Year end chart and stuff
posted by Jas, 12/27/07
Nothing major to report, Linkin Park is on the list of MTV's Best of 2007, no new clip or anything like that. LP is also on the list of Top 30 most-streamed videos across MTV, VH1 and CMT sites and 'What I've Done' is the year's top song on Billboard's Hot Modern Rock Songs chart. The Philippine Daily Inquirer has a review of the "Minutes To Midnight" album. Unless there's something important to report, the next update will be next year :-)

LPU 7 tracklist
posted by Jas, 12/27/07
PediLP bought the LPU 7 fan pack at Best Buy and he sent in the cover of the CD and the tracklist.

1. No More Sorrow (with always new intro at PR07)
2. What I've Done
3. One Step CLoser (With always new intro at PR 07 plus Enhancement Archery and Fusillade voices at intro)
4. Given Up
5. Numb
6. Crawling
7. The Little Things Give You Away
8. In The End
9. Bleed It Out (With always New outro+Drum Solo)
10. Faint (With always new outro)

Scans from Japanese mags
posted by Jas, 12/26/07
My friend Babu sent me some Christmas goodies, they are new scans of Linkin Park articles and photos from November issue of Rolling Stone (Japan edition), December issue of In Rock and February 2008 issue of Crossbeat.

Merry Christmas
posted by Jas, 12/24/07
Merry Christmas everyone and Happy Holidays!

Video Download: Mike talks about Music For Relief
posted by Jas, 12/22/07
Artisan News has an interview with Mike where he talked about Music For Relief, download here

"When we started Music for Relief we started it with the tsunami in South Asia. Music for Relief has evolved since then. Instead of just being on the back end, the kind of the recovery end of things, we're trying to be on the preventative end of things as well. That said we're doing different things that have to do with green measures, climate crisis issues. But then, when things like this cyclone happen or the wild fires in California happen, we kick back into gear and we try and help out as best we can."

Shinoda grew up in Southern California and he talked about friends that were personally affected by the recent wild fires and how Music For Relief was there to help. "I have friends that were affected by the fires and moved out of their homes. Lots of bad stuff happened out here in California and L.A. and that kind of hit home for us I think, you know. So, when stuff like that happens we just do what we can. We do our best to help out and Music for Relief is all about making these connections in the music that hopefully can help out the bigger picture. We have a lot of artists that have donated stuff to auctions and they were very helpful and we're very thankful for that."

Anime: Drawing the Revolution
posted by Jas, 12/22/07
Brent reports that Joe Hahn was interviewed in a documentary called "Anime: Drawing the Revolution" aired on Starz Inside on Monday. Joe was on about 3/4 of the way through the show and talked about how anime has effected the music business and movies... they also showed clippings of 'Breaking the Habit' and how they choose animation for the video because they felt it helped to show the emotion the song represented. The show will air again on December 23 on Starz channel at 3:15 pm ET

Video Download: Mike on LP's first concert in China
posted by Jas, 12/18/07
Artisan News has an interview with Mike where he talked about Linkin Park being the first rock band to perform at a stadium in China, download here.

"Because they thought there was going to be riots! Happy to report the show went well. Hopefully they'll have more rock shows like it Phfrom now on in China. We are just buzzing off of that. I'm here, I have that in my head, I have jet lag. I'm crazy! We're looking forward to another tour. We're doing a U.S. tour and a U.K. tour. The U.S. tour we're hitting a lot of markets we haven't hit in a long time. We're starting out in Omaha."

Video Download: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas interview
posted by Jas, 12/18/07
Tina reports that AT&T Blue Room has posted an interview with Mike and Phoenix before the KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas concert, download here

Video Download: The Kingsley Fashion Show
posted by Jas, 12/18/07
Kingsley Fashion has uploaded a photo slide of their fashion show held at the Fred Segal Santa Monica early this month, where Chester and his boys walked the runway. Download the Benningtons' part only here. I'm too lazy to cap the pics but Jen has sceencaps of the Bennington family here and here

Lupe Fiasco - The Cool Review
posted by Jas, 12/18/07
DJ Booth has a review of Lupe Fiasco's new album "The Cool" which mentions Mike's name on a track called 'Hello Goodbye', I'm guessing he produced it, not sure about that. Samples of the tracks from the album can be heard at MTV's The Leak section.

Top 50 Albums of 2007
posted by Jas, 12/18/07
Linkin Park's "Minutes To Midnight" is on the Rolling Stones' Top 50 Albums of 2007 list, the album is at #25.

