Guardian Music — Forget musical innovation, the best way for a band to dominate the charts is to recreate their one good idea over and over againAsk the person on the street who they think is the greatest band in the world and they'll probably say Coldplay or the Kil... more info

Perez Hilton — The Simpsons are delivering some pretty big names for the 21st season of the soon-to-be longest running television show ever! Some of the celebrities who will be lending their voice to season 21 are: Chris Martin of Coldplay, funnywoman Sarah Silverm... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Not many major conflicts. Some people will probably be upset with the major overlap of MGMT and Coldplay. Not many people will probably be catching the Heartless Bastards. The full APW schedule below...... more info

Totally Fuzzy — bravo juju said...Requested & Relevant Re-Ups:* Miles Davis - Big Fun (1974)* Lonnie Smith - Turning Point (1969)* Tipsy - Trip-Tease (1996)http://bravojuju.blogspot.combuzzer said...The Shins - Wincing the Night AwayThe Vines - Highly EvolvedThe Vin... more info

Rolling Stone — The Dead Weather, “Treat Me Like Your Mother” [Diplo Remix] Has Jack White heard this yet? And does he even like remixes? The whole thing seems antithetical to what we like to call “essential Jack-ness.” We’d like to think a Jack White vers... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ishkabibliophile said...A mixtape featuring the scintillating sounds from the SadiesPass the ChutneyThe Corktown1000 Cities Falling (Part 1)Red ClothA#1A Simple AspirationWhat's Left BehindThe Curdled JourneyTell Her Lies & Feed Her CandyWalking Boss... more info

JamBase — JAY-Z CONFIRMED AS FRIDAY NIGHT HEADLINER OF ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL SHOW TO MARK HIP-HOP SUPERSTAR'S U.S. FESTIVAL DEBUT Jay-Z ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL organizers have just confirmed the U.S. festival debut of Jay-Z... more info

NME — Mercury Prize winners precede Coldplay gigs with LA warm-up more info

MTV.com News — Show will be Jigga's first-ever North American festival date.By Gil Kaufman Jay-Z Photo: Raymond Boyd/ Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images Jay-Z has been tapped to replace the Beastie Boys at the All Points West festival in New Jersey. The... more info

Stereogum — Last night Elbow played a headlining show in LA to get prepped for a run of dates supporting Coldplay. Being one of very few dates where they'll have their own openers, the band handpicked the undercard, Guy Garvey coming out before each set to pe... more info