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The [[Blink-182 Reunion Tour|summer tour]] was at first mentioned during the reformation, though no concrete information was given until April 7, 2009 when website buzznet.com stated that [[Weezer]] would be supporting Blink-182 on their upcoming tour. The May 28, 2009 issue of [[Rolling Stone]] magazine later added [[Fall Out Boy]], in addition to Weezer, as an opener for the tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pickrset.com/markhoppus/images/image001.jpg |title=Mark Hoppus}}</ref> Official tour dates were announced on May 15, 2009 on Billboard.com; the well-received tour lasted from July 23 in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] and ended on October 3 in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]. Several additional dates were added to make up for the shows cancelled due to DJ-AM's passing.<ref>Alternative Press July 2009 issue #252 interview with Blink-182</ref> |
The [[Blink-182 Reunion Tour|summer tour]] was at first mentioned during the reformation, though no concrete information was given until April 7, 2009 when website buzznet.com stated that [[Weezer]] would be supporting Blink-182 on their upcoming tour. The May 28, 2009 issue of [[Rolling Stone]] magazine later added [[Fall Out Boy]], in addition to Weezer, as an opener for the tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pickrset.com/markhoppus/images/image001.jpg |title=Mark Hoppus}}</ref> Official tour dates were announced on May 15, 2009 on Billboard.com; the well-received tour lasted from July 23 in [[Las Vegas, Nevada]] and ended on October 3 in [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]]. Several additional dates were added to make up for the shows cancelled due to DJ-AM's passing.<ref>Alternative Press July 2009 issue #252 interview with Blink-182</ref> |
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During an interview after their reunion announcement, Travis confirmed that they had been in the studio since December 2008 writing and recording new material. Each member had brought in their own musical ideas and songs, while also writing new material together. Blink 182 also revisited older demos they had written in 2004, before they went on indefinite hiatus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613377/20090605/blink_182.jhtml |title=Travis Barker Talks 'Heavy" New Blink 182 Songs}}</ref> A new single, titled "Up All Night," has been announced for the new album. On January 25, Tom DeLonge stated that blink-182 was in discussion to release a new album in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630394/20100125/blink_182.jhtml|title=blink-182 new album in 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Montgomery |first=James |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630394/20100125/blink_182.jhtml |title=Blink-182's New Album Due In 2011, Tom DeLonge Says — News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2010-01-25 |accessdate=2010-03-29}}</ref> |
During an interview after their reunion announcement, Travis confirmed that they had been in the studio since December 2008 writing and recording new material. Each member had brought in their own musical ideas and songs, while also writing new material together. Blink 182 also revisited older demos they had written in 2004, before they went on indefinite hiatus.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1613377/20090605/blink_182.jhtml |title=Travis Barker Talks 'Heavy" New Blink 182 Songs}}</ref> A new single, titled "Up All Night," has been announced for the new album. On January 25, Tom DeLonge stated that blink-182 was in discussion to release a new album in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630394/20100125/blink_182.jhtml|title=blink-182 new album in 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Montgomery |first=James |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1630394/20100125/blink_182.jhtml |title=Blink-182's New Album Due In 2011, Tom DeLonge Says — News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2010-01-25 |accessdate=2010-03-29}}</ref> |
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On January 26, however, Hoppus stated via Twitter that 2011 is "too far away" and will do everything he can do to release the new album in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/markhoppus/status/8244557862 |title=Twitter / Mark Hoppus: 2011 is too far away. Gonn |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-29}}</ref> The band is also working on a [[documentary movie]], currently titled ''The Blinkumentary'', about their recent reformation, recording of their new album, and both reunion tours. On August 26, 2009, an official trailer for the documentary was posted on the production company's official [[Youtube]] page.<ref>{{cite web|author=26 augustus 2009 |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CflQDyeQCa4 |title=The Blinkumentary "Official Trailer" THE BLINK 182 DOCUMENTARY |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2010-03-29}}</ref> A second trailer appeared on November 7, 2009,<ref>{{cite web|author=7 november 2009 |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCSotVkkaDY |title=The Blinkumentary Trailer #2 The Blink 182 Documentary |publisher=YouTube |date=2009-11-07 |accessdate=2010-03-29}}</ref> and then a third trailer appeared on January 10, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pickrset.com/markhoppus/?p=1223 |title=himynameismark.com » Blog Archive » New blink-182 Documentary Trailer |publisher=Pickrset.com |date=2010-01-10 |accessdate=2010-03-29}}</ref> |
