August 2009
[musicforrelief.org has a new layout] Posted on 31 Aug 2009 by Siby
musicforrelief.org has a new layout. You also can register (its for free) and join groups or start a conversation or even have your own blog.
Lots of things to discover so check it out!
[Mike Shinoda "Glorious Excess" Art Book] Posted on 31 Aug 2009 by Siby
Now available
in the Merchandise Online Store'GLORIOUS EXCESS'
by Mike Shinoda
Foreword by Shepard Fairey
Who would know more about the perils of celebrity than one who’s carrying its load? Linkin Park musician and visual artist Mike Shinoda turned his experience of success in the music industry into a grand visual comment. With the completion of the dual series that encompassed the idea, Glorious Excess (Born) and (Dies), Shinoda used paint, canvas and dirty, lo-res imagery to help his audience comprehend the influences of popular culture from his unique standpoint.
Glorious Excess is a 128-page full-color book that documents the bodies of work Shinoda created for (Born) and (Dies), two conjunct shows held at the Japanese American National Museum. Shinoda’s work follows a skeletal central figure’s rise to fame in the nine works created for Born, and the character’s fall in the 17 works produced for Dies. In the forward, world-renowned artist Shepard Fairey puts this work into cultural context. “Mike Shinoda makes art that is telling the culture what is happening to it,” Fairey writes, “but unlike the dry presentation of an academic social commentator, Mike’s visual commentary has a visceral appeal that might just break through to the ADD generation.”
The book also includes five insightful chapters written by Shinoda. In these chapters, he explains how the idea for Glorious Excess was born, critiques celebrity culture, discusses his hip-hop influences, questions media’s intentions, and examines what his work means after the King of Pop’s death. Shelley Leopold, managing editor of the LA Weekly, also wrote an essay for the book. With keen insight, Leopold thoroughly examines Shinoda’s work and sheds new light on it.
[THEARTCOLLECTORS REVIEW] Posted on 31 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
Glorious Excess (Dies) got a glowing review by world-class art collector and critic, Ronnie Pirovino today. Here's what he had to say:
"LA’s Japanese American National Museum is now hosting a prodigious art exhibition by Mike Shinoda entitled Glorious Excess (Dies). The massive creative effort is a pivotal point in the career of the young artist, as he establishes himself outside of his work in music. Shinoda’s adroit use of all types of media to channel his voice is remarkable. The show signals the artist’s ability to create his vision in a plethora of mediums, including digital platforms. It’s clear that the concept of the exhibition has been thoughtfully embedded into each rendition. It’s not too early to opine that Glorious Excess (Dies) provides one the year’s most memorable moments. On view until October 4."
There are a ton of great images from the show on theartcollectors.com. A special thanks goes out to Ronnie for coming to the show.
Check out the review here:
http://blog.theartcollectors.com/2009/08/31/mike-shinodas-glorious-excess-dies/
[Glorious Excess (Dies) Pictures Part 5] Posted on 31 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
Elizabeth Kim:
More pictures are in the
Gallery***edit:
thefishbelly.blogspot.com:
(...)
Mike Shinoda was interviewed by Roger Gastman. It was a real intimate setting, yet MS tried his best lay down the basics in terms of his background and where he comes and how he got to where he is in his art.
After some interviewing, there was an extensive Q&A session with the audience, and a viewing of the short film that accompanied the exhibit.
Glorious Excess (DIES) explores the public's obsession with the celebrity lifestyle from the viewpoint of a unnamed skeleton man who appears throughout the exhibit in different forms...
Tabloids, celebrities, excess, music quotes and musicians depicted. The importance of such things to this artist is significant because it comes from his view as a celebrated musician who also holds the ability to express his opinions through other media. What a rare talent!
MS walked the audience through the exhibit, which I thought was very nice. That girl clutching the skate deck looks ecstatic.
I thoroughly enjoyed this assignment. It's not everyday the artist dedicates himself to help the public understand his work. It is when people like Mike Shinoda produces something that expresses an idea and shares it to inspire more creative thinking is when one is called a true artist(imho). That second part is really important, I've met many artists who just leave their work as is, in a 'take it or leave it' sort of way. Sometimes that could be cool, but it's even cooler when an artist tries to make his art open for interpretation in an inclusive way.
[Glorious Excess (Dies) review] Posted on 31 Aug 2009 by Siby
[SHINODA+METRIC REMIX: GOLD GUNS GIRLS] Posted on 30 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
Thanks to everyone who came out for last night's Glorious Excess (Dies) opening; images of everything are on the way today.
In the preview video for GLXS, some of you noticed a song by Metric in there. I mentioned the band Metric a long time ago...
here...and some of you know I like their music. Their album "Fantasies" contains a song called "Gold Guns Girls." When I first heard it, I thought: this is like a theme song for Glorious Excess!
Well, I contacted the band, and (to make a long story short) I remixed the song. With their blessing, it's now on the "music" page here on mikeshinoda.com
http://www.mikeshinoda.com/musicIf you like this song, check the band out at http://www.ilovemetric.com/. The band will be making the song available to fans soon...but you're getting the exclusive here first!
[Glorious Excess (Dies) Pictures Part 4] Posted on 30 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
dailydujour.com:
Mike Shinoda opened his Glorious Excess (Dies) solo at the Japanese American National Museum on Friday to a staggering line waiting for the public reception opening at 8 PM. Dailydujour was fortunate to make the VIP opening which featured several notable guests including Rob Dyrdek, Joe Hahn, Lisa Ling, James Jean, Roger Gastman, Greg ‘Craola’ Simkins, and more.
The show has been shrouded mostly in secrecy preview pics have been few and far between. This approach enhanced the impact of the opening. There were quite a few impressive surprises in store for the crowd including a custom Honda motorcycle emblazoned with Shinoda’s GLXS art positioned just in front of the gallery entrance.
Featuring 17 new paintings, the new show follows up on last year’s Glorious Excess (born) show by detailing the sudden end of the fictional character who enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame. The overarching effect is both an exploratory and cautionary tale of the cult of celebrity and the pitfalls of excess.
Careful observers will note a general narrative progression from the front of the gallery to the back. The bright colorful pieces detail the imminent end while the softer, warm tone hued pieces chronicle the ‘after’. It is in the latter that Shinoda broadens his scope explicitly with his ‘Seasons’ series featuring portraits of four celebrity martyrs John Lennon, Andy Warhol, Kurt Cobain, and James Dean. The mortal end of the GLXS character is punctuated by an ornate funeral scene complete with a silver plated skeleton in an open casket – first class excess, even in death.
In addition to the funeral scene, Mike worked until the 11th hour (roughly 5 pm on Friday) to put the finishing touches on the other installation elements including the impressive large wall mural and the large collage of celebrity tabloid magazines.
Finally, the opening featured a screening of a short 12-minute documentary that focused on the theme of the show celebrity and those obsessed with it. From footage of paparazzis to bus tours of stars’ homes, it’s a good watch and also features behind the scenes footage of Mike working on the show, some of which was seen in the preview video on his site.
The museum store offered quite a selection of show merch including the four skate decks and the Glorious Excess book. If you’re not in LA, remaining inventory will be available at MikeShinoda.com this Monday.
More pictures are in the
Gallery
[Glorious Excess (Dies) Pictures Part 3] Posted on 30 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
notcot.com:
Just checked out the preview of Mike Shinoda’s Glorious Excess (Dies) show at the Japanese American National Museum, the follow up to his Glorious Excess (Born) show last year. It’s stunning ~ a definite must see ~ and what’s nice is that besides the fact that the work is technically beautiful and a fun mix of skulls, urban art, “vanitas”, mixed media wallpapering with gossip rags, a casket and silver skeleton, video and more… the way it all comes together as a thought provoking look at the life (and death) of celebrity through paparazzi and the consumption engine behind it all is fascinating ~ especially coming from Shinoda who is most known for Linkin Park and Fort Minor, and he is also an Art Center trained graphic artist and illustrator. Take a look at the images on the next page to get a feel for the flow from excessive living to implosion to death to ascension… and if you make it to the actual show, the video that ties the whole show together is definitely worth sitting in on! (Love that he actually filmed what it was like being on the “star home” bus tours - and captured the world of the paparazzi from the red carpet perspective).
More pictures are in the Gallery
[Glorious Excess (Dies) Pictures Part 2] Posted on 30 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Glorious Excess (Dies) Pictures Part 1] Posted on 30 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Mike Shinodas Customized "Icon" Honda Fury] Posted on 30 Aug 2009 by Siby
The Japanese American National Museum, in collaboration with Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda, have teamed up with American Honda Motor Co., Inc. to create a customized "Icon" Honda Fury. This brand new, under warranty 2010 Honda Fury was donated by American Honda Motor Co., Inc. in conjunction with the Exhibition "Glorious Excess (Dies)." Mr. Shinoda has donated his time and talents to create this custom Honda Fury that features a custom wrap of his art as well as his own personal additions. Together, they have provided a one-of-a-kind art work opportunity for one lucky purchaser.
Bid here
[GLORIOUS EXCESS IS HERE] Posted on 29 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
Tonight is the big show. Doors open to the public at 8pm. I will be there to sign GLXS (DIES) merchandise. Here's a sneak-peek at the setup that has been going on for the last three days. I can't wait for you to see it.
Before the madness begins:
...Driving to the museum, this guy was sitting in my front seat. Hope I don't get pulled over...
more pictures are in the
Gallery
[Glorious Excess (Dies): Planning] Posted on 29 Aug 2009 by Siby
Just found an blog entry with some pictures from
Angelique Groh about the planning of Mikes newest art show.
more pictures are in the
Gallery
[Mike in Weekend Top 10] Posted on 29 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
latimes.com:
Number 9:
Mike Shinoda: Glorious Excess
When he’s not voicing the frustrations of alienated teens everywhere as one of the driving forces of emo-metal rockers Linkin Park, Mike Shinoda is also quite the accomplished painter. His latest show of paintings and digital work explores “celebrity culture, consumer addiction and fascination with excess.” The show opens Saturday with Shinoda in attendance to meet fans and sign autographs. Japanese American National Museum, 369 E. 1st St., L.A. 8-10 p.m. Sat. Free.
[Phoenix says:] Posted on 29 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
twitter.com/phoenixlp:
Congrats to Shinoda on the opening of GXS (dies)! I submitted
this piece as a candidate for the show, but it apparently didn't "work" :-(
[Mike at Dailydujour TV] Posted on 29 Aug 2009 by Siby
**edit: Yesterday, DDTV webcast a live interview with Mike Shinoda about his Glorious Excess (Dies) show which opens tonight at the Japanese American National Museum (8-10 PM). If you’re at all curious about Mike’s art and specifically the concept behind this show, you’ll want to watch it.
Watch it here.**edit: Mike gives
lpassociation.com a shoutout! Totally cool!
[Interview with Mike] Posted on 29 Aug 2009 by Siby
subvertmagazine.com has an interview with Mike.
So, Mike, you’re clearly a dedicated guy who has invested a lot of time into various artistic skills. What’s the most important lesson you’ve learned whilst developing your talent?One big breakthrough happened in college. I went to Art Center in Pasadena, which is a really fast-paced and competitive school. There was very little social life on campus, because the workload was just so heavy.
We took what we did very seriously…so spending 40 hours on a painting, then putting it up in front of your class to have 30 people critique it was brutal.
As freshmen, most people got really defensive about their work. Then, at some point, I realized that the criticisms that made me the most defensive were usually the ones that were right. It really helped me to enjoy the process of making my work better, by leaving ego at the door during the creative process.
Having your work critiqued by people is tough, was there ever a time when you struggled to overcome that fear of publishing your work or performing in-front of an audience?When we released Hybrid Theory. Our first album was painful to make, because it seemed like everyone was trying to tell us to change. They wanted us to be more like this band or that band, and we fought it tooth and nail the entire way.
So, that is to say: we made the album we wanted to make.
But once it came out, it took off surprisingly fast, and we got a lot of criticism for it entering the mainstream so quickly!
We had to overcome a lot of our own fears about what it meant to “sell out,” and realized that we never “sold out” at all we did what we wanted to do, and people reacted to it in a positive way.
As long as we didn’t compromise our integrity, we could stand behind the record, which is what we did.
You’re renowned for having very loyal and committed fans, developing that rapport is a skill-set in itself, how did you learn that?On our first tour, we opened for a band that treated us like crap. Our album wasn’t out incidentally, neither was theirs but they had a single that was starting to do well on the radio. We would get to the venue, and those guys would take up every room in the place, leaving us to sit on the curb outside waiting to play.
Instead of signing autographs, they would charge their fans for a signed picture. They had hairdressers and bodyguards, and we were playing 500-seat clubs! It was ridiculous. But instead of moping outside, we talked to the fans. We signed everything and gave our demo cassettes away for free.
