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Coldplay Don't Need Experimenting

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 31, 2009 5:15 pm
It's been over a year since Coldplay released Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. They've toured it endlessly and tirelessly since, and returned to Toronto for the second time in a year (they played Toronto's Air Canada Centre on the same day last year) on Thursday night to play one more time before they take a break and begin thinking...
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Coldplay Get Lost

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 31, 2008 12:54 pm
Santogold might have been a bit of a strange opener for this show. Though, relatively speaking, there weren't that many people there for her set, the multi-styled songs from her self-titled debut full-length received more cheers than any opening act I've seen at the Air Canada Centre in a while. But by the end of her set it seemed like the...
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Coldplay — Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 17, 2008 10:47 am
At the beginning of their career, detractors said Coldplay were unoriginal and sounded too much like Radiohead. They've long since become their own men, but Viva La Vida's major problem is that Coldplay still seem concerned with sounding like bands cooler than themselves. The guitar riff on opening instrumental "Life In Technicolor" could have...
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Coldplay Put On A Show For The Cameras

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By Shannon Whibbs (CHARTattack) March 23, 2006 5:00 pm
There are many lessons to be learned in the practice of attending live rock shows. They include: "Don't drink too much if you've got a good spot in front of the stage, unless you plan to piss your pants" and "Don't wear your brand-spankin' new tour T-shirt at the gig because you'll look like a tool." The latest lesson to be...
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Coldplay — X&Y

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) June 6, 2005 12:44 pm
If A Rush Of Blood To The Head was Coldplay-lite, then X&Y is Coldplay-ultra lite. Production-wise, this is the group's cleanest effort to date and features some of their best-ever tracks — the epic LP opener "Square One" and single "Speed Of Sound." But it also contains some of Coldplay's blandest work. Chris Martin doesn'...
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Coldplay — Live 2003

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By Darrin Keene (CHARTattack) November 11, 2003 1:40 pm
Coldplay are Radiohead's cooler little brother. Where Radiohead's Thom Yorke looks every bit as maudlin on stage as his lyrics suggest, Coldplay's Chris Martin is more the consummate showman, lapping up the spotlight. Live 2003 is a DVD/CD compilation that's testament to this. It showcases Martin and co. on their recent world tour, an endeavour...
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Coldplay — A Rush Of Blood To The Head

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By Mike Doherty (CHARTattack) August 27, 2002 3:02 pm
For a while in late '99, "Coldplay" was just another nonsensical word trumpeted by the NME, a name listed on bills with much-touted no-hopers like Terris and Campag Velocet. Then suddenly, "Yellow" was inescapable. Not everyone loved Parachutes —many thought Coldplay's debut was merely another watered-down British guitar band...
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Coldplay — Parachutes

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By Debbie Bento (CHARTattack) September 19, 2000 10:37 am
Take notice of this band, all you anglophiles. Start the drooling process because these guys are good. These lads combine a melodic Travis pleasantry with a quirky and delicious Super Furry Animals bounce. How can that not sound like heaven? They will undeniably be cited as "the next Travis" for certain striking similarities, one of...
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READ: Coldplay's Chris Martin discusses allegedly being "the worst thing ever to happen to music"

