April 30, 2005

2005 MTV Video Music Awards Japan
posted by Jas, 04/30/05
Linkin Park has been nominated for the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards Japan for Best Group Video, Best Rock Video (both for Breaking the Habit) and Best Collaboration Video (LP/Jay-Z for Numb/Encore). The event will be held on May 29 at Tokyo Bay NK Hall. Voting ends on May 8th (you need to register to vote). Thanks alot to my friend Pamela for the details.

Kanye West on the Rising Tied
posted by Jas, 04/30/05
Wesley from linkinparkbr.com reports that Spytech Records has an article about Styles of Beyond and mention the group's appearance in Fort Minor's "The Rising Tied" album which also feature Kanye West.

April 28, 2005

Benefit eBay auction featuring special Linkin Park items
posted by Jas, 04/28/05
Jason K. Halal from the National Mental Health Association writes in to say that mpower & 1-800-SUICIDE will kick-off mental health month with eBay auction to raise awareness and prevent teen suicide. They are holding a benefit eBay auction featuring special items from Linkin Park and other artists. The auction will kick-off on Monday, May 2nd and will continue until the end of May with new auction items for sale each week. Log on to www.mpoweryouth.org to learn more about the campaign and to get a sneak preview of some of the items that will be featured.

Linkin Park (TM)
posted by Jas, 04/28/05
In early March this year, Reuters reported that a judge rejected a bid by Linkin Park to trademark its name for use on posters and such. Now LP has submitted an appeal to register the trademark "Linkin Park" in the UK for a variety of goods including key rings, jewellery, bags, clothing and also books, poster books, calendars, stickers and other paper items in class 16. More details in the legal document here

April 26, 2005

An interview with DJ Z-Trip
posted by Jas, 04/26/05
Pop Matters has an interview with DJ Z-Trip where he talked about his collaboration with Chester on 'Walking Dead'

PM: It seems like a lot of people -- at least coming up nowadays don't appreciate that because they've grown up with a very myopic view of what hip-hop music represents. They don't realize that, historically, hip-hop encompasses house music, funk music, disco ... Now, it looks like the most recognizable name, the one that most people reading this site might recognize, is Chester Bennington from Linkin Park [on the track "Walking Dead"]. Talk a minute about how that came about.

Z-Trip: He and I actually met each other on the road -- I'd opened for them three times on three separate tours. We've spent quite a bit of time together. I'm friends with the band, we're all homies. They've always looked out for me and I try my damnedest to look out for them. I think they're real genuine people, and I dig where they're coming from. It was just one of those things [where] I'd always wanted to do something with Chester, not even so much because he's Chester from Linkin Park -- that's obvious. I wasn't really that excited about that aspect, as much as I was about this [other] aspect, which is the bigger thing which I think is a shame because I don't think a lot of people are going to know -- but he's from Phoenix and I'm from Phoenix. There's a karmic element there for me with that song. You've got two guys who came from nothing and have made something for themselves, and that was the thing I was trying my hardest to make happen, and see happen. Just two guys making music. Z-Trip and Linkin Park aside, it was Zack and Chester. "Hey, what do you want to do? Let's make a song."

PM: Representin' the A.Z.

Z-Trip: Basically. If I could call the song "Representing Arizona", that's what I would call it, but it just wouldn't have the same ring to it. But really, that was it. It helps that he's a recognizable name, and he's obviously a big draw, but as much as he's a draw into my world I hope that I'm a draw into his world. There's a lot of people in my world that are very super-critical about music, that have written Linkin Park off as being a pop band, or whatever. Just like I got written off for being the DJ who mixed rock records. It's the concept that I think he and I both strive to smash, which is that you may think you have us pidgeonholed or figured out, but we've got a lot more to offer. It's a very dark track, it's getting a lot of play on the radio right now. -- Tim O'Neil. Full interview

Fort Minor Release in Brazil
posted by Jas, 04/26/05
Wesley from linkinparkbr.com reports that according to Warner Music Brazil Mike and Fort Minor album is set for release in Brazil in September this year.

Mr. Hahn to direct another music video
posted by Jas, 04/26/05
Wesley again from linkinparkbr.com reports that according to the Vagrant Records mailing list, Joe will direct a new music video for Alkaline Trio's 'Time to Waste' from their "Crimson" album to be released by Vagrant Records on May 23.

Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda is set to debut hip-hop side project Fort Minor
posted by Jas, 04/26/05
Press release from Market Wire about Mike's side project. Fort Minor's debut album, "The Rising Tied" contains 14 tracks and is set for a late summer 2005 release on Machine Shop Recordings/Warner Bros. Records. Mike said, "My band-mates (in Linkin Park) have encouraged me to share this music with the world, and now that the record is almost finished, I can't wait."

April 24, 2005

LP, Jay-Z featured in Future Music mag
posted by Jas, 04/24/05
Herald Net has an article about Future Music magazine, it says the cover story in the American edition's premiere issue, which hit newsstands this week, explains how to create a "mash-up," or a digital blending of two or more existing songs. The magazine includes a behind-the-scenes look at how rapper Jay-Z and the rock band Linkin Park created their mash-up album, "Collision Course.". Go to FutureMusic.com to read the article. Here's a scan of the magazine cover sent in by Jes.

Mike and Fort Minor article in LA Times
posted by Jas, 04/24/05
Tanya reports that there is an article on Mike's project on page 43 of Los Angeles Times for today - Sunday, 24th... it talks about Fort Minor, Jay-Z and Brad helping, people on the album, and about the expected success in hip-hop world. Various websites like Ultimate Guitar, Chart Attack, EurWeb and FMQB have all picked up the story about Mike's side project.

LP in MTV magazine
posted by Jas, 04/24/05
Maria sent in scans of the LP article from the December 2004 issue of MTV magazine (Spain).

Collision Course review
posted by Jas, 04/24/05
A review of "Collision Course" from The South End newspaper.

April 23, 2005

New LPU video
posted by Jas, 04/23/05
LPU members head over to LP Underground to download part 2 of 3 video clips of Chester's visit to Thailand last February where he met with the tsunami survivors and helped in the rebuilding process.

April 20, 2005

Video Download: Mike on Fuse
posted by Jas, 04/20/05
Yippeekayaayey!!! Ali answered our prayers and made a clip of Mike's appearance on Fuse's Daily Download last week. Mike said he felt weird being there without his boys.. awww..... he also brought along the Fort Minor CD that he had burnt (not actual CD cover, see caps below). Download clip here (18 mb, wmv), read RapidShare download instruction here. Thanks Ali *kisses Ali's feet*

April 19, 2005

Video Download: 'The Way You Like It' by Adema
posted by Jas, 04/19/05
Hahninator sent me a music video by Adema called 'The Way You Like It' where Chester and Joe made a guest appearance at the end of the video. I don't have the time to send the mpg file at the moment which is 37 mb so I've converted it to wmv format. If you still want it in mpg format just let me know and I'll put you on a list but I will send the file only when I'm free. Download video here (13.7 mb wmv). File is hosted at RapidShare, click here for download instruction.

Under Pressure single
posted by Jas, 04/19/05
The Used and My Chemical Romance's studio version of the David Bowie/Queen classic ballad 'Under Pressure' is now available for download at iTunes. All proceeds will go to directly to Music For Relief

Linkin Park MC Builds A Fort With Jay-Z, Common, John Legend
posted by Jas, 04/19/05
MTV.com has a report on Fort Minor where Mike talks about some of the tracks on "Rising Tied". 'Remember The Name' will be the first single off "Rising Tied". Album is due out late summer. Watch video clip or download clip here.

"There's a lot of dynamics in the record, and that's why the name Fort Minor works so well," Shinoda explained. " 'Fort' [is] something that's heavy and militant. 'Minor' [is] taken one of two ways: either meaning small or meaning ... between the two basic chords in music theory, you've got major or minor, and minor is described as the darker, sadder chord. The album is about the dynamic when you put all those things together. You've got that spectrum." Common, Black Thought of the Roots, Kenna, John Legend and L.A. underground hip-hop act Styles of Beyond are featured on the album, called Rising Tied and produced by Shinoda. The Linkin Park lyricist has been friends with Styles of Beyond for nearly eight years and said he feels blessed to provide the group with mainstream attention.

"Their producer helped me buy my first sampler," a smiling Shinoda recalled. "I've known these guys forever, and for me to be able to come back and put them on [Linkin Park's] label, Machine Shop Records, it's a good feeling. You can tell on the song 'Remember the Name' [that] we were having fun with it and being able to brag on it."