25 Linkin Park
Minutes to Midnight (Warner Bros.)
Now in their early thirties, Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda are still angry young men, only now they're as riled up about world affairs as personal turmoil — "The Little Things Give You Away" and "Hands Held High" are as vociferous as any anti-Bush screed 2007 produced. They've broadened their sound a little, too, adding cooler keyboard textures, but with co-producer Rick Rubin in tow, their metallic crunch is as brutal and efficient as ever, and the tunes still feel as cathartic as a good punch to your bedroom wall.

Linkin Park notebook
posted by Jas, 12/18/07
Felipe reports that Moda Credeal has a Linkin Park theme notebooks available for purchase.

Mike talks about SOTD
posted by Jas, 12/15/07
Mike talks about the 'Shadow Of The Day' single.

Linkin Park's latest album Minutes to Midnight was one of the biggest of the year. Mike Shinoda says their latest single "Shadow of the Day" is one of the most important on the record. "We were in the studio putting together Minutes to Midnight and it was a process that took over a year. Over a hundred and fifty demos. Tons and tons of time and music and everything. And whenever we're working on a record even if it's that much time in the amount of stuff that we generate. There's always songs that stand out, and you kind of know those songs especially. You know they're going to make the record. And this song 'Shadow of The Day' was one of them." Mike also tells us that the track didn't come to them quickly. "It's not that it came easily. Whenever we make a song we put a lot of work into it we have to tweak it and make it right. It's something about that uplifting sound of the cords and the music juxtaposed with the really dark lyrics." Linkin Park play St. Paul, Minnesota on February 13th.

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock New Downloadable Track Pack
posted by Jas, 12/15/07
Linkin Park's 'No More Sorrow' will be vailable as a downloadable track pack for the Xbox 360 and PS3 versions of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

Master recordings from Warner/Reprise artists Linkin Park, Mastadon and The Used will be available as a downloadable track pack for Activision, Inc.'s Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, during the month of December. Additionally, Activision will offer single song downloads from such popular European bands as Extremoduro, Trust and Die Fantastischen Vier, as well as a free, exclusive rock rendition of the holiday classic "We Three Kings," recorded by Steve Ouimette. The Warner/Reprise Track Pack, single song downloads, and free holiday classic will be available for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Playstation 3 computer entertainment system.

The Warner/Reprise Track Pack includes master recordings of "No More Sorrow," by Linkin Park, "Sleeping Giant," by Mastadon and "Pretty Handsome Awkward," by The Used. The single song downloads offer such popular singles as "So Payaso," from Extremoduro, "Antisocial" from Trust, and "Ernten Was Wir Säen" from Die Fantastischen Vier. After downloading the new tracks, Guitar Hero® fans are encouraged to visit www.guitarhero.com to enter fret-bending competitions with the opportunity to win various prizes. Full ress release

Video Download: LP in Taiwan Full Press Conference
posted by Jas, 12/13/07
Yahoo Music Taiwan has a full 17 minutes press conference of Linkin Park in Taiwan, file is big and is taking some time to upload so in the meantime watch here, I'll post an update when it's ready for download. Thanks Ruby *muah, muah*. Update: File is available for download now, if you have rapidshare or megaupload account please download it from there instead of LPT server.

The 100 Best Songs of 2007
posted by Jas, 12/13/07
Linkin Park's 'Bleed It Out' is on the Rolling Stones' 100 Best Songs of 2007 list, the song is at #44.

44 "Bleed It Out"
Their simplest song ever, and their greatest — Brad Delson jumps out of the speakers with one monster riff; LP's vocal tag team of Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda sound more pissed off than ever.

LP in Crossbeat mag
posted by Jas, 12/13/07
There will be a Linkin Park in Japan special on the February 2008 issue of Crossbeat magazine (Japan), Mike and Chester are on the cover.

Minutes To Midnight tour edition
posted by Jas, 12/13/07
MikeShinoda reports that Linkin Park's "Minutes To Midnight" tour edition CD which includes 3 bonus tracks 'No Roads Left', 'What I've Done' (Distorted Remix) and 'Given Up' (Third Encore Session), is a now available for purchase at Amazon.com and Best Buy.

