by Fiona McKinlay
In a small and insanely overheated room, DiS is practically melting. Drummer Shannon Leto, on the other hand, is wearing a woolly hat, and guitarist Tomo Milicevic is wearing gloves. Jared's wrapped up too: with his head in his hands, the 30 Seconds To Mars frontman, video director, movie star and pin-up is nursing a cold that keeps him quite subdued.
Many other bands would have called an early end to their tour, but even in an absolute ton of crazy snow, 30 Seconds To Mars forged on from Birmingham to Aberdeen and back to Manchester – and even with a lot of the transport network grinding to a halt, so did a lot of their extremely dedicated fan base.
By show time later, poorly Jared will have perked up a bit and will run around the stage, commanding the 10,000-strong Manchester crowd like a giant game of Simon Says where we all just keep getting caught out. When he asks who wants to come on stage for 'Kings & Queens', people will be climbing on shoulders, screaming, waving backpacks and small children in the air: in desperate hope of catching his eye.
Think what you like of them: they're getting something right. But it's something, DiS learns, they may not be doing for very much longer.
How was the trip down from Aberdeen?
Shannon: It was fine. Slept like a baby.
Did you worry at any point that you'd have to reschedule?
Jared: We did. We didn't know if we'd make it to Aberdeen, the trains were closed, but we made it there. Then we didn't know if we'd make it here.
Was there a noticeable number of people missing?
Shannon: No, very few people didn't show up. The majority made it.
Do you enjoy that you have pretty mental fans?
Tomo: Yes.
Jared: Definitely.
I heard you were outside earlier giving them hot chocolate?
Jared: Yeah. We gave them some hot chocolate.
Your new video for 'Hurricane' has been banned on most TV networks. How surprised were you?
Jared: I think we were all pretty surprised? It's not something that we'd talked about, the possibility of it getting banned or restricted. We knew that we'd have a version of it that'd probably be played on the internet and a version for broadcast, but I was pretty surprised the version we sent to broadcast is the one that got banned. I can't imagine what they'd have said if they saw the other version.
We got pulled off of MTV again just this week because they found a couple of shots that they didn't notice before. So it's been pulled off and we've got to fix it again. Or not.
It's an interesting thing, the debate over protecting viewers. The idea that they need to protect the viewers versus the expression of artists and art. It's a good debate to have. It's a worthy conversation.
How did the idea for that video come about?
Jared: It really was born as a result of the song, and I remember in the studio talking about sexuality and the expression of sexuality through music and how it's generally left to the pop mavens, albeit in a very commercial way most of the time. It's not a territory that we'd explored before, so I was thinking as a writer that it was an interesting place to head toward.
Does it bother you that people might associate your band more with the visuals than the music?
Jared: No. No. Because without the music there isn't the visual. It starts from the song, in our case. But a lot of the songs are very lyrical and very cinematic themselves, so there's a lot of imagery that's going on while they're being written as well.
You sell Golden Tickets for your shows [so fans can meet and greet the band, get autographs, watch from side of stage and other such perks]. What made you decide to do this?
Jared: You know, it's interesting because it's a little bit of a hot topic, but it's really providing a service that people want. When it comes down to it, there's a lot of very happy people as a result of us deciding to do it. So it's been a pretty pleasant experience so far.
Do you worry about the fans who are essentially out-priced of that?
Jared: No, because we're very accessible as it is. From Twitter to the shows, we're a really accessible band, and we've also paid attention to what people want, and we try to provide as much as we can.
Have you started any work on the fourth album?
Jared: No. Who knows if there'll be a fourth album.
Does it feel like the end of the line?
Jared: In some ways it does. In some ways it feels like the end of a cycle or a trilogy or something...
So what do you think might be next?
Jared: I don't know, but it certainly should be a new beginning, if at all. Not to be fatalistic or anything. It just feels like this is a... like there's a starting point here, maybe.
Which of your videos are you most proud of?
Shannon: I like them all. And they were all done very differently from each other.
Jared: They're really much more like sculptures than anything. And I don't mean that in a pretentious way, but they're sculptures with images and the way that they're built and there are people sitting around watching how they're made. They're kind of uncovered as they go. It's been a hand in hand process as we're touring and making these things.
Are there plans for more videos?
Jared: Nah. 'Hurricane' was three or four months in total, in the making. So that's it. I have an idea for one more. There might be one more from this album.
Are you having a break for Christmas?
Tomo: Short one, yeah. Couple of weeks off. We play a show on New Year's Eve in Vegas, which is going to be really fun, and then we'll start rehearsal for our US tour, which starts on the 11th in San Diego.
Have you got a favourite album of 2010?
Tomo: Hard to say. I like the La Roux record, but I don't know if I'd call that a favourite. It's fun...
Jared: Fever Ray's record is good.
Tomo: Oh, you know who's record is awesome that just came out a few weeks ago? Kid Cudi. It's really good. It's awesome. It's amazing. I was pretty shocked. It's really good.
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miércoles, 8 de diciembre de 2010
jueves, 18 de noviembre de 2010
Echelon!!!! help VK Lynne Opening for 30 Seconds to Mars on NYE
We want VK Lynne to open for 30 Seconds to Mars in Vegas on New Years Eve! She is amazing and a natural opening act for them! We hope you agree!!
To listen to her music, visit www.reverbnation.com/vklynne
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miércoles, 17 de noviembre de 2010
CANDY'S MARS JEWELRY
These bracelets are handpainted and home made by me, an Echelon for the Echelon. 30% of net proceeds will go to the Echelon House at the end of every month, which is our way of giving to the Habitat for Humanity thru MARS. The bracelets consist of natural stones with the exception of the letters. This series has balls which represent the planet Mars, some are stones, some are made from glass. Each bracelet is unique and will vary in sizes, shapes and color.This particular braceletsize is 7 1/4 - 7 1/2 inches and has black & black/grey stones.It has use sturdy durable nylon cord. Sometimes my lines aren't perfectly straight, I do free hand. The paint is sealed but with excessive use the edges might wear. If you require a certain size for your wrist, please message me so I can make adjustments for you. I will be listing more bracelets and earrings soon, but not jaresoon. Jared, Shannon,Tomo, Emma, Vicki, Tim and Braxton were all given bracelets similar to these. And yes I have obviously been Blessed to have met everyone of them.
I am still in the experimental stage so any feedback on color preferences appreciated.I'm having fun giving them names.
Please check out my jewelry. I will be adding more weekly.
I will now ship international first class, if it is under 1 pd, but I can't guarantee how long it will take or if it gets lost. I would prefer to ship priority mail international, it is expensive but can be tracked. It is up to you. I will give discounted shipping if multiple items purchased, but you must let me generate an invoice with the discounted shipping rate.
I usually ship within 1 to 3 days. I expect payment within 3 days or I will relist the item. There is a waiting list for some of these so please dont buy it now if you are going to pay for it Jaredsoon.
PROVEHITO IN ALTUM!
