Linkin Park, “From Zero.” Linkin Park created its eighth album, From Zero, with the pressure of carrying on the legacy of Chester Bennington and its own storied alt-rock catalog. But it was able to accomplish this in secret, without the bright lights and fanfare, over several years. With Dead…

Linkin Park. Photo: James Minchin III. Hot on the heels of a return with two new members and a new album, alt-rock band Linkin Park has expanded its From Zero World Tour into 2025 with more than 50 shows worldwide. Starting in January, the tour will hit stadiums and…

Linkin Park, courtesy. After days of countdowns, trolling and endless speculation, Linkin Park is back, becoming the second long-absent rock act to return, after Oasis. What began as a 100-hour countdown to nothing in particular on the band’s website turned into a livestream concert for the band’s fan club…

Linkin Park, “Papercuts.” Members of Linkin Park have not appeared publicly together as a band in years, and the group’s future remains up in the air, but that hasn’t stopped the alt-rock trailblazers from putting out previously unreleased music. The band has premiered its latest unearthed track, “Friendly Fire,”…

Pop singer-songwriter Kiiara quietly burst onto the scene in 2015 with her breakout debut single, “Gold.” The Illinois-born artist had a fresh sound and modern pop foundation with an unorthodox chopped-up vocal production that created an odd but effectively lyrical sound. The song racked up millions of streams, a…

There’s no such thing as idle time for Mike Shinoda. Faced with an indefinite lockdown, the Linkin Park co-founder took to Twitch and YouTube Live in his home studio to engage with with fans and flex his creative muscle. Armed with a keyboard and a handful of electronics, Shinoda dug in…

Grey Daze. Clockwise from top left: Mace Beyers, Cristin Davis, Sean Dowdell and Chester Bennington. Courtesy. Before Linkin Park’s world tours, diamond-selling albums and legions of adoring fans, there was Grey Daze. The mid-’90s grunge rockers from Phoenix had big dreams, a big sound and a big voice in a long-haired,…

Talinda Bennington, Courtesy: Big Picture Media. The many shelter-in-place orders nationwide have impacted just about every part of society. While the circumstances are difficult for some, Talinda Bennington focuses on turning it into a positive. 320 Festival In support of mental health awareness, with educational conversations and performances by…

Linkin Park. Courtesy James Minchin. As bassist for Linkin Park, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell has traveled across the globe playing the biggest stages. But since the tragic death of vocalist Chester Bennington, Farrell has been able to decompress by tapping into other creative outlets, traveling for pleasure and working on some…

Design: Chloe Catajan and Mike DeWald We all have something we’re devoted to; something that we’d go great lengths for. For some, that thing is live music and the lengths are literal. From crossing state lines to transatlantic flights, there are many reasons music fans go the distance to…