Subject: Coldplay

• Prince's Planet Earth CD Review: Purple Drizzle

  July 22, 2007

• Coldplay to play HP Pavilion in July

  May 12, 2008

• Friday Night: Coldplay at the HP Pavilion

  July 20, 2008

• Download Festival, Coldplay, Zine Fest and Tour de Fat: Your Monday Morning Hangover

  July 21, 2008

• Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Vinroc

  July 25, 2008

• Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Paul Costuros a.k.a. Special Lord B.

  August 15, 2008

• Last Night: Live 105's Battle of the Opening Bands

  (Dizzy Balloon gets crafty with the merch setup)Live 105's Not So Silent Night Local Band Competition Finals with: Picture Atlantic, Please Do Not Fight, Go Kart Mozart, Music For Animals, and Dizzy BalloonMonday, Dec. 7, 2008Cafe du NordWords and images by Jennifer MaerzLast night, Live 105-supporting musicians bonded at Cafe du Nord over cups of free ice water and radio station schwag with one common goal in mind. They all wanted to open for the Killers, Death Cab For Cutie, Bloc Party, Franz

  December 8, 2008

• The Year in Music: 2008's Top Ten Pop Songs

  By Annie ZaleskiPop music often gets a bad rap for being disposable or vapid, and in many cases that's true. (Katy Perry, Danity Kane and the Pussycat Dolls, step right up!) But every year, a few irresistible bits of innovative ear candy rocket up the charts and seep into our subconscious. The following ten singles saturated the Top 40 -- or what passes for hit-oriented radio in this topsy-turvy musical climate -- while proving that accessibility doesn't necessarily preclude creativity. CHRIS

  December 17, 2008

• Hey DJ! Friday Q&A: Rob Metal

  You think you're metal? You, with your Wasteland-purchased Slayer shirt and ironic use of devil horns? Dude, you're not metal. Because if you're just gonna hit up DJ Rob Metal with requests off Reign in Blood, you might as well go back to Britney. Rob Metal knows his stuff. He knows the difference between black metal, death metal, black thrash, kult black metal, technical death metal, and poser hipster metal. He's the go-to DJ for many of San Francisco's punk and metal promoters to take the deck

  February 27, 2009

• Ancient Future

  February 11, 2009

• Eight Steps to a Better 2009

  January 7, 2009

• In its search for lasting love, rock lost its libido

  November 5, 2008

• Coldplay

  Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (Capitol)

  June 25, 2008

• Young @ Heart

  April 16, 2008

• Black Mountain's Psychedelic Sprawl Needs a Roadmap

  January 30, 2008

• The Bravery Far from Bold

  September 12, 2007

• Arresting Development

  You liked Shaun of the Dead? Then Hot Fuzz will bust a cap in your arse.

  April 18, 2007

• Bloc Party

  A Weekend in the City Vice Records

  March 7, 2007

• Pop Quiz

  You may indeed call it a comeback — Jay-Z and Rocky are out of retirement! It's boxers vs. ballers.

  November 15, 2006

• Mew

  Mew and the Glass Handed Kites

  August 2, 2006

• Band Advice

  How to get all the blow jobs and cash you can handle, in eight easy steps

  December 14, 2005

• DNA Loungin'

  Observing the mating rituals of horny dudes at the Noc Noc

  December 7, 2005

• Hear This

  Maximo Park's Wire-y rock, the Mekons' many side projects, and the final installment of "Ace of Spades"

  September 14, 2005

• Hear This

  Menomena exhibits its will-to-rock; the Doves fly back into town with their grandiose Britrock

  June 8, 2005

• Best Classic Music Venues

  May 11, 2005

• Hear This

  VHS or Beta are set on disintegrating the dance floor; Blue Merle equals Coldplay plus an electric mandolin

  April 20, 2005

• Fookin'-A

  Kasabian has its sights set on becoming the coolest -- and most stereotypical -- Britrock band around

