Help Us Make #HappyBdayMikeShinoda a TT on the 11th

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

I tried to spread the word, and many other people are as well! We just HAVE to make Mike's birthday a TT, as I said in the last post, it's not about how early we start posting about it's how many people we get on the same time posting about it!
This IS after all the Mike Shinoda Clan, a fansite for Mike Shinoda, we MUST get this a Trending Topic (TT). We have over 1000 followers on Twitter, PLEASE help. Spread the word!

I made a time table so we can all get online at the same time, because I truly believe that's the only way we can succeed. I mean, just today American Idol was a TT, why? Because it was on TV and lots of people were watching it at the SAME time and tweeting about it at the same time!

So, here's the time table:

*click to make it larger.
Find your city, or a city close to you and calculate the time zone. You can also use this for help. We tried to include all the largest cities but there were just too many so we included most of them and skipped around the time zones!
I should also mention we'll be online for 30 minutes to an hour, perhaps longer tweeting this. WE CAN DO IT!

Also be sure to check the MSC site on the 11th as well! ;)

Happy Birthday Phoenix!

Monday, February 8, 2010

Today, February 8th, is Dave Farrell's birthday aka Phoenix!
On behalf of the MSC I would like to wish him a very happy birthday and hope he has an amazing day with his friends and family!!

Help us make #HappyBdayPhoenix a trending topic on Twitter! Post it at the end of your tweets! just copy and paste it!

Linkin Park Joins Green Music Group

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Ecorazzi reports that Linkin Park has joined many other musicians such as Maroon 5, Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews Band, and more to form the Green Music Group.

What is Green Music Group? (GMG) :

Green Music Group is a project of the non-profit organization Reverb. GMG is a large-scale, high-profile environmental coalition of musicians, industry leaders and music fans using our collective power to bring about widespread environmental change within the music industry and around the globe.

Read more about here.

Source: LPTimes.com

MTV Interviews Linkin Park About the New Album

Monday, February 1, 2010

MTV interviewed LP yesterday at the Grammys. Phoenix takes most of the spotlight in the video, you get a bit of Shinoda at the end:

MTV Shows

I can't rip it...I'll try again later.

Here's the rest of the interview:

By now, you're probably aware that Linkin Park have a new album coming out this year, a challenging "concept record" that features plenty of "grandiose insanity."

But what you may not know is when that album is hitting stores. Well, we do — sort of. Because when MTV News caught up with the guys in Linkin Park on the red carpet of Sunday's Grammy Awards, co-frontman Mike Shinoda filled us in on the release date.

"Toward the end of the year, we're going to have a new record out," he said. "It's produced by myself and Rick Rubin."

So there you go — the new LP from LP will be out by the end of 2010, which is good news for the band's long-suffering fanbase. Of course, it should be noted that just last year Shinoda's pal Chester Bennington told MTV News that the still-untitled album could be out as early as June, so it would appear the release date is still very much in flux (an e-mail seeking comment from the band's label, Warner Bros. Records, was not returned by press time).

Of course, Linkin Park weren't just at the Grammys to spill secrets about their new album — they were also nominated for an award, as a live version of their hit "What I've Done" was up for Best Hard Rock Performance. And though they were honored by the nod, they'd be lying if they said it wasn't a bit surprising.

"This particular nom was a little unexpected for us. It was actually for a live track and when I heard there was a possibility of us being nominated, I thought initially it would be for 'New Divide,' because that was the most recent single," LP bassist Dave "Phoenix" Farrell said. "But they actually got this off of Road to Revolution, which is the live DVD we did a ways back. ... So when I got the e-mail and read it, I had to do a little double-take."

"Being nominated for a live track in the midst of all these studio tracks is a good feeling," Shinoda added. "It made me a little nervous, because you only get one take when you do a live recording. I don't think there's even that many live tracks nominated this year."

And while LP didn't win the Grammy (it went to AC/DC's "War Machine"), you get the feeling they weren't too bummed. After all, they've got big things on the horizon — toward the end of the horizon, that is.

The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards Pictures

Sunday, January 31, 2010

So I'm sure many of you are watching the Grammys, unfortunately Linkin Park did not win an award, they were under the category "Best Hard Rock Performance" congratulations to AC/DC who did win!

Anyway, I got some pictures, more to be added later..but enjoy these so far:

I also got some pictures of Chester and Talinda (his wife).


The guys look so handsome!! And the ladies look beautiful!!!

Plus Mike posted a video on his blog:

Backstage at the Grammys: Videos, Pictures, and Audio!

