The coolest critters to ever rock celluloid also have great taste in music.  Fans of the band BOSTON were excited to learn that their favorite rock band is also popular with those cool as cucumber Penguins: Skipper, Kowalski, Private and Rico.

Watch and listen carefully until you see those wacky penguins pop an 8-Track into the dashboard of their jeep. Suddenly, the multi-platinum recording, “More Than A Feeling,” written and recorded by guitar wizard Tom Scholz for his band BOSTON fills the theater.

Scholz comments, "What a kick to have them to use my song in the movie!  Helping animals is my passion and I loved the original Madagascar movie. Now I get to watch the sequel with the penguins partying to my guitar licks! How cool is that!" 

Brad Delp’s 2003 VW Beetle is being auctioned on eBay for Charity
Proceeds to Benefit Charity

(September 11, 2008 – New Hampshire & Colorado) The late singer Brad Delp was a devoted Beatles fan and when he wasn’t performing with his band, BOSTON, he could often be seen around his home in New Hampshire performing with his Beatles cover band, BeatleJuice.  

Delp’s devotion to the music of the Beatles band carried over to his motor vehicle of choice.  He was the proud owner of one Volkswagen Beetle that he later upgraded to a newer model.

Brad’s 2003 VW Beetle

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On March 9, 2007, Boston vocalist Brad Delp sealed himself in his bathroom, lit two charcoal grills, pinned a note on himself that read “Mr. Brad Delp: I am a lonely soul,” lay down on a pillow and inhaled a lethal amount of carbon monoxide.

Delp’s suicide was a shock to family members, close friends, his band and the music world alike. What made the event so perplexing was that Delp had spent his career as a health-conscious vegetarian and promoted and donated to several charities. In music circles, he was known as one of the good guys. He was fan friendly and spent time after every Boston show signing autographs and taking pictures with his admirers. Delp was engaged to be married and was preparing for a tour with Boston at the time of his death.

Boston bandleader Tom Scholz, a friend of Delp’s for more than 30 years, admits that while no one could predict Delp would end his life, the vocalist was suffering much emotional pain.

It was a night of overcoming handicaps.

The big question about Boston’s summer tour is how the FM favorites would get by without late vocalist Brad Delp. And while there’s certainly no replacing him, it seems the current lineup is doing just fine.

It's been a difficult couple of years for Boston. Since the death of lead singer Brad Delp the band has suffered through band turmoil about who would officially carry on the band's name and songs, and now Tom Scholz is bringing the current formation to the Comcast Center for a homecoming show this Saturday night in hopes that the classic songs themselves can be agents of healing.

Stryper frontman and accomplished solo artist Michael Sweet is touring with the legendary band BOSTON this summer on a headlining tour of North America. Sweet is sharing lead vocals and playing guitar, performing the band's classic hits like "More than a Feeling," “Peace of Mind,” “Amanda” and “Don't Look Back.” Boston has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, including the band's 1976 self-titled debut which has sold more than 17 million copies to date, and was the highest selling debut of all time.

In the wake of last year’s suicide of Brad Delp, beloved singer and co-founder of the band Boston, things looked bleak for the storied group, whose 1976 self-titled album remains rock’s best-selling debut ever with more than 17 million copies sold.