August News 2007
Interview with Chester and PR bands
posted by Jas, 08/31/07
Chester talked about Minutes To Midnight album in an interview with Daily Southtown and Rocky Mountain News has an interview with him and the the PR bands.
MTV Europe Music Awards
posted by Jas, 08/31/07
Voting for the MTV Europe Music Awards is now open, Linkin Park is nominated in the Best Headliner, Best Album, Best Band and Best Rock Out categories. The event will be held in Munich's OlympiaHalle on November 1
Linkin Park Explain What Goes Into a Projekt Revolution Tour
posted by Jas, 08/30/07
Rolling Stone has an audio interview with Mike and Chester, download part 1 and part 2 (right click and save). Check out a couple of backstage photos of Linkin Park.
Shinoda explains that Projekt Revolution, which brings hip-hop and rock acts together, prides itself on its non-competitive, inclusive vibe:
"I think that if anything it's just a friendly, fun kind of thing. I remember back when we played Ozzfest a long time ago, we were still establishing ourselves as a band. I'd say about two weeks in we really had gotten our rhythm together and we were really playing great shows and we were winning fans over. It was amazing to us, a person we'd see walk in and sit down and say 'fuck this band' and by the end of the set you could tell we kind of changed their mind."Linkin Park, who founded the Projekt Revolution tour and headline it, have an intricate inter-band system for planning and executing the tour:
"Our band is divided up — we head off different committees. Chester and Rob are on the touring committee. I do print art, merchandise, so the look you see on the tour. And Dave Phoenix handles sponsorship and stuff like that," Shinoda explains. "It takes about a year to put one of these shows together," Bennington adds. "I sit down and put together a wish list of bands and we do all kinds of research on the bands: what their average show is, their draw, what kind of radio play they get, what kind of history they have, how much they get paid, so that we can accurately place them on the bill."
Projekt Revolution giveaway
posted by Jas, 08/30/07
Blogcritics and NowWhat.com/music are giving away a Projekt Revolution swag. One lucky winner will get a prize pack that includes a CD from the PR bands, details here
Music for Relief/Habitat for Humanity House
posted by Jas, 08/30/07
MTV picked up a report on Linkin Park's Music for Relief and Habitat for Humanity House project with a statement from Phoenix.
Linkin Park have already proven themselves to be good Samaritans — they've been donating $1 from every ticket on their Projekt Revolution tour toward planting trees. Now Chester Bennington and the gang are taking their goodwill efforts one step further by building a home for a low-income family in the Gulf Coast. The band has launched a contest named after its recent single "What I've Done" in which the winner and a guest will be able to join LP to construct the house at an undisclosed location in an area affected by Hurricane Katrina. To enter, fans must submit to Contest@MusicForRelief.org a video clip that is less than two minutes long and explains what the person has done to improve the world. Fans can also participate by recording their video at the Music for Relief booth at Projekt Revolution, but all entries must be in by September 29. "We will help build [the home] alongside the family that will move into the house," bassist Phoenix said in a statement. "We hope to remind people that there is still a lot of work to be done." ... "We will help build [the home] alongside the family that will move into the house," bassist Phoenix said in a statement. "We hope to remind people that there is still a lot of work to be done." ...
Video Download: Ve'Cel Clothing Line Launch
posted by Jas, 08/29/07
A video clip of an interview with Chester at the launch of his Ve'Cel Clothing Line in Las Vegas, download here. Also added the Ve'Cel photoshoot nicked from Club Tattoo site :-)
Audio Download: Linkin Park takeover K-Rock
posted by Jas, 08/29/07
Highlight from the Linkin Park Takeover on K-Rock is now up, download here (right click and save)
Video: Several hurt at PR concert
posted by Jas, 08/29/07
Several people were injured during a Projekt Revolution concert at the State Fair Grandstand in Syracuse, NY on Tuesday night. The incident happened in a mosh pit during My Chemical Romance performance. Watch video
Video Download: PR Concert in Clarkston, MI
posted by Jas, 08/29/07
Update: WesleyLPBR has edited the Clarkston concert and fixed the audio, click here to download the concert in separate files in wmv format.
Linkin Park takeover K-Rock
posted by Jas, 08/28/07
Today (August 28th), from 3-7 pm, Linkin Park take over the K-Rock airwaves and will be playing the songs they want to hear during afternoon drive. Get one step closer to the edge with Linkin Park's Hostile Takeover of K-Rock.
Photos: Ve'Cel Clothing Line Launch
posted by Jas, 08/28/07
Photos of Chester at the launch of his Ve'Cel Clothing Line at PURE Nightclub in Las Vegas, Nevada last night.
Video: Build a house with Linkin Park
posted by Jas, 08/28/07
From LP Newsletter: Music for Relief is raising funds to build a MUSIC FOR RELIEF / HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSE in the Gulf Coast. Linkin Park will be building the house, alongside the Habitat homeowner family, possibly with YOU too! Find out how HERE. TO DONATE FUNDS TO THE MUSIC FOR RELIEF / HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSE, CLICK HERE. You must be 18 years or older to enter & win. You should review all of the rules to this Sweepstakes by clicking on the link to the OFFICIAL SWEEPSTAKES RULES
PR Tour Review: Hartford, CT
Aside from a clanking industrial rhythm part on the title track to this year's "Minutes to Midnight" and a dominant grinding guitar sound on "Don't Stay," the songs tended to blend together as Bennington railed against injustice and ignorance with the self-absorbed air of someone who objects to those things only insofar as they define the way unnamed persecutors relate to him. The musicians were energetic but their antics had an air of premeditation, as if the band strikes the same poses at the same point in every song every night. Full review
PR Tour Review: Camden, NJ
As godfathers of Emo's metal-hop division, low-voiced rapper/instrumentalist Mike Shinoda and high-pitched screamers Chester Bennington and Co. made a place for the bruised soul beyond the genre's usual whining. Linkin Park made it majestic, precise and energetic; this in the face of reports to the contrary. Maybe Linkin Park stepped up its game for the occasion. But the ferocious torment of "Somewhere I Belong" and the angst-driven chug of "What I've Done" were blistering. That Linkin Park maintained controlled chaos during slower songs showed the ensemble's strength. And their few lulls only made the peaks grander. Full review
Linkin Park headlines all-day rock concert at Tuesday's state fair
PR Tour Review: Mansfield, MA
------------
It was the other way around this year. Linkin Park was tighter, more aggressive, and Chester Bennington's vocals sure have come a long way, sounding nearly immaculate. The group is touring in support of its most recent album, "Minutes to Midnight." A quarter of the set list was made up of songs from the slowest of its three studio albums. Opening with "Given Up" and going into "No More Sorrow" right after, LP had the fans' complete attention from the first guitar note. In fact, the crowd was in a near frenzy before LP played "In Pieces." Not that there's anything wrong with the song, because there isn't, but the pace just didn't hold up to songs such as "Don't Stay" and "From the Inside."