Candy
http://shop.ebay.com/closertomars/m.html
come on echelon!!! it's my friend and she makes beautiful jewels!
martes, 16 de noviembre de 2010
Video Sneak Peek: 30 Seconds To Mars, 'Hurricane' on buzzworthy.mtv.com
30 Seconds To Mars have a lot to live up to with their video for "Hurricane." With their last video, "Closer To The Edge," the band took a huge, cinematic leap forward. With hundreds of members of The Echelon featured, stunning globe-trotting cinematography employed and breathtaking performance footage captured, "Closer To The Edge" has made it official that every subsequent 30STM video will be an event. So with each release now, they're going to have to come with something special.
Frontman Jared Leto had told MTV News that the clip would be "a surrealistic nightmare dream-fantasy through the desolate empty streets of New York City at night." And, with this brief sneak peek of the "Hurricane" video, all I can say is it looks like that mission will surely be accomplished.
Via rapid jump cuts, we see the following: gorgeous cityscapes, some freaky-deaky S&M masks, a half-naked Jared Leto (who looks like he's been putting at least 10 minutes into the whole six-minute abs thing), Shannon Leto riding around on a motorcycle, some Lady Gaga-esque women in PVC nun habits, some more freaky deaky S&M action, a bunch of religious imagery, some cockroaches and, of course, more near-naked Jared.
Whew! And that's JUST a 30-second sneak peek! The only thing that could make us more excited to see "Hurricane" is if it featured a Kanye West cameo, like their live performance of the song at the MTV EMAs did. But based on what we've seen, we won't be complaining.
credit : buzzworthy.mtv.com
lunes, 25 de octubre de 2010
Jared Leto picks music video dancer at Pacha
Jared Leto meant business when he popped into Pacha the other night and asked to be led into the club dancers' private dressing room. Sources tell us the 30 Seconds to Mars frontman showed up at 1:45 a.m. and explained, "He was there to personally cast one of the dancers in his next music video. He lined them up in the dressing room, asked them to show off a few moves, and decided on a young Russian blonde who couldn't believe her luck." A rep for Leto didn't get back to us.
credit : nypost
credit : nypost
martes, 19 de octubre de 2010
30 Seconds To Mars Call 'Hurricane' Video 'Surrealistic Nightmare Dream-Fantasy'
'It's a really ambitious, really cinematic short film,' says frontman Jared Leto.
By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ)
There has been no shortage of adjectives used to describe 30 Seconds To Mars' upcoming "Hurricane" video, including "sexual", "ambitious", "shirtless" and, strangely enough, "wacky". So naturally, when VH1 cornered frontman Jared Leto on the set of the clip and asked him to explain the concept behind it, he went into adjective overdrive.
But you really can't blame him. After all, at this point, there seems to be no other way to adequately describe the thing.
"It's a surrealistic nightmare dream-fantasy through the desolate empty streets of New York City at night," Leto said. "There's no people, there's no cars and you see the band as we encounter some fears and some fetishes, a series of challenges. ... It's a really ambitious, really cinematic short film."
And though "Hurricane" is primarily an exploration of his bandmates' deepest, darkest desires, Leto is quick to point out that New York itself plays a rather sizeable role in the video, too. In some ways, it's a rather twisted love letter to a city he loves.
"We have, probably, 10 different locations over these two-and-a-half days that we're shooting," he said. "We shot at Central Park earlier today, yesterday we were downtown, we were shooting on a street called Chambers Street, really beautiful, turn-of-the-century buildings, the day before that we were in some alleys ...
"Shooting in New York is an amazing experience; you have everything from simple things like the cobblestone on the streets to magical things like the people, personalities, the individuals," he continued. "I love the history here and it's been a city for me that's always been about finding your dreams."
And though "Hurricane" is about as adjective-heavy as you can get, Leto isn't concerned about being overwhelmed by his own ambitions. Fitting them all into a rather hectic shoot schedule, on the other hand, is a different matter altogether.
"I think the biggest challenge for me will be time," he said. "You have so many things you want to do and you're so excited about doing them. ... They say it's not the time it takes to do the takes, it's the time between the takes that takes the time."
By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ)
There has been no shortage of adjectives used to describe 30 Seconds To Mars' upcoming "Hurricane" video, including "sexual", "ambitious", "shirtless" and, strangely enough, "wacky". So naturally, when VH1 cornered frontman Jared Leto on the set of the clip and asked him to explain the concept behind it, he went into adjective overdrive.
But you really can't blame him. After all, at this point, there seems to be no other way to adequately describe the thing.
"It's a surrealistic nightmare dream-fantasy through the desolate empty streets of New York City at night," Leto said. "There's no people, there's no cars and you see the band as we encounter some fears and some fetishes, a series of challenges. ... It's a really ambitious, really cinematic short film."
And though "Hurricane" is primarily an exploration of his bandmates' deepest, darkest desires, Leto is quick to point out that New York itself plays a rather sizeable role in the video, too. In some ways, it's a rather twisted love letter to a city he loves.
"We have, probably, 10 different locations over these two-and-a-half days that we're shooting," he said. "We shot at Central Park earlier today, yesterday we were downtown, we were shooting on a street called Chambers Street, really beautiful, turn-of-the-century buildings, the day before that we were in some alleys ...
"Shooting in New York is an amazing experience; you have everything from simple things like the cobblestone on the streets to magical things like the people, personalities, the individuals," he continued. "I love the history here and it's been a city for me that's always been about finding your dreams."
And though "Hurricane" is about as adjective-heavy as you can get, Leto isn't concerned about being overwhelmed by his own ambitions. Fitting them all into a rather hectic shoot schedule, on the other hand, is a different matter altogether.
"I think the biggest challenge for me will be time," he said. "You have so many things you want to do and you're so excited about doing them. ... They say it's not the time it takes to do the takes, it's the time between the takes that takes the time."
jueves, 7 de octubre de 2010
30 Seconds To Mars coming to Kent State
Grammy award-winning rock act 30 Seconds To Mars stops by to answer a few questions Just weeks after walking away from the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards with a moon man for their “Kings and Queens” video, 30 Seconds to Mars will be riding into Kent State.
Jared Leto, Shannon Leto and Tomo Miličević will take the stage Friday at the M.A.C. Center.
Kelley Stoklosa: What was the inspiration behind your new album, “This is War?”
Tomo Miličević: Well there was a lot of things that were going on in our lives and in the world at the time we were trying to make a record. I suppose that in that sense the main theme in that record was conflict. There was all this craziness going on all over the world and in our personal lives that conflict was this reoccurring theme in our lives.
KS: How was it working with Steve Lillywhite and Flood (Mark Ellis) on this album, compared to working with Josh Abraham on your last album?
