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The hype is so real right now

It's the LIVE CD, not the album itself. OML Live is comfortably over an hour long.

Record Store Day is always a fun time for music lovers, and with April coming in soon, that means it's time for another year of RSD. In the last few years, we've gotten a bunch of cool Linkin Park-related items from Record Store Day: in 2016, the band's live album Road To Revolution received its first vinyl release, and Fort Minor's The Rising Tied was made available in a cool coke green color. This year, it seems we'll be able to get some more cool goodies. Record Store Day has announced that a black and gold colored vinyl of One More Light Live will be released on on April 21, the first time the record will be available on vinyl. Anyone planning on getting it? Have you gotten any other Linkin Park albums from Record Store Day in past years? And based on the list, what else do you think you'll get. That Sufjan Stevens 10" and the Mastodon picture disk look pretty good to me. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and like our Facebook page for more LP/MS news.

A demo of 'Good Goodbye' from One More Light has leaked online. It was posted on LP Community's VK page earlier today. It appears to be an unmastered demo, featuring a slightly altered version of Mike's demo verse from the live version of the song played over the summer of 2017 instead of Stormzy's verse (Pusha T's verse is still in this version, however). What do you think of the demo? Do you prefer it to the original? This is the first demo of a song that made it onto One More Light that we've heard so far, and given we haven't gotten a CD for LPU 17 (yet), it's a nice look into the album's process. For more LP/Mike Shinoda news, be sure to follow us on Twitter and like our Facebook page.

Musicians, it's time to show us what you got. Mike has partnered with AltWire for the Remix Post Traumatic Contest, and you have the chance to win big. Let's start with what you'll need to know if you're planning on submitting a remix. You will be able to submit three remixes - one for each song. You can do just one of them or all three - it's up to you! Submit your remixes using this form. The remixes are due by March 13, and winners will be announced during the week of March 20. If you plan on starting a remix, be sure to grab the Post Traumatic instrumentals and acapellas from Mike's site. Here's a more compressed timeline: Submission Deadline: March 13 Winner Announcement: Week of March 20 Submission Link The grand prize winner will get a signed, original piece of art by Mike himself. The Top 5 finalists will also get a special signed item autographed by Mike, and their remixes will be available for download on mikeshinoda.com. How will the remixes be judged? LPLive, LPAssociation, LPFanCorner, AltWire, and the rest of the Linkin Park Ambassadors will all be judging. Each site will be selecting their Top Pick, so Mike will take those top 5 and select the winners from there. We'll be listening to every remix sent in, so don't hold back! The staff who will be judging for LPLive are: RogueSoul Hahninator SasstielExperience lpliveusername SergSlim AlyKaye xoMusicLoverxo Be sure to impress us and Mike! If you want to submit your remix to us, fill out this Google Form (submissions anywhere else will not be considered). Let's see what you've got! If you have any questions, feel free to tweet us (or Lorenzo) or post below. We can't wait to hear what you have! In other news in the Mike Shinoda world, the campaigning for the Post Traumatic Tour is still going strong - be sure to read up here if you haven't yet, and vote for Mike to come to your city! Mike has entered the studio recently with some special guests, so be sure to look out for new music. Finally, the dates for Summer Sonic have been announced - Mike will be playing 8/18 in Osaka and 8/19 in Tokyo. If you're planning on going, be sure to plan! Follow us on Twitter and like our Facebook page to stay caught up on all the news. Check out Mike Shinoda's touring schedule here.

Favorites: Sydney Sierota Steven McKellar Jeremy McKinnon Ryan Key Frank Zummo Ilsey Juber Jon Green (obviously) Least Favorites: Alanis Morissette Travis Barker Machine Gun Kelly (his performance in inoffensive but yk) Jonathan Davis Wasn't a huge fan of Rossdale, though I think he did a good job. Just didn't stand out to me, maybe I need to listen to his performance more.

Osaka August 18 and Tokyo on the 19th confirmed.