Same went for "Shadow of the Day." The second half of the show started off a little slow, too. "Numb" and a keyboard rendition of "Pushing Me Away" kicked it off followed by an extended intro to "Breaking the Habit" before LP came back with one of the loudest songs of the night, "Crawling." Right after "Crawling," though, LP slowed it down again with "The Little Things Give You Away." Don't get me wrong, the song was poignant — as with any song about the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina — however, it just deflated the energy out of the amphitheater.
Linkin Park closed its set with "What I've Done" and "Faint" before coming back for an encore. In its three-song encore, Linkin Park performed "One Step Closer," "In the End," and the ever-catchy "Bleed it Out." During "In the End," emcee Mike Shinoda was standing at the barricade leaning into the first three rows of the crowd encouraging fans to sing along. "Bleed it Out" was the tune that everyone walked away from the show humming, whistling or singing. The catchy tune was extended with a two-minute drum solo from Rob Bourdon. Full review
PR Tour Review: Bristow, VA
About two dozen songs were packed in Linkin Park's two-hour extravaganza including old school hits from "Hybrid Theory" to fresh sounds from "Minutes to Midnight." Hiding behind a flowing white curtain, which only displayed their shadows during a two-minute intro, Linkin Park transitioned into the hit, "Given Up." The crowd was moshing throughout the entire set but settled down during a few acoustic renditions until the concert ended before midnight. Fans quickly cleared the venue both exhausted and satisfied from a long day.
"Projekt Revolution was epic and mind blowing. I've never felt so tired and exhilarated in my life but I guess that's what great music does to you," said Christine Nguyen, a senior statistics and Spanish major at the University of Virginia. Full review
New, old LP photos
Audio Download: PR Concert in Clarkston, MI
Video Download: PR Tour Interview with Mike & Joe
Video & Audio Download: PR Concert in Clarkston, MI
Top 10 Chester Bennington quotes
1. "We kind of want to be a band that's kind of ambiguous."
New Melbourne date added
PR Tour Review: Toronto, CA
Mike Shinoda and Bennington, the undisputed stars of the show, made for an interesting contrast: the former a guitar-slinging rapper with a constant smile on his face, and the latter, the angriest red-faced dude in rock music. Honestly, I'm willing to bet Bennington has no voice in the morning. But the good thing is that he saves all that power for the stage, bellowing screams that sound just as powerful live as they do on album, especially on "Somewhere I Belong" (placed conveniently near the beginning of the set as a preview of the vocal strength to come).
LP didn't blow their wad by putting all their big singles in the first half, instead keeping "Breaking The Habit" and "In The End" in the back end while playing mostly older cuts from Hybrid Theory and Meteora. Still, new song "Hands Held High" was received with warm familiarity from the audience, who were easily coaxed by Bennington and Shinoda into a massive choral singalong. After a smooth segue into "Numb," it was obvious that LP were the hosts of the show for a reason. Full review
Linkin Park alters sound of annual pet Projekt
Linkin Park boots hip-hop for rock on Revolution tour
Video: Chester and Julien-K performing 'Technical Difficulties'
PR Tour Review: Clarkston, MI
Linkin Park's stock in trade is still aggression, however, and its 21-song performance was loaded with angsty, molten moments like "One Step Closer," "Somewhere I Belong," "Papercut," "From the Inside," "Numb," "Crawling" and "In the End." Bennington turned into a growling Cookie Monster on "Given Up," while "Bleed it Out" featured an extended drum break by Rob Bourdon. Shinoda also took a lighthearted swipe at preceding act My Chemical Romance; as fans held lighters and cell phones aloft during "Shadow of the Day," he cracked that "this is OUR pyro." Full review
--------------
After lengthy stage assembly, Linkin Park took the stage for their long set, kicked off with "One Step Closer" from "Hybrid Theory."
The band's back catalog seemed to hold up well, though vocalist Chester Bennington's voice took a couple of songs to find its bearings. "Breaking the Habit" and "In the End" found the band at its tightest, as the crowed echoed the angst-ridden lyrics back in unison.
Linkin Park addressed the live filming, giving plenty of on-camera accolades to Detroit for helping the band plant its roots seven years ago while touring on "Hybrid Theory." Linkin Park is enjoying more longevity than most bands in their genre, and much of that can be attributed to the band's honesty. They certainly had the musical chops to turn "Hybrid Theory" and "Meteora" into smash hits, and by the way the packed pavilion and lawn of DTE responded, it looks like the band and its fans are in tune with each other. Full review
Video Download: Rob on Artisan News
PR Tour Review: Clarkston, MI
As did Wednesday's show. The highlight came during set closer "Bleed It Out," the new album's blistering clap-along and one of two songs that lets rapper Mike Shinoda do his thing. The band extended the song, slowing it down and later speeding it up while the crowd clapped along. Throughout Linkin Park's 95-minute set, vocal shredding singer Chester Bennington prowled the stage like a gremlin, but his pained one-dimensional outcries -- "shut up when I'm talking to you!" "the very worst part of you is me!" "put me out of my misery!" -- revealed as much depth as a seventh-grader's angst over doing chores.
The band sounded muscular throughout, but the new material -- such as the meandering, vaguely celestial "The Little Things Give You Away" -- stalled. Though they're the tour headliners, Linkin Park would do good to take a few cues from its opening act. Full review
PR Tour Review: Virginia Beach, VA
Linking Park heat up Toronto
Bleed It Out ringtone
PR Tour Review: Virginia Beach, VA
It was interesting watching drummer Rob Bourdon and turntablist Joe Hahn during the set; they were separated from the front line and positioned far in the back on high platforms. But the roaring crowd didn't seem to care much about the configuration, and during the lyrically-ambiguous "Breaking the Habit," thousands of voices blended together, partially drowning out a smiling Bennington and Shinoda, who could easily be heard in the venue's tree-dotted parking lot. Full review
New Japanese scans
Linkin Park and Tree Canada Plant Green Partnership
It may be hip but not so much hop
Projekt Revolution episodes on Fuse
Audio Download: Chester on Mix 96.9
MySpace to Webcast Projekt Revolution gig
"MySpace LIVE! provides users with the unique opportunity to be part of the Projekt Revolution experience without actually being there," Josh Brooks, vice president of marketing and content at MySpace, said in a statement. "We're thrilled to host the ground-breaking six-hour stream of the concert to share with millions of MySpace members."
