Singer says tour gimmick is costing them a fortune

Most remixers have tried to take Coldplay’s track ‘Paradise’ and elevate it higher.  Oliver Schories has taken into Jan Hammer territory and slickly downplayed the beats into a theme that could be straight out of Vice">Miami Vice from the mid Eighties.  That’s all good though!!! We like this and we’re sure that Crockett and Tubbs would love it too.  Now….I’m off to go roll my suit jacket sleeves up.

Willie Nelson - Just Breathe (Pearl Jam cover featuring Lukas Nelson) There are a couple excellent covers on Willie Nelson’s new album, Heroes . We heard his take on Coldplay’s The Scientist a while back. Turns out there’s an even better one. I just love this version of Pearl Jam’s Just Breathe by Willie and his son Lukas Nelson. It’s pretty true to the original , but that harp adds a lot and Willie sounds amazing.

General Music News : British rockers Coldplay are reconsidering the use of flashing wristbands at their concerts as the gimmick is proving too expensive.

COLDPLAY are worried they will go broke because they are spending so much money on wristbands.

Coldplay are worried they will go broke because they are spending so much money on wristbands.

The phrase "very Spinal Tap" is lobbed around when talking about bands far too easily, but the Coldplay wristband story does have an undeniably Tapesqueishness* to it. Everyone going to see Coldplay on tour gets given a flashing wristband. Only, as Gordon reports: The gadget — which lights up during their live shows — is costing the band a fortune. [...] Chris Martin said: “Most of the money we’re earning on the tour is put into the wristbands. “We have to figure out how to keep it going without going broke because it’s a crucial part of the concert.” I suspect ...

Welcome to the world of Kanye's new film where eagles fly in super slow motion and blindness is cured by Coldplay songs.

Vikunja have taken their band name from a small camelid animal (vicuña) that lives high up in the Andes. With their grand sound they clearly aim for the big arenas, which they already have tried as the opening act on Roxette's arena tour through Sweden last year. Coldplay comes to mind when I listen, ...

If you were a young girl in 1997 or earlier, there is a good chance that you spent a decent portion of time fantasising about life as Nick Carter’s girlfriend or having the New Kids on the Block boys singing “Step By Step” especially for you; I know I did. Fast forward fifteen odd years and I find myself in a near packed out Adelaide Entertainment Centre, waiting to the boy band supergroup that is NKOTBSB (New Kids on the Block & Backstreet Boys ) take to the elaborate set up that was the stage. Johnny Ruffo , grand finalist in the 2011 season The X Factor and heartthrob to many Channel 7 viewers across the country, had scored the national support slot for this tour. I had no idea he’d branched into a singing career after his appearance on the talent show, but judging by the screams that followed his appearance tonight, I was clearly living under a rock. Ruffo’s set showed off his skills as a dancer and his take on many pop hits by artists including Usher and Bruno Mars . His love for Michael Jackson was exhibited through a medley of tracks and an impressive set of dance moves paying homage to the entertainer. Flanked by two dancers who didn’t really seem to do much for the stage show, Ruffo was in many ways, the perfect choice for show opener tonight. He knew how to work the crowd and even though his original songs didn’t stray far from the pop formula currently dominating the commercial charts at present, he knows how to work with what he has. I can’t explain the anticipation that began to build within the half an hour it took for the catwalk and stage to be reset. Heralding the main act was an introductory set of visuals projected on a massive screen, showing each member of both bands as the music began to speed up and intensify. It was like every – now grown up – female in the audience reverted back to the late 80s/90s versions of themselves within this time and, once the screen had dropped and it was realised that ‘Holy shit, New Kids and Backstreet Boys are actually on THE SAME STAGE’, the screaming was phenomenal. NKOTBSB opened with a mash-up of “Single” and “The One”, sampling Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida”, before an epic show which lasted about two hours and featured roughly 30 songs. I’d been interested to see how the show would be divided between the two bands and as it continued, it was evident that these performers had a routine akin to a well-oiled machine. Utilising the catwalk cleverly, when one band would finish a song, the lights would go out before the next band would appear already in position on the main area of the stage and so on. The dance moves that made both bands’ film clips so memorable were performed in fine form, pyrotechnics were blasting from different areas of the stage and the costume changes NKOTBSB underwent did well in harking back to some memorable (willingly and unwillingly) moments back in the heyday of their careers. For the people who’d paid the $820 for the full VIP package got their money’s worth, as members of both bands would proceed to venture into that area of the crowd to get up and close and serenade the swooning (call me bitter, I don’t care). Nick Carter in particular, seemed like he’d been studying old BSB film clips in preparation for tonight, looking and sounding the same as he did back then. Donnie Wahlberg , as always, brought the badass element to the NKOTB performances, earning screams with each strip down, showing off his rather impressive physique. It was amazing to realise how many lyrics I still remembered tonight, from NKOTB’s “Please Don’t Go Girl” to BSB’s “Shape of My Heart”, the range of songs featured tonight was fantastic. Hits including NKOTB’s “Step By Step”, “You Got It (The Right Stuff)” and “I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)” competed with BSB’s “All I Have To Give”, “As Long As You Love Me” and “I Want It That Way” in terms of crowd response and participation, culminating in an explosive finale featuring a mash-up of “Hanging Tough” and “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”. Confetti cannons showered the bands and crowd upon the end of the show and it was clear that for a lot of people this probably would have been the gig of the year. Yes, the bands were older and yes, the amount of crotch grabbing and thrusting bordered on slightly overdone, but it was undeniable that NKOTBSB are seasoned in the ways of bringing massive arena audiences completely undone. Understandable, considering how long both have been in the game for, but even now, more than a decade on, it was definitely a sight to see. With all the 90s bands crawling out of the woodwork, this was the one you’d wanted to be a part of the most; One Direction fans take note, these are the guys they’re modelled off.

Shot by AaronIsNotCool. Off the Austin emcee/producer’s Coldplay-sampled project, The Coldplay Sessions. PREVIOUS: M.i – Stoned (Video)

tUnE-yArDs have teamed with the Roots '  ?uestlove , rapper  Akua Naru , and African singer  Angélique Kidjo for a cover of Fela Kuti 's "Lady", to be included on a new Fela tribute compilation , Red Hot + FELA from the Red Hot Organization  and the  (RED)  initative. Both not-for-profit groups raise money to fight AIDS through popular culture and consumer products, respectively. The single, out June 1 via iTunes, will mark the beginning of a ten-day fundraising and awareness campaign called (RED) RUSH TO ZERO , an initiatve to end mother-to-child HIV by 2015. Also on June 1, (RED) will launch  (RED) ROWS , where ...

Roc Nation Rita broke it down for Coldplay in France!  PHOTOS: Rita Ora Shows France Why She's "Hot Right Now" The "Hot Right Now" singer opened for the UK band on their spring tour. Accompanied by other artists like Marina & The Diamonds, Rita rocked the mic like it was her last live performance.  Dressed in a one-strapped mustard top, denim booty shorts and Jordans, Rita rolled around on stage and jumped in the crowd.  PHOTOS: Girl On Girl! Rita Ora & Rihanna Have a Wild Night Out! We don't really know how Rita manages it all, but she's ...

Sweedish singer Robyn has announced details of a one off show this autumn at London's Brixton academy. The gig will take place on November 1st and with Robyn currently working on her eighth album, it will likely be used to showcase a whole load of new material. Robyn had already been announced as support to Coldplay's stadium tour this summer in the UK starting in May as well as their US tour throughout the rest of the summer. Tickets for the one off show go on sale Friday at 9am.

Singer follows her support slot with Coldplay with a one-off London show