This is the Life on MARS: 18 apr 2012

18 apr 2012

MARS TRANSMISSION OF WEEK

18/04/12

LET'S F-ING VyRT!!!

VyRT presents a live, intimate Thirty Seconds To Mars in-studio performance on APRIL 27, 2012! Jared has been calling some lucky digital ticket holders, sharing secrets about the event... Watch the clips on Jared's YouTube Channel now.

Get YOUR tickets to VyRT the MARS LABORATORY before it's too late! Visit http://VyRT.net/mars/ for more information! Digital ticket gifting is also now available.

Relive a MARS Family Tradition featured in this week's exclusive MARS Clip - Tomo's Birthday:

Click here to watch the footage and leave your comments.

Get MARS Clip Monday announcements by following the Band on Twitter, @30SECONDSTOMARS. Watch all of the Clips released so far on the Official MARS YouTube Channel using the MARS Clips Playlist!

Have you collected posters, tickets, marquee shots, and more during the THIS IS WAR Touring Era? We'd like to see your photos! Contribute to the Official MARS Archives by emailing your shots to marsTIWpics@gmail.com.

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THANK YOU FOR 8 MILLION LIKES!!!

Thanks to all of you, MARS has crossed over into the 8 MILLION LIKES mark on Facebook! Be sure to check out MARS on Facebook regularly to see the latest news, videos, and more.

Are you going to VyRT THE MARS LABORATORY? Join the Official Event on Facebook by clicking here.

Have a MARS-inspired Timeline photo? Be sure to share it with the Band by commenting on any post on Facebook, and you may just be featured in the next installment of TRANSMISSION.

ECHELON-run YesThisIsACult.com's latest efforts made news on @MTVact! Launched on World Water Day (March 22), ECHELON are looking to pool $5,000 to support 250 people, 50 families, or one entire community in a developing nation. For more details or to learn how to donate, visit their campaign page on mycharitywater.org.

MARS MERCH ATTACK! LIMITED TIME TRANSMISSION EXCLUSIVES: Classic MARS Tees for just $7, exclusiveMARS300 Merch available for $12 or less, AND $10 posters!

@chiccafrommars sent us a different kind of Triad Alert, spotting this particular one in the sky..

Have you spotted a Triad recently, or are sporting your Triad Necklace? Send us your photo via Twitter using the hashtag #TRIADalert.

Check out the artwork of Miles Ellis, made entirely out of MARS Lyrics... Incredible work!

We want to see YOUR MARS Art! Submit your original drawings, paintings, graphic design, and more to the Official MARS Art Flickr Pool by clicking here. You could be featured next!

ECHELON of Albania got together to formulate the Triad below:

Want to see your TRIAD Global Assault photo featured in Transmission? Get creative and submit your photos to the Triad Global Assault Page and you could be next!

Judging by this avatar, it looks like @cricky490 is ready to F-ING VyRT!!! Are you?

Think your MARS Avatar is unique or creative? Tweet to MARS with the hashtag #MARSavatar for a chance to be featured!

Dursy shows us her MARS Tattoo,
featuring lyrics from CLOSER TO THE EDGE:

Have a MARS Tattoo? Add your photos to the Official MARS Tattoo Archive and you could be featured!

Check out the latest features and focuses by visiting The Hive on Tumblr and Twitter, as well as now on F acebook!

Stay updated with the latest news by following the Official Mars Social Media Outlets listed HERE.

Read of the Week
Shannon's Pick:	"Way of the Peaceful Warrior" is a part-fictional, part-autobiographical book based upon the early life of the author Dan Millman, tell of a chance meeting with a gas station attendant who becomes a spiritual teacher to the young gymnast. The attendant, whom Millman names Socrates, becomes a kind of father figure and teaches Millman how to become a "peaceful warrior."
Movie of the Week
Shannon's Pick:	In The Silence of the Lambs, Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) is pulled from her training at the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia, by Jack Crawford (Scott Glenn) of the Bureau's Behavioral Science Unit. He tasks her with interviewing Hannibal Lecter (Anthony Hopkins), a former psychiatrist and incarcerated cannibalistic serial killer, believing Lecter's insight might be useful in the pursuit of a serial killer nicknamed "Buffalo Bill" (Ted Levine), who skins his female victims' corpses.
Album of the Week
Shannon's Pick:	The great Etta James has been a musical force and a major hit-maker since the '50s earning numerous accolades including six Grammy Awards, among them the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, a Best Jazz Vocal Performance and two Hall of Fame Awards. "Love Songs" features a number of James' most iconic songs, including "At Last".
Website of the Week
	Planet Aid is non-profit organization that collects donated clothing and shoes to protect the environment and support sustainable development in impoverished communities around the world.