PR Tour Review: Bristow, VA
The group's in-house rapper, Mike Shinoda, meanwhile, was often relegated to sensitive piano tickler, which made for a one-two-snooze interlude of "Pushing Me Away" and "Breaking the Habit" as he sat hunched over a keyboard while Bennington gripped the mike intently, eyes squished shut. Another ballad, "Shadow of the Day," showcased the band's new direction if not originality -- its "With or Without You" melody was laced with Edge-style guitars without offering any edge. Full review
PR Tour Review: Bristow, VA
Win PR tour tickets in Toronto
Shouting softly
PR Tour Review: Darien Center, NY
Headliners Linkin Park did their best to live up to them, and although their live show is amazing, it was clearly hard to compete with the show-stopping Romance. Opening with "One Step Closer," the power and the passion were more than evident, but the stage appeared cluttered and cold next to the fiery heart of the band before them. Regardless, the crowd seemed to enjoy the set, which included "Somewhere I Belong" and "Lying From You." At night's end, fans were left trying to decide which band was best, and that can only be the sign of a great musical Revolution. Full review
----------------
For the 12,000 people on hand, Linkin Park still rules with a wall of aggressive sound, an edgy, angry angst. But the throne is shaky. Likewise, Projekt Revolution isn't revolutionary anymore, if that's what it ever was. Taking Back Sunday (with replacement players filling in for two of the five guys, the drummer and lead guitarist) is simply the typical rock band of the day. Full review
PR Tour Review: Wantagh, NY
Linkin Park has sold millions of albums by being charmless but proficient, and on Wednesday the members underscored both extremes. They look less like rock 'n' roll royalty and more like a bunch of technocrats; considering the meticulous way they make music, that might be an apt description. The huge refrains of "Numb," "In the End" and other old hits shook the bleachers as effectively as ever. Some of the more restrained new songs (including "Shadow of the Day," which owes U2 a debt, and maybe even a check) received a more restrained response, but so far this band's new business plan seems to be working. Full review
Placebo: Crashing the Arena
Despite all the talk of winning over fans, Molko insists things are very friendly between his saucy trio and the tougher Linkin. "We ended up [on the tour] simply because Linkin Park were fans and invited us," said the American-born, London-raised singer. "There's a fantastic camaraderie on the tour," he says. "Linkin Park are not only very approachable, but they approach you, so there are no egos backstage."
Video Download: Making of Bleed It Out
Linkin Park to perform in Las Vegas
PR Tour Review: Wantagh, NY
---------------------
Linkin Park is easing into this role slowly. Many of its new songs, such as "Given Up" and "No More Sorrow," were played in a hard-driving fashion to match old favorites like "Lying From You." But eventually, the mood grew serious with new tracks like "In Pieces" and "The Little Things You Give Away." It may take a while for fans to grow accustomed to this new gravitas, however. Near the end of "Pushing Me Away," Bennington bowed his head in silence, hoping to generate cheers. After a slightly puzzled pause, they finally came. Full review
Video Download: Interview with Nikki Sixx and Chester
Video: PR Tour interview with Chester
PR Tour Review: Virginia Beach, VA and Charlotte, NC
Moving to new server
Win a custom Xbox 360 from Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution
Linkin Park coming to Taiwan
Projekt Revolution bands battle it out on Xbox
The Projekt Revolution team includes Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn (Linkin Park), Ray Toro (My Chemical Romance), Matt Rubano (Taking Back Sunday), Cheap Shot (Styles of Beyond), Ryan Shuck, Brandon Belsky (Julien K) and Darren Simoes (The Bled) and the Vans Warped Team includes Matt Ridenour, Micah Carli (Hawthorne Heights), Grand Brandell (Underoath), Landon (The Spill Canvas), Craig Mabbitt (Bless the Fall), Bryan Money, Max Green (Escape the Fate) and Steve Klein (New Found Glory). More information and airtimes can be found at www.fuse.tv.
Madina Lake talked about PR tour
The tour progressed in this nature and with this sense of unity and friendship. Over the next 4 days, we got to meet, interview and just chill with all the dudes in Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Saosin, and the Bled...plus we've played to about 20,000 kick ass people too. So far, it's the best summer of our lives. Interviews will be airing on mtv2 next week if you wanna see it!
Win PR tour tickets
MTM gone gold in Brazil
Thank You
Mike on KROQ Cleveland
Video: Summer Sanitarium tailgate party and Ecko TV shoutout
Halo 3 launch program featuring LP
PR Tour Photos: Charlotte, NC
PR Tour audio download
PR Tour Review: West Palm Beach, FL
Minutes To Midnight review
On much of the record, especially on The Little Things Give You Away, Linkin Park points fingers without shying away from a long, hard look in the mirror. Channelling injustice and guilt into something topical might not dress up the apathy as prettily as John Mayer on Waiting for the World to Change, but the question is the same: we all know the problems, but where are the solutions coming from?
By choosing commentary instead of aggressive reaction, by changing itself before agitating for alterations in others, and by striking out into uncharted waters in uncertain times, for the first time in three albums Linkin Park is beginning to practise what it screeches.
I need your help
PR Tour Review: West Palm Beach, FL
The Linkin Park repertoire of alienation ("Somewhere I Belong"), compulsion ("Breaking the Habit") and wasted years ("In The End") got grandiose treatment. Joe Hahn's DJ scratches and rapper Mike Shinoda's duck-and-jab verses took some of the excess weight out of padded arrangements. But given the band's fondness for power chords and sad piano - think Nadia's Theme - there's only so much flexibility the hip-hop touches can add. Linkin Park wisely signed off with a straightforward thrash tune called "Bleed It Out," almost an antidote to an otherwise somber set list. Full review
Video: PR Tour clip - Monsoon/Revolution stage
Linkin Park goes platinum again
Left to explain the inexplicable was Chester Bennington, lead singer of a band that has another platinum album (2007's "Minutes to Midnight") flying off shelves.
"The reality is I have no idea," Bennington said. "We just go in and we try to make the best record that we possibly can every time we go in and do something. And I firmly believe that we have the best fans in the world, like they will die for us to a certain degree." Full article
PR Tour Review: Raleigh, NC
One of the disc's most powerful songs, "Hands Held High," has never been played live -- until this summer's Projekt Revolution tour. Shinoda's lyrics deal with bombed mosques, bumbling world leaders, sky-high gas prices and general global angst. "It's a fine line between sounding preachy and speaking our minds about something we just can't be quiet about," Shinoda said. "Not many bands these days speak out about anything. We feel like we're in a position where we have to do it." Full review
Interview with LP on MTV 2
Making of Bleed It Out
Video: Hands Held High at Projekt Revolution
Linkin Park nominated for Kerrang Awards
Taking Back Sunday interview
Meet LP at Halo 3 game events
Bass on the Bottom remix by Mr. Hahn
Video: In Pieces live at Projekt Revolution
Linkin Park's Projekt Revolution tour gives back big
PR Tour Review: Charlotte, NC
Slower, more serious songs were a bit heavy for the exhausted crowd, but the fans held on to every note. They were justly rewarded later in the set with heavy hits like "Numb" "What I've Done," and "Crawling." The audience erupted for the closer "One Step Closer" and stuck around for an encore of "Bleed It Out" -- which at that pointed could have been renamed "Sweat it Out." Full review
Linkin Park Day on MTV
Chat with Mike at X Games
Making of Bleed It Out video
Week of 8/13
Week of 8/20
Linkin Park nominated for VMA
The Hidden Art of Projekt Revolution
New Linkin Park Date in Sydney and Auckland
Video: Phoenix & Joe on Blender Bytes
Connect to Projekt Revolution
Video: Phoenix interview backstage at Projekt Rev
Linkin leap pays off
PR Tour Review: Dallas and Woodlands, TX
Bleed It Out Unofficial live version
Bleed It Out single tracks sample
New SURU event
LP article in Mean Street
Bleed It Out single release info
Bleed It Out video
Interview with Josh Groban
Mike at X-Games
Bleed It Out review
This song is a crowd pleaser. You can tell this right from the start with the cheering crowd and the brilliantly hasty musical backing. Mike Shinoda delivers his verses with quick-fire conviction and Chester Bennington bellows the catchy chorus. This song is one of the better tracks from their latest album and will surely be another chart smash for Chester, Mike and the gang. 'Bleed it Out' is out on 20th August 2007 and the album 'Minutes to Midnight' is out now.