We learned a great lesson: treat your opening bands and fans with respect. Today, we still set up a meet-and-greet with our fan club at every event, and we make an effort to treat our opening bands with respect.
Tell me about about your understanding of money and how it works in the creative industries.My art show, “Glorious Excess Dies” is about this idea. It’s about obsession with celebrity culture, consumer addiction, and fascination with excess; how our opinions are shaped by viral news and our idols, and what it all looks like to me.
There’s a saying in the music industry: “as soon as you can afford everything, they give it to you for free.” Maybe the bottom line is that I don’t know how money and fame work yet, but I know that sometimes it seems like the whole world is obsessed with them to an unhealthy degree.
You must spend a fair amount of time online like us, as a blogger yourself, how important do you think the Internet is to the creative industries now and going forward?How important? It couldn’t be more important. As a creative person, your top priority is making good art. After that, your top priority is to have a strong online presence!
[Interview with Mike Shinoda in Shanghai (18-5-2009)] Posted on 29 Aug 2009 by Siby
Watch
heresource: http://www.linkinparkbr.com/
[Dead By Sunrise Videos] Posted on 29 Aug 2009 by Siby
Chester Bennington and Dead By Sunrise with a special message for the German Armed Forces.
Watch here (also Joe and Mike in the video)
Hear, in their own words, the trials and tribulations the members of Dead By Sunrise / Julien-K had trying to get from Heathrow to Leipzig, Germany.
Watch here
[Things are getting ready] Posted on 28 Aug 2009 by Siby
I just found that picture on the net. Things are getting ready for the opening of Mike Shinodas new art show "Glorious Excess Dies".
[EXTRA! EXTRA! ] Posted on 28 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
thehundreds.com:
This Saturday night, Mike Shinoda unveils the final act of a 2-part art series entitled “Glorious Excess.” Glorious Excess : DIES will be showing at the JANM in downtown Los Angeles through October 4th, showcasing 17 new works “…about obsession with celebrity culture, consumer addiction, and fascination with excess. The show follows a nameless celebrity character as he indulges in the sex, drugs, and rock n roll lifestyle. In this show, he grows to the limits of his fame, reveling without moderation in the excesses of modern celebrity until he implodes.”
I caught up with Mike this afternoon at the gallery as he was busy preparing the installation. I’ll tell you now that it’s heavy on art and just as heavy in concept, so prepare your brain and your senses for stimulus overload.
And just for you, Mike granted some exclusive The Hundreds coverage of just a couple pieces that tell part of the story:
[Kings Of Leon Get Remixed] Posted on 28 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
fmqb.com:
(...)The DVD was filmed at London's O2 Arena in July, and the remix album came to fruition after Kings Of Leon learned that other artists such as Justin Timberlake and Pharrell had started toying around with their songs. Mark Ronson, Kenna, Lykke Li and Linkin Park are also contributing remixes to the project, according to drummer Nathan Followill.
[DAILY DU JOUR TOMORROW] Posted on 27 Aug 2009 by Siby
[GLORIOUS EXCESS MERCHANDISE: ONLINE MONDAY!] Posted on 27 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
GLXS DIES is almost here! As mentioned before (http://www.mikeshinoda.com/notes/notes/info_on_glorious_excess_dies), I will have a few new pieces of merchandise available at the Glorious Excess show. Some of you are saying, "Wow Mike, I wish I was in Los Angeles for the opening, I'm stuck all the way out here in ______, and I wish I could get one of those books or skate decks."
Well, I'm happy to say that you can. All merchandise (that doesn't sell out on opening night) will be available here on mikeshinoda.com starting Monday, in the web store. So come back on Monday, click on "store" to get the new stuff, and support two great charities.
...and here's some more new info: the skate decks representing four of the pieces in the show will be available. "The Good Life," "Oyakodon," "Fireworks," and "Neuphoria" are the names of the pieces.
The skateboards don't show each painting in its entirety...you'll see those once the show is up!
PS - For all you Metric fans: stay tuned, an announcement about that remix--and its relationship to Glorious Excess (Dies)--is coming soon.
[Linkin Park Epicenter ] Posted on 27 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
giantrobot.com:
Going to see Linkin Park isn't a regular occasion is you're hanging out with Mr Joe Hahn. He rents tour buses to take people to such concerts. The front part looks like below and imagine, a day before we got on this bus, Ice Cube took a dump in it because he was on vacation with his family in this exact ride. Equipt with food, fridge, shitter, cable, wifi, and a driver, the ride to Pomona's Epicenter Concert was luxurious.
Joe getting ready for the show. Band dudes get into the mode of playing gigs, and if you're a friend, you have to let them do that. It's their job. This is the van that takes the band from the parking lot to the concert. Everyone else has to walk. Inside the van, body guards, family and friends.
Tons of folks made it to see the bands. I even ran into Lisa Ling, her husband Paul, and Laura Ling and her husband as well. They looked happy to be out. What did I say to Laura? "welcome back."
[
Laura Ling Wiki article]
more pictures are in the
Gallery
[Back Talk with Mike Shinoda] Posted on 26 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
juxtapoz.com:
How do you feel right now?A little under the weather, just finishing up a world tour with my band, and setting up for my Glorious Excess Dies art show in Los Angeles…so, tired, but excited.
If you could wake up in a different place tomorrow morning, where would it be and what would you do?Home, and I’d get a burrito. I’ve been on tour in Europe and Asia for almost five weeks, and they basically don’t have Mexican food here.
If you lost your creative skill, how would you see yourself making a living?I hope I never have to think about that. My wife knows: if I go for a couple days without doing something creative, I start having crazy nightmares and insomnia.
If you could punch one living contemporary artist, who would it be?If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all…
Was your first kiss worth writing a song about?Whether good or bad, isn’t everyone’s? I never have, though.
At what point were you particularly happy?Recently, I was ecstatic when I finished the book for my “Glorious Excess Dies” show. In the past, every time I talked about the show, I felt like I didn’t do it justice, or I left something out. The book finally sums up the ideas of the show, which can be a little complicated sometimes.
No regrets allowed, but there must have been one?I probably have some, but I can’t think of one right now.
What trait do your friends have in common?I suppose a lot of my close friends are pretty assertive. They tend to go after what they want.
If you had to evacuate your home or studio, what's the one thing you would grab?My laptop. Sorry if that’s too practical; I keep my music and art on there, and I doubt I would be able to recreate that stuff if it was lost.
Greatest love of your life?My wife.
What is your favorite vice?On tour, Chester, Dave and I play Texas Hold ‘Em literally every other day. We don’t usually play for a lot of money$20 dollar buy-ins most of the time but we play a lot. In fact, I think we’re going to be putting together a charity poker tournament with Music For Relief soon.
When you blow out the birthday candles, what do you wish for?Stuff that’s way too personal for Juxtapoz (or anyone) to print.
If you could play a character from a favorite film or TV show for a day, who would it be?
I used to love Knight Rider. How cool would it be to drive around with KITT? Actually, a couple of my bandmates and I have joked about turning my car into KITT, painting it black and adding the LED light on the front. The funniest part is that the car is a Prius.
Do you ever lie?I try not to make it a habit.
Do you think viewers understand the intent of your work?It’s tough; I find that I’m constantly riding the line between explaining too much, and explaining too little. If I explain too much, I feel like I’m forcing a meaning onto the art of music, which can take away from the fan’s version. What if the fan thinks it’s about one thing, and then you tell them it’s not? That sucks—I’d rather they have their own version than mine, in that case. But if I explain too little, I feel like I’m chickening out, and not standing behind the actually story or inspiration behind the art. Maybe I worry too much!
What virtue can you do without?That’s an awesome question; so hard to answer. What are the virtues? Patience, generosity, chastity, courage, morality…I don’t know what they all are. I guess chastity would go away first!
Do you even notice when you're swearing?Absolutely. A lot of my friends have kids now, and I don’t want to be the one responsible for them cursing at Mom and Dad.
What has been your proudest moment?I’ve been lucky to receive a lot of honors; the awards for music come to mind first. But it’s not really right to feel “proud” of those—awards, for the most part, are decided by a group of “insiders.” The best music and art isn’t always the stuff that wins awards. So I suppose I’m more proud of something that was a direct result of my own actions, like graduating college. I worked my butt off to finish school.
What would you like to be remembered for?Not bad things, I hope.
How would you prefer to die? I hate getting my blood taken in a hospital, so hopefully in a way that doesn’t involve that. Every time I get my blood taken, I get nauseous to the point of throwing up. In college, we went to USC medical center and drew in a room full of cadavers, and those didn’t make me sick for some reason. But drawing a little blood out of my arm makes me totally ill.
[GLORIOUS EXCESS PREVIEW VIDEO (new LPTV Episode)] Posted on 26 Aug 2009 by Siby
[LPAssociation.com & LPLive.net Q&A With Chester] Posted on 26 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
lpassociation.com:
LPAssociation: A recent behind the scenes clip has leaked out on the internet concerning the upcoming video for the second Dead By Sunrise single "Let Down". Can you tell us a little more about the plot behind the video and what we can expect from it?
Chester: The plot is this: the album artwork is an artistic kind of theme where myself and the guys from Dead By Sunrise are being swarmed by this black void trying to destroy us and so we’re kind of getting sucked up by this black presence. The video is a representation of that and an extension of the artwork. I will be getting engulfed by the black void, the same sheet we used for the artwork we’re using in the video. I’m wrapped up in it and it’s trying to kill me, but you can’t tell its trying to kill me. Inside the black void is an image of a woman who must be causing me this grief that’s going on in the song and the fabric turns from the shape of her body into the shape of my face. I’ve yet to see any edits yet so I’m anxiously awaiting those to see how it turned out.
LPAssociation: About a year ago you launched a clothing line called Ve'cel to the general public and so far the response in regards to the line has been very positive. What are your ambitions for Ve'cel and where would you like to see the clothing line a few years from now?
Chester: I think that making clothes is kind of a tricky game. Everybody seems to have a clothing line and that’s not why Ve’cel was created. It was created as an extension of Club Tattoo. We wanted to make a Club Tattoo clothing line that we would carry in our stores and have a premium line, but because of the onslaught of bad tattoo driven designers, we decided not to release Club Tattoo as a line and release something outside of the industry and that’s what we did with Ve’cel. I’d like it to remain different from the others in the genre. We’re a small company and we’re trying to build the reputation of the brand on its own and not have to sell clothes based on the fact that I’m involved.
LPAssociation:In your opinion how do you feel Linkin Park has improved since you guys recorded Minutes To Midnight? Specifically, have you noticed anything different since meeting up for this recording cycle?
Chester: I think we always get a little better after every record. We’re more open minded and more interested in trying to push ourselves in terms of the songs we’re making and the sounds we’re using and that’s where we grew up the most over time.
LPAssociation: What is one thing you have yet to accomplish with Linkin Park that you would hope to one day achieve as a musician?
Chester: There are some things that bother me that I kind of don’t understand but I think they’re more of a music in general thing and I don’t know how valid they are. What bothers me the most with music is I want the fans to be more open minded. Being in a band like Linkin Park where we don’t fit anywhere, we float around and live in ambiguous place, we have a chance to play a lot of different shows with a lot different bands. There are certain fans that like what they like and they hate everything else. I hate that. I’m not saying I want everyone to like what I do, but I respect anyone that has the balls to get up on stage and do what they do. I want more open mindedness or at least more tolerance. I see bands play their guts out and get disrespected and that pisses me off.
LPLive: You've been working on your solo project for quite a long time. The song "Morning After" dates back to at least 2001, for instance. How far back does Dead By Sunrise really go, and how challenging was it to keep some of the material from sounding dated?
Chester: That’s a good question. We started making the album in 2006. I think that because I’m drawing from a grungier rock sound as well as an alternative pop sound where we mix the two together, it already has that vibe of sounding familiar in a way. Adding the electronic element to the music elevates that from sounding dated. Good songs are good songs when they come out and that’s what I try to keep in mind when I’m writing. That’s what I’m always trying to do. I don’t know if I’ve accomplished it yet, so we’ll see when the album comes out.
LPLive: Several bands (Metallica, Iron Maiden, Aerosmith, etc.) have been commemorating album anniversaries recently by playing them in their entirety as part of their live sets. Do you have any special plans for Hybrid Theory's 10th anniversary in 2010?
Chester: We’re no longer going to be playing any songs from Hybrid Theory. That’s our gift. Just kidding! *laughs* I don’t think we’ve put any thought into it. I don’t think we’ve realized it’s already been 10 years. We’re focusing on the next record. Wow, Hybrid Theory is 10 years old. Kind of crazy. Makes me feel old.
