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Chickenfoot Debut In Toronto

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By Kevin September (CHARTattack) May 25, 2009 3:03 pm
Who are Chickenfoot, you ask? They're touring in advance of their June 9 release, which is said to be "packaged in heat sensitive artwork," and they have a lineup so whack it works. The mix includes former Red Hot Chili Pepper Chad Smith, two former Van Halians in Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar, and a lead guitar player who's been...
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Coldplay Donate 1 Million Pounds To Charity

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 24, 2009 12:42 pm
Coldplay have donated 1 million British pounds (about $1.7 million Canadian) to Kids Company, a children's charity that helps disadvantaged children and former young offenders. The charity's Camila Batmanghelidjh told NME.com the band were "moved" by "tough stories" they heard upon visiting the charity's centres, and also have...
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Chickenfoot Announce Tour While Anthony And Van Halen Argue

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) June 4, 2009 12:12 pm
Chickenfoot — the supergroup featuring ex-Van Halen singer Sammy Hagar and bassist Michael Anthony, Joe Satriani, and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith — have announced their summer tour plans. The band will gig through Europe before they return to North America for dates in August and September. Chickenfoot will play the Canadian Forces...
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Chickenfoot At Mod Club

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Photographer: 
David Leyes
Venue: 
Mod Club
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 24, 2009
Chickenfoot

Chickenfoot At Mod Club

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Photographer: 
David Leyes
Venue: 
Mod Club
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 24, 2009
Chickenfoot

Chickenfoot At Mod Club

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Photographer: 
David Leyes
Venue: 
Mod Club
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
May 24, 2009
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Coldplay Deny Ripping Off Cat Stevens

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) May 8, 2009 11:58 am
Coldplay have refuted Yusuf Islam's claims that the band's "Viva La Vida" rips off one of the songs he wrote when he was still known as Cat Stevens. "It's tough when people accuse you of stealing something when you know that you didn't," drummer Will Champion told the Hampton Roads website. "So, we accept that it's...
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Coldplay Copied Cat Stevens?

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By Jen White (CHARTattack) May 4, 2009 1:27 pm
Coldplay didn't steal their hit "Viva La Vida" from guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani or New York indie band Creaky Boards — they apparently ripped off Cat Stevens. Yusuf Islam, the man formerly known as Stevens, told British tabloid The Sun that "Foreigner Suite" from his 1973 Foreigner album is the basis for "Viva La Vida....
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Coldplay Deny Plagiarizing Joe Satriani Song

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 7, 2009 1:55 pm
Coldplay denied copying part of Joe Satriani's "If I Could Fly" in their Grammy Award-winning hit "Viva La Vida" on Monday. Chris Martin and company filed papers at a Los Angeles federal court that said "If I Could Fly" "lacks originality" and there weren't enough similarities between the two tracks for...
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Coldplay Answer Satriani's Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

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By Mandy Savoie (CHARTattack) December 10, 2008 1:28 pm
Coldplay have taken their time responding to guitarist Joe Satriani's copyright infringement lawsuit that claims the British band stole "substantial, original portions" of their biggest hit to date, "Viva La Vida," from Satriani's "If I Could Fly." But Coldplay finally released this statement on Tuesday: "If...
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Coldplay Slapped With Plagiarism Lawsuit

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) December 5, 2008 1:27 pm
Instrumental rock guitarist Joe Satriani has sued Coldplay for plagiarism. Satriani filed a lawsuit on Thursday that claims Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" rips off "If I Could Fly" from his 2004 Is There Love In Space? album. Satriani claims Coldplay's song "copied and incorporated substantial original portions" from...
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Joe Satriani — Live In San Francisco

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By Alex Ristic (CHARTattack) June 19, 2001 9:21 am
The best way to describe this two CD set from guitar god Joe Satriani is "heavenly." Satriani is to '80s and '90s guitar players what Hendrix, Clapton and Page were to '60s string enthusiasts. Taken from a recent gig, Satriani plays the hot licks like a cat in heat, rollicking whilst playing rock, chilling while playing the...
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