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Jonny Buckland and Will Champion are going to be interviewed by 101.9 RXP FM today at about 10.45 GMT. Also….

Coldplay at the Izod Center 26th - 27th October Look for the RXP Street Team before the Coldplay concert at the Izod Center on both Sunday and Monday night. Mention that you read this posting on our site and get free RXP prizes.

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FaceCulture.nl spoke to drummer Will Champion and bassist Guy Berryman in a Coldplay video interview, during their visit to Rotterdam, Netherlands near the end of their European tour [thanks Martin - FaceCulture].

They talked about Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, the previous albums being a trilogy, Brian Eno, Violet Hill (did you know that song is 12 years old?), recording on a mobile phone, songwriting, live energy, setlist, Blur, Lost, Viva La Vida, Life in Technicolor, Prospekt’s March EP, the new song Glass of Water and lots more… also check the news items for live footage from the concert in Ahoy Rotterdam (2nd October 2008). Click on the seven parts below to watch each volume:

Coldplay - 2008 - I - Trilogy, falsetto, revoltuion in own sound, Brian Eno, Viva La Vida

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The Northern Star, the all student-produced, independent media from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois, has produced an article claiming that Coldplay’s Chris Martin is not deserving of rock ‘god’ status.

Sure, Coldplay might dominate Billboard charts and receive wide-critical praise, but is front-man Chris Martin the rock and roll god he’s made out to be?

If he is, I will gladly go to the rock and roll gallows as a heretic. Meanwhile, Andrew McMahon of Something Corporate and Jack’s Mannequin could take Chris Martin any day—in a piano duel, or something. Jack’s Mannequin’s new album, “The Glass Passenger,” managed to sell a respectable 49,000 copies in its first week of release and also received critical acclaim. He’s no push-over, but his albums have not gone gold within a day of release like Coldplay’s albums have. Just keep in mind that Hootie and The Blowfish’s album “Cracked Rear View” went on to sell 16 million copies and to prove that majority musical taste has no correlation to talent.

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Thanks musicweek. Chris got jokes, as usual…

Also, here’s Tom Jones bigging up Coldplay on the red carpet…
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Double award winners Coldplay wowed the crowds with some of the best on-stage gags and speeches of the awards. As drummer Will Champion collected the award for best act in the world, he responded to Adam Ant’s crack that the band had stolen their sartorial ideas from him. “Thanks to Q for inviting Adam Ant and making us all look like fucking wankers,” Champion said.

Chris Martin made it clear that he still carried a torch for Cerys Matthews, despite being married to one of the world’s most famous actresses. After collecting the best act title, Martin said: “About eight years ago we supported Catatonia and you let me hold your cigarette. I thought ‘maybe there is a chance’.” Unlucky in love Cerys shot back: “There is a chance!” [Read more]

A letter from Chris…

Dear Coldplay fans and friends…

First of all, thank you for the incredible year you have been giving us so far; asking for our songs on the radio, to buying an album, to coming to a show; we owe you in a big way. As audiences, you have been incredibly awesome to play for, and might I add that your singing has been in excellent form.

In the spirit of trying to do things a bit differently and keep everything fresh, we are going to do a few musical moves that we have not previously attempted. Firstly, in a few weeks, we are going to release a version of Lost! which has a guest experiences on it in the form of Jay-Z.

Then in November, we are happ to announce that we are putting out an E.P. called PROSPEKT’S MARCH. It contains five songs that were not finished back in May [our deadline for Viva La Vida] but that have just been completed. They are:

1) Life in Technicolor II [which is a song]
2) Postcards from Far Away
3) Glass of Water
4) Rainy Day
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5) Prospekt’s March [with another painting by Eugene Delacroix]

We are very proud of these and are pretty excited to release them. They have each been the subject of many discussions and arguments; some might be considered too catch or too heavy for Coldplay songs, but in our minds they complete the VIVA LA VIDA picture. [Read more]

Just a reminder that Daystretcher 24/7 are giving you and 3 friends the chance to see Coldplay LIVEW at the world’s most popular venue - The O2 Arena, London, this December - and the competition is now open to non-UK residents! (*travel expenses, accommodation etc. for non-UK residents is not covered).

The lucky winners will be watching the gig in style from our very own PRIVATE VIP SUITE at the arena. The best thing is, it’s FREE to enter, absolutely no purchase is necessary, all you have to do is register a few details on our website and you’re done!

They’re giving away 10 sets of 4 tickets, so that’s 40 tickets up for grabs. Get all your mates to enter themselves and increase your chances! To enter, and to find out more info, visit the 247 website here

Chris Martin Chats Exclusively to Absolute Radios Breakfast Show DJ Christian OConnell on the Flight Home From the Bands Gig

Audio interview with Chris Martin, backstage at the Munich Show for Absolute Radio.
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The British band played yesterday in Zurich. “Ch” said before the concert with Guy Berryman.

Chris Martin is a cold, guitarist Jon Buckland feels is not healthy. How are you?
Guy Berryman: I’m cold. We sit every day in an airplane, the air conditioning is always running, your body becomes weaker and weaker. If then a cold, he puts all the others.

You must today after the concert once again to travel further?
No, we stay in Zurich. I hope that tomorrow I will have time, a bit through the city to walk.
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Whilst us here at AS strive to push the names of new bands and get unrecognized talent brought to the fore, once in a while, it’s nice to sit back and observe some of the bands who have truly ‘made it’; bands who have proven their musical longevity and retained, or increased their popularity. Of course, just because something is popular, it doesn’t mean it’s necessarily good; but on the other hand, some bands are truly deserving of their success, whether it be their ability to evolve, or simply their ability to deliver what their fans want.

In this series of features, we aim to look at the current crop of world-famous, stadium filling bands, and observe some of the moments where the band have truly shone. We begin with a band who started out as wide-eyed, scruffy UCL students, and seven years later, became one of the biggest bands in the world - Coldplay.

5. - Lost!

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