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Mike wanted to light Chester on fire
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Interesting interview with Rockerrazzi where Mike talked about setting Chester on fire! Quoting Mister Shinoda:
You know, the economy being what it is, money is being a little tight for everybody... So we can't get the pyrotechniques we normally get so instead of that, I'm gonna just light Chester on fire. First show, we'll go big with this and we'll see what happen from there. I think it's gonna be pretty spectacular.
Did he know?
No, of course not. In my head it's going to be really fun and exciting and I see a lot... I mean, the screams of the song being really elevated, it's gonna be really awesome.
Mike and Chester discussed the success of "Waiting For The End" with MTV yesterday
"I think we've ... maybe a switch went off in my head when Hybrid Theory went diamond [for certified sales of more than 10 million copies]. It's like, 'Nobody's going to have a diamond record [again], so why try?' " he continued. "We want to be happy — of course, we want the band to be successful — but, you know, at the same time, we do want to push the envelope and do things that are creatively challenging."
Read the whole article and watch the interview under the cut
Mike and Chester 'the Transformer Dinosaur' (also, the infamous Phoenix) made an announcement for the Staples Center show on February 23rd, 2011. The couple + 'mouthwash' hints + whispering nicknames = WIN. Some screencaps
Doesn't that scream 'Kiss me, I'm contagious'? Watch the video and DOWNLOAD the HD version under the cut. Read more »
Nova FM's backstage interview with Mike and Chester
Monday, January 17, 2011
Nova FM's backstage interview with Mike and Chester where they discussed trashing venues and post-gig rituals.
Mike and Chester from Linkin Park caught up backstage with Maz from The Action Battle Team and they used the time to reminisce about the time they broke the Enmore Theatre in Sydney
Maz from The Action Battle Team caught up with Mike and Chester from Linkin Park backstage at their gig to chat about how they wind down after a big night.
Eve sent in a video of the Brazil show's ending where you can spot Mike and Chester hugging and holding the Brazillian flag together. Watch the video under the cut.
Noisecreep has a brilliant article on Linkin Park titled A day of the life where they followed Mike and Chester around, interviewed them and took breathtaking pictures (Diana Levine is a goddess!)
There was a exquisite video of the boys posing for photoshoot, doodling on wall and joking around during interview together. You can download the HD version HERE (.FLV file, 17.7 mb)
Follow the trip with Noisecreep and Linkin Park under the cut
My apology for the slowness on the front page these days. I have been sick and both of the admins (Jules and I) have been very busy. Linkin Park has been back, powerful more than ever with their very first tour in South America. Concert goers, if any of you have been there enjoying them, any feedbacks?
A big thank-you to Rose Marie for sending us two videos of the ending at the Buenos Aires, 7th October 2010 show. There's a small moment between the two boys - we hope you will enjoy it as much as we do!
Some screencaps
You can download the video here:
Video 1 (.flv file, 44.5 mb)| Video 2(.flv file, 54.1 mb)
The video for Linkin Park's next single "Waiting for the end" is out. If I have to say one thing about the video, then it is beautifully creative. This is definitely one of my personal favorite Linkin Park music videos. Thanks Joe for the great job (and the whole band for participating in filming such a gorgeous piece of art)
Today we are premiering the music video for “Waiting for the End.” It was an opportunity to experiment with pushing the digital envelope as it pertains to the visual language created thus far for A Thousand Suns. It was my attempt to digitally crush us to the point that you feel the soul of the music through what has become the essence of us. We become the ghosts in the machine. Some may say that because of technology, we lose a sense of who we are. I counter that by illustrating that we can get closer to who we are if we sift through the noise. If this sounds like it’s too ‘out there,’ just ignore what I said and enjoy the pretty pictures. Watch the video here.
Then go here and let me know what you think. Enjoy.
-Joe
Linkin Park Drop the Bomb, Revel in the Aftermath of 'A Thousand Suns'
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Noisecreep has an intriguing interview with Mike and Chester about the aftermath of "A Thousand Suns"
Mike Shinoda: When we were writing 'A Thousand Suns,' we did some interviews where we called it a concept record 'cause at the time I think we were thinking that's what we might be doing.
