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New Linkin Park Radio!

May 23, 2011

I recently updated our Linkin Park radio station, and did some talkin’ with Jensen Karp (voice of the Hype Men podcast and owner of Gallery 1988). He got me to call some Linkin Park fans on the phone, with the intention of getting them to:

1.) talk trash about us,
2.) demand what our next album should sound like, and
3.) find out who we should kick out of the band.

Go here to listen — http://iheartradio.com/cc-common/widget/streaming.swf?wid=7558

mike

Marie Digby’s cover of Waiting For The End

October 15, 2010

This young lady has done some awesome cover songs. Glad she chose WFTE for her latest. Thanks!

mike

Eric Lewis: Linkin Park, Coltrane, Miles Davis, Puccini

December 8, 2009

Jazz pianist Eric Lewis:

“I spent a period of time really despondent and upset with trying to fight through it all, and finally I managed to get my technique to a different level. I was listening one day to a record by Linkin Park called Meteora. It was the first time that I had ever purchased a rock record. Prior to that time, I was very much a jazz purist, and that’s why I had gone so far in the jazz world. However, that purism didn’t work for me. So then I finally broke that habit and checked out Linkin Park on the recommendation of some people who heard me describing something that I wanted to do in music. And it really opened me up.
I heard the song “Somewhere I Belong,” and to hear Chester Bennington scream reminded me of Coltrane howling and wailing on the saxophone, and the harmonies they were using reminded me of Miles Davis, and reminded me of Puccini. And then the power of the drums reminded me of Elvin Jones. And the clarity of the bass reminded me of the power of the orchestra.”
Here’s the whole interview:
http://blog.ted.com/2009/03/an_evolution_in.php

mike

Promote Your Site…TOP 10!

September 20, 2009

Thanks to all the fan sites covering our stuff–I didn’t expect so many of you to post links. Thanks for the love. LOTS of DeviantArt galleries as well; great stuff! Assuming that if you’re coming here, you already know what’s going on in the LP world, I’m not going to re-post any links to fan sites (although they’re great, and I did check them out). Let’s begin!

Firstly, while you’re looking at these links, throw on the soothing sounds of:
MaTT (Beat-O-Rama) http://www.myspace.com/minoreffectmusic or
Burning The Night Sky (a little heaviness from Michigan, USA): http://www.myspace.com/burningthenightsky

Here we go…TOP TEN!

1 – Dumskeme: clothing, street culture blog:
http://www.dumskeme.com/index2.php

2 – Yegor Borisenco, photographer and artist:
http://www.pimmey.com/

3 – Graphic design and art direction by Arsalan:
http://arsalanlari.net/blog/

4 – GraffitiSkies photography (and makeup, styling, hair…)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/graffitiskiesphotography/page2/

5 – ICENOT.com, lê blog d’un etudiant:
http://www.icenot.com/

6 – Naville Obeso’s blog, en espanol:
http://naveobeso.blogspot.com/

7 – Humor, culture, and blogginess from the UK:
http://www.smokingmonkeys.co.uk/

8 – “Jumpstart my PC”…guess what they do?
http://www.JumpstartMyPC.com

9 – Independent news reporting: mediahacker
http://mediahacker.org

10 – A YouTube channel “curator”…this channel is nothing but…DOMINOS!
http://www.youtube.com/DominoBrothers

Enjoy!
mike

mike

Who Are You? Promote Your Site.

September 18, 2009

Although I get a lot of great comments here at mikeshinoda.com, I realize that a number of my visitors are the “strong and silent” type. You guys visit the site, check stuff out, maybe even help promote the stuff I’ve got going on by telling a friend or re-posting it on your website or blog. I want to know who’s out there.

If you have a blog or website that visitors here might be interested in, tell us about it. In the comments below, tell us how to find you. Here are the rules:
1 – Post your name, your URL, and what people will find there.
2 – Do not post someone else’s site. If it’s not yours, tell the owner to come here and post.
3 – No comments. I don’t want to see “hey this is kewl,” or “hey this is dumb,” or “I ate a sandwich.” Only post if you have a website or blog.

I’m going to pick 10 that I like, and put them up here.
mike

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GLXS (Dies) Opening

August 31, 2009

Just wanted to point you guys in the direction of my three favorite pieces on the art show so far. Great pictures!

http://www.thehundreds.com/wordpress/?p=11852

http://www.notcot.com/archives/2009/08/glorious_excess.php

http://www.knowngallery.com/blog/post/photos-from-opening-of-glorious-excess-dies-mike-shinoda

edit: one more…http://thegluttony.com/2009/08/30/glorious-excess-dies-mike-shinoda (The words over the photos aren’t the actual paintings’ names FYI)…and shouts out to KOGI for bringing the food. So good.

mike

TheHundreds.com Exclusive

August 28, 2009

Lots of interviews going on today…live Daily Du Jour (see earlier post below), KNBC, Reuters, and others. Below is an awesome piece on thehundreds.com. Bobby came by to give you guys some exclusive shots…Check it out:

http://www.thehundreds.com/wordpress/

mike