Uh oh - The Creaky Boards are accusing Chris Martin of stealing a song, after the Coldplay frontman allegedly attended a performance by the Brooklyn band at the CMJ music festival last October. The songs at the center of the plagiarism controversy are the Creaky Boards’ über-ironically titled “The Songs I Didn’t Write” and the title track from Coldplay’s latest mega-hit album, “Viva La Vida.” Although Coldplay is adamantly denying the plagiarism allegations, a recently released video by Creaky Boards frontman Andrew Hoepfner indicates his band isn’t giving up its battle against Apple’s dad. Read more about the controversy here, check out Hoepfner’s video below, listen to the two songs below to make your own comparisons, and leave your thoughts in the comments! (Thanks to Vanna for the heads up!)

MP3s:
Creaky Boards - “The Songs I Didn’t Write”
Coldplay - “Viva La Vida”

VIDEO:

It’s rare that musical guests perform on The Daily Show (The White Stripes were the first in 2005 and Tom Waits played on Jon Stewart’s birthday in 2006). So, it’s worth noting that Coldplay joined an exclusive club of artists last night when they dropped by the DS studios to perform two tracks (”42″ and “Lost!”) off Viva La Vida. Check it out below!

VIDEOS:
“42″

“Lost!”

As his final project for a graphic design course, James Houston grouped together “a collection of old redundant hardware” to perform a remix of the stripper-tested, stripper-approved song “Nude” by Radiohead! The results are both visually and aurally inspired! James may have missed the online remix contest deadline, but he still gets Hypeful’s vote!

MP3:
Radiohead - “Nude” (Big Ideas (don’t get any) Remix)
Radiohead - “Nude”

VIDEO:

Big Ideas (don’t get any) from James Houston on Vimeo.

Punk/new-wave pioneers Devo are suing McDonald’s after the burger behemoth used the band’s likeness in a Happy Meal toy without permission. Last April, McDonald’s released a set of American Idol-inspired toys in the form of little plastic figures representing various musical genres. At the center of the controversy is the (admittedly) adorable New Wave Nigel (see above photo), who sported an orange jumpsuit, punk shades, and an unmistakable Energy Dome-like hat. Unbeknownst to Mickey D’s, apparently, is the fact that Devo’s “Energy Domes” were designed by bassist Gerald Casale and are-oops-copyrighted and trademarked. Casale added, “We’re in the midst of suing them… they didn’t ask us anything. Plus, we don’t like McDonald’s, and we don’t like American Idol, so we’re doubly offended.” Making matters worse, New Wave Nigel also played a song that Devo claims sounds a bit too much like their own “Doctor Detroit.”

MP3:
Devo - “Whip It”

Thom Yorke’s l’il brother Andy Yorke is set to release his debut solo album, Simple (July 14th), following the 2000 disbandment of his group, The Unbelievable Truth. (His former bandmates, Nigel Powell and Jason Moulster, backed him up on this new album, however.) Not surprisingly, Andy sounds a lot like his big bro - but with less falsetto. Bend an ear, won’t you?

MP3s:
Andy Yorke - “Rise and Fall”
Andy Yorke - “Ode to a Friend”