LPLive: It wasn't too many years ago that you described yourself as being computer illiterate and not liking the Internet. You also have every reason not to be keen on modern technology, with your experience of having a stalker and whatnot. However, you and your wife have both been pretty active on Twitter recently, and you're surprisingly open about your personal lives. What prompted the change, and how do you feel about the interaction you have with all of your fans through the Internet these days?
Chester: I have a love/hate relationship with twitter. I find it completely annoying, but often times useful and entertaining. It’s really easy to text. I’ve never actually been on a computer while using twitter. So it can’t be counted as becoming a tech-head. For someone that’s in a band that’s so computer savvy and with all these tools that we use, I just tell someone I need you to help me record this and I have someone get on the computer who knows how to use pro-tools. It’s kind of ridiculous. Ever since I was a little kid learning how to program in DOS and make a square on the screen, my brain can’t comprehend it for some reason. Its’ really difficult for me to figure out how computers work. I’m ok at it. I can check my emails, but I’m not the most computer savvy person. I take a little bit of pride in that and I also feel like an idiot.
[Chat with Mike] Posted on 26 Aug 2009 by Siby
[THREE RANDOM THINGS] Posted on 26 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
1 - Mikeshinoda.com Featured Artists
I intend to do more of these features on unsigned bands that I think are cool after the dust settles from the GLXS show. If you are a musician or you have a band...get those mp3s ready.
2 - SlamXHype Interview
Sorry about the slamxhype interview going down. I think there was some kind of error over there, and it will probably be back up in the next few days.
3 - A response to this ongoing question:
PS: ANSTICE: ARGH. I need that interview! I'm going to try ONE MORE time before Saturday, and hopefully enough other people will want it enough to make you do it. I'm covering GLXS from beginning to end in our blog. I would like to do a SHORT interview with you (I think I have 9 questions). http://rockstarme.deviantart.com/journal/26694583/ Read this and please, please, PLEASE consider it. Because you'd be made of win if you did. Thanks =)
M: I will answer your questions here on the blog, but only if they're good, and partly because you said "made of win." Post your questions on your site right now. If the questions are lame, I will feed you to Phoenix's goofy little poodle. http://twitter.com/phoenixlp
mike
[Phoenix to Mike] Posted on 25 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
twitter.com/phoenixlp:
Some blog's layouts are never updated... I have access to a team of smart people who would be happy to show you how to avoid this (Mr. S)!
[SUPER-LIMITED "NEUPHORIA" PRINT] Posted on 25 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
In conjunction with Glorious Excess Dies, I'll be offering a few new pieces of merchandise. Proceeds go to charity, as usual. Check out the new "info" here, top right in the purple box...
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Anyway, one of the items, which is sure to go fast, will be the signed print. "Neuphoria" is one of the featured pieces in the show, and is the only print being released in conjunction with the opening. AND THERE WILL ONLY BE 25 COPIES. Each one will be signed and numbered, and there is a limit of one per person. They're $100; you'll have come really early if you intend on getting this item.
More info on the other merchandise coming soon.
[Another "Behind the scene" video for Dead by Sunrise] Posted on 25 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Mike and Chester KROQ Interview Epicenter 09] Posted on 25 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Epic Center 2009 Video] Posted on 24 Aug 2009 by Siby
[New LPTV Episode] Posted on 24 Aug 2009 by Siby
Watch the new LPTV Episode
here. Its about Celeritas which was the last show SURU hosted.
Find out more about the
Celeritas Art Show
[GREEN LABEL ART | Third Edition Release Party Recap] Posted on 24 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
suru-la.com:
Mountain Dew Green Label Art is a collection of aluminum bottles designed by creative minds from the world of contemporary art and culture. This third volume release included an array of prolific artists: Pushead, Claw Money, UPSO, Stephen Bliss and Jeff McMillan and Nathan Cabrera who both were a part of our most recent art show: Celeritas. Each artist designed a bottle and also another piece of exclusive merchandise for Green Label to coincide with each other (such as sweaters, Adidas, a G-Shock, New Era cap and headphones).
Pictures are in the
Gallery.
[ KROQ | Epicenter 09] Posted on 24 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
suru-la.com:
This past Saturday a group of us accompanied Joe to KROQ’s Epicenter 09 concert. Joe was kind enough to charter a tour bus for all of us, so we were able to enjoy the trip to the venue almost as much at the event itself. With typical LA traffic hindering an early arrival, we made it just in time to the Pomona Fair Grounds to see Alice in Chains perform. Soon after the guys took center stage and as always put on a great performance. The good people at Monster Energy Drink granted us access to their four story makeshift VIP Lounge/Tower and I was able to get some greats shots and video of the event. Hope you enjoy, and as always thank you Joe!
LP "Bleed It Out"- SURU TVLP "New Divide"- SURU TV--------------------------------------------------------
From
thehundreds.com:
So Joe (Linkin Park) invited me to come watch his band perform Saturday out in the sleepy suburban brown town of Pomona. He arranged a tour bus for the afternoon, so this is what was awaiting in his driveway by the time I got there. The driver told me that he just took Ice Cube and his family on vacation in this beast, dropped ‘em off the night before, came and picked us up.
Maybe you’d find it strange that I’ve never been on a tour bus before, considering my rowdy rock star lifestyle. I’m like the Bret Michaels of streetwear, in case you haven’t heard. It kinda felt like a Laughlin Best Western motel inside, but with mini cupcakes, chorizo quesadillas and iced liquor stocked in all the cabinets. So there were 2 of these lounges on both ends of the bus, separated in the middle by a bunkbed room.
This bus comfortably sleeps 12. Joe and the band’s filmer Mark exchanged stories from the road over years of touring. Apparently the beds are really comfortable, each equipped with a screen and DVD player, and you can pull an easy 8 hours with the curtains drawn.
The diamond ceiling mirror was the cherry on top. We were watching Fast Times at Ridgemont High, anxiously anticipating Phoebe Cates’ pool scene. But when the moment came, Eric (Giant Robot) accidentally pressed the remote and RUINED EVERYTHING!
So we reach our destination, on the backlot of a rock music festival called Epicenter. Some concert officials boarded the bus, distributed our passes, and made us feel special. I also hooked up the Media pass so I could score some pit shots for you guys.
As we de-bus, Mike Shinoda (right) has no trouble convincing Peter (Cassette), Joe, and I to head over to the main stage to watch Alice in Chains perform.
So we piled into an unmarked white van and pulled up right behind the stage. I could hear Alice in Chains jumpstart their set as the doors opened, the gritty smoke mixing with the wafting dust in the air. At this point, I’m feeling REALLY special.
But probably not as special as Joe. I couldn’t walk with this guy or Mike anywhere near the concertgoers. Their fans were rabid, no shame, shouting, begging for autographs, super excited and maniacal to see their favorite rockstars. After 2 minutes out of the hole, we had to duck backstage, much to the dismay of underage girls and their cougar moms who were ready to throw their bodies and unmentionables at the guys.
More pictures are in the
Gallery
[Glorious Excess (Dies)] Posted on 24 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
janm.org:
August 30 - October 4, 2009
Following his highly-successful 2008 show, Glorious Excess (Born), Mike Shinoda returns to the National Museum to unveil his latest collection of paintings and digital works. Larger, broader, and more sensational than before, Glorious Excess (Dies) is the next chapter in his series exploring society’s obsession with celebrity culture, consumer addiction, and fascination with excess.
Shinoda’s new works continue to evolve, blending his personal experiences in the spotlight with social commentary and fine art technique while expanding his signature visual vocabulary, juxtaposing symbols of death, money and sex against vibrant neo-pop imagery. In an age where superstardom dominates the media, Glorious Excess (Dies) immortalizes consumption, fame and wealth, challenging the viewer to question what is real.
Saturday, Aug 29, 2009Public Opening and Signing with Mike Shinoda
Free Admission
8 - 10 PM
Help us celebrate the opening of Mike Shinoda Glorious Excess (Dies).
Mike Shinoda will be signing from 8 to 10 PM
Please Note:
* No RSVPs accepted
* Admission based on a first come, first served basis
* Maximum occupancy will be strictly enforced
Sunday, Aug 30, 2009FOR MEMBERS ONLY: A Conversation with Mike Shinoda
$40.00 per person
Join other JANM members for this special and intimate event as he discusses Glorious Excess and engages in a dialogue about his art. Signing to follow.
This ticketed event is open to Japanese American National Museum members only. Tickets will go on sale on-line only Tuesday, August 18, 2009, at 10:00 AM, PST. Limit two tickets per membership; space is limited.
[Dead By Sunrise: Behind The Scenes of Let Down Video] Posted on 24 Aug 2009 by Siby
Take40.com has a sneak peak behind the scenes of "Let Down" video, by Dead By Sunrise.
The video is directed by P.R.Brown and this will be the second video for the band.
Watch the clip
here.
source:
linkinlady.net
[Gallery] Posted on 23 Aug 2009 by Siby
The Gallery is online again!
A big thank you and a lot of hugs go to
Ana for helping me out.
Up to now you dont have to register.
The layout will be changed soon!
New pictures:
Epicenter Pomona, CA
[Mike to Phoenix] Posted on 22 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
PRETTY RED FLOWER, DAVE.
Dearest Phoenix,
You are in a world-famous rock band; you have access to a team of smart people who would be happy to show you how to avoid using default page themes. Please call management immediately and have them sort you out.
Best,
mike
PS: I was going to say you're a "world-famous musician," but I would have been stretching the truth on both accounts.
[Epicenter webcast!] Posted on 22 Aug 2009 by Siby
Linkin Park takes the stage tomorrow at Epicenter ‘09 in Pomona, CA. If you aren’t able to attend, don’t sweat it, you can check out the webcast at
KROQ.com - Saturday, August 22nd starting at 11:45am PDT.
Dead By Sunrise will be playing a few songs at this show, so you definitely don’t want to miss out!
source:
linkinlady.net
[Birthday] Posted on 21 Aug 2009 by Siby
Thanks very much for all the birthday wishes!
I will go to cinema and watch Inglorious Basterds.
Btw the Gallery will come up tomorrow!
[Phoenix says:] Posted on 21 Aug 2009 by Siby
From http://twitter.com/phoenixlp:
"And blogging... lame. "Blog" is worse than "twitter." Blogging gives you unlimited space to be a moron. Eat it Shinoda."
[#GLORIOUSEXCESSDIES] Posted on 21 Aug 2009 by Siby
From Mike Shinoda.com:
Posted 11 minutes ago by Anstice
Don't feel bad. He told me to eat it as well. But I wasn't having a blog/Twitter war. I just bet why he wouldn't last more than three weeks on Twitter. And we're desperately trying to get #GloriousExcessDies as a Trending Topic on Twitter. You should announce it so people will actually pay attention.
That's a great idea. Phoenix will love it if #GloriousExcessDies becomes a trending topic on Twitter, especially if he's involved in the conversation. If everyone could help us out with that, it would be awesome. Include #GloriousExcessDies in your posts...
[NEW DIVIDE MAKING BILLBOARD HISTORY] Posted on 20 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
From Billboard:
"'NEW' NO. 1: Same as the old one, and that lifts Linkin Park into elite territory in the history of the Alternative Songs chart.
"New Divide" leads the airplay list for a 10th week, making Linkin Park just the second act in the chart's 21-year archives to enjoy reigns of at least 10 weeks with three or more tracks. The band stayed on top for 12 weeks in 2003-04 with "Numb" and held sway for 15 frames with "What I've Done" in 2007…"
http://www.billboard.com/column/chartbeat/chart-beat-wednesday-linkin-park-eagles-1004004746.story#/column/chartbeat/chart-beat-wednesday-linkin-park-eagles-1004004746.story
Great story...now, we just need to figure out why they cropped Phoenix out of that photo...
[OH NO...PHOENIX ON TWITTER] Posted on 20 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
In case you don't already know, I'm not on Twitter. I simply feel this blog is big enough to hold all of my mental barf, I don't need another outlet. With that said, Chester was the only other guy in our band on...until now.
To make a long story short, Phoenix--who has been vehemently against joining--has accepted a dare: to try to stay on for 3 months. My bet is that he won't get to one...but whether he makes it that far or not, it will undoubtedly be hilarious watching him try. Do yourself a favor and follow him. I'll be checking in with him from here on mikeshinoda.com regularly.
My favorite tweet so far: "I already have 2 followers... I think they are junktweets... Maybe my persistent emailer will tweet me about enlarging my weiner."
twitter.com/phoenixlpedit: By the way, while you're there, tell the dumbass at http://twitter.com/m_shinoda that we know he's not me, and that he's an idiot for faking it. What a scumbag, LOL.
