Features
Friday, December 19 2008
The Best Albums of 2008
PopMatters presents our 60 best albums of 2008, highlighted by the return of British trip-hop legends and some infectious American indie rock by way of the Cascade Mountains.
Reviews
Monday, October 24 2011
Coldplay: Mylo Xyloto
The big-budget sequel to the Technicolor Viva la Vida is multi-textured, arena-ready...and boring as hell.
Monday, June 16 2008
Coldplay: Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends
No, Viva la Vida is not their masterpiece, but for now, it's as close as they're gonna get.
Monday, June 6 2005
Coldplay: X & Y
Brace yourselves, it's here. The fans will love it, the band's popularity will grow even more, and EMI can rest easy.
Blogs
Wednesday, October 26 2011
Coldplay Concert Directed by Anton Corbijn Streams Live Today at 1pm PST / 4pm EST
Tune in today at 1pm PST / 4pm EST to catch a livestream concert from Coldplay as part of the American Express Unstaged series brought to you by YouTube and VEVO.
Wednesday, September 28 2011
Coldplay - "Paradise"
The band, the producers, or the label -- who gets the blame for "Paradise"?
Sunday, January 31 2010
Your Guide to the 2010 Grammy Nominees for Best Music Video
It won't be long until the music industry hands out honors at the 52nd Grammy Awards ceremony. Sure, much of the annual hubbub surrounds the…
Monday, December 7 2009
The Best Singles of 2009: Coldplay - "Strawberry Swing"
We've unveiled our 50 best singles of the year, but that's not really a lot of songs. So, here are others bubbling just under that 50 mark.
Monday, February 9 2009
Coldplay & Jay-Z: "Lost" live at the Grammys (video)
Evan Sawdey commented in his Grammys essay this morning about the seemingly random match-up of artists last night during the telecast. Well not entirely random,…
News
Tuesday, April 26 2011
Coldplay joins Lollapalooza headliners
CHICAGO — Coldplay, My Morning Jacket, Deadmau5 and A Perfect Circle will join previously reported headliners Eminem, Foo Fighters and Muse at Lollapalooza on Aug.…
Friday, January 22 2010
Stars to turn out for Haiti telethon Friday
Less than 24 hours after an earthquake devastated Haiti on Jan. 12, George Clooney was on the phone with MTV Networks president Judy McGrath trying…
Tuesday, May 19 2009
Coldplay brings hot tunes, free CDs to concert stages
Despite being the adored, much analyzed and fantasized about lead singer of one of the planet's biggest rock bands, Chris Martin of Coldplay is practical,…
Monday, November 3 2008
Performing live remains a rush for Coldplay, the planet's hottest band
Performing in Coldplay - performing in the world's biggest band - could get comfy. Too comfy, even. For bassist Guy Berryman, though, the nightly thrill…
