Photos: Linkin Park at the 2010 Grammys
posted by Jas, 01/31/2010 | share
Uploaded some photos of Linkin Park at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards.

Video: Linkin Park at the 2010 Grammys - TV Guide
posted by Jas, 01/31/2010 | share
TV Guide has a red carpet interview with Linkin Park, download here.

Video: Mike at Grammy weekend - Q101
posted by Jas, 01/31/2010 | share
Q101 has an interview with Mike backstage at the Grammy weekend, download here.

Grammy goes to AC/DC
posted by Jas, 01/31/2010 | share
Winners in several categories are already announced and the Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance goes to AC/DC. Linkin Park are at the event, all five of them with their missus looking fabulous, will post the pics after the show. Mike posted on his blog Chester's reaction on their lost, download here. I'm twittering the Grammy live for those interested.

Video: Mike at Grammy weekend - Westwood One & Q107.5
posted by Jas, 01/30/2010 | share
Westwood One has an interview with Mike backstage at the Grammy weekend, download part 1, part 2, part 3. Q107.5 Memphis also talked to Mike backstage, download here

Photos: Mike and Joe at Grammy weekend
posted by Jas, 01/30/2010 | share
Added more photos of Mike and Joe on day one of Grammy weekend, don't forget to tune in to CBS at 8 pm ET/PT on Sunday for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards. Linkin Park are nominated for Best Hard Rock Performance for 'What I've Done' live track from the Road To Revolution: Live At Milton Keynes CD.

Video: Mike and Brad on Loveline
posted by Jas, 01/29/2010 | share
Loveline show has a clip of Mike and Brad in the stuido, download here.

Photos: Mike and Joe out and about
posted by Jas, 01/29/2010 | share
The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will be held on Sunday, January 31 and as we know Linkin Park have been nominated in the Best Hard Rock Performance category, they are up against AC/DCD, Metallica, Alice in Chains and Nickelback. The live telecast will be on CBS at 8 pm ET/PT. Here are some photos of Mike on day one of the Grammy weekend. Update: Added a photo of Mike and Brad from the Loveline show and Joe at 1st Annual Art Gala.

'Inside Of Me' is Dead By Sunrise next single
posted by Jas, 01/29/2010 | share
According to AOL, 'Inside Of Me' will be Dead By Sunrise next single after 'Let Down' from their debut album, Out Of Ashes

Dead By Sunrise in Taiwan
posted by Jas, 01/29/2010 | share
Chester and Dead By Sunrise are now in Taiwan for a live concert at Huashan 1914 Creative Park at 8:00 pm on Saturday. The band will meet with the local press and promote local film called "Mengga".

Audio: Mike and Brad on Loveline
posted by Jas, 01/29/2010 | share
Mike has posted on his blog a short video clip of him, Brad and Dr. Drew in the Loveline studio. I don't have the full show yet but here's a snippet. Update: Thanks to Kathyxx over at LPUMB, the full show is now available for download (refresh the page for new link)

Mike and Brad on Loveline on Thursday
posted by Jas, 01/27/2010 | share
Apple unveil their new iPad today, have you seen it? WOW! I've got to get one for myself, more mullah for Steve Jobs... I hate that guy. Anyway, according to @LPUnderground Brad and Mike will be on Loveline on Thursday, January 28 at 10 pm PT.

Dead By Sunrise live in Tokyo
posted by Jas, 01/27/2010 | share
Dead By Sunrise start their Asian tour today in Tokyo, Japan, they will play in Shibuya tomorrow and Taiwan on Saturday. Their European tour starts on February 19 in London with a stop in Brussels, Amsterdam, Zurich and Germany next month. For venues and ticket sales go to DBS MySpace page. Here's a pic from Ryan from Tokyo.

8 Bit Rebellion and new Linkin Park song on the way
posted by Jas, 01/27/2010 | share
Mike has updated his blog with news on Linkin Park's 8 Bit Rebellion game for iPhone and iPod Touch, he said the release has been pushed back because he's testing the game to make sure all bugs are fixed. He also mentioned that the new Linkin Park song on the game is not 'Not Alone' from the Download To Donate compilation.

