Coldplay's Toronto date of their upcoming North American tour goes on sale to the general public on Saturday November 19, 2005. If you have an AMEX, there is a special pre-sale that begins wedensday at 10am. Tickets will be available for the low price of $49.50 to $89.50 (who do they think they are, U2???). Richard Ashcroft is slated to open for the entire tour.

Wolf Parade confirms new European and US dates:

11-15 Cologne, Germany - Gebaude 9
11-16 Hamburg, Germany - Molotov
11-17 Berlin, Germany - Maschinehaus
11-19 Oslo, Norway - Garage
11-20 Stockholm, Sweden - Kagalbanen
11-22 Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
11-23 London, England - Scala *
11-24 Nottingham, England - Rescue Rooms *
11-25 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC2 *
11-26 Manchester, England - Roadhouse *
11-27 Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
11-29 Bristol, England - Louisiana
11-30 Birmingham, England - Jug of Ale
12-01 London, England - Barfly
12-02 Barcelona, Spain - Sala Apolo #
12-03 Milan, Italy - Rainbow #
12-04 Rome, Italy - Circolo #
12-31 Chicago, IL - Viaduct Theater (Pitchfork Presents 10.0: 10th Anniversary Bash) %
01-02 San Diego, CA - The Casbah ^
01-03 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey ^
01-04 San Francisco, CA - The Independent ^
01-05 San Francisco, CA - The Independent ^

* with Black Mountain, Dead Meadow
# with We Are Scientists
% with Blood on the Wall, Jason Forrest
^ with Chad VanGaalen

Ninja High School gets props from Spin.

Islands confirm title of debut and tracklisting. Check an older interview with the band here. Diamonds and company have confirmed another Toronto appearance at The Drake Hotel on December 1st. Tickets details to follow.

Coming soon: The year-end countdown of the Top 25 albums, Top 10 singles and Top 10 films of 2005.