August News 2005

August 31, 2005

Chester to take part in Hurricane benefit concert
posted by Jas, 08/31/05
MTV announced that Chester Bennington is one of the artists who have signed on for a Hurricane Katrina relief concert. Music For Relief is also supporting the victims of hurricane Katrina, go to musicforrelief.org to make your donation.

Usher, Green Day, Ludacris and Alicia Keys are among the artists who have signed on for a Hurricane Katrina relief concert that will span three cities, three television networks and several musical genres. Dave Matthews Band, Rob Thomas, Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, David Banner, Gretchen Wilson and John Mellencamp will also take part in the shows, which will be staged in New York, Los Angeles and Nashville on September 10 and will air live on MTV, VH1 and CMT. Additional artists will be added to the lineup soon, and proceeds from the show will go to the American Red Cross. Full report

And while on the subject of Katrina, NBC will air a live benefit concert on Friday. The A Concert for Hurricane Relief will air in high-definition on NBC, MSNBC and CNBC at 8 p.m. ET/tape PT. Viewers will be encouraged to donate to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund through its Web site and hotline (www.redcross.org and 800-HELPNOW). More details here

FM fan's photos
posted by Jas, 08/31/05
Magali sent in her photos of Fort Minor at the meet and greet and the show at the Rock en Seine Festival


more photos

VMA hi-res photo and screencaps
posted by Jas, 08/31/05
Jen sent in this hi-res photo of Brad at the VMA \m/ word.. and Donna made these caps of Mike and Lil Jon during the show, I'm still waiting for a clip of this, stay tuned.

August 30, 2005

Video Download: VMA white carpet interview
posted by Jas, 08/30/05
Finally! found a very short clip of Mike, Brad and Chester on the white carpet at last Sunday's VMA, watch it here or download LP part only here (442 kb)

VMA photos
posted by Jas, 08/30/05
More pics added from the VMA pre-show events and Mike and Fort Minor at the V Cast party

August 28, 2005

VMA photos
posted by Jas, 08/28/05
I see Mike, Chester and Brad, will post photos as and when they come in. Update: Okay more photos of Chester from the pre-show events as well as Mike and Fort Minor at the V Cast party and I only found one of Mike, Chaz and Brad's arrival at the show, will look out for more and post them later in any.

Fort Minor at Mansion
posted by Jas, 08/28/05
MTV has a report on the VMA and mention Fort Minor at Mansion last night.

Jay-Z and his crew snuck in the back door of Mansion on Saturday night to catch the Stateside debut of his friend Mike Shinoda's side project, Fort Minor. Jay just missed the set, however, and it's unfortunate 'cause the Linkin Park rapper was dropping fierce rhymes with the help of hip-hop duo Styles of Beyond and the tandem beats of a DJ and drummer. "The album comes out November 22 — one-one two-two, so it's easy to remember," Shinoda said.

Chester at pre-VMA event
posted by Jas, 08/28/05
Chester was at some of the pre-VMA events yesterday, click here for photos, looks like he injured his hand, will post an update if there's more.

Storm or not, show will go on
posted by Jas, 08/28/05
Rain or hurricane, the MTV Video Music Awards will go on tonight. Be sure to catch Mike's score for the show which will be shown live on MTV tonight. Pre-show starts at 6 pm ET/PT, followed by the big show at 8 pm. The show, plus backstage interview will be on demand on MTV Overdrive right after the event. Don't know for sure if Mike or any other LP members will tag along, will keep an eye.

August 27, 2005

IGN Interviews B-Real
posted by Jas, 08/27/05
IGN has posted their interview with The Cypress Hill frontman and mentioned playing against Linkin Park in a paintball game and beating them good.

IGN: Who's the biggest, most famous person you've taken down on the course?
B-Real: We don't get to play pros that many times, being that we're in a lower division, but I'd say the most famous people we played against is Linkin Park in an exhibition match. It was pretty much when we barely, barely started playing. We'd been into it about a year, and the league wanted to throw an exhibition game, so they got Linkin Park to play against us, being that we were rookies at that point. Pretty much played those guys and kicked their ass pretty good, even though they were friends of mine and whatnot, we gave it to 'em pretty good and I guess that was probably the biggest names we got to…

Shinoda's Fit to Be Tied
posted by Jas, 08/27/05
Rolling Stone has posted their interview with Mike where he talked about Fort Minor, album is due out November 22 Click here to read

August 25, 2005

Linkin Park Guitarist, Brad Delson, Joins the Little Kids Rock Honorary Board of Directors
posted by Jas, 08/25/05
Completely forgot about this, Kira sent a link to an article about Brad joining Little Kids Rock Honorary Board of Directors. Thanks Kira.