On January 26, however, Hoppus stated via Twitter that 2011 is "too far away" and will do everything he can do to release the new album in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://twitter.com/markhoppus/status/8244557862 |title=Twitter / Mark Hoppus: 2011 is too far away. Gonn |publisher=Twitter.com |date= |accessdate=2010-03-29}}</ref> The band is also working on a [[documentary movie]], currently titled ''The Blinkumentary'', about their recent reformation, recording of their new album, and both reunion tours. On August 26, 2009, an official trailer for the documentary was posted on the production company's official [[Youtube]] page.<ref>{{cite web|author=26 augustus 2009 |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CflQDyeQCa4 |title=The Blinkumentary "Official Trailer" THE BLINK 182 DOCUMENTARY |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2010-03-29}}</ref> A second trailer appeared on November 7, 2009,<ref>{{cite web|author=7 november 2009 |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCSotVkkaDY |title=The Blinkumentary Trailer #2 The Blink 182 Documentary |publisher=YouTube |date=2009-11-07 |accessdate=2010-03-29}}</ref> and then a third trailer appeared on January 10, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pickrset.com/markhoppus/?p=1223 |title=himynameismark.com » Blog Archive » New blink-182 Documentary Trailer |publisher=Pickrset.com |date=2010-01-10 |accessdate=2010-03-29}}</ref> |
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The trio will soon be in the studio working on their as-of-yet untitled sixth album,<ref name="markclearsup"/> after embarking on a European tour in Summer 2010 including headlining the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pickrset.com/markhoppus/?p=1218|title=blink-182 European Tour. Summer 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lindsay |first=Andrew |url=http://stereokill.net/2009/12/26/blink-182-confirm-european-tour/ |title=blink-182 confirm European tour |publisher=stereokill.net |date= |accessdate=2010-03-29}}</ref> On June 21, 2010, the radio station [[KROQ]] announced the band would headline the station's Epicenter Festival in fall 2010 (alongside [[Eminem]] and [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]), causing a small controversy involving misinformation between the fan community, disc jockey [[Stryker (disc jockey)|Stryker]], and Mark Hoppus over a possible new song being played (revealed to be fellow Epicenter headliner [[Bush (band)|Bush]]'s new single "[[Everything Always Now|Afterlife]]"). Hoppus cleared up the controversy the next day, revealing that after the Epicenter performance the band will re-enter the studio to complete work on the album for the rest of 2010.<ref name="markclearsup">{{cite web|last= Montgomery|first=James|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642163/20100623/blink_182.jhtml|title='New Blink-182 Music Is On The Way,' Mark Hoppus Promises|publisher=MTV News|date=2010-06-23 |accessdate=2010-06-24}}</ref>. |
The trio will soon be in the studio working on their as-of-yet untitled sixth album,<ref name="markclearsup"/> after embarking on a European tour in Summer 2010 including headlining the [[Reading and Leeds Festivals]]. At one point Delonge ate a lolipop of nerds out of a strippers snatch, while Hoppus ate a box of nerds out of Barker's butthole<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pickrset.com/markhoppus/?p=1218|title=blink-182 European Tour. Summer 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lindsay |first=Andrew |url=http://stereokill.net/2009/12/26/blink-182-confirm-european-tour/ |title=blink-182 confirm European tour |publisher=stereokill.net |date= |accessdate=2010-03-29}}</ref> On June 21, 2010, the radio station [[KROQ]] announced the band would headline the station's Epicenter Festival in fall 2010 (alongside [[Eminem]] and [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]), causing a small controversy involving misinformation between the fan community, disc jockey [[Stryker (disc jockey)|Stryker]], and Mark Hoppus over a possible new song being played (revealed to be fellow Epicenter headliner [[Bush (band)|Bush]]'s new single "[[Everything Always Now|Afterlife]]"). Hoppus cleared up the controversy the next day, revealing that after the Epicenter performance the band will re-enter the studio to complete work on the album for the rest of 2010.<ref name="markclearsup">{{cite web|last= Montgomery|first=James|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642163/20100623/blink_182.jhtml|title='New Blink-182 Music Is On The Way,' Mark Hoppus Promises|publisher=MTV News|date=2010-06-23 |accessdate=2010-06-24}}</ref>. |
