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I think Shinoda is taking a stab at Warner. He knows they are in a fucked up situation right now, he knows the fans are pissed, he's letting us know they have so little control over things. I'd like to see them take some action and get the hell off of this shitty label ASAP. The fans are being treated like absolute crap here. Warner is guiding the LP fanbase ship right into a massive shipwreck. This is the most genius post I've ever seen by Mike, and it's got people buzzing. Everyone I've talked to, which is about 12 people, think the exact same as I do. LP is in a bad situation with this label. This could possibly be a result of the DBS situation, which is apparent IN MY OPINION that Warner has taken control of, renamed it, and fucked with it to get maximum profits, not wanting the same thing to happen with DBS as it did for FM. Shinoda is an absolute genius.

Excellent idea, I love it. Let's make it happen. Let us know what you want and we'll upload it!

UPCOMING EVENTS: Linkin Park's Music For Relief Asian Benefit Tour 2008 12.10.2008 Shanghai, China, Shanghai Stadium 15.10.2008 Wuhan, China, Xinhua Lu Stadium 17.10.2008 Taipei, Taiwan, Zh?ngsh?n Soccer Stadium 19.10.2008 Beijing, China, Beijing Workers' Stadium 21.10.2008 Macau, China, Cotai Arena @ The Venetian Resort More info soon!

All announcements will be posted here. SITUATION IN HAITI IS DIRE FOLLOWING HURRICANES & FLOODS September 19, 2008 "According to the U.N. there are approx. 800,000 people in need of help in Haiti following four recent storms which devastated the Caribbean nation. Tropical storms Fay and Hanna and hurricanes Gustav and Ike all hit Haiti in the span of one month killing more than 600 people and leaving behind a disaster that has practically destroyed the entire port city of Gonaives. Make a donation here to help those struggling in Haiti! One week ago today hurricane Ike made landfall on Galveston, TX as a category two storm wiping out entire towns on the Bolivar Peninsula. Some residents cannot tell where their homes or their streets used to be. DONATE to MFR to aid the recovery effort. Source: www.musicforrelief.org

What do you think will be on LPU 8? Pooch and Dylan have been mixing material in a studio in Dallas this past week - maybe it's some live stuff or possibly album material to put on the CD? Ethan Mates, the LP sound engineer for MTM in the studio (who's also in the DVD all the time), mixed "extra songs and b-sides" in April last year. We know LP recorded 17 songs for MTM - we have 12 on the CD and 13 is No Roads Left. There's one song we don't have that they did strings for....the mysterious "6th string song". There's a clip of it on the MTM DVD, though. Maybe we'll get that. An instrumental Hahn track? He said he did some that didn't make the album. Maybe 2 b-sides? 1 b-side? The string track? All live bullshit? What do you think?

Actually Chester had no say in that. He was going to do the reunion show for Grey Daze but Warner forced him to return to the studio to do Meteora. It was all a label decision and Chester wasn't allowed to do the reunion. What assholes.

I'm not sure really because I know the situation Holly Brook is in now - she can't RECORD anything new or else it's Machine Shop/Warner's material. Maybe Sony does own the Korn stuff....

If the Foo Fighters can play the BJCC Arena then I know LP can. That'd be great to see LP hit AL for the first time in ages.

What are the top tracks of the ENTIRE Minutes To Midnight touring cycle? Out of all the live shows, what do you guys like the most? I'd like to put a compilation together and upload it. I'll throw some out that I can think of now: -No More Sorrow (first performance live), Berlin 07 AUD -Hands Held High (first performance live), Mountain View 07 SBD -TLTGYA, Pinkpop 07 AUD (Chaz talks about New Orleans) -TLTGYA, Atlanta 07 SBD (Mike talks about New Orleans and asks who's from the city...song is played perfectly) -WID, Atlanta 07 SBD (Said by many to be the best performance of the song without an intro; Chester is on 100%) -Breaking The Habit, Camden 07 SBD (Just because it's the first time EVER with no intro live) -Bleed It Out, Seattle 07 SBD (First time live with it extended so much...absolutely epic show) -In Pieces, San Bernardino 07 SBD ("That was for every...fucking...ex-asshole...lover...in the world." Sam shoutout ftw!) -Hunger Strike, Woodlands 08 SDB A Place For My Head Hannover? My December KROQ 07? Hands Held High KROQ 07? Faint Berlin, Faint Rock am Ring? ONE STEP FUCKING CLOSER, ROCK AM RING!? (best performance of it since Mountain View 2004!?) APFMH / OSC Edgefest 08? Lights go out right at "GO AWAY" on APFMH, perfect timing; come back on right at "SHUT UP" in OSC...awesome BTH / PMA / HHH / WID Edgefest 08? First time ever BTH piano? Crawling w/HHH+Cornell on PR08? Anything with the POA outros or intros? A Bourdon drum solo? What are the best ones? Lets hear what you think. What do you all think? Throw out some exceptional performances.