New and revamped LP.com
posted by Jas, 01/26/2010 | share
The new and revamped LinkinPark.com is now live, like I said before it's like facebook, blog and youtube all roll into one, go check it out! And please note that if you have the LPTV widget embedded on your site or blog, you need to change the script, click on 'Get & Share' link on the LPTV media player and copy the code.

Phoenix talks about DTD
posted by Jas, 01/25/2010 | share
Phoenix talks to KBS radio about the Download To Donate project.

"That's really a huge aspect of what was able to enable us to finish the track for Download To Donate. (Singers) Chester (Bennington) and Mike (Shinoda) were able to, you know, in the process of us working on the new record, step aside for a second and finish this track vocally. This is definitely something that we're diverting and focusing some attention to. Hopefully we can raise a lot of money and do a lot of good for the people of Haiti."

Get Discounted LP Gear
posted by Jas, 01/25/2010 | share
From LP MySpace: In celebration of their 2010 Grammy nomination for Best Hard Rock performance, for this week only take 15% off all apparel in the LP web store with the purchase of the "Road to Revolution" Live CD/DVD. Promotion ends February 1, 2010.

Download to Donate tracks review
posted by Jas, 01/24/2010 | share
A short review of some of the tracks from the Download to Donate for Haiti compilation.

Linkin Park: Not Alone, a ballad about "giving up your home" and "the hell that you've been through", packs serious punch, and Chester Bennington's archangelic vocal proves to be the rap-rock hybrid's top weapon.
Slash: With guest vocalist Beth Hart doing a sneery Lady Axl impression, Mother Maria has a breezy, bluesy base and a wicked guitar underbelly. If you think the former GN'R axe grinder is going to end things without a slithery solo …
Peter Gabriel: Slowed to a dirgelike pace, but with slow-building orchestral strength, Gabriel's cover of David Bowie's Heroes is magnificent and devastating.

Linkin Park on MTV A Class
posted by Jas, 01/24/2010 | share
Linkin Park will be the featured artist on MTV Japan's special show called MTV A Class, it's 2 hours of non-stop music videos of the featured artist. Linkin Park's special will air on January 23 from 8pm - 10pm.

Interview with Mike / MFR gets over 7k from Airwalk
posted by Jas, 01/24/2010 | share
Mike talks to Popeater about the Download to Donate compilation. In another report, Airwalk have raised $10,000 for The Surfrider Foundation and Music for Relief. They will donate $7,300 from their "Airwalk Doing Your Part" project launched in November last year to Music For Relief.

Hope For Haiti Telethon and more ways to help
posted by Jas, 01/21/2010 | share
A reminder that George Clooney and Wyclef Jean are staging a global telethon to raise money for the Haiti earthquake survivors, the event will air commercial-free across ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, the CW, HBO, MTV, VH1 and CMT on Friday, January 22, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Hope for Haiti Now will begin accepting donations at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT on Friday. Go here for more ways to send your donations and other events scheduled for Haiti relief which includes an LPU auction.

LPU 9 CD + Annual membership packages
posted by Jas, 01/21/2010 | share
From LPU Newsletter: Due to fan demand, the LPU9 CD and Online Only annual membership have been packaged together and made available at select retail locations! The LPU9 CD is packed with unreleased demo versions of studio album favorites. In addition to the CD, fans will also receive a one year online membership to LPU! The International LPU9 CD + Annual Membership Packages is now available in Japan, in Canada on January 26 and in Germany on February 5. Check your local retailers for additional details and availability.

Mike talks new Linkin Park album
posted by Jas, 01/21/2010 | share
Mike talks to MTV about the new Linkin Park album saying, "Nobody else is making a record that sounds like this, only we can do it."

Video: Mike on Larry King Live - CNN
posted by Jas, 01/21/2010 | share
CNN now has a video of Mike's appearance on Larry King Live, download here. Click here to see what your donation from the Download to Donate project will provide for Haiti.