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The band's European tour began on August 16 in [[Aberdeen, Scotland]]. The trio will return in early September 2010 to begin preparations for the Epicenter 2010 Festival, the beginning of Mark Hoppus' new weekly television series debuting September 16th ''[[A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus|A Different Spin]]'', and the recording of their new record. The album is currently set for a Spring 2011 release. |
The band's European tour began on August 16 in [[Aberdeen, Scotland]]. The trio will return in early September 2010 to begin preparations for the Epicenter 2010 Festival, the beginning of Mark Hoppus' new weekly television series debuting September 16th ''[[A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus|A Different Spin]]'', and the recording of their new record. The album is currently set for a Spring 2011 release. |
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Blink-182 is an American pop punk band from Poway, California, formed in 1992.[2] The band formed as "Blink" with vocalist and guitarist Tom DeLonge, vocalist and bassist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor. In 1998, midway through a U.S. tour, current drummer Travis Barker replaced Scott Raynor. Blink-182 is recognized as a key pioneer of contemporary pop punk music, influencing various acts over their career.[3]
After releasing debut album Cheshire Cat (1994), the band achieved relative success with Dude Ranch (1997), now having sold over a million copies. However, the trio achieved even greater success with the multi-platinum selling Enema of the State (1999). Their following two albums maintained their popularity; Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001) and Blink-182 (2003) before DeLonge left the group in early 2005, initiating an indefinite hiatus. DeLonge went on to form Angels & Airwaves, while Hoppus and Barker continued playing music together in +44. After some tragic events involving the band and its entourage, Blink-182 reunited in February 2009 and a new album is in the works.[4]
Blink-182 has sold over 25 million albums worldwide.[5][6][7]
History
Formation (1992-93)
After being expelled from Poway High School for showing up drunk at a basketball game, DeLonge attended Rancho Bernardo High School where he became friends with Anne Hoppus. DeLonge often expressed the desire to be in a band, so in August 1992 Anne introduced him to her brother Mark Hoppus, who also wanted to be in a band.[8] The two played for hours in DeLonge's garage, showing each other songs they had previously written, and writing new songs together - one of which would become the track "Carousel".[8] To impress DeLonge, Hoppus climbed to the top of a streetlight outside of DeLonge's home - however, he broke both ankles on the way down, resulting in being in crutches for the next few weeks.[8] The two decided they needed to officially start a band, so DeLonge recruited friend Scott Raynor, who he had met at his school's Battle of the Bands competition. The three began playing together and called themselves Duck Tape, until DeLonge thought of the name Blink.[8]
The band practiced constantly, which angered Hoppus's girlfriend.[8] She told him he had to choose between the band and her, so he left the band just as it was starting. DeLonge then informed Hoppus that he borrowed a 4-track from a friend and he and Raynor were using it to make a demo tape. Upon hearing this, Hoppus decided he would leave his girlfriend and return to the band. The demo tape, titled Flyswatter, was recorded in May 1993 in Raynor's bedroom. The 4-track used to record the material resulted in poor sound quality. According to Hoppus, only a small number of demos were released, primarily to their family and friends. [citation needed] The same year, the band recorded another demo tape, this one untitled and known simply as Demo #2. It featured re-recordings of a few Flyswatter songs, and also included new songs, some of which would go on to be re-recorded and re-released on the band's albums Buddha, Cheshire Cat, and Dude Ranch.
Buddha, their third and final demo, was recorded in 1993 over three rainy nights on a 24 track recording system at Double Time Studios in San Diego, California, according to the CD's liner notes. It was released on cassette in 1993 with around 1,000 copies of the tape produced by Filter Records, an independent record company headed by Hoppus's boss. The album was one of the few Blink-182 productions released with the band name as Blink. A remastered version was released on Kung Fu Records in 1998 (with three of the original tracks omitted and two new tracks added).