Other tracks include "Petrified," "Where'd You Go," "Believe in Me" and the concept song "Right Now," for which Shinoda was joined by another MC, Black Thought. "'Right Now' is a cross section of everyday life as each person sees it," Shinoda said. "And Black Thought's verse is one of the best I've ever heard him do. It's beautiful. And it made the song just perfect to me."

After making friendly with Jay-Z on Linkin Park's collaborative mash-up album, Shinoda was able to land Jay as Rising Tied's executive producer. Shinoda insisted on working with trusted people, he said, including Linkin Park bandmate Brad Delson, who, along with Jay, kept him in line creatively.

"Remember the Name" will be the first single the project releases. It's a song that sums up where we're coming from with the album and the project," Shinoda explained. "So if you were to look for the record out there on the Internet, look for that [song] first."

Does that mean Shinoda is supportive enough of Internet downloading to say where tracks might appear? "You're gonna have to be creative," he smiled. "I'm not going to tell people where to look." -- Hillary Crosley

April 18, 2005

Video Download: Summer Sanitarium, Minneapolis 2003 - Points of Authority
posted by Jas, 04/18/05
Steffi from Place4MyHead.com is posting one video every two weeks from the 2003 Summer Sanitarium tour from Minneapolis. To help her distribute the video I'm also putting the file up for download at RapidShare. File will be deleted after two weeks and replaced with a new one so download it before it's gone. Fifth video up is 'Points of Authority', 17 mb in rm format. Please note that this is a bootleg video so don't expect it to be a TV quality. Click here to download, read download instruction here.

Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda on the Road with Onyx Mixers and HR Series
posted by Jas, 04/18/05
Rene sent a link to an old article about sound equipment that featured Mike and the LP bus.

LP article in Spanish magazine
posted by Jas, 04/18/05
Maria sent in scans of another old Linkin Park pics from the December 2004 issue of Spanish MTV magazine.

April 15, 2005

Mike's solo album mention
posted by Jas, 04/15/05
Ballerstatus has another mention of Mike and his solo effort.

Def Jam's presiding prez Jay-Z also made news this week, in a way not a lot would expect. Those that read the headline yesterday know that stemming from the massive success that the Jay-Z/ Linkin Park Mash-up received, the band's rapper, Mike Shinoda is working on his solo effort and get this, Hov is the executive producer of the album. I was able to get an early preview of five tracks, and I must say Mike has skills on the mic. Dude is humble too, which is cool to see for a dude that moves millions upon millions of units...

The Earlier the Better for Chart Entries
posted by Jas, 04/15/05
Reuters has an article about when's the best time to drop an album and mention Linkin Park

It is possible that an album released in the fourth quarter of one year can triumph as the top-selling set of the following year, but that has happened only once in the last six years. Linkin Park's "Hybrid Theory," which hit the market in October 2000, staged a come-from-behind rally in fourth-quarter 2001 to overtake another 2000 release, Shaggy's "Hotshot." Aside from Linkin Park's win, an album from the previous year earned the top slot from 1995 through 1998. Full article

Pics of Mike on Fuse
posted by Jas, 04/15/05
Ma..ma..ma Mike Shinoda! Mike's looking good! here are some pics of Mike's appearance on Fuse. Sorry guys, I tried but I can't get someone to make me a clip :-( if there's anyone out there who can please let me know.

April 14, 2005

Mike Shinoda calls Jay-Z to exective produce his solo album
posted by Jas, 04/14/05
Ballerstatus has more detailed reports on Mike's solo album which is actually called "The Rising Tied". It was reported yesterday that Fort Minor was the title of the album but actually it's the name of the group of people, including Mike, who work on "The Rising Tied".

Mike explained, "It's called Fort Minor, instead of my name because there are a bunch of other people involved in the project. But I only wanted to work with family and friends; people that I feel are really close to me and we see eye-to-eye. Besides that, Fort has a militant meaning and Minor in music is a smaller, darker, sadder note, so the name is a reflection of the music." Mike also talked about some of the tracks on the album. Jay-Z is not in the album but is executive producing it with Mike.

"The Rising Tied" is yet to be completed, but Mike said it will be released late summer through Machine Shop Recordings. Full report

Linkin Park's Bennington helps Z-Trip Shift Gears
posted by Jas, 04/14/05
Artisan News has a short article on Z-Trip where he talked about 'Walking Dead' single.

