About Angles And Airwave

Angels & Airwaves Biography According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, DeLonge trademarked the name Angels & Airwaves (AVA) on June 24, 2005 amidst the lingering confusion of blink-182's abruptly announced indefinite hiatus. DeLonge quickly recruited friends and fellow musicians David Kennedy, Ryan Sinn and Atom Willard to round out the band's roster. Originally, Valkyrie Missile was slated for release via iTunes on December 13, 2005, DeLonge's 30th birthday. However, due to discussions with their record label, Geffen, the band decided to push the release date back to a later date. Instead, the Angels and Airwaves website produced the first ever glimpse at the movie currently in production, a 1-and-a-half minute long trailer featuring portions of the delayed song. Angels & Airwaves released both a music video and a short film for their first single, The Adventure; the band also released a short film for It Hurts via the band's official website. Both are short sci-fi films and together form the first part of a proposed ten-part series, following the cast's struggle through an unfamiliar world. On October 3, 2006, the band released the third installment in the series, The Gift. Do It for Me Now was released as the second single in the US, while in the UK It Hurts was released as the second single. The music video for It Hurts is the short-film released on April 18th and was available to select on the UK music television channel Kerrang!. Before the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, DeLonge revealed news about the current events of the band. The War would be the next single to be released and the short film was released October 27th, 2006. In 2006, the band embarked on their first full-length tour, which was headlined by Taking Back Sunday and supported by Head Automatica and The Subways. Numerous one-stop dates at the Give It a Name 2006 festival were played. The band also played on The Late Show with David Letterman on May 15, 2006. They also performed at two shows at London's Hyde Park and at the Old Trafford Cricket Ground in Manchester supporting the Foo Fighters on their successful In Your Honor tour