[MTV Blog:Chester Bennington on "solo path" with Dead By Sunrise] Posted on 19 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
blog.mtv.de:
This fall we can look forward to the first album "Out of Ashes" of Chester Bennington's solo-project Dead By Sunrise.
Already two years ago, there were rumos about a solo-project of the Linkin Park singer. Now it's official - together with electronic rock formation Julien-K, Chester founded the project Dead By Sunrise. The Linkin Park front man, besides vocals, plays the guitar and keyboard partly.
Watch video clip
here.
source: our lovely family site
sunriseonfire.blogspot.com
[Linkin Park among 'Inked True Colors Awards' Nominees] Posted on 19 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
blabbermouth.net:
Metallica, Slayer, Linkin Park and Gallows are among the nominees in the "Best Band/Artist" category at the first-ever Inked True Colors Awards, which will be held on Saturday, October 3, 2009 at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The Inked True Colors Awards will celebrate the tattoo culture and lifestyle by honoring the influencers and tastemakers of the tattoo community, followed by a concert that is sure to rock Vegas.
To vote for the 2009 Inked True Colors Awards
go to this location. Voting closes September 10, 2009.
The Inked True Colors Awards show is open to the public and will coincide with Mario Barth's "World's Biggest Tattoo Convention" as well as Las Vegas Bike Fest 2009.
source:
chestington.net and
[Dead By Sunrise "Crawl Back In" live video] Posted on 19 Aug 2009 by Siby
[HOME FROM TOUR] Posted on 19 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
Eleven days to go until Glorious Excess (Dies) opens here in L.A. I just got home from our "world lap" as Dave called it...We circled the globe in about 5 weeks, finishing with the show here in Pomona this weekend, and I've been putting the final touches on the art show via email and expensive international call :) It's been tough, but I think everything is coming together.
I don't want to tell the story of the show before you see any art, but here's an idea of what to expect: in the first show, our star character exploded onto the scene. He was violent, filthy rich, and world-famous. I hoped to start conversations with the work--not just critique our obsession with fame, money, and stardom. I hope you guys also saw a sense of humor there, in my effort to figure out what I thought about celebrity, spending time on both the inside and out.
In this new show, our "star" completely implodes. He begins the show as an overblown superstar, and works his way to a psychadelic, fame-induced nirvana. The end will be up to you to interpret.
I'll be doing coverage of the show here, so for those of you who are out of town, you'll get a taste of what it's like. For those that can make it...see you there.
PS: on an ironic note, Michael Jackson's birthday was August 29th--the same day as the opening.
[New Pictures] Posted on 18 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Chester Bennington on Kavka vs the Web] Posted on 18 Aug 2009 by Siby
Chester is in the show "Kavka vs the Web" as the Myspacer of the week. Chester is talking about Dead by Sunrise.
Watch the clip here.
[Dinner with Joe and Chester] Posted on 18 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
hypebeast.com:
Daniel (Wu) texted all of us saying that Joe Hann from Linkin Park was in town and D was asking us to go to dinner together at this spot called HEE KEE (a famous Hong Kong style seafood restaurant which is also one of his favorites…that place is the bomb).
I’m not a big fan of Linkin Park but Joe owns a shop at Melrose called SURU that carries Know1edge and I’ve heard a lot of good things about Joe Hann himself, as a person, so of course, I had to meet this guy.
Meeting new dope cats is always a treat, he’s a humble and a nice guy considering his success. I also had the chance to meet up with Chester (the vocalist), which is also another humble nice cat. After that I had new found respect for them and Linkin Park.
It was definitely a good dinner with lots of stories about crazy stalkers, bodyguards, smelly fans and more.
When Daniel asked Chester how he maintains his voice while performing and his practicing methods, Chester said he didn’t have any but, he had been singing since he was 14 years old in a band.
Good luck on everything fellas, you guys deserve everything.
ONE.
source:LPTimes
[Juxtapoz Interview: Mike Shinoda] Posted on 17 Aug 2009 by Siby
Juxtapoz interviewed Mike Shinoda:
Mike Shinoda will be opening his second solo exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum on August 29th, entitled "Glorious Excess (Dies)." If the success of his first solo at that Museum is any indication we are all in for quite a treat. Shinoda was gracious enough to take a few moments out of his busy schedule to talk about his upcoming show, his music career and the exciting things which lay ahead for this gifted artist.
AMF: So let's get this out of the way...you are a member of the band Linkin Park. You are also a very accomplished visual artist, among other things. I recently showed someone images of your artwork and they immediately knew your stuff. When it came out in later conversation that you were a member of Linkin Park they were like, "I had no idea". Is this what you are hoping for in your career as a visual artist? To keep your music and art careers separate? Or are you cool with it all being interconnected?
MS:
That's a cool story. The band being what it is, I always try to put extra love into my art--and other, less mainstream projects--just to keep things balanced. I don't mind people associating the two, but there are obviously differences in approach when talking about making a Linkin Park album versus making a show like "Glorious Excess." There are topics I can cover in this gallery show that I don't think would make a very good song. For example, this show is about obsession with celebrity culture, consumer addiction, and fascination with excess.AMF: Glorious Excess (Dies) is your second solo exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum. What was the first experience like and how do you think this second show will vary from the first? Is there anything that didn't happen the first time around that you are hoping will be different? I have seen you continue to grow as a visual artist and I am just curious what exceptions you might be placing on yourself or your work as this second solo exhibition draws near?
MS:
I had a great time putting the first show together. I don't really have any regrets, I just try to work on the concepts and craft each time, to hopefully improve as an artist with each show. This upcoming show is the culmination of a lot of work.AMF: One aspect of your work I find interesting is the unique way you combine digital and hand done imagery. What are the motivations behind this and what is it that you are trying to express by mixing these mediums?
MS:
I think we all have real-life identities and virtual versions of ourselves. People act differently online, whether on a blog, in email, on Facebook or Twitter. Online, people are more bold; sometimes more honest, sometimes more nasty. In person, you have a human being's feelings to think about--online, it's somewhat removed. People can easily create wholly separate identities for themselves online. I think these things play into the art and methods I use; the interplay between tactile media and virtual media is an inseparable part of our lives.
In the context of this show, the real vs. digital aspect plays a slightly different role. Tabloid culture is a viral gossip culture. Images and stories get simplified, and the resolution of the images and ideas get compressed and condensed. People are drawn in by the smallest, most explosive version of a story; then that version of the story gets copied and pasted, from email to email, blog to blog. That's why I had to use a combination of hi-res and low-res imagery in the pieces; it just seemed to fit. I felt it was a representation of a struggle to decipher between what was "real" and what was not.
AMF: I would like to ask a similar question about your use of skulls and skeletons. I am wondering what this constant use of Skeletons means to you as it seems to be so prevalent in your work?
MS:
There were so many reasons for the skeleton: the rock/punk/metal reference, anorexia, poison, and the anarchic lifestyle I'm talking about in the pieces. It's also like a modern "vanitas." Vanitas paintings were about emptiness, pleasure, and the transience of life. This show is like that, but standing on the red carpet with supermodels and an AK-47.AMF: Let's talk a bit about collaborations. You seem to really enjoy doing collaborations and you have ended up collaborating with some pretty incredible artists. If you would, talk a bit about what this style of art means to you and maybe a few highlights from some past collaborations that stand out in your mind.
MS:
In my band, collaboration is a huge part of the process, whether writing a song or playing a show. When it comes to painting, I like collaborating because it forces me outside my comfort zone. The toughest collaborations--but ones with great results--were probably with Gary Baseman, Greg Simkins, and Dalek. I did them all in the same month, and everyone's style was so different. It's a lot of fun, though. I think my next show is going to have a lot more collaborations...AMF: One more collaboration question and then I promise not to say collaboration again during this interview. If you could do a collaboration with any living artist (who you haven't worked with yet) who would it be and why?
MS:
I would love to do a piece with Ron English. He's awesome.AMF: As many people know, you have your fingers in a lot of things. Along with the music and art industry you are also a business person on many other levels. What is it like juggling all these things and how you you find time for friends and family being so busy all the time?
MS:
People ask me if I have time to sleep. I actually try to keep things balanced; when I'm at home, I try to see my family regularly and take weekends off. I have a great team of people that I work with, who help to carry the load. I just try to steer the ship in the right direction.AMF: I have heard that you have a book coming out which will document the entire process of your upcoming exhibition, Glorious Excess (Dies). When will this book be out and what was driving factor behind it's creation?
MS:
We just finished the book, and it looks incredible. It's the first time I've been able to explain what Glorious Excess is really about. There are so many complex, overlapping ideas and inspirations behind the show that every time I talk about it, I feel like I've left something out. I think the book sums it up: it covers everything, from the first ideas that started Glorious Excess (Born), to the end of Glorious Excess (Dies).AMF: This may seem like a strange question, so I apologize ahead of time if it is...but being that you are a musician, painter, designer, writer and so much more...is there one of these things that you could not live without...or are they all equal to you?
MS:
I just need to create stuff. Maybe that's a bad thing, since I suppose all these ideas could end up in a landfill someday! But hopefully, if I'm making good art and music, it will enhance people's lives.AMF: Judging from your first solo, Glorious Excess (Dies) is bound to be a big success. Although this must be exciting for you I am sure you have many other things planned for the future. What else are you working on for the coming year and what, if anything, do you have planned for yourself and your work for the next 5-10 years?
MS:
We have a new Linkin Park album in the works for next year, and I'm already working on my next art show. I 'd like to do my next show in New York; I'm looking for the right gallery space right now. After that, who knows? I just look for the next thing that seems exciting.
[Kerrang! Awards 2009 review] Posted on 17 Aug 2009 by Siby
JoeyDC posted on her website
chestington.net scans of the latest Kerrang Mag Issue.
[Scans are
here]
6.25pm: Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington arrives. Bennington will not be drinking a drop of alcohol this evening, but he does accept one K! staffer's aniseed sweets. Rock' n' roll! "I don't remember too much of that first time," he says of his only K! Award experience. "I got really drunk and then smoked a bunch of hash by myself..." Them were the days, eh?
before the appearance of LINKIN PARK, but even were it to still be chucking it down, such is he extent of the crowd participation this evening that it's hard to imagine anyone present would rather be anywhere else. From the one-two opening of Given Up and From The Inside, through the bouncing riffs of Points Of Authority and onto classics set-staples In The End and One Step Closer, it really is difficult to imagine better end to the day, even with the bizarre, momentum-halting appearance of Chester Bennington's Blur-meets-U2 project DEAD BY SUNRISE during the band's encore. Not even Bono himself would have pulled this one, chap.
"Chester Bennington thought he'd run into his old geography teacher. The cheeky burger!"
"Oh, wait, erm..." Chester was stumped by a rogue heckler asking him the speed of light.
8.04pm: Linkin Park's Chester Bennington steps up to accept the Classic Songwriter gong on behalf of the band. A video montage of some of their finest moments flashes on the video screens, all of which serve to remind the audience that while this is a band that don't get a lot of credit, they do have a lot of choruses. "I hope you all puke tonight," he laughs before exiting the stage. Thanks pal.
So, how does it feel to be classic?
CHESTER BENNINGTON (vocals):"Classic's an interesting word - I don't know whether it make me feel older or better! It's actually really cool to win this. We've always won awards for our videos, or for being best alternative band. So to be recognised for our songwriting is really special. I know I'm speaking for all the band when I say that having the words classc and songwriter next to our name is pretty awesome."
Given that you're the only member of the band here, will you keep quiet about winning this so you don't have to share the award?
CHESTER: "This is going to go in my bag and, if the band ask, I'm going to say 'I don't even know what I was doing there, guys'! I'll definitely keep this to myself and if they want a piece of it, they're going to have to pay me."
[Clipse Listening Party & Play Cloths Fall Drop] Posted on 17 Aug 2009 by Siby
TONIGHT!"To coincide with the Clipse/Cool Kids Tour, a preview event at SURU is designed to give every Clipse fan in LA an exclusive listen of their upcoming album Til The Casket Drops and a first look at the Play Cloths Fall 2009 line. A limited edition tee will also be released in celebration of the event. DON’T MISS OUT!"
Click on the picture
[New Pictures] Posted on 16 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Crawl Back In] Posted on 16 Aug 2009 by Siby
Dead by Sunrise uploaded the song Crawl Back In on their Myspace.
Check it out!
[Shanghai Press Conference] Posted on 16 Aug 2009 by Siby
Linkin Park attends a press conference on August 15, 2009 in Shanghai, China.
Pictures are in the
Gallery.
[Interview with Linkin Parks Brad Delson] Posted on 16 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
timeout.com.hk:
Hey Brad so youre sitting backstage in Finland at the moment?Finland, at the Sonisphere festival. It’s very metal. Except for us.
