Mike and Joe @ SURU In store signing + Limited Edition Xander

If you're in the Los Angeles area between the 20th and the 23rd of November, here's a cool event for you to consider heading to!

Mike and Joe will be doing a signing at SURU to kick off the launch of Mike's Xander DC shoe, which was redesigned by SURU. Looks like there will be a pre-sale of 500 pair on SURU's site until November 19th. The release and signing will be on November 20 at SURU at 7:00pm; then the limited edition shoe will go on public sale on November 23.

It will definitely be worth checking out, if not for the signing then just to get the shoes!

Music for Relief Pictures

Music for Relief and Tree People planted 30 trees to reforest Stetson Ranch Park in Sylmar, CA on October 17, 2009! Check out these awesome photos of Mike, Anna, and the group from the planting!

Don't forget to donate your $5 to Habitat GLA to support the building of green, environmentally friendly homes in the Greater Los Angeles area. You can also donate $5 on your mobile bill by texting MFR to 90999.

Also, you can still grab your Mike Shinoda Glorious Excess Raffle Tickets for a chance to be one of the 144 people that win prizes, including a trip to a 2010 Linkin Park show and a meet and greet backstage with the band! It's only $10 for 5 raffle tickets and all proceeds go directly to Music for Relief to help disaster victims around the world. Hurry, though! The entry deadline is November 11, 2009 at 11:00AM Eastern Standard Time, so you only have a few days left! So get raffling!

Scream Awards 2009; October 27 + Results

We've all watched and voted religiously for the various awards that our beloved boys of Linkin Park have been nominated for over these past few months. One of the most popular ones we've had our eyes on is the Scream Award for Scream Song of the Year 2009.



The guys were up against an array of really amazing songs that have stolen the spotlight throughout the year, including Decode by Paramore, which is the theme for one of the past fives years' most popular movies, Twilight. The nominees were:

New Divide by Linkin Park
War Zone by Rob Zombie
Other Father Song by They Might Be Giants
Desolation by My Chemical Romance
Decode by Paramore
Bad Things by Jace Everett

After months of waiting to find out the results of the awards, we've finally been given our relief!



Congratulations to our six amazing men for their dedication to giving us an amazing Transformers; Revenge of the Fallen theme. We are absolutely more proud of you than you could ever know!

Great job, guys!


Be sure to catch the Scream 2009 Awards, airing on SPIKE TV on October 27 (Tuesday) at 10:00pm EST!

Hybrid Theory; Nine Years Later.

We at Caught in the Act would like to wish Hybrid Theory a wonderfully happy ninth birthday!

I haven't found anything particularly awesome, except, perhaps, the infamous Facebook Linkin Park Day. However, it's still quite early in the day (only 10:10am in the Eastern Time Zone of the United States) and I hope that throughout the day, I'll be able to find some amazing goings-on by the hardcore Linkin Park fans! If you have anything you'd like us to advertise, shoot us a comment or an email at mercifuldewy[at]hotmail.com!

For now, to commemorate the event, here is an oldie, but a goodie! =)

LPU9 Update From Mike

According to Mr. Shinoda, the Linkin Park Underground 9 package is going to kick ass this year!

"Secondly, another newsworthy thing: as it turns out, our LP Underground fan club is going to be friggin' amazing this year! In case you don't know, we always put out a CD with the club, and this year's CD is a monster. It contains 8 previously unreleased demos from Hybrid Theory, Meteora, and Minutes To Midnight, plus a NEW, UNRELEASED LINKIN PARK SONG recorded during the MTM sessions. That's 9 tracks in all (for LPU9, get it?). You also get a shirt, patch, guitar pick, and exclusive chances to meet the band if we're doing a show or event in your area. LPU9 is not available yet, but info will be coming soon." taken from Mike Shinoda's October 17, 2009 homepage post.

Personally, I've never had a problem with any of the previous LPU packages like many other people seem to have had (especially LPU8, which I found to be quite a refresher from the normal "Live in [...]" type of CD).

Let's just hope that people can accept this particular package, and not be as vehemently "against joining again next year" like they have been!

Cheers!

Mike to Join 140 Character Conference

According to our affiliates over at The Mike Shinoda Clan and Jeff Keni Pulver, Mike will be joining the cast of the #140conf in Los Angeles on October 27, 2009.

"At the #140conf events, we look at twitter as a platform and as a language we speak. Over time it will neither be the only platform nor the only language. #140conf is not an event about microblogging or the place where people share twitter “tips and techniques” but rather where we explore the effects of the emerging real-time Internet on Business." via The #140conf site.

Mike will speak at 4:40PM on October 27th (first day of the two day conference) at The Kodak Theater in Los Angeles, CA. He and Arron Ray are listed under "Artist & Manager" Subject: Notes on twitter & real time communication.

There is a fee to attend the event, however apparently, there is a discount (of which we aren't sure the validity yet).

"For the first time, I am opening up the General Admission seats above the first floor in the Kodak Theater and offering access to these seats for $200 for both days. Friends who purchase these seats will be able to experience the #140conf Tech Concert in person. If you would like to purchase the General Admission ticket, please use this link: http://www.amiando.com/140LA.html?discountCode=generaladmission". (Promotional code: GeneralAdmision ).

When I look at the schedule ( http://lax.140conf.com/schedule ) for the upcoming 140 Characters Conference: Exploring the State of NOW, taking place in Los Angeles on October 27/28, the first word that comes to my mind is diversity. Over the course of two days there will be 63 sessions presented on the Kodak Theater stage, covering a diverse set of topics including: Education, The Democratization of Information, Public Diplomacy, Public Health, Public Safety, China, Brands, Comedy, Investing, News, Public Policy & Law, Poker, Small Business, Music, Sports, Hollywood Politics and a lot more."

For more information, visit The #140conf site.