Gallery page currently offline
LP on Rockin' On magazine
Bleed It Out blood donation campaign
Win PR tour tickets
Projekt Revolution photos
posted by Jas, 08/28/07
A review of PR show in Hartford, CT
Linkin Park, by contrast, did little more than spew rage and angst over the audience for the duration of its set. Singer Chester Bennington traded lead vocals with rapper Mike Shinoda on songs that scarcely strayed from a formula: Heavy guitar riff, rhymes from Shinoda and plaintive vocals from Bennington until the chorus, when inevitably he shrieked his lyrics, veins bulging in his neck as his faced scrunched up with the effort.
posted by Jas, 08/28/07
Another review of PR show in Camden, NJ
The remarkable thing about Saturday's Projekt Revolution Tour at the Tweeter Center - beyond the capacity of the bands and crowd to withstand airless swelter for nine hours - is how snugly all the acts fit. That was accomplished despite the fact that each band showed off a different brand of panicky emotionalism categorized as "Emo." Blame the fit on everyone putting aside wounded psyches to bliss out under Linkin Park's big rock banner.
posted by Jas, 08/27/07
An interview with Chester and Gerard Way, of My Chemical Romance
before their PR concert in Syracuse NY.
posted by Jas, 08/27/07
Reviews of PR show in Mansfield, MA
While the emo tide has all but washed up the rock-hop wave that Linkin Park started riding 10 years ago, the two genres actually complement each other well. Linkin Park MC Mike Shinoda's rhymes pierced the crowd's collective consciousness. Shinoda and co-vocalist Chester Bennington might sport pretty-boy profiles, but their laments are the favored battle cries of suburban white kids everywhere. Even after nine hours in the sun, fans had energy saved to sing along to "In Pieces," "Numb" and "Somewhere I Belong." Sure, most teenage girls in the crowd came wearing My Chemical Romance apparel. But when Linkin Park's mile-high LED blanket uncurled from the rafters to resounding roars, it was clear who most of the Projekt Revolutionaries on hand really came to see. Full review
Even though there were three times in the set when you asked yourself, 'Why are they playing this song?' Linkin Park more than made up for it by performing a near-perfect, one-hour-and-40-minute set Friday night as part of the Projekt Revolution tour in front of 19,000-plus at the Tweeter Center for Performing Arts. The last time Linkin Park brought Projekt Revolution to the Tweeter Center was in 2004, and supporting acts Korn and Snoop Dogg carried the show with LP playing a lackluster set.
posted by Jas, 08/27/07
Another review of PR show in Bristow, VA
During Projekt Revolution's brief hiatus, Linkin Park's front man, Mike Shinoda was working on another side project under the moniker, Fort Minor. In collaboration with Styles of Beyond, he produced "The Rising Tied," which did well on MTV's countdowns in 2005 and 2006. It was no surprise to Linkin Park fans on Sunday that Styles of Beyond would appear on the tour and play samples from the album.
posted by Jas, 08/26/07
LOL! I've never seen some of these before, WesleyLPBR has some new old photos of Linkin Park
posted by Jas, 08/26/07
Update: WesleyLPBR has the mp3 (192 kpbs) of the show in separate files, download here
posted by Jas, 08/25/07
Serein has captured for me an interview with Mike and Joe on Steven's Untitled Rock Show aired on Wednesday, download here, thanks Serein.
posted by Jas, 08/25/07
MySpace hasn't posted the videos of the Clarkston show on their site yet, there are already a few rips from the webcast out there but the audio and video are out of sync so if you don't mind that, Amarine and Felipe have the full show up for download here (asf, hi-res) and here (torrent, asf, hi and med-res). I'll post an update if there's a better rip.
posted by Jas, 08/25/07
An interview with Chester and MCR before their PR concert at Tweeter Center, here are the top ten quotes from Chester
2. "We want to put on cool light shows, if we can, and we want to blow shit up."
3. "If at the end of the day all we did was plant a bunch of trees, that's cool with me."
4. "I hope that that's what we go down as, you know, a good rock band."
5. "It's like super recycled. It's like even our inks are environmentally friendly."
6. "I have quite a few theories on how companies can help their bands achieve greater success and stop just hemorrhaging money, but that's not part of the question. The reality is I have no idea."
7. "There is going to be plenty of information out there and we'll be giving out some crap, too, that people can take home with them. It'll be cool."
8. "I think people get annoyed when they feel like it's their responsibility to save the world, even though it kind of is our responsibility."
9. "So, if you want to step out there and put your nuts on the line, go for it. We're all for it."
10. Press conference moderator on Bennington: "Did we lose Chester again?"
posted by Jas, 08/24/07
From LPU Newsletter: A new tour date has been added in Melbourne, Australia! Linkin Park will be playing a second show in Melbourne on Monday, October 15 at the Rod Laver Arena. Tickets go on sale to the public on Monday, September 3.
posted by Jas, 08/24/07
A review of PR show in Toronto, CA
Finally, the night ended with one for all the dudes: Linkin Park. Here's where the whole Projekt Revolution bill sort of started to make sense. Emo owes a lot more to LP than one would assume. When you think about it, it's that same moaning "nobody understands me" sentiment, only it's accompanied with a scratchy turntable and rapping over guitar chords. For some, this remains as odious a combination as it was five years ago. But judging by the amount of headbanging, jumping and screaming, time hasn't weakened Linkin Park's fanbase.
posted by Jas, 08/24/07
Another preview and interview with Chester before the PR concert in Holmdel, NJ
So, who exactly is Linkin Park? "We kind of want to be a band that's kind of ambiguous, that's our goal," Bennington said. "We want it to be difficult for people to try to (pigeonhole) us into something. I think that as our career develops and keeps growing, we'll hopefully be a band that's known for writing good music. I think we're a rock band, but rock music has typically been a kind of music that is known for taking different styles of music and mixing them together, blues and jazz." "I've been a fan of My Chemical Romance for a long time," Bennington said. "I've seen them live a few times and they always impressed me, and I couldn't wait to have a chance to take them on the road with us." Full interview
posted by Jas, 08/23/07
Philly Edge has an interview with Chester before the PR concert in Camden, NJ
posted by Jas, 08/23/07
Chester joined Julien-K to perform 'Technical Difficulties' at the Projekt Revolution concert in Toronto, CA.
posted by Jas, 08/23/07
Reviews of PR show in Clarkston, MI from the Oakland Press and Flint Journal.
