Jen

Some of my favorite songs ever are on there, and then theres some songs that are like WTF SERIOUSLY? But they mention The Stone Roses <3

Today is Pooch's birthday! Ken (aka Pooch) handles Linkin Park's live sound while they are on tour. He has worked for the band since they started the "Minutes To Midnight" touring cycle in 2007 and is the main reason why the band sounds like they do live (see: GREAT). He has to make sure every instrument and microphone is properly mixed on stage so that they sound perfect when the band is playing. For "A Thousand Suns" live, that is no easy task! Pooch mixes the DSPs everyone enjoys so much (the recording you get of the shows, aka the Digital Souvenir Package) with Dylan, and also worked with Dead By Sunrise on their tour last year. If you were with us in 2007, you'll know that Mike took time mid-set in Melbourne, Australia (the same night Chester broke his wrist) three years ago today to have the crowd sing happy birthday to him. Pretty cool! So please help us in wishing Pooch a very happy birthday today! You can read our 2008 interview with Pooch here.

Chester said this year though, not next year. That made me think there would be a PR next summer.

*cough*Its called being a post whore*cough*

The song that I feel the most connected to is Into You, I suffer from a lot of depression and anxiety issues, and there's one person that really supports me through all of it, and that song reminds me of him so much. I don't think anything else comes as close to describing our friendship as that song does.

Happy Birthday to the other 30 something staffer around here. =D *You know that I had to throw that out there* Now I'm going to hide. haha

Not available in my area damn it.

Video of this maybe? I want to giggle at Jim's expense =P

Buon Compleanno Fabio.

Warner Music Group (WMG) announced a new senior management team for Warner Bros. Records, the label group which includes the Warner Bros., Asylum, Nonesuch, Reprise and Sire imprints. After nine years at the helm, Chairman and CEO Tom Whalley is leaving the company. He’s being succeeded as Chairman by Rob Cavallo, who had been WMG’s Chief Creative Officer. Full article can be found here Thanks to Xero21.

After reading all of the entries, and there were some really amazing ones, the Staff voted and our winner is lakersfan13. Congratulations! Mark will be in touch with you shortly with the details. Have a blast at the show in NYC and let us know how it goes! His winning entry can be found here.

*CLOSED* There were some really great entries. Good luck to everyone who entered. Winner will be announced shortly.

Well I for one am far from being a child, and I think this album is amazing. They took their vision and ran with it. Obviously they still enjoy making music, and they are making the music that they want to be making. That's exactly how it should be, and they did it. Good for them. They wanted to do something with a global feel to it, and they pulled it off. You don't like it, thats your opinion, but you are also bordering on flaming now, and I am tired of it.

check your pm's

Alright, the bickering and back and forth nitpicking can stop now. Thanks.

Thank you! I love reading posts like this one. It makes up for all the negative ones.

THIS.

Blackout is going to be awesome I think. So far I'm enjoying what I've heard. Waiting patiently for the 14th.

The only thing I know of that is called that, and that Mike probably has seen is the Japanese anime film Akira. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094625/

I won one of them, mine is plain except for Mike's signature on it. Ana, from the Mike Shinoda Clan website also has one. I'm not sure what her's looks like though.

joehahn.org and Machine Shop Marketing are giving one lucky fan a chance to win this. Details on www.joehahn.org

Linkin Park posts the first No. 1 debut in the 14-month history of the Rock Songs chart, as "The Catalyst" launches with 12.2 million audience impressions. Full story can be found here - http://www.billboard.com/news/linkin-park-...004108287.story

Cool. How many times has Chester broken his arm now?

*dies laughing*

Oh god, all I have to say is all the haters can shut up now.