 50 Best Rock Star Twitters

Microblogging service Twitter has signed up countless celebrities in recent months, and among them are some of our favorite musical artists: Trent Reznor! Colin Meloy! Ed Droste! Diddy! Stereogum Tweets too! But who can keep up with all that lunch... CONTINUE READING WE GOT THE TWEET: THE WEEK'S 50 BEST ROCK STAR TWITTERS»

The 2009 Grammys: Just The Good Parts

NARAS's flirtation with attempting to matter in 2009 went alright last night. There was so much promised we had Videogum come over to help us log our reactions across as many internet platforms as possible, and even with all that... CONTINUE READING THE 2009 GRAMMYS: JUST THE GOOD PARTS»

Liveblogging The 2009 Grammys

Welcome to the Grammys 2009, which promises to be a very special night in which Radiohead will perform with the USC marching band (proof!) and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss will win all the awards. Of course with all the... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2009 GRAMMYS»

New Coldplay - "The Goldrush"

For the latest dispatch from Coldplay's seemingly bottomless reservoir of Viva La detritus, Chris Martin passes the mic to drummer Will Champion and lets him have a moment out in front. It's not so much a Martin ego-check as a... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY - "THE GOLDRUSH"»

Posted on February 3, 2009 (10 comments)
Tags: Coldplay

2009 BRIT Award Noms Feature A Lot Of Duffy And Coldplay

Radiohead, Elbow, and the Ting Tings join Viva La Vida and Rockferry in the Best Album categories, but otherwise it looks like Coldplay and Duffy are poised to walk out with a lot of hardware at this year's BRIT Awards.... CONTINUE READING 2009 BRIT AWARD NOMS FEATURE A LOT OF DUFFY AND COLDPLAY»

Posted on January 20, 2009 (3 comments)
Tags: BRIT Awards | Coldplay | Duffy | U2

New Coldplay Video - "Life In Technicolor II"

As previewed, Coldplay have made a video for "Life In Technicolor II" that takes place in an elementary school classroom and stars puppets where the Coldplay would be, and also where the hammer dulcimer and tabla playing intro musicians would... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY VIDEO - "LIFE IN TECHNICOLOR II"»

Posted on January 20, 2009 in Video (19 comments)
Tags: Coldplay

Coldplay Put On A Puppet Show For "Technicolor" Video

All sorts of news out from Coldplay HQ today, starting with a preview of the "Life In Technicolor II" video, which premieres on 4Music in the UK Tuesday night. Like Kanye and Genesis before them, the band became puppets for... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY PUT ON A PUPPET SHOW FOR "TECHNICOLOR" VIDEO»

Posted on January 16, 2009 (4 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Grammys | Radiohead | Thom Yorke

Coldplay Share Free Remix, Christmas Video

As thanks for their support this year, starting today Coldplay are stuffing fans' stockings with a free MP3 of Stuart "Thin White Duke" Price's "Viva La Vida" remix. The dancey tune, which was heard in interludes during the band's 2008... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY SHARE FREE REMIX, CHRISTMAS VIDEO»

Posted on December 24, 2008 in MP3, Video (6 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Simon Pegg | Stuart Price

Coldplay Ask Joe Satriani To Bugger Off

No, that didn't happen. But they did issue a statement today acknowledging the guitar virtuoso's claim that "Viva La Vida" plagiarized his song "If I Could Fly. " Satriani's seeking a jury trial, damages and "any and all profits" attributable... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY ASK JOE SATRIANI TO BUGGER OFF»

Posted on December 9, 2008 in Where's The Beef? (23 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Joe Satriani

NYPost's Best Of '08: Chinese Democracy Worth The Wait

Those of you who feel Stereogum readers' 2008 Best Album picks are too mainstream will not find consolation in our local daily's Top 10 list. Not that you'd expect or want the New York Post to put Department Of Eagles... CONTINUE READING NYPOST'S BEST OF '08: CHINESE DEMOCRACY WORTH THE WAIT»