Linkin Park's 90-minute set showcased a vastly matured band, one now comfortable delivering ballads such as "Pushing Me Away," with Chester Bennington singing solely to piano accompaniment by MC Mike Shinoda, and more ambient, U2-like fare like "Shadow of the Day," one of seven songs the sextet performed from its latest album, "Minutes to Midnight." Bennington and Shinoda also began "Breaking the Habit" as a duo before the rest of the band joined in, while the first encore, "Little Things," was given a more stripped-down, acoustic treatment.
Not to be lost in the juggernaut of summer tours and festivals, the 2007 Projekt Revolution Tour, headlined by Linkin Park, rolled into town Wednesday at Clarkston's DTE Energy Music Theatre with quite a bit of publicity. The Michigan stop of the tour was chosen to be filmed for a live, online simulcast hosted by music mogul Matt Pinfield on the social networking Web site MySpace.com. With high-tech recording equipment visible throughout the daylong festival, the bands appeared to try to look and sound their best, not just for the Detroit-area crowd but for their worldwide audience.
posted by Jas, 08/23/07
Artisan News has a new clip of Rob talking about the Projekt Revolution green tour, download here
posted by Jas, 08/23/07
A review of PR show in Clarkston, MI, I'm sorry I couldn't grab the live webcast yesterday because of the time difference, it was 4 am my time. I will grab the clips when they are available on demand later at MySpace.
After My Chem's 60-minute spectacle, Linkin Park had plenty to live up to. They poured it on thick, opening with three rousing hits from their catalog ("One Step Closer," "Lying From You" and "Somewhere Where I Belong"), but gave the impression their forward progress has stalled. Where "The Black Parade" marked a seismic leap in songwriting for My Chemical Romance, Linkin Park's recent "Minutes to Midnight" album found the band was in a state of arrested development. It attempted to break the band out of its rap-rock roots but showed rap-rock is the best the band has to offer.
posted by Jas, 08/23/07
A review of PR show in Toronto, CA.
The 2007 Projekt Revolution tour hit Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre Tuesday night with Linkin Park showing off its hybrid ways. A little rap. A little rock. A little carefully constructed pop. I was a part of the near sold-out crowd that seemed thrilled with LP's inspired ways. Give credit to rap dude Mike Shinoda and singer Chester Bennington's pleading confessionals. The best moments arrived from the most familiar material. Numb, In The End and Crawling exploited the band's mainstream redefining of metal and hip hop served up with a lot of pretentious howling. All of it was theatrical. Most of it could land on Broadway someday as a jukebox musical. Call it Barefoot in Linkin Park. Hey, they did it with Queen. Full review
posted by Jas, 08/23/07
The Toronto Sun has written a review of PR show in Toronto, CA and The Statesman has a bit of a history lesson on Linkin Park.
posted by Jas, 08/23/07
Malaysian fans can now download the Bleed It Out single to their mobile phones, details here
posted by Jas, 08/22/07
A review of PR show in Virginia Beach, VA.
By Linkin Park's 9:30 or so set time, the 20,000 seat amphitheater seemed to be at capacity and ready for the band's weighty and incensed songs. Over the course of three albums, the California group has perfected the type of bilious, rhyming-couplet anthem - one with singer Chester Bennington's soaring sneer and Mike Shinoda's calm, mellifluous raps - that a lot of folks seem to love. Though the band's latest disc, 2007's Minutes to Midnight, is somewhat calmer and longer on the rock than on Shinoda's raps, Linkin Park began their set on a furious note with "One Step Closer," a song from the 2000 debut, Hybrid Theory. The gruff song is swollen with Bennington's bleary, red-eyed agitation, featuring the catchy-as-sin refrain "Shut up when I'm talking to you." Bennington, who donned a tight jacket zipped up to the throat, is a firecracker of a performer, and he shot around the colossal stage in a rage. His presence offset the oddly reserved demeanors of guitarist Brad Delson, bassist Dave Farrell, who both seemed content at the stage front gently swaying on oversized milk crates.
posted by Jas, 08/21/07
Babu sent in new scans from September issue of Japanese magazines, Rockin' On, In Rock, Young Guitar and Crossbeat. Thanks Babu.
posted by Jas, 08/21/07
Linkin Park has committed to plant trees with Tree Canada as a result of its sole Canadian Projekt Revolution concert in Toronto, ON on August 21, 2007 at the Molson Amphitheatre.
posted by Jas, 08/21/07
A preview and an interview with Chester before the PR concert in Clarkston, MI which will be webcast live on MySpace on Wednesday.
posted by Jas, 08/21/07
Jonah reports that there will be an episode on the Projekt Revolution tour where bands are being interviewed on Steven's Untitled Rock Show on Fuse TV. My Chemical Romance, HIM, Madina Lake will appear on the show on August 22 and Taking Back Sunday, Saosin, Linkin Park will appear on August 23. Steven's Untitled Rock Show airs at 7pm Eastern and reruns at 5am.
posted by Jas, 08/21/07
I was gonna post this when I posted Chester's interview on Live 105 last week but forgot, there was an interview (right click and save to download) with Chester on Mix 96.9 FM before Live Earth.
posted by Jas, 08/21/07
MySpace will carry a live webcast of Projekt Revolution's upcoming concert in Clarkston, Mich.
The fourth annual Projekt Revolution tour, headlined by two-time Grammy Award-winning band Linkin Park, will feature some of today's most popular artists, including My Chemical Romance, Taking Back Sunday, HIM, Placebo and Julien-K. Music industry veteran Matt Pinfield is slated to host the six-hour concert, which can be viewed live Wednesday, starting at 1:30 p.m. PST, exclusively at http://www.myspace.com/nowwhat.
posted by Jas, 08/21/07
A review of PR show in Bristow, VA.
Linkin Park closed the tour's Nissan Pavilion stop Sunday with a set that was clear and controlled for all its material's alleged anger. Vocalist Chester Bennington was in fine satanic squall, bringing as much bluster to older, hate-you/hate-myself hits such as "Numb" and "Crawling" as he did to new, Iraq-focused tracks "No More Sorrow" and "Given Up." His rage, though, was better heard and not seen: Occasionally Bennington bolted around the stage and danced as if no one were watching, but it never felt rock-and-roll raw.
posted by Jas, 08/20/07
A review of PR show in Bristow, VA.
After a brief intermission, Linkin Park took the stage. In contrast to MCR's almost untamed performance, Linkin Park was a study in musical restraint. Picking from songs from their latest "Minutes to Midnight," 2003's "Meteora" and 2000's "Hybrid Theory," Linkin Park proved that they have evolved musically -- though only incrementally -- into one of hard rock's most approachable bands. Gone was much of the rapping that found its way onto their past efforts, though the same reliable songwriting formula was present during "Somewhere I Belong" as it was on the newer "What I've Done." Linkin Park's performance proved that they write solid songs and perform them well, though they don't ever push many boundaries. Full review
posted by Jas, 08/20/07
Torontoist is giving away a pair of tickets to the Projekt Revolution concert at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto, CA on Tuesday.
posted by Jas, 08/19/07
The Toronto Star has an article on Linkin Park
posted by Jas, 08/19/07
A review of PR show in Darien Center, NY.
