Coldplay | creative deconstruction

Copyright and Music – Do Great Artists Steal?

Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by refe.

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Last year guitar virtuoso Joe Satriani filed a lawsuit against Coldplay alleging that ‘Viva La Vida’ contained “substantial, original portions” of a track he put out in 2004 called ‘If I Could Fly.’ Coldplay responded by saying that if the two songs were similar it was purely coincidental. Dozens of video mashups, music theory analyses, [...]

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Stunning Video – Coldplay’s Strawberry Swing

Posted on 09. Aug, 2009 by refe.

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Coldplay seems to be a love ‘em or hate ‘em kind of band. That’s not uncommon when a group reaches the level of success that they have, although Coldplay does seem more divisive than most. Perhaps it’s frontman Chris Martin’s penchant for writing political commentary on his knuckles, perhaps it’s something else. Regardless of how [...]

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Coldplay Offers Free Live Album to Fans

Posted on 21. May, 2009 by refe.

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A band like Coldplay doesn’t need to give anything away. They’re already doing quite well for themselves - Viva la Vida went double platinum without breaking a sweat, and the band consistently sells out arenas across the known world like they’re U2. Yet, it was announced a while back that Coldplay would be releasing a live [...]