TM: It’s as different as could be, honestly. Josh has his way of doing things. He does things that are completely and totally different than Flood. Flood and Steve are both very hands on as producers. They both want to be there day-to-day with the band just being creative. While Josh, great in his own right, takes a more hands off approach. He kind of lets the band do their thing and comes in once and a while, takes a listen and gives his opinion on what’s going on. Then you go with that and you do what you want. You can change your mind and you can work by yourself. So, it’s two very different things. Flood and Steve were great. It was a dream come to true to work with those guys. We are talking about two of the most legendary producers in the game. Arguably they are the best in the business. So it was very cool. Most of our favorite albums were made by one of those two guys.
KS: What is the best part about touring?
TM: It’s hard to describe. It’s what we do. It’s who I am. It’s who we are. We are a group of people who have worked their entire lives towards this ability to travel around the world playing music for people and have this shared experience. It’s tough to pick one thing we love about touring. I suppose I just love the opportunity to perform. I’m grateful that I have the opportunity to do it. I’m fully aware that there are people out there that would kill to do what I do for a living so I suppose it is just being great full for the opportunity. This could all be over tomorrow. We have no preconceived notions of what we are entitled to.
KS: Congratulations on your Video Music Award for best music video. Did you get a good look at Lady Gaga’s meat dress while you there?
TM: Not only was I close, I was three rows behind Lady Gaga’s meat dress. So yes I did get to see it up close and personal, and no it was not real meat, except for the headdress as far as I’m aware. I think the one she wore on that magazine was real, but the dress was a very well made rubber suit.
Written by Kelley Stoklosa
credit : kentwired.com
martes, 24 de agosto de 2010
jueves, 19 de agosto de 2010
What Ever Happened To 30 Seconds To Mars' 'This Is War' Video?
'It's a work in progress,' lead singer Jared Leto says of the project.
By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ)
On Monday, 30 Seconds to Mars premiered the epic video for "Closer to the Edge," a far-reaching, all-encompassing affair that was shot in 89 cities in 27 different countries on the band's Into the Wild Tour.
Featuring emotional interviews with 30STM fans, copious amounts of thunderous live footage and an inspirational "We are family" message, "Closer" is certainly everything the band's so-called Echelon could've hoped for, and probably a little bit more. But the release of the clip also raises a rather interesting question: Whatever happened to 30 Seconds to Mars' other big-idea, even-bigger-scope music video, "This Is War"?
After all, "War" was the second single released off the band's album of the same name, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and even cracking the Hot 100. And back in April, 30STM frontman Jared Leto spoke at length about the accompanying video, which saw the band don military fatigues and brandish real assault rifles as members of a combat battalion on patrol in the desert. Working with director Edouard Salier, Leto said that 30STM hoped to create a thoroughly epic clip that explored "the inevitability of conflict, the blessing of conflict, and what we can learn from it.
"A lot of people are going to interpret this piece in a lot of different ways," he added. "And hopefully it will start some debates and some conversations."
Leto was clearly enthused, and so were his bandmates, even going so far as to send MTV News a series of behind-the-scenes pictures taken on-set. And though there was no firm release date for the "War" video back in April, Leto said that 30STM had shot it before kicking off the U.S. leg of their Into the Wild Tour, presumably with the hopes of having it completed by the time that run of shows wrapped. In mid-March, the band released a pair of teaser trailers for the video, promising, "The War Is Coming."
And yet, "War" still hasn't come. 30 Seconds to Mars have finished the first U.S. leg of their tour, and will begin a second run of stateside shows next month. And considering the release of "Closer to the Edge," it would seem that everyone has forgotten about the "This Is War" video. Everyone, that is, except for Jared Leto.
Earlier this month, when MTV News spoke to him about 30STM's four Video Music Award nominations, we asked him about the status of the "War" clip, and just why it was being held up. And though he didn't go into great detail about the nature of the delay, he assured us that the video will still see the light of day, somehow.
" 'This Is War' has taken so long that I shot, edited and finished another video before it was even finished," Leto said, referring to "Closer to the Edge." " 'This Is War' is the first video that I let someone else direct, and let's just say we won't be doing that again anytime soon. It's a work in progress. We're still working on it, and it's like we're waiting for the kidney ... it's on the helicopter, on ice, and as soon as we get it, we're going to rush to surgery."
So, the short answer is: Leto and Co. are still working on "This Is War." The long story, well, it sounds a lot more involved than that. A spokesperson for 30 Seconds to Mars' label, Virgin/EMI, did not respond to MTV News' request for comment on the "This Is War" video. And an email to Salier seeking comment was not returned by press time.
By James Montgomery (@positivnegativ)
On Monday, 30 Seconds to Mars premiered the epic video for "Closer to the Edge," a far-reaching, all-encompassing affair that was shot in 89 cities in 27 different countries on the band's Into the Wild Tour.
Featuring emotional interviews with 30STM fans, copious amounts of thunderous live footage and an inspirational "We are family" message, "Closer" is certainly everything the band's so-called Echelon could've hoped for, and probably a little bit more. But the release of the clip also raises a rather interesting question: Whatever happened to 30 Seconds to Mars' other big-idea, even-bigger-scope music video, "This Is War"?
After all, "War" was the second single released off the band's album of the same name, peaking at #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart and even cracking the Hot 100. And back in April, 30STM frontman Jared Leto spoke at length about the accompanying video, which saw the band don military fatigues and brandish real assault rifles as members of a combat battalion on patrol in the desert. Working with director Edouard Salier, Leto said that 30STM hoped to create a thoroughly epic clip that explored "the inevitability of conflict, the blessing of conflict, and what we can learn from it.
"A lot of people are going to interpret this piece in a lot of different ways," he added. "And hopefully it will start some debates and some conversations."
Leto was clearly enthused, and so were his bandmates, even going so far as to send MTV News a series of behind-the-scenes pictures taken on-set. And though there was no firm release date for the "War" video back in April, Leto said that 30STM had shot it before kicking off the U.S. leg of their Into the Wild Tour, presumably with the hopes of having it completed by the time that run of shows wrapped. In mid-March, the band released a pair of teaser trailers for the video, promising, "The War Is Coming."
And yet, "War" still hasn't come. 30 Seconds to Mars have finished the first U.S. leg of their tour, and will begin a second run of stateside shows next month. And considering the release of "Closer to the Edge," it would seem that everyone has forgotten about the "This Is War" video. Everyone, that is, except for Jared Leto.
Earlier this month, when MTV News spoke to him about 30STM's four Video Music Award nominations, we asked him about the status of the "War" clip, and just why it was being held up. And though he didn't go into great detail about the nature of the delay, he assured us that the video will still see the light of day, somehow.
" 'This Is War' has taken so long that I shot, edited and finished another video before it was even finished," Leto said, referring to "Closer to the Edge." " 'This Is War' is the first video that I let someone else direct, and let's just say we won't be doing that again anytime soon. It's a work in progress. We're still working on it, and it's like we're waiting for the kidney ... it's on the helicopter, on ice, and as soon as we get it, we're going to rush to surgery."
