Coldplay's new video for their single "The Hardest Part" is obviously following the trend of music videos that make light of their own song. This clip starts off slow. And you're thinking, why in the world are these people standing there, it's windy, Chris Martin has his usual bending-over-too-far-on-one-side-stance thing he does. But then this 84 year old woman, man she really rocks out. We mean flexible, bendable, you-name-it-able. It's pretty commendable, in an America's Got Talent kind of way. more ›

Yes, well, no, not really.. They recognize it, but the recognize it as Chris Martin. Which is not so bad considering that he is generally accepted as a handsome guy. more ›

Bryce Dallas Howard (daughter of Ron) turns 25 today. She's doing both artsy and big-budget stuff; soon she'll be in both As You Like It and Spiderman III. more ›

With Mardi Gras around the corner, LAist thought we’d mention a pretty cool EP to benefit the other La -- the folks in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast still suffering from the effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. REM’s Michael Stipe has corralled a few musician friends to record a benefit EP, “In the Sun.” more ›

More often than we'd like to admit, we've found ourselves at a gig that runs
way too long... our eyes will invariably shift to the nearest clock... hoping
that we just heard the last song. Keane's performance at The
Greek yesterday was about
as far removed from that scenario as you can possibly get. We credit
this to good pacing, solid vocals and contagious optimism from the band. The
pianist, Tim Rice-Oxley, was the most energetic. Oxley reminded us a bit of
Chris Martin of Coldplay, only more animated.

Comparisons to Coldplay and Death
Cab for Cutie are inevitable, but the band
is carefully perfecting a soaring, dramatic sound that will likely break that
trend. Unlike Chris Martin, Tom Chaplin's vocal range is so high that he rarely
uses falsetto. On songs like She
Has No Time, Chaplin reaches epic peaks with
ease. We'd compare Chaplin to Radiohead's Thom Yorke rather than Martin. Both
have the ability to slide up and down the scale with ease. Somehow Chaplin wraps
all the sorrow in syrupy sweetness. You're not sure if you want to cry or jump
for joy.... or perhaps engage in a little of both.

So how would you end a weekend in which you have the number one movie in the country? Well, if you're Mos Def, you cold rock a party like it was Krush Groove. The Mighty Mos Def and Talib Kweli closed the main stage (to a much smaller crowd than Nine Inch Nails which, we think, had to do with Goldenvoice not naming Mos and Talib in the adverts or the program) with an energetic set spanning their combined efforts as Black Star and their more recognizable solo faire. Common, who loves to show up at LA hip hop shows and do his guest spots, showed in the desert as well. more ›