  March 9, 2005

• Son, Ambulance

  Key

  November 10, 2004

• Hear This

  Flashback to the '80s with shows from the New York Dolls and Trashcan Sinatras

  September 29, 2004

• The Delays

  Faded Seaside Glamour

  July 21, 2004

• Pedro the Lion

  Achilles Heel (Jade Tree)

  June 2, 2004

• Snow Patrol

  Final Straw

  May 5, 2004

• Murs

  Murs 3:16: The 9th Edition

  April 14, 2004

• This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

  April 7, 2004

• Band Directory

  March 17, 2004

• Starsailor

  Silence Is Easy

  February 4, 2004

• The Musical is Political

  Forget policies and party affiliations, choose your next Mayor based on his top five favorite albums

  December 3, 2003

• Super Furry Animals

  Phantom Power

  September 17, 2003

• Steadman

  Revive

  August 6, 2003

• The Velvet Teen

  Out of the Fierce Parade

  March 5, 2003

• Various Artists

  Ultra. Chilled 03

  January 15, 2003

• Sigur Rós

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  November 20, 2002

• Chron Clueless About the Current State of Radio

  Radio GaGa? No, Lady Gaga Interesting article on Bay Area radio Music Directors in today's Chron. When I say interesting, it's because the information presented runs counter not only to what's currently happening with the commercial radio industry, but is written in such a way to suggest that writer Aidin Vaziri is completely clueless to this discrepancy. In fact, this article is more notable for what it doesn't tell you than what it does: it doesn't mention that most, if not all MDs on Clear

  June 30, 2009

• Love Like Fire

  October 3, 2007

• 5 Things I'd Rather Hear About Than More Michael Jackson Coverage

  Amadou & Maryam Believe it or not folks, there are other things happening in the entertainment world besides the seemingly endless Michael Jackson media feeding frenzy - which should have concluded with his memorial service and BET tribute. Here are a few: 5. Amadou & Mariam opening for Coldplay. Two blind musicians from Mali with an amazing sound and a story to match have snagged the coveted opening spot for the world's biggest rock band not named U2 or the Rolling Stones on their cur

  July 8, 2009

• Ever Wonder Why AT&T Park's Lights Are On at 1 a.m.? Blame Kenny Chesney.

  And if the lights are still on six hours later, you can blame a country musicianThe longest nine-inning game in National League history took place right here at San Francisco's AT&T Park back in 2001; the Los Angeles Dodgers outscored the hometown boys, 11-10, in a heart-breaking, ass-crack-numbing four hour and 27 minute Wagnerian opera of a ballgame. Even still, the game would have been over by "just" 11:45 p.m. So it was confusing to see the lights of AT&T Park blazing away at 1 a.m.

  July 21, 2009

• The Frames

  August 29, 2007

• Hear This

  October 24, 2007

• Bridge School Benefit Announces Lineup

  At the Bridge: Fleet Foxes​ The annual Bridge School Benefit lineup, which happens October 24 & 25 at the Shoreline Ampitheater, has been announced. In addition to mainstay and organizer Neil Young, this year's talent list includes Coldplay's Chris Martin, No Doubt, Sheryl Crow, Monsters of Folk, Gavin Rossdale, Fleet Foxes, and Wolfmother. In addition, Jimmy Buffet plays Saturday, while Adam Sandler plays Sunday. Music Editor Jennifer Maerz gushes she's particularly stoked about Fleet Fo

  September 15, 2009

• Last Night: Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit

  Christopher VictorioNeil Young and Adam Sandler​Neil Young's Bridge School Benefit Concert October 25, 2009Shoreline AmphitheaterCheck out our Bridge School slideshow by Christopher Victorio here.  Better Than: watching AC/DC play at Marine World. Combine a huge rock' n roll show with a school benefit and you're bound to attract a crowd of hip parents. It felt like family day at Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit concert at the Shoreline Amphitheater yesterday, with all of the tin

  October 26, 2009