Early days in the band included carrying and tuning their own gear at every gig and living in a van.[9] The band's first goal was to headline SOMA, a San Diego all-ages club only (then) capable of holding 1,500 people. After eventually playing other small clubs in Southern California, Hoppus recalls "[we] worked our way up from there."[10] DeLonge called clubs constantly in San Diego asking for a spot to play, as well as calling up local high schools convincing them that Blink was a "motivational band with a strong anti-drug message" in hopes to play at an assembly or lunch.
Early albums (1994-1998)
The band gained notoriety for humorous stage shows and eventually was signed to small record label Cargo Music, where they released their first full-length album, Cheshire Cat, in February 1994. Recorded in three days and fueled by both new songs and re-recordings of songs from previous demos, Blink began to gain fame outside of California throughout 1995 and 1996. "M+M's" and "Wasting Time" from Cheshire Cat were released as singles, but both failed to chart. Although the album never made a commercial impact, it is cited by bands and fans as an iconic release.[3]
Shortly after the release of the album, the band was threatened with legal action by an Irish pop band of the same name. To avoid a legal dispute, the band appended "182" to the end of their name.[11][3] In 1994, the band released a split EP with Iconoclasts titled Short Bus. The 3-track EP They Came to Conquer... Uranus was released the next year.
The band moved to Encinitas, California in 1996, where they would record their second album Dude Ranch with producer Mark Trombino. Blink-182 recorded the album under Cargo Records, but signed with MCA in 1998 in order to handle increased distribution. The album was released in 1997 and was relatively commercially successful, selling 1.5 million copies worldwide. The single "Dammit" did well on U.S. modern rock charts, and the band received a small degree of mainstream success.[3]
Thanks to the success of Dude Ranch, Blink-182 embarked on multiple worldwide tours during 1997 and 1998. Midway through a U.S. tour in 1998, original drummer Scott Raynor was asked to leave the band. Various conflicting reasons have circulated the Internet for years; a largely popular explanation is that Raynor had a serious drinking problem and was asked to leave. When he agreed to abstaining from alcohol, bassist Mark Hoppus and guitarist Tom DeLonge doubted his sincerity and he was fired from the band through a telephone call. In a 2004 interview, Hoppus described the touring for Dude Ranch as "rough", with DeLonge adding "That was the worst tour ever. At that time, our drummer had a drinking problem. One show he dropped his sticks 10 times. It was so disturbing to see someone ruining himself."[12] Raynor, in a 2004 interview with AbsolutePunk, stated the reason for his departure was his desire to stay in a small non-mainstream band against the increasing popularity Blink-182 was achieving.[13]
Hoppus and DeLonge asked drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182's support band The Aquabats to fill in for Raynor for the remainder of the tour. He was later offered the position of a full-time drummer and consequently left The Aquabats. Barker learned the entire setlist of the tour (which consisted of 20 songs), reportedly in less than one day.[14] The band entered the studio in October 1998 to begin work on what would become their breakthrough album, Enema of the State.[15]
Mainstream success (1999–2004)
After finishing up production of Enema of the State with new producer Jerry Finn, the album was released in June 1999 and became a huge success, largely due to popular singles "What's My Age Again", "All the Small Things", and "Adam's Song". The singles led to an incredible amount of airtime on music video channels, bringing the band to a new audience. The band's popularity soared to new horizons and the band made a cameo in the teen comedy American Pie (1999).[16] A home video titled The Urethra Chronicles (1999) featured behind-the-scenes information, and was released in November 1999. "Adam's Song" caused a stir in 2000 when it was set to replay indefinitely on a stereo as 17-year-old Greg Barnes hanged himself in the garage of his family's home.[17] Enema of the State would go on to sell over 15 million copies, solidifying Blink-182 as one of the biggest pop punk acts of the era.[3]
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The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back!) was released in November 2000, a live album based on tracks recorded in November 1999 in both San Francisco and Universal City, California.[18] Although the album’s name references Blink-182’s highly publicized summer 2000 tour (The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show Tour), the album was actually recorded on the Loserkids Tour (during the tour’s arena shows early on in the tour) in 1999.[19] The album quickly went out of print. Two singles were released from the album, the sole studio track "Man Overboard" and a live version of "Dumpweed".