As 10 bands took part in the 5-year-old rock festival headlined and organized by Linkin Park, a huge dirt cloud hovered over the lawn as enthusiastic listeners moshed and surfed along to the music. Good music is supposed to move you; at the Revolution Tour, great music will apparently toss you a couple of feet in the air and carry you a few feet to the left.
Linkin Park, once considered a trendsetter with its own mating of hip-hop and rock, has now re-invented guitar rock on its new album, Minutes to Midnight. The band's rapper, Mike Shinoda, has been kicked to the background, and lead singer Chester Bennington's screams have been muzzled a bit. In their place is a quieter, gentler (and they're probably thinking more mature) Linkin Park, taking on a serious edge with piano ballads.
posted by Jas, 08/18/07
A review of PR show in Wantagh, NY.
The 2007 Projekt Revolution tour, which came to the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater here on Wednesday night, didn't bother much with hip-hop; the other headliner was My Chemical Romance, a band as theatrical as Linkin Park is un-. The rise of emo has pulled this tour — and, it seems, this audience — in a different direction.
Pulled Linkin Park, too: the band's recent album, "Minutes to Midnight" (Warner Brothers), plays down Mike Shinoda's rapping to emphasize Chester Bennington's melancholy confessions and Brad Delson's de-metalified guitar. On Wednesday night Mr. Shinoda spent much of the time holding a guitar or sitting behind a keyboard, and Joe Hahn, the D.J., was pleasantly unobtrusive.
posted by Jas, 08/18/07
Placebo talked about Linkin Park in an interview
Placebo guitarist/vocalist Brian Molko feels comfortable on the bill. "It's really a great tour for us. It's going really well, but there's an added challenge to it as well because, basically, it's not our own tour. It's a challenge for us to try to steal a few of [Linkin Park's] fans, you know, which is pretty much our agenda, and I think it's starting to work."
posted by Jas, 08/17/07
The Making of Bleed It Out music video was aired on Fuse yesterday and the ever wonderful Serein has captured it for me, download part 1, part 2 and part 3.
posted by Jas, 08/16/07
From LP Newsletter: Linkin Park will be performing at the Summer Stage At Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas on Saturday, September 8! LP Underground members will have access to the pre-sale for this event tomorrow, August 17 at 10:00am local time until 11:59am on Saturday, August 18 and public on-sale will begin on Saturday, August 18 at noon.
posted by Jas, 08/16/07
A review of PR show in Wantagh, NY. Update: Added another review
While MCR was clearly the youth draw, Linkin Park - the elder statesmen of nu-metal/rap - got an enthusiastic response from even the baby rockers in the house that were too young to remember the band's beginnings. These tour founders commanded serious respect as they rambled through a career-spanning set in which vocalist Chester Bennington and rapper Mike Shinoda traded lyrics while riding a wave of drum curls and guitar shreds. Their set did crawl in the middle, when the group road-tested a trio of new, poky, nonrap ballads. But ultimately they ended strong with "Breaking the Habit," a tune that made you remember the kind of power and glory LP is capable of. Full review
Linkin Park, too, is moving on. Its new album, "Minutes to Midnight" (Warner Bros.) pushes Mike Shinoda's rapping to the background and softens Chester Bennington's screaming in an attempt to reach the arena-size appeal of U2. You can even hear shades of that band's "With or Without You" in Linkin Park's new "Shadow of the Day," which the band played Wednesday.
posted by Jas, 08/16/07
MySpace Artist on Artist has a video interview with Nikki Sixx and Chester where they talked about how they met, coping with addiction and their clothing lines. Download here
posted by Jas, 08/16/07
KITS Live 105 has a video interview with Chester backstage at the Projekt Revolution, there are some pics here as well as pics from the Phoenix, AZ here. If the video doesn't play, go here. Can't seem to grab this, will work on it. Thanks to Josh for the tip.
posted by Jas, 08/16/07
A review of PR show in Virginia Beach, VA and Charlotte, NC
posted by Jas, 08/15/07
Just to let you know that the site is in the process of moving to a new server, hope everything goes well *fingers crossed*, if you can't access the site or find it missing in the next 48 hours don't panic.
posted by Jas, 08/15/07
M&C is giving away a a custom Xbox 360 from Projekt Revolution, contest is open to US residents only, more details
posted by Jas, 08/14/07
From LP MySpace: Linkin Park will be performing in Taipei, Taiwan at the Taipei County Stadium on November 16th! Mark your calendars. Tickets go on sale on August 25th. Presale tickets for the November 27th Osaka, Japan tour date are available through the LP Underground during August 15 at 12am midnight through August 22 at 11:59pm local time. Join the LP Underground now for your chance at presale tickets!
posted by Jas, 08/14/07
Bands on Projekt Revolution tour will compete with each other to save the world in Halo 2. Mike and Joe will represent Linkin Park.
On August 15th while the Projekt Revolution tour is at Nikon at Jones Beach Amphitheatre in Wantagh, NY and Vans Warped tour is at Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre in Bonner Springs, KS, the finest Xbox 360 Halo players from select bands on both tours will prepare for the upcoming launch of "Halo 3" video game for Xbox 360 with a head-to-head battle playing "Halo 2" over Xbox LIVE. Winner takes summer tour bragging rights! Fuse will be onsite at both venues to document this historic gaming event between two of the most talked about tours of the summer.
posted by Jas, 08/14/07
Madina Lake talked about their Projekt Revolution experience
Those of you who know us, know that we are just like you. There's no difference. So now you'll have to imagine yourselves experiencing this: We drive our asses out to Seattle, WA...i think all in all a 30 hour drive. We get to the empty amphitheater at 10 am to load in and soundcheck. We're opening the Projekt Revolution tour. Only 3 hours later, over 5000 people are standing in front of us ready to lose their minds. And so they did, and for that we are deeply grateful. Now imagine what happened next...Brad from Linkin Park rolls up in his golf cart and introduces himself to us. He proceeds to tell us if we need anything at all, just let him know.
posted by Jas, 08/14/07
Modern Guitars magazine is giving away a pair of tickets to the August 25 Projekt Revolution 2007 concert at the Tweeter Center at the Waterfront in Camden, New Jersey, details here
posted by Jas, 08/14/07
Alexandre reports that Warner Music Brazil announced that Linkin Park's Minutes To Midnight has gone Gold in Brazil with over 50,000 copies sold.
posted by Jas, 08/13/07
I want to thank everyone who donated to keep LPT alive, your donation helps alot! I really appreciate it. I'm moving the site soon and will post an update when the moving process starts. Thanks again, you guys rock!
