30 Seconds To Mars

Thirty Seconds To Mars Say Goodbye To Longtime Guitarist

By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 13 June 2018

Tomo Milicevic announces his departure from the group after more than a decade.

Jared Leto's band 30 Seconds to Mars have found themselves a band member short after guitarist Tomo Milicevic announced that he is leaving the group for good in pursuit of other projects. It's a dramatic decision after 15 years, but there hasn't thought to be any hostility between the members that has caused this.

30 Seconds To Mars at the MTV VMAs

It's time to move on for the 38-year-old Sarajevo-born musician, who has been a part of the band since 2003. He hasn't revealed exactly why he's come to the end of the road with 30 Seconds To Mars or what his future plans are, but he will be sorely missed.

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Thirty Seconds To Mars - America Album Review

By Alex Lai in Music Reviews on 13 April 2018

It's been five years since Thirty Seconds to Mars released their last album; in the interim period, Jared Leto has seen his acting abilities recognised with an Academy Award, while also taking a turn at the iconic role of The Joker. Turning his attention back to music, the band are presently touring Europe in support of 'America', their fifth record, before embarking on a huge number of North American dates.

Thirty Seconds To Mars - America Album Review

Having started very firmly as an alternative rock act, the evolution of 30STM's aesthetic can be simplified into a more radio-friendly sound resulting in greater popularity. This isn't to say they became a pop band - far from it - but they found the knack of hooks to enable them to join the likes of Linkin Park and Muse on the road, with anthemic guitar riffs for their fans to belt out. 'America' sees the biggest departure in their sound since their second album, though it isn't immediately evident on the gospel-tinged 'Walk On Water'. The lead track features the trademark (and overused) "whoa/oh" chanted hooks, which has been evident on much of the band's material on their last two LPs. 'Dangerous Night' and 'Rescue Me' provide the first real evidence of a near abandonment of traditional instrumental sounds for a more synthetic approach; beats, samples and electronics often providing the backdrop to Leto's unmistakeable vocals. It's an approach which was hinted at as far back as 'Hurricane' from 2009's 'This Is War', but now fully embraced by the trio.

Particularly successful is the duet with Halsey, 'Love Is Madness', which sees a back-and-forth vocal battle with a thumping soundscape. A surprisingly light touch to 'Live Like A Dream' also pays dividends with a lick of new wave, while drummer Shannon Leto takes a successful turn on the microphone with 'Remedy', the quality of tune doing enough to rescue some repetitive lyrics. Only the collaboration with A$AP Rocky, 'One Track Mind', misses the mark completely with a tuneless four minutes which fails to develop. There's no doubt the band risk alienating some who adore their guitar-driven output and some of the material here takes multiple listens hit home, but in the main their gamble pays off.

Jared Leto Publicly Apologises To Taylor Swift After Video Emerges Of Him Critiquing Her Music

By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 08 December 2015

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Jared Leto doesn't hate Taylor Swift, despite what he said earlier this year.

Jared Leto has apologised to Taylor Swift after a video emerged online of him critiquing tracks from her album 1989. The video was posted by TMZ on Monday but appeared to have been recorded a few months back, when Leto and his bandmates were listening to Swift’s music in the studio for a bit of inspiration.

Jared Leto has apologised to Taylor Swfit.

In the video, a pink-haired Leto is first played ‘Welcome To New York, the opening track from 1989. ‘Oh I don’t like this at all. Next,’ Leto says. The Oscar-winner is then played mega-hit ‘Blank Space’, which he seems more positive on.

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Miley Cyrus Smoking On Stage Steals The MTV EMA Awards Spotlight

By Joe Wilde in Music / Festivals on 11 November 2013

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There was also Ron Burgundy, huge wins for Eminem and Katy Perry and a wardrobe malfunction from Iggy Azalia

Miley Cyrus was always going to star in the Monday morning gossip headlines when she was first announced as a performer at the 2013 MTV EMAs. The question was: what will she do? Besides 'twerking' with a dwarf during the award show's opening act - which included a rendition of her hit 'We Can't Stop' - there really wasn't that much to write home about regarding her performances. It was what she did to celebrate winning the Best Video award that won her the headlines.

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Each of Miley's outfits were as interesting as the one she showed up to the event in

Miley smokes up

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A Week In Music, Manic Street Preachers Get Nostalgic, DJ Muggs Returns Solo And Thom Yorke Throws A Spotify Strop

By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 16 July 2013

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A week in music videos... Manic Street Preachers teamed up with Richard Hawley for the nostalgic title track from their upcoming new album 'Rewind The Film'. It has that classic Preachers mix of anthemic melodies and melancholic undertones that have kept them high in the UK album charts since their debut in 1992. Looking at their latest track, this new offering is going to be just as impossible to categorise musically as usual - but we like it that way! Watch the video for 'Rewind The Film' here.

