have you heard there track with Robert Smith?

 

Seriously....? Bob Smith did a track with Blink????? Holy sh!t..... Link please..... :rolleyes:

 

Seriously....? Bob Smith did a track with Blink????? Holy sh!t..... Link please..... :rolleyes:

 

i would so love a brand new blink 182 album if it all happens that do retrurn i hope they garner alot of success

i would so love a brand new blink 182 album if it all happens that do retrurn i hope they garner alot of success

 

 

they have already started writing and recording a new album.

 

so yeah it is happening.

TOM DELONGE HAS GIVEN A MODLIFE UPDATE:

 

http://www.182online.com/2009/02/15/tom-modcam-updates/

 

video on that link above, summary below.

 

* AVA movie pushed back. May be release with the new CD.

* Next AVA record may sound like new Blink cd.

* Blink not doing much touring. But he did say they will be touring in a big event this summer. which could be warped tour, but no further info was given.

* Blink modlife a real possibility. Tom also said that both Mark and Travis like the idea about it. He also said that since he and the rest of everyone on AVA modlife are tied together, he might make the blink modlife free for ppl who suscribe to AVA.

* AVA might not be touring, not in studio this year because Tom is in the studio with Blink.

* Blink is NOT temporary. They will be releasing their album this year, as well as touring.

* Blink and AVA modlifes might be 2 for the price of 1.

* Tom ALMOST played part of a blink demo, but he decided not to because he knew that it would be bootleged all over and that he should talk to Mark and Travis about it first.

* David, Matt, and Atom are apparently working on their own project down in the studio that tom said he will tell us later about.

I AM VERY EXCITED! :w00t: B)

Rolling Stone article:

 

"When Blink-182 broke up in 2005, they were sik of fame. "The giant vehicle of the band was determining everything," says bassist Makr Hoppus. "It sounds cheesy, but we needed to take time to find ourselves." Apparently, they have: At the Grammys, on February 8th, the pop-punk superstars announced that they are reuniting - and sources say the band will tour this summer and release a new album by the end of the year.

 

Tragedy sparked the reconciliation. After drummer Travis Barker was injured in a plane crash in September, guitarist-singer Tom DeLonge - who had been estranged from his band-mates since abruptly quitting - reached out. (Barker just underwent hand surgery for nerve damage sustained during the crash.) "I put the bull$h!t aside and wrote him a letter," DeLonge says. "There was no big talk; after a couple of phone calls, things were back to normal."

 

Now the trio - who have sold almost 13 million records since forming as teens in San Diego in 1992 - are in the early stages of recording their self-produced sixth album. "We're talking about using analog keyboards from the Sixties," says DeLonge, who fronted emo-rock band Angles and Airwaves after leaving Blink. (Barker and Hoppus released one album as +44.) "People are going to be blown away."

 

Promoters expect the trio's tour will be a hit. (Their last trek, in 2004, grossed $6.9 million.) "On the Warped Tour Website, we ask fans who they want to see, and Blink pops up all the time," says the fest's founder, Kevin Lyman. For a new generation of emo fans and bands, Blink's irreverent, upbeat take on punk rock with hits like "What's My Age Again" and "All the Small Things" was hugely influential. "They're the godfathers of punk pop," says the Academy Is... frontman William Beckett - who wasn't old enough to drive during Blink's late-1990s heyday. "When I heard they were reuniting, I was freaking out on my blog."

 

 

hopefully they had new photos as well but no one has scanned yet.

NEW PHOTO SHOOT!!!!

 

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New Mark interview with Alternative Press:

 

In case you've been living under the world's biggest boulder for the past few weeks, we have some great news to share with you: After a four-year hiatus, pop-punk kings BLINK-182 have reconvened, with plans for a new album and a summer tour. Alternative Press music editor Scott Heisel recently had the chance to chat with Blink bassist/vocalist MARK HOPPUS about Blink-182's future, what really went on backstage at the Grammys, the status of (+44) and much more.

 

What was running through your head the second before you guys walked out onstage at the Grammys?

That I wanted a piece of gum. Good thing Travis [barker, drums]had some because my breath was just rotten. I didn't want to go out onstage in front of a bunch of people with bad breath, you know? You don't want that.

 

Was the reaction there what you expected?

To be honest, it was really gratifying that the reception has been so strong since we announced that we were gonna continue with Blink-182. It's really made me super happy.

