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Happy Birthday Chris clip & Interview with Busta
posted by Jas, 07/22/08 | share
A video clip of Chester and fans singing Happy Birthday to Chris Cornell during the Projekt Revolution tour in Hartford, CT. Chris holding a bunch of balloons is too cute :-) more clips from the show here. Fay Observer has an interview with Busta Rhymes about the PR tour. Update: A review of the Hartford show from The Republican.
Q: Looking at the Projekt Revolution lineup, this is quite a mix. What are your thoughts on sharing the stage with Linkin Park and Chris Cornell?
A: I’m fans of all those guys. I’ve been a fan of Chris Cornell since he was in Soundgarden. And you know? Me and Linkin Park used to record in the same studio before they put out their first record.Q: Really? That’s cool. You’ve been able to see them grow.
A: Oh, yeah. It’s been great to see them develop since our days recording next to each other in New York. I’ve got a tremendous amount of respect for those guys. They’ve been very supportive of what I’ve been doing, and of hip-hop overall.Q: You and Linkin Park recently collaborated on “We Made It,” the first single and video from “Blessed.” And now you guys are touring together. What was it like to work with those guys after all this time?
A: It’s like the stars were aligned. That’s a blessing, because at the end of the day, not everything works out. Sure, you may do collaborations with other artists, but very rarely do you get to actually perform the tracks live with them that you collaborated on. I’ll be able to perform every night with those brothers. Full interview
Music For Relief to receive $25,000 donation from MLB and Champ Sports
posted by Jas, 07/22/08 | share
Major League Baseball and Champ Sports will be donating $25,000 to Music For Relief, Mike and Phoenix will be at Champs Sports at 5 Times Square, New York, at 11:30 am ET on Thursday July 24 to receive the check.
China benefit concert update
posted by Jas, 07/22/08 | share
Jimmy, previously known as shallweco who has been updating me reports that Emma Ticketmaster in China has posted ticket prices and more info about the benefit concert that Linkin Park is scheduled to play. Linkin Park will play in Shanghai at the Shanghai Stadium on October 12 and in Beijing at the Beijing Laborer Stadium on October 18. Linkin Park will play with another local band on each show and each will perform for about 90 mins. This Music For Relief project is to aid the survivors in the southwest Chinese province Sichuan which was hit by an earthquake in May. The event is sponsored by Puma. Please wait for official confirmation from the band or contact local concert organiser before making any plans.
VMA 2008 nominees, vote for Linkin Park
posted by Jas, 07/22/08 | share
Help nominate Linkin Park's "What I've Done" for a Video Music Award. Watch FNMTV premieres Fridays at 8p/7c for details! Voting for "Best Male Video" nominee ends tomorrow click here to nominate Busta Rhymes for 'We Made It' featuring Linkin Park, the final nominees in this category will be announced on Friday on FNMTV
Linkin Park, Cornell top Sunday festival
posted by Jas, 07/22/08 | share
Another review of PR concert in Hartford, CT, set list here.
Linkin Park was more appealing the less conventional it was during its headlining set. When Bennington was wailing the likes of "Breaking the Habit," it made for some dreary meanders, whereas his frequent interplay with the straight-on raps of guitarist Mike Shinoda gave tunes such as "Somewhere I Belong" some juice. For all the group's espousal of genre bridging, most of its forays are from the same formula, and primal-angst tunes along the lines of "Given Up" and "Numb" became wearying.
M&G photos update
posted by Jas, 07/22/08 | share
Added more Glorious Excess photos and Lorenzo has sent his photos from the event. Andrew has also sent in his meet and greet photos from shows in Quebec City , Edgefest , Club Tattoo Anniversary , London, ON and Detroit, MI, thanks Andrew. I've also uploaded photos from PR concert in Mansfield, MA and Camden, NJ. Remember people, the new LPU meet and greet system allows you to take a pic with two Linkin Park members so if you have a pic of you and LP from the on going Projekt Revolution tour please sent it in for the Meet&Greet page. If you have an album at photobucket, imageshack, etc just send me the link to your album and I'll download from there, DO NOT email me your photos unles they are 5 or below. Please include your name, show info like date, venue and country.
Video Download: Interview with Mike & Brad on Musique Plus (Full interview)
posted by Jas, 07/21/08 | share
Update: Julie has captured the full interview aired on Musique Plus today so file has been replaced with the full version download here, filesize is 13 mb.
Linkin Park celebrate Chris Cornell’s birthday at Projekt Revolution stop
posted by Jas, 07/21/08 | share
A short review of PR concert in Hartford, CT from Rolling Stone, check out their photos from Mansfield show. Also check out these great fan's photos from Burgettstown, PA show.
