Tag: "30 Seconds to Mars"

30 Seconds To Mars have returned with the lyric video for their new single, “Up In The Air.”

Marking the second time the band has pushed the single in its first week of release, “Up In The Air” showcases an evolution for 30STM. Their past material has often fallen under the heading of alternative rock, but this time around it seems the band is more focused on top 40 stardom than reaching fans of rock and roll. “Up In The Air” is a radio-ready attempt at making tough sounding lyrics and a weak hook sound catchier than they actually are with the use of an ocean of guitar and vocal effects. Fans are divided on whether or not this is a good step forward for the band, and you can decide by streaming the lyric video below.

“Up In The Air” is taken from Love Lust Faith + Dreams, which hits stores May 20. Continue reading ’30 Seconds To Mars Release “Up In The Air” Lyric Video’

We love passing new music videos around the OurStage office, and now we’re going to be sharing our finds with you. In honor of Halloween, this week’s videos are all about zombies, murder and everything evil. Enjoy!

Evanescence – “Going Under”

What would you do if you were playing a show, and everyone around you started turning into demons…even your bandmates?! Continue reading ‘“Watch This!” Wednesday: Creepy Clips for Halloween’

We already know there’s an assortment of killer albums on the way from Green Day to 50 Cent, but what about the rest of the entertainment industry? This fall’s must-see movie list brings us teen angst, vampire love, spooks, scares, and video game heroes. So put your favorite Carly Rae Jepsen song on pause and check out what the world of cinema has to offer.

Continue reading ‘Must-See Fall Films of 2012′

• The Stone Roses are back and just wanna be adored all over again.
• Courtney Love throwing a classic Courtney Love hissy fit.
• Not really sure how anybody didn’t see this coming, especially with a song called “Crank That”.
• Axl Rose: the king of class.
• Two hip hop stars being named gods of rock? Oh, GQ.
• Guessing that Taylor thought it was surreal Amy Lee didn’t have to strip to get attention.
• Indie kids everywhere, don’t worry. It’s completely normal to freak out at this.
• 300 shows for one album? This is madness.

It’s safe to say Premium Members seriously brought the heat in the August “Artist Access” Competition. With a mentoring session with A&R icon Rob Stevenson at stake, how could they not? His stellar industry track record includes breaking bands like The Killers, Fall Out Boy, Sum 41 and Saliva as well as helping further the careers of Katy Perry, Decemberists, 30 Seconds to Mars and Beastie Boys. The tracks were epic, the battles hard fought and now that the dust has settled, only one artist remains.

Meet Amy Kuney, an on-the-rise SoCal singer-songwriter fit to take the stadium pop scene by storm. If you’ve got a hankering for big hooks and driving beats with a touch of female folk, Kuney will be happy to oblige. Her track “Gasoline Rainbows” earned her some real talk with Rob Stevenson and we’re pumped to see how he lends his years of experience to her already promising career.

Scope the below playlist for more of her tracks.

Though Susan Boyle helped make music’s mainstream safer for the mature crowd, her chart-life-begins-at-nearly fifty success story remains a rarity. But perhaps in the case of Jeff Bridges, who won an Oscar for playing an alcoholic country singer in Crazy Heart, a music star could have been born at the ripe old age of 61. Alas, it was not to be. His debut album, Jeff Bridges, entered Billboard’s Top 200 album chart at No. 25 the week after its August 16 release and then tumbled to No. 58.

Thankfully, Bridges is in no danger of losing his day job.

These are hard times for actors and actresses moonlighting as recording artists. Back in the ’80s, the biggest movie stars usually were guaranteed at least one big pop hit if they bothered to try. Eddie Murphy, Bruce Willis, Don Johnson and Patrick Swayze all did, and each managed one trip to the Top 10 on Billboard’s Hot 100. But that was then. By the ’90s, mega-stars like Johnny Depp, Keanu Reeves and Russell Crowe were forming rock bands that went nowhere on the charts.

More recently, Jared Leto’s 30 Seconds to Mars has approached a level of heat commensurate with that of his acting career (which, considering his overall filmography, isn’t as impressive as it might sound), but there hasn’t been a movie star who’s been able to consistently score on the music charts since Jennifer Lopez made her seamless transition to pop diva in 1999 with the No. 1 hit “If You Had My Love.”

A handful of TV stars have done slightly better. Just in time for the September 18 Emmys, House star Hugh Laurie, an Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series nominee, sees his debut album, Let Them Talk (produced by Joe Henry, Madonna’s talented brother-in-law, and released in the U.S. on September 6, months after its successful spring launch in Europe), enter the Billboard Top 200 album chart at No. 16. Meanwhile, the single “Police Dog Blues” debuts at No. 58 on the Hot 100 — respectable, if not spectacular. But does his chart career have long-term potential? At first, Hilary Duff‘s seemed to, but her music career stalled nearly a half-decade ago (her one-time nemesis Lindsay Lohan‘s never really took off), and Miley Cyrus, who had to make her initial cross-over to pop as her small-screen alter-ego Hannah Montana, is in flux after tanking last year with Can’t Be Tamed.

Continue reading ‘Sound And Vision: It’s the Same Old Song for Thespians Who Sing — and Chances Are It’s Not a Hit!’

• The Dream compares releasing a free album to straight up advertising.
• Pack their bags, Empire Of The Sun is going [to] HOLLYWOOOOD.
• Every week Jersey Shore induces an even bigger “WTF?” Every single week.
• Long live Keith Richards. (Seriously though, he’ll outlive us all.)
• We smell an Internet bitch fight.
• This literally is war for 30 Seconds To Mars.

This August, a veritable boatload of OurStage’s finest acts are giving it their all for a chance to win some incredible opportunities.

Ernie Ball Jazz

Artists in the Jazz Channel are exercising their jazz hands for a chance to win a year’s supply of strings and accessories from Ernie Ball. If you fancy yourself a fan of Coltrane, Davis, Armstrong and Ellington, then lend your finely-tuned ear to judging by August 29th.

Artist Access

OurStage Premium Members in the August “Artist Access” Competition are shooting for a sit-down mentoring session with music mogul Rob Stevenson, founder of For The Win! (FTW!). Stevenson is the former President of Virgin Records and Executive Vice President for A&R at Island Def Jam Music Group. His stellar track record includes breaking bands like The Killers, Fall Out Boy, Sum 41 and Saliva as well as helping further the careers of Katy Perry, Decemberists, 30 Seconds to Mars and Beastie Boys. For an aspiring star, becoming so much as a blip on an industry player’s radar can mean big things. Judge in the “Artist Access” Competition by August 31st and help put one lucky act on the map.

Grabbing face time with a powerhouse music executive is high on the to-do list for many aspiring artists but it’s no easy task to accomplish. The OurStage “Artist Access” Competition seeks to bridge the gap.  If you want a shot at a mentoring session with industry staple Rob Stevens, then sign up for OurStage Premium Membership today and enter the August “Artists Access” Competition by August 23rd.

Formerly the President of Virgin Records and Executive Vice President for A&R at Island Def Jam Music Group, Stevenson is currently the founder of For The Win! (FTW!). His stellar industry track record includes breaking bands like The Killers, Fall Out Boy, Sum 41 and Saliva as well as helping further the careers of Katy Perry, Decemberists, 30 Seconds to Mars and Beastie Boys.

Your big time music career could be closer than you think—all you have to do is enter. Fans: If you want to help these rising stars catch the experience of a lifetime, lend your ears to the channel by August 31st. We guarantee they’ll love you for it. Check out the top tracks below.