The band continued its commercial success with Take Off Your Pants and Jacket in 2001, which was a small change from their direction in Enema of the State. The album sold more than 350,000 copies in the first week. It contains the hit singles "The Rock Show", "First Date" and "Stay Together for the Kids", while "Anthem Part 2" also received radio airplay. The album has sold approximately 4.5 million records worldwide, while going double platinum in the US. The album was released on three different CDs: yellow, red and green versions, each one featuring two unique bonus tracks. A European tour in winter 2001 was delayed in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks. Rescheduled dates in early 2002 were also canceled due to DeLonge's back problems. In 2001, Mark Hoppus' sister released a book about the genesis of the band entitled Blink-182: Tales From Beneath Your Mom.[20] Blink-182 co-headlined the Pop Disaster Tour with Green Day during summer 2002,[21] which was documented on the DVD Riding in Vans with Boys.
During time off from Blink-182, DeLonge and Barker formed side project Box Car Racer with David Kennedy of Hazen Street. Created to experiment with darker ideas not "Blink-friendly", the band recorded and released their debut album Box Car Racer in May 2002 to commercial success.[22] The album is a salute to DeLonge's post-hardcore influences, such as Fugazi and Refused.[23] Meanwhile, Barker was invited to join rap rock outfit Transplants and accepted; the band's eponymous debut album being released in October 2002.[24] After finishing up the side-projects near Christmas of 2002, the band regrouped and began production of their next album.[25]
The band rented a house in San Diego to record the album, which took much longer than expected, causing the band to be kicked out of the house before finishing the album (as seen on MTV album launch of blink 182).[26] Whereas previous Blink-182 albums took less than three months to record, the new record would take Blink nearly all of 2003 to complete.[26] The band embarked on a short tour in the Middle East in summer 2003, as well as headlining the Reading and Leeds festivals for the first time, where they performed new songs.[26] The album was in production so late that final mixes were still being judged by Hoppus, DeLonge, and Barker in early October 2003.[27] DeLonge described the final days of mixing the album as "crazy stressful", with "literally hours to turn [the album] to have it come it out on time."[27]
Blink-182's eponymous fifth studio album was released on November 18, 2003 through Geffen Records, the band’s first with the label. The album was commercially successful (bolstered by hit singles "Feeling This" and "I Miss You") and received favorable reviews from music critics, who praised the band’s new direction and sound. The album represented a more "mature" Blink-182 than seen in the past,[28] with the band infusing experimentalist elements into their usual pop punk sound, inspired by lifestyle changes (the band members all became fathers before the album was released) and side-projects (Box Car Racer and Transplants).[26]
Shortly before the release of Blink-182, the band embarked on the "DollaBill" tour, named for the ticket cost of $1 each. They played ten club shows throughout the US and one in Canada.[29] Barker broke his right foot after a gig in Melbourne, Australia in March 2004, forcing the band to cancel several shows there and Japan.[30] Blink-182 toured with No Doubt in the summer of 2004.[31] Two more singles from Blink-182, "Down" and "Always", were issued during 2004, the latter celebrating the band's longevity.[32] However, tensions were arising in the band as they completed a European tour in December 2004.[3][33]
"Indefinite hiatus" (2005)
A North American tour, in support of Blink-182 and "Always" was planned for spring 2005. Tensions, however, arose between the band members as DeLonge expressed his desire to cancel the tour and enter a half-year respite from touring. According to Mark Hoppus, the band's manager Rick DeVoe, who had previously encouraged the forthcoming tour, sided with DeLonge in the decision to cancel the shows: "I was at an airport in Singapore, on my way to Nepal, and [DeVoe] called to tell me that he now thought we shouldn’t tour. This is a good indication of the relationship between our old manager and blink-182 at that time. By that point, he was basically managing Tom. Tom changed his mind on touring, and then our manager changed his too."[33]
