Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - Liverpool hosts the MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday, and U.S. stars Beyonce and Kanye West will perform alongside British stalwarts Take That and Duffy. more info

Pop Matters — Tobacco Truck Sweat [MP3] Street Trash [Video] Coldplay Lovers in Japan [Video] The Streets Heaven for the Weather [Video] Charlie... more info

Pop Matters — In Brit terms, this is more Libertines than Coldplay. In other words, this is a real rock record. It’s morbid rather than morose, bluesy not blue. more info

Detroit Free Press — It was an evening of pretty melodies, plaintive piano ballads and arena-sized charisma as Coldplay stepped into the Palace of Auburn Hills Monday night. more info

Pitchfork — The twentieth anniversary edition of the annual Rock for Kids Rock & Roll Charity Auction will take place December 5 at Chicago's Park West, with the aim of raising some coin for the city's homeless and underprivileged youngsters. Over the years, the... more info

Buzzgrinder — "Okay, Duffy... back ten paces. Now lean down to your right..." Pseudo-soul ingenue Duffy, before an Ohio show stop with Coldplay last month, joined the ranks of Michael Jackson and James Hetfield by igniting her mane. Duffy said she thought she b... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: The Chum BucketSpinner.com: Where do the presidential candidates stand amongst the indie-rock elite? [OurStage]Just as Coldplay's Chris Martin came by to say hello, Duffy pulled a Michael Jackson and set her hair ablaze. [Buzzgrinder]Ka... more info

Orange Music Blog — “I honestly saw my life flash before my eyes.” Whose words were those this week? Lewis Hamilton on scraping into fifth place on that hair-raising final lap? Or Duffy on meeting Coldplay's Chris Martin? Yes, you guessed it: the Duffster wa... more info

Orange Music Blog — ???I honestly saw my life flash before my eyes.??? Whose words were those this week? Lewis Hamilton on scraping into fifth place on that hair-raising final lap? Or Duffy on meeting Coldplay's Chris Martin? Yes, you guessed it: the Duffster was so... more info

E! OnlineBillboard singles reviews: Guns N' Roses, ColdplayReuters - Oct 31, 2008NEW YORK (Billboard) - Against all odds, Axl Rose is at last releasing Chinese Democracy, the first album of new Guns N' Roses material since 1991 (it will be an exclusi... more info