I've never met someone with a stick stuck so far up their ass that they are legitimately just oblivious to the world around them. You're like the spitting image of what everyone thinks (key word - thinks; you can support whoever you wanna support) a Trump supporter is like, but with Linkin Park

The end of the Over Again acapella, that is just gorgeous.

If you've ever listened to Oli live, you'll know a lot of studio magic goes into making his voice sound like that on the records...

Account was mysteriously deleted, no idea why. Have some new Canada accounts up.

Rest in peace. Never got around to listening to SDAHF but I know he was a critical part of Chester's early music career. Sad loss

Another day, another bunch of DMs. Here we go. New Markets: Kansas City, Missouri, USA San Francisco, California, USA Denver, Colorado, USA Austin, Texas, USA Pensacola, Florida, USA New Orleans, Louisiana, USA Ottawa, Ontario, CAN Belgrade, Serbia Helsinki, Finland Jakarta, Indonesia Contacts: Kansas City: @xoMusicLoverxo / @LPpiveral San Francisco: @t3hSt1ngray Denver: Facebook / @bombalurina03 Austin: @RoyalCthulhu Pensacola: @KatSpearing New Orleans: @elizabaec Toronto: @LinkinParkTO Montreal: Facebook / @LinkinPark_MON Belgrade: @LinkinParkSRB Helsinki: @madmaria86 / @lola_noname Sydney: @itsmelbeee Melbourne: @ErinlouiseM / @itsmelbeee Jakarta: @schmocta / @LPFansID

Here's a running list of all the new updates today. Time to get through all the DMs! BIG: shift to WeDemand and focus on #PostTraumaticTour List of cities added: Seattle, Washington, USA Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Tampa, Florida, USA Charlotte, North Carolina, USA Nashville, Tennessee, USA San Diego, California, USA Vancouver, British Columbia, CAN Istanbul, Turkey Athens, Greece Zürich, Switzerland Kiev, Ukraine Bratislava, Slovakia Bogotá, Colombia Montevideo, Uruguay La Paz, Bolivia Brisbane, Queensland, AUS Manila, Philippines Tehran, Iran AND a list of all the accounts that signed on today for cities: Las Vegas: @TatianaAndric Seattle: @30ThousandSuns / @ToddAshlee Tampa: @WebEvie Charlotte: @xxHybridXeroxx Nashville: @OhShitShinoda San Diego: @mari0velle Montreal: @LinkinPark_CAN Toronto: @LinkinPark_CAN Vancouver: @LinkinPark_CAN Paris: @LinkinParkFR Istanbul: @LinkinParkTUR Athens: @LPATheWorld Zürich: @LPSwitzerland Kiev: @LinkinParkUA_ Bratislava: @LinkinParkSK Bogotá: @LPColombia (FB Page) Montevideo: @LinkinParkUy La Paz: @LinkinParkBoliv Adelaide: @LinkinParkAdel Brisbane: @KarmaDoll77 United Arab Emirates: @LinkinArabWorld Tel Aviv: @LinkinIsrael Tehran: @LqFanIran

Let me know when you get more people following, more info will be coming later about another way you can help. Send me a DM @LPLive on Twitter, I'll respond to you later when I get the chance

Anyone who wants to set up anything for their city or country but don't have a Twitter account, make a Facebook event for your area. If you get people following and calling in and all the such, post the Facebook event here and I'll add it to the list.

