Coldplay are on their grind. They’ve been giving the mainstream media an all out assault and they’ve even gotten positive Pitchfork play…which is weird. Ryan Dombal had a nice chat with Chris Martin and during the interview Chris explained some of the work flow process with Producer Brian Eno. Chris Martin: …So we were like, “Fuck [...]
Of course Coldplay’s anti-streaming strategy worked. Duh. I wrote about this recently when the world first learned that Coldplay won’t be giving their album to Spotify, Rdio, and other such streaming sites. It was a straight up money grab, and now the evidence is in. Mylo Xyloto has sold nearly half a million copies during it’s first week. That [...]
Have you heard the news? …Coldplay, who is known for wanting and having complete control of their music, announced today that they are no longer offering their music to streaming sites like Spotify and Rdio. ….Those close to Coldplay say the band is trying to keep the entire album,”Mylo Xyloto”, intact rather than breaking the tracks up for [...]
Coldplay are about to get there asses spanked. I predict that the new album, Mylo Xyloto, will be another commercial success, but critics will tear it apart. That will hurt the sales, so to make sure it’s a huge smash Colplay have teamed up with Clear Channel (aka the Devil). Coldplay fans can get some [...]
Well it appears Weezy is about to turn his baby money into big boy money because the man has already sold 300,000 digital copies of Tha Carter IV and is now expected to sell close to one million digital albums. WHAAAAAA! That is nutz. Just a few weeks after Jay-Z and Kanye West broke the first [...]
As a new artist or even an established artist, but especially for a new artist, the impact of one song has incredible importance. I understand that in order to truly be great, most of your songs have to be awesome, but it always starts with one song. That one song that really grabs people and [...]
I just wanted to highlight an example of shifting and evolving your sound to match the venue, as per Voyno’s earlier post. Coldplay. If you’ve listened to Parachutes, you know it’s a great, but mellow record. Yellow is a big tune, but the rest of the album is much more sleepy-esque. Before Yellow took over [...]
I was reading a Rolling Stone interview with Chris Martin as Coldplay were preparing to release “Vida La Vida or Death and All His Friends.” It was candid and informal which I really dig about some of the Rolling Stone interviews. Anyways, there was a point where Martin said Coldplay practiced everyday for 2 years [...]
Read an article on Coldplay and their recent Canadian dates. 2 things struck out at me as pretty interesting insights into the world of Chris Martin and company. 1. He studies Nickelback for subtleties in their hit songs. I don’t know if it’s a joke or not, but it does make sense as he’s a [...]
Top 3 Most Influential Rock Bands of The 2000's
Rock music is a different beast then it was in 1999. Thank god. Nu-metal is a bad dream I’d like to forget. But out of all that shit some good things did come. Mainly, the incredible crop of bands that took rock music to either: it’s classic roots, new sonic heights, or found a sound [...]