Tagged: Viva La Vida
Chris Martin's New Best Friend Plays Los Angeles For First Time In 33 Years
Yusuf Islam (nee Cat Stevens) played the El Rey in Los Angeles Monday for an acoustic, invite-only show. Most of the tracks played live were off his new full-length Roadsinger, the singer’s second release in thirty years. read more »
Coldplay To Stevens And Satriani: We Didn't Copy You!
Coldplay has said enough is enough with all the copy-catting banter that has been circulating around their song “Viva La Vida”. As we previously reported, both Cat Stevens and Joe Satriani have accused the pop-rock musicians of ripping off their music. The band has adamantly denied the accusations and now Will Champion, the band’s drummer, has a message for them both: “there are only eight notes in an octave and no one owns them.” read more »
Not Again: Coldplay Now Accused By Cat Stevens Of Plagiarism
Even though Stevens doesn’t seem interested in pushing legal action against Coldplay, let this be a note to Chris Martin while in the studio: Just let Jon Hopkins and Brian Eno write all of your songs. read more »
Coldplay Confirms Free Album For Fans
Back in February we told you Chris Martin and his Coldplay pals were planning to give fans a ‘thank you’ present for still buying tickets to shows, despite the state of the economy. The blueprints were drawn and the plans are now solidified, as Coldplay confirmed they will be giving away a live album to fans at their upcoming tour dates and as a free download from their website. read more »
Coldplay Continues To Deny Satriani's Accusations, This Time In Federal Court
They denied it to their fans, they denied it to the press and now they’re denying it to the judge — Coldplay went on the record in federal court with their stance that no part of “Viva La Vida” was copied or borrowed from guitarist Joe Satriani’s “If I Could Fly.” read more »
Satriani's Lawyers To Coldplay: We Will Dog You All Grammy Weekend To Serve You Court Papers
Kudos to The Daily Swarm for keeping track of Fox News for us. We tend to shy away from their brand of muckraking because we like to think of our tastes as a bit more couth and less sensationalistic. But we couldn’t pass up on another bit of news surrounding the whole Joe Satriani Vs. Coldplay fiasco. read more »
Coldplay In The Studio With Brian Eno But Not Chris Martin
As we reported just about a week ago, Coldplay and producer Brian Eno are at it again; taking some time off to record new material, after the combo’s success on 2008′s Viva La Vida. Front man Chris Martin will not be part of the equation though; at least not for another few weeks. read more »
Coldplay Back In the Studio With Eno Once Again
After much commercial success with Coldplay‘s fourth studio album, Viva la Vida, it sounds like Brian Eno will be heading back into the studio to collaborate with the British foursome once more. Or is that sound a tweet. read more »
Biggest News Stories Of 2008, #4 – Coldplay Accused Of Plagiarism… Twice
With no rhyme or reason, our editorial staff chooses the top 10 biggest music-related news stories of 2008. Coming in at #4: Coldplay Accused Of Ripping Off “Viva La Vida”. read more »
Best Singles Of 2008, #4 – Coldplay "Viva la Vida"
Say what you will about Coldplay or their perpetual mediocre albums, but to deny this song’s prowess is to deny deserving music based on foolish preconceived notions of what is cool, and what isn’t. Oh, and they didn’t steal it from Joe Satriani. read more »