July 22nd, 2005— Indianapolis, IN - Little Kids Rock (LKR) an innovative non-profit program that provides free instruments and free music classes to children, announced today that Linkin Park guitarist, Brad Delson, will be accepting a seat on their Honorary Board of Directors. Mr. Delson's post on the LKR Board of Directors will begin immediately and will help the organization gain visibility as it provides free music education to children across the country. Mr. Delson and the band members of Linkin Park have a long and notable history in philanthropic endeavors. Mr. Delson's current involvement in Little Kids Rock is just another example of how these generous artists have chosen to use their celebrity in a way that helps make a difference in the world.

"I'm extremely happy to be involved with an organization that provides such a positive opportunity for young people, says Mr. Delson. "Music education can be an invaluable component of a child's intellectual, personal, and creative development."

"We are extremely proud in the amount of diversity represented in our Honorary Board. With the addition of Brad Delson, our board truly speaks to just about every music genre," says Executive Director and Little Kids Rock founder, David Wish. "We are inspired by Brad's continued support of worthy, charitable causes and are happy that he has chosen to assist us in our music education efforts."

Brad Delson is the latest name on LKR's growing list of high profile supporters. Bonnie Raitt, Paul Simon, BB King, Jason Newsted, Les Paul, Dave Mason, Rick Springfield and NY Mets pitcher, Al Leiter are all honorary members of the Board of Directors. Carlos Santana's Milagro Foundation has purchased more than $10,000 worth of instruments for the program. Bob Weir and members of the Grateful Dead have funded classes. The String Cheese Incident has held silent auctions for the organization. John Lee Hooker was a founding Board Member and visited classes before his passing.

VMA on MTV Overdrive
posted by Jas, 08/25/05
Press release about the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards that will be broadcast on MTV Overdrive. The entire VMA pre-show, main show and post-show will be available on demand for a month after the live event on MTV Overdrive. More details

August 24, 2005

Chester to host VMA party at Cain's
posted by Jas, 08/24/05
The Miami Herald reports that Chester will be the host for a VMA party at Cain's pool party. The 2005 MTV Video Music Awards will be held in Miami on August 28 and will be aired live on MTV at 8 pm ET/PT. Pre-show starts at 6 pm

One of the hottest numbers to have during the VMAs is the phone number for NYC nightclub Cain's waterfront Amp'd Mobile pool party on Saturday. Guests who receive the hand-delivered invite must call a private line to receive instructions on where to meet their chauffeur-driven Hummer or Mastercraft boat. According to Cain publicist Steve Kasuba, in addition to the free-flowing Grey Goose, dancers and a parade of wake boarders will be on hand with host Chester Bennington of Linkin Park as boats drop off guests including Cain N.Y./Southhampton regulars actress Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), rappers Snoop Dogg and Jay-Z, and singers Beyoncé and Joss Stone

Warner Music to Launch Record Label
posted by Jas, 08/24/05
This is not news about Linkin Park but Warner Music plans to launch another record label for new artists and distribute their music only over the internet. Instead of releasing a full album every couple of years, the label will release three or four songs every few months. Imagine getting new LP materials every few months... heaven! Read the article here

The Rising Tied out in November
posted by Jas, 08/24/05
Just received the Fort Minor Newsletter and it says that "The Rising Tied" will be released in November.

August 23, 2005

VMA simulcast on Much Music
posted by Jas, 08/23/05
Newswire reports that Much Music and CityTV will have a live simulcast of the MTV Video Music Awards. MuchMusic and Citytv Toronto will present this exclusive simulcast at 8pm ET along with Citytv Winnipeg at 7pm CT. Citytv Vancouver will air the program at 8:30pm PT, and Citytv Calgary/Edmonton will broadcast it at 8pm MT. Orlando and Kirsten Dusnt are among the presenters.