So, the short answer is: Leto and Co. are still working on "This Is War." The long story, well, it sounds a lot more involved than that. A spokesperson for 30 Seconds to Mars' label, Virgin/EMI, did not respond to MTV News' request for comment on the "This Is War" video. And an email to Salier seeking comment was not returned by press time.
miércoles, 11 de agosto de 2010
Quickie Q&A: Thirty Seconds to Mars
Jared Leto talks Kanye collabs and the power of crowd-sourcing
By Scott Thill
Special to Metromix
August 10, 2010
Thirty Seconds to Mars are (left to right): Drummer Shannon Leto, singer/guitarist Jared Leto, and lead guitarist Tomo Miličević
Hometown: Los Angeles
Sounds like: Somewhere between Pink Floyd and the Killers (no, really)
Latest project: The latest leg of their "Into the Wild" tour
Biggest claim to fame: Besides Jared Leto’s acting career? A string of modern rock radio hits, including their latest, “This Is War.”
Official website: http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com/
The brothers Leto—singer/guitarist Jared and drummer Shannon—return stateside this fall with lead guitarist Tomo Miličević to deliver more spacewalking rock from their popular power trio Thirty Seconds to Mars. Along for their interstellar ride is the popular crowd-sourcing project called Faces of Mars, where fans can upload their mugs onto the cover of limited-edition copies of the multi-platinum band's latest effort “This Is War,” released last December.
Meanwhile, awaiting them in the United States are four nominations for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, to go along with their various trophies from Kerrang! and others, as well as a string of No. 1 hits like “Kings and Queens" and “This Is War.” So, what do you give the band that has everything? A short, sweet chat with Jared Leto about Kanye West, tweets from Iran and more.
You went crowd-sourcing with the Faces of Mars campaign, by pulling fans into the creative process online and in a real-time gathering called “The Summit.” Are you raising an army to take over Earth?
The Summit was a really exciting and creative endeavor. It was great to do something interactive and include our fans. We ended up doing the first one here in L.A., and about a thousand people showed up from all over the world. It went so well, we did it in eight other countries around the world. It was phenomenal.
What impact did that social engineering experiment have?
It really added something special to the songs. One day, I got a Twitter message from someone in Iran who was disappointed because they couldn't make it to any of the global summits that we did. That gave me the impetus to do a digital version of the summit, where people could participate from anywhere.
How you did tech it out?
We utilized TwitVid and Twitter and some other technologies to have this interactive platform where people could record and experiment and be a part of this new album. That led to Faces of Mars, which is the idea of putting the faces of 2,000 friends and fans from around the world on 2,000 covers of the CD.
Is Kanye West's mug on there? What was it like working with him on "This Is War?" [Ed. note: West's contributions to the track "Hurricane" were removed due to label conflicts.]
I had actually brought up the idea of working with West some time ago, and it’s great that happened. He came by the studio, and we did some initial kind of listening, and he did some singing. We needed to kind of follow up and finish things, so I went to Hawaii with an engineer and a small crew and wrapped it up.
Do you think he gets a bad rap? Pardon the pun.
He was a pleasure to work with. Easygoing, nice, and really hospitable. I think what he did on the song is some of his most interesting singing to date.
Any thoughts on your evolving sound? I'm hearing it compared to everyone from Pink Floyd to the Killers, who I've never heard together in a sentence before.
Ha! I don't think I have either, and I doubt it will be said again anytime soon.
If you had to objectively describe your sound, you'd say…
It's always been an experimentation for us. We always look for the opportunity to grow, to develop, to change. For "This is War," I wrote the songs over a period of about two to three years and found that this is us. It's is a collections of our thoughts, our dreams, our nightmares, our hopes, and our lives
By Scott Thill
Special to Metromix
August 10, 2010
Thirty Seconds to Mars are (left to right): Drummer Shannon Leto, singer/guitarist Jared Leto, and lead guitarist Tomo Miličević
Hometown: Los Angeles
Sounds like: Somewhere between Pink Floyd and the Killers (no, really)
Latest project: The latest leg of their "Into the Wild" tour
Biggest claim to fame: Besides Jared Leto’s acting career? A string of modern rock radio hits, including their latest, “This Is War.”
Official website: http://www.thirtysecondstomars.com/
The brothers Leto—singer/guitarist Jared and drummer Shannon—return stateside this fall with lead guitarist Tomo Miličević to deliver more spacewalking rock from their popular power trio Thirty Seconds to Mars. Along for their interstellar ride is the popular crowd-sourcing project called Faces of Mars, where fans can upload their mugs onto the cover of limited-edition copies of the multi-platinum band's latest effort “This Is War,” released last December.
Meanwhile, awaiting them in the United States are four nominations for the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, to go along with their various trophies from Kerrang! and others, as well as a string of No. 1 hits like “Kings and Queens" and “This Is War.” So, what do you give the band that has everything? A short, sweet chat with Jared Leto about Kanye West, tweets from Iran and more.
You went crowd-sourcing with the Faces of Mars campaign, by pulling fans into the creative process online and in a real-time gathering called “The Summit.” Are you raising an army to take over Earth?
The Summit was a really exciting and creative endeavor. It was great to do something interactive and include our fans. We ended up doing the first one here in L.A., and about a thousand people showed up from all over the world. It went so well, we did it in eight other countries around the world. It was phenomenal.
What impact did that social engineering experiment have?
It really added something special to the songs. One day, I got a Twitter message from someone in Iran who was disappointed because they couldn't make it to any of the global summits that we did. That gave me the impetus to do a digital version of the summit, where people could participate from anywhere.
How you did tech it out?
We utilized TwitVid and Twitter and some other technologies to have this interactive platform where people could record and experiment and be a part of this new album. That led to Faces of Mars, which is the idea of putting the faces of 2,000 friends and fans from around the world on 2,000 covers of the CD.
Is Kanye West's mug on there? What was it like working with him on "This Is War?" [Ed. note: West's contributions to the track "Hurricane" were removed due to label conflicts.]
I had actually brought up the idea of working with West some time ago, and it’s great that happened. He came by the studio, and we did some initial kind of listening, and he did some singing. We needed to kind of follow up and finish things, so I went to Hawaii with an engineer and a small crew and wrapped it up.
Do you think he gets a bad rap? Pardon the pun.
He was a pleasure to work with. Easygoing, nice, and really hospitable. I think what he did on the song is some of his most interesting singing to date.
Any thoughts on your evolving sound? I'm hearing it compared to everyone from Pink Floyd to the Killers, who I've never heard together in a sentence before.
Ha! I don't think I have either, and I doubt it will be said again anytime soon.
If you had to objectively describe your sound, you'd say…
It's always been an experimentation for us. We always look for the opportunity to grow, to develop, to change. For "This is War," I wrote the songs over a period of about two to three years and found that this is us. It's is a collections of our thoughts, our dreams, our nightmares, our hopes, and our lives
30 Seconds to Mars Want to Have Clips in the Tropics
Posted by Hot Celebrity News on 8/10/10
Band 30 Seconds to Mars never play them in capturing video clips. For further work, they want to have a clip in the tropics.