At a band meeting which coincided with the beginning of Blink-182's final European tour, DeLonge expressed his desire to spend more time with his family. In an interview published in 2006, Hoppus stated that, at this meeting, Delonge stated that he was: "'over playing music' and wanted to be with his family. The spring tour was going to be canceled. Travis and I were in shock. [...] [We] said 'okay, if you don’t want to tour, how about let’s stay home and start the next record?' We had a lot of ideas and were ready to start laying them down, and Tom could be with his family. He didn’t want to do that either. He was burned out and just wanted to stop. We asked him how long he needed, and he said he didn’t know. The conversation got heated and lasted for two or three hours. It went around in circles, and the end result was the canceled tour, with no idea when we would be doing anything with blink-182 again."[33]
During the band's six-month break, Hoppus expressed his desire for the band to perform at Music for Relief's Concert for South Asia, a benefit show to aid victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. DeLonge agreed to perform, and the band subsequently began rehearsing for the event. Further tensions, however, arose between the band members during rehearsals, and they began arguing about the band's "forced break, the greatest hits record, and the possibility of recording the next album."[33]
DeLonge stated that he would only record his contributions to the band's next studio album at his home in San Diego, and that Hoppus and Barker could send him ProTools files to work on. Regarding the band's final moments together as a band, Hoppus states that: "Tom was deciding when we would tour, how we would tour, when we would have time off, when we would record, and how we could record. One person was dictating everything. We told Tom this. Things got hot. [...] We said, 'You are trying to control everything, and it’s wrong.' He said he couldn’t be a part of anything he couldn’t control, and he left the rehearsal space."[33] DeVoe phoned Hoppus and Barker the following day to tell them that DeLonge had quit the band, stating: "As of today, Tom DeLonge is no longer a member of blink-182."[34] DeLonge subsequently changed his telephone number to avoid discussing the matter with Hoppus and Barker. In 2010, whilst reflecting upon the band's break-up, Tom Delonge stated that: "My biggest failure was the breakup of Blink. That was a failure of friendships, businesses and communications. In our hearts, we thought that was forever and gone. What's funny is, at the time, I looked at it as a triumph."[35]
News of the band's break-up initially appeared on Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro's blog, 6767.com. Navarro, who was also scheduled to perform at Music for Relief benefit concert, posted the following: "the big shock came when Blink-182 pulled out. Evidently, they broke up yesterday. I am surprised they couldn't hang in there one more day in order to do Southeast Asia a service like this, but having said that, I know how it can get when it's just not working anymore. Anyway, best of luck to those guys."[36] Following the subsequent speculation as to whether the band had, in fact, broken up, Blink-182 announced that they had entered an "indefinite hiatus".[37]
Solo projects and Barker's plane crash (2005-2008)
Following the band's break-up, DeLonge founded a new band, entitled Angels & Airwaves. The band, which still continues to record and tour, have thus far released three studio albums: We Don't Need to Whisper (2006), I-Empire (2007) and Love (2010). Hoppus and Barker continued working together in a new band, +44. They released their debut album, When Your Heart Stops Beating, in 2006.[3]
Geffen Records released a Greatest Hits compilation album on November 1, 2005. A previously unreleased The Only Ones cover song, "Another Girl, Another Planet", was included. The song was used as the theme song to Barker's reality television show, Meet the Barkers. This track would be the final studio recording completed by the band prior to their hiatus. The album reached #6 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.[38]
On August 21, 2008, the band's frequent producer Jerry Finn died of a cerebral hemorrhage.[39] This event would become one of the catalysts for DeLonge to begin communicating with both Hoppus and Barker again in September 2008.