Chester Bennington: It was a sexy idea, making a concept record. It felt challenging and we wanted to challenge ourselves, so that was appealing. And then we realized very quickly that would put a lot of our creativity into a single box and kind of work against the free flowing ideas that we had.
You can download the HD videos of these interview here
Part 1 (.avi file, 37.5 mb)| Part 2 (.avi file, 61.2 mb)
Edit: Some noticed us about the .avi files not working, here are the original .flv files for y'all
Part 1 (.flv file, 39.0 mb) | Part 2 (.flv file, 63.6 mb)
Finally! Here is the moment we are all awaiting: the infamous NYC kiss. Thanks MeMyselfandI for the tip and drewboi83 for the video. You can watch the video here
The sound is a little ear-bleeding, you may wanna put your volume down a little.
Some screencaps of the lovebirds
Out of three times Mike kissed Chester, two happened in New York City. What's the secret charm the city is embracing that creates magic upon these two all the time? Concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there's nothing you can't do, now you're in New York? NYC, you are special.
Don't forget to check out the beautiful videos recorded at the show posted on Linkin Park's MySpace
Since everyone is curious about the kiss at the NYC show, 14.09.2010, the lovely arbiter was very kind to deliver us some details about what happened
Could never forget a single moment from this show, especially when the whole band were so in-synch. It was crazy good.
The moment I talked about happened after the show. Mike and Chester said thank you. Then Mike for a second looked like he was about to dive into the crowd. But instead, he jumped down from the stage on the right side and started shaking and greeting the fans. And then Chester who was on the left side of the stage jumped down too and proceeded to greet the fans. They started moving from the opposite side of the stage and when they met in the middle, Mike grabbed Chester in a one arm hug, patted him and then as he proceeded to cross over to the other side, he grabbed Chester and kissed him on the head and kept going. I thought it was sweet. I like affectionate Mike. He seemed really eager to get to Chester too. It was both hilarious, and cute.
So now we know the kiss was several seconds after this picture was taken
The closest thing we can grab is this video
Start at 5:04, you can see Mike had one arm draping over Chester and then he moved in very quick - which can be assumed as the moment where he kissed Chester on the head. Since the crowd was crazy about the two frontmen getting down to say hi, it's understandable that everything is a little blurry. If you have captured this on camera or seen it elsewhere, please notice us!
MTV put online a series of 8 videos called "MTV News Extended Play: Linkin Park" interviewing Mike and Chester pre-VMA, discussing Linkin Park's new album and all that jazz. You can check out those videos HERE
"People asked us if it's a concept record, and in the middle of the process, we were contemplating whether or not that was what we wanted to do," LP's Mike Shinoda told MTV News at their VMA rehearsal on Saturday. "And I think, as we finished it, it became clear that, usually the problem with concept records is, like, [the] term usually refers to things like [the Who's] Tommy or ... rock operas and stuff like than that has a narrative. And this doesn't have a narrative; it's more abstract that that.
"So if those albums are more of an Andy Warhol, this is more of a Jackson Pollock," he continued. "You can kind of look at it, and all the stuff's in there; you pull out whatever it means to you."
So now that we're clear that A Thousand Suns isn't a concept record, we couldn't help but wonder: What concept was Bennington mulling over in his head when he sat down with MTV News back in November '08? Let's just say it involved a boy and a bike — and that it's probably better he abandoned the idea completely.
"I tried to write 30 songs about a kid with a red bike and make it the most moving thing that ever happened in music, and it wasn't good at all," he said. "So we kind of dumped the kid-and-the-red-bike concept really early on."
Tell me if the concept about a kid with a red bike is not just painfully adorable (and painful...) But of course, it's smart that they moved on from that idea before the Union of Straight Linkin Park fans would get pissed off. Love Mike's comparison of the album with Warhol/Pollock's works. I am not the biggest fan of Pollock, but Mike surprised me with how accurate it is to compare their newest work with Pollock's - considering the trippy vibe both sharing. Does the Warhol/previous albums say something? Watch the interview HERE (one of the 8)
RomanDenovaJr has some huge pictures from the VMA 2010 Rehearsal for us. Check them out
Some pics from the NYC show last night at Best Buy Theater, brought to you by allysa, sheenabeaston and PFF
The LPU posted some exclusive pictures from the VMA performance with Mike and Chester. Check them out HERE if you are an LPUer.