Although Cornell has a growing body of solo material to choose from — including the soulful new Timbaland-produced tune “Long Gone” from his forthcoming album Scream — he peppered his set with past favorites including Soundgarden’s “Spoonman,” a solo-acoustic version of Audioslave’s “Like a Stone” and Temple of the Dog’s “Hunger Strike.” Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington joined him on the latter tune, and Cornell returned the favor during Linkin Park’s set on “Crawling” — and was serenaded afterward when Bennington led the crowd through “Happy Birthday” to mark Cornell’s 44th. Full review
and a blogger's review of the show
Linkin Park. Entirely fun and entirely excellent. I couldn’t believe that a band as “mainstream” as Linkin Park could make a show feel so unique. They came. They saw. They conquered. The dead-all-day crowd was finally awoken with the Linkin Spark (haha, get it?) as the band tore through a set that was extremely inclusive of all 3 of their records. Full review
Video Download: LP in Quebec City - Interview with Mike & Brad on Musique Plus
posted by Jas, 07/20/08 | share
Julie has captured an interview with Mike and Brad on Musique Plus when LP were in Quebec City, download here. Thanks Julie. Speaking of video, watch a full clip of Adam Monroe from Ashes Divide joining Linkin Park and Busta Rhymes during 'We Made It' at Mansfield show. Update: Julie has captured the full interview aired on Musique Plus today so file has been replaced with the full version download here
China benefit concert update
posted by Jas, 07/20/08 | share
shallweco reports that China Ticket Online has posted a promo about a benefit concert that Linkin Park will play in Shanghai on October 12, it will be held at the Shanghai stadium although ticket prices have not been set yet. Please note that this hasn't been officially confirmed by the band so don't make any plans yet.
VMA 2008 nominees vote
posted by Jas, 07/20/08 | share
Tassia reports voting for the nominees for the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards has started, click here to nominate Busta Rhymes for "Best Male Video" for 'We Made It' featuring Linkin Park.
Mike's Glorious Excess photos
posted by Jas, 07/20/08 | share
Mike has updated his blog with his photos from his Glorious Excess art show as well as a couple of reports from Hypebeast and Business Transworld. DC Shoes site also has a report and photos.
Projekt Revolution Tour aims to keep its premise
posted by Jas, 07/20/08 | share
More press junket interview with Mike and Chris Cornell about Projekt Revolution. Update: Setlist and info for shows in Burgettstown, PA and Camden, NJ and Hartford, CT from LPLG.
“Street Drum Corps is improvisational rhythm,” Shinoda says. “When (Linkin Park vocalist) Chester (Bennington) and I saw them, they had to be on the tour. When we described them to the rest of the band, we told them they are a punk rock Blue Man Group. It's almost like Stomp. But it's way more street and less Broadway. These guys are little punks. I love their attitude.”“Chester and I talk about touring with Pennywise and Rise Against,” Shinoda says. “I don't know how many times it's come up, but it's something we always want to do but the time doesn't work out. At some point, we know we're going to get it done. It's a matter of when. There's always the next time. Each time we do this, we just want to make it as great as possible and as much fun for the fans.” Full article
and KBS Radio has a short review of the Mansfield show.
Linkin Park's latest Projekt Revolution tour kicked off on Wednesday night (July 16th) in Boston with a number of highlights, including Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington and former Soundgarden and Audioslave singer Chris Cornell teaming up for a performance of Temple of the Dog's "Hunger Strike" during Cornell's set. The vocalist returned the favor later by appearing onstage during Linkin Park's show for a run through the band's 2001 hit "Crawling."Bennington said during a recent meeting with reporters that Linkin Park enjoys getting as many of the tour's acts as possible to collaborate onstage: "All the bands are always -- like, we, last year, we invited everybody up to do 'One Step Closer'with us, but I don't think anybody came out. I think they were having too much fun hanging out doing something backstage (laughs). But, you know, we always, on these Projekt Rev things we always try to get everybody involved."
Linkin Park, Cornell lead Revolution
posted by Jas, 07/18/08 | share
Another review of PR concert in Mansfield, MA from Boston Globe
Enter Chris Cornell in the penultimate main stage spot, with a surprising set culled heavily from his Soundgarden years before he joined alt-rock supergroup Audioslave. Aided by five young guns-for-hire, Cornell cooed through the psychedelic haze of "Black Hole Sun," belted out "Spoonman," and even revived Temple of the Dog's "Hunger Strike," on which he was joined by Linkin Park's Chester Bennington, who sang Eddie Vedder's parts. Only then did Cornell broach his Timbaland-produced solo record, "Scream," due this fall.Even the adored Linkin Park played it safe, though, playing pounding rap-metal numbers - "Lying From You," "Somewhere I Belong," "No More Sorrow" - up front before delving into poppier, softer fare like "Given Up," where Bennington sang sweetly over covocalist Mike Shinoda's melancholic rap. Rhymes joined them for their collaboration "We Made It," and Cornell bopped on "Crawling." The beat feast finale, "Bleed It Out," featured Los Angeles punk percussion troupe Street Drum Corps, which also introduced Linkin Park's set and opened the main stage, too. Full review
PR Tour preview - Camden, NJ
posted by Jas, 07/17/08 | share
The Star Ledger has a preview of Projekt Revolution concert in Camden, NJ on Saturday.
