I admit this is only tangentially related to music. But I wanted to post this story so I could make a pun in the title and also because no one writes letters anymore! Everyone uses e-mail, facebook, and texting, and while that technology might be faster and more convenient, regular letters have something that they [...]
As a thank you to fans, Coldplay recently released ‘Left Right Left Right Left,’ a live post-Viva la Vida album. The best part? You can download it for free from their website. Check out the tracklist after the jump.
The Grammys are here once again. You’ll be watching… because it’s an award show and America loves award shoes. I’ll be watching… because I’ll DVR the new Sunday night line-up on MTV and watch it later. Since we’ll all be watching, why not watch it together? Tune in here at 8pm and join me while [...]
RollingStone has reached out to some of our most blogged about and not-blogged about artists to find out what their favorite albums and songs of 2008 were. What does it tell us? People like Lil Wayne and Vampire Weekend…
So I recently came across this article on ultimate-guitar.com, and when I heard it I pretty much could only laugh. Guitar wiz Joe Satriani claims Coldplay took the melody and chord progression of his song “If I Could Fly,” and simply dumped the guitar. After hearing the two songs together, I personally think he has [...]
Last year’s Grammy Awards were, in a word, embarrassing. The 50th Anniversary had nothing to offer to it’s viewing audience. Maybe that was because about this time last year is when we officially entered the recession… I just didn’t know it applied to quality of entertainment. Anyway, the nominees for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards [...]
I believe this week has unofficially become Mixtape/Mash-Up/Remix Week. We’ve already seen some from Yeezy, Weezy (download, review) and Coast 2 Coast. Well now we’ve got one from Mick Boogie & Terry Urban who, with the blessing of both artists, have mashed together an entire album’s worth of Jay-Z and Coldplay tunes into Viva La [...]
