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A Totally Metal Town Hall

And they said rap metal was dead. Today at 3 PST, Southern California band Linkin Park will join U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon for a live Town Hall event on Facebook designed to update and engage people around the ongoing rebuilding efforts in Haiti. Linkin Park has a charity, called Download to Donate, that benefits five organizations working in Haiti.

Mobile Apps Are Early Moneymakers for Taylor Swift, Linkin Park

It’s not common for consumers to purchase items in a physical retail store with a wave of their mobile phones–yet. But applications are helping to generate significant revenues online. Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Mobile Roadie has developed a platform that makes it easier for brands, musicians or others to build applications for the various mobile platforms, like Apple’s iOS and Android. Many of the applications provide access to news, streaming music, live or recorded videos and photos. They can also offer the ability to purchase music, videos, tickets and merchandise.

I'm With the Band: Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda Talks About Online Fan Collaboration Contest

It’s nice to hear enthusiasm on the part of Linkin Park band member Mike Shinoda about an innovative-for-the-music-industry effort to give fans a chance to be part of the iconic Grammy-winning rock band. While some artists or content creators cringe at the ongoing flood of user-generated material that has drastically changed the industry, Shinoda is hoping to find some real talent via a new online contest, called “Linkin Park, Featuring You,” that gives anyone an opportunity to collaborate with the band to produce an original song based on some of the tracks from the forthcoming single “The Catalyst.”

Special Apple Event Entirely Uneventful

So that special event rumored to be taking place at one of Apple’s New York stores? Not so special. “Nu metal” rockers Linkin Park did indeed play a secret concert at the Apple store in SoHo last night. But it was a just a concert–nothing more. There were no big announcements aside from news that [...]

"Linkin Park" Removed From Apple CEO's Celebrity iTunes Playlist

Looks like there may be something to rumors that Apple is planning a special event for the end of February. “Nu metal” rockers Linkin Park are working with Apple on a “secret” concert in New York City, according to band member Mike Shinoda.

“Linkin Park” Removed From Apple CEO’s Celebrity iTunes Playlist

Looks like there may be something to rumors that Apple is planning a special event for the end of February. “Nu metal” rockers Linkin Park are working with Apple on a “secret” concert in New York City, according to band member Mike Shinoda.