What does Linkin Park do backstage?I just did an interview where I was asked whether I drink beer or whisky, and I was sad to reveal that I’m pounding spring water.
Spring water? Is that common for you?Yeah, it is just spring water for me, before and after. And some stretching. [There is] this myth about the rock’n’roll lifestyle, but I dont think it would be very sustainable if one weren’t keeping their body in shape.
It doesnt sound like you’re very worthy of your nickname, Big Bad Brad.That’s why it is a funny nickname. It’s ironic… Im neither big nor bad.
Okay, Little Good Bloke Brad, let’s talk about the album you are working on – I hear it is going to be genre busting. Is that like ghost busting?Yeah – I think it has something to do with the flux capacitor. [Laughs]
So whats the deal?We are working with Rick Rubin, and the stuff we’re doing doesnt sound like anything we have done before. It is experimental, melodic, really eclectic. The records we’ve made we’re really proud of… but I don’t think it would be inspiring to try and go replicate that.
Tell me a bit more about the sonic changes.It’s hard, because I don’t want to lock it in with certain adjectives. To me, it sounds really futuristic, and it sounds really unusual but in a good way.
Well, of course you wouldn’t want to produce something crap, would you?[Laughs]. Exactly – it could be unusual and really bad. But our goal is unusual and really good.
Have you been influenced by anything around at the moment?Yeah, I always listen to both classic and newer folk-influenced music. Singer-songwriter, alternative music. I also listen to more experimental dance music. So it’s a weird mix, and you multiply that by six people.
So we should expect folk-electronica?That’s what I’m going for.
What about New Divide does that give us a taste of your direction?Absolutely not.
That’s lucky because it sounds like classic Linkin Park.If anything, New Divide is almost a through-line to the classic, Hybrid Theory thing, which is ironic because it has nothing to do with any of the music we’ve been making. I think if anything it will throw people off where we’re going.
I also heard that it might be a concept album. Can you confirm or deny this?I heard it might be too. I can confirm it might be.
So you’re not giving any hints away?If I knew more, I would certainly tell you.
Could it possibly be about Transformers?Not overtly.
And when are you hoping for it to be out?Sometime, in the next ten years, but probably closer to the next year.
We’ve seen less and less rapping over the last albums. What’s the future for Linkin Park and rapping?I think we’re at a point artistically where we don’t impose any rules on ourselves. I think everything’s open: it could be all rapping or no rapping. We’re just trying to make the best music we can, using the tools that we have in our tool belt.
You’ve had big success with New Divide, for the new Transformers movie. Did you watch Transformers as a kid?I was a big Transformers fan.
Did you ever want to be a Transformer?Yes. In fact, I want to be a Transformer as an adult. I would transform into a Gulf Stream 500.
Autobot or Decepticon?Probably an Autobot, and I’d fly myself and my friends all over the world to exotic destinations.
[LINKIN PARK IN SHANGHAI 2009] Posted on 16 Aug 2009 by Siby
[New Pictures] Posted on 15 Aug 2009 by Siby
[RIDERS FOR HEALTH I Official Video & Photos] Posted on 15 Aug 2009 by Siby
Official Photos and an interactive video of the Celeritas Events.
Check it out!Visit also the joehahn.org Celeritas Event page
here.
[New Affiliate] Posted on 14 Aug 2009 by Siby
[GLORIOUS EXCESS AND "THE SKULL"] Posted on 14 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
I looked at some great pieces online promoting the upcoming Glorious Excess show recently. Thanks to all the awesome folks who have given the show a shout out (like http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/linkin-parks-mike-shinoda-at-japanese-american-national-museum-glorious-excess-dies and http://hypebeast.com/2009/07/mike-shinoda-glorious-excess-dies-exhibition-los-angeles/).
As you could guess, there were a couple people (read: cynical internet crybabies) who have commented, trying to call me out for "Damien Hirst" appropriation (Note: these are usually the same people who call Takashi Murakami "the guy who did the Kanye West cover"). Normally, I'd let this kind of dumbfuckery slide, but I figured I'd address it, since maybe they just didn't know better.
The skull imagery--besides being an obvious sex/drugs/rock n' roll reference--was a tip of the hat to the vanitas movement in 15th/16th century Europe. Hirst aside, it would be an insane task to list the amount of vanitas themes in modern art, outsider/street art, tattoo art, and rock / punk art. Whether they know it or not, a great deal of the stuff references the same idea the vanitas painters were getting at: the transience of life and inevitability of death...the fact that, no matter how much stuff you accumulate, you can't take it with you in the end. My pieces are my own, personal perspective on it--a perspective that is heavily influenced by the bizarre and unique life experience that I have had.
[Videos] Posted on 14 Aug 2009 by Siby
Chester talks to Absolute Radio about Dead By Sunrise.
Watch here.
Rock'n Coke 2009 Interview with Chester.
Watch here.
Mikes video message to the Japanese fans.
Watch here.
Chester accepting the Classic Songwriter award at the 2009 Kerrang Awards.
Watch here.
source:LPT
[END OF TOUR UPDATE] Posted on 14 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
Hey guys...thanks for the suggestions here http://www.mikeshinoda.com/blog/responses_to_fans/poa_intro about what to rap over the "Points Of Authority" intro. I threw some of "Step Up" over it the other night, and "Dedicated" last night. Dedicated sounded pretty good, in particular.
Three more shows to go on this tour (Shanghai, Macau, and back to L.A.), then we're home...and the Glorious Excess (Dies) art show kicks off on the 29th. I'm finalizing all the last minute details for the show: the art is being delivered to the museum, the book has gone to print, and I'm planning the rest of the exciting details of the show. I'll try to cover as much of it as I can, here on mikeshinoda.com, for all of you that live too far away to make it. But for those of you that can come, I hope eo see you there. There's nothing like seeing the art in person...
[ Linkin Park Donate to World Vision Taiwan] Posted on 13 Aug 2009 by Siby
Linkin Park, working with Music for Relief, is donating a portion of proceeds from tonight's show in Taipei, Taiwan to benefit victims of Typhoon Morakot.
Typhoon Morakot struck Taiwan as a tropical storm earlier this week with winds of over 70 miles an hour. According to news reports, the damage has been devastating, with more than 10,000 dwellings toppled and hundreds trapped, possibly dead, as a result of mudslides.
The funds will be contributed to World Vision Taiwan and their relief and rehabilitation efforts. In addition to being part of the evacuation effort, World Vision has distributed food, cleaning supplies and relief kits to hundreds of people living in emergency shelters in Taimali Township and Jiadug Township in Taiwan. World Vision is an international relief, development and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families and communities to overcome poverty and injustice.
For more information, click here.source:
cbennington.com
[Linkin Park Rock Japan] Posted on 13 Aug 2009 by Siby
Rock band Linkin Park have added another "first" to their storied musical career by performing in Okinawa, Japan at a concert held at the Mihama Athletic Field.
Watch video here.
source:gadsdentimes.com
[New Pictures] Posted on 13 Aug 2009 by Siby
[The Winner of the Linkin Park Band Search is...] Posted on 13 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
alivenotdead.com:
We apologize for the delay, we just heard back from Linkin Park's team in LA with their decision a few minutes ago (at 4am!)
They've chosen the band SCAMPER to be their opening act for Linkin Park on Sunday August 16th at the Venetian Macau's CotaiArena!
alivenotdead.com/scamper-
Mike Video"
Online artist community alivenotdead.com, in association with The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel is organizing an online band search to find the best local band to open for 2 time Grammy award winning rock band Linkin Park during their concert at CotaiArena on August 16th, 2009. The winning band will get to play a 30 minute opening set at the Linkin Park concert, at CotaiArena at The Venetian Macao."
[A Deep Look Inside Dead By Sunrise's "Out of Ashes] Posted on 12 Aug 2009 by Siby
[In Rock] Posted on 12 Aug 2009 by Siby
Chester is covered in the newest issie of the japanese Magazine In Rock.
pic source:
www.linkinparkbr.com and nickisis
[New Pictures] Posted on 11 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Mike Producing An Apathy Track] Posted on 11 Aug 2009 by Siby
Apathy has posted a new message on his MySpace page
here, stating that Mike is producing a new track of his called "Shoot First" that has both Cypress Hill and Celph Titled on it.
"My new album "Wanna Snuggle?" is done.
Guest appearances include : all of The Demigodz (of course), Cypress Hill, Phonte (of Little Brother), Chip-Fu, J-Live, Blue Raspberry, Holly Brook and more.
Production done mostly by myself... but Mike Shinoda produces "Shoot First" featuring Cypress Hill and Celph Titled."
source:
lplive.net
[Siby Blog] Posted on 10 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Linkin Park lovin' China almost has us lovin' Linkin Park] Posted on 10 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
shanghaiist.com:
Besides that, we've heard they're also collaborating with a team of directors to shoot a segment on the band's Shanghai fans - including young directors who'd love a chance to film them or musicians who've been inspired by their music. The last time we went to a Shanghai cover band night, the one group that got everybody in the club singing was Five-Point Star covering Linkin Park, so we know the fensi are out there. If you know any Chinese LP-lovin' directors or musicians, send them along to us at tips (at) shanghaiist (dot) com.
source:
ChesterLand
[Chester Bennington's dirty project] Posted on 10 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
tourdates.co.uk:
Chester Bennington formed Dead By Sunrise because he wanted to make "dirty" songs.
The Linkin Park frontman recently debuted his new side project and says he formed the group so he could branch out from the 'In The End' hitmakers' usual sound.
He explained: "I had some songs which sounded so different and had this grungy, dirty feel to them - and Linkin Park kind of stay away from the grungy vibe, but I felt it served the songs well. So I got a little push from my friend Ryan Shuck, who plays guitar in the band, and he kind of helped me make the choice to start the band, and I'm really glad he did because I think we've made a really great record. "
The rocker insists that he has no problem with juggling the two bands as he has learned how to take things one at a time.
He added to BANG Showbiz: "My schedule is complicated but I have kind of taken on this new philosophy which is don't think about anything too much and tackle things one piece at a time and what looks like a mountain actually turns out to be a bunch of little pebbles stacked up on top of each other."
[Chiba City, Japan ] Posted on 10 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Suru Events] Posted on 08 Aug 2009 by Siby
All information about the past SURU Events are up now.
Check it out.
[Meet Linkin Park at the Epicenter Festival in Pomona, CA ] Posted on 08 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
linkinpark.com:
Win 2 tickets to the Epicenter Festival plus meet and greet passes with Linkin Park. All auction proceeds benefit Music for Relief’s disaster relief and environmental programs.
Click here to bid!
[FAN ART: WIDYARAHAYU] Posted on 08 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
Check out the crazy rendering on this fan art...Thanks to Clara 110 for the heads up. The artist's page is at
http://widyarahayu.deviantart.com/We're in Tokyo for the Summer Sonic show tonight...I got up at 5:30 for a little Tsukiji Fish Market breakfast. If you ever come to Toyko, you have to do it. Sushi and a beer at 6AM. Best way to get ready for a crowd of 60,000.
[G-SHOCK | New Arrivals] Posted on 07 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
suru-la.com:
It just seems to be impossible to keep G-Shocks in stock these days. With such a high demand and limited quantities being produced, some styles are out the door even before they hit our showroom floor. This being said here is a look at all the styles that just arrived at SURU, including handful of new designs and a re-stock of our best sellers. Quantities are limited so stop by SURU today or
visit our online store.
[Clipse Listening Party & Play Cloths Fall Drop] Posted on 07 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
suru-la.com:
To coincide with the Clipse/Cool Kids Tour, a preview event at SURU is designed to give every Clipse fan in LA an exclusive listen of their upcoming album Til The Casket Drops and a first look at the Play Cloths Fall 2009 line. A limited edition tee will also be released in celebration of the event. DON’T MISS OUT!
Click on the picture
[ESTEVAN ORIOL Print Signing @ SURU] Posted on 07 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
suru-la.com:
Our good friend Estevan came through the shop this week and signed the rest of the exclusive Celeritas prints he did for the charity event we opened earlier last month. Prints are still available at SURU and on
SURU-LA.COM
[NEW BE@RBRICKS have ARRIVED @ SURU] Posted on 07 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
suru-la.com:
Bearbricks have invaded our culture in a big way and SURU has definitely hit a big wave these past few weeks with new arrivals from Medicom.
Check out the Vinyl Toys.
[GLORIOUS EXCESS DIES COMES TO L.A.] Posted on 06 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
Posted by lpcrazygirl (similar posts by others) - I would like to read something about your glorious excess dies art show or rather if you will make a glorious excess born/dies art show in another country like maybe germany. That would be amazing and I think that many fans will go and see your art show, because it's incredible!