Saturday, January 30, 2010

I found an interview with Mike from backstage at the Grammys and some pictures and a video! (however you can't hear the audio on the video)
Here's the video:



You really can't hear anything so just see him move, lol.

Here's the audio:


Download here. (where it says download)

I've added some pictures from the interview:

I also added some pictures that were already in the album but the tag is on the bottom not in the middle and one is slightly bigger. Be sure when you enter the gallery, click on the thumbnail, then when the picture loads click on THAT picture to get it larger.

Also huge thanks to Abby for finding these videos :) (I've uploaded them and now are available for download) :
Part 1:


Part 2:



Part 3:


All the recent videos here. Click on the video then below the video there will be a download button, click on that to download!

New LinkinPark.com

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

The site is now live and fullly functioning!

Please join our group on LinkinPark.com! Click here to join.

There is also a new widget, redesigned.
Check it out:

Mike on the New Album

Thursday, January 21, 2010

While Mike was at MTV talking about Donate to Download Haiti he also talked about the new Linkin Park album:

Linkin Park 'Challenge' Themselves On New Album
'Nobody else is making a record that sounds like this,' Mike Shinoda says.

Forget all the talk of "concept records" and "grandiose insanity." On their new album, Linkin Park are going back to their roots in order to make the most challenging record of their career.

On Tuesday, MTV News spoke to LP co-frontman Mike Shinoda about his band's just-launched Download to Donate for Haiti project and, in the process, we managed to get some new information about the band's much-anticipated follow-up to 2007's Minutes to Midnight, which has been in the works for more than a year now. And while he still maintains that LP will be doing their fair share of growing on the new record, it's important to know that they're also not ignoring their past — quite the opposite, in fact.

"The album is going really well — we decided to go with Rick Rubin again, he's been in the studio with us. And we've been working in a different studio than we did the last record in, we decided to go back to the studio we did Hybrid Theory and Meteora in," Shinoda said. "It's been going great, I feel like it's an entirely different process and an entirely different style of music than anything we've done before. It's hard to place. People keep asking me, 'What does it sound like?' and it's hard to describe. When people hear it, they're going to have a tough time saying that it falls into a category."


And while talk like that might freak out some of the band's core audience, Shinoda cautions that it's just part of the natural growth of the band. After all, they've been doing this for more than 13 years now.

"I'll say this: I think on the last record there was a lot of personal growth that happened. We individually broke down a lot of boundaries — creatively and personally — with each other. We were friends making an album together — it wasn't painful and heart-wrenching the way some of the other records were," he said. "We had a really good time making Minutes to Midnight, and now I feel like we've grown from that point, where we've kind of knocked down the boundaries to a place where we're making an album that has a sound, that has a consistent thread running through it, and we're making something with this open-minded creativity that feels good."


But the still-untitled album (which Bennington told MTV News late last year could be out in June) isn't going to be some hazy, lazy conceptual thing, some by-product of a bunch of well-heeled musicians' studio wonkery — far from it. Even though they're one of the hugest rock bands on the planet, Linkin Park still feel like they've got something to prove, even if it's only to themselves.

"We make records as a challenge to ourselves," Shinoda smiled. "And the challenge this time is: 'Nobody else is making a record that sounds like this, only we can do it.' "

"Not Alone" Lyrics / Happy Birthday Rob!

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Mike posted the lyrics of Not Alone from the Download to Donate to Haiti, read here:

I break down / fear is sinking in
The cold comes / racing through my skin
Searching for / a way to get to you
through the storm

you
go / giving up your home
go / leaving all you’ve known
You are not alone

With arms up / stretched into the sky
With eyes like / echoes in the night
Hiding from / the hell that you’ve been through
Silent one

you
go / giving up your home
go / leaving all you’ve known
you
go / giving up your home
go / leaving all you’ve known
You are not alone

you
go / giving up your home
go / leaving all you’ve known
you
go / giving up your home
go / you are not unknown
You are not alone
You are not unknown
You are not alone

He also posted lots of links from the Download to Donate to Haiti Press. Check it out here.

On another note: Today is Rob's birthday! I hope most of you saw the tweet. :)
On behalf of the Mike Shinoda Clan, I would like to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROB! I hope you have a great day!
Also please remember that Mike will be on Larry King Live tonight at 8pm CST/9PM EST.

One more thing, please help us make #HappyBDayRobBourdon and #MusicForRelief a trending topic on Twitter. We've been trying all day but if we get enough fans to unite, I know we can do it.

Download to Donate for Haiti Video

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Linkin Park posted a new video on Facebook, view here:


Download here.