August 22, 2005

Video Download - Fort Minor at Pukkelpop Festival
posted by Jas, 08/22/05
Thanks to LP Connect for uploading another version of the Pukkelpop video, I manage to edit it and video is now available for download separately. All files in wmv.

  • Remember The Name (11.9 mb)
  • It's Going Down (12.6 mb)
  • In The End (8.2 mb)
  • Mr. Brown, Medley (17.3 mb)

    August 21, 2005

    Rocker, rapper are shooting to score
    posted by Jas, 08/21/05
    The Los Angeles Times has a report on the upcoming MTV Video Awards where Mike talked about his score for show.

    With performances, nominations, previews and, oh, yeah, the awards themselves, MTV's annual Video Music Awards shows have been pretty much wall-to-wall music already. But for the show taking place next Sunday in Miami, the producers decided they needed more and hired rapper-producer Li'l Jon and Linkin Park musician Mike Shinoda to provide clips to function more or less as "score" music.

    "We're laying down the soundtrack for the awards show," says Li'l Jon. "MTV is always on the cutting edge, so it's something different to have original music from hip producers for an awards show." They will not be doing the music live, as is done at the Academy Awards or Grammy shows. Instead, they've provided recorded sound bites covering different styles and moods that can be plugged in at fitting moments.

    "The challenge was that they needed variety," says Shinoda. "I did 10 tracks, a couple of them a lot of Linkin Park fans will recognize the sound, while others are different, all the way down to some really stripped-down hip-hop sounds. And within each piece, there are different parts."

    "When you challenge someone like Mike Shinoda or Li'l Jon for something that's brand new," he says, "they rise to the occasion." Both artists would love for this to be a steppingstone to movie score work. Shinoda had a taste of that experience with tracks created for the second "Matrix" film (though ultimately they were not used) and Li'l Jon says he found the work Wu-Tang member RZA did for Quentin Tarantino's two "Kill Bill" films inspiring.

    Joe's t-shirt store
    posted by Jas, 08/21/05
    Rolling Stone reports that Joe has opened his own store selling custom made t-shirts, even has his turntables set up in the store.

    Talking about side gigs, Linkin Park DJ Joe Hahn has gotten into the retail business, opening his own store, Suru, which means "to silkscreen by hand" in Japanese, on L.A.'s Melrose Avenue. There a conveyor belt, encased in glass, showcases their line of custom-made, limited-edition T-shirts. "The theme for the first line was 'things that hurt,'" explained Hahn. "The next theme that we're running is 'dreams and nightmares.'" Shoppers who show up on the right day may even get a bonus treat. "I got my turntables set up there," said Hahn, "so you might catch me messing around."

    August 20, 2005

    Audio Download - Fort Minor at Lowland Festival
    posted by Jas, 08/20/05
    VPRO 3Voor12 TV site has posted audio clips of Fort Minor's performance last night at the Lowland Festival, only the first 3 songs, 'Remember The Name', 'It's Going Down' and 'In The End'. Listen here or download clip here (megaupload) or here (rapidshare), file is 8 mb in real media format. I've also set up a proper Fort Minor Page to make it easier for you to find everything FM.

    August 19, 2005

    Linkin Frontman Goes Solo
    posted by Jas, 08/19/05
    Online edition of Rolling Stone magazine has posted their short blurb in the printed edition about Chester and his solo debut. Here's the article again if you missed it.

    With Linkin Park in the early stages of writing the follow-up to 2003's blockbuster Meteora, frontman Chester Bennington is readying his solo debut. "We took Nineties rock, mixed it with Eighties pop like Depeche Mode, the Cure and Bauhaus and smashed them together," says Bennington. "It's f***in' driving beats and walls of guitars."

    Songs like "Morning After" and "Walking in Circles" are in the can, and Bennington is especially psyched about a new song, which a friend says "sounds like T. Rex." Linkin Park hope to preview new material on the road next summer. Meteora sold more than 10 million copies worldwide, and the band's most recent release, last December's mash-up album with rapper Jay-Z, Collision Course, debuted at the top of the chart.