“It would be very interesting if we have a video clip taken at the tropics yes. We’re thinking about it,” says Jared Leto, the vocalist, while chatting with us, recently.
For 30 Seconds to Mars, a video clip is described to convey the message in the song. That’s why they always want to deliver perfect video clips.
All video clips of 30 Seconds to Mars look very mature. Call it the song ‘Close to Edge’, ‘From Yesterday’ and ‘Kings and Queens’. Is there any script other video clips of their dreams?
“We want to create video clips with the concept through the boundary dimensions. Like jumping into a time machine or where to visit various places around the world,” explained Jared.
In the event the MTV Video Music Awards 2010 which will be held Sept. 30 Seconds to Mars won four nominations. It’s all thanks to video clips of ‘Kings and Queens’.
thanks to jared leto online
MTV Networks' High-Definition Music Channel Palladia Announces Fall Lineup of Exciting Live Mus
High-Definition Network Brings Back "Outdoor Music Week" Along With New Music Programming For Fall
NEW YORK, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV Networks' elite high-definition music channel Palladia will debut a brand new line-up of live performance premieres for Fall 2010. The highlight is the return of the annual "Outdoor Music Week," along with the network's new music programming, devoted to providing the greatest high-definition music experience available to avid music viewers.
Palladia's "Outdoor Music Week" airs Monday August 30 through September 6, 2010 and will feature live performances from some of today's top artists including Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Ke$ha, Rihanna, Shakira, Snoop Dogg, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Killers, Muse, Pearl Jam, Paul McCartney, Jack Johnson, Vampire Weekend, Editors, MGMT, Phoenix, Jackson Browne, Norah Jones, Ray Davies, Willie Nelson, Slash, Jason Derulo, 30 Seconds To Mars, Elvis Costello, Crosby/Stills/Nash, Ben Harper, Paramore, Crowded House, Jamiroquai, The Strokes, We Are Scientists, Coheed & Cambria, The Gaslight Anthem, The Get Up Kids and LCD Soundsystem. Tune in all week long as Palladia brings viewers up close and personal with its "Outdoor Music Week" - where all of its programming is shot outdoors, under the sun, moon and stars.
Monday, August 30
"World Stage: The Killers": Airs at 9PM*
Taped in 2009 at the Oxegen Festival, this show will feature 9 of the band's hits including "Human" and "Mr. Brightside."
Tuesday, August 31
"Flogging Molly Live At The Greek Theater": Airs at 9PM*
The popular Irish band performed on September 12, 2009 at the legendary Los Angeles, California venue in front of 5000+ loyal fans in the city where it all started.
Wednesday, September 1
"World Stage: Mika": Airs at 9PM*
Mika performs his latest hits, taped July 10, 2010 at MTV's Murcia Night in Murcia, Spain.
Friday, September 3
"Glastonbury 2010": Airs at 9PM*
England's highly anticipated and well-known music festival celebrates its 40th Anniversary with a stellar, eclectic line-up. This 3-hour highlight show features exclusive performances by Muse, Stevie Wonder, Shakira, Snoop Dogg, Jackson Browne, Vampire Weekend, Pet Shop Boys, Slash, Phoenix, MGMT, Editors, Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson and Corinne Bailey Rae. A half-hour version will air August 27 at 11PM* on VH1's "Friday Night Alright" featuring Muse, Shakira, Slash and Jack Johnson.
Saturday, September 4
"BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend 2010": Airs at 9PM*
With performances from BBC Radio 1's outdoor concert series in London, featuring top and up-and-coming artists including Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Ke$ha, Jason Derulo, 30 Seconds To Mars, Vampire Weekend and MGMT. A half hour version featuring Alicia Keys, Ke$ha and Rihanna will air the night prior, September 3 at 11PM* on VH1's "Friday Night Alright."
Sunday, September 5
"Hard Rock Calling 2010": Airs at 9PM*
Shot in London's Hyde Park in June 2010, the 2-hour highlight show features some of rock and R&B's best-known talent including Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, Ben Harper, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jamiroquai and Crowded House. A 2-hour version will air the Friday after the Palladia premiere on September 10 at 11PM* on VH1's "Friday Night Alright."
Monday, September 6
"Hurricane Festival 2010": Airs at 9PM*
This 2-hour highlight show from the popular German music festival features performances by The Strokes, Jack Johnson, We Are Scientists, Paramore, Coheed & Cambria, LCD Soundsystem, The Get-Up Kids, The Gaslight Anthem, White Lies, Faithless, The xx and Biffy Clyro.
PALLADIA KEEPS IT COMING WITH MORE PREMIERES IN THE FALL!
In addition to the kickoff of Palladia's "Outdoor Music Week," the channel will offer various special high-definition music programming throughout the Fall including:
Saturday Night Premieres (September through December 2010)
Viewers can tune in every Saturday night to experience some of the high energy around top pop, rock, R&B and country musical events and performances including "80's Rewind Festival," "B.o.B.: Unplugged," "CMT Invitation Only: Miranda Lambert," "CMT Crossroads: The Steve Miller Band and Kenny Chesney," "Heart: Night At Sky Church," "London Live: Katy Perry," "MTV World Stage: 30 Seconds To Mars," "MTV World Stage: Scissor Sisters," "Oxegen Festival," "Trace Adkins Unplugged," "Train: Unplugged," and "VFest 2010."
"Palladia's Salute to the MTV Music Awards" Airs on Sunday, September 12
Palladia presents a day of music featuring concert performances of MTV VMA nominees featuring Usher, Muse, Pink, Gorillaz, Green Day, among others.
"Hispanic Heritage Evening" Airs Sunday October 3
The evening will feature an array of Hispanic artist concerts including Christina Aguilera, Juanes, Enrique Iglesias and Julieta Venegas.
"Palladia World Tour Weekend 2010" Airing in November 2010
This 2-day salute will feature concerts from around the world.
"Divas Weekend" Airing the weekend of December 3, 2010
This weekend will feature a variety of Palladia's best concerts featuring today's hottest female performers including Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson and more.
"Best of 2010" Airing the last week of the year Sunday, December, 26 - Friday, December 31
The week features all the dynamic shows that premiered on Palladia on 2010.
"Epic. Awesome. Artists." Sponsored by VIZIO: Spots to debut mid-August 2010
credit : prnewswire.com
NEW YORK, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- MTV Networks' elite high-definition music channel Palladia will debut a brand new line-up of live performance premieres for Fall 2010. The highlight is the return of the annual "Outdoor Music Week," along with the network's new music programming, devoted to providing the greatest high-definition music experience available to avid music viewers.