Download To Donate Haiti

From mikeshinoda.com 
On January 12, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti.  Hundreds of thousands are feared dead, many of whom are children.  Millions more are in need of medical attention, shelter, clothes and food just to make it through the days ahead.  It will take years to rebuild homes and communities.  My Linkin Park bandmates and I are deeply saddened by the situation and–with the help of an amazing list of talented artists all working in partnership with Music for Relief–want to aid the Haitian people.

Music for Relief has brought together an incredible album of artists who have all generously donated original songs to support the Haiti relief effort.  Artists include:  ALANIS MORISSETTE, THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND,  ENRIQUE IGLESIAS,  HOOBASTANK, KENNA, LINKIN PARK, LUPE FIASCO, PETER GABRIEL AND SLASH.

I was a part of three of the songs.  One is a BRAND NEW LINKIN PARK SONG called “Not Alone.”  The second is by LUPE FIASCO and KENNA called “Resurrection.”  The third is a track that KENNA and I did a while back but was never released, called “Never Let Me Down.”

Now, we need your help: you can join in support of the immediate relief and long-term recovery process in Haiti by downloading songs at WWW.MUSICFORRELIEF.ORG and making a donation in any amount. And don’t forget to EMBED THE WIDGET on your Facebook or MySpace page, your blog, or your website…wherever you can spread the word.  Every little bit helps.

VISIT WWW.MUSICFORRELIEF.ORG TO DOWNLOAD TO DONATE

Funds raised through the program will support the United Nation’s rapid disaster response efforts through the UN Foundation, long-term rebuilding of sustainable homes with Habitat for Humanity, and Dave Matthew’s Band’s BAMA Works Haitian Relief effort.  100% of funds received will go directly to the Haiti efforts.

DOWNLOAD. LISTEN. DONATE. SPREAD THE WORD. BRING HOPE.

Kudos to all the artists who have donated their music for the appeal.

To everyone who downloads the tracks PLEASE make a donation, even if its a small one, every dollar/pound counts.

Go to MFR Homepage to donate.

Edit: Please tell all the people you can! Spread the word on Twitter by Retweeting Mike's tweet. Also please tell all the people you follow (with a lot of followers, like celebrities, musicians, artists, etc.) to spread the word! Here's the link: http://t.opsp.in/DAfJ
We need all the help we can get. Please help out.

MFR Photos / Help with Haiti Earthquake Relief

Thursday, January 14, 2010

LPUnderground's Twitter (@lpunderground) posted these pictures:

The tweet:

http://twitpic.com/y4ij1 - Mike hard at work with @MusicForRelief and @HabitatAli!

(HabitatAli is Habitat for Humanity, btw)

And for the LPUers, more pics are here.

Also, please help Music for Relief raise money to help those who need it in Haiti!

A 7.0 earthquake recently struck Haiti, leaving an estimated 45-50 thousand people dead and another 3 million homeless or injured. Please help out in any or all of the following ways:

• Text RELIEF to 90999 to make a $5 donation via the MFR mobile campaign
• Donate to MFR online via paypal, HERE
• Use Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, and email to spread the word

New LP.com in Beta

Friday, January 8, 2010

All LPU members can now access the new linkinpark.com in beta, it will be released to everyone next week but for now LPUers check your inboxs for your access link. There is also a welcome message from Mike which will we get for you once LP.com goes public.

The website is like a huge social network for LP fans, like the Music For Relief website that was launched last year, there is also some shots from the LP game in header, I've seen Joe Hahn's Joyroom and Casino Le Chaz so far.

EDIT: We've made a group for the Mike Shinoda Clan here including a feed for our updates, feel free to join :)

Happy New Year / Mike's Blog

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Happy New Year to those who don't follow us on twitter or facebook, we're excited for what this year will bring for the MSC!

Mike blogged another must read post about Linkin Park's incredible decade, go to Mike's blog to read it now!

Pictures From 2003

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Hybrid1988, an LPU member, has graciously posted some pictures from the Wiltern interview and also took some pictures from show that night, March 24, 2003!
Hope everyone recognizes that date. :)

From the show:

From the interview:

As always, click on the pictures to view the entire album.

MUCH THANKS TO HYBRID1988!!

Btw, thanks for 20K hits! We really appreciate it!

Mike Talks About the New Linkin Park Album

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Spin Magazine interviewed Mike about the new album and at the end of the interview about Christmas. :)

Read here.

Linkin Park Up For An Oscar?

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Linkin Park's New Divide from Transformers: The Fallen, has made a shortlist for this years Oscar for Best Original Song.

Hopefully they'll be chosen to be nominated, I think it'll be cool if they won an Oscar.

