Buzzgrinder — The initial lineup for All Points West, which will be July 31-August 2 at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, N.J., has been announced. And it looks pretty solid. Some of the big names include Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Tool, My Bloody Valentine, ... more info

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MTV.com News — Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ting Tings, Vampire Weekend also on bill at New Jersey festival.By Gil Kaufman Coldplay's Chris Martin Photo: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images The All Points West Music & Arts Festival will return for a second year with a lineu... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Amadou & Mariam @ All Points West 2008 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) The contest to guess the lineup of this year's All Point West festival continues. I honestly don't even know the lineup yet - I'll be receiving it... more info

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ContactMusic — Rockers COLDPLAY are contemplating a career break once they finish their current world tour - so their fans don't grow sick of their music. The band, led by frontman ... more info

Guardian Music — Last-ditch careerism is often the reason why these 'elite' gatherings are rarely the sum of their partsA close friend of mine, called Steve, once got down to the last four people auditioning to sing in Velvet Revolver. While putting together the Guns... more info

Star Online, Malaysia — Coldplay, with frontman Chris Martin in top form, pulled off an unforgettable, aweinspiring show in Singapore. more info

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Rolling Stone — As the Smoking Section previously reported, former Van Halen members Sammy Hagar and Michael Anthony, Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith and guitar virtuoso/filer of Coldplay lawsuits Joe Satriani have banded together to form the supergroup Chi... more info