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Have you seen Coldplay’s latest video for “Strawberry Swing?” It’s pretty.

Earlier today, the free download of Coldplay’s new live album, LeftRightLeftRightLeft, was made available – click here to download your free copy from Coldplay.com now.

Following up on their promise a few months back, Coldplay has now made it official that they will be giving away a live album to all of their concert goers through the rest of their stops this year.

In the new musical climate where album sales are no longer suficient for sustinance, we’ve seen artists turn to video games to make money, and we’ve seen artists turn to the mobile platform to make money. Sooner or later, somebody was bound to merge the two, and Coldplay is that somebody.

Faultline crosses several genre lines, mixing breakbeat electronic with the raw emotion found in more traditional pop music. It doesn’t hurt to have Chris Martin, Michael Stipe, and Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips) contributing either.

According to The Sun, Chris Martin is hoping to give away live recordings of this year’s Viva La Vida tour to anybody who buys a concert ticket. He vaguely mentions the purpose having something to do with a sagging economy and wanting to take care of the fans. The only real way I see it [...]

If you missed Coldplay right before the Grammy’s on 60 minutes, you can catch it here. It’s a great short segment on the band, and includes a sneak preview of a new Christmas song Chris is drafting at about 12:00 in.
I love the bit about the “rules” that they have posted in their studio as [...]

I just found this interview with Jonny Buckland, guitarist of Coldplay, reflecting on 2008, and talking a bit about getting back into the studio with producer Brian Eno to begin work on new material. Check it out here.

Coldplay has announced that “Life In Technicolor ii,” from the Prospekt’s March EP, will be their next single. A live version recorded at the 02 arena will be released on February 2nd on a 7″ Vinyl, the B-Side of which will have a new track called “Goldrush.”
You can see some screen grabs from the new [...]

Here’s a little video I found on Coldplay’s site. I love Simon Pegg, and Coldplay, so this short little diddy is (fun)^2.
Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

As a Christmas gift, Coldplay’s offering the Thin White Duke remix of Viva La Vida on their website.
You can grab it here for free through January 4th.