Good morning, folks! Here is a collection of songs that range from toe-tappers to contemplation kindlers. If 8tracks is working correctly the playlist should have a nice flow to it. If not, well, I think you can deal with it.

Photo by G. Chris Martin of Coldplay Happy birthday to Chris Martin of Coldplay who celebrates his day of birth today (as does fellow rock god Lou Reed). Thanks Chris for showing me how to take it with my hand! xx Share/Save

I might upset some folks with this post. "Coldplay?! Really?!" Let me tell you right now, your hipster hatred for the band is not welcome here. Coldplay might not be a name that comes to mind often when people sit around wondering who will be the timeless, unforgotten musicians and bands of our generation. If you are having that conversation, and the name comes up, people might nod their heads and say something along the lines of, "they're just so big, it'll be hard to forget about them." It's true they are big, but [...]
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C'era grande attesa per i Brit Awards, gli Oscar della Musica britannica che come ogni anno celebrano le migliori produzioni del Regno Unito. L'evento è andato in scena ieri sera alla O2 Arena di Londra ed ha avuto come protagonista la scozzese Emeli Sandè , vincitrice di due premi, ma la vera sorpresa è stato il cantautore Ben Howard, eletto artista maschile dell'anno e rivelazione dell'anno. Ecco nel dettaglio vincitori e nominati. ARTISTA BRITANNICO MASCHILE DELL'ANNO: Ben Howard (nominati: Calvin Harris, Olly Murs, Plan B, Richard Hawley) [...]
We saw all the big-name arrivals across the pond at the BRIT Awards, but now for the actual hardware! Last year Adele and Ed Sheeran cleaned up , and this year it was another male-female duo dominating, with Emeli Sande and Ben Howard both winning two awards. "This is a dream, really," Sande said when accepting her Album of the Year prize. Otherwise, the Brits renewed their undying love for Lana Del Rey by giving her another trophy this year. Adele and Coldplay also [...]

2013 é definitivamente o ano dos comebacks , e como já esperado desde o ano passado, os queridinhos do Phoenix são um dos maiores integrantes da lista de retornos que nos espera este ano. O último disco da banda, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix , foi culpado por catapultar em 2009 os franceses para pistas e iPods de qualquer um que ouve algo além das rádios, e é assim, numa pressão imensa, que os rapazes retornam com "Entertainment", o primeiro single do novo álbum, Bankrupt! . Ao meio de novos e antigos elementos, "Entertainment" é [...]

Lembra quando apresentamos por aqui no começo do ano o britânico Tom Odell , vencedor do Critics Choice Awards britânico e um dos principais concorrentes das irmãs Haim ao pódio do Sound of 2013 , da BBC? Pois bem, apesar de não ter faturado o prêmio, Odell nos impressionou com seu EP de estreia, principalmente com as excelentes “Another Love” e “Sense”, e agora, aproveitando o hype inesperado, o rapaz de 22 anos se prepara para o lançamento do seu primeiro disco, Long Way Down , que sai agora [...]

Kanye West, Jay-Z, Drake, Miguel, Trent Reznor, Skrillex, and Usher were among the early winners at the 2013 Grammy Awards' pre-show telecast. Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch the Throne collaboration "Niggas in Paris" won both Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance. Meanwhile, Drake's Take Care won Best Rap Album. Miguel's "Adorn" won Best R&B Song and Usher's "Climax" won Best R&B Performance. Skrillex was the big winner in the Dance/Electronica category. Bangarang won Best Dance/Electronica Album and [...]
(UPDATE 2) Warner Music Group has purchased EMI's Parlophone music group from Universal for $765 million. The deal includes Parlophone, Chrysalis, Ensign and other labels along with related EMI European subsidiaries and included the catalogs and contracts for Coldplay, Pink Floyd, David Guetta, Iron Maiden and others. EMI labels in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Slovakia and Sweden are also part of the deal. Divestiture of Parlphone was required by EU regulators as part of their approval Universal Music GrOup's purchase of EMI, and [...]