Palladia's "Outdoor Music Week" airs Monday August 30 through September 6, 2010 and will feature live performances from some of today's top artists including Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Ke$ha, Rihanna, Shakira, Snoop Dogg, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Killers, Muse, Pearl Jam, Paul McCartney, Jack Johnson, Vampire Weekend, Editors, MGMT, Phoenix, Jackson Browne, Norah Jones, Ray Davies, Willie Nelson, Slash, Jason Derulo, 30 Seconds To Mars, Elvis Costello, Crosby/Stills/Nash, Ben Harper, Paramore, Crowded House, Jamiroquai, The Strokes, We Are Scientists, Coheed & Cambria, The Gaslight Anthem, The Get Up Kids and LCD Soundsystem. Tune in all week long as Palladia brings viewers up close and personal with its "Outdoor Music Week" - where all of its programming is shot outdoors, under the sun, moon and stars.
Monday, August 30
"World Stage: The Killers": Airs at 9PM*
Taped in 2009 at the Oxegen Festival, this show will feature 9 of the band's hits including "Human" and "Mr. Brightside."
Tuesday, August 31
"Flogging Molly Live At The Greek Theater": Airs at 9PM*
The popular Irish band performed on September 12, 2009 at the legendary Los Angeles, California venue in front of 5000+ loyal fans in the city where it all started.
Wednesday, September 1
"World Stage: Mika": Airs at 9PM*
Mika performs his latest hits, taped July 10, 2010 at MTV's Murcia Night in Murcia, Spain.
Friday, September 3
"Glastonbury 2010": Airs at 9PM*
England's highly anticipated and well-known music festival celebrates its 40th Anniversary with a stellar, eclectic line-up. This 3-hour highlight show features exclusive performances by Muse, Stevie Wonder, Shakira, Snoop Dogg, Jackson Browne, Vampire Weekend, Pet Shop Boys, Slash, Phoenix, MGMT, Editors, Willie Nelson, Jack Johnson and Corinne Bailey Rae. A half-hour version will air August 27 at 11PM* on VH1's "Friday Night Alright" featuring Muse, Shakira, Slash and Jack Johnson.
Saturday, September 4
"BBC Radio 1 Big Weekend 2010": Airs at 9PM*
With performances from BBC Radio 1's outdoor concert series in London, featuring top and up-and-coming artists including Alicia Keys, Rihanna, Ke$ha, Jason Derulo, 30 Seconds To Mars, Vampire Weekend and MGMT. A half hour version featuring Alicia Keys, Ke$ha and Rihanna will air the night prior, September 3 at 11PM* on VH1's "Friday Night Alright."
Sunday, September 5
"Hard Rock Calling 2010": Airs at 9PM*
Shot in London's Hyde Park in June 2010, the 2-hour highlight show features some of rock and R&B's best-known talent including Paul McCartney, Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Elvis Costello, Ben Harper, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Jamiroquai and Crowded House. A 2-hour version will air the Friday after the Palladia premiere on September 10 at 11PM* on VH1's "Friday Night Alright."
Monday, September 6
"Hurricane Festival 2010": Airs at 9PM*
This 2-hour highlight show from the popular German music festival features performances by The Strokes, Jack Johnson, We Are Scientists, Paramore, Coheed & Cambria, LCD Soundsystem, The Get-Up Kids, The Gaslight Anthem, White Lies, Faithless, The xx and Biffy Clyro.
PALLADIA KEEPS IT COMING WITH MORE PREMIERES IN THE FALL!
In addition to the kickoff of Palladia's "Outdoor Music Week," the channel will offer various special high-definition music programming throughout the Fall including:
Saturday Night Premieres (September through December 2010)
Viewers can tune in every Saturday night to experience some of the high energy around top pop, rock, R&B and country musical events and performances including "80's Rewind Festival," "B.o.B.: Unplugged," "CMT Invitation Only: Miranda Lambert," "CMT Crossroads: The Steve Miller Band and Kenny Chesney," "Heart: Night At Sky Church," "London Live: Katy Perry," "MTV World Stage: 30 Seconds To Mars," "MTV World Stage: Scissor Sisters," "Oxegen Festival," "Trace Adkins Unplugged," "Train: Unplugged," and "VFest 2010."
"Palladia's Salute to the MTV Music Awards" Airs on Sunday, September 12
Palladia presents a day of music featuring concert performances of MTV VMA nominees featuring Usher, Muse, Pink, Gorillaz, Green Day, among others.
"Hispanic Heritage Evening" Airs Sunday October 3
The evening will feature an array of Hispanic artist concerts including Christina Aguilera, Juanes, Enrique Iglesias and Julieta Venegas.
"Palladia World Tour Weekend 2010" Airing in November 2010
This 2-day salute will feature concerts from around the world.
"Divas Weekend" Airing the weekend of December 3, 2010
This weekend will feature a variety of Palladia's best concerts featuring today's hottest female performers including Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey, Kelly Clarkson and more.
"Best of 2010" Airing the last week of the year Sunday, December, 26 - Friday, December 31
The week features all the dynamic shows that premiered on Palladia on 2010.
"Epic. Awesome. Artists." Sponsored by VIZIO: Spots to debut mid-August 2010
credit : prnewswire.com
jueves, 5 de agosto de 2010
30 Seconds To Mars Fans — Known As 'The Echelon' — Weigh In On VMA Nominations
After the nominations for the 2010 Video Music Awards were announced on Tuesday (August 3), most of the attention focused the fact that not only did Lady Gaga pick up 13 nominations (an incredible, record-breaking number) but that she was also nominated twice for Video of the Year (once for "Bad Romance" and once for "Telephone"). Since it's the most high-profile category on the show, the race for Video of the Year will provide the most drama and intrigue until the show airs live from Los Angeles on September 12. Gaga's competition is an eclectic batch of clips, including Florence and the Machine's "Dog Days Are Over," B.o.B's "Airplanes," Eminem's "Not Afraid" and 30 Seconds to Mars' "Kings and Queens."
Of all the contenders, it's possible that 30 Seconds to Mars might have the best advantage. Since Video of the Year is one of the nine categories that is decided by fan voting, it will be up to the Internet masses to declare which artist created the video of the year. When the MTV Newsroom Blog took a look at 30 Seconds' to Mars' "Frame by Frame" segment for the "Kings and Queens" clip, we asked fans to weigh in on 30 Seconds' to Mars' chances for the win in the comments section and on Twitter (both @mtvnews and @kylemtvnewsroom), and their army of fans — who are dubbed "The Echelon" — responded with aggressive enthusiasm.
"'Kings and Queens' deserve to win," wrote commenter SisterOfHeresy. "This video is a sort of [an] escape for each one of us. Not all the videos are so strong like 'Kings and Queens.' Not all the videos give you what 30 Seconds to Mars have given you." Twitter user dreamsfight agreed. "'Kings and Queens' should win because it's one of the deepest and most awesome videos I have EVER seen!"
With the support of their online community (who gave the band a crazy push during this year's Musical March Madness tournament), 30 Seconds to Mars have a good shot at throwing a few curveballs and causing a few upsets at this year's VMAs.
