Tag Archives: Coldplay

15 Great British Tribute Band Names, And One We Made Up

By | Posted on April 15th, 2013
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There’s a definite knack to naming a tribute band: Ideally you’d want a devilishly-clever pun on the band’s name (or at a push, their most famous song or album title), but it has to be one that also explains that ...

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Watch: Coldplay with Rihanna, Closes the 2012 Paralymics

By | Posted on September 10th, 2012

Sunday, September 9, was the last day of competition for the 2012 Paralympic Games with Coldplay closing the ceremony and extinguishing the flame. Ellie Simmons, Jonnie Peacock, Jay-Z and Rihanna rounded out the musical line-up, ...

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Americans Pretending To Be British Part 13: The Beastie Boys

By | Posted on May 8th, 2012

You know how this feature works. I pick an example of someone either trying a British accent or developing a snooty faux-English attitude, throw a few snarky lines around, giggle a bit and we all get on with our lives.

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Adele Caps Record-Breaking 2011 With Six Grammy Nominations

By | Posted on November 30th, 2011

That Adele would cap her astonishing, record-annihilating 2011 with a slew of Grammy nominations was a foregone conclusion. She is Grammy voter catnip. (She already won Best New Artist a few years back.

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How To Stop A Concert Nicely, By Chris Martin (Aged 34)

By | Posted on November 28th, 2011

It’s got to be frustrating, being the sensitive lead singer in a bookish rock ‘n’ roll band, and having a nice quiet ballad to play, only to discover that someone in the audience has decided to bring along their own ...

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Coldplay Buy Pizzas For Queuing Fans And Make Cute Video

By | Posted on October 20th, 2011

In exactly one week from now, Coldplay will be playing at (for them) tiny college gig at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England. It’s a 1,200 seat venue and a good chance for the band to warm up a bit before they do their ...

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News Roundup: Superheroes Tackle Disability In ‘Superior’

By | Posted on October 6th, 2011

If you saw Matthew Vaughn’s movie adaptation of the Mark Millar comic book Kick-Ass last year, you’ll know these are two men with a really good handle on the backstory behind superheroes, and how the mythology works, even ...

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News Roundup: The Tale Of Rihanna And The Farmer From Bangor

By | Posted on September 27th, 2011

Once upon a time there was a pop star called Rihanna, and she wanted to make a video for a song. She looked all over for the perfect place to film it, and decided that a field of corn in Bangor, Northern Ireland, was the perfect ...

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News Roundup: Benedict Cumberbatch In New BBC Period Drama

By | Posted on September 20th, 2011

Can’t get enough British period drama? Wish Benedict Cumberbatch was on your TV all the time? Got a bit of a thing about starched shirts? Well today’s your lucky day, sunshine.

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News Roundup: Russell Brand – ‘The Paralympics Have Novelty Value’

By | Posted on September 12th, 2011

Russell Brand appears to be the target of another attempted tabloid bashing, after on-stage comments he made about the Olympics were seized upon as proof of some kind of disability prejudice.

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