When Linkin Park agreed to let a MySpace user create a new version of one of their songs, “The Catalyst,” they had to know it would be tough to pick a winner. The band weighed all the options, and in the end the winner of the Linkin Park: Featuring 你 contest is a man who goes 由 the name “NoBrian,” but is otherwise known as a MySpace user from Poland. Yes, Poland.
Mike Shinoda surprised the winner, who goes 由 “Chex,” via webchat to inform him he had won the contest. Chex’s version of “The Catalyst,” which 你 can hear here, will appear on Linkin Park’s upcoming record,...
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