Of all the contenders, it's possible that 30 Seconds to Mars might have the best advantage. Since Video of the Year is one of the nine categories that is decided by fan voting, it will be up to the Internet masses to declare which artist created the video of the year. When the MTV Newsroom Blog took a look at 30 Seconds' to Mars' "Frame by Frame" segment for the "Kings and Queens" clip, we asked fans to weigh in on 30 Seconds' to Mars' chances for the win in the comments section and on Twitter (both @mtvnews and @kylemtvnewsroom), and their army of fans — who are dubbed "The Echelon" — responded with aggressive enthusiasm.
"'Kings and Queens' deserve to win," wrote commenter SisterOfHeresy. "This video is a sort of [an] escape for each one of us. Not all the videos are so strong like 'Kings and Queens.' Not all the videos give you what 30 Seconds to Mars have given you." Twitter user dreamsfight agreed. "'Kings and Queens' should win because it's one of the deepest and most awesome videos I have EVER seen!"
With the support of their online community (who gave the band a crazy push during this year's Musical March Madness tournament), 30 Seconds to Mars have a good shot at throwing a few curveballs and causing a few upsets at this year's VMAs.
miércoles, 4 de agosto de 2010
Jared Leto 'Blown Away' By 30 Seconds To Mars' VMA Noms
Jared Leto was probably the last person to learn about 30 Seconds to Mars' Video Music Award nominations. After all, it was already Wednesday morning in New Zealand (16 hours ahead of us here in the U.S.) when he got the news.
"I was in Auckland, and I woke up after a long slumber, looked over to my BlackBerry, and noticed that the red light seemed to be flashing with an added urgency," Leto laughed. "So I reached over and quickly found out that this was a day that would go down in history for this little band of ours."
And rightfully so. After all, 30STM racked up four VMA nominations — more than any other rock act — with their "Kings and Queens" clip, including nods for Best Rock Video and Video of the Year. And immediately after learning the news, Leto reacted somewhat appropriately.
"I was completely blown away. It was so unexpected that my first reaction was, 'Holy f---ing sh-- f--- f--- f---!' " he said. "We had no idea this was the way these things worked. It was the furthest thing from our minds. And then someone sent me the list of artists we're nominated with, and we couldn't believe that either. It really is exciting."
Leto wouldn't speculate on his band's chances of taking home a Moonman — "It truly is an honor just to be nominated," he said — but in a lot of ways, he feels like he and his bandmates have already won. After all, the success of "Kings and Queens" not only came after a lengthy battle to get their album made, but it was born out of a collaboration with the band's fans and friends. So the VMA noms are vindication, and they give Leto an opportunity to once again thank everyone who's helped them along the way.
"We're so proud that a video that was an epic experience for us was recognized, because making it was a creative and beautiful journey that we still talk about fondly," he said. "It's a celebration, because it gives me a chance to say thanks to everyone who means so much to us, largely our fans, but everyone else who has supported us. It hasn't always been this way for us. We've had to work so unbelievably hard, and we couldn't have done it without some help."
Will you be rooting for 30 Seconds to Mars at the VMAs? Let us know in the comments!
The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 12, at 9 p.m. ET. Fans can go to VMA.MTV.com (or text VMA to 97979 if they are Verizon subscribers) to vote for the winners in general categories, including Best New Artist, from Tuesday (August 3) through September 12.
READ MORE HERE: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=198273081&blogId=537869754&actp=n%2b0prKAebczfG13CmB%2fL170xxzjSK8k%2f19igSi%2f1c3uQLTXTYANJMky0qJd%2b9I2kZTXbEvdZ9jOqc2%2bf0Wswb4jyCEJY1MR2DBQGkK%2fBmLFr1mcOAb2LMv3%2bjZZ5oa4TFGAY029nCdZrkKzkUAaaTZxox%2bcQOifzkbSuHz%2fqbQ8jTw0d4ofFoAi%2fmH3%2bRncs1Oh7P4qpaIwgY%2fcTXkYEC47VbuxsLxs3HZnQ4IOsMzaR3f5nv3XEzwqczPyJlPLT#ixzz0ve2nhrkZ
"I was in Auckland, and I woke up after a long slumber, looked over to my BlackBerry, and noticed that the red light seemed to be flashing with an added urgency," Leto laughed. "So I reached over and quickly found out that this was a day that would go down in history for this little band of ours."
And rightfully so. After all, 30STM racked up four VMA nominations — more than any other rock act — with their "Kings and Queens" clip, including nods for Best Rock Video and Video of the Year. And immediately after learning the news, Leto reacted somewhat appropriately.
"I was completely blown away. It was so unexpected that my first reaction was, 'Holy f---ing sh-- f--- f--- f---!' " he said. "We had no idea this was the way these things worked. It was the furthest thing from our minds. And then someone sent me the list of artists we're nominated with, and we couldn't believe that either. It really is exciting."
Leto wouldn't speculate on his band's chances of taking home a Moonman — "It truly is an honor just to be nominated," he said — but in a lot of ways, he feels like he and his bandmates have already won. After all, the success of "Kings and Queens" not only came after a lengthy battle to get their album made, but it was born out of a collaboration with the band's fans and friends. So the VMA noms are vindication, and they give Leto an opportunity to once again thank everyone who's helped them along the way.
"We're so proud that a video that was an epic experience for us was recognized, because making it was a creative and beautiful journey that we still talk about fondly," he said. "It's a celebration, because it gives me a chance to say thanks to everyone who means so much to us, largely our fans, but everyone else who has supported us. It hasn't always been this way for us. We've had to work so unbelievably hard, and we couldn't have done it without some help."
Will you be rooting for 30 Seconds to Mars at the VMAs? Let us know in the comments!
The 27th annual MTV Video Music Awards will be broadcast live from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 12, at 9 p.m. ET. Fans can go to VMA.MTV.com (or text VMA to 97979 if they are Verizon subscribers) to vote for the winners in general categories, including Best New Artist, from Tuesday (August 3) through September 12.
READ MORE HERE: http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=198273081&blogId=537869754&actp=n%2b0prKAebczfG13CmB%2fL170xxzjSK8k%2f19igSi%2f1c3uQLTXTYANJMky0qJd%2b9I2kZTXbEvdZ9jOqc2%2bf0Wswb4jyCEJY1MR2DBQGkK%2fBmLFr1mcOAb2LMv3%2bjZZ5oa4TFGAY029nCdZrkKzkUAaaTZxox%2bcQOifzkbSuHz%2fqbQ8jTw0d4ofFoAi%2fmH3%2bRncs1Oh7P4qpaIwgY%2fcTXkYEC47VbuxsLxs3HZnQ4IOsMzaR3f5nv3XEzwqczPyJlPLT#ixzz0ve2nhrkZ
martes, 3 de agosto de 2010
New Zealand, Auckland, Logan Campbell Stadium [03.08.10]
SETLIST :
1. Escape
2. Night Of The Hunter
3. Attack
4. Vox Populi
5. Search And Destroy
6. A Beautiful Lie
7. This Is War
8. 100 Suns
9. L490
10. From Yesterday (acoustic)
11. Was It A Dream? (acoustic)
12. Alibi (acoustic)
13. Closer To The Edge
14. The Kill (Bury Me)
15. Kings And Queens
martes, 27 de julio de 2010
jueves, 22 de julio de 2010
NUNN ON ONE Jared Leto: Good 'Thirty' fun
Jared Leto first broke our hearts in the television show My So-Called Life, which was a favorite among the gay demographic. Then he kidnapped, punched and drugged us in films such as Panic Room, Fight Club and Requiem for a Dream. Now, the multitalented Leto he is out to rock us by singing and playing guitar in Thirty Seconds to Mars.