    Video Download - Fort Minor at Pukkelpop Festival
    posted by Jas, 08/19/05
    At last!! Cryingred at FM board has posted video clip highlights of Fort Minor last night at the Pukkelpop festival. Iona has uploaded the full unedited 80 mb file to Megaupload, click here to download, thank you guys!!. Unfortunately I'm unable to reformat and edit the file, sorry guys.

    Audio Download - Fort Minor at Pukkelpop Festival
    posted by Jas, 08/19/05
    Radq has captured the mp3 of the first half of the songs from last night's performance, thanks to LP Fuse for the link. I've uploaded them all to both Megaupload and Rapidshare. I've removed the link to 'Petrified' because it's actually 'Mr. Brown & Medley' sorry about that *runs and hide* :-)

    Megaupload

  • Intro, Remember The Name
  • It's Going Down
  • In The End
  • Mr. Brown, Medley

    Rapidshare

  • Intro, Remember The Name
  • It's Going Down
  • In The End
  • Mr. Brown, Medley

    Pukkelpop Festival - Fort Minor highlights
    posted by Jas, 08/19/05
    Highlights of Fort Minor performance at the Pukkelpop Festival last night is now available on demand at the Pukkelpop streaming site but it looks like only those living in Belgium will be able to see it :-( For God's sake someone please rip it!

    FM autograph
    posted by Jas, 08/19/05
    Michelle was at the Pukkelpop festival last night and got Mike to sign some autographs, she sent in these pics

    Lowland Festival
    posted by Jas, 08/19/05
    JonandBT from LP Fuse reports that VPRO 3Voor12 TV will have a live stream of the Lowland concert today. Don't know if they will show Fort Minor's set but check it out anyway. Try the Web Radio link on the site or 3 FM website (click on Luister live on the left menu). Have to thank DarthYak, MegRamos and Cryingred on the FM board for the links.

    August 18, 2005

    Fort Minor Pukkelpop Mp3
    posted by Jas, 08/18/05
    Fort Minor's performance was not streamed live last night so I don't have the video but I'll ask around. The good news is LP Fuse has the mp3 of 'In The End', go here to download. And Judy reports that Go For Music has posted pictures (click on "Volgende foto" for more pics), setlist and a short review of the show saying FM sounds a little like LP, but without the screaming and guitars...plus they played one LP song and a By Myself remix. Thanks to everyone who've written in, now I go look for a clip and more pics, will post an update if I find anything.

    Setlist
    Intro
    Remember The Name
    It's Going Down
    Enth e Nd
    Mr. Brown
    Medley
    There They Go
    Dolla
    Petrified

    August 17, 2005

    VMA Score on the Leak
    posted by Jas, 08/17/05
    MTV The Leak section has a free streaming audio preview of the original score written by Mike Shinoda and Lil Jon for the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards. Go here to listen to the 10 tracks... 'Madison' ROCKS!!!! \m/. The show will be telecast live on MTV from Miami on August 28 at 8 pm ET. Thanks to everyone who wrote in. UPDATE: Download mp3 here (5 individual tracks, 4 mb zipped) or here (entire songs, 4 mb). Savefile is under maintainence so I put them up at Megaupload, you have to wait for 45 seconds before the file is ready for download. Those familiar with Rapidshare, download clip here (individual tracks) or here (entire songs)

    Live At Paintball
    posted by Jas, 08/17/05
    Defy Magazine reports that Linkin Park are among the celebrities to attend the Live at Paintball 3-day festival (September 16th, 17th, and 18th) at the San Diego Qualcomm Stadium Grounds, to show their support for the Paintball sport.

    Live @ Paintball unfolds as one of this year's most unique events. A festival spanning three days in sunny San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium, Paintball celebrates sport and music in a way never before seen. With two stages, seven fields, 302 registered teams, free admission, and free parking, there's no reason to sleep on this event. With the likes of Linkin Park, Ozzy Osbourne, Nicholas Cage, Arnold Schwarznegger, Frankie Muniz, and Brittany Snow all coming down and showing support for the sport and the young bands blowing the lid off the event, one thing is certain: this ain't your father's concert event.

