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Angels & Airwaves (also known as AVA) is an alternative rock, stadium rock band created by blink-182 and former Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge. The band consists of former Box Car Racer guitarist David Kennedy, former Offspring drummer Atom Willard, and former 30 Seconds to Mars Bassist Matt Wachter, who replaced Ryan Sinn in early 2007.

The band released their first single, “The Adventure” on May 18, 2006 and their debut album, “We Don’t Need to Whisper”, on May 23, 2006. Recorded and produced at DeLonge’s Never Pants Ranch, the album is a mix of huge production values and anthemic songwriting sounding nothing like the pop-punk sound that earned DeLonge huge amounts of credit for his work with blink-182

The band released new album “I-Empire” On 5th November, 2007 which gained fast popularity, climbing to the number one spot on iTunes almost overnight. 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. I-Empire debuted on the Billboard 200 chart at No.9 with sales of 66,000 in its first week. On November 16, 2007, Tom announced on Modlife.com that “Breathe” will be the next single/music video off of the I-Empire album. A documentary by the band entitled Start The Machine is also in the works.
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Spice Girls were an English girl group, formed in 1994 and primarily successful between the summer of 1996 and the fall of 2000. As a five-piece, the Spice Girls became the best selling and most successful girl group of all time, releasing two multi-platinum albums, “Spice” and “Spiceworld”, scoring six consecutive UK #1 hits, and appearing in their own motion picture, video game, Pepsi, Polaroid and Impulse commercials as well as grossing millions of dollars in band merchandising alone. Estimated combined album sales are 55 million copies worldwide.

In May 1998, the Spice Girls were touring the US, when Geri ‘Ginger Spice’ Halliwell announced she quit the band. “Viva Forever”, released in July 1998, was the final UK #1 hit for Geri Halliwell with the Spice Girls (as of date). Subsequently, the Spice Girls went on as a quartet, releasing two UK #1 singles without Halliwell, followed by the commercially and artisticly disappointing album “Forever” in 2000. As “Forever” was considered a failure by comparisson, no further singles were issued, promotion for the album was set aside, and the members went onto to focus on their solo careers – Melanie C proving to be the best selling solo Spice Girl.

The brief 2007 reunion saw Halliwell return to the band. Only seven dates into their highly anticipated comeback tour, the Spice Girls decided to quit. The “Greatest Hits” package included the new single “Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)”, which only went to #11 in the UK Top 40 – a relative failure compared to the girls’ sales in the 1990s. The only other Spice Girls single not to go to #1 in the UK was “Stop”, which was held of the top spot by the Jason Nevins remix of Run DMC’s “It’s Like That”. As of 2008 the Spice Girls are officially defunct.
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www.doogtoons.com Myspace – www.doogtoons.com Mailing List – www.doogtoons.com Twitter – www.doogtoons.com Download this video on iTunes! click.linksynergy.com Official music video for “Weird Al” Yankovic’s epic 11-minute long parody of R. Kelly’s “Trapped In The Closet” – from his latest album “Straight Outta Lynwood”. Music by “Weird Al” Yankovic Video animated and directed by Doug Bresler Produced by Doogtoons © 2007 Volcano Entertainment III, LLC … weird al yankovic wierd doogtoons …

Internationally known violinist Joshua Bell has performed with all the major orchestras and is proficient in the works of Beethoven, Lalo, Tchaikovsky and Wieniawski. He is known for both his contemporary and classical repertoire. Joshua Bell was born in Indiana in 1967 and acquired an interest in playing the violin at an early age. By the age of 14 he had made his professional debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He studied under violinist Josef Gingold. After his debut performance his career took off. Although only a child when he first performed, his appearance was that of a serious, aspiring musician. In 1981 he won the Seventeen Magazine/ General Motors competition. From there he earned appearances with several orchestras including the Chicago Symphony, New York Philharmonic, Philharmonic Orchestra of London and the London Symphony Orchestra. He has performed under such renowned conductors as Charles Dutoit, James Levine, Franz Welser-Most, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Herbert Blomstedt. During the 90s Joshua Bell signed an exclusive contract with Sony Classical. He recorded the works of George Gershwin with composer John Williams. On the album Listen to the Storyteller, he performs a violin solo in a work by Wynton Marsalis. His concert work, Chaconne, was written for him by composer John Corgliano, who also composed the music for the film The Red Violin. Joshua Bell’s musical interests lie both with classical composers and living composers. In 1993 he performed a violin concerto by British composer Nicholas Maw and more recently a work titled Air by American composer Aaron Jay Kernis. Short Trip Home followed in 1999. Most of Joshua Bell’s time is devoted to concerts and recitals. During a season, he performs more than 100 concerts worldwide. He has played with the NHK Symphony in Tokyo, Orchestre National de France, the Danish Radio Orchestra and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra. Because of his flexibility in playing both classical and contemporary music, Joshua Bell has made quite a name for himself as a violinist. For two months in 1997 he performed with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet in a tour beginning at Carnegie Hall. The tour consisted of chamber music and concertos. In his love for chamber music he organized an annual winter music festival in London. Performers have included Yefim Bronfman, Steven Isserlis and the Orion String Quartet. Joshua Bell has been performing for more than 15 years. One of his most praised accomplishments is his cadenzas for violin concertos. He has written cadenzas for Brahms, Beethoven and Mozart. His musical genius has inspired him to create new works. Joshua Bell remains a prolific violinist. He has appeared on CBS This Morning, The Tonight Show and A&E’s Biography. Joshua Bell, with a violin named “Tom Taylor,” has become a household name among classical musicians. ~ Kim Summers, All Music Guide
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A group of quirky, fun-loving emo rockers from California, Hellogoodbye seem to take as much influence from modern pop-punk as they do from the original Nintendo sound bleeps that held children captive in the late ’80s. Formed by high school friends in 2002, the group’s playful brand of indie power pop is infused with sugary sweetness, catchy dance beats, and enough energy to tire a group of five-year-olds. Hellogoodbye , named after a quote from Saved by the Bell’s Screech Powers, is composed of vocalist/guitarist Forrest Kline, bassist Marcus Cole, keyboardist Jesse Kurvink, and drummer Chris Profeta. First releasing their self-titled EP for free download on their label’s website, the physical album hit stores with an additional track in November 2004 on Drive Thru (where Kline used to intern). The move worked to the band’s advantage and their music quickly spread; the single “Shimmy Shimmy Quarter Turn” made minor waves on MTV and garnered the band a pretty notable following for having only a handful of songs to their name. Extensive touring commenced, joining up for gigs (which often included water guns, confetti, and costumes) with bands like the Format and the All-American Rejects. The music video/live DVD OMG HGB DVD ROTFL appeared in the fall of 2005, and by the year’s end, the band had won the on-air MTV Dew Circuit Breakout contest, beating Over It and Tub Ring in the end. Early 2006 was spent playing sold-out nationwide dates as openers for the Academy Is… before hooking up with Motion City Soundtrack and Straylight Run in the spring for the MTVU Campus Invasion Tour. A spot on May’s Bamboozle festival preceded a summer spent on the Warped Tour. All this activity ultimately led up to the release of their highly anticipated full-length Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!, which finally hit stores that August. ~ Corey Apar, All Music Guide
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