I added them in after I started tweeting, it's just a reminder to myself to tweet them after all the others are done

I've had a very busy two days, let me tell ya LOL

It's time to make some noise. Mike's going to start touring for his new solo project this August with two shows in Japan for this year's Summer Sonic festival in Tokyo and Osaka. Mike took to Twitter and Instagram live recently and explained the subject of him playing elsewhere: "Here's how touring works, apart from me... There's agents and promoters who put these events together... The thing you guys need to know is: the more noise you make about wanting to see me play, THAT will impress upon the agents and promoters: 'Oh, we need to put that show together!' If all you're doing is listening to my stuff by yourself... then I appreciate you, but the agents and promoters don't see that as much. It requires you guys to make noise. If you share the music, call the radio stations and bug them on your social media, if you watch video shows, tell them you want to see my stuff, if you have a favorite playlist and you know who runs it, bug them! And if it's a magazine, a music broadcast online, like a podcast or a journalist... all those things help! The more noise you make outside of our little bubble, the outcome is the people putting on shows will be like 'Oh, Mike has fans here, we didn't know that' and start reaching out to schedule shows." So, if you didn't read that whole thing, here's the message: we gotta make some noise in our markets to make sure the local promoters know we need to see Mike Shinoda in town. Here's what we have to do: Demand Mike play your city on WeDemand.com. How? It's simple - click "DEMAND A SHOW" and be sure to set your home city in your profile, head here and get started: http://mshnd.co/demand Let your friends know you requested a show! Use the hashtag #PostTraumaticTour when posting about the shows on social media to recruit more people for your city. Keep spreading the word and listening to Mike's music on digital streaming platforms. We can't do it all alone, though, so we're partnering with the LP Ambassadors from all around the world to make this happen. Below are some LP Ambassadors and fans that will be taking charge of their own local markets and spreading the word. If there are any other fans out there who are working on making some noise in your market, message LPLive or me (@DylanYadav) on Twitter and we'll add you to our list. This list will help fans find images related to your local promotion and connect with fans in your area that want to see Mike live. So go on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and everywhere else you can spread the word and let's make this happen! #PostTraumaticTour ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2018/02/14: Announcing phase two of the Post Traumatic Tour demand: The reaction by fans that want to see Mike perform live has been phenomenal. The international community especially has gravitated towards the WeDemand effort and made their voices heard. There still is work to be done, and with a significant part of the main fanbase having voted already, it's time to expand the effort. Now is a great time to: - Post the campaign on forums, like international music festival forums (ringrocker, etc) and music forums, - Post in Facebook events related to Linkin Park/Mike, like cover band events, tributes, and more, - There have been several press articles about the campaign (AltPress, RockSound, etc). Keep contacting local press, international press, regional press, music press (magazines), etc to cover the campaign, - Keep blasting social media (Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram), - And keep inviting your friends to vote for Mike Keep using #PostTraumaticTour! Vote here. North America: Los Angeles: Natasha from @LPFanCorner New York: @DylanYadav Atlanta: @LPLive Charlotte: @xxHybridXeroxx Chicago: @LPLive Philadelphia: @MySmileIsAMask3 Detroit: @AlyKaye92 St. Louis: @xoMusicLoverxo Kansas City: @xoMusicLoverxo / @LPpiveral Dallas: @LPLive San Antonio: @LinkinPark_SA Austin: @RoyalCthulhu Las Vegas: @TatianaAndric Phoenix: @LPLive Boston: @LPLive Louisville: Facebook / @BrandonR24 Washington, D.C.: Facebook / @BlameSanjay Seattle: @30ThousandSuns / @ToddAshlee Minneapolis: @LPLive Nashville: @OhShitShinoda Tampa: @WebEvie Pensacola: @KatSpearing San Diego: @mari0velle San Francisco: @t3hSt1ngray Denver: Facebook / @bombalurina03 New Orleans: @elizabaec Montreal: Facebook / @LinkinPark_MON Ottawa: @LP_Ottawa Toronto: @LinkinParkTO Vancouver: --- Mexico City: @LinkinParkMX Europe: London: @AmitV85 / @g3uvn Manchester: @AmitV85 / @g3uvn Dublin: @AmitV85 / @g3uvn Glasgow: @AmitV85 / @Colinreid1989 / @g3uvn Cardiff: @AmitV85 / @g3uvn Paris: @LinkinParkFR Netherlands: Raissa from @LPFanCorner (@WenLisha) Berlin: @BlackChesterde / Melissa from @LPFanCorner Köln: @BlackChesterde / Melissa from @LPFanCorner Hamburg: @BlackChesterde / Melissa from @LPFanCorner Madrid: @PabloGonJim Lisbon: @LinkinParkPTF (FB Page / IG) Milan: @LPItaly (FB Page) Prague: @Monika_R9 Moscow: @LPCoalition / @LPCommunityVK Bucharest: @LP_Romania (FB Page) / @DianaMusicBlog Krakow: @LPCatalog / @michalangelo_lp / @natakusiek Warsaw: @LPCatalog / @michalangelo_lp / @natakusiek Vienna: @LPAustria Budapest: @LP_Hun Sofia: @LinkinParkBul Istanbul: @LinkinParkTUR Athens: @LPATheWorld Zürich: @LPSwitzerland Kiev: @LinkinParkUA_ Bratislava: @LinkinParkSK Belgrade: @LinkinParkSRB / @JelenaVoj Helsinki: @madmaria86 / @lola_noname South America: *Rio de Janeiro: #QueremosMikeShinoda (@LinkinParkbr / @RoadToRevBR [FB Page] / @LPA_Mayumi) *Sao Paulo: #QueremosMikeShinoda (@LinkinParkbr / @RoadToRevBR [FB Page] / @LPA_Mayumi) Buenos Aires: @LinkinParkArg (FB Page) Santiago: @LPChileOfficial (FB Page) Lima: @LinkinParkPeru (FB Page) Bogotá: @LPColombia (FB Page) Montevideo: @LinkinParkUy La Paz: @LinkinParkBoliv * LinkinPark:br and Linkin Park RTR:BR are running their campaign for Mike in Brazil using a social platform called Queremos. Visit this link to their site to find out more about how to help! Oceania: Sydney: @AustraliaLP Melbourne: @AustraliaLP Perth: --- Adelaide: @LinkinParkAdel Brisbane: --- Auckland: @LinkinParkNZ Asia: Tokyo: @LinkinParkJPN Osaka: @LinkinParkJPN Beijing: @LinkinParkCN (Weibo / Teiba) / Shengdi on Weibo Shanghai: @LinkinParkCN (Weibo / Teiba) / Shengdi on Weibo Hong Kong: @LinkinParkHK Chennai: @LPIndiaU Mumbai: @LPIndiaU Kuala Lumpur: @LinkinParkMsia Taipei: --- Singapore: @LPSingapore Bangkok: --- Manila: --- Jakarta: @shmocta / @LPFansID Africa + Middle East: Cape Town: @LinkinParkZA (FB Page) Johannesburg: @LinkinParkZA (FB Page) United Arab Emirates: @LinkinArabWorld Tel Aviv: @LinkinIsrael (FB Page) Tehran: @LqFanIran We'll be keeping you all updated on all the progress and things we're all doing on our social media, so be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook (and all the other accounts above)! Let us know what you're going to be doing to help out. We'll be keeping our eyes peeled and we'll definitely be busy over the next few months, so stay tuned. Big things are coming, soldiers. Let's make some noise.

