“Linkin Park rocked a crowd of contest winners and industry personnel just after midnight Thursday (Feb. 21) at the Apple Store in New York’s Soho neighborhood, in what served as an intimate warm-up for a show tonight at the city’s Madison Square Garden,” Jonathan Cohen reports for Billboard.
“The set was recorded and filmed for what is expected to be a March release on Apple’s iTunes Music Store, sources say,” Cohen reports.
“Apple has hosted concerts at its New York store on several occasions, including performances by Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, Kaki King, the New Pornographers and Simian Mobile Disco. But Linkin Park is by far the most recognizable act to appear here to date,” Cohen reports. “Sources say additional A-list acts will play the store in the days to come.”
Full article here.
Linkin Park at Apple Store SoHo:
Direct link to video via YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yvPSWnMs2c
High quality video via Apple.com here.
See also The Daily Swarm’s coverage with photos here.
So what was the point of this?
The point is Apple IS releasing music through iTunes.
So much for thinking this was part of the ‘big announcement”!
Linkin Park rules!
NOT!!!
Although I do like this concept of “iTunes presents…”
The dawn of the Apple, Inc recording label?
Artists music and video direct to iTunes Store….some with Apple promotion?
So much for the big surprise release that was to accompany the Linkin Park performance.
I thought the big surprise might be that Linkin Park might stop sucking.
Trivia: Linkin Park is so-named so they would be right next to Limp Bizkit on the music store shelf.
I’m going to call my band Led Xylophone.
So it’s settled. The name of my band will be Molly Handjob and we’ll be recording on the Zune Tunes label. It will be an honor to share bin space next to one of my favorite southern fried rockers as well as partnering with the fine folks at Microsoft to distribute our fantastic music. All releases will be in glorious WMA format for a sound so rich and pure you I-Pod lemmings won’t know what hit you. Suck it MAC dorks.
Your potential. Our passion.™
Oh boy… Google “Molly Handjob”. I won’t post the links that I found. But the third one is quite instructive.
And of course you’ve met Molly’s boyfriend.
Jethro Pull.
@ChrissyOne
LOL You *almost* made me spray my morning tea!
Is Jethro Pull anything like the Meat Puppets or is that a different thing altogether?
Your potential. Our passion.™
@ Aldebaran
Well you’d better call Molly to finish you off!
@ Zune Tang®
You’re thinking of Jethro Pulled Pork.
Oh my god, that is HORRIBLE MUSIC.
Zune Tang is the front man for Molly Handjob!
He practices with hand lotion and Ball Park franks.
@C1…What about Molly’s other friend
Palmela Handerson?
You people are sick, SICK I say!
heheheheeh… I love it
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Now I have an urge to hear Jackson Browne’s song “Rosie” – you know, the one about Rosie Palmer, his frequent date on the road…
@ Buster
Isn’t she with that guy from Mötley Crüe… Vince Kneel?
Jethro Pull and Molly Handjob are touring with Oh my God, YES YES YES ! ! ! The opener is a Cheap Trick.
Zune Tang…. first UFO now Molly Hatchet?? I like your music tastes son… A little Captain Nemo, followed by Flirtin With Disaster anyone?.. Damn I’m in 70-80’s kick ass heaven!
D.
@ Ampar
So is it Cheap Trick or Yes?
…
Third base!
@ Davey G.
Wait until he whips out his Sweet/Catapult/Slade mix. Get your eyeliner and your Indian head dress ready.
“Third base!” I second that. All the way. Whoa, that was out in left field. Strike that.