    Bands scheduled to perform include LA's Bleed the Dream, Vegas' Feverbox, Philly's Snoozebox, and Orlando's Natural among many others. Stay tuned to Defy for exclusive backstage coverage of the event and updates leading to the event. For more information visit the official Live @ Paintball homepage: http://www.liveatpaintball.com

    LPU Live 8 video #3: Yo Adrian
    posted by Jas, 08/17/05
    LPU members log on to LPUndergound.com to download the 3rd and last Live 8 video. Watch as Phoenix relives the glory of Rocky. Also a chance for members to win a PRS Guitar, personally signed to the winner by Brad Delson, log on for more details.

    Pukkelpop Festival
    posted by Jas, 08/17/05
    Rene reports that the Pukkelpop Festival site will have a live streaming of the concert. FortMinor.com is scheduled to perform at the Dance Hall Stage tomorrow, Aug 18 at 8:10 pm local time. Use this time converter to find out the time in your country, I will try to capture it and post a clip soon after that.

    Chester and debut album update
    posted by Jas, 08/17/05
    Linkin Park Fans LJ has posted trascript of a short blurb from Rolling Stone magazine about Chester and his debut solo album. Thanks to Wesley for the tip.

    Linkin Park screamer Chester Bennington will release a solo record, and he breaks the news in Smoking Section. 'We took Nineties rock, mixed it with Eighties pop like Depeche Mode, the Cure, and Bauhaus and smashed them together,' says Bennington. 'It's f***in' driving beats and walls of guitars.' Songs like 'Morning After' and 'Walking in Circles' are in the can, and Bennington is especially psyched about a new song, which a friend says sounds a lot like T.Rex.

    August 15, 2005

    Pics of Parade Marshal Mike Shinoda
    posted by Jas, 08/15/05
    Splatsomething has posted on the FM board some nice pictures of Mike at the Nisei Week Japanese Festival on Sunday, he was the honorary parade marshal.

    August 14, 2005

    'Walking Dead' live video
    posted by Jas, 08/14/05
    LP Fuse has posted two video clips of Z-Trip & Chester performing 'Walking Dead' live at the Corchella Festival 2005, woo! hoo! . Thanks to Wesley for the tip

    Lupe Fiasco debut album
    posted by Jas, 08/14/05
    An article from Nobody Smiling about Lupe Fiasco that mention his debut album, "Food & Liquor" featuring Mike Shinoda among other artists and is co-executive produced by Jay-Z

    August 12, 2005

    New FM coded message
    posted by Jas, 08/12/05
    Wesley has decoded a new message posted at FortMinor.com. See previous messages here

    'The Rising Tied' contains a song called 'Back Home". It features Styles of Beyond and Common, although the four vocalists are not all from the same home city. This song was an opportunity to reflect on what gives their respective home towns identity and in doing so discover the similarities.

    Live 8 concert airing in Indonesia
    posted by Jas, 08/12/05
    Meteora Princess reports that Indonesian TV station, Metro TV will air Linkin Park's performance at the Live 8 concert on Saturday, August 13 at 9:30 pm WIB

    August 9, 2005

    See Fort Minor perform at an Exclusive VMA Party!
    posted by Jas, 08/09/05
    From LPUnderground: We have a special giveaway for LPU Florida Members! Fort Minor will be doing their FIRST LIVE U.S. performance at a Fort Minor VMA Party on Saturday August 27th from 10pm-5am, at Mansion in Miami, Florida (www.mansionmiami.com) … and we have 10 pairs of tickets to give out to Fort Minor fans! To score yourself one pair of these tickets, read over the restrictions at LPUnderground.com and make sure you qualify, then send us an email with your info.

    Nisei Week Japanese Festival
    posted by Jas, 08/09/05
    Mike posted a message on LPUnderground.com about the Nisei Week Japanese Festival. Mike has also posted a reply regarding the event at the Fort Minor Board

    "nisei week is a cultural event they do down here in little tokyo (L.A.). i am a parade marshall, so i'll be riding around in a car and waving to folks. i'm pretty excited to be doing it, since i've never been in a parade before. it should be fun. if you wanna get down with the JA culture in los angeles, or just want to come out and see what spam musubi and tofuzilla are all about, come on down."
    -mike shinoda

    Linkin DJ Plants "Seed"
    posted by Jas, 08/09/05
    Rolling Stone has a report on Mr. Hahn and his short film The Seed which he hopes to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival next January. He also has two other feature films in development, King Rat and Kung Fu High School. Full story

    2005 Kerrang! Awards
    posted by Jas, 08/09/05
    Voting for the 2005 Kerrang! Awards Nominees is now on, if you'd like to vote for Linkin Park click here. Thanks to Wesley for the tip. Update: Nominations results are out and Linkin Park has not been nominated for any awards. Click here for full list of nominees. Thanks to Anton for the tip.

