Chris Martin

Willie Nelson Turns 80: A Tribute and Playlist for a Texas Treasure

Willie Nelson was born 80 years ago today in the small town of Abbot, Texas. This really should be a holiday. Nelson has been a Texas institution for over 50 years now. He's closely tied to our state's image -- his long career saw him start as a DJ in Houston, move to Nashville as a song writer, en ... More >>

New Fumes Covers Gary Numan's "Observer"

Today, we mark Gary Numan's 54th birthday with a Covering Tracks homage by Dallas' own New Fumes. The godfather of synth-pop is still going strong, touring extensively last year, performing 1979's The Pleasure Principle in its entirety and providing guest vocals on the Battles track "My Machines." W ... More >>

The Best and Worst Performances of Last Night's Grammys

Five Best Performances 1. Jennifer Hudson Grammy host L.L. Cool J had a hard enough job presiding over a celebration undercut by tragic circumstances, and he achieved a perfect, almost pastor-like tone from the get-go. But Miss Hudson's musical tribute to Whitney Houston - a subtly searing but stil ... More >>

The Conversation: Lead Singer Stage Behavior, How Much is Too Much?

Mick Jagger, the ultimate frontman​Make no mistake; there is a big difference between a run-of-the-mill lead singer and a bona fide frontman. Huge, really. Not just anybody has the magnetism required to convince 20,000 people at the American Airlines Center to raise their hands above their heads a ... More >>

In Defense of... The Fray's "Heartbeat"

Looks like Coldplay released their album Mylo Xyloto on Monday. I'm racking my head about what the album title means. Is it the name of Chris Martin's pet axolotl? No idea.So, instead, I'm gonna put Mylo Xyloto off and check out at another soft-rock band -- one often compared to Coldplay -- that r ... More >>

Last Night at ACL: Coldplay Plays All the Hits and The Others, Too.

Coldplay AMD Stage -- Austin City LimitsSeptember 16, 2011 Better than: waiting for Coldplay to release a Greatest Hits album. Coldplay​It would be a pretty hipster thing to say that the Coldplay show at Austin City Limits Music Festival on Friday was cheesy and overly sincere. But you won't actu ... More >>

Welcome to ACL '11: Zilker Warms Up For A Big First Night; It's Already Buzz-Thirty, Dudes.

Pete FreedmanCold War Kids tear down that first-day ACL wall.​Off in the distance, the song of the summer, Foster the People's can't-stop-won't-stop "Pumped Up Kicks," is blasting away over Zilker Park, blaring from the P.A. over at the Google (nee Dell) Stage. There's a marvelous tag-team effort ... More >>

Ten Things You Can Expect to See At Austin City Limits 2011

Scattered Trees, The Alternate Routes, Valise

Tuesday, August 9, at the Prophet Bar

The Problem With... Coldplay's "Every Teardrop is a Waterfall"

I think I've figured out how the limeys in Coldplay think up their music: They visit museums and brainstorm ideas based on what they see there. It's the only way a band could name their songs "Yellow"and "Clocks," if you think about it. You tend to see yellow stuff and clocks in museums. The most g ... More >>

Listomania: The 10 Best Albums That Were Supposed To Come Out, But Never Did, in 2010

​Albums get delayed all the time. (Cue Chinese Democracy joke). Sometimes it's because of the close relation of creativity and procrastination. Other times, business overtakes art. More often than not, though, it's just a sheer mystery. So, in looking back at the year, we decided to think about al ... More >>

Gig Alert: Jettison Never at Lakewood Bar and Grill Tonight

Jettison Never​Even though the band hails from Chattanooga, Tennessee, Jettison Never hasn't a country or southern rock bone in its collective body. Instead, the trio led by brothers Matt and Josh Gilbert mines the modern sounds of Mute Math, Coldplay and Kings of Leon in its search for mainstream ... More >>

Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 Finds The Rapper Accepting His Age. Finally.

A Humble Successor: The Top 10 Finalists

​With Humble Billy Hayes no longer the Dallas Mavericks' voice at American Airlines Center, the team has whittled 175 candidates down to its Top 10 finalists. You waste time voting for Dancing With The Stars, might as well cast a vote for something that actually matters: 1. Rodney B ... More >>

Your Top 10 Finalists For the Mavs' PA Gig

My father won't be surprised: I won't be the next voice of Your Dallas Mavericks. But one of these 10 men will: Rodney Blue, Doug Branch, KTCK's Tom Gribble, Sean Heath, Chris Martin (no, not that one), Allan Peck, Michael Rey, KEGL's Chris Ryan, Steve Sparks or Michael Taylor. The Mavs just posted ... More >>

Today In Music News: Tinted Windows Is No Joke, Tough and Go Is No More (?), and Chris Martin Is No Slouch.

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, February 19, 2009... If you're going to SXSW, you may want to check out the worlds most ironic supergroup--Tinted Windows. The band includes ex-Smashing Pumpkin James Iha, the middle Hanson (Taylor), Bun E. Carlos from Cheap Trick and Founta ... More >>

Who Wears the Pants in These Musician-Celebrity Couples?

Coldplay

Viva la Vida (Capitol)

Clearing Out The Mailroom: Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Coldplay To Play American Airlines Center on November 19

British Sea Power

Do You Like Rock Music? (Rough Trade)

Kanye West

Graduation (Island Def Jam/Roc-A-Fella Records)

Grant Olney

Sunday, July 9, at Good Records and Hailey's

Smile Smile

Smile Smile (self-released)

Coldplay

X&Y (Capitol)

Snow Patrol, Embrace

Monday, April 25, at Gypsy Tea Room

Long-View

Mercury (Columbia)

Snow Patrol, Eisley

Wednesday, October 13

Behind the Music Awards

The story you didn't see--and possibly didn't want to

Very Clever, Boys

The top 10 indie-rock albums of 2003

Hilary Duff

Metamorphosis (Buena Vista/Hollywood)

The Thrills

So Much for the City (EMI International)

Off Our Soapbox

Let SXSW stay in Austin. We're OK with that.

Coldplay and Ron Sexsmith

January 31

And the Nominees Are

Various Dallas acts up for Grammy awards

Various Artists

Maybe This Christmas (Nettwerk)

Various Artists

Sounds Eclectic Too (Palm Pictures)

Blood Work

Coldplay's success hasn't gone to Chris Martin's Head

The Band Who

Coldplay conquered America before its passport was even stamped

Here and There

Ten from Dallas and England and all points in between

Just Beautiful

A year so good, not even Sleater-Kinney makes the Top 10