Altsounds — The Pretenders' "Boots Of Chinese Plastic" the first single off the band's ninth studio album, the Shangri-La Music release Break Up The Concrete, and the album dethroned Coldplay for #1 at the AAA Chart according to FMQB. Fueled by the single, gre... more info

AngryApe — Viva La Vida Prospekt's March edition will be in shops next month more info

Stereogum — Coldplay performed at the Izod Center in East Rutherford on Sunday. As you all know, Chris Martin's a ham, who's all about chewing up the stage and the scenery and the iTunes commercials. In Jersey, as the Star Ledger reports, he even chewed up the ... more info

AllHipHop — The recent release of Coldplay's "Lost" remix featuring Jay-Z has inspired a new project which crafts previously released material by both acts, into completely new material.   The project, titled Viva La Hova, is the brainchild of frequent collabo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Shugo Tokumaru @ Loew's Theater Thursday night (more by Chris La Putt) today in NYC * McRad @ Europa * Les Paul @ Iridium * Horse Feathers @ Knitting Factory * Dungen & Headdress @ Maxwell's * Coldplay & Dungen... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Of all things to do yesterday/Sunday (October 26), the day after he got no sleep for 5 straight CMJ days in a row, Kyle went to NJ to see/shoot Coldplay who were playing their first... more info

AngryApe — The band are backing his presidential campaign more info

Paste Magazine — For the better part of the last decade, the Irish pop/rockers of Snow Patrol have dominated the airwaves, permeated nearly every form of media including films and TV, and sold millions of records. The band's colossal hits "Run" and especially "Chasin... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — Dotmusic - Chris Martin voices support for Barack on US TV more info

Pitchfork — Little Joy photo by Autumn de Wilde; Nickel Eye photo by William KirkAbsence, they say, makes the heart grow fonder-- but a four year absence? That kinda stuff makes the band grow a little restless. To that end, a couple members of the long-dormant S... more info