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‘Rock Show: A 20th Anniversary Tribute’ to Blink-182’s ‘TOYPAJ’
Releasing today is a great compilation of covers of Blink-182’s classic Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (TOYPAJ) album that has all Bandcamp proceeds from the record going directly to Mark Hoppus’ fundraiser for Cedars-Sinai blood cancer research. The compilation takes on thirteen of the Blink-182 songs found on the legendary pop-punk album, and features several scene favorites like The Republic of Wolves, ManDancing, and Out of Service. Please consider streaming the album and/or making a donation to the Cedars-Sinai blood cancer research fundraiser.
Read More “‘Rock Show: A 20th Anniversary Tribute’ to Blink-182’s ‘TOYPAJ’”Tom DeLonge: My Life in 10 Songs
Tom DeLonge talked with Kerrang about the 10 songs that have defined his career, such as, “Family Reunion:”
We’d had this giant record with Enema Of The State, and then we go to record its follow-up and the whole label is freaking out, because they’re scared about what we’re going to write. We had three songs for them to hear after six months to see where we’re at. It’s the head of the label and the head A&R guy, and we played them this song full of cuss words, a song that went, ‘When you fucked Hitler did he tell you that he loved you?’, which later became “When You Fucked Grandpa,” and cover of the Macarena that went, ‘Hey, wipe your anus.’ They literally thought that’s what we’d been doing for six months. It was ridiculous. But what I’m getting at is even when the stakes were really high and there’s a lot of pressure to follow up a really big record, doing those songs was the core of who we were – having fun, fucking with people and having a good time. And when that didn’t exist in blink was when it was really hard, because that’s the whole goal of that band.
Tom DeLonge Talks with Pop&Rock
Tom DeLonge talked with the Pop&Rock publication, and some of the conversation was translated by Blink-182 Italia:
Read More “Tom DeLonge Talks with Pop&Rock”Question: So, is there a chance you’ll get back together with blink-182?
Answer: Sure, we’re always talking about it. That’s our goal. But we’re all very busy right now. Mark is undergoing a difficult treatment. It is not easy for us to find a time window that would work for everyone. I think it will happen one day, at least I hope so, but it’s not that simple. I have Angels & Airwaves, I make movies and I’m also a father. It is not easy to do something when you have to constantly take care of your children.
Padres & Airwaves: A Baseball Game With Tom DeLonge
Tom DeLonge talked with Spin about his upcoming Angels and Airwaves album:
While Lifeforms may not exactly channel the same band that would run nude and screaming into Dylan’s dressing room, DeLonge admits there are likely more elements of Blink-182 (and even Box Car Racer) in the new album than he’s put into his other recent work. The new album is a combination of what he’s done in the past and the music he loved growing up, including bands like Depeche Mode, the Cure, and the Who. Much like DeLonge’s day-to-day life, it covers a lot of seemingly unrelated areas, different people will focus on different things, and the veteran songwriter will somehow glide back and forth gracefully between them all thanks to his secret multitasking weapon: “ADHD,” he says, “fucking works.”
There’s even a Blink-182 story:
“It’s funny, because we’d play with all these big bands, but Blink was always just different,” DeLonge recalls, pausing with a smile to consider which ridiculous story he wants to tell this time. “One time, Hoppus ran completely naked into Jakob Dylan’s dressing room when we were playing with the Wallflowers. They’re all fancy, and he’s just completely naked with suds all over his body, dick out and everything. He goes in there and starts yelling ‘Who the fuck took my towel?! Where’s my fucking towel?!’ and then slams the door and leaves. He sounded so serious. It was some Academy Award-winning shit. Oh my god, I had a heart attack. It was the funniest fucking thing I’d ever seen. They didn’t like to joke at all. They didn’t think it was funny at all. But we were just always squeezing by, and that was kind of our way.”
Mark Hoppus Shares Health Update
Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 has shared another update on his health, stating:
Read More “Mark Hoppus Shares Health Update”Today I’m grateful to not be going in for chemotherapy. It’s been three weeks since my last treatment. Normally I’d be going in today. “Normally.” Damn. Getting pumped full of poison every three weeks is my normal. On the 29th I get scanned and will know if it worked.
Tom DeLonge Talks With Rocksound
Tom Delonge did a video Zoom interview talking about the new Angels and Airwaves’ album, Blink-182, and more.
Read More “Tom DeLonge Talks With Rocksound”Mark Hoppus Done With Chemo
Tom DeLonge has shared on Instagram that Mark Hoppus has completed his chemo treatment.
Read More “Mark Hoppus Done With Chemo”Travis Barker Flies for First Time Since 2008
TMZ is reporting that Travis Barker flew for the first time since 2008:
Travis Barker had a momentous day … flying for the first time since the deadly plane crash 13 years ago that killed 4 people and left him with third-degree burns on 65 percent of his body.
Matt Skiba Talks With NME
Matt Skiba talked with NME about Alkaline Trio and Blink-182:
While ‘Is This Thing Cursed?’ was written about “having such a disgraceful thing in The White House”, Skiba said that he was at least thankful that it felt like “Trump against the world, not Trump’s America. The whole world realised that by-and-large, most Americans were not pleased that that thing was president.”
He continued: “I’m not writing about the Biden Administration. He might be half-drunk and sleep through almost everything but at least he’s not stoking the flames of hatred and division. There’s always a girl to write about though.”
As for the sound of the new material, Skiba said: “Recently started to take inspiration from The Strokes.
“There’s a lot of really cool stuff on that latest record (2020’s ‘The New Abnormal’) and when I’m just tinkering around the guitar, I catch myself referencing it. There’s some mid-tempo songs that may or may not be on the new Trio record that were definitely inspired by The Strokes.”
And, regarding writing for Blink:
“In the beginning, I would come in with song ideas but we all soon realised they just sounded like Alkaline Trio songs,” he said. “It’s my songwriting, so of course it was going to sound like Trio. Occasionally, I’ll now come in with a guitar part or a bunch of lyrics but never a complete idea. Songs become Blink when it’s the three of us writing together.”
Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge: Two Peas in a Pod
Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge sat down on Mark’s Apple Music show to talk about everything from their favorite Blink-182 album, to the band’s early days, and much more. It was a great conversation just to hear the two friends chat.
Read More “Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge: Two Peas in a Pod”Mark Hoppus Talks with Ted Laso
Mark Hoppus sat down with Jason Sudeikis on the latest episode of his Apple Music radio show.
Mark Hoppus Slaps ‘da Bass
Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 played the bass on Twitch for the first time since his cancer diagnosis.
Read More “Mark Hoppus Slaps ‘da Bass”Mark Hoppus Says Treatment is Working
Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 has shared another update on his cancer treatment.
Read More “Mark Hoppus Says Treatment is Working”Mark Hoppus Shares More on Cancer Treatment
Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 has opened up more on Twitch about his current cancer treatment.
Read More “Mark Hoppus Shares More on Cancer Treatment”