    August 7, 2005

    Mike to attend Nisei Week Japanese Festival
    posted by Jas, 08/07/05
    Mike Shinoda has been named the Honorary Parade Marshal for the 65th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival grand parade which will take place in Little Tokyo, LA on Sunday, August 14 starting at 4 p.m.

    The 65th Annual Nisei Week Japanese Festival's Grand Parade will be held in Little Tokyo on Sunday, August 14 starting at 4 p.m. The parade route starts at Central Avenue traveling west on 2nd Street, north up Los Angeles Street, then east on 1st Street and finishes at Central Avenue. Parade participants will include the newly crowned 2005 Nisei Week Queen and court, many local community groups, high schools, elected officials and representatives from Nagoya, Los Angeles' sister city, as well as queen and court members from Hawaii, San Francisco and Seattle communities. This year's Grand Marshall is Frances Hashimoto, owner of Mikawaya and long time supporter of Nisei Week and the Little Tokyo community. Colonel Young Oak Kim (Ret.), chairman emeritus of the Go For Broke Educational Foundation was named Honorary Grand Marshal. The 2005 Parade Marshal is David Ono, anchor of KABC-TV's 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. news; and Honorary Parade Marshal is Mike Shinoda, guitarist of rock band Linkin Park.

    "It is important that we honor those pillars in our community who have really gone above and beyond to ensure Little Tokyo is around for generations to come, yet also recognize those who represent diverse segments of the community," said Hayato Tamura, president of the Nisei Week Foundation. "We are extremely pleased to recognize France Hashimoto, Col. Young O. Kim, David Ono and Mike Shinoda. They truly represent our rich and diverse community and we are honored they are a part of this year's Nisei Week Festival. We encourage everyone to come out to the parade as well as other fun, family oriented events."

    To introduce a new audience to Nisei Week, Mike Shinoda was named Honorary Parade Marshal. Shinoda attended the Art Center College of Design, and found that juggling art and music was exhausting. He attended band practice after school every night, but his diligence paid off. More than 35 million albums later, Shinoda is known as rapper, part-time guitarist, and beat-maker for Grammy award-winning rock band Linkin Park. Shinoda is very philanthropic, and in the last five years he started a scholarship at his alma mater, and been involved with the United Way, AIDS Project Los Angeles, Densho, Japanese American National Museum, Arthritis Foundation, and Make-A-Wish Foundation. Last year Linkin Park started Music For Relief to aid the rebuilding of South East Asia, raising more than $2 million for relief efforts.

    The 2005 Nisei Week Japanese Festival takes place in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo District from August 13-21. For calendar of events and volunteer information on the 65th Nisei Week Festival, please log onto www.NiseiWeek.org or call the Nisei Week Festival office at 213/687-7193 or fax at 213/687-6510. The Nisei Week office is located at 244 South San Pedro Street, Suite 303, Los Angeles, Calif., 90012. - Full press release

    August 5, 2005

    Collision Course certified platinum
    posted by Jas, 08/05/05
    Billboard reports that artist reaching platinum in July were Audioslave's "Out of Exile" (Interscope), the Backstreet Boys' "Never Gone" (Jive), the Black Eyed Peas' "Monkey Business" (A&M), the Foo Fighters' "In Your Honor" (RCA), Il Divo's "Il Divo" (RCA), Jay-Z and Linkin Park's "Collision Course" (Warner Bros.) and Sugarland's "Twice the Speed of Light" (Mercury Nashville).

    Chester's debut album update
    posted by Jas, 08/05/05
    Sean reports that Amir Derakh has posted on his website about Chester's debut solo album saying that he's producing it and planing to finish it within the year.

