Tag: Chris Martin

  • Who is the Funniest Rock Star? Top Five Rock n Roll Comedy Sketches

    So many people are frightened by clowns that there is a name for the phobia. What with their scary white make up, over-size shoes and comedy songs, there should also be a word for a fear of the band Kiss. Rock n roll and comedy has an uneasy relationship, especially by those musicians who want…

  • A Glastonbury Top Five: Sunday

    A Glastonbury Top Five: Sunday

    The final day of Glastonbury brings a unique feeling of excitement, sadness, relief and exhaustion. Excitement at the prospect of new bands to discover and see. Sadness that it will soon all be over. Relief that soon you won’t have to tread through four inches of mud to head in any direction and that one…

  • The Best Records of 2014 So Far: Embrace – Refugees EP

    The Best Records of 2014 So Far: Embrace – Refugees EP

    A Tale of Two Bands… It was the best of times, it was the worst of times… In 2000, a young Chris Martin must have been feeling good about life. After his band Coldplay had released three EPs without troubling the charts, latest single “Shiver” had broken the top 40. Moreover, Coldplay had been picked…

  • Every Record Tells A Story Photos of 2013

    Every Record Tells A Story Photos of 2013

    “People take pictures of the summer / Just in case someone thought they had missed it / And to prove that it really existed…” Ray Davies: “People Take Pictures Of Each Other” As 2014 begins, I thought it would be good to look back at 2013 through the pictures I took at various gigs. It…