Blink-182’s “One More Time” has now spent 15 weeks atop the Alternative Radio charts.
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Blink-182’s Untitled Record Gets Special Vinyl Pressing
Interscope have announced Blink-182’s untitled record is the next in their vinyl collective series.
On their most ambitious album of their career (and the one the band called “the album [they’re] most proud of”), the group expands their pop-punk pedigree with a darker, more forward-thinking mix of post-punk, New Wave, post-hardcore and electronic. The band eschewed crude humor in favor of more introspective lyrics and sonic experimentation, while still retaining the driving, ferocious rock that made them superstars. A critically acclaimed hit upon its release, this special edition double LP includes an embossed white on white album cover, gatefold jacket, white on white album sleeves, an original album cover lithograph insert, and for the first time, clear vinyl with a smiley etching on side D. This is growing up.
All the Billion Things
Blink-182’s “All the Small Things” becomes the first track from the band to cross the one billion Spotify stream mark.
Matt Skiba on New Podcast
Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio is on the latest episode of the Tuna with Toast podcast. (Overcast link.)
Read More “Matt Skiba on New Podcast”Another Chat with Aaron Rubin
Another interview with producer Aaron Rubin has been released.
Read More “Another Chat with Aaron Rubin”Blink-182 – “Anthem Part 3” (Live Video)
Blink-182 have shared a live performance video for “Anthem Part 3.”
Read More “Blink-182 – “Anthem Part 3” (Live Video)”Report: Blink-182 to Headline Reading and Leeds
Yahoo! UK is reporting that Blink-182 will be headlining next year’s Reading and Leeds:
The ‘All The Small Things’ rockers have reportedly left a gap in their touring schedule to accommodate the gigs, which take place over the August Bank Holiday weekend, and will receive a cool £1 million for the shows.
A source told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: “Blink-182 is a huge get for Reading and Leeds, given the band’s recent surge in popularity.
Review: Blink-182 – [Untitled]
It really does feel like yesterday that I was just unwrapping the CD of this Blink-182 classic, known to many as their [Untitled} fifth effort, and grinning ear to ear about the sound that was about to surround me for the next two-plus years of a standard album cycle. Little did I know, this would be the last studio album Blink-182 would record for eight (!) years, until they returned with 2011’s Neighborhoods. This studio effort was a flawless execution of slick pop-punk hooks, experimental rock, hip-hop beats, and a top-notch collaborative song with The Cure’s Robert Smith. While some longtime Blink fans were disappointed with the final result of this record (that succeeded the bulletproof pop-punk classic, Take Off Your Pants & Jacket), almost all of these fans now point to this album as a seismic shift in the band’s songwriting and offered glimpses as to where they would take their sound for the foreseeable future. This fifth LP was produced by Jerry Finn, and it would also end up being their longest album to date, clocking in at a little over the 49-minute mark. Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker should be looking back fondly on this momentous album today that would find Blink-182 breaking down the silos of what a pop-punk band should sound like, and blow the doors off the hinges in the process.
Read More “Blink-182 – [Untitled]”Aaron Rubin on Another Podcast
Aaron Rubin did another podcast talking about working with Blink-182.
Read More “Aaron Rubin on Another Podcast”New Interview With Travis Barker
Travis Barker of Blink-182 talks about the band, and life, in a recent interview:
Not only does Barker consider it their most personal record yet, but he also feels that the time they spent apart has resulted in them making some of their strongest work to date. “We had a lot to say, to write about and to experiment with after not being in the same band for however many years,” he says. “It was really exciting.”
“Everything has just been really organic,” he affirms. “If you’re just doing album cycle after album cycle, you do lose inspiration. For me, I’ve got to get out and live and experience something. I need some ups and downs. I need some of the best days of my life, and I need some tragedy.”
Aaron Rubin Talks Making ‘One More Time…’
Aaron Rubin was on a new podcast talking about helping produce the most recent Blink-182 album. (Overcast link.)
There’s Probably a “Mutt” Lyric Joke to Make Here
Blink-182 are now a featured artist on Peloton.
Read More “There’s Probably a “Mutt” Lyric Joke to Make Here”Blink-182 Holiday Merch Incoming
It looks like Blink-182 will be launching some untitled album anniversary and Holiday merch this Saturday.
Read More “Blink-182 Holiday Merch Incoming”Travis Barker Talks With the LA Times
Travis Barker talked with the Los Angeles Times:
“It was a sensitive subject,” Barker says, his eyes drifting toward the room where they recorded. “I had to prove myself. They were like, ‘No, you’re Trav. You play drums in the band.’ And I didn’t want to be, like, ‘No, but this is what I do!’ I just shut up and let the music speak.”
He never technically asked to serve as the album’s producer — he just started producing it. After his bandmates left Woodland Hills, Barker would stay behind, turning the pieces of music they’d started into full-blown songs to present to them when they returned. After about seven months of weekly meetings, Blink-182 had over a dozen new tracks.
Travis Barker on New Podcast
Travis Barker is on the latest episode of the One Life One Chance podcast with Toby Morse. (Overcast link.)