Here's the article including other contenders for the award

GoTV - LP's Video Choice

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

GoTV has done an interview with Linkin Park and they have chosen a list of videos to be played, heres what they chose:

Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division
Come As You Are - Nirvana
Rebel Rebel - David Bowie
Leave Out All The Rest (Live) - Linkin Park
Little 15 - Depeche Mode
Falling To Pieces - Faith No More
Shadow Of The Day - Linkin Park
Hot Hot Hot - The Cure
Breaking The Girl - Red Hot Chili Peppers
New Divide - Linkin Park
Crawl Back In - Dead By Sunrise

Very good choices I think, Im not sure if Mike had any input in the selection or not, Im pretty sure I can see Chesters input in there.

The interview will be on GoTV on the 24th December (Christmas eve!) at 16:00 (4pm). If anyone has that channel please record and upload it somewhere!

GoTV Linkin Park listing.

Best of 2009

Billboard's Best of 2009, again, Linkin Park has been mentioned!

HOT 100 SONGS
61. NEW DIVIDE - LINKIN PARK - TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN [ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]

HOT ROCK SONGS
3. NEW DIVIDE - LINKIN PARK - TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN [ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]

HOT DIGITAL SONGS
42. NEW DIVIDE - LINKIN PARK - TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN [ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]

HOT ALTERNATIVE SONGS
6. NEW DIVIDE - LINKIN PARK - TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN [ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]

CANADIAN HOT 100
51. NEW DIVIDE - LINKIN PARK - TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN [ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]

And just for fun:

TOP SOUNDTRACK ALBUMS
11. TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN [ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]

THE BILLBOARD 200
174. TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN [ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]

TOP HARD ROCK ALBUMS
43. TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN [ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]

TOP ALTERNATIVE ALBUMS
33. TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN [ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]

HARD ROCK ALBUMS
27. TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN [ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]

TOP HARD ROCK ALBUMS
43. TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN [ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK]

Oh yeah, even though Linkin Park's Leave Out All the Rest was in Twilight's Soundtrack I haven't added it to this list nor the last one (Best of the 2000s). That soundtrack has been mentioned often but once I realized that I missed it...it was just too much work to view the entire lists again.

Congratulations to Linkin Park and New Divide!

Billboard's "Best of the 2000s"

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Billboard released their 'Best of the 2000s' lists. Linkin Park has been mentioned a few times.

ARTIST OF THE DECADE
19. LINKIN PARK

HOT 100 ARTISTS
56. LINKIN PARK

BILLBOARD 200 ARTISTS
5. LINKIN PARK

BILLBOARD 200 ALBUMS
11. HYBRID THEORY - LINKIN PARK
36. METEORA - LINKIN PARK
154. MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT - LINKIN PARK

RADIO SONGS ARTISTS
50. LINKIN PARK

RADIO SONGS
65. IN THE END - LINKIN PARK - HYBRID THEORY

DIGITAL SONGS ARTISTS
36. LINKIN PARK

DIGITAL SONGS
95. WHAT I'VE DONE - LINKIN PARK - MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT

POP SONGS
36. IN THE END - LINKIN PARK - HYBRID THEORY

ROCK SONG ARTISTS
1. LINKIN PARK

ROCK SONGS
2. IN THE END - LINKIN PARK - HYBRID THEORY
13. FAINT - LINKIN PARK - METEORA
22. NUMB - LINKIN PARK - METEORA
33. SOMEWHERE I BELONG - LINKIN PARK - METEORA
43. ONE STEP CLOSER - HYBRID THEORY
45. CRAWLING - LINKIN PARK - HYBRID THEORY
77. WHAT I'VE DONE - LINKIN PARK - MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT
84. BREAKING THE HABIT - LINKIN PARK - METEORA

ALTERNATIVE ARTISTS
1. LINKIN PARK

ALTERNATIVE SONGS
2. IN THE END - LINKIN PARK - HYBRID THEORY
8. FAINT - LINKIN PARK - METEORA
15. NUMB - LINKIN PARK - METEORA
24. SOMEWHERE I BELONG - LINKIN PARK - METEORA

CATALOG ALBUMS
21. HYBRID THEORY

ALL NO. 1 ALBUMS OF THIS DECADE
4/12/03, 2 weeks: METEORA - LINKIN PARK
12/18/04, 1 week: MTV ULTIMATE MASH-UPS PRESENTS: COLLISION COURSE - JAY-Z/LINKIN PARK
6/2/07, 1 week: MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT - LINKIN PARK


All music charts here.

Ok, "a few times" is an understatement. Ha! Congratulations to Linkin Park!
Oh and sorry for any spelling errors...I had to type all of this, lol. XD