Set for an August 25th retail release via DH Records / Mercer Street Records, this international critically acclaimed debut has been catching the attention of many including Chris Martin of Coldplay who requested the trio’s company on the band’s North American summer tour.

Below is a link to a great documentary on Kitty, Daisy & Lewis called “Real Britain” that aired on the BBC.

Watch video – Kitty Daisy & Lewis / BBC Real Britain Documentary:

In addition to praise by Filter Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, Paste, USA Today, Extra! TV and others, fans around the world are championing this multi-instrumental family band as their MySpace page quickly approaches 1 million visitors.

‘Kitty, Daisy & Lewis’ was cut in the siblings’ custom built studio using original 40s and 50s recording equipment, completely digital-free, and swings with the passion, intensity and sheer exuberant joie de vivre that has made their live performances one of the most talked about shows within the UK and European gig and festival circuit.

Buy Music:

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis on amazon.com

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis on amazon.co.uk

2009 TOUR DATES (with Coldplay):

August 5th Kung Fu Neck Tie Philadelphia, PA **
August 6th Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion Raleigh, NC
August 7th Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte, NC
August 9th Ford Amphitheatre Tampa, FL

** Indicates headlining show

Kitty, Daisy & Lewis MySpace

Pete Yorn’s ‘Back And Fourth’ was released exclusively via iTunes this week, and the album has already shot to No. 1 on the Alternative album chart and No. 5 on the overall sales count.

Buy Music:

Pete Yorn on amazon.com

Pete Yorn on amazon.co.uk

‘Back And Fourth’ – which was released on iTunes with the bonus track “Rooftop” – will hit stores and all other digital platforms Tuesday, June 23, 2009.

Early returns are in, and fan reviews are shaping up to be just as impressive as the early critical raves:

“A rare complete album with stunning lyrics. This is in the company of some of the best records to come out in a long time…” says Sebastion O, with customer perfectdarkling adding that “this is the type of music you can listen to all day and still find new things to like about each song.”

Critics are already hailing the alt-rocker’s fourth Columbia Records release as one of his strongest. Alternative Press gave the album four stars, The Huffington Post hailed it as “mesmerizing, in perpetual alt-pop motion, and on course as one of the best albums of 2009,” and Performing Songwriter called it “the most introspective disc of Yorn’s career.”

Pete Yorn will celebrate the release with an intimate New York City club performance, June 18th at Joe’s Pub, and then on June 24th at the Roxy Theater in Los Angeles. He completed a spring tour with Coldplay June 4, and returns to the road as a headliner July 9 for a two month run (Go to www.peteyorn.com for complete dates).

Recorded in Omaha, NE, with producer Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley), Yorn says the album was inspired by an escape from his everyday routine, and the change of pace between hometown Los Angeles and more rural Nebraska. “I think I found a different kind of inspiration there that helped carry the record home,” he says.

Visit Pete Yorn online at:

Pete Yorn Official Website
Facebook
MySpace
Pete Yorn on Twitter

Coldplay recently teamed up with Tapulous Inc, an iPhone/iPod Touch game developer, to release a new music-game called Tap Tap Revenge: Coldplay Edition.

Watch Tap Tap Revenge: Coldplay Edition video clip:

Tap Tap Revenge: Coldplay Edition is the hot new game from the makers of Tap Tap Revenge, the wildly popular music game for the iPhone and iPod touch.

Built on the all-new #1 App Store hit Tap Tap Revenge 2, this Coldplay Edition of Tap Tap Revenge includes 10 of Coldplay’s greatest hits, including Viva la Vida, Lovers in Japan (Osaka Sun Mix), Lost, Yellow and Life in Technicolor ii.

To celebrate, Tapulous is hosting the Tapulous Coldplay Edition Contest.

Each day for 30 days, one player will win the entire Coldplay catalog which includes the Viva La Vida/Prospekt’s March special edition CD, Live 2003 CD/DVD, A Rush of Blood To The Head, X&Y, and Parachutes. One Grand Prize winner will win a pair of front row tickets to any concert in our Viva La Vida Tour this summer, and an autographed copy of the Viva la Vida/Prospekt’s March album (some exclusions may apply). On top of that – five runner up winners will get signed copies of Viva la Vida/Prospekt’s March album.

These skill contest officially began on April 6th at 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time, and runs until May 6, 2009 at 11:59 pm, Pacific Standard Time.

Coldplay on amazon.com

For more information about Tapulous and for contest terms, please visit:

Tapulous Blog

Tapulous Official Website

The singer Mariam Doumbia and her husband, the guitarist/vocalist Amadou Bagayoko, have been making music together since they first met and fell in love at the Institute for Young Blind People in Bamako, Mali’s capital, three decades ago. Over the last few years, they have achieved remarkable critical and popular acclaim in Europe and North America.

