Linkin Park Establish Charity To Help Tsunami Victims

[redqueen]

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1495207/20041228/linkin_park.jhtml?headlines=true

Band starts Music for Relief fund with $100,000 donation.

Awed, humbled and shocked by the destruction caused by the tsunamis that hammered southern Asia earlier this week, Linkin Park have teamed up with the American Red Cross to establish Music for Relief, a charity dedicated to providing aid to victims of the tragedy.

Linkin Park have donated $100,000 to get things going, and they're hoping their fans and musical brethren will follow suit.

"As a band, we were in a position to help, but this needs to be a lot broader effort — both by our fans and by other musicians," Linkin Park guitarist Brad Delson said. "If one of our fans can donate $10, then that's going to help, and the faster we can do it, the better.

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That is fucking cool.

[KDLarsen]

1. That's cool

I just got their collaboration with Jay-Z as a delayed christmas present, and it's really cool.

[HEyHEY]

2. Good for them

[proud patriot]

3. good for them

:D

[maveric]

4. Are Toby Keith and the other freeper, shitkickers of C&W doing this?

Where's the compassionate conservatism?

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

5. Incredibly Shitty Band, but a nice gesture

I will donate 100K to the movement if they agree to stop trying to play music.

[redqueen]

6. I think it's fucking awesome.

And I'll probably buy their CD now. :)

[Uzybone]

10. Millions of people disagree with you

in fact millions of people probably think the music you like is shitty. But youll probably just say they dont have taste or dont know music.

[redqueen]

14. No, they just like sucky stuff.

See my explanation here.

[Uzybone]

21. LOL

that pretty much sums it up. Nicely said.

[HalfManHalfBiscuit]

16. Funny. By definition, if you think linkin park is good...

You have no musical taste at all. Like you said.

Just another "hard" boy band.

[Trajan]

19. Linkin Park ....

is amongst the better electronic-pop-metal-rap bands around ....

I LOVE their 'shit' .... powerful vocals, dense chordal atmospherics, awesome key modulations and angular, asymmetrical developments ....

There IS no accounting for taste ....

Not mine ....

and not yours ....

Linkin Park rocks .... and I'm 48 years old ....

[Placebo]

7. Shit band...

good deeds. :thumbsup:

[redqueen]

8. Naaw... Polyphonic Spree is a shit band.

Linkin Park is okay.

Well... they were okay... now they're awesome! (at least for their good deeds, if not their music :hi:)

[KDLarsen]

11. The Spree rules!

Seriously though, these days, we could all use some cheer up music! (not to mention, I almost managed to talk to some of the band members, when they played at Roskilde Festival 2003. I have access to off-limits areas, so I stood next to them while MTV did a small interview).

[redqueen]

15. Well I'm just being snarky.

I'm not the music police, so whatever you like... hey... it's all good by me! I just saw them once and thought... WTF?! Not my cup of tea... but glad you enjoy them... makes for more jobs for music industry folks, and that's a good thing. :)

[jonnyblitz]

13. I saw them live once , I agree. not a fan..

but good on them!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[name not needed]

9. I hate the band, but this is a great thing they're doing.

[GOPisEvil]

12. I'm not a fan, but that is really nice of them.

[JohnKleeb]

17. never been a fan of their music but it's an admirable thing to do

Hope more step on up.

[Revolucionario83]

18. I used to love LP

I'm somewhat over there music, I mean I like them I guess there ok, but still though what a great thing theyre doing.

[fortyfeetunder]

20. Applause for the next generation

They are following in the footsteps of their elders (Farm Aid, Band Aid, etc.):thumbsup:

[redqueen]

22. Well, at least LP is... so far.

I wonder if any more bands will step up?

Much more help is needed.