Origins and formation: 2004-2005
Tom DeLonge began working new material during the Blink-182's final tour in 2004 and shortly after they began their hiatus in February 2005. For half a year he worked alone in his home studio before gathering musicians to form the band. Upon fiddling randomly for several weeks with the band's logo, Tom realized that if he were to invert the middle "A" of the band 's acronym into what appeared to be a "V", he would have the name of his daughter, Ava. As rumors were floating around about the band's "break-up", DeLonge chose to abstain for half a year from any interviews surrounding the issue and his future plans; instead he concentrated on writing and recording in his home-based studio. In September 2005, he finally spoke publicly in Kerrang! magazine, where he unveiled the name of his new band, "Angels & Airwaves". The band included former Hazen Street guitarist and high-school friend David Kennedy, former Rocket from the Crypt drummer Adam Willard and former The Distillers bassist Ryan Sinn.
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Nama ” ANGELS AND AIRWAVES ” lahir dari ide dan pemikiran kreatifnya Tom DeLonge. Semua band pasti ingin mempunyai suatu trademark tersendiri yang authentic dan juga unik. Begitu juga dengan Tom, sekali lagi dia ingin membuktikan bahwa dirinya memang “gudang-nya ide2 kreatif”. Tom pun sempat mengakui identitas band ANGEL AND AIRWAVES yang bila disingkat menjadi AAA itu, dinilai terlalu monoton dan kurang komersil. Akhirnya Tom memilih dan menjadikan inisial AVA sebagai trademark sekaligus logo Band yang terbentuk pada tahun 2005 itu.Karakter huruf “V” pada AVA sebenarnya mewakili karakter huruf “A” yang tidak lain diambil dari awalan kata AND. Kemudian oleh Tom karakter huruf “A” itu di-flip secara vertikal menjadi karakter huruf “V” , sehingga akhirnya kalau masing-masing inisial itu digabungkan sekaligus dibaca dari kiri ke kanan (dan juga dari kanan ke kiri!) menjadi AVA.
Ternyata pilihan Tom untuk mengubah inisial band-nya tidak salah. Karena secara kebetulan, AVA adalah nama depan-nya putri si Tom sendiri. Putri kesayangan Tom yang kini berumur 6 tahun itu bernama lengkap Ava Elizabeth DeLonge, dan merupakan sumber inspirasi terbesar bagi seorang Tom Delonge.
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We Don't Need to Whisper: 2005-2007
Soon after forming the band began recording their debut album in Tom's home studio in California. The band recorded from mid 2005 to early 2006. Angels & Airwaves released their first single, "The Adventure", after a fan hacked into Tom's email account and stole four demos from the album. "The Adventure" was leaked onto radio stations, resulting in the band having to release it on May 18, 2006. They released their first album, We Don't Need to Whisper, a few days later, on May 23, 2006. The album reached 4th on the Billboard 200, and went gold. The band toured for most of 2006 and early 2007 and then retreated to the studio at the start of the year to work on the follow-up.
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I-Empire: 2007–2009
On April 23, 2007, AVA announced that Ryan Sinn would not play at the Free Earth Day concert at the M.I.T. campus due to difficulties within the band. Following this incident, on May 15, Sinn posted on the Army of Angels fan club message board stating that he was "no longer a part of Angels & Airwaves," and had received a call on the evening of April 19 concluding his relationship with the band. Matt Wachter (former bassist of 30 Seconds to Mars), filled in for the show and was later confirmed as a permanent member.
The new album, titled I-Empire, a departure from the heavy effects found in We Don't Need To Whisper, wаs released on Universal/Island Records. I-Empire debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at No. 9 with sales of 66,000 in its first week. It also reached number one on the iTunes Top Albums chart. The first single from the new album, "Everything's Magic", was leaked onto the internet, and on August 25, 2007 it was the most requested song on California radio station KROQ. Angels & Airwaves began streaming the song on their MySpace profile on August 28, 2007. It also became available on iTunes, and reached number three on the iTunes Rock Chart on September 11, 2007, before the song was even made available for nationwide airplay. The band shot the video for the single on January 20 and 21, and it premiered on MTV2 Unleashed on February 25, 2008 The band came out with a third single, "Breathe", that was released onto the internet June, 20.
Angels & Airwaves performed at every location on Warped Tour 2008. They also underwent a Fall tour in support of Weezer.
The Love project: 2009–present
- Love
The band took a break from performing in 2009 while Tom Delonge reunited with blink-182 for a summer tour. During their time off, Atom Willard joined Social Distortion as their touring drummer, while Matt Wachter and David Kennedy began work on the upcoming LOVE film. When Delonge and Willard returned in the fall, the band resumed production of the LOVE album.
Love is the third studio album by Angels & Airwaves, which was officially released worldwide on February 14, 2010 after being delayed from Christmas 2009. Fuel.tv also released it two days earlier for Modlife members, along with Mark Hoppus' remix of Hallucinations available to those who donated when downloading the album.The album was released free of charge due to "corporate underwriting". They began producing it in January 2009 but progress was slow due to Blink-182 reuniting and going on tour. AVA finished the album in time for its release on Valentine's Day 2010. The first single from the album, "Hallucinations," was made available for free through the band's Modlife on December 23, 2009. The band have also released the video via Modlife on March 7, 2010. Lovewas downloaded nearly 500,000 times during the first 48 hours after its Valentine's Day release.
The band toured North America, starting March 27 in Anaheim, CA. The tour wrapped up on May 30 in Ventura, California, and Delonge returned to Blink-182 to prepare for their upcoming album and European tour. Delonge originally revealed that there will be another tour rumored to have UK dates after the release of the Love movie in the autumn, but plans were changed due to Delonge's commitments with blink-182.
- Love Part II
Delonge has confirmed that a second studio album in the Love project will be released along with the film of the same title in early 2011. He has also revealed that the upcoming studio album would be titled Love: Part II.
He also confirmed the film has been completed and is "very close to being finished up" and he plans the movie to be completed in September. He also confirmed that there will be a "bunch new music coming your way with a double album selling with the movie."
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Live history
At concerts the band is known for its showmanship and also for their effects-laden performances, directly opposing the clean, straight-forward rock sound of Blink-182. While Tom handles vocals and guitar, second guitarist David Kennedy, bassist Matt Wachter, and drummer Atom Willard are also handling keyboards, synthesizers, and drum samples, respectively. For the LOVE 2010 tour, Tom also plays synthesizers during "Et Ducit Mundum Per Luce".
In previous tours prior to the Blink-182 reunion, Tom frequently solo-performed "I Miss You", "Down", "Reckless Abandon", and "Not Now" during concerts, leading into songs such as "The Adventure" or "Rite of Spring". He has also performed Box Car Racer's song "There Is" as a solo piece or with David Kennedy, who was also a former member of Box Car Racer. The whole band has also performed "My First Punk Song" (another Box Car Racer song), at several concerts.
On March 22, 2010, the band played on Jimmy Kimmel Live, which aired on May 6, 2010.
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