M: Sorry for the late response on this / these...I'm glad you guys asked about the art show. My GLORIOUS EXCESS DIES art show is returning to Los Angeles on August 29th! It opens at the Japanese American National Museum, and stays open from August 30th to October 4th. There will be 17 new pieces, plus a new video documentary. I will be attending the opening, available for autographs if you're interested :) The money from the show, as usual, goes to charity (MFR, ACCD, JANM).
Glorious Excess is about obsession with celebrity culture, consumer addiction, and fascination with excess. The show follows a nameless celebrity character as he indulges in the sex, drugs, and rock n roll lifestyle. In this show, he grows to the limits of his fame, reveling without moderation in the excesses of modern celebrity until he implodes.
I'm also pleased to announce there will be a new book released with the show. It's over 120 pages long, and covers the entire Glorious Excess experience, in text and pictures. Not just a "making of" piece; the book elaborates on the thoughts behind the show, with stories about how my ideas and thoughts on the subject came to be. It's the first time I've been able to properly sum us the GLXS experience. More info to come...
[Dead By Sunrise - The Beginning ] Posted on 06 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Gallery update II] Posted on 06 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Suru Events] Posted on 05 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Freed U.S. journalists on way home from North Korea] Posted on 05 Aug 2009 by Siby
[nothing to do with Linkin Park but its something we all were waiting for]
From
cnn.com:
The families of two U.S. journalists imprisoned in North Korea asked former President Bill Clinton to travel to the Communist country and seek the release of the two women, a senior administration official said.
Former Vice President Al Gore, whose California-based media outfit Current TV employs Laura Ling and Euna Lee, also made the same appeal to Clinton.
Clinton was dispatched to Pyongyang after the United States determined that his mission would be successful, the official told reporters Tuesday night on condition of anonymity.
He stressed that Clinton's trip was strictly a private humanitarian mission and did not include pressing international issues, including North Korea's nuclear program, on the agenda.
Earlier in the day, North Korea pardoned Ling, 32, and Lee, 36. They climbed a flight of stairs to the door of a jet, where they shook Clinton's hand before beginning their trip back to the United States. "They are en route to Los Angeles where Laura and Euna will be reunited with their families," said Clinton spokesman Matt McKenna in a written statement.
Ling and Lee were arrested in March while reporting from the border between North Korea and China and sentenced in June to 12 years of hard labor on charges of entering the country illegally to conduct a smear campaign.
read the full article
here
[No Moonman for Linkin Park] Posted on 05 Aug 2009 by Siby
I just checked the Categories o this years
MTV VIdeo Music Awards [Sunday, September 13 at 9PM ET] and unfortunely Linkin Park did not get in any of the categories.
[Gallery update] Posted on 04 Aug 2009 by Siby
I added a lot of pictures in the
Gallery.
Tomorrow i will continue uploading pictures.
YES YOU HAVE TO RE-REGISTER
[Ferropolis Meet and Greet Review+Videos] Posted on 04 Aug 2009 by Siby
Read the review and see some pictures from Ana.
She met Mark (from LPLive) ,Mark who film Linkin Park on Tour, Mike and Phoenix.
Sounds like she had a lot of fun!
The girl next to me: Will you ever have an art show in Europe mike?
Mike: I would like! I really want to and it will be amazing, but currently I never brought the gallery out of LA, not even to New York. I can't tell you when or if it happends but I would really like it.
Me: Phoenix, how come you don't show up on the Band's full shots on NEW DIVIDE?
Dave: well that day I had an argument with Joe, and he decided not to show me
Me: But you were in the studio that day?
Dave: yes!
Me: where? behind the transformers or the camera?
*Mike laughed* Dave: I dont know...
Me: the video would have been so much better with you..
Dave: yes I know...
I think there were some questions but I dont remember...I just remember my last question:
Me: Whose Label is Pancakey cakes music and Nondisclosure agreement music?
Mike: well these aren't labels..more signatures. As an artist you have to sign whenever you publish something..and they actually mean nothing..
Me: ah okay! I know that Big Bad Mr. Hahn is joe's and yours kenji kobayashi..
Mike: yeah and I think Chester has a lot
Dave: yeah chester has a lot. which one do you think is mine?
Me: well I thought Pancakey cakes music, because its a funny name..you are funny and brad is more the "strange guy"..
Mike: yeah the stupid guy..he is stupid..well I guess you are right...cakes are like dave...sweet and delicious..
me: yeah phidelicious..
Dave: yep so I guess it would be my signature!
[TAIWAN: MS ART CONTEST] Posted on 04 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
In Taiwan, we just had a skate deck design contest w/ DC Shoes. I picked the 5 finalists and the grand prize winner, which were all amazing--I think they all should have been 1st place. Check out the winning skate decks and these images, courtesy of Slick Magazine...congrats to the winners....
Pictures are here.more info here
[LINKIN PARK PHOTOS BY STASH] Posted on 03 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Graefenhainichen Show] Posted on 03 Aug 2009 by Siby
02.08.2009 Gräfenhainichen, Germany - Show number nine of the tour.
Setlist:
01. Session
02. Given Up
03. From The Inside
04. Somewhere I Belong
05. No More Sorrow
06. Lying From You
07. Points Of Authority (w/ Petrified verse 1 intro, A Place For My Head outro)
08. What I've Done
09. Leave Out All The Rest
10. Numb
11. Breaking The Habit
12. Shadow Of The Day
13. Hands Held High (Verse 1 A Cappella) (Transition ->)
14. Crawling (w/ HHH Verse 2 intro over KRWLNG)
15. In The End
16. Bleed It Out
------------------------------
17. Crawl Back In (Dead By Sunrise)
18. Fire (Dead By Sunrise)
19. My Suffering (Dead By Sunrise)
------------------------------
20. New Divide
21. Faint
22. One Step Closer
Setlist from LPLive
Head over to
phoenix-farrell.celebfans.org (our lovely Family Site) and check out the Meet and Greet pictures from Ana. A review is coming soon!
[Kerrang Awards 2009] Posted on 03 Aug 2009 by Siby
The 2009 Kerrang! Awards brought to you by Guitar Hero take place this evening at a top secret location in London.
The Classic Songwriter award goes to Linkin Park.
source:
Kerrang Blog 
[Celeritas event website coming soon] Posted on 03 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
suru-la.com [Noel]:
It’s Saturday 3:00 a.m. and I’m still at Advanced Vision Studios with my good friend Parvez Satter, founder and creative director of Advanced Vision , finishing up the Celeritas event website. A veteran web developer/designer (aka) “P” is one of the most sought after talents in all of Los Angeles. He first introduced his video concept website for the
Estevan Oriol show back in January of this year, and is currently wrapping up the Celeritas video and photography. Keep a look out for the video to drop this week.
[LP Interview in Kerrang Mag] Posted on 03 Aug 2009 by Siby
Kerrang! Magazine 29/07/2009Plus:
The ULTIMATE Sonisphere preview with exclusive interviews with Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, Dirty Little Rabbits, Corey Taylor, The Used, Heaven And Hell, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Bullet For My Valentine and more!
[First DBS Show!] Posted on 03 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
DBS Myspace:
Wow. Incredible first Dead By Sunrise show in Stuttgart, Germany. German LP fans are fucking awesome!
Sitting at the airport with the LP crew everyone half asleep from working their asses off last night. It was incredible to see the crowd clapping their hands as hard as they could and yelling “Linkin Park” ALL NIGHT LONG! I think the DBS set went really well by “my Suffering” there were hands from front to back for us as well.
This was our first real show, and I am amazed at how well the band performed together. I guess the experience of being in Julien-K together, fresh off our last US tour carried over well into DBS. It was really cool to able to play guitar again and look over to see my favorite singer (and best friend) rocking the fuck out with us.
The band looked great seems that we can not shake the fact that we love our fashion. Looks like black and stark white are the color combos that work
More later Knebworth, UK next!
RS
source:LPT
[Dead By Sunrise - Album Trailer 2] Posted on 03 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Mike´s Blog Post] Posted on 03 Aug 2009 by Siby
[Interview with Chester on A1TV] Posted on 03 Aug 2009 by Siby
A1TV has an interview with Chester when Linkin Park were in Russia last week.
Watch it here.
source:LPT
[New LPU TV episode] Posted on 03 Aug 2009 by Siby
LPU has posted a
new clip of Mike's amazement at the transforming toilet.
source:LPT
[Joe playing Backgammon] Posted on 03 Aug 2009 by Siby
Here's an exclusive video of Joe playing Backgammon in Istanbul.
DJ Joe Hahn has many skillz, but did you know he can throw some dice, and play a little backgammon too? SPIN Earth caught up with Joe in Istanbul, where we played a few games just before he went on stage (literally 20 minutes earlier we're at the backgammon board, then he walks out THERE and makes magic to open a 90+ minute set for Linkin Park at the Rock'N Coke music festival in Turkey). Thanks Joe for making time to hang, and for having the talent and wherewithal to play a game, and play THE game. See what DJ Joe does off-stage, and on-stage (you'll see at about 1 min into this video!). Enjoy. Joe, when can I get a re-match??
Thanks to
chester-land.net for the tip! =)
[LINKIN PARK Vocalist Opening New Art Exhibit] Posted on 03 Aug 2009 by Siby
From
Blabbermouth.net:
The Pulse of Radio reports that LINKIN PARK vocalist Mike Shinoda will open a new solo art exhibition called "Glorious Excess (Dies)" at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles next month. The new 17-painting show will open on August 29 with a public reception at 8:00 p.m., with Shinoda in attendance, and will remain at the museum through October 4. The new show is a sequel of sorts to his 2008 exhibition, "Glorious Excess (Born)", and Shinoda told The Pulse of Radio how it's different. "It's gonna be a bigger show with twice as many pieces, and it's gonna be a lot of fun," he said. "We had an amazing reception on the first show and I can't wait for people to see the new one."
Both "Glorious Excess" shows offer up a mix of paintings and digital works that explore society's obsession with celebrity culture, consumer addiction, and fascination with excess.
A collectible, limited-edition book chronicling the "Glorious Excess" series will be launched on opening night, while a documentary short film will run during the course of the exhibition. Series-based merchandise, including skateboard decks, will be on sale at the museum as well. All proceeds from the sale of both artwork and merchandise will go toward the Michael K. Shinoda Endowed Scholarship at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.
source:
shinodaland.firez.org
[Welcome Back] Posted on 03 Aug 2009 by Siby
As you all noticed www.joehahn.org was offline for about 2 weeks. Well my old host e-fan.org has some server problems. I have no idea wether can get my old data back but anyway...thanks so much to fanfusion.org for hosting my website!
I will add more pictures in the Gallery,too. Dont worry =)
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September 2009
[New Affiliates] Posted on 30 Sep 2009 by Siby
[TRUE SELF ART SHOW @ JONATHAN LEVINE] Posted on 29 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
A quick art-related update. I'm showing one piece in the "True Self" show at Jonathan LeVine, NYC. The show is October 24th, curated by Gary Baseman.
PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Adam Wallacavage, Alex Prager, Amor Munoz, Boris Hoppek, Christian Clayton, Dalek, David Sandlin, Deedee Cheriel, Eric White, Esther Pearl Watson, Fons Schiedon, Fred Stonehouse, Frieda Gossett, Friends With You, Gary Taxali, Gary Baseman, Gerard Dubois, James Jean, Karen Hsiao, Korin Faught, KozynDan, Lauren Bergman, Leah Hayes, Lola, Luke Chueh, Marion Peck, Mark Ryden, Mark Todd, Martha Rich, Mike Shinoda, Natalia Fabia, Orly Cogan, Rob Clayton, Robin Van Valkenburgh, Ron English, Ryan Heshka, Ryan Jacob Smith, Shag, Shannon Freshwater, The London Police, Tim Biskup, Travis Lampe.
[DBS to be on Loveline/Letterman /Kimmel in October] Posted on 29 Sep 2009 by Siby
From Chester's Twitter:
ChesterBe@drdrew see u at loveline in Oct.I'll be in with my new band Dead By Sunrise.My wife, Talinda, says hi
Posted by Amir on his Twitter:
DBS on Letterman and Kimmel in Oct.
source:LPLive
[New Pictures II] Posted on 28 Sep 2009 by Siby
[New Pictures] Posted on 27 Sep 2009 by Siby
[Concert Downloads] Posted on 27 Sep 2009 by Siby
[KOZIK | Release Pushed Back] Posted on 26 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
suru-la.com:
It is with great regret to announce that we are pushing back the release and signing of Kozik’s “The Bird Is The Word” Giant MAO Chrome Edition, to some time in mid November.