On September 19, 2008, Travis Barker barely survived a plane crash, after performing an event with Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell. Adam Goldstein (better known as DJ AM) and Barker were the sole survivors. Barker sustained second and third degree burns on his lower body and torso and expected to recover within a year. While in the hospital, Mark Hoppus and former bandmate Tom DeLonge visited, allowing the band to reconcile and patch up their differences. Regarding Barker's incident, in 2010 Tom DeLonge stated that "if that accident hadn't happened, we wouldn't be a band. Plain and simple. That was fate."[40]
Reformation and sixth studio album (2009–present)
At the 51st Grammy Awards ceremony on February 8, 2009, all three members of the band appeared onstage for the first time since December 2004.[4] Barker announced the band's reformation, stating that "we used to play music together, and we decided we're going to play music together again," with Hoppus adding, "Blink-182 is back!" A message appeared on the band's website the same day stating "To put it simply, We're back. We mean, really back. Picking up where we left off and then some. In the studio writing and recording a new album."[4] The band also updated their "smiley face" logo to feature six arrows instead of the previous five.[41]
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The summer tour was at first mentioned during the reformation, though no concrete information was given until April 7, 2009 when website buzznet.com stated that Weezer would be supporting Blink-182 on their upcoming tour. The May 28, 2009 issue of Rolling Stone magazine later added Fall Out Boy, in addition to Weezer, as an opener for the tour.[42] Official tour dates were announced on May 15, 2009 on Billboard.com; the well-received tour lasted from July 23 in Las Vegas, Nevada and ended on October 3 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Several additional dates were added to make up for the shows cancelled due to DJ-AM's passing.[43]
During an interview after their reunion announcement, Travis confirmed that they had been in the studio since December 2008 writing and recording new material. Each member had brought in their own musical ideas and songs, while also writing new material together. Blink 182 also revisited older demos they had written in 2004, before they went on indefinite hiatus.[44] A new single, titled "Up All Night," has been announced for the new album. On January 25, Tom DeLonge stated that blink-182 was in discussion to release a new album in 2011.[45][46] On January 26, however, Hoppus stated via Twitter that 2011 is "too far away" and will do everything he can do to release the new album in 2010.[47] The band is also working on a documentary movie, currently titled The Blinkumentary, about their recent reformation, recording of their new album, and both reunion tours. On August 26, 2009, an official trailer for the documentary was posted on the production company's official Youtube page.[48] A second trailer appeared on November 7, 2009,[49] and then a third trailer appeared on January 10, 2010.[50]
The trio will soon be in the studio working on their as-of-yet untitled sixth album,[51] after embarking on a European tour in Summer 2010 including headlining the Reading and Leeds Festivals. At one point Delonge ate a lolipop of nerds out of a strippers snatch, while Hoppus ate a box of nerds out of Barker's butthole[52][53] On June 21, 2010, the radio station KROQ announced the band would headline the station's Epicenter Festival in fall 2010 (alongside Eminem and Kiss), causing a small controversy involving misinformation between the fan community, disc jockey Stryker, and Mark Hoppus over a possible new song being played (revealed to be fellow Epicenter headliner Bush's new single "Afterlife"). Hoppus cleared up the controversy the next day, revealing that after the Epicenter performance the band will re-enter the studio to complete work on the album for the rest of 2010.[51].
The band's European tour began on August 16 in Aberdeen, Scotland. The trio will return in early September 2010 to begin preparations for the Epicenter 2010 Festival, the beginning of Mark Hoppus' new weekly television series debuting September 16th A Different Spin, and the recording of their new record. The album is currently set for a Spring 2011 release.
In an interview with Tom DeLonge on August 30, 2010, he has said that you can hear exactly how the band's new album will sound by listening to the three members' side projects. He has also commented the new album will be a mixture of drum and bass, indie rock and stadium rock. "I can't say we’ve done that before, but you can see the tip of the iceberg on the last record" Delonge has commented.[54]
The band have been rumoured to tour Australia in 2011 as part of the annual Big Day Out travelling music festival.[55]
Band members
Current members
- Tom Delonge – guitar, vocals (1992–2005, 2009–present)
- Mark Hoppus – bass, vocals (1992–2005, 2009–present)
- Travis Barker – drums, percussion (1998–2005, 2009–present)
Former members
- Scott Raynor – drums, percussion (1992–1998)
Studio members
- Matt Houts – introduction on "Ben Wah Balls" from Cheshire Cat
- Mark Trombino – keyboards and piano on multiple tracks from Dude Ranch
- Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. – keyboards on "What's My Age Again?", "Adam's Song", "All the Small Things", "Wendy Clear", and "Anthem" from Enema of the State, keyboards on multiple tracks from Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, keyboards on multiple tracks from Blink-182
- Robert Smith – vocals on "All of This" from Blink-182
- Menno – guitar and vocals on "The Fallen Interlude" from Blink-182
- John Morrical – additional keyboards on "All of This" from Blink-182
- Ken Andrews – additional instrumentation on "Violence" and "Obvious" from Blink-182
Live guests
- Paul Shaffer – keyboards (May 27, 2004) (Only on "The Rock Show" while performing on David Letterman.)