posted by Jas, 08/13/07
Chippy reports that Mike was interviewed on Cleveland's 92.3 KROQ last week. He talked about how he has family in Ohio and the host joked about how he shouldn't say that he has family in Parma when LP plays at Blossom. Mike said that Linkin Park loves everyone know matter where they're from, he mentioned some of the sponsors for Projekt Revolution, and that a lot of them are gonna have booths set up. He also talked about how LP plans to take a dollar from each ticket, and use the money to plant, hopefully, one million trees, and he also mentioned how all of the busses switched to biodiesel. If anyone managed to record it please let me know.
posted by Jas, 08/13/07
Monohybrid found two old videos of Linkin Park at the Summer Sanitarium tailgate party and Mike's shoutout to Mark Ecko on Ecko TV
posted by Jas, 08/12/07
In conjunction with the release of the Halo 3 game, Microsoft has plans to air original programming on cable networks a week before "Halo 3" is released. The program will revolve around the making of the game, and the game's soundtrack; it will feature "Halo"-obsessed celebs and musicians, such as Linkin Park and My Chemical Romance, playing the game. "Halo 3" is the official sponsor of the Projekt Revolution tour.
posted by Jas, 08/12/07
Kelly went to the Projekt Revolution tour date in Charlotte, NC and she has uploaded her photos here. Thanks Kelly
posted by Jas, 08/12/07
John reports that there's a thread at LPU board where you can download mp3 of all the shows from Projekt Revolution. Thanks to all the rippers.
posted by Jas, 08/12/07
A review of PR show in West Palm Beach and Tampa, FL.
posted by Jas, 08/12/07
A review of Minutes To Midnight from The Star
Linkin Park is as much a product of its environment as its environment is a product of the band. The difference is that the former refers to the current political climate, while the latter is caught up in the trappings of the rap/rock genre the band is so anxious to escape, if not reinvent. For all its bluster, much of Linkin Park's previous music managed to be simultaneously sanguine and yet resemble a sonic assault against the dying of the light. While Minutes to Midnight ups the emphasis on melody, it's also far more jaded than anything the band has ever released, often chillingly so.
posted by Jas, 08/09/07
Hey guys, it looks like the Gallery page won't be back online unless I upgrade to a dedicated server. My server has been asking me to move couple of times in the past and they have been very kind in letting me stay all these times even though I have been using alot of resources but unfortunately the time is needed for me to upgrade so I really need your help. I think I can handle the monthly charges but the one time set up fee is a bit much, I hate to beg but I have no choice. If you think you can help click here to donate, it doesn't have to be big, even a dollar will help alot! To everyone who donate I am your slave for life!
posted by Jas, 08/11/07
A review of PR show in West Palm Beach, FL from Sun-Sentinel
The bands playing the Projekt Revolution tour at Sound Advice Amphitheatre on Friday had one trait in common: They all cared. Linkin Park, also the headliner, capped the festival with the day's biggest exercise in pain management. In front of a swirling, multi-colored palette, the six-piece band offered empathy and, courtesy of vocalist Chester Bennington, screaming release through songs such as "Crawling."
posted by Jas, 08/10/07
Linkin Park has posted a new clip from the PR Tour, backstage with Chester in Phoenix, Arizona.
posted by Jas, 08/10/07
Chester reveals the secret behind Linkin Park's platinum success
One of the gentlemen on the conference call was grappling with the how. How is Linkin Park selling albums in a down market? How did the group flip 635,000 records during the first week of sales if everybody is downloading music for free off the Internet? It didn't take long for the catcalls to follow. "Yes, Chester, what's up with that?" said Matt Rubano of Taking Back Sunday. "Give us the secret, huh?" said Ray Toro of My Chemical Romance.
posted by Jas, 08/10/07
A review of PR show in Raleigh, NC from News Observer
Linkin Park knows something about rocking a crowd. Known for raging live shows and songs that touch on frustration and fury with a mix of rock, hip-hop and metal, Linkin Park has retained a raw spirit despite market success. "They're a phenomenon," says Steve Kingston, XM Satellite Radio's senior program director of rock. "And they've not only never sold out, but they've maintained their cred, which is very important to fans."
posted by Jas, 08/09/07
MTV2 on Monday, August 13 will have interviews with Linkin Park and other Projekt Rev programming that will be airing throughout the day.
posted by Jas, 08/09/07
Check out the LP Connect video on the left for a clip of making of Bleed It Out video.
posted by Jas, 08/09/07
Arminas has captured a multicam rip of Linkin Park performing 'Hands Held High' at the Projekt Revolution concert in Mountain View, CA, watch here
posted by Jas, 08/09/07
Nominations for this year's Kerrang Awards were announced today and Linkin Park has been nominated for Best Video for What I've Done. The event will take place on Thursday, August 23 at The Brewery in the UK
posted by Jas, 08/09/07
Matt Rubano, bassist from Taking Back Sunday talked about Linkin Park in an interview
What about Linkin Park? Have you met them before this tour?
I have, but only in the capacity of the beginning of Projekt Rev. I had dinner with the whole band one night, but I also spent a good amount of time around (MC/vocalist) Mike (Shinoda) and (singer) Chester (Bennington) at a couple of press conferences and stuff like that. They're great. They're the most chill, down-to-earth guys. I look up to them in the way they run their band and are so hands-on. Some bands are surprisingly less involved than you would think they are. Their band is their baby. Linkin Park is really involved in every single creative and logistic aspect of the band.
posted by Jas, 08/09/07
This press release is about the pre-order of the Xbox 360 exclusive Halo 3 game, since Halo 3 is one of the official sponsors of the Projekt Revolution tour, exclusive 'Halo 3' VIP events will take place in select cities on the tour, where attendees will receive 'Halo 3'-themed merchandise and have an opportunity to meet the members of Linkin Park.
posted by Jas, 08/09/07
Siby reports that you can watch Lady Tigra's Bass on the Bottom here, the song is remixed by Mr. Hahn.
posted by Jas, 08/09/07
Derek has recorded and uploaded Linkin Park performing In Pieces last night at the Projekt Revolution concert in Atlanta, watch here
posted by Jas, 08/09/07
An interview with Chester before the Projekt Revolution concert in West Palm Beach, FL where he talked about the band's decision to go green on the tour.
posted by Jas, 08/09/07
A review of PR show in Charlotte, NC from Charlotte Observer
It was dark by this point, but the amphitheater sweltered as even more people showed up to see headliners Linkin Park, who cranked into "No More Sorrow" as it hit the stage sounding louder and clearer than previous acts. Songs like "Somewhere I Belong," the punky "Given Up," and "Paper Cut," which featured Mike Shinoda's slam poet-style raps, showed the band's diversity. Singer/screamer Chester Bennington's vocal power and emotion were amazing as he easily went from soaring belt to throat-scratching screaming with little strain.
posted by Jas, 08/09/07
SabiLP reports that MTV Europe will have a Linkin Park on August 12. They will show programs featuring Linkin Park all day.