Windy City Times: Hey, Jared. How are you?
Jared Leto: I'm great. I'm actually driving away from beautiful sunny Chicago towards Milwaukee. I'm on a bus right now.
WCT: Oh, so you have a Milwaukee show tonight?
Jared Leto: Yeah, we have a Milwaukee show tonight, then we'll be back. We actually had a day off in Chicago yesterday, which was beautiful, and we'll back tomorrow for the show at the Aragon.
WCT: So you lead sing and play rhythm guitar in Thirty Seconds. Were you always musically inclined?
Jared Leto: I've been playing music since I was a little kid, yeah. I grew up around a lot of artists and hippies and there was always instruments lying around. I remember one time, my first instrument was actually the piano, we had found a piano that someone was dumping with broken keys and barely worked, a little upright piano. And we dragged it into our house and that was there for a number of years, and that was my first instrument. But it wasn't something that people did professionally, you know. But there was a lot of creativity around.
WCT: And do you like being in a band with your brother?
Jared Leto: It was kind of a logical thing. He's a tremendous drummer and he's a really unique player. He makes really interesting choices and I think colors the band in a really original way. One of the plusses of sharing it with someone you have known your entire life is great too.
WCT: You got to work with some big producers on this album, too.
Jared Leto: Yeah some really wonderful people as well as being great at their jobs. Flood, who is infamous for working with some of my favorite bands out there, from Depeche Mode to U2 to Nine Inch Nails and Chicago natives, Smashing Pumpkins. And Steve Lilywhite, who's worked with the Stones, and U2, he's just a phenomenal talent.
WCT: Kanye West did the song "Hurricane," right?
Jared Leto: Yeah, he sang on a song I wrote called "Hurricane." He did a great job.
WCT: Is that ever going to be released with him singing on it, or no?
Jared Leto: It's been leaked on the Internet, and I think … some of that stuff is difficult to work out with label to label and we had to get it all cleared up before the album was released. But I know they're working on it, and hopefully it'll see the light of day, officially as well.
WCT: In March, you just recorded a cover of Lady Gaga. Are you a fan of hers?
Jared Leto: Yeah, we did a live cover for a station called Radio One in London. She's great, I think she's a talent and we thought it might be something unexpected and fun. They had called us last time, they have a program called Live Lounge for BBC, and they asked us to cover a pop song, so we did Kanye West's Stronger about two and half years ago. It ended up kind of winning the best Live Lounge in 10 years or something. It was unexpected and we were pretty surprised by that. So they asked us to do it again, and we thought Lady Gaga would be a fun thing to do.
WCT: The Mr. Nobody movie you're in, is that coming out in the States?
Jared Leto: I don't know when it's coming out in the States. It's been in festivals around the world; it's been in Toronto, it just came out in Russia, France and Belgium. I'm not sure about the States yet; I don't know when it's going to come out.
WCT: Well, you were actually in a movie with my roommate from college, Michael Rosenbaum.
Jared Leto: He's great, I love him. He's so funny. Will you tell him I said "hello?" It's been a while.
credit : jerry nunn
Windy City Times: Hey, Jared. How are you?
Jared Leto: I'm great. I'm actually driving away from beautiful sunny Chicago towards Milwaukee. I'm on a bus right now.
WCT: Oh, so you have a Milwaukee show tonight?
Jared Leto: Yeah, we have a Milwaukee show tonight, then we'll be back. We actually had a day off in Chicago yesterday, which was beautiful, and we'll back tomorrow for the show at the Aragon.
WCT: So you lead sing and play rhythm guitar in Thirty Seconds. Were you always musically inclined?
Jared Leto: I've been playing music since I was a little kid, yeah. I grew up around a lot of artists and hippies and there was always instruments lying around. I remember one time, my first instrument was actually the piano, we had found a piano that someone was dumping with broken keys and barely worked, a little upright piano. And we dragged it into our house and that was there for a number of years, and that was my first instrument. But it wasn't something that people did professionally, you know. But there was a lot of creativity around.
WCT: And do you like being in a band with your brother?
Jared Leto: It was kind of a logical thing. He's a tremendous drummer and he's a really unique player. He makes really interesting choices and I think colors the band in a really original way. One of the plusses of sharing it with someone you have known your entire life is great too.
WCT: You got to work with some big producers on this album, too.
Jared Leto: Yeah some really wonderful people as well as being great at their jobs. Flood, who is infamous for working with some of my favorite bands out there, from Depeche Mode to U2 to Nine Inch Nails and Chicago natives, Smashing Pumpkins. And Steve Lilywhite, who's worked with the Stones, and U2, he's just a phenomenal talent.
WCT: Kanye West did the song "Hurricane," right?
Jared Leto: Yeah, he sang on a song I wrote called "Hurricane." He did a great job.
WCT: Is that ever going to be released with him singing on it, or no?
Jared Leto: It's been leaked on the Internet, and I think … some of that stuff is difficult to work out with label to label and we had to get it all cleared up before the album was released. But I know they're working on it, and hopefully it'll see the light of day, officially as well.
WCT: In March, you just recorded a cover of Lady Gaga. Are you a fan of hers?
Jared Leto: Yeah, we did a live cover for a station called Radio One in London. She's great, I think she's a talent and we thought it might be something unexpected and fun. They had called us last time, they have a program called Live Lounge for BBC, and they asked us to cover a pop song, so we did Kanye West's Stronger about two and half years ago. It ended up kind of winning the best Live Lounge in 10 years or something. It was unexpected and we were pretty surprised by that. So they asked us to do it again, and we thought Lady Gaga would be a fun thing to do.
WCT: The Mr. Nobody movie you're in, is that coming out in the States?
Jared Leto: I don't know when it's coming out in the States. It's been in festivals around the world; it's been in Toronto, it just came out in Russia, France and Belgium. I'm not sure about the States yet; I don't know when it's going to come out.
WCT: Well, you were actually in a movie with my roommate from college, Michael Rosenbaum.
Jared Leto: He's great, I love him. He's so funny. Will you tell him I said "hello?" It's been a while.
credit : jerry nunn
jueves, 10 de junio de 2010
miércoles, 9 de junio de 2010
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