The official Linkin Park SoundCloud.
https://linktr.ee/linkinpark

In a dark kitchen in the middle of a sweaty night in Las Vegas, all 6’4” of Dan Reynolds is hunched over a laptop, slapping beats on the table and crooning lyrics into a tiny microphone. Before long, he and the other three members of indie rock band Imagine Dragons would be playing “It’s Time,” that same laptop-demo-turned-supersized-anthem, from the roof of a parking garage to a wave of thousands of screaming fans. This song title to the single from their 2012 debut KidInaKorner/Interscope release “Continued Silence EP” is an all too apt descriptor of the band’s hard-earned success—but it’s also emblematic of the deep-seated anxiety Reynolds and the rest of the band experienced leaving behind any realistic expectation of a normal job to do the thing they love most.

A third-generation Las Vegas native, Reynolds is no stranger to the adage “the house always wins,” choosing to pave his musical career with a near obsessive work ethic and hundreds of unused demos rather than roll the dice with the first songs that sprung from his mouth. It’s no surprise, then, that he was drawn to guitarist Wayne Sermon, another founding member of Imagine Dragons. Having practically grown up in a recording studio and graduated Berklee College of Music, Wayne had been practicing his guitar through meals and other socially inappropriate situations as long as he could remember; he challenged Dan in a way that was both uncomfortable and exactly what they both needed. When they began writing songs together and recognized something special was happening, Wayne called up his Berklee friend Ben McKee, who promptly dropped out of school with only a few credits left, moving across the country to play bass for the band. This sort of reckless/genius behavior is typical for Ben, who has an uncanny penchant for spicy food and a suitcase full of unbelievable road stories. More recently, the band was joined by drummer Daniel Platzman, another Bostonian schoolmate who seems way too nice to be playing rock and roll until you actually see him in action.

Several tours and three self-released EPs later, Imagine Dragons had made a serious name for itself, particularly in the west coast circuit. Although their songs vary from nearly whimsical and light to brooding and powerful, listeners are drawn to the inherent honesty in the music. The only rule of thumb for the band, it seems, is to write from a true place; the result is songs that literally run the spectrum of human emotion. Attend a concert, and it becomes clear that the live performance of deeply personal songs has a real effect on people. And the band itself is not immune, as demonstrated when Dan literally passed out into the drum set during a finale song, sending cymbals and drum stands crashing while the rest of the band played on until the close.

Great songwriting is bound to be noticed eventually. As proof that the harder you work, the luckier you get, one of those people who noticed was Grammy winning producer Alex da Kid (Eminem, Rihanna). Alex and Dan began collaborating on projects, and soon the band had developed a relationship with Alex and his team. The alchemy resulting from Alex’s hip hop sensibilities and Imagine Dragons’ anthemic rock is nothing short of explosive. The byproduct of this creative collision is “Continued Silence,” a six song in-your-face sonic grenade that breaks musical boundaries and yet is strangely relatable by its improbably diverse audience.

Despite it all, on any given day when they aren’t on the road playing shows, you can still find Imagine Dragons huddled away in a rehearsal room somewhere, banging out song after song in search of the next perfect track. Like most things in Vegas, the band is angled at going big or going bust. For the sake of those who love great music, we hope it’s the former.

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AUDIO STREAMS

They come in 2 formats, AAC and MP3.
Each come in 4 bit rates, 256k, 128k, 64k, and 24k

VIDEO STREAMS

The main video feed/player can be found on the front page of the Dubstep.fm website. if a dj has webcams or support for video broadcasting, thats where you will be able to watch!

While archived content is on the air (or when djs dont have video support) you will find one of 4 real time audio visualizations playing on the video feed, switching every so often to another one randomly.

They come in 2 formats, HLS and FLV
All streams are HD 1280x720 H264 video and 256k AAC audio.
In addition to the web players you may use any external application that supports RTMP and/or HLS streaming such as VLC.

You can find links to all audio and video feeds using the "Tune In" menu on the top right corner of the website.

You can also find video feeds at http://www.dsfm.tv/

ARCHIVES

Every (EVERY) show you hear on the air is available for immediate download.

To download the currently playing archive simply visit:
http://www.dubstep.fm/current

To download a random archive simply visit:
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To search for a specific archive simply visit:
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http://podcast.dubstep.fm/

You can find the Dubstep.fm podcast via itunes at:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dubstep-fm-podcast/id207981289?mt=2

I am currently in the middle of creating spectrum and waveform videos like the ones mentioned above for each archive and uploading to youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/dubstepfm

LIVE SHOWS

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You get access to all the wonderful stuff mentioned above. and so much more. a quick list is

@dubstep.fm email address
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Archives can be uploaded to your personal soundcloud or youtube accounts
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Hosting your archives until the internet falls apart
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Theres plenty more to come.. currently in the works to roll out within the next few months...

TUNE ID SERVICE

Ever needed to know what that tune is called? Stop in the chat and trigger the bot to do a lookup! 
The bot will take a sample of whatever is currently playing on the air, and submit to the same services that soundhound, shazam, etc use for their tune identification.
The bot will then either give you the tune id, the closest match, or send ya packin =]

REQUEST/VOTE

Submit a request of one of your own tunes or mixes to be played on the air... 
Any source can be used.. soundcloud, mixcloud, youtube. vimeo, facebook, twitch, ustream.. (anywhere theres audio/video files available to the public)
The request will be queued up and played after the current live show or archive.
Listeners can vote (like or dis) which will determine if the mix or tune will get permanently added for playback.

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