Posted on December 9, 2008 in Shit List, Year-End List (39 comments)
Tags: Black Kids | Coldplay | Guns N' Roses

Joe Satriani Accuses Coldplay Of Plagiarism

Did you hear about how everybody wrote "Viva La Vida" before Coldplay wrote "Viva La Vida"? This summer Creaky Boards took to the internet to take the public's temperature on their claim of having written a preexisting song substantially similar... CONTINUE READING JOE SATRIANI ACCUSES COLDPLAY OF PLAGIARISM»

Posted on December 5, 2008 in Video (152 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Joe Satriani

U2, Killers, Coldplay Team Up For Red(WIRE)

In case you didn't know, yesterday (12/1) was World AIDS Day. To help mark the occasion, Bono added a wing to his organization (RED): RED(WIRE)'s a new website that will feature exclusives from Coldplay, the Killers, the Dixie Chicks, John... CONTINUE READING U2, KILLERS, COLDPLAY TEAM UP FOR RED(WIRE)»

New Coldplay - "Prospekt's March/Poppy Fields"

We've been a tad cynical about the these Viva La Vida... remainders that Coldplay's released both as one-offs and as part of the Prospekt's March EP. But here is a track from the set that doesn't exploit a Viva highlight... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY - "PROSPEKT'S MARCH/POPPY FIELDS" »

Posted on November 24, 2008 (10 comments)
Tags: Coldplay

2008 American Music Awards: Just The Good Parts

Good being relative, of course. AMA stands for Auto-Tune Music Award so it wasn't long before Kanye was onstage. Upon accepting his first ever AMA, for Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album, Kanye urged his contemporaries to join him in pushing the pop... CONTINUE READING 2008 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS: JUST THE GOOD PARTS»

New Coldplay - "Life In Technicolor 2"

"Life In Technicolor 2," "Lost +," not even the track names find Coldplay trying to mask the promo-y essence of this wave of Viva-session detritus. Listening to it seems even more pointless, unless the goal's to dull the luster of... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY - "LIFE IN TECHNICOLOR 2"»

Posted on November 21, 2008 (9 comments)
Tags: Coldplay

New Coldplay (Feat. Jay-Z) Video - "Lost+"

They say Jay repurposed his rap on this "+" version of "Lost" from a Hot 97 freestyle in '06. Well in keeping with the spirit of recycling, Coldplay reuses their official video for "Lost" and Jiggafies it by superimposing his... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY (FEAT. JAY-Z) VIDEO - "LOST+"»

Posted on November 18, 2008 in Video (5 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Jay-Z

Viva La "Lovers In Japan" Video

Uploads of Coldplay's latest Vida vid hit YouTube starting last Friday only to be aggressively taken down by EMI. Now the clip's back in an official capacity, so you can confidently click here and expect to see it without error.... CONTINUE READING VIVA LA "LOVERS IN JAPAN" VIDEO»

Posted on November 6, 2008 in Video (0 comments)
Tags: Coldplay | Passion Pit

New Coldplay Video - "Lovers In Japan"

This is actually a pretty nostalgic video from Coldplay, because in it they finally reintroduce those dirty Les Miserables rock opera outfits from the "Violet Hill" era. Just kidding that's the only outfit they own. Attire aside "Lovers In Japan"... CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY VIDEO - "LOVERS IN JAPAN"»

Posted on October 31, 2008 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Coldplay

Coldplay Serenade New Jersey From The Cheap Seats

Coldplay performed at the Izod Center in East Rutherford on Sunday. As you all know, Chris Martin's a ham, who's all about chewing up the stage and the scenery and the iTunes commercials. In Jersey, as the Star Ledger reports,... CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY SERENADE NEW JERSEY FROM THE CHEAP SEATS »

Posted on October 28, 2008 in Video (11 comments)
Tags: Coldplay