"Hurts Like Heaven" is the prequel to the story of Mylo Xyloto, which is to be told via a six-part comic series written by Academy Award-nominated writer/director Mark Osborne (Kung Fu Panda), co-written by Dylan Haggerty with artwork courtesy of Alejandro Fuentes. The series will be available for purchase from February 2013 onwards.

In other news, on November 19 Coldplay will release a new concert film, "Live 2012", recorded at many concerts over the Mylo Xyloto Tour. The film will be available on CD/DVD, Blu-ray/CD and digitally. Watch the official trailer here.

Let's go back to last July, as this weekend the UK's Sunday Times newspaper gives away a free EP of tracks from Coldplay's performance at the iTunes Festival in London. See the newspaper or its online edition today for details of how to download seven free songs. A further five tracks will be given away in The Times next week.

Please note, this giveaway is only available for readers in the UK and Ireland. However, the others can relive the whole performance in streaming for free on Coldplay's page on iTunes Stores worldwide.