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By Dan Busheikin (CHARTattack) October 31, 2011 2:53 pm
"Some people say we're talented and some say we're the worst thing ever to happen to music, and it's a bit confusing being in the middle of that." That's Coldplay's charming frontman Chris Martin, talking to Pitchfork about the collective Coldplay hate-on that he's had to deal with over the band's fifteen year career.As a band that sold fifty...
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I Read The News Today... For July 25, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 25, 2011 4:22 pm
Have you ever wondered what your favourite metal band's logo means? Now you know, thanks to The Grid. While everyone rushed to comment on Amy Winehouse's death this weekend, it was... Russell Brand who made the most sense. Kanye West and Jay-Z are now apparently known as The Throne, and are heading out on tour in support of their Watch The Throne...
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I Read The News Today... For July 20, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 20, 2011 2:42 pm
Austra's Katie Stelmanis will appear on Trans Love Energies, the first album in seven years from U.K. psych rockers Death In Vegas. It comes out Sept. 12, and Stelmanis sings on two tracks. Moby's announced a North American tour that'll take place this fall to support his recently released Destroyed album. Go see him... y'know... if you still like...
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I Read The News Today... For June 3, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 3, 2011 3:09 pm
Thrice are returning with a new record dubbed Major/Minor on Sept. 20. It's described as "entirely different" than their last album, which is a relief because if a band literally released the same record over and over again, that'd be kind of, you know, awkward. Angry at mom and dad? Got a lot of xxxaggro bullshitxxx to take out on people you'll...
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I Read The News Today... For May 31, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 31, 2011 2:33 pm
Gagetown, N.B. will host a three-day music festival dubbed Folly Fest from June 30 to July 2. Hey Ocean!, Old Man Luedecke, Paper Lions, The Olympic Symphonium, The Mark Inside and That 1 Guy are among those who'll play. English singer/songwriter Frank Turner's just announced a gigantic North American tour in support of his upcoming England Keep...
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Coldplay Soothes Drivers

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 17, 2011 3:56 pm
Coldplay fans aren't likely to get laid on first dates, but at least they're probably not going to die in car crashes. Halfords recently conducted a survey in which they asked drivers if the music they were listening to affected their skills behind the wheel. Sixty per cent of those who responded said yes. Beastie Boys' "Sabotage" was rated the...
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Coldplay Fans Don't Have Sex On First Dates

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 12, 2011 11:13 am
Monica once sang that she didn't "get down on the first night." Perhaps Coldplay should cover that song... because Coldplay fans are definitely not getting laid the first time they go out with someone. Tastebuds.fm, which is apparently a "music-based dating website" that "matches potential partners based on their taste in music," according to NME....
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 7, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 7, 2011 5:58 pm
Toronto singer/songwriter and former Local Rabbits member Peter Elkas will release a new album entitled Repeat Offender on Feb. 22 through Joel Plaskett's New Scotland Records. He'll be on the road promoting it in March. —peterelkas.com Mike Skinner has officially retired The Streets. We're sad, so we're going to go listen to every Streets album...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 10, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 10, 2011 3:30 pm
Vince Vaughn's new movie The Dilemma might look like it's going to be awful, but its soundtrack looks awesome. It'll feature The Black Keys, Band Of Skulls, The Hold Steady and other awesome bands and is out tomorrow online and in stores Jan. 18.The 11th Wavelength festival will be held Feb. 16 to 20 at venues throughout Toronto. It'll feature...
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Video Of The Day: Coldplay's "Christmas Lights"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 25, 2010 12:30 pm
Coldplay spent their entire tour and album cycle for 2008's Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends looking like they were dressed up to fight in the French revolution. Now they look like 19th century French vaudeville performers in the video for "Christmas Lights," which features a piano with multi-coloured keys. Apparently the rest of the cast...
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I Read The News Today... For Dec. 22, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 22, 2010 2:59 pm
Elbow have announced the date when you can expect to take a long, extended nap their new Build A Rocket Boys! album comes out: March 8. Get your jammies ready.  —NME Lauryn Hill's announced a North American tour that'll take place in January. It's like 1998 just slapped you right in the face! —Ticketmaster Chris Martin decided he'd rather eat...
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I Read The News... For Nov. 25, 2010

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) November 25, 2010 2:22 pm
In today's installment of "Oh, dear God, please don't let this happen," Peter Hook says he's going to re-record several Joy Division tracks for a four-song EP with his new band The Light and Happy Mondays singer Rowetta. Ian Curtis just rolled over in his grave. —Slicing Up Eyeballs Korn's Jonathan Davis says he wants to be able to do drugs again...
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