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  • Five Finished Songs

    November 15, 2009 126 Comments

    LP Studio November 09

    Album Update:

    At last count, there were upward of 60 tracks on the "band" hard drive. Obviously, they're in all states of completion (except "finished"). Well, 60 is a big number, and focusing down on all of those to try to get them finished sounded terrifying not to mention silly; a good chunk of those are probably not really our best stuff anyway. So we narrowed down to 20. These 20 aren't all going to make the album, they're just the best songs we've got so far.

    Of the 20, we're trying to focus on 5 right now, and get them finished. The work has been going exceptionally well--I think all the guys are more focused than ever. I don't know for sure, but I would bet that the average song length on these is around the 4-5 minute mark; a bit longer format than our usual stuff. We're really enjoying being in the studio right now, trying to be as creative and adventurous as we can, while letting our sense of songwriting, rhythm, and melody guide the way through the chaos.

    mike

  • LPU9 CD TRACK LISTING

    November 11, 2009 94 Comments

    As promised, here's the big announcement about the LP Underground 9 fan club package for 2010.

    The package will be available in December. As usual, LPU members are eligible for in-person meet-and-greets with the band at shows and other special events. All members receive the LPU newsletter and collectible items, and access to the LPU fan club community...but the real gem here is the LPU9 CD. Here's this year's track listing:

    1 - A-Six (Original Long Version 2002)
    2 - Faint (Demo 2002)
    3 - Sad ("By Myself" Demo 1999)
    4 - Fear ("Leave Out All the Rest" Demo 2006)
    5 - Figure.09 (Demo 2002)
    6 - Stick And Move ("Runaway" Demo 1998)
    7 - Across The Line (Unreleased Demo 2007)
    8 - Drawing ("Breaking The Habit" Demo 2002)
    9 - Drum Song ("Little Things Give You Away" Demo 2006)

    For those of you who have been keeping track, "Across The Line" is a brand new, unreleased song. It was recorded during the "Minutes To Midnight" sessions, and was originally entitled "Japan." We know a lot of the fans on the LPU boards have wanted to hear this song, in its entirety, for a long time. We're putting it on the LPU9 CD for you!

    mike

  • Three Updates.

    October 17, 2009 93 Comments

    So much random stuff going on these days...here are three updates.

    It's been a busy week. Studio every day, working on new stuff. This week, I did a song where the music sounds like Santogold (or Santigold, if you like) meets Postal Service meets At The Drive In or something. Very weird...but even weirder, the vocals are crazy--I asked our engineers what they thought it sounded like, and the responses I got were things like "Peter Gabriel" and "Huey Lewis, in a really good way." Four-part harmonies that ebb and flow with the track. I feel like I'm on drugs when I'm listening to it. It's tentatively called "Chicken Basket." Next week, we're all going to get together and listen to everything and vote on stuff, to see how progress is going. I'll let you guys know how it goes...

    Secondly, another newsworthy thing: as it turns out, our LP Underground fan club is going to be friggin' amazing this year! In case you don't know, we always put out a CD with the club, and this year's CD is a monster. It contains 8 previously unreleased demos from Hybrid Theory, Meteora, and Minutes To Midnight, plus a NEW, UNRELEASED LINKIN PARK SONG recorded during the MTM sessions. That's 9 tracks in all (for LPU9, get it?). You also get a shirt, patch, guitar pick, and exclusive chances to meet the band if we're doing a show or event in your area. LPU9 is not available yet, but info will be coming soon. You can get an idea of what this past year's fan club offered by clicking here.

    ...And finally, Dead By Sunrise is out, and doing well on the charts. But more importantly, they're playing in LA soon, which means I'll get to go see the show. For those that missed it, here' DBS on Letterman:

    mike

  • Linkin Park Video Game: More

    September 25, 2009 68 Comments

    As announced earlier this year (http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20090421005647&newsLang=en), 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!

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    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...

    mike

  • Chester's Vaporized Arm

    September 15, 2009 113 Comments

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    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.

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    (I did not edit this photo)
    mike

  • Oh no...Phoenix on Twitter

    August 19, 2009 79 Comments

    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."

    http://twitter.com/phoenixlp

    mike

    edit: 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.

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