I'm planning something really big with the other LPAmbassadors... more info coming in the next few days.

Mike went on Twitter today to have an impromptu Q&A, then went onto Instagram Live to talk about some stuff in more detail. He's a recap of what he said: Mike's working on making the CB Signature pins available - they'll likely be available in silver so the bronze ones stay unique. Mike's laptop has been saved! He was mostly concerned with losing some of the videos he's working on for new music as all the new music is saved. He's not sure what the setlist for the shows are going to look like. The shows will be like the 2015 Fort Minor shows, just, according to Mike, with more lights. Phoenix joked around the day of the tour announcement and asked Mike if he needed a bass player for the shows. He wished the LPAmbassadors happy birthday! On the subject of where he'll be playing shows: it's all about making noise. If you want Mike to play near you, you have to make sure you're making it known in your area that people want to see Mike Shinoda live so that the local agents and promoters know there's demand. So call into your local radio stations, share the music on social media, email local magazines - do everything you can if you want Mike in your area! Mike's going to send our love to Brad and Phoenix when he sees them later today, then it's back to the studio. Nothing too big was said, but it's nice to know he's working on new music still (new videos might mean some more music is closer than we think!) and still talking to the band. Perhaps we should start some sort of campaign to make sure Mike doesn't miss out on some big markets because the lack of demand - as he said, we have to make some noise. Let us know what you think! Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for more updates.