According to Billboard , Warner Music Group has acquired the Parlophone Label Group from Universal Music Group for £487 million (around $765 million). The UK-based Parlophone is home to the likes of Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Gorillaz, Iron Maiden, and formerly Daft Punk. Universal acquired Parlophone through its merger with EMI last fall, but was forced to sell off the label in order to meet anti-trust concerns in Europe and America.

Kylie Minogue took to Instagram a couple of hours ago photographed wearing a Roc nation tee-shirt and cheesing obviously happy to have signed with the Jay-Z owned company. Jay's company have been busy recently also signing heavyweight producer Timbaland as well as having the likes of Rihanna, M.I.A., Willow Smith, Rita Ora and J Cole on the books with recent rumours also circulating suggesting Drake may well be leaving Young Money and Joining the ROC. ROC nation is a multifaceted organisation which as well as operating as an imprint and record label also specialises [...]

Potevano esprimere una sola preferenza gli ascoltatori di Radio 6 Music , il canale digitale della BBC: lo hanno fatto scegliendo Clocks dei Coldplay ed eleggendola canzone più bella degli ultimi dieci anni . Tra le cento canzoni selezionate, il singolo di "A Rush of Blood to the Head" ("Record of the Year" ai Grammy 2004) ha avuto la meglio su "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" degli Arctic Monkeys che si è piazzata al secondo posto e "One Day Like This" degli Elbow, terza sul podio. Prima di lasciarvi alla classifica [...]
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Topping off the somewhat extended 10th birthday celebrations, 6Music asked its listeners to vote for the 100 best tunes released during its lifetime . That was always going to be a mistake, wasn't it? Apart from anything, 6Music likes to wear the clothes of a station for whom charts and mainstream popularity are of little interest and so this sort of poll feels like one step away from offering the breakfast show to Bruno Brookes. More importantly, by its very nature, the exercise was doomed to have the more mainstream offerings of the station coagulate [...]

BBC 6 Music celebrated ten years in existence by counting down the greatest tracks of its lifetime. Among those hitting the top spots were The Flaming Lips , Radiohead , The National , LCD Soundsystem and more. Number 1 spot, however, went to Coldplay for their 2002 track, 'Clocks'. The songs, compiled by the station's presenters and then ordered by its listeners, were aired on [...]

After a hectic and successful years gigging in 2012, Manchester four piece The Ninth Watch are hibernating in the studio with a view to bringing you a host of new tunes and if they're as strong as the tracks they produced last year, we're in for a real treat. [...]

Castlecomer - Danny's Den Released: March 30, 2012 Purchase: iTunes Forming in late 2010, Castlecomer finally unveiled their debut release on March 30th, 2012 and did not disappoint. Armed with their high-energy shows, combined with their flawless five part harmonies, Castlecomer are one of the most exciting indie bands that Australia has to offer. Castlecomer began their journey as a band by posting videos of both [...]

One Direction ran France for the evening, as the group won one of the biggest awards last night (January 26th) at the 2013 NRJ Music Awards. The ceremony, held at the Palais De Festivals in Cannes, had a bevy of talent to choose from for their Best International Group or Duo of the Year award: Among the nominees were Maroon 5 , Carly Rae Jepsen , Coldplay , Owl City and — of course! — 1D. [...]

For today’s Free MP3 of the Day, I drop on your drive a new instrumental mix of the single “Molly’s E” from Junkie XL . Junkie XL is the Dutch-born musician, remixer and producer Tom Holkenborg who busted onto the scene more than ten years ago with his debut solo set, Saturday Teenage Kick . Along four additional solo collections, including a 2003 set that included guest collabs with Depeche Mode ‘s Dave Gahan, the Cure ‘s Robert Smith and Public Enemy ‘s Chuck D., XL has also kicked remixes for Coldplay , Bloc Party and [...]