posted by Jas, 08/08/07
Forgot to post this, Siby reports that Mike was at the X Games 2 days ago. He hung out with Danny Way at the Mega Ramp. Danny and Mike also chatted with fans. Read the conversation here
posted by Jas, 08/08/07
The making of Bleed It Out video will be aired on D'Fused on FUSE TV starting Wednesday, August 15
d'Fused: Making of Linkin Park "Bleed It Out" 8p Wednesday 8/15
d'Fused: Making of Linkin Park "Bleed It Out" 3a Thursday 8/16
d'Fused: Making of Linkin Park "Bleed It Out" 3p Sunday 8/19
d'Fused: Making of Linkin Park "Bleed It Out" 6p
d'Fused: Making of Linkin Park "Bleed It Out" 2a Friday 8/24
d'Fused: Making of Linkin Park "Bleed It Out" 3p Sunday 8/26
d'Fused: Making of Linkin Park "Bleed It Out" 5p
posted by Jas, 08/07/07
Nominations for the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards are announced on TRL today and Linkin Park has been nominated for Best Group, the 'What I've Done' video has been nominated for Best Editing and Mr. Hahn also got the nod for Best Director. The event will take place at Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on Sunday, September 9th and will be broadcast live on MTV at 9PM (Live ET/Tape Delayed PT.)
posted by Jas, 08/07/07
Adriana has the scans of the artwork from the Revolution Unseen: The Hidden Art of Projekt Revolution art book
posted by Jas, 08/06/07
Linkin Park has added a second date in Sydney, Australia. Tickets are on sale now to see Linkin Park at the Sydney Entertainment Center on Sunday, October 21. Update: Just got the LPU Newsletter, the band has added another date in Auckland, NZ. For the new October 11 Auckland date, LPU presales start on Thursday, August 9 at 9:00am (local time) and ends on Friday, August 10. Public on-sales begin on Monday, August 13 at 9:00am (local time).
posted by Jas, 08/06/07
From LP Myspace: Blender.com has a video trivia hosted by Linkin Park on Blender Bytes! Participants who answer the trivia questions correctly will have a chance to win an MP3 player and $150 worth of digital music from Blender. Click here to play.
Linkin Park are sharing a personal experience with you directly from their video phones. Beginning with the release of Minutes To Midnight and continuing through their life on the road for Projekt Revolution! Connect with them directly via your personal website, fan site, blog or social network profile instantly. You will receive video updates instantly onto your website. Click here to connect with Linkin Park and Projekt Revolution now!
posted by Jas, 08/06/07
Hahninator reports that Synthesis.net has an interview with Phoenix backstage at the Projekt Revolution, watch here.
posted by Jas, 08/06/07
New interview with Brad, he said the band is looking forward to the Australian tour.
posted by Jas, 08/06/07
A review of PR show in Dallas and Woodlands, TX from Dallas News and Houston Chronicle (thanks Rez)
posted by Jas, 08/06/07
Jnudda has created his own version of Bleed It Out video compiling footage from the live performance from various shows, watch and download here. I must admit that I'm one of those who don't like the original video :-(
posted by Jas, 08/03/07
Yves reports that Swiss onine store, Ex Libris has three seconds samples of the three tracks on the Bleed It Out single. Download What I've Done (distorted remix) and Given Up (Third Encore Session), right click link and save.
posted by Jas, 08/03/07
Siby reports that there will be a SURU "Platinum Grillz" MG1 Minigod release party and signingat SURU Los Angeles on August 31 at 7 pm, more details
posted by Jas, 08/03/07
June issue of Mean Street magazine has an article on Linkin Park, Adriana has the pics here
posted by Jas, 08/03/07
From LP Newsletter: Linkin Park's new single "Bleed It Out" will be released in the UK on August 20. The video for the single will be premiering on Saturday August 4 in the UK and Monday, August 6 in the US. See below for more details.
Formats And Tracklisting
Digital Singles
1. Bleed It Out (album)
2. What I've Done (distorted remix)
3. Given Up (Third Encore Session)
2 Track Single
1. Bleed It Out (album)
2. Given Up (Third Encore Session)
Maxi Single
1. Bleed It Out (album)
2. What I've Done (distorted remix)
3. Given Up (Third Encore Session)
7" Picture Disc Format
A. Bleed It Out (album)
B. What I've Done (distorted remix)
Bleed It Out Premieres
MTV - Will be airing during TRL at 1pm EST/PST, and the video will also be on the homepage of MTV.com
MTV2 - Will be airing on Unleashed all day on MTV2, and the video will play every hour during video hours. The video will also be on the homepage of MTV2.com
mtvU - The video will premiere all day every hour on mtvU and will also be on the homepage of mtvU.com
Channel 4 - UK 1 minute exclusive at www.channel4.com starting August 3. Full video exclusive on August 4 at 12:05am on Channel 4
posted by Jas, 08/02/07
Janneke reports that you can now watch the Bleed It Out videos at TMF.nl, click on 'nieuw'. You can also watch a Divx version here
posted by Jas, 08/02/07
Josh Groban talked about covering Linkin Park's "My December" in his concert
Why did you decide to do Linkin Park's "My December" live?
I had heard it on KROQ, which is a rock station in L.A. They kind of play it every once in awhile during the month of December. I looked and looked and looked for it, and I realized it wasn't released. They had it as, like, a B-side on a single. I thought it was such a haunting, beautiful melody. It was one that, whether it was by them or any other group, it just had a universal appeal. I thought, "This is kind of a really interesting song. I can make my own version of it."
posted by Jas, 08/02/07
From LP MySpace: Mike Shinoda will be joining Danny Way, the three time Big Air champion, at the Mega Ramp for the X-Games today as the guest commentator! Go to the X-Games site now for the live telecast schedule.
posted by Jas, 08/02/07
A review of Bleed It Out single
Linkin Park may well be this generation's greatest pioneers of alternative rock. The band is currently going through a change of musical style, something that can be seen from their latest album, 'Minutes to Midnight'. They're trying to move away from the now cliched rap-rock stereotype and are trying to make their own brand of alternative music. However you won't see this change of style in their latest single, 'Bleed it Out'. They're back to their nu-metal, rapcore roots in this track and they're on fantastic form for it.
posted by Jas, 08/01/07
You guys have been really bad, are you really that hungry for pictures? :-) the gallery page has been temporarily disabled due to the overload on the server, it will be offline until further notice. Sorry guys, can't afford to upgrade at the moment.
posted by Jas, 08/01/07
Mike and Chester are on the cover of the latest issue of Rockin' On magazine (Japan), I think there's an interview with Chester
posted by Jas, 08/01/07
More info about the Bleed It Out blood donation campaign organised by Warner Music Malaysia.
Ntv7's The Breakfast Show, the official programme supporting the campaign, will be covering the event. The first 20 callers to call Warner on 03-7876 0611 today from 7pm onwards will be in for a treat. Details will be explained to the callers. The 20 donors will each walk away with a goodie bag and Linkin Park's new album, Minutes to Midnight. The blood donation campaign also coincides with the release of Linkin Park's second single, Bleed it Out.
posted by Jas, 08/01/07
Win a free pair of tickets to Projekt Revolution in Woodlands, TX on August 5, details here
posted by Jas, 08/01/07
Uploaded some Projekt Revolution photos from the past 3 shows
