Coldplay have been uncharacteristically quiet of late. Since they finished their world tour of Viva La Vida we’ve heard barely a peep from them. Well, after Steve Jobs finished his keynote speech today he introduced Chris Martin who performed a short set of Coldplay songs, including this new one called “Wedding Bells.”
In the time honoured tradition of Coldplay love songs it’s a piano ballad with Martin professing how he’ll always love the unnamed recipient of this song. Check it out below, even if it’s just for the Coldplay x Apple jokes he cracks at the start.
At the keynote speech Jobs unvelied the new ipod nano touch, and more interestingly a new social network/music logging system called Ping that is built into the new iTunes 10. Check out more details about Ping on Gizmodo.
In an upcoming episode of Matt Groening’s never ending cartoon series, Coldplay will make an appearance as themselves. The episode entails Homer winning a million dollars from the lottery, and he hires Coldplay to play a private show for them.
Coldplay will be among the many artists to guest spot. Past artists include: Michael Jackson, The White Stripes, Aerosmith , The Who among others.
Coldplay have added a new discography section to their web site, featuring full artwork and lyrics, as well as 60-second clips for every song the British group has ever released on an album or single. You can view their full press release after the jump. Read the full story
Recently, Chris Martin told the Sun that the band wants to hand out a free live album to fans that attend their summer gigs. Their inspiration? The recession. Apparently they want fans to get more bang for their buck.
“We are trying to work out a way that, when you hand your ticket in at the door, you get given the recording. It would be such a cool thing to do.”
While this is a great idea, I think fans would rather they just lower their damn ticket prices. $100+ for a show is a lot to spend during these times.
Coldplay will be touring North America this summer, playing all amphitheaters. The tour Starts on July 10th in Portland, Oregon and ends in Tampa, Florida August, 9th. Tickets will start going on sale Feb, 13th. While there is only 14 tour dates announced, expect more to be announced soon.
Coldplay has just released a new video for their single “Life In Technicolor II”. The video shows the band in puppet form, as they perform at a child’s birthday party. It is rather charming, as it shows the bands over the top bombastics in puppet form (including a full on light show with fog and fireworks). How can one not be amused at the idea of Coldplay breaking through someones window in a helicopter? The song itself really should have been on Viva La Vida, as it is superior to it’s instrumental counterpart. Unfortunately, they decided to put LIT II it on their EP Prpspeckt’s March which came out last year.
Chris Martin first worked with Jay-Z on his 2006 album Kingdom Come – and what at first seemed like an unlikely mix, now feels common, as Jay-Z recently guest spotted on Coldplays EP: Prospekt March. So it was inevitable that someone was going to make a mixtape mashing the two artists together.
However, it seems like the new mixtape titled: Viva La Hova- created by Mick Boogie and Terry Urban, has been making quite the splash, as both rapper and band have officially approved of it. It’s even gotten attention on MTV’s prime time spots. You can download the mixtape here in 320kbps.
The mixtape is pretty good, but did every song have to start out with a woman saying “Terry Ubraaaan”. I know the guy wants’ people to know this is his mix, but every song? The Mixtape takes samples from both artists entire career, with standouts being from Viva La Vida. “Lost!” in particular – which has a great dance beat. The official blog of the mixtape lists the samples, which you can see below:
Intro (Various Songs)
Public Speeding (High Speed + Public Service Announcement)
Know My Place (U Don’t Know + In My Place)
Never Changing (Never Change + Never Change)
Miss Trouble (Excuse Me Miss + Trouble)
Back At My Place (Back Then + In My Place)
No Love Coming Home (Homecoming + Ain’t No Love)
A Spy’s Prayer (Spies + Pray)
Science Is Ignorant (The Scientist + Ignorant Sh*t)
The Reverse Fix (The Bounce + The Fix)
Hola Blanco (Hola Hovito + White Shadows)
Take The Hill (Takeover + Violet Hill)
Lost Part 2 (Momma Loves Me + Lost – Import Mix)
Cold Success (Success + Lost – Import Mix)
What If We Cry? (What If + Song Cry)
Falling In Shadows (Fallin’ + White Shadows)
Life of Clocks (Clocks + Party Life)
X-Y-Z (No Hook + X&Y)
Thanks to Ryan Seacrest, the remixed version of Coldplay’s single “Lost” featuring Jay-Z hit the internet today. The song is basically the exact same as the single, save of course for an extended Jay-Z verse during the guitar solo. This version of the song will appear on Coldplay’s Prospekt’s March EP alongside other previously unreleased material from the Viva La Vida studio sessions, which is scheduled for release in late November. Here is “Lost+”:
Coldplay are gearing up to release an 8 song EP in November titled “Prospekt’s March”. The EP will feature a guest spot from Chris Martin’s friend Jay-Z, who will be featured on a new rendition of “Lost!” The EP will also feature new tracks, and two remixes.
Prospekt’s March EP:
1. “Life in Technicolor II”
2. “Postcards from Far Away”
3. “Glass of Water”
4. “Rainy Day”
5. “Prospekt’s March/Poppyfields”
6. “Lost+” (feat. Jay-Z)
7. “Lovers in Japan (Osaka Sun Mix)”
8. “Now My Feet Won’t Touch the Ground”
