The Chicago Sun Times published this very interesting article about Linkin Park's marketing strategies:
Linkin Park wasn’t supposed to still be around. Appearing on the scene in 2000, the band barely distinguished itself from its contemporaries in rap-rock, the harsh hybrid of rage and rhyme that ruled the airwaves at the turn the century with chart-topping and aptly named bands like Korn and Limp Bizkit. But Linkin Park possesses commercial instincts the others didn’t. From the 2000 debut of “Hybrid Theory,” a multiplatinum cash cow whose liner notes started a band tradition of providing lengthy product endorsements, through a new album, the kinder and gentler “A Thousand Suns,” Linkin Park has sought to express its angst, sure, but always just within the confines of what sells....
Green Day have confirmed the tracklisting for their new live album, Awesome As Fuck.
The album was recorded during their 2009-2010 21st Century Breakdown world tour, which included appearances at Wembley Stadium, Manchester's Lancashire County Cricket Ground, Glasgow's SECC and Dublin's Marlay Park.
The tracklisting for Awesome As Fuck, which will be released on March 21, is as follows:...
There have been so many Linkin Park news the last days, so I thought I could do a little summary for you guys!
1. The video for Linkin Park's upcoming single "Burning in the Skies" was shot. Here is what director Joe Hahn and LP mastermind Mike Shinoda tweeted about that:
http://twitter.com/#!/joehahnLP/status/26774154636173312
http://twitter.com/#!/joehahnLP/status/27569268971278337
http://twitter.com/#!/m_shinoda/status/27570152237178881
Sounds very interesting. Explosions would definitely fit to the songtitle!
2. Mike Shinoda will be ...