Linkin Park has organized and headlined Projekt Revolution tours in five of the last seven years. The original idea, Shinoda says, was "to showcase groups that were doing something revolutionary, something original, something different." On a more basic level, the mix reflects "the kind of music that our band listens to," Shinoda says. "That's why we reach out to these bands in the first place." "That's really the spirit of the tour. Even if you're the first band on the bill, we hope that some day fans can look back and say, 'Oh, I remember the first time I saw so and so. This is a band that I knew was going to be doing something great and different in the future.'" Full article.
Review of LOATR single
posted by Jas, 07/17/08 | share
A short review of 'Leave Out All The Rest' single from Daily Record reads, "Taken from Linkin Park's Minutes To Midnight album, this is another example of why they are considered one of the most creative bands of their genre". The MP3 of the single is now available for download
Edgefest photos / M&G photos wanted
posted by Jas, 07/17/08 | share
Added the Edgefest photos to the gallery and speaking of photos, I'm setting up an album for meet and greet photos from the current Projekt Revolution tour or any other tours or shows. If you have m&g pics that you had taken yourself and want to share, please email me. If you have an album at photobucket, imageshack, etc just send me the link to your album and I'll download from there, DO NOT email me your photos unles they are 5 or below. Please include your name, show info like date, venue and country.
Video Download: PR Tour message from Chester and Chris
posted by Jas, 07/17/08 | share
Found two PR Tour promo messages from Chester and Chris Cornell for shows in Hartford, CT and Mansfield, MA, download here and here. Also found a clip of Chester and Chris Cornell singing 'Hunger Strike' at the PR concert in Mansfield, looks like they switched parts, not bad at all! if anyone has a full version please let me know.
LPU7 limited tour edition and collectible art posters
posted by Jas, 07/17/08 | share
From LP MySpace: Look out for the special Limited Tour Edition of the LP Underground 7 membership package, on sale now at the merch booth at select Linkin Park shows! The Limited Tour Edition contains a BONUS LPU STICKER and Limited Edition Tour Packaging, in addition to the regular LPU 7 package items including the exclusive LPU 7 CD, shirt, shoelaces, sticker pack, membership card, carabiner keychain, and letter from Linkin Park. Stop by the merch booth and get your Limited Tour Edition LPU 7 package now, available only at select LP shows. Don't forget to pick up your exclusive Linkin Park silkscreened art posters on the Projekt Rev dates this summer! With only 100 posters printed per city, these posters are very limited and will go fast!
PR Tour preview - Burgettstown, PA
posted by Jas, 07/17/08 | share
A couple of previews before Projekt Revolution concert in Burgettstown, PA on Friday from Pittsburgh Post Gazette and Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
Video & Photos: LP in Quebec City - Interview with Joe and Phoenix on Energie
posted by Jas, 07/17/08 | share
Annick has sent in some of her meet and greet photos from the Quebec City show which include a list of LP's interview schedule, I managed to find Phoenix and Joe's interview on Energie, download here. Musique Plus has not uploaded their interview with Mike and Brad yet. There's a news report about the concert on TVA but the site is in French and I'm having difficulty finding the interview with Chester and Rob, if anyone has captured it please let me know.
Video Download: PR Tour interview with LP, Chris Cornell and Busta Rhymes on Fox
posted by Jas, 07/17/08 | share
Fox News has an interview with Linkin Park, Chris Cornell and Busta Rhymes, download here.
PR Tour Review: Mansfield, MA
posted by Jas, 07/16/08 | share
A review of PR concert in Mansfield, MA, Chester joined Chris Cornell onstage for Temple of the Dog’s “Hunger Strike”, it better be up at YouTube, I wanna see it!! personally I don't think anyone can be better than Eddie Vedder on this song but we'll see. Setlist at LPLG. Update: A clip of Chris Cornell singing 'Crawling' with LP here and Busta with LP performing 'We Made It' here
It’s hard to admit this, but watching Linkin Park tear up their set last night led to one conclusion: The California-born rap-rockers have evolved into everything a stadium band should be: anomalously audible, sincere and, most importantly, metaphysically connected to their maniacal fans. Full review
Linkin Park kicks off new Projekt Revolution
posted by Jas, 07/16/08 | share
More snippets from the Projekt Revolution press junket from various sources.
