Billboard / Rolling Stone

Monday, December 14, 2009

Sorry for the lack of updates there is literally nothing happening with Mike, nothing about Linkin Park either..well hardly. The only news of Mike is that he got food poisoning this past weekend! Hope he's well.

Anyway, a few days ago Billboard released their "One-hit Wonders of the Decade" and Fort Minor was mentioned!
Listed as number 19:

19. FORT MINOR FEATURING HOLLY BROOK

WHERE'D YOU GO

It's a good thing Mike Shinoda has Linkin Park to fall back on. Fort Minor, his musical side project, started big, reaching No. 2 with "Where'd You Go" in June 2006. Fans have been asking the same question since then; the band's next biggest hit, "Remember the Name," peaked at No. 66. three months later.

Also seems like Mike was a voter for Rolling Stone's 100 Best Songs of the Decade, in this list, however, there was no Linkin Park or Fort Minor, but Mike did vote and based on his and other voters they made the list.
You can see this list here.

Although this isn't news relating to Mike...
As some of you know Chester's side project, Dead by Sunrise, played at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas on Saturday. I found this really awesome video:


and one of my favorite songs:


Congratulations, Chester. :) I'm pretty sure this was from the live stream. I wish I saw it all now, lol.

Also, I've noticed some sites are taking our stuff and not crediting us. Please if you take anything from our site CREDIT us, we work very hard to get the most updated news and to have it taken from you without any credit hurts. Please note it's none of our affiliates.

Auction Benefiting Music for Relief / New LPTV Episode

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Music for Relief's facebook reports that you can bid on a signed FM poster and MSDC Pride Sneakers (shoe size: 10 in men)
Bid here.

Also there is a new LPTV available, view here:

Download here.

EDIT: Just found this: Join Members of LINKIN PARK As They Build the Music for Relief / Habitat for Humanity Green Home in LA + Signed, Limited Edition Minutes To Midnight Book (this auction also benefits Music for Relief).
Bid on a chance to join Linkin Park and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles for a very special private build event in LA!

You and two guests will put your hardhats on, pick up your hammers and spend the day building a house with members of Linkin Park! Together, you will help build the MUSIC FOR RELIEF / HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREEN HOME alongside the partner homeowner family as you build a safe and decent, energy efficient home for a deserving family in need. If you are unable to bid in the auction (or even if you are!), please visit www.musicforrelief.org to support this program.

No building experience is necessary! Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles will provide safety training, hardhats, all necessary tools, trained crew leaders and everything else you may need! 100% of the proceeds from this auction and all donations raised through www.musicforrelief.org/habitat go directly to fund THE MUSIC FOR RELIEF / HABITAT FOR HUMANITY GREEN HOME.

This package also includes the limited edition Linkin Park Minutes To Midnight book signed by all band members!

Bid here.

Fort Minor Tour Audio Article

Monday, November 30, 2009

This may be interesting to some of you, I found an interview with Fort Minor's front of house engineer, Brad Maddix, I think its pretty cool Mike was writing stuff for Minutes To Midnight whilst touring FM.

...We have a mic package and in-ear monitor system,” Madix says. “Everything else today is from the house. We have carried a pair of [Yamaha] PM5Ds and a snake on some of our U.S. dates, along with all the stage cables, mics — everything but racks and stacks — in a trailer behind the bus. We're heading to Australia and New Zealand, and as if [Shinoda's] not busy enough, Mike had a studio thrown in his bus, writing new Linkin Park material...

Read the rest of the article here

Also added this photo from the article to the gallery.