Z-Trip, Linkin Park's favorite DJ is set to release his first album for Hollywood Records titled Shifting Gears on April 19. The centerpiece of the collection is the appearance of Linkin Park's Chester Bennington who lends his voice to the first single from the album, "Walking Dead." The single has had a great response from radio, having been on the top ten of the Alternative radio station in Z-Trip's hometown of New York City. The DJ admits his album wasn't quite complete without "Walking Dead," which was one of the last recorded for Shifting Gears.

"I stopped and I went, 'Wow, man. That actually really sounds good! Not to say the others [on the album] didn't. They all did, but it was sort of that undeniable. It had that sound. I was like, 'You know what? That just came out of me and Chester and we just nailed it. I was [assured] for the mere fact of we're gonna be alright because the people who are into his sound and the people who are into my sound are not going to feel compromised by the collaboration."

Z-Trip is no stranger to Linkin Park, he goes back with Bennington to their days in Phoenix, Arizona, and has played their Projekt Revolution tour the last three years. He's not only been a favorite with those guys, his talents have earned him spots on the biggest summer festivals in the U.S. this year, Bonnaroo and Coachella. The DJ is currently organizing tour dates and will tour to promote Shifting Gears this summer.

April 13, 2005

Mike's new album confirmed
posted by Jas, 04/13/05
Leigh reports that Mike is scheduled to appear on Daily Download on FUSE on April 14th at 6 pm EST to discuss his solo album "Fort Minor". Update: Zack ripped the sample that is on the Fort Minor flash site click here to download. Thanks Zack.

April 12, 2005

Park Life
posted by Jas, 04/12/05
My friend Petra sent me a link to a short interview with Chester and Rob from "Spot on", a magazine for English learners in Germany. Click here to read the interview and hear a sound clip, to download the clip right click on the link and save target as... Thanks Petra.

April 11, 2005

'Under Pressure' Cover to Benefit Tsunami Relief
posted by Jas, 04/11/05
Yahoo reports that the Used and My Chemical Romance will release a benefit version of the Queen and David Bowie collaboration, "Under Pressure". The song will be available beginning Tuesday (April 12) through digital retailers, with proceeds benefiting tsunami victims in Southern Asia through Music for Relief. Full report

April 9, 2005

Video Download: Summer Sanitarium, Minneapolis 2003 - Papercut
posted by Jas, 04/9/05
Steffi from Place4MyHead.com is posting one video every two weeks from the 2003 Summer Sanitarium tour from Minneapolis. To help her distribute the video I'm also putting the file up for download at RapidShare. File will be deleted after two weeks and replaced with a new one so download it before it's gone. Fourth video up is 'Papercut', 21 mb in rm format (see setlist). Please note that this is a bootleg video so don't expect it to be a TV quality. Click here to download, read download instruction here.

New LPU video
posted by Jas, 04/09/05
LPU members head over to LP Underground to download part 1 of 3 video clips of Chester's visit to Thailand last February where he met with the tsunami survivors and helped in the rebuilding process.

April 8, 2005

The Immortals: The 100 greatest artists of all time
posted by Jas, 04/08/05
Mike is one of the voters for Rolling Stone magazine's second edition of the Immortals featuring fifty of the greatest rock & roll artists of all time.

April 5, 2005

50 Cents/Eminem tour
posted by Jas, 04/05/05
MTV.com has a report on 50 Cents & Eminem tour this summer, no mention of Linkin Park.

Busy Mike
posted by Jas, 04/05/05
Kevin (heer tober) sent another update on what Mike has been doing outside LP, busy guy eh? Click here and here for the story.

April 4, 2005

Mike in the studio with Lupe Fiasco
posted by Jas, 04/04/05
I don't know who this Fiasco guy is, sorry but heer tober send me this link to a new photo of Mike and Lupe Fiasco chillin' in the studio, probably working on Mike solo project.

April 3, 2005

Video Download: Linkin Park on Top of the Pops
posted by Jas, 04/03/05
I'm ready to send files again :-) this time it's Linkin Park's performances on Top of the Pops, all files are in mpg. Download instruction is here. People on the Mailing list please check your email, all download links have been sent to you, please don't send another request unless there's a problem or the links are broken.