Chester Bennington said in a recent gathering with reporters that fans coming to see them for the first time won't be disappointed: "As far as we're concerned, you know, like, we're gonna go out and put on our best show we can. I know that we had, we worked on a lot of production on our last arena tour, so we're gonna kind of try to recreate that as much as we can on the stages that are there. So it's gonna be a really good show, as far as visually, from us, and we'll be playing all the songs that everybody wants to hear." -- KBS RadioChris Cornell says Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park nearly gave him a panic attack when he told him he must have an '80s kids theme for his stage during the Projekt Revolution tour. That was just a joke, and Cornell took it a bit further by suggesting they make all the road crew talk in high-pitched voices. Linkin Park, Cornell, The Bravery, Busta Rhymes, Atreyu and 10 Years are among the acts on the tour, which begins Thursday outside Pittsburgh. Shinoda says the tour isn't just for Linkin Park fans, and he loves how fans of other bands can come to it, check out the other acts and find out about new music. -- AP
Video Download: PR Tour interview with Chester and Busta Rhymes
posted by Jas, 07/16/08 | share
Another interview clip with Chester and Busta Rhymes talking about the Projekt Revolution tour from Artisan News, download here
So when it came through for me it was like, 'Damn, I got the record. Not only do I have the record, I'm the first guy to get an official Linkin Park collaboration. I'm going to be able to perform my song with Linkin Park. This is like, I really wanted that specific thing to happen, and it happens so I'm in one of my most amazing spaces." Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington said that Rhymes brings balance to Projekt Revolution."You know with the addition of Busta it feels like now we've truly accomplished what Projekt Revolution was started out to be. We want to bring all these different music genres together, and we love hip-hop. That was the one element that was missing from this year's Projekt Rev. I think that Busta will not only fill that spot with grace and do a really good job performing live, I think that everyone will be engaged because he's such an engaging personality and his music is so unique and so good."
Video Download: Mike talks about Projekt Revolution
posted by Jas, 07/16/08 | share
Artisan News has an interview with Mike about the Projekt Revolution collaboration with Busta Rhymes, download here.
"One of the really great possibilities when we do a tour like Projekt Revolution, there's a lot of great bands and we try to do stuff in one way or another with other artists if possible and we'll see what happens as far as collaborating on stage. I don't want to spoil any surprises but we're crossing our fingers in hoping we can do some fun stuff with some of the other folks. Busta Rhymes, we obviously have that song with him and it'd be fantastic to do 'We Made It' onstage with Busta."Mike also talked about keeping his creative juices flowing on tour while he continues to draw, paint and sketch as well as write new material from the inspiration he gathers on tour this summer. "We're on tour right now. We are leaving, I'm actually leaving in the morning, in a few hours to go out to Canada and start Projekt Revolution this Summer. I'm really excited about the tour. We got Chris Cornell and The Bravery and a lot of really big bands and we tour through the end of August. While I'm out there, doing some drawing, doing some sketching and writing a little music it doesn't stop. I love to do both and it's what I want to do in my spare time."
Music For Relief benefit concert in China?
posted by Jas, 07/16/08 | share
shallweco reports that according to China's Ministry of Culture website, Linkin Park will play a Music For Relief benefit concert in Shanghai on October 12 and in Beijing on October 18. The concert is to benefit the earthquake survivors. No further info at the moment so take this as a rumour for now until it's officially confirmed by the band.
PR Tour interview with Chester and Chris Cornell
posted by Jas, 07/16/08 | share
Projekt Revolution press junket continues with an interview with Chester and Chris Cornell from Rolling Stone. Projekt Revolution 2008 tour starts today in Boston and will end on Aug 24 in Houston, TX, go here for venue and ticket sales. Update: A quote from Mike about the PR tour from Skope magazine, “You know, this is obviously not an Oz Fest, it’s not a Vans Warped Tour. Some of the bands on this tour have played those bills but I think that there’s definitely a certain niche that we feel this tour fulfills and a lot of our fans seem to agree.”
Linkin Park planning Relief Projekts
posted by Jas, 07/16/08 | share
The Edge reports that Chester plans to auction off his PT Cruiser for charity.
Linkin Park’s tour will once again help out Linkin Park ’s charitable organization when it kicks off later this week. “We are donating a dollar from every ticket to Music For Relief on this tour,” says Mike Shinoda. “In the past, we’ve planted trees with that money, done work with Habitat For Humanity with that money in New Orleans rebuilding homes there.” The emcee says that with so many disasters of late, the band has yet to determine where the money will go, but they will once again help out those in need. Meanwhile, singer Chester Bennington says he’s also planning to auction off his PT Cruiser. “It’s like one of my favorite things in the world,” says Bennington . “It’s very special and close to me and it was the first car I bought myself….I put a lot of love into this car and it’s totally customized and everything’s really cool about it, at least in my opinion.”
