Band Making Headlines, Angels And Airwaves

Looking at this bands picture many of you may recognize the front man, Tom Delonge as the former singer and guitarist of Blink 182. He's back with a vengeance and creating music reminiscent to Blink but with a twist.

Angels and Airwaves came together to make their 2006 debut with "We Don't Need To Whisper" and quickly gained interest. Currently they're seeing success with the hit "Everything's magic" which is off their most recent album "I-Empire."



PureVolume.com intereviewed Delonge and he said this album is "a hybrid of everything about alternative music that I grew up listening to, like punk rock music and new wave." Personally, I love new wave and bits of punk rock so I think I'm just going to have to buy this album.

Of course MSN music showed me that no band's career runs smoothly so unfortunately the bassist Ryan Sinn left the band. But in no time was replaced with 30 Seconds To Mars' Matt Wachter. Which only leads me to think, "Did 30 Seconds To Mars have troubles too?" Only time will tell.

Although relatively young, Angels and Airwaves consists of experienced musicians and their show is guaranteed to be one you want to catch. They're coming to Revolution in Fort Lauderdale Tuesday Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m. And tickets are only $26.50.

Barry Manilow Takin' It Slow

Yea I decided to bring it down a few notches for this one. That's because a legend is coming to South Florida and he goes by the name of Barry Manilow

Born in 1946 this performer reached his heyday in the late 1970's but his music still resonates today.

He's very well known for his ballads and probably his most popular "Mandy." Songs like that make me want to change my name. Which interestly enough he did. Born Barry Alan Pincus he adopted his mother's maiden name after I read on Yahoo! Music that his father left him at a young age.

He began playing music at a very young age and by the age of 18 he was accepted into the Julliard School of Music which he paid for by working in the CBS mailroom. He actually became the musical director of the stations show "Callback" and supported himself by writing and performing such high-profile jingles for State Farm, Dr. Pepper, McDonald's and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

He didn't make his big break until getting hired as Bette Midler's pianist. Not long after he got his own record deal but he didn't reach complete fame until his 1974 album "Barry Manilow II." Since then he's seen a bit of failure when in the 1980's his work didn't receive the same attention. But he's remained a music mogul and is still releasing work today.


For all you Barry fans you can catch him Feb. 23, 2008 at the Bank Atlantic Center at 8 p.m. Tickets can be a big pricey but many are still affordable.

I'm Tired Of Chop Suey, Let's Eat Foo Fighters

Ok...Ok...I'm super excited about this next blog. I can't believe the Foo Fighets are coming to town. And not only that, but they're being accompanied by Jimmy Eat World and Against Me! This is a show I don't want to miss.

For the unwise music souls Dave Grohl, lead singer of the Foo Fighters, used to be the drummer of the band Nirvana. So he has a lot of experience rocking out.

The Foo Fighters came together in 1995 after the death of Kurt Cobain. But Grohl didn't all of the sudden think, "oh now I'm starting a band." He actually had been working on his solo career for quite a while. But instead of moving on to make music alone, he decided to form a band.

He met and asked Sunny Day Real Estate's bassist and drummer to join, as well as Nirvana's former guitarist Pat Smear. Together, they became the Foo Fighters. Now, I had no idea why they decided on this name. But AOL Music gave me the low down. Apparently in World War II there was a special unit that allegedly researched UFO's. Genius I tell you!

They were signed to Capitol Records in 1995 and a year later their album was certified platinum in the U.S. Unfortunately, drummer William Goldsmith left the band due to tensions but was replaced by Taylor Hawkins. And shortly after their 1997 album was released, guitarist Pat Smear left and was replaced by Franz Stahl who also left after a short time. He was then replaced by Chris Shiflett and since then there hasn't been a trace of doubt for anyone leaving.


The Foo Fighters most recent album, "Echoes, Silence, Patience, and Grace" was released this past year and their first single "The Pretender" has become a favorite of mine.

Celebrate their 12 years together by seeing them live Wednesday Jan. 16 at 8 p.m. at the Bank Atlantic Center. Tickets are on sale now starting at $22.25.

Keith Urban: Heading Toward The Sunrise

Keith Urban, as many of us know, is married to the lovely Nicole Kidman. But do we really know him other than the fact he's linked to a gorgeous movie start?

Mr. Urban actually grew up in Australia where CMT.com wrote, he listened to country music because of his parents love of American culture. He receieved his first guitar at age 6 and in less than two years he was winning country music contests. Child prodigy if you ask me!

When he finally made the move to Nashville, Tennessee he threw bands together making a name for himself and eventually was asked to play on Garth Brooks "Double Live" and the Dixie Chicks "Fly."

I guess in the past country music stars had that clean cut down home kind've look. But Urban came with a grungy down under appearance which eventually was accepted with the release of his 2000 self-titled debut album.

He's seen such success with his follow up album in 2002 and he was given the CMA Male Vocalist Award followed by the Entertainer of the Year Award in 2005.

Although relatively new to the music scene Keith Urban has earned himself a large following and even though he went through a stint of addiction to alcohol, he came out on top with the release of "Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing."

I feel like standing up and giving this guy a big round of applause. It's not easy being in the public eye going through a tough time. Maybe we can show our appreciation by seeing him Saturday Dec. 8 at 8 p.m. He'll be in Sunrise at the Bank Atlantic Center with special guest Gary Allan. Tickets range from $17.25 to $56.75 and will most likely disappear quickly.

Chris Brown Can "Run It" When He Hears A Bow Wow Coming His Way

Young and talented. Those two words come to mind when thinking of R&B crooner Chris Brown and hip-hop star Bow Bow...notice I didn't added "LiL."


This two young men are gracing us with their presence Wednesday Dec. 26 in Fort Lauderdale and I can't wait.

Chris Brown hails from a small town in Virginia called Tappahannock which leads me to one question. How the heck did he break out of there to become the first male solo artist to release a single that went straight to the top of the Billboard singles chart? Not to mention, he was only 16 when he achieved this! I tell you, MSN Music gives me some great sources.

After coming of age he developed the voice we all know and love and eventually signed with Jive Records. If you've seen him perform live on on Mtv you definitely can tell there's a difference in the way he moves now to when he first started his career. People say he can't take Usher's place but I don't know about that. He definitely can move just as well and has a voice to die for.

Now, Bow Wow on the other hand became one of the youngest hip-hop stars to achieve success. He was born in Reynoldsburg, Ohio and began working with artist and producer Jermain Dupri.

In 2000 Bow Wow released his debut album "Beware of Dog" with such hit singles as "Bounce with Me" and "Bow Wow." I happen to love the first of the two.

On YahooMusic!I read that after switching to Columbia Record Label his fans noticed a more mature sound from his music. Not sure if they got the memo, but he definitely isn't a kid anymore.

Both young men possess great musical ability and it's amazing they achieved success so young. I'm just excited to see what they come out with next!

Don't forget to get your tickets for their show!

When: Wednesday Dec. 26
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Bank Atlantic Center