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Archive for the ‘Coldplay’ Category

August 21st, 2008

New Coldplay Album To Be Released Next Year? | ‘Viva La Vida’ Follow-Up Rushed Out

The new Coldplay album, Viva La Vida, has only been out for around two months, but already there is talk of the next Coldplay album. The band reportedly have most of the album already in the bag and could release it next year as a surprise rush-release.
The Sun are reporting that most of the songs […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

August 17th, 2008

My British Soundtrack For Summer 2008

Here in the UK, the summer is at its peak, which as anyone who has ever visited Britain would know means lots of rain with the occasional sunny spell in between. But regardless of the weather outside, music has the ability to lift our spirits and at least make us feel like it’s fine outside.
Some […]

By Dave Parrack -- 2 comments

June 19th, 2008

Coldplay Hit No.1 In USA - Despite Criticism From Brian Eno & Claims Of Plagiarism

Coldplay have managed to reach number one in the American singles chart with Viva La Vida, the title track from their new album. This is despite claims of plagiarism from a US band called Creaky Boards and despite, or maybe because of criticism from album producer Brian Eno.
The song was sitting at number two last […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

June 6th, 2008

Full Coldplay Album Streamed Free On MySpace - Americans Need Not Apply

Coldplay’s new album Viva La Vida isn’t officially released until June 12th, but fans desperate to hear it in full before then, but not daring enough to download it illegally and risk getting caught, can now listen to the album on the band’s MySpace page.
The album is available now, and for a week running up […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

May 1st, 2008

Free Coldplay Single ‘Violet Hill’ Downloaded By 600,000 People In First 24 Hours

When Coldplay decided to let everyone know they were back by releasing the first single, Violet Hill, from new album, Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends, as a free download, they must have known it would be huge. But I wonder if they knew quite how huge it would be, and in […]

By Dave Parrack -- 0 comments

April 28th, 2008

Coldplay To Stage Two Free Concerts To Promote New Album ‘Viva La Vida’

Coldplay have announced that they will be playing two free concerts to promote forthcoming fourth studio album, Viva La Vida. The shows will take place at London’s Brixton Academy on June 16th and at New York Madison Square Garden on June 23rd.
The shows will be free, with fans being able to win tickets through various […]

By Dave Parrack -- 2 comments

April 14th, 2008

Soundtrack For A Day - April 13th 2008 - Amy Winehouse, Coldplay, Kooks & More

Some of the bloggers here on the b5 music channel decided to record our Soundtrack For A Day yesterday. This could take different forms, be it all the songs you listened to on that day, a selection from certain moments, or a particular album.
I decided to stick my media player on random and note down […]

By Dave Parrack -- 4 comments

April 11th, 2008

Coldplay Reveal Official Tracklisting For New Album ‘Viva La Vida’ - So What?!?

We already know that the new Coldplay album will be going by the name of Viva La Vida. Now, we also know the ten tracks that will make up the album, which is due out on June 16th.
In a blog post on their official website, Coldplay have announced the official track listing, which is as […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

February 4th, 2008

Is The New Coldplay Album Called ‘Prospekt’?

No, at least according to the band themselves, who are yet to announce the name of the follow up to X & Y. The denial comes after numerous reports suggested that the title has been chosen as Prospekt.
However, Chris Martin and co did confirm that they are close to finishing their fourth studio album, with […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment

December 14th, 2007

Coldplay Cover The Pretenders ‘2000 Miles’ For Christmas On Official Website

Coldplay have placed a cover of The Pretenders Christmas song 2000 Miles on their official website.
It was actually recorded in 2003, and you can hear the amateur, untrained nature of Chris Martin’s voice coming through very well.
The reason the band give for posting this cover?
Because they can’t ever manage to write their own […]

By Dave Parrack -- 1 comment