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Weezer Cover Coldplay

When Amrit was busy cataloging Weezer's recent appearances earlier today in order to put their Halloween performance at Hammerstein Ballroom in context, we didn't have footage of Rivers Cuomo in standard-issue tracksuit covering "Viva La Vida." He reads the lyrics...  CONTINUE READING WEEZER COVER COLDPLAY»

Posted on November 2, 2009 in (13 comments)
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Coldplay V. Satriani Case Closed

Yesterday Judge Pregerson dismissed Joe's "Viva La Vida" copyright infringement lawsuit "upon Stipulation" which according to TwentyFourBit means the Chickenfoot guitarist got himself paid. Parse the dockets here if you can....  CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY V. SATRIANI CASE CLOSED»

Posted on September 15, 2009 (1 comments)
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All Points West Wet 2009 In Photos

When APW presented its inaugural festival last year, we weren't alone in taking issue with the experience: lack of food options, a fair but generally recycled undercard which played more like "a bunch of bands opening for Radiohead," an extremely...  CONTINUE READING ALL POINTS WEST WET 2009 IN PHOTOS»

Posted on August 3, 2009 in , , (17 comments)
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Coldplay's Chris Martin To Appear On The Simpsons

Superhero Chris Martin lends his voice to a Season 21 episode involving Homer winning the lottery and hiring Coldplay to give a private performance to he and Bart. "When Bart goes to the bathroom, Coldplay has to stop."...  CONTINUE READING COLDPLAY'S CHRIS MARTIN TO APPEAR ON THE SIMPSONS»

Posted on July 27, 2009 (9 comments)
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Old Coldplay Demos Leak

Chris Martin's early piano versions of songs for the Viva La Vida sessions found their way to the internet this weekend, including a nascent take on the lovely "Lovers In Japan." Hear the nine-song set with a zip of MP3s...  CONTINUE READING OLD COLDPLAY DEMOS LEAK»

Posted on July 21, 2009 in (12 comments)
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New Coldplay Video - "Strawberry Swing"

The newest Viva La Vida clip was directed by Shynola, an artist group that's worked with Beck ("E-Pro"), Blur ("Crazy Beat"), and Radiohead ("Pyramid Song"), among others. Here, they pulled out all the artistic stops. We've already seen Coldplay as...  CONTINUE READING NEW COLDPLAY VIDEO - "STRAWBERRY SWING"»

Posted on July 20, 2009 in (14 comments)
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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)
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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 (33 comments)
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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)
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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 (15 comments)
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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 (65 comments)
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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)
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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»

Posted on March 24, 2009 in , , (50 comments)
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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»

Posted on February 9, 2009 in (41 comments)
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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»

Posted on February 8, 2009 in (348 comments)
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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)
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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)
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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 (19 comments)
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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)
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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 , (6 comments)
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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 (23 comments)
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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 , , (39 comments)
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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 (153 comments)
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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)»

Posted on December 2, 2008 in (15 comments)
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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)
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