Video: Making of Download to Donate - LPTV
posted by Jas, 01/21/2010 | share
Linkin Park have posted a new LPTV episode about the Download to Donate project, they talked about how it came together and Brad's opinion about the new song 'Not Alone' (Mike has the lyrics here), download video here. The song and 9 other tracks on the Download to Donate compilation are available for download at MusicForRelief.org, please donate if you can after your download.

Video: Mike on Larry King Live - MS.com
posted by Jas, 01/21/2010 | share
Mike has updated his blog with a behind the scenes clip of him on Larry King Live, download here.

Happy Birthday Rob
posted by Jas, 01/20/2010 | share
Hey! it's Rob's birthday today! Happy Birthday Rob, give him a present by donating to Haiti Relief. Text RELIEF to 90999 to make a $5 donation or donate via Music For Relief at Paypal. You can also make donations through Oxfam America, Oxfam International, Partners in Health, Red Cross, UNICEF and Yele Haiti Foundation. Don't forget to spread the word on the Download to Donate for Haiti compilation.

Video: DTD interview on Facebook / Mike on Larry King Live postponed to Wed
posted by Jas, 01/19/2010 | share
Linkin Park have posted a video clip on their Facebook page where Mike, Chester and Brad talk about the Download to Donate for Haiti project, download here. Mike's appearance on Larry King Live has been postponed to Wednesday night at 9pm ET/6pm PT, he and Enrique Iglesias will talk about the DTD project.

Video: Download to Donate - Interview with Mike
posted by Jas, 01/19/2010 | share
Mike talks to MTV about how the Download to Donate for Haiti project happened and how he and Chester re-wrote the song 'Not Alone' for the compilation, you can download the video clip here, Mike plans to upload additional tracks in the days to come. Phoenix talks to Entertainment Weekly how the band put together their Haiti charity album in a week. Oh and Prince William is a fan of Linkin Park.

New Linkin Park song for Haiti relief
posted by Jas, 01/19/2010 | share
The big announcement Mike talked about yesterday is a compilation called "Download to Donate for Haiti', a collection of never-before-released music from Linkin Park, Lupe Fiasco/Kenna (collaboration produced by Mike Shinoda), Alanis Morissette, The All-American Rejects, Dave Matthews Band, Enrique Iglesias, Hoobastank, Kenna (track co-produced by Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda and The Neptunes' Chad Hugo), Peter Gabriel and Slash. All songs are available for download at http://www.musicforrelief.org/ and 100 % of the proceeds will go directly to the Haiti efforts. Linkin Park song is called 'Not Alone' and Mike will be on Larry King Live tonight at 9 pm ET - 6pm PT to discuss the project.

"Our hearts go out to the people of Haiti," said Linkin Park vocalist Chester Bennington. "We pray that this initiative provides some relief and support to the survivors and hope we inspire our fans, friends and families to make donations as well." "We're encouraging people to give what they can," says guitar legend Slash. "There's no right or wrong amount. The people of Haiti are in desperate need of food, fresh water, shelter and medical supplies and every little bit helps." Full report.

Hope For Haiti Telethon
posted by Jas, 01/18/2010 | share
George Clooney and Wyclef Jean are staging a global telethon to raise money for the Haiti earthquake survivors, the event will air commercial-free across ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CNN, BET, the CW, HBO, MTV, VH1 and CMT on Friday, January 22, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. All donations will directly benefit Oxfam America, Partners in Health, Red Cross, UNICEF and Wyclef's Yele Haiti Foundation. The show will be hosted by Clooney in Los Angeles, Jean in New York and CNN's Anderson Cooper in Haiti. Some of the celebrities set to perform are Bono, Sting, Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera and Alicia Keys. If you're Lady Gaga's fans, proceeds from her January 24 concert in New York including ticket sales and mechandise will go to Haiti relief. Also on that day any merchandise bought at LadyGaga.com, the money will go to Haiti.