You heard it right, friends! Due to the overwhelming and amazing response to Mike Shinoda's Post Traumatic EP, he's taking the new songs to the road! That's right - Mike Shinoda's going on tour! Mike will be beginning the project's live story in Japan (fitting, considering his heritage AND the cancelled Japan shows in November) at this year's Summer Sonic festival in Tokyo and Osaka. EDIT 2/28: The dates Mike is playing on are confirmed! August 18 - Maishima Sonic Park, Osaka, Japan August 19 - Zozomarine Stadium / Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan It's unknown if it's going to be the same one-man band format he did back in 2015 or if he'll bring in some help, nor is it known what he'll be playing. Obviously we'll be hearing the material from Post Traumatic (get hyped for 'Over Again' live), but that obviously isn't enough to fill an entire setlist - unless, of course, Mike pulls some crazy mashup insanity which, at this point, isn't an impossibility. What we're expecting is a nice mix of Linkin Park, Fort Minor, and of course the Post Traumatic material similar to the 2015 shows. Who's excited? Hopefully this is just the start, and Mike will eventually tour in other parts of the world. What songs do you want to see him play? Prime time for a 'Sorry For Now' debut, and perhaps even 'No Roads Left' if he's up for it. There's an entire world of possibility out there for him to bring out. Most of all, we're sure it's going to be a big step for him to return to the stage for the first time since October's Hollywood Bowl show. These shows are going to be as important as they will be fun - and hopefully we'll see you out there. For setlist updates and all news on Linkin Park's upcoming projects, be sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook. Check out Mike's full touring schedule on the Mike Shinoda section of the live guide.

Another reason we need a like button

Not your traditional news post, as today we're highlighting some of the band's sideline heroes. Talinda Bennington, Anna Shinoda, and Jim Digby (the band's production manager) will be speaking today at the Canadian Event Safety Summit, taking place at The Lounge in Toronto, Ontario. The trio will be speaking at the Strike A Chord part of the event, a discussion on mental health in the entertainment industry. The tagline reads, "We know that life in the entertainment industry can be both rewarding and challenging to our mental health. Now we need to move past awareness; it's time to focus on action." Anyone who's been on social media since July knows how passionately Talinda has been advocating for mental health awareness, even winning the number one spot on The Mighty's Mental Health Heroes Of 2017. She has undoubtedly been one of the biggest parts of the healing process over these last few months and she's continuing to fight on. For those interested in the event, it's going to be livestreamed on the event's Facebook page. The stream starts at 6:20 PM EST (convert your timezone here; it's about two hours after this has been posted). I'm sure a lot of you heard Talinda's speech from the Hollywood Bowl show, and Anna and Jim will definitely have a lot to weigh in with, too. Anyone going to tune in? If you're still struggling with getting over Chester's passing, feel free to join our LPLive Help Line server and join our family as we heal together. For more Talinda, Anna, and Jim, go follow them all on Twitter! Talinda called into the Kevin & Bean show this morning before her flight to Toronto and talked about Linkin Park fans and Chester, so be sure to check it out. We'll keep you updated on anything else they do, as there is talks about them going on tour to speak about mental health at some point. If you want to support the fight against mental health, consider donating to the 320 Change Direction initiative started by Talinda. And if you're struggling with it yourself, always remember: you're not alone. Reach out and find the help you need because you're stronger than your demons. Stay strong.