If a perfect summer 2013 song exists, it's Dan Croll's 'In/Out'. It doesn't feature on his debut EP 'From Nowhere' which we're hoping means there's going to be some talk of a debut album soon. We defy you not to move to this calypso inspired dance track, the video for which features karaoke style lyrics - if you don't find this infectiously upbeat tune catchy enough. Watch the video for In/Out here.

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Vampire Weekend And Kings Of Leon Added To ITunes Festival Bill That Keeps Getting Better

By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 19 June 2013

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American rockers Vampire Weekend and Kings of Leon have both been added to this year's free iTunes Festival, which will be held at London's Roundhouse venue throughout September.

Vampire Weekend and Kings Of Leon will join a rapidly growing list, already peppered with fellow rock royalty, including Queens Of The Stone Age, Sigur Rós, 30 Seconds to Mars and Primal Scream.

It won't be solely a festival of rock though - artists from other genres have also been invited, giving everyone at this September's festival something to look forward to, such as Justin Timberlake, Jessie J, Jake Bugg, Rizzle Kicks, and classical composer Ludovico Einaudi.

Having being held since 2007, the annual iTunes festival is held over every night in September and this year will host over 60 acts at the Camden venue.

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30 Seconds to Mars and Jared Leto - Download Festival 2013 - Day 3 - Leicestershire, United Kingdom - Sunday 16th June 2013

Jared Leto and 30 Seconds to Mars - Esquire and Stella Artois summer party 2013 held at Somerset House - arrivals - London, United Kingdom - Wednesday 29th May 2013

Thirty Seconds To Mars - Love Lust Faith + Dreams Album Review

By Alex Lai in Music Reviews on 28 May 2013

When Thirty Seconds to Mars' second album, 2005's 'A Beautiful Lie', saw them earn mainstream success, it was inevitable that it would be seen as an actor's ego project. By the end of the campaign for the following 'This Is War' album, Jared Leto was a bona fide musician who occasionally appeared in films; it hit the top twenty in numerous countries including the UK and USA and had a record-breaking tour of 309 shows in two years.

Thirty Seconds To Mars - Love Lust Faith + Dreams Album Review

Naming your opening track as 'Birth' isn't as clever as the band probably think, but in terms of a statement of intent this piece certainly does the job. Beginning with a brooding brass section, it develops with a cinematic feel before reaching a bombastic climax of guitars that could soundtrack Armageddon - someone may very well have been listening to Muse. It brilliantly mixes into 'Conquistador', a thumping anthem on which 30STM reveal an electro influence to their brand of alt-rock. It's instantly grasped with the first of many chanted vocal parts, something that can also be attributed to lead single 'Up In The Air' with its screeching guitars and simple hooks. 'City Of Angels' finds the trio in a less aggressive mood as they move toward U2-style stadium rock and particularly beneficial to the song is Leto toning down his vocal delivery. Whereas the album mainly features a lot of angst, which at times feels contrived, this is essentially a love song for the city of Los Angeles on which the sentiment seems genuine. Another track to take this approach is 'Bright Lights', but the results are less instantaneous in making a positive impression.

The frontman is back to growling again on 'The Race'; a dark number which disappoints with clichéd lyrics such as "It began with an ending"; but of more interest is 'End Of All Days'. Crunching guitars and synthesisers are stripped down in favour of a haunting piano piece that rewardingly builds to a crescendo as Leto gets ever-more emotive. It may not get fists pumping at their live shows, but it's certainly one of the more affecting songs on the album, and they soon return to big choruses and "whoa whoa" style vocals on 'Do Or Die'. For their fans, or The Echelon as they're affectionately referred to, this is the album that was wanted and will be openly embraced. For those outside this group, all too often it becomes difficult to find anything beyond a superficial enjoyment, hindering a good rock record from becoming a great one. There are only so many times you can "whoa whoa" before wondering what you're actually singing about.

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Jared Leto and 30 Seconds to Mars - BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend - Performances - Day 3 - Derry, Northern Ireland - Sunday 26th May 2013

30 Seconds To Mars – New Video For Up In The Air Features Dita Von Teese

By Jack de Aguilar in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22 April 2013

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Dita Von Teese rides pink bucking bronco in 30 Seconds To Mars video

Starting with a seizure warning (a good sign for any music video) 30 Seconds to Mars’ new video for Up In The Air features the talents of Dita Von Teese as she, and other scantily clad women do ‘stuff’.

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