Coldplay to Chill A Few Years

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Everybody needs to relax once in awhile. But this is bad news for Coldplay fans: The band announced it’s taking a massive break at a gig in Brisbane, Australia on Wednesday.

Frontman Chris Martin told concert attendees that the group wanted to make the performance their best ever. “This is the last big show for three years or so,” Martin said. “I don’t want to stop.”

Coldplay now moves on to the U.S. for a trio of arena dates culminating in a New Year’s Eve pairing with Jay-Z at the new Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

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http://www.billboard.com/events/coldplay-lights-up-brisbane-in-last-big-1008026362.story#/events/coldplay-lights-up-brisbane-in-last-big-1008026362.story

 

Always Wear Protection–Say What?

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Growing up, we are taught to take care of ourselves. Do this! Don’t do that! Whatever you do, WEAR PROTECTION! Your ears are irreplaceable. Temporary hearing loss can happen after you’ve been exposed to loud noise for any duration. If you have temporary hearing loss, you won’t be able to hear as well as you normally do for a while. Don’t worry, it will go away (usually after a good night’s sleep).

If someone is exposed to loud noise over a long period of time, like cranking up Q101.com to setting 11 on a scale of 10, permanent hearing loss can occur. This means the person’s hearing won’t ever be as good as it once was.

Coldplay’s Chris Martin revealed that he suffers tinnitus, along with Plan B. Both singers are now speaking out about their condition as part of the launch of a new campaign to encourage people to wear earplugs when exposed to loud noises.

Martin revealed that he has suffered from the disease, a condition defined by sufferers hearing a permanent ringing or buzzing in their ears, often caused by exposure to loud noise, since he was 25. His advice as given to Ryan at Alternative Addiction:

“If you’re listening to music a lot, producing music or performing live, then always wear earplugs. You’re not Superman! When I first developed it, I thought it was trains rushing by my house as I live near a railway line. There’s no doubt it’s been caused by years of being on stage and subjected to very loud decibels of music.”

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http://www.alternativeaddiction.com/musicnews/article/2544/Coldplays-Chris-Martin-Admits-He-Suffers-From-Tinnitus

 

Q101 “New” Music Adds Week of 2/3/12

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Some of these tunes have been in the hopper for a few weeks, but as the Q101 Crew get’s some systems down..we will be posting Q101 Adds here for you to see what’s cooking on Q101.

Q101 Currents – 2/3/12

Simple Song – The Shins (@TheShins)
Color On The Walls – Foster The People (@FosterThePeople)
Underground – Jane’s Addiction (@JanesAddiction)
Not Your Fault – Awolnation (@AwolNation)
Lonely Boy – Black Keys (@BlackKeys)
Lean Into the Fall – Mona (@MonaTheBand)
Sweet Sour – Band of Skulls (BandofSkulls)
Bully – Shinedown (@Shinedown)
Little Talks – Of Monsters and Men (@monstersandmen)
Blood Pressure – Mutemath (@MUTEMATH)
Race You to the Bottom – New Medicine (@NewMedicine)
Somebody That I Used to Know – Gotye (@gotye)
Face To The Floor – Chevelle (@ChevelleInc)
Cough Syrup – Young The Giant (@Youngthegiant)
Hell – Disturbed (@Disturbed)
Paradise – Coldplay (@coldplay)
A Heavy Abacus – Joy Formidable (@joyformidable)
Monarchy Of Roses – Red Hot Chili Peppers (@ChiliPeppers)
After Midnight – Blink 182 (@blink182)
Mustacheman (Wasted) – Cake (@CAKEMUSIC)
Thick As Thieves – Cavo (@cavomusic)
That’s Alternative according to Q101… The Alternative.

Rock Is Dead? ‘No’ Says The Grammys

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Foo Fighters are among the rock leaders in the latest round of Grammy nominations – but they’re up against some stiff competition.

Dave Grohl and his foo fighting cohorts have a total of six nominations, including Album Of The Year and Best Rock Song. They have won a total of six Grammys in the past, with the last being for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2008.

Others rock artists who could be called to the stage include Mumford & Sons, Coldplay, Mastodon and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Here are the nominees in the Best Alternative Album Category:

  • Bon Iver – Bon Iver
  • Death Cab For Cutie – Codes And Keys
  • Foster The People – Torches
  • My Morning Jacket – Circuital
  • Radiohead – The King of Limbs
Q101′s pick:  Foster the People in an upset (when you beat Radiohead in the alt album category, it’s an upset).  We’ll see February 12th.
For more on the Grammy’s, READ HERE
Source:  http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/foo_fighters_lead_rock_grammy_nominations.html
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