Discography
- Cheshire Cat (1994)
- Dude Ranch (1997)
- Enema of the State (1999)
- Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001)
- Blink-182 (2003)
- TBA (2011)
Musical style and influences
Blink 182's musical style has been described by various sources as "pop punk",[56][57][58] "punk rock",[59][60][61] "punk revival",[62] and "skate punk".[11] When playing live, the band typically plays their songs at a faster tempo and often replaces certain lyrics with toilet humor and various gags.[63] Blink-182 are known for their simple melodies, teen angst and occasional lyrical toilet humor. They are often targeting subjects such as love and growing up, these being fused into multiple hit singles such as "Dammit" and "What's My Age Again?". Before the release of their experimental and different untitled fifth album, darker songs by the band include singles "Adam's Song" and "Stay Together for the Kids". Bill Lamb of About.com described their music as being "marked by a radio-friendly sheen, but it still maintains much of the speed and attitude of classic punk rock".[64]
The band has cited Descendents, Screeching Weasel, Bad Religion, Pennywise, NOFX, The Undertones, and Buzzcocks as influences,[10][65] and they themselves have particularly been cited for their influence on contemporary pop punk music, with MTV News declaring "...Without them, there'd be no Fall Out Boy, no Paramore, or no Fueled by Ramen Records."[3] All Time Low has cited Blink-182 as a major influence,[66]
as have bands such as Paramore,[67] Relient K,[68], Panic! at the Disco,[69], Fall Out Boy,[3] Motion City Soundtrack,[70] New Found Glory,[71] We the Kings,[72] Good Charlotte,[73] Hey Monday,[74] The Cab,[75] Forever the Sickest Kids,[76] Cute is What We Aim For,[77] and Yellowcard.[78] Blink-182 is one of the bands to be featured in a documentary about modern punk music. The film, entitled One Nine Nine Four, was due to be released in 2009 but has been delayed. Professional skateboarder Tony Hawk will narrate the film, which will also feature other punk acts such as Rancid, Bad Religion, Green Day, NOFX, and The Offspring.[79]
Awards and nominations
Blink-182 has had the most success at the Teen Choice Awards, winning three awards: Choice Rock Group (2000) and Best Rock Group (2001) for the band, and Choice Love Song (2004) for the song "I Miss You". "All the Small Things", a single from the band's Enema of the State album, received three nominations from the MTV Video Music Awards in 2000: Video of the Year, Best Pop Video, and Best Group Video, which it won. Overall, Blink-182 has received seven awards from ten nominations.
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1994 by MTV Europe. Blink-182 has received two awards.[80][81][82]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | blink-182 | Best New Act | Won |
2001 | blink-182 | Best Rock Act | Won |
MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 1984 by MTV. Blink-182 has received one award from four nominations.[83][84]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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2000 | "All the Small Things" | Best Group Video | Won |
Video of the Year | Nominated | ||
Best Pop Video | Nominated | ||
2002 | "First Date" | Best Group Video | Nominated |
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards
The Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards is an annual awards show organized by Nickelodeon. Blink-182 has received one award.[80][85]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2001 | Blink-182 | Favorite Band | Won |
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards is an awards show presented annually by the Fox Broadcasting Company. Blink-182 has received three awards.[80][86][87][88]
Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2000 | Blink-182 | Choice Rock Group | Won |
2001 | Blink-182 | Best Rock Group | Won |
2004 | "I Miss You" | Choice Love Song | Won |
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