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2002: U2 singer Bono and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin back international agency Oxfam’s Big Noise campaign to point out corruption in trade agreements with Third World nations.

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AS AFC Totton prepare to record their FA Vase final song tonight, the Daily Echo can exclusively reveal that one team member has a secret rock star past.

In his youth, goalkeeper Iain Brunnschweiler played guitar alongside Coldplay drummer Will Champion in a little-known Southampton band called Fat Hamster.”
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“The problem with radio is a concern with being safe,” says Calamar, who, in addition to his work as host of KCRW’s “The Open Road,” has served as a music supervisor for such shows as “Six Feet Under” and Showtime’s current hits “Dexter” and “Weeds.” “If Coldplay is hot, then let’s play five more bands that sound like Coldplay. It’s all about following trends. TV and ad people are much more willing to take risks than radio programmers are. There’s actually a preference now for music that hasn’t been heard in a lot of other places.

Reuters

EMI Group, the world’s third-biggest music company but struggling with sliding sales in the United States, said Wednesday that it will pay no more dividends until 2009.

The British company meanwhile unveiled long-awaited plans to borrow against its back catalogue of hit songs by artists including the The Beatles and Coldplay.
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Here’s a short fanmade clip of Coldplay’s Don’t Panic by G5Unit91. I think it’s nicely done…

COLDPLAY frontman CHRIS MARTIN was “gruesomely” killed off in a movie produced by Irish rockers ASH.

But fans will never get to see Martin “murdered” in the film, because the band failed to complete the project.

Ash singer Tim Wheeler says, “We started a slasher film, but never finished it. We managed to coerce loads of people into being in it - we’ve got a great scene of Chris Martin being murdered.”

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NEW ITEMS IN THE WEBSTORE

The new Coldplay webstore has received a few new items, including shirts, posters, and more. Check it out here: http://coldplay.shop.musictoday.com.
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The pre-order for Coldplay’s vinyl box set “The Singles: 1999-2006″ ends this Friday, April 20th at 3pm EST. We only have a limited number of the box sets available for this pre-order, so please order soon to make sure that you’re entered into the contest to win an autographed copy of the box set. Supplies are limited on all items; sorry, but we may run out of stock soon and these will not be reprinted. We apologize but the mugs that were originally offered are no longer available, they are sold out.

To pre-order and for more details, go to: http://coldplay.shop.musictoday.com

Don’t forget about these special offers:

Everyone who orders the Box Set will be automatically entered into a contest to win a Box Set AUTOGRAPHED by the band. There will be 3 winners! Also, 3 runners-up will receive a singles lithograph! Click here for more info.

We have an Organic Messenger Bag available, perfect for carrying the singles! Order the Box Set and the bag together and save $5.00! You can order the bag separately too.
Vinyl beverage coasters are also available. Made from real vinyl albums! Order the Box Set and the coasters together and save $5.00! You can order the coasters separately too.

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Following on from last years successful Coldplay tribute act, the Queens Hall is delighted to have the UK’s finest tribute to Coldplay - Coldplace -on the Saturday 28th April Doors 8pm Tickets £10 plus £1 booking fee. Tel 01834 861 212.

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LOL! I’d love to go and see them, just to hear how they sound…

In the past few years the Sounds Eclectic Evening has hosted notables like Coldplay, Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Harper, Franz Ferdinand and once even Beck on a surprise duet with the Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne on Sonny and Cher’s “I’ve Got You Babe.” Though each act on this year’s bill was excellent — with a predictably excellent set by UK pop sensation Lily Allen — the lineup failed to match the star power the event has boasted in years past. The night was far from a flop, but it certainly didn’t live up to its own tradition.

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