Angels & Airwaves

ANGELS & AIRWAVES

Name: Angels & Airwaves (AVA)

Home town: San Diego, California

Year formed: 2005

Genre(s)/styles: Alternative Rock

Record label: Geffen Records

Their story: After Blink-182 began an indefinite hiatus in February of 2005, Tom DeLonge holed himself up in his home studio and began writing and recording what would later become songs from his new band Angels & Airwaves. Aside from DeLonge, the band includes David Kennedy (Over My Dead Body, Boxcar Racer), Atom Willard (The Offspring), and Matt Wachter (30 Seconds to Mars). Although they were forced into releasing their debut album We Don't Need To Whisper earlier than scheduled (May 23, 2006) due to a hacker who was leaking songs on the Internet, the gold album quickly reached number 4 on the Billboard charts. Their highly anticipated second album I-Empire was released on November 6, 2007. The album debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard 200 chart. AVA released a documentary entitled Start the Machine on June 17, 2008. Shot over a three year time period, it focuses on the break-up of Blink-182 and the genesis of Angels & Airwaves. After knowing Mark Eaton for years, Delonge and Kennedy asked him personally to direct the film; later continuing on in direction of the music videos for "Secret Crowds" and "Breathe". The band is currently headlining on tour with Warped '08.

Current lineup: Tom DeLonge-Guitar/Vocals

David Kennedy-Guitar

Matt Wachter-Bass/Backing Vocals

Adam "Atom" Willard-Drums

Fun Facts: With all of the songs revolving around the idea of finding love in the middle of a war zone, We Don't Need To Whisper is considered to be a concept album, with I-Empire being the continuation of this idea.

DeLonge suggests that people listen to both records sitting in the dark with only one candle lit.

A numerous amount of AVA songs have been used on television shows such as Gossip Girl, The Hills, One Tree Hill, FOX NFL network,

The Adventure is often played during Barack Obama rallies.

DeLonge considers We Don't Need To Whisper as a representation of re-birth and I-Empire as a representation of what to do after the re-birth.

DeLonge put all of his trust completely into the hands of Mark Eaton with the documentary Start The Machine, to the point where he didn't even view the film once before it was submitted to festivals. He claims he "had nothing to do with putting it together".

IF YOU LIKE AVA, YOU'LL LIKE Taking Back Sunday The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Cartel	SONIC SOULMATES Boxcar Racer Blink 182 +44
MUST LISTEN SONGS The Adventure Call To Arms The War	LISTENING MOODS Suggest a mood and track... Love- The Adventure, The Gift, Breathe Hopeful- Call To Arms, Rite of Spring, A Little's Enough Rebellious/Radical-Secret Crowds

AVA Links

http://modlife.com/angelsandairwaves/

http://www.facebook.com/angelsandairwaves?ref=s

TOM DELONGE

DAVID KENNEDY

ATOM WILLARD

MATT WACHTER

Angels & Airwaves: LIVE IN CONCERT

TOUR SCHEDULE

WARPED TOUR '08!

ANGELS AND AIRWAVES ARE ONE OF THE HEADLINING ACTS AND MAKING EVERY STOP ON THE TOUR.

Check out www.fuse.tv or www.warpedtour.com to see when AVA will be driving their bus through your town with Warped.

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