The chroming process of these amazing pieces requires some extra attention in order to perfect each and every one of the 25 Limited Edition figures. Rather than rush the process, we have decided to give our chroming facility some additional time and expect to start pre-sales in early October. We apologize for those of you who have already contacted us regarding the pieces, and to all our followers who were anticipating the first look and release next week. We hope this teaser will get you excited as to what the final pieces will look like!
[LINKIN PARK VIDEO GAME: MORE] Posted on 26 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
As announced earlier this year (
businesswire.com), we're putting together a video game for the iPhone and iPod touch. So far, it has been a lot of fun...although we don't have a release date to announce yet, I thought I'd share a few of my concept drawings with you guys. I know it's a terrible picture, ha!
This is the first time since the announcement that we've really talked about or mentioned anything about the game. We 're still working on it, but here's what we want it to be: 1) Unique, 2) Fun.
We've been brainstorming ways to make story, combat, puzzles, music-based challenges, and RPG elements all fit within a community in the game. There are also some really funny things going on in the game that I know a lot of LP fans will recognize. Stay tuned for more info...
[Tracking "Too Late" with Howard Benson] Posted on 25 Sep 2009 by Siby
[30 second clips of "Out Of Ashes" songs ] Posted on 25 Sep 2009 by Siby
You can preview all 12 songs from Dead By Sunrise's album Out of Ashes at the German website
Bol.de!
source:
cbennington.com
[Apathy & Mike] Posted on 25 Sep 2009 by Siby
HipHopDX.com has a brand new, and lengthy interview with Apathy.
The interview focuses mainly on Ap's upcoming LP "Wanna Snuggle?", but also makes mention of the Get Busy Committee project with RYU and Scoop DeVille, and also gives some insight into some of Mike Shinoda's past musical ventures."
“Mike is a super Hip Hop guy,” Ap noted of his super famous friend. “Mike has old freestyles to Smoothe Da Hustler, ‘Broken Language.’ Mike’s one of us, man!”)source:LPLive
[GLORIOUS EXCESS SHORT FILM] Posted on 24 Sep 2009 by Siby
[DBS To Play New York, NY/Los Angeles/ Gelsenkirchen, Germany] Posted on 23 Sep 2009 by Siby
According to
Livenation.com, Dead By Sunrise will play at the The Gramercy Theatre of New York (NY)
The show will be on Wednesday 10/14/09 at 8:00 PM (EST)!
The tickets will be on sale starting tomorrow at 10am!
According to
Ticketmaster.com, they will also play at The Roxy Theatre of Hollywood (CA).
The show takes place on Monday 10/19/09 at 7:30 PM (PST).
Tickets go on sale tomorrow at 10am!
According to
my-artist.net DBS will perform at the TV total Stock Car Crash Challenge in Gelsenkirchen, Germany on 10.10.09
source:LPLive
[Video: Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda Talks No. 1, New Album] Posted on 23 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
billboard.com:
I don't think it's indicative of where the next record is going," Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda says of "New Divide," the "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" soundtrack song that hit No. 1 on both the Rock Songs and Alternative Songs charts this summer. In a video interview with Billboard.com in conjunction with Fuse, the co-vocalist/ rapper explained that the band's follow up to 2007 No. 1 album "Minutes To Midnight" is underway now that the album by Dead By Sunrise, singer Chester Bennington's side project, is finished and nearing its Oct. 13 release.
"We mentally want to get back to [2000's "Hybrid Theory"] not because we want to sound like [that], because I don't think we do," Shinoda says of the forthcoming Linkin Park album, which they aim to release in the first half of 2010. "But we want to make this record a record with identity, hopefully not one you've heard before. One you can listen to and say, 'That's brand new... It's definitely Linkin Park, but it's definitely different.'"
Watch video
heresource:LPLive
[DBS- Inside of Me] Posted on 22 Sep 2009 by Siby
[Vote for LP!] Posted on 21 Sep 2009 by Siby
Linkin Park has been nominated for an EMA! Vote for them for Best Rock and Best World Performance at
ema.mtv.co.uk
[Magazine Scans] Posted on 21 Sep 2009 by Siby
[KOZIK "The Bird is the Word" Giant Mao / Next SURU event] Posted on 21 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
suru-la.com:
For decades now, San Francisco based artist Frank Kozik has captured an audience by his graphically compelling and culturally gripping work. Kozik, one of the most prolific and popular designers and producers of vinyl toys, has in recent years released several high-end limited edition vinyl sculptures.
In 2006 he first released “The Bird is the Word” vinyl bust featuring a hybrid between China’s Chairman Mao Tse Tung and the iconic figure Mickey Mouse. The original piece debuted at 15” in height, and later a limited edition Bronze “Giant Mao” almost double in size was released in an edition of 50 pieces.
SURU is proud to announce that after months in the works, we will be releasing an even more limited edition of the “Giant Mao” aka “The Bird is the Word” in a chrome finish that you will have to see to appreciate! The chrome edition is limited to only 25 pieces, and will be released Wednesday September 30th at SURU! In addition to the release, we are honored to have Kozik be in attendance for the event. The piece will be unveiled later this week as well as event details.
[Past SURU Events: The Triple Threat Series] Posted on 19 Sep 2009 by Siby
FINALLY i finished collecting pictures and some infos about the artists and about the Triple Threat art shows which were sponsored by Thinkspace Gallery and SURU in 2007.
All about The Triple Threat SeriesAbout the artists: I added some basic facts, their influences and some links to interesting interviews.
I think the art pieces of
L. Croskey and Tony Philippou are pretty awesome.
[SHINGANIST Book] Posted on 19 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
suru-la.com:
In conjunction with Usugrow’s recent art exhibition :SHINGANIST:, he has released a book entitled the same. The book not only showcases some of Usugrown’s art, but as well the art of Mozyskey, Toshikazu, Nozaka, Bene and Jun Kaneko. SHINGANIST is available now at SURU and online.
Check SURU Online Store
[Chester Bennington Talks New Band, Debut] Posted on 18 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
billboard.com:
Dead By Sunrise's debut album, "Out of Ashes," doesn't come out until Oct. 13, but frontman Chester Bennington is guaranteeing it will be a going concern, though always subject to the demands of his other band, Linkin Park.
"We'll make records when we can," Bennington -- who started forming Dead By Sunrise, originally as Snow White Tan, in 2005 -- tells Billboard.com. "I don't think people should expect to see an album every couple of years. I'm definitely not going to tell Linkin Park, 'Hey, can you guys take some time off so I can go work on Dead By Sunrise?' That's not gonna happen. But we definitely see this as something we'll continue to do. This isn't a one-time thing for us. Every five years or so I could imagine there'd be a Dead By Sunrise record."
And, Bennington adds, his bandmates in Linkin Park have become his "No. 1 support group" for Dead By Sunrise.
"I think they see how much time I put into it," he says, "and they definitely can tell these songs are different from what Linkin Park is doing. I still contribute 110 percent to Linkin Park. I think they know (Dead By Sunrise) is not something I would do if it meant jeopardizing what we have in Linkin Park."
With the album's first single, "Crawl Back In," already out, Bennington -- who co-produced the album with Howard Benson -- and the Dead By Sunrise crew are itching to play some live shows in support of "Out of Ashes." "We really are looking forward to going and playing small venues for a few hundred people," he says, "and really having the people who want to hear us play getting sweaty with us and having speakers right in their faces and blasting them pretty loud."
The fledgling group will also offer fans some bonus material, including a cover of the Misfits' "20 Eyes" and acoustic renditions of the "Out of Ashes" songs, some of which will be available for download with the purchase of the album.
While he's preparing for "Out of Ashes' " release, however, Bennington is also in the studio with Linkin Park working on the band's fourth album. Rick Rubin is again on board as co-producer, and Bennington says the group would like to have the set out by mid-2010 but "won't put anything out until we can pull a batch of super-stellar songs together."
"We're really experimenting a lot with sounds and time signatures and (song) structures," Bennington reports, "really not being constrained by any kind of preconceived ideas that we might have ourselves. So it's really promising."
[Dead By Sunrise Show In Las Vegas!] Posted on 18 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
DBS Myspace:
Dead By Sunrise will be playing at Wasted Space inside the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, NV on October 1st! Tickets for the show will go on sale this Saturday at 12pm! This is the bands first full electric performance in Vegas and it's a small venue, so tickets will go FAST! More ticket info coming soon.
We're also hooking up one of you with a pair of tickets to the show as well as passes to meet the band! All you have to do is email dbsgiveaways@gmail.com with the following information:
Subject: MYSPACE Ticket Giveaway!
Full Name:
City:
Phone Number:
Email Address:
[AXIS x SHOCK] Posted on 16 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
suru-la.com:
Our good friend AXIS swung by today with London graffiti artist Shock to throw some color back up in our parking lot. AXIS never disappoints us with his talents and is always welcome to vandalize our walls!
more pictures
[Dead By Sunrise- My Suffering] Posted on 16 Sep 2009 by Siby
[CHESTER'S VAPORIZED ARM] Posted on 15 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
Today, Phoenix, Chester, and I wrote a song so awesome it vaporized Chester's arm.
Unfortunately, you'll never hear it. we don't want to risk any fans getting vaporized.
[Dead By Sunrise - Making of the Crawl Back In video] Posted on 15 Sep 2009 by Siby
[Win a piece of Glorious Excess (Dies)] Posted on 15 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
musicforrelief.org:
Mike Shinoda donated over 140 signed, hand vandalized poster-prints from his Glorious Excess (Dies) art exhibition to MFR.
The poster-prints will be given away to over 140 winners of a global online raffle!
One grand prize winner will also win an expense paid trip to see Linkin Park in concert in 2010 + meet and greet with band members + a DC Shoes prize pack.
Unlike an auction in which the single highest bidder wins, in this global raffle, everyone who purchases a ticket has a chance to be the grand prize winner, one of the two second prize winners of the DC Shoes prize pack or one of the other 140 winners of the poster print hand-vandalized and signed by Mike Shinoda. That's right there will be 143 winners!
VISIT
MikeShinoda.com/raffle TO BUY YOUR TICKET. All proceeds benefit Music for Relief.
[Mike Facebook Video] Posted on 15 Sep 2009 by Siby
[NEW LPTV Episode: Chester Plays "Let Down"] Posted on 14 Sep 2009 by Siby
Check out the new episode of LPTV. Chester gives some background on the Dead By Sunrise song "Let Down" then plays it on acoustic guitar!
Watch here
[Tattoo Stories book] Posted on 14 Sep 2009 by Siby
Digital artist, Tom Martinez Jr. has posted on his
blog about his involvement with Smart Imagination, they are currently working on a book called
Tattoo Stories which contains a forward by Chester and it will be released in fall 2009. Part of the profits will go to
Starlight Foundation to support kids and families in need of assistance though medical hardships. Tom also mentioned that they are working on some promo videos for Dead By Sunrise and Club Tattoo Las Vegas.
source:LPTimes
[Interview with Chester] Posted on 14 Sep 2009 by Siby
[New Affiliate] Posted on 13 Sep 2009 by Siby
[Mike vs Phoenix: War is over] Posted on 13 Sep 2009 by Siby
Mike explains it all on his
blog.
I guess this war is over: I outsmarted Phoenix, now he's delusional.
Poor team Twitter…they're in blog > twitter denial. Apparently, they misunderstood the whole battle. Let's go back to the beginning:
twitter.com/phoenixlp: "blogging < facebook < twitter < giant terd. For the non-math contingent, those are "less than" symbols." and "blogging… lame. "Blog" is worse than "twitter."
Therefore, unfortunately for team Twitter, this has never been a "which side are you on" debate.
Greater-than and less-than: it's a hierarchical debate. As in:
Food: Enjoyable and necessary
Blog: Enjoyable and useful
My Toilet: I don't care one way or another about it, but at least it's useful.
Twitter: Less than toilet.
I know Dave is a Star Wars fan, so I'll help him out by using a Star Wars analogy. The question is not "are you on the light side or the dark side?" The question is: which is higher on the food chain, blog or twit?
Blogging is Yoda. Twitter is Jar Jar Binks.
[Mike on twitter] Posted on 11 Sep 2009 by Siby
I just read some messages from Fabio about Mikes Twitter account and he wrote something interesting in the
lplive forumApparently both
@lpunderground and
@TherealRyu follows him. I think that is sufficient to prove that this time is the real one. Also, Adam from LPUHQ confirmed that. Thanks!
Mike Shinoda
@m_shinoda***Edit:
From
mikeshinoda.com:
Dave just texted me: "you're not on Twitter, right? I think there's a new spazz imposter."
LOL. I'm using Twitter the way it's supposed to be used, Dave. As my blog's bitch.
EDIT: For those of you who don't know what a twitterfeed is...it automatically posts links to my blog posts. In other words, I don't actually tweet anything. It makes Twitter my blog's subordinate, underling, inferior...biiiaaatch.