Linkin Park tidbits
posted by Jas, 01/18/2010 | share
Urgh! so bummed that Avatar won the Golden Globes Best Picture instead of Hurt Locker, oh well, here are some news tidbits about Linkin Park, Mike's blog has a new look, so green, check it out! the band have a big announcement (not album related) today or tomorrow. Rolling Stone magazine reports that Cypress Hill's new CD "Rise Up" will be released on April 6, it contains collaboration with Slash and Mike Shinoda. The Bleacher Report thinks Linkin Park is one of the five bands that should perform at the super bowl half time and the music director of WJSE-FM 102.7 says Linkin Park are one of the stars of tomorrow who are likely to have staying power.

"Only one band stands out for me that will continue to 'rock' for the next 10 years, Linkin Park... They are a band that understands putting out an album is a huge undertaking and instead of throwing one out every year, they release quality albums after years of work. The phrase is quality, not quantity, and Linkin Park understand that statement."

Meet Dead By Sunrise in London
posted by Jas, 01/18/2010 | share
From DBS MySpace: For the chance to win tickets and meet Dead By Sunrise before their gig at the HMV Forum in London on February 19th answer this simple question. What was the first single from the album 'Out of Ashes'? Send all answers to deadbysunrise@warnermusic.com and please provide your name and phone number. Please only send your answer if you are able to attend the show!

Vote for Linkin Park and Chester
posted by Jas, 01/18/2010 | share
Chester's peta2 ad is up for a peta2 Libby Award! Help him win by voting for him (#29 on the voting list). Fuse TV is having their own Grammy Polldown, they want to know who should win the Best Hard Rock Performance, vote for Linkin Park here. The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards will air on January 31 on CBS at 8 pm ET/PT.

Linkin Park build a home
posted by Jas, 01/15/2010 | share
Phoenix twits today saying Music For Relief and Habitat for Humanity are teaming up today in Los Angeles to build a home, LPU has posted a couple of photos of Mike and Brad and Phoenix on their twitter account, more can be seen at LPUnderground.com. Don't forget Music For Relief's Haiti Earthquake Relief for the survivors, Text RELIEF to 90999 to make a $5 donation or donate via Paypal.

Linkin Park in the studio photos
posted by Jas, 14/01/2010 | share
Mike has posted on his blog some photos from the studio.

Haiti earthquake relief
posted by Jas, 14/01/2010 | share
As human beings it's time to come together and support those who are in need. Music for Relief has launched an emergency appeal for funds to help the survivors of Haiti earthquake, Text RELIEF to 90999 to make a $5 donation to support recovery in Haiti. Or you can also make a donation via Paypal. You can also make donations through Red Cross, Oxfam and Unicef.

Interview with Chester in Revolver
posted by Jas, 10/01/2010 | share
Sunrise On Fire found the print interview with Chester in the December 2009 issue of Revolver magazine, the online version was posted back in October if you missed it.

Catch up news
posted by Jas, 10/01/2010 | share
Sorry for the late update, got hit by the flu bug after my vacay so I'm catching up on things,

New LP.com: If you're an LPU member you'll receive an email invitation to an exclusive Beta preview of a new official site at LinkinPark.com, it's like facebook, blog and youtube all roll into one, it's pretty cool I love it!

New LP song: Mike said we will get a new Linkin Park song when the new Linkin Park 8-Bit Rebellion game is released on iPhone and iPod touch soon.

New LP album update: The band had their first studio meeting last week listening to five songs and picking songs for the second batch. Mike said the album is, "not a "concept album" per se but it definitely has some thematic threads tying it together." There's also a video clip of Brad in the studio and read Mike's own decade list, his top five most underrated (but importantly) things that happened to Linkin Park in the past ten years.

The Crunchies Awards: Mike presented the Best New Gadget award at the 2009 Crunchies Awards on Friday, download video clip here. Thanks to Siby for the link.

Interview with Chester: The West Australian has an interview with Chester where he talked about Dead By Sunrise, more DBS records in the future woo! hoo!!

"We've created our own sound with its own identity," Bennington says. "We'll be making more Dead by Sunrise records for sure. "How fast we'll turn those around I don't know. Linkin Park are always No.1 so I'm forced … not forced, I am at the whim of whatever Linkin Park are doing at the time. But Dead by Sunrise are something I care about and want to do for as long as I can." Full interview.