I also recommend a video from last night show: LP performed Jornada Del Muerto/ Waiting For The End. Beautiful blend of Mike's and Chester's voice and you have to hear them sing Japanese together. How insane is that!
Linkin Park's Surprise VMA Location: Story Behind Griffith Park Observatory
Monday, September 13, 2010
It's fair to say that Linkin Park's VMA performance of their hit "The Catalyst" at the Griffith Park Observatory was pretty epic. Naturally, the band's killer rock stylings were a major part of the effect, but the historic scenery definitely enhanced the experience. For astute pop culture fanatics out there, if you feel like you've seen the picturesque setting before, you have — especially if you've seen "Transformers" or Adam Lambert's music video for "If I Had You."
The Griffith Park Observatory is so named for Col. Griffith J. Griffith, an eccentric and generous early L.A. land baron, who bequeathed the land upon which the landmark now sits to the city of Los Angeles in 1896. The historic site is a popular tourist destination for its science- and space-related exhibits, but also because it has been featured in dozens of films, TV shows and music videos.
Old-school classics filmed here include "Rebel Without a Cause," "Back to the Future," "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," "The Rocketeer" and Paula Abdul's video for "Rush Rush." More recently, "Transformers," "Yes Man," "Funny People," the TV series "24," "Beverly Hills 90210," "The Simpsons" and Lambert's "If I Had You" have included footage from the historic site. Versions of the GP Observatory are also featured in the video games "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," "Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines" and "Future Cop: LAPD."
In addition to the landmark's pop culture ties, the Griffith Park Observatory's planetarium was used to train pilots in celestial navigation during World War II, and again in the '60s to train Apollo program astronauts for the first lunar missions. The observatory underwent a major renovation from 2002 to 2006 and now features an expanded exhibit space, the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon Theater and Wolfgang Puck's Café at the end of the Universe.
LOS ANGELES -- When Linkin Park signed on to perform at the Video Music Awards, they only had one request: They wanted it to be big.
It made sense. After all, this was going to be the first performance of "The Catalyst," the massive, sweeping debut single off their upcoming A Thousand Suns album (in stores Tuesday), and they needed an equally massive -- and sweeping -- stage from which to launch the next chapter in their career.
And though we're not allowed to say just where they'll be performing, suffice it to say, they succeeded in finding the right spot.
"We're really excited about the new music, and this being the first performance, it's a big show for us," LP's Chester Bennington told MTV News. "So we're beyond thrilled that we were able to make it happen."
"It's an epic location and it does fit the tone of the song, and there are definitely themes about this location and the song that tie together," Mike Shinoda told MTV News. " 'The Catalyst' was one of the first demos on our record that really felt like the nucleus of what the record was going to be. ... There's a complexity to the ideas in the song. I think there are layers to the lyrics; there's obviously layers to the music."
And judging from what we saw in rehearsals Saturday night (September 11), the performance is definitely going to match the scope of the song. It's big, it's loud, and it reaches unabashedly for the stars. Which is fitting, because given where the performance is taking place, Linkin Park can practically touch them.
Infer from that what you will. Or not. Because Bennington and Shinoda aren't quite ready to make the big reveal just yet.
"It's going to be really beautiful looking. This is a very unique kind of opportunity for us to play this particular location," Bennington said. "It's not really a place where normally a band would be able to come perform at."
"Personally, I can't wait to meet Shamu," Shinoda added. "Oh sh--, did I say that out loud?"
The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday. The party starts with MTV News' VMA Pre-Show at 8 p.m., followed by the main event at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Fans can go to VMA.MTV.com (or text VMA to 97979 if they are Verizon subscribers) to vote for Best New Artist from now through Sunday.
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