    Sorry this update took so long! Ryan Shuck & I have been really busy recording and writing new material for Julien-K, we now have 10 songs finished for the upcoming album, and have a few more to songs left to complete. Over the past two months we have put the completion of the JK album on temporary hold because we are producing a solo album for Chester Bennington of Linkin Park. We are planning on finishing Chester's album and the JK album within the year, so if all goes as planned both albums should be released early next year

    VMA Viewers Choice Award
    posted by Jas, 08/05/05
    Unfortunately Linkin Park was beaten by Chemical Romance in this David vs Goliath showdown, wanna know why LP lost? while LP asked us to post the voting link everywhere on the net, Chemical Romance asked their fans to get their significant other, their siblings, their parents, their grandparents and any pet they have that can use a computer to vote for them, so take note of that in the future :-)

    August 4, 2005

    VMA Viewers Choice Award: Round 3
    posted by Jas, 08/04/05
    Linkin Park is behind Chemical Romance in the 3rd round of voting for MTV's VMA Viewer's Choice Award! Keep voting again to get them back in the lead and help them score this nomination! Click here to vote!. LPU members head over to LPUnderground.com to listen to Phoenix's message thanking you for voting.

    Chester's debut solo album?
    posted by Jas, 08/04/05
    Blabbermouth reports that Chester is working on his debut solo album.

    Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington is currently in the studio recording his debut solo album with producers (and Orgy members) Amir Derakh and Ryan Shuck. The as-yet-untitled CD is expected to be completed before the end of the year for an early 2006 release.

    August 3, 2005

    Mr. Hahn directs short flick over weekend
    posted by Jas, 08/03/05
    MTV reports that Joe directed a short movie in Los Angeles over the weekend called "The Seed", about a homeless veteran losing his mind on the banks of the L.A. River. Joe plans to enter the short flick in the Sundance Film Festival

    VMA Viewers Choice Award: Round 3
    posted by Jas, 08/03/05
    From LPU Newsletter: Help Linkin Park win the MTV Video Music Award 2005 Viewer's Choice Award and you can bring home a Collision Course plaque signed by all the members of Linkin Park and Jay-Z. With so many Linkin Park fans voting, yesterday Linkin Park and Jay-Z's "Numb/Encore" video has beat out 50 Cent! Now we have to CONTINUE VOTING to beat out Eminem today, to move on to win the next bands and artists. It's up to Linkin Park fans to get them the Viewer's Choice nomination . . . and once they have it - they are in it to win!! VOTE NOW!

    So how do you get in the running for the signed Collision Course plaque . . .
    Simply click on this link to enter the contest and fill out the form to sign up for a your personal referral link. From now until 11:59pm EST on August 28th, spread that personal link and get votes in!

    For the week of 08/01/05 to 08/05/05, each day from 2:00am EST to the next day at 9:00am EST, Linkin Park will be put up against an artist. During that time, everyone needs to get your personal link out to as many people as possible to vote continuously. If Linkin Park wins one day, they move to the next day's competition, and so on and so forth until 08/05/05. If they win the final round of head to head competition, they get the nomination and are on their way to the VMAs in Miami, FL on August 28th. Once all of the nominations for the VMAs have been confirmed, we will need everyone to vote extra double time to make sure that Linkin Park WINS!

    And now prizes…
    The entrant in this competition with the most click-throughs on their link will receive a Collision Course plaque signed by all the members of Linkin Park and Jay-Z.

    10 runner ups will receive Collision Course vinyl signed by Linkin Park and Jay-Z.

    August 1, 2005

    LP nominated for VMA Viewers Choice Award
    posted by Jas, 08/01/05
    From LPU Newsletter: Linkin Park and Jay-Z's "Numb/Encore" has been nominated for the MTV Video Music Award's Viewer's Choice Award. Each week, artists will battle it out against another artist to determine which one will make it to the next round of voting. Today's battle has put LP/Jay-Z against The White Stripes. Voting is LIVE from 2:00pm EST TODAY (Aug 1) to 9:00am EST TOMORROW (Aug 2). You can vote as many times as you want!

    We want everyone to vote continuously for Linkin Park until tomorrow morning at 9am, AND to spread the voting link to other Linkin Park fans everywhere! This year's VMA show airs on August 28, 2005 on MTV.

    Last year, because of LP fans everywhere voting, Linkin Park took home the MTV Viewer's Choice Award for "Breaking the Habit." Let's make sure they win it again this year! Click here to vote