New LP tour date added
posted by Jas, 12/13/07
Linkin Park has added a new date to their upcoming US & Canada tour with special guests Coheed and Cambria and Chiodos, they will play the Staples Center on March 4 in Los Angeles, CA

Ramblings
posted by Jas, 12/12/07
It's the holiday season, I'm sure the guys are all back home with friends and families to celebrate Christmas, they will start touring again in January 2008 in Europe and the UK so until then there's nothing much to report. To the UK fans going to the O2 Arena show in London on January 28 & 29, when you step into the arena, remember, one historical event took place on Monday at the venue, legendary band Led Zeppelin played a one off reunion concert for charity and boy! I wish I was there! if you don't know who Led Zep are ask your parents. Here's a clip of 'Stairway To Heaven' (after thirty years I still don't know what the song is about LOL!) and 'Black Dog'.

how about listening to the original version for old time sake :-)

LP in year end top ten lists
posted by Jas, 12/12/07
Apart from topping the Billboard charts and countries everywhere, Linkin Park is also on the Top Ten lists of AOL's Top Searches for 2007 and Nielsen Company's Top Ten U.S. Lists for 2007. On the AOL list the band is at #5 in the Top Bands list and on the Nelsen's list they are at #3 in the Top 10 Album list. They are also at #6 on iTunes' Most-Downloaded Artists Of 2007 list.

KROQ review
posted by Jas, 12/12/07
Another review of KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concert from LA Times

Almost acoustic? Not even close when you invite Linkin Park and Bad Religion to the KROQ party. Holiday cheer is a relative thing at the annual KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concerts, which often involve bands fueled on volume and intensity, not sweetness and light. That was especially true Saturday at the hard-rocking opening show of the station's two nights at the Gibson Amphitheatre.

No act was louder, angrier or more ebullient than top-billed Linkin Park, the multiplatinum rock/hip-hop hybrid from Agoura Hills. Late in its set, rapper-multi-instrumentalist Mike Shinoda played a quiet piano melody from "Silent Night," somehow easing into Linkin Park's "Breaking the Habit," a song of intense loathing and desperation sung by Chester Bennington.

Whatever the message, Linkin Park retains an inner energy that transcends the limitations of the nu-metal label it once labored under. On "Given Up" (from the band's newest album, "Minutes to Midnight"), quiet effects and feedback swelled to a thundering, shimmering wall of sound and heavy riffing from guitarist Brad Delson. The band also slowed down long enough for the new "Shadow of the Day," a romantic epic in the U2 mold. Full review

Video & Audio Download: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2007
posted by Jas, 12/10/07
Update: all vids are now also on rapidshare, download here

Video Download: Grammy Noms Backstage - Artisan News
posted by Jas, 12/10/07
Artisan News has backstage interview with Mike at the Grammy nominations announcement, download here.

LP nominated for NRJ Awards
posted by Jas, 12/10/07
jfallain reports that Linkin Park is nominated for NRJ Music Awards for Best International Band Duo or Group. Vote for Linkin Park here voting ends Jan 13.

Video Download: LP Widget/US Tour 2008
posted by Jas, 12/09/07
There's a new video clip on Linkin Park widget where Mike and Chester talk about the LP widget and the US tour next year, download here

Linkin Park, Avenged Sevenfold bring roar to first half of KROQ bash
posted by Jas, 12/09/07
A review of last night's KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concert. More photos added

Silent night? Well, hardly. With stacks of amplifiers backing each act, the "acoustic" tag of Saturday's half of this year's Almost Acoustic Christmas, KROQ's annual two-night bash, was all but a joke. Yet the event made for a fine excuse to assemble some of today's hottest rock bands at Gibson Amphitheatre at Universal CityWalk.

Opening with a drum-line cadence, Linkin Park's show was dynamic, seemingly satisfying, yet moderately predictable. Songs from the headliner's most recent releases included "No More Sorrow" and "Lying from You," while cell phones and lighters swayed in the air as vocalist Chester Bennington belted "Leave Out All the Rest." The band later broke into a series of commanding hits, including "What I've Done," "Breaking the Habit" and "Numb," while "My December" found Bennington accompanied only by multi-instrumentalist Mike Shinoda.

The hits continued – "Crawling," "In The End," "One Step Closer," the latter of which saw the entire amphitheater blare "shut up!" during the song's bridge. (Remember what we said about a silent night?) The encore placed guitarist Brad Delson at the keys with a children's choir for "Faint," with its blazing chorus of "I won't be ignored" – a guarantee made certain by the Park's performance. Full review

Video & Audio Download: KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas 2007
posted by Jas, 12/09/07
Go here to download all vids from KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas show which I grabbed from the live webcast, mp3 files are also available (thanks to Hahninator), here's a quick stats about the show. Files are also being uploaded to rapidshare as we speak so check back later for the download links. Check out some photos here, will post an update if there's more.

Fuse Best Artist of 2007 - Vote for Linkin Park
posted by Jas, 12/08/07
I managed to record KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas show, will edit and put them up for download later, in the meantime, a reminder on Fuse's Best Artist of 2007 competition, KEEP VOTING for Linkin Park.