Amadou & Mariam on amazon.com

Amadou & Mariam on amazon.co.uk

Amadou & Mariam are especially beloved for their live shows – they recently performed in the Africa Express event that was part of the BBC Electric Proms festival; the concert also featured Johnny Marr, The Magic Numbers, Damon Albarn, and Hard-Fi as well as numerous African artists.

They will be headlining a Spring tour and will be opening for Coldplay in July 2009.

Mariam Doumbia and Amadou Bagayoko June/July 2009 tour dates:

(Dates and information subject to change.)

June 2nd – Chicago, IL – Park West
June 4th – Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix Concert Theatre
June 5th – Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis
June 6th – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
June 8th – New York, NY – Webster Hall
June 10th – Alexandria, VA – Birchmere
July 10th – Portland, OR – The Amphitheater at Clark County*
July 11th – George, WA – The Gorge Amphitheatre*
July 13th – San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre*
July 16th – San Diego, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre*
July 18th – Carson, CA – Home Depot Center*
July 21st – Dallas, TX – Superpages.com Center*
July 22nd – Houston, TX – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion*
July 24th – Maryland Heights, MO – Verizon Wireless Amphitheater*

*opening for Coldplay

Amadou & Mariam’s ‘Welcome to Mali’ is out March 24, 2009.

Amadou & Mariam Official Website
Amadou & Mariam MySpace
Facebook

Four-time GRAMMY® winner Coldplay will launch a North American tour in Portland, OR on July 10, 2009.

Tickets go on sale beginning February 13th at www.coldplay.com, with additional dates to be announced soon.

Watch “Clocks” video:

Coldplay on amazon.com

Coldplay on amazon.co.uk

Coldplay is performing at the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards telecast event on Sunday, February 8, 2009 at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT).

They are nominated for seven GRAMMY awards: Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for “Viva La Vida”; Album Of The Year and Best Rock Album for Viva La Vida; and Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals and Best Rock Song for “Violet Hill.”

CBS’ “60 Minutes“ will feature a segment on the band this Sunday in the hour preceding the GRAMMY Awards telecast.

Coldplay resumes its enormously successful world tour on February 12th, heading to Japan and Australia before returning to North America for its summer dates. The band, which picked up two Q Awards and two World Music Awards in 2008, was recently honored with four Brit Awards nominations.

Viva La Vida was released in June 2008 and charted at No. 1 in 36 countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom. In the U.S., it ranked #1 on the Top Ten Selling Digital Albums chart for 2008 – and it is also the top-selling digital album in SoundScan history. Viva La Vida is the band’s fourth consecutive studio album to be certified multi-Platinum by the RIAA and is fast approaching 8 million units sold worldwide.

Coldplay 2009 North American Tour Summer Tour:

(Dates and information subject to change.)

7/10 Portland, OR The Amphitheater at Clark County
7/11 George, WA The Gorge Amphitheatre
7/13 San Francisco, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/16 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
7/18 Carson, CA Home Depot Center
7/21 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
7/22 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
7/24 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
7/25 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre
7/29 Toronto, ON TBD
8/3 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
8/6 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
8/7 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8/9 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre

Additional dates to be announced.

For music and more information, go to:

Coldplay Official Website

Coldplay MySpace

Coldplay’s latest album, ‘Viva La Vida’, debuts at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 with over 720,000 copies sold in its first week of release in the U.S. ‘Viva La Vida’ has topped the UK album chart for the second week in a row, where it is the fastest-selling album of the year, and No. 1 rankings continue to come in from around the globe including Japan, Australia, Canada, France and Germany.

Already the biggest album pre-order in iTunes history, ‘Viva La Vida’ also set the record for highest first-week album sales ever on the iTunes® Store worldwide. Today the album’s title song surpasses “Clocks” as the band’s biggest-selling single to date on the iTunes Store.

“Viva La Vida” hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 last week, marking Coldplay’s first Hot 100 No. 1 single ever, and it debuted this week at No. 1 on the UK Singles chart.

Coldplay will perform on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” June 25th, 2008 and on the “TODAY” show on NBC Friday, June 27th, 2008. The band will also appear on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” on July 17th, 2008. Lead singer Chris Martin is featured on the cover of the current Rolling Stone and Coldplay is on the cover of Spin’s July issue (on sale now).

The band celebrated the release of ‘Viva La Vida’ with a free concert at New York City’s Madison Square Garden and will launch its North American tour with two sold out dates at The Forum in Los Angeles on July 14th and 15th. Details on the tour are available at www.coldplay.com or at www.livenation.com.

Produced by Brian Eno and Markus Dravs, ‘Viva La Vida’ is the follow-up to 2005’s X&Y, which also debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200, the UK album chart and in numerous other countries, going on to sell 10 million copies worldwide to date.

