From the AltWire Archives: Mike Shinoda
Linkin Park “From Zero”: Behind The Scenes of Their Explosive Comeback Album
Derek Oswald
AltWire's Derek Oswald speaks with new Linkin Park frontrunner Emily Armstrong and frequent AltWire guest Mike Shinoda about how From Zero came to be.
Linkin Park – From Zero (2024): A Miracle of a Comeback
Derek Oswald
Linkin Park has always been a band that thrives on change—on pushing boundaries and reinventing themselves. However, after the unimaginable loss of Chester Bennington, Linkin Park’s future hung in the balance. Would they walk ...
Who Is Emily Armstrong? Linkin Park’s New Vocalist / From Zero Album Announced
Derek Oswald
At Linkin Park’s highly anticipated “From Zero” event held in Los Angeles on September 5th, 2024, Linkin Park made a huge announcement regarding their future as a band following the tragic loss of Chester ...
Linkin Park Announces Return In “From Zero” Event – LIVE UPDATES
Derek Oswald
Linkin Park fans are on the edge of their seats in anticipation of the “From Zero” event in Los Angeles, CA, on September 5, 2024, where the band is widely expected to make a ...
Mike Shinoda ZIGGURATS & The Exciting Future of CryptoTech
Derek Oswald
Mike Shinoda has been quite busy recently. Over the last four years, the co-vocalist and songwriter for Linkin Park has launched a solo career and worked on numerous projects (including a new experimental mixtape EP called Ziggurats). ...
Linkin Park’s Mike Shinoda Releases “fine”
Derek Oswald
After initially posting a teaser to his twitter account on October 30th promoting a November 1st surprise, Mike Shinoda has revealed a brand new track titled “fine” [sic], which is available now for streaming ...
From Tragedy To Triumph: Healing Through ‘Post Traumatic’
Derek Oswald
I first began following Mike Shinoda on his Post Traumatic World Tour in June of this year in New York City. Deciding at the last possible moment to make the three-hour trip to attend, my family ...
[Album Review] Mike Shinoda – Post Traumatic [LP]
Derek Oswald
According to the Oxford dictionary, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is “…a condition of persistent mental and emotional stress occurring as a result of injury or severe psychological shock, typically involving disturbance of sleep and ...
[Single Review] Mike Shinoda – Crossing a Line
Altwire Staff
Fresh off of the still spinning wheels of January’s Post Traumatic EP, by Mike Shinoda, which was the songwriter and vocalist’s first solo release underneath his own name (separate from Fort Minor), the established ...
[Album Review] Mike Shinoda – Post Traumatic [EP]
Altwire Staff
We here at Altwire don’t really talk about ourselves much when we post articles on this site. It’s an interesting thought because when we write anything which we deem worthy of posting, really we’re ...
Mike Shinoda Premieres Solo ‘Post Traumatic EP’
Derek Oswald
Huge news for Linkin Park fans! Some incredible new music from Linkin Park founder and co-vocalist Mike Shinoda has just dropped on all music streaming & purchasing services, and is available now for ...
Fans Unearth Early Mike Shinoda Rap Demos From Before Hybrid Theory
Derek Oswald
If you’ve been following Linkin Park’s diverse career, side projects and assorted guest appearances, you’ll know that Mike Shinoda at times has dropped some pretty serious bars, and excellent wordplay through his hip-hop oriented ...
Fort Minor’s Return: Mike Shinoda on ‘Welcome’
Derek Oswald
To anyone looking from the outside, 2005 would have seemed to be a wonderful time to be Mike Shinoda. Riding on the wave of two very successful blockbuster Linkin Park Records, and a critically acclaimed ...
Mike Shinoda Q&A: Darker Than Blood
Derek Oswald
Linkin Park and Mike Shinoda are no strangers to the world of EDM. With two electronic influenced remix albums under their belt, and two mega collaborations with a superstar EDM artist, Steve Aoki, Linkin ...
Essential Playlist: Mike Shinoda’s Legendary Influences
Derek Oswald
Listen to a curated playlist of artists that inspired Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park, submitted to us by Mike Shinoda himself. When we first spoke to Linkin Park and Stone Temple Pilots’ Chester Bennington ...
Mike Shinoda Video Interview: “If You Really Wanna Be A Purist…”
Altwire Staff
When over 12,000 people sing along to a mixture of rap, rock, and dance, it must be Linkin Park performing at a large arena somewhere in Europe. Their show in Oberhausen, Germany at the ...
[AltWire Interview]: Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park
Derek Oswald
In our first interview ever, we interview the legendary Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park. Read on below… I remember hearing my first Linkin Park record when I was only fifteen years old. It was ...
