30 Seconds to Mars Makes China History
In the U.S. Monday night, MTV made both rock and roll and Chinese history by airing the first American music video ever to be filmed in its entirety in mainland China.  Rock band 30 Seconds to Mars filmed its video for "From Yesterday" over the summer in the Forbidden City in Beijing and the Emperor Qin palace in Xian.  The band used over 300 extras in the video, as seen in the photo above, to create an ancient Chinese scene. The band's front man, actor Jared Leto, said of the Chinese shoot, "The depth of their history, the beauty of the culture and the passion of the people inspired a story that left us as a band changed forever."  Currently, 30 Seconds to Mars is on an MTV2 $2 Bill tour which takes them to various U.S. theaters and radio stations.  The band's album, "A Beautiful Lie" which includes "From Yesterday" has not done very well despite incessant plugging on MTV.  I think I know why this is.  In researching for this article I visited the band's website where if you click on virtually anything, this awful song comes on.  I couldn't figure out how to turn it off.  If any essential facts are missing from this story, it's because I was forced leave the band's site.  Nothing makes me run faster than emo.

•Billboard: 30 Seconds To Mars Visits China For New Video

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