Coldplay – Viva La Vida on amazon.co.uk

Viva La Vida on amazon.com

Photo Credit: Tom Sheehan

Coldplay Official Website

Coldplay’s video for “Violet Hill,” the first single from the band’s upcoming album, ‘Viva La Vida’, has been added to the highest rotations at MTV (Big 10), VH1 (large), MTV2 (Elite 8 ), mtvU (summa cum laude) and MTV Hits (Power). It will be the first video ever to receive a simultaneous premiere on MTV, VH1 and The N.

Lensed by acclaimed director/visual artist Asa Mader, “Violet Hill” premieres on VH1, MTV2, MTV Hits, mtvU, MTV Tr3s and The N on Monday, May 19th, 2008 and on MTV’s “TRL” on Wednesday, May 21st.

The band will perform “Violet Hill” at the “2008 MTV Movie Awards,” which airs live on June 1st, 2008 at 8:00pm/7c from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, CA. The single – called a “must have” by Rolling Stone – was downloaded by two million people during the recent one-week period in which Coldplay made the song available to fans for free.

‘Viva La Vida’, the follow-up to 2005’s X&Y, which debuted at #1 in 32 countries and has sold 10 million copies worldwide, will be released on June 17th.

The band will play free concerts in London (June 16th at the Brixton Academy) and New York (June 23rd at Madison Square Garden). Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida” North American tour launches on June 29th, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA.

Fans can check out the “Violet Hill” video online:

MTV

VH1

Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends on amazon.co.uk

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends on amazon.com

Photo credit: Stephan Craneanscki

For more information go to:

Live Nation

Coldplay Official Website

Coldplay announce their “Viva La Vida” North American Tour in support of their new album of the same name, set for release in the US on June 17th, 2008 (UK – June 12th).

The tour, which will be produced by Live Nation, will kick off on June 29th in Philadelphia, PA.

Ticket information is available at www.coldplay.com or at Live Nation.

Before kicking off the “Viva La Vida” tour, Coldplay will play free concerts in London (June 16, 2008 at the Brixton Academy) and New York (June 23rd at Madison Square Garden). Information on how to win tickets to these shows will be available at www.coldplay.com. The contest will run May 9th, 2008 through June 1st. Winners will receive notification on June 5th.

‘Viva La Vida’, Coldplay’s upcoming album, will be released by Capitol Music Group on June 17th. Produced by Brian Eno and Markus Dravs, the record is the follow-up to 2005’s ‘X&Y’, which debuted at #1 in 32 countries and has sold 10 million copies worldwide to date.

The album’s lead single “Violet Hill” was downloaded by two million people during the recent one-week period in which the band made the song available to fans for free. It is now for sale at all digital retailers and is quickly rising to the top of the charts at Modern Rock and AAA radio.

Coldplay will perform “Violet Hill” on the “TODAY” show on NBC on Friday, June 27th. Fans are encouraged to check out the performance in person. Viewing is on a first-come, first-served basis outside the show’s Window on the World Studio, located at 49th Street and Rockefeller Plaza in New York City. The band will also perform on Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” on June 26th.

“[Lead singer Chris] Martin broods over a lost lover with a snarling acidity that makes him sound more human than ever – miles away from the dreamy romantic he was on soaring ballads like ‘Speed of Sound,’” said Rolling Stone, naming “Violet Hill” a must-have in a recent “Downloads” column. “Jonny Buckland rips jagged, bluesy riffs that match Martin’s mood while drummer Will Champion and bassist Guy Berryman maintain a stalking beat primal rock & roll.” The Los Angeles Times pronounced the single a “promising return,” also marveling at its harder edge.

‘Viva La Vida’ tracklisting:
1. Life In Technicolor
2. Cemeteries Of London
3. Lost!
4. 42
5. Lovers In Japan/Reign Of Love
6. Yes
7. Viva La Vida
8. Violet Hill
9. Strawberry Swing
10. Death And All His Friends

Coldplay 2008 North American tour dates are as follows:

All dates are subject to change! Go to Coldplay’s Official Website for the latest tour dates and information.

June 29 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
July 2 Washington, DC Verizon Center
July 3 Hartford, CT XL Center
July 5 Detroit, MI The Palace of Auburn Hills
July 6 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
July 8 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
July 9 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
July 10 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
July 12 Phoenix, AZ Jobing.com Arena
July 19 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
July 21 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
July 24 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
July 27 Pemberton, BC Pemberton Festival
July 29 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place
July 30 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome
August 1 Winnipeg, MB MTS Centre
August 3 Omaha, NE Qwest Center
August 4 Chicago, IL United Center
October 20 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
October 21 Ottawa, ON Scotiabank Place
October 26 East Rutherford, NJ Izod Center
October 29 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
October 30 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
November 3 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden
November 11 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
November 18 Houston, TX Toyota Center
November 19 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
November 21 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
November 22 Salt Lake City, UT Energy Solutions Arena

Coldplay – Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends on amazon.co.uk

Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends on amazon.com

Coldplay Official Website

Coldplay Myspace