[RESPONSES: FAN SITES, TWITTER, OLD VS. NEW MIKE] Posted on 11 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
Posted by colinreid - Can't wait to see the pictures Mike! Think you could take up youre time to visit & comment on what you think of my new LinkinPark fan-made website ? http://www.lpresurrection.com? Ty Mike youre the best!
M: Looks good so far! Keep up the good work.
Posted 42 minutes ago by isadora - http://twitter.com/m shinoda is that you?
M: "The enlightened ruler lays his plans well ahead; the good general cultivates his resources." Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Posted by nike91 - mike, actually a lot would like to know obout yourself, i mean that when you pulled out the MTM record in a lot of onterviews you sad that you had changed in the last 2-2,5 years. Mostlly i would like to know obout Mike Shinoda in the period of HT & Meteora and Mike Shinoda know MTM to reacentlly now New Divide.
M: I think it would go something like this:
'09 Mike: Hi younger Mike.
'01 Mike: Hi older Mike, good to meet you.
9M: What the hell is going on with your hair?
1M: I bleached it white and dyed it red.
9M: I'm sure you won't regret that. Hey, have you heard Minutes To Midnight?
1M: Yeah, awesome record! I wish I could write an album so diverse, complex, and thoughtful. I can't say enough good things...
9M: Thanks young Mike. Hybrid Theory was one hell of an album. Good job.
1M: You heard it? We just finished recording. It was tough to make, but I'm happy with how it came out. Hey, are you allowed to tell me how the future will turn out? I'm getting a little tired of living in my sh*tty apartment, eating cup-o-noodles and macaroni and cheese all the time. I think the cockroaches are getting ready for a major rebellion.
9M: I'm sure it will all work out. You'll probably feel a lot better once the album drops.
1M: So what's different in the future?
9M: So far, a lot. I don't really have enough time to tell you about it all, plus I might open up some hole in the space-time continuum or something. Ask Doc Brown.
1M: Awesome. I'm really excited to get out on the road and play these songs every night.
9M: Hmm. Have you ever eaten Fruity Pebbles Cereal every day for a month?
1M: No, why?
9M: Nevermind. What do you think you guys will do next?
1M: I heard we'll be shooting a video for One Step Closer. We're picking a director now.
9M: Hmm...Do yourself a favor: fire the director, and just shoot a live video.
1M: What? I don't understand. Why?
[New Email Address] Posted on 10 Sep 2009 by Siby
["Shoot First" from Wanna Snuggle?] Posted on 10 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
myspace.com/apathy:
I got a brand new single up
on my player, on my page.
"Shoot First" featuring B-Real (of Cypress Hill) and Celph Titled, produced by Mike Shinoda (of Linkin Park).
The song is like some throw back "How I Could Just Kill A Man" type shit... but updated.
As soon as Shinoda sent me the beat... I knew I had to get B-Real on that.
And then, given the subject matter... the logical choice for an additional guest appearance, was my partner in rhyme, Celph Titled.
Chum laced the cuts at the end... and poof... classic shit.
source:
roadtorevolutionbr.com
[BACK IN THE STUDIO] Posted on 09 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
First day back in the (recording) studio after the art show madness is over...I was working on music from home for the past few weeks. Good stuff coming along. I'll post some pictures or something soon. Today we started a song that sounds like Queen meets AC/DC meets hardcore techno. It was pretty ridiculous, but I think it might turn into something cool later. Then again, it could just stay the same as it is...kinda silly.
[Chester Bennington for PETA] Posted on 09 Sep 2009 by Siby
Here’s a photo of Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington posing for a new PETA ad.
source:
linkinlady.net
[New Pictures] Posted on 08 Sep 2009 by Siby
[Dead By Sunrise - Crawl Back In] Posted on 08 Sep 2009 by Siby
[Suru reviews] Posted on 06 Sep 2009 by Siby
I just browsed the internet and collected some reviews about Suru.
Read them here.
[New Pictures] Posted on 06 Sep 2009 by Siby
[Glorious Excess (Dies) Pictures Part 7] Posted on 05 Sep 2009 by Siby
[MY GLORIOUS EXCESS DIES PHOTO GALLERY] Posted on 05 Sep 2009 by Siby
["Crawl Back In" Video Shoot- Pictures] Posted on 05 Sep 2009 by Siby
[Mike's LPU chat trascript] Posted on 05 Sep 2009 by Siby
mikeshinodaclan.blogspot.com has the transcript of the LPU Chat with Mike.
Some interesting information:
Raiden says to Anene (12:23):
Hey Mike! What can you tell us about the new SURU x DC Life Sneaker what was at the show? Greetings from Hungary.
mshinoda says to (12:24):
MS / SURU / DC shoe is going to be super super limited. Only 500 pairs in the world, ever. Available at Suru and mikeshinoda.com
mshinoda says to (12:24):
soon I think
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thegluelpfan says to (12:27):
If you had to paint yourself as part of the GLXS world,what kind of person would paint yourself as?
mshinoda says to (12:28):
self-portrait: funny you ask this. I just got asked to be a part of a self-portrait art show. more info to come on mikeshinoda.com
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williamlp says to (12:29):
Hi mike, i met u in greece at the m&g but we didn't have enough time to ask u about ur art.
my question is: will u collaborate with any other artists in the near future?(i was the kid asked you to do a skull on my drumhead)
mshinoda says to (12:30):
art collabo: absolutely!
mshinoda says to (12:30):
I have more art than some people...but less than Joe Hahn
mshinoda says to (12:31):
I want to take my art outside LA. That's all I know right now. We'll see what I can set up!
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Jess_LP says to mshinoda (12:47):
Who's winning the blog vs. twitter ''war'' between u and Dave? And what's the meaning of life?! ;P Jess (UK) xx
mshinoda says to (12:48):
I am winning. And the Meaning of Life is a Monty Python movie
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ressk says to (13:01):
Hey Mike, about the war between you and Phoenix, how are you gonna destroy Phoenix once and for all?
mshinoda says to (12:59):
Dave...
mshinoda says to (13:00):
is actually a cannibal. if you talk to him, or you're a fan of him, he will consume your flesh.
mshinoda says to (13:04):
I will destroy Phoenix with a lazer beam of pure awesomeness
source:
linkinlady.com
[LPU Chat with Mike] Posted on 04 Sep 2009 by Siby
Mike will be chatting with LPU members today at 1pm PDT!
www.lpunderground.com
[Be The First To Hear "Out Of Ashes!"] Posted on 04 Sep 2009 by Siby
With the debut album Out of Ashes from Dead By Sunrise (featuring Chester from Linkin Park) still 6 weeks away from release, we want to offer fans the chance to be the first to hear it and publish their reviews. After all, it is your reactions that we can all trust the most. A few lucky fans from certain countries around the world will be selected to get to hear the new album before anyone else does, and then tell the world! Also, a selected review will be featured exclusively on AOL's
Noisecreep!
more information
DBS Myspacesource:
chester-land.net
[ SURU x MS DC Life Part 2] Posted on 04 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
suru-la.com:
After much success of the MS (Mike Shinoda) x DC Xander series, comes the third and most limited design; SURU x MS DC Xander. The sneakers were designed with our signature SURU colors in mind, and well as art from both Mike on the bottom of the sole as well as
additional art by Joe on the inside sole. The shoes will be limited to 500 pairs. The sneakers will be released just in time for the holidays, and
a possible in-store signing may take place including both Mike and Joe. Stay tuned for details!
[Dead By Sunrise Interview @ 98 KUPD] Posted on 04 Sep 2009 by Siby
Watch a new interview with Chester Bennington and Ryan Shuck at 98 KUPD Studios about Dead By Sunrise, Julien-K and more.
Part 1 and
Part 2source:
chester-land.net
[BOOK AND SKATE DECKS NOW AVAILABLE!] Posted on 04 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
mikeshinoda.com:
The new merchandise has just been added to the "merch" page!
http://bandmerch.seenon.com/index.php?v=mikeshinodaThe (awesome) book is only $35 US. It details Glorious Excess (Born) and (Dies) from concept to completion. 128 full color pages. Foreword by Shepard Fairey.
The skate decks are $75 US, but if you buy all four, you save $25. Get the set now, before it's sold out...
[SURU x DC Life Sneaker Preview] Posted on 03 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
highsnobiety.com:
Teaming up with LA based retailer SURU, DC Life offers a look at their upcoming collaborative release with the Joe Hahn backed boutique. The sneakers feature a simple black/blue colorway with signature SURU logo placement. The MS on the tongue signifies Mike Shinoda (Joe’s Linkin Park band mate) who contributed original artwork for the sole of the shoe. Limited to 500 pairs. Scheduled for a December 2009 release.
More pictures are in the
GalleryThe shoes were presented at Mikes newest art show "Glorious Excess Dies".
Mike also wore them at the Meeting with the MS Art Contest Winner in Taiwan (17.08.2009).
[Linkin Park nominated for Scream Awards] Posted on 02 Sep 2009 by Siby
Nominations for Scream Awards 2009 are out and Linkin Park have been nominated for Scream Song of the Year for 'New Divide' from the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,
click here to vote for LP.
The 4th annual Scream Awards presentation honoring the blockbuster, sci-fi, fantasy, horror and comic book film genres will be taped in Los Angeles on Saturday October 17 at the Greek Theatre, and broadcast on
Spike TV in the US on October 27 at 10 pm ET/PT.
source:LPTimes
[TAIWAN: MS ART CONTEST] Posted on 02 Sep 2009 by Siby
[Glorious Excess (Dies) review] Posted on 02 Sep 2009 by Siby
From
hibui.blogspot.com:
I stopped by the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) located in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles this afternoon to go check out Mike Shinoda's(Linkin Park) Glorious Excess (Dies) this is the 2nd part to his series of exhibits. Last years was Glorious Excess (Born). As soon as I walked in I was blown away by all the detail and flawless designs/color(s) I love thing's like this because it's not your typical lets get a paintbrush and make lines and color them in.. Mike uses all types of material including lots of tabloids that showcase our celebrities and their lives.
I am really glad that Mike is showing more and more of his artistic side. He designed most of the covers for LP's albums, had another gallery Diamond Spades Hearts Clubs, went to school at the pasadena art center, ton's and ton's of stuff. I have been following Linkin Park since late 2003 till this day. The band has grown and I know the reason why. FANS. They know how to reach out to them and listen to what they want. We'll save this for another day.
If you are in the LA Area, definitely stop by and check this out!
There is also an awesome video that was put together and showed every 10 minutes.
Be sure to pick up the book!
[Glorious Excess Photos on mikeshinoda.com] Posted on 01 Sep 2009 by Siby
[Glorious Excess (Dies) Pictures Part 6] Posted on 01 Sep 2009 by Siby
More pictures are in the
GalleryReview from
8asians.com:
I was totally hyped and anxious not only go to see Mike Shinoda, but to also see what was in store regarding his art. The day started off with a conversation between him and Roger Gastman of Swindle Magazine; during this event, Mike touched on various topics from his influences and background in art to the character and story of Glorious Excess (Born and Dies). After his discussion, Mike took questions from the audience, where he gave some really personal and in-depth answers; he mentioned how people labeling his music drives him crazy like “rock/rap,” which was funny because I later mentioned to him that was the type of music I liked.
After Mike took questions from the audience, we got to see a short video segment that is being played at the JANM exhibit and part of that segment is also in the video above. Then Mike took pictures, autographed catalogs and other items for those in attendance, while being extremely cool the whole time! On top of that, Mike graciously walked us through the entire exhibit at the JANM and further discussed certain topics in regards to his art. One particular subject that he brought up was the idea of a sellout; he defined a sellout as being someone who loses their creative integrity, which correlates with the character in Glorious Excess. Overall, for me this was a once in a lifetime experience and this is something I will remember and share for the rest of my life. I thought Mike’s art exhibit was very interesting and I understood a lot more after reading more about it in his catalog. As for Mike Shinoda the person, I thought he was very cool and down-to-earth, as well as being very humble and considerate.
[Dead By Sunrise] Posted on 01 Sep 2009 by Siby
Dead By Sunrise has posted their brand new song "Fire" on
their MySpace page.
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Chester Bennington's Dead By Sunrise will release their debut album on October 13, but you can pre-order it NOW on iTunes! If you pre-order the album, not only will you get "Morning After" and a live version of "Crawl Back In" as bonus tracks, you'll also be able to download "Fire" instantly!
Click HERE to pre-order the album now!
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Also, the music video for "Crawl Back In" will premiere on Tuesday, September 8th!
[HELP MFR STAY READY] Posted on 01 Sep 2009 by Siby
Music For Relief site has a
new video with Mike asking fans to help MFR stay ready.
source:LPTimes