all of Hands Held High. fucking AWESOME song. Mountain View 2007 had such a damn good performance of it. Phoenix/Mike nailed the harmony while Chester did the amens...love it.

Do you think that DBS will tour? If Chester releases in Jan/Feb/March and the LP album is in June.... Does he have time to do it while still finishing the LP record?

lol, exactly. Phoenix didn't even know at Pinkpop 2007's M&G about Carousel/Part Of Me live, lmao. "Oh well yeah I think we might've done them, I'm not sure". Funny. If I get a M&G with ManBearPig next tour, I'll take an mp3 player and ask. He wins all the MFR Auctions for the shows he goes to so he gets like 10-15 mins with 2 members every show he goes to, so if he'll be nice enough to let me in on one of them I'll ask LP. Anything else we could ask? And LP in Alabama would be nice. What part of Alabama are you from? I think they played there maybe...once. 17.11.2000 Birmingham, AL, 5 Points Music Hall Right after the Masquerade in Atlanta. Holy shit, I couldn't even imagine LP at the Masquerade, LOL. They should play the Birmingham amphitheatre that Stone Temple Pilots and other acts play at, the one in Pelham, AL. Why haven't you come to Atlanta for Proj Rev 07/08?

Straight from the blog of the master - http://www.mikeshinoda.com. Let's hear your thoughts. Is there an underlying message in this? Do you think Mike is realizing the mess Warner is putting the LP fans in? Not only that, but with Machine Shop, Styles Of Beyond, Holly Brook, etc. You folks over at SOBCentral.com know exactly what I'm talking about. Is this just a statement or is Mike really saying something to us? I think Mike's speaking out. Opinions and comments? HOW TO DECIDE: MAJOR OR INDIE? "i want to add something that i may not have made 100% clear with my statement at blogworld about signing (or not) with major labels. i knew that this statement would resonate...don't worry, i'm not backing down from what i said at all. by no means do i know everything about how this works. i've made mistakes, and i don't know all the inner workings of the varied, complicated agreements that musicians are making with various entities. as you read on, i simply want to remind you that there are other opinions on the subject. this is mine. at blogworld, i said that if you want to make a living making music, and you don't need the "fame" aspect (you don't need to "blow up"), then you don't need to go with a major. it's more complex than "avoiding majors" though. AND, to be perfectly clear, i'm also not saying the ONLY other option is an indie label (you could distribute it and promote it yourself, for example). i'm saying that there are many ways to be a self-sustaining musician these days. recording is easier and cheaper than ever, distribution can be nearly as simple as setting up a paypal account, and online fanbases are out there for you to find and connect with. the key still is, and will always be: is your music good? do i, as a fan, like it? to what degree am i interested in being a part of what you have to offer through your recordings, shows, or merchandise? on a side note: if fame is the focus part of the equation today, then what about linkin park? the answer: times were different back in the late 1990s when we signed with a major. they weren't asking for ownership of your touring, merchandise, fan club, and domain name back then. they are now. to put it in perspective: tom whalley, the president of warner brothers, would love to see you succeed and build a strong following of 10,000 fans by yourself, with no one else's help. at that point, he knows that if you decide to work with warner bros., although he will have to offer you more in order for you to be interested in working with WB, your work has given you (and them) a head start, plus they know they're working with someone who understands what it takes to build momentum from the ground up. it's a win-win. anyway, the bottom line is that the power is now in your hands more than ever. my advice to you is to throw the old rulebook out, be thoughtful about your decisions, and do what works for you."

things I need to do that I'm too lazy to do now that I have to type up now or I'll forget them later: -chester came in late on hunger strike in camden? -add hunger strike proshot woodlands source -chaz/cornell's kids out on hunger strike irvine -SOTD loop messup at mountain view 2007 -numb intro bamboozle fuckup -numb intro cleveland 04 fuckup?

