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A Thousand Suns is the album Linkin Park should have recorded as the official follow-up to Meteora; it's more expansive, more ambitious and infinitely better all the way around than 2007's Minutes To Midnight.

And songs like this are why.

Here's Waiting for the End.

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Yes, everything in my brain tells me that this kind of thing borders on "America, fuck yeah!"-style military propaganda -- but damn if it doesn't give me a giant nerd/guygasm every time I watch it.

Here's the surprisingly terrific, brand new Linkin Park single The Catalyst set to images from the upcoming Medal of Honor game, all directed by Joseph Hahn.

Listening Post: Evolution Edition

A couple of new songs from bands that have been around for a while.

Up first -- as much as I give credit to Linkin Park for moving forward from their original nu-metal roots, their last album, Minutes to Midnight, was rather average all the way around.

That said, I like their latest video because it pays homage to an underappreciated movie from last year: Danny Boyle's Sunshine.

Here's Leave Out All the Rest.



Next, another spectacular video from Weezer (it's practically a given by now).

This one trades on the familiarity of all sorts of funny -- and/or thoroughly annoying -- internet memes.

It's Pork and Beans.