Photos: Grammy Noms
posted by Jas, 12/08/07
Added more photos of Mike at the Grammy nominations announcement.

KROQ live webcast
posted by Jas, 12/08/07
Don't forget Linkin Park will be performing at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas tonight, you can listen to the concert live at KROQ.com or watch a live webcast at AT&T Blueroom at 9:40 pm PT. If you are going to either one or both nights of this concert Linkin Park need your help in promoting an upcoming LP show in Los Angeles. There will be special flyers at Gibson Amphitheatre this weekend for you to use to distribute to promote the LA show, email them now at lpsubmit@lpstreetteam.com. Tell them that you'll be there, and they will reply with details on the exact location to pick up flyers.

Video Download: Grammy Noms Announcement
posted by Jas, 12/07/07
I have a couple of clips of Mike announcing the Grammy nomination for Best Pop Male Performance and Best Rap Album, download here, I also have clips of Foo Fighters and Jimmy Jam with their announcement as well as a report from Access Hollywood (w/ Mike in the background), I'm not putting these up for download but you can watch them here

Video Download: Grammy Noms Backstage - MTV & Blender
posted by Jas, 12/07/07
MTV and Blender have backstage interview with Mike at the Grammy nominations annoucement yesterday, download here and here. I'll have Mike's announcement later.

The Kingsley Fashion Show
posted by Jas, 12/06/07
Chester and little Draven were among the celebrities and their kids modeling the Kingsley clothing line at the Kingsley Fashion Show recently.

New LPU page
posted by Jas, 12/06/07
LP Underground now has a new look and welcome video as well as all the info about LPU 7, check it out!

Mike and Chester to announce Grammy nominations
posted by Jas, 12/06/07
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards nominations will be announced this morning at Los Angeles' Music Box at Fonda, Chester and Mike will be representing Linkin Park to make the announcement together with Akon, Fergie, Taylor Swift and Quincy Jones. I will post an update once the list is up. I'm sure LP will get a nod in a category or two but the one we want to see is in the Album of the Year category, although I'm not too confident about it, I'm still gonna cross my fingers, good luck! guys. Update: What a waste of time, not a single nomination? *rolls eyes*, Plain White T's 'Hey There Delilah' up for Song of the Year is a nice surprise though, love! that song, here are the press release and the full list of nominees. Some photos of Mike here, I'll post another update if there are more. Update II: No clip of Mike making the announcement yet but I have an interview with the Foo Fighters with a brief shot of Mike in the background, watch here

Interview with Mike in Risen
posted by Jas, 12/05/07
Jen has scans of an interview with Mike in Nov/Dec issue of Risen magazine, he's also on the cover.

KROQ Acoustic Christmas webcast
posted by Jas, 12/05/07
Many have been asking about KROQ Acoustic Christmas live webcast this weekend, due to the time difference I may or may not be able to grab it, I will try but I can't promise but don't worry I'm sure someone will be able to record it and once I have it I'll post the download link.

Mike's official site
posted by Jas, 12/05/07
Mike's official website is now up and running at mikeshinoda.com, besides his blog, there are also his art, photos and porn! LOL! the 'bootlegger in Bankok' and 'will write lyrics for food' photos are priceless.

MFR auction for Cyclone Sidr survivors
posted by Jas, 12/03/07
Andrea reports that Linkin Park's Music For Relief is launching another benefit auction on eBay, this time to raise funds for the survivors of Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh. You can support the cause by bidding on items when the auction launches on December 4th or by spreading the word about the auction. Click here for more information and to get an email update when the auction goes live.

Linkin Park Rocks Fans in Seoul
posted by Jas, 12/03/07
Korea Times has review of LP's concert in Seoul, Youtube user, Mmyworld has uploaded some clips from the show including a Happy Birthday song to Brad. And Joe has uploaded some of his photos from Korea.

Mr.Hahn Ningyo Toy Contest
posted by Jas, 12/03/07
Siby is running a SURU contest on her site at www.joehahn.co.nr where you can win a limited edition of the Mr.Hahn Ningyo Toy. All you need to do is to sign up for the SURU Newsletter. They accept one entry per person. The contest starts on Dec 1 and it will end on Dec 10 and it's open to fans worldwide, if you're the winner the toy will be shipped to you.

Hi-res SOD video
posted by Jas, 12/03/07
Hybrid Soldier has ripped a DVD quality of the Shadow Of The Day music video which you can download here

Happy Birthday BBB
posted by Jas, 12/01/07
Hey it's Big Bad Brad's birthday today! Happy Birthday Brad.