I absolutely agree. The performances at the beginning of the tour, like the first 3-4 shows were very nice. I saw it 3 times live. In Tampa, the crowd absolutely fucking flipped (I will say this is the best crowd I've ever seen for a show, they were NUTS). Chester even said afterwards "This is a great crowd today!". Then said it was one of his favorite crowds he's ever played for, etc. I know he says it's the best show of the tour a lot, but that was a pretty damn good crowd...very loud. Tampa was good, and I think the Atlanta one was very nice too. Chester nailed it and we didn't have any of this extra Cornell talk on the intro or anything. Shit, Irvine even had Chris and Chester's kids out on stage too. Let's compare: Woodlands: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NxeZVv4Nqk&fmt=18 Atlanta: Tampa: Irvine: Top 3 for me are Tampa, Atlanta and Hartford. No order because each one has its high and lows. Crowd-wise I think Tampa has the others beat because that entire fucking place went abso-fucking-lutely crazy, but Atlanta and Hartford tie for great performances.

Absolute proshot video w/SBD aud. Nice.

Courtesy of the LPU (nyvaleriec05) - winner of the remix contest: Straight from Valerie: "This was the winning remix. http://www.lpconcerts.com/remix/getMix.vmu?mix_id=2103 The prize? Linkin Park does a freeeeee show at my campus, aka UNLV!!!!! The details: Monday, October 6, 2008 at the Joint at the Hard Rock. Doors open at 6:30, DJ starts at 8:00, LP starts at about 8:30-8:45. This show is for UNLV students only! Beginning Saturday, September 27th at 10AM, UNLV students may go to The Joint Box Office and collect their ticket. One ticket per person. Must show student ID to receive ticket. Spread the word to all UNLV students!" And some word on the Asian audio: "YES there will be LP Live recordings released of the upcoming Asian shows. Unfortunately they will be not released until November because I have to come back from Asia and mix them. But they will be released then." -Pooch / Dylan

I'll find it for you when I get home today from school. Make it happen LPPanther! /bandwagon lol Happy birthday holmes

What would you like to see in 4.0? I've asked this 100 times, but post here and let us know and we'll see what we can do {SMILIES_PATH}/icon_e_smile.gif

rock am ring, rock im park, chicago ozzfest 2001. tilney/tinley park, forgot the exact name. check the 2001 page. I'll add it to show notes asap.

It was WAY better than nothing. It sounded fine, it just wasn't "picture perfect". A lot of people were happy with those. Try doing that....I think that'd be pretty sweet. Let's see how they sound. What all tracks are available? Every instrument?

20.06.2008 Venezia - Home, To Ed Gein, Teatro Degli Orrori, Linea 77, Iggy & The Stooges, Queen Of The Stone Age

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As you all might know, a few DVDs exist of the Wantagh, New York show recently from Projekt Revolution 2008. Regardless, an anonymous user has decided to share the recent 2008 DVDs with us, hoping that it'd fill the gap in between Projekt Revolution and China nicely. These are pretty good, so we hope you enjoy it. Straight from LPLive to your desktop, we present the Wantagh 2008 DVDs. DVD 1 is an excellent, regular DVD of the show that follows the band around, but DVD 2 is a screen-shot show, which essentially gives you a lower quality "proshot" rip of the show. Awesome! We're letting you know that you will be able to download these DVDs very soon on LPLive. Due to the fact that excess peers will dramatically decrease the download speed, we would like to first get a few staff members able to seed the show, and once we have accomplished that in a few days, we will post the link for everyone so that it will go much faster. It is pointless to try and download a show that is going 5kbps, so please be patient and we'll have it so that everyone is able to download it pretty quickly. If you are already downloading the show and it's going super slow (in the 5-10kbps range), then we suggest you hop off the torrent for a few days so that we can get a few others seeding first. This will benefit everyone in the end. Thanks for your understanding. Show info: http://www.lplive.net/shows/20080722.php

-16.03.2001 Nantes, France -> 16.03.2001 Rezé, France -xx.01.2001 Paris, France, Unknown Venue, Nulle Part Ailleurs -> xx.01.2001 Paris, France, Canal +, Nulle Part Ailleurs