 

But at the actual ceremony, did you feel like the people in the audience responded the way you wanted them to, or was it awkward?

[Laughs.] The most awkward thing is that they sent us out onto the stage and we didn't know where we were supposed to go. There wasn't, like, a podium or anything. I was the first one walking out there, and if you watch the tape, I'm kind of walking around aimlessly for about five seconds. There was a microphone that came up out of the floor and then I realized that's where we were supposed to go. But I walked out and looked at the camera people and I looked all around the stage and had no idea where I was supposed to go, and I knew it was on live TV, so good thing I eventually saw the microphone.

 

Obviously this was in the works more than a few days before the Grammys, but it began to leak out that you guys would be presenting an award at the ceremony about three or four days beforehand. Were you disappointed that the news snuck out?

No. To be honest, I was really surprised that the secret kept as long as it did. There were so many people that had to know what was going on for us to be there that for it to come out two or three days beforehand, it was pretty cool, actually. Because then people watching didn't know exactly what we were gonna say or if we were gonna perform live or what the deal was, so it was good to have everyone watching when we finally announced it.

 

Was there anyone backstage saying, "No dick jokes. No fart jokes"?

[Laughs.] No, but we were backstage and they wanted us to rehearse our lines, and we had like three sentences that we said. They kept telling us, "Please, please just say what's on the screen." They didn't want us to go rogue.

 

So when did talk of a reunion first commence?

Probably a couple weeks after we first started talking. I dunno, maybe it was longer than that. But I remember sitting in our studio--me, Travis and Tom [DeLonge, guitar]--and we were just talking and hanging out. Tom had just kind of come out to L.A. for the day, and I remember he said, "So, what do you guys think? Where are your heads at" And I said, "I think we should continue with what we've been doing for the past 17 years. I think we should get back on the road and back in the studio and do what we love doing."

 

Was that verbatim?

I don't know if that's exactly what I said. But it was something like that.

 

Was that feeling mutual or was there some trepidation?

There wasn't any trepidation. I think all of us had come to the point that we wanted to continue with what we started. It was just a natural thing. It's been, knock wood, a really positive experience so far. Everybody's in a really good place, everybody is really supportive of each other and it's probably the most supportive we've been as a band in a really, really long time.

 

What was the first song that you guys played once you got back together in one room?

We still haven't. We haven't been in the same room playing instruments together at the same time. The way that we're writing songs now is coming up with different ideas. We're still in the beginning stages of writing the album. We have a handful of songs that we have in many stages. I have probably 10 different song ideas that I've brought to the table, and Tom has a bunch of ideas, and Travis has ideas. So we kind of start off with something that maybe I'll work on in the studio for a while and I'll show it to Tom and he'll jump on that. Same with Travis. But we haven't sat down as a band together and been three people in a room playing the songs together.

 

Is that strange for you?

No, it's just kind of the way that recording works now, and the way that we work as artists. It was like that on the last Blink record, too. We had played some of the songs together live, some of the songs we wrote parts of and kind of built songs and played as a unit afterwards. And I'm sure that we will continue to write songs. It's really cool to have both tools at hand, where you can get in a room and everybody works together on things or you can go and just basically sketch out a song and build it from there. There's a lot of tools that we can use creatively. I guess that's a long answer.

 

Producer Jerry Finn, who passed away last year, was obviously a huge part of your band over the past decade. How have you guys broached the idea of recording a new record without him?

To be honest, we were just in the studio right now going through old Blink songs and just remembering Jerry being in the studio with us. I honestly still feel like he's in the studio with us, because for me, personally, everything that was about recording and being in a studio, I learned from Jerry. He was such an amazing producer and friend and collaborator and he was so open with his knowledge and his love of music and the way that things worked. He wasn't a producer who sat in the background and did his thing or whatever. He was always just right in the mix with everything. He really was generous with his knowledge, and I feel like we learned everything from working with him. So I still feel like he's with us.

 

A huge part of why you guys reconnected was Travis' plane crash, but was there any initial conversations after Jerry passed?

Not really. We've talked at great lengths, obviously, about Jerry's passing. When Jerry's service was, Travis was still in the hospital and not able to go, so I was the only one that was actually able to be there.

 

Looking at the music that both you and Tom have made since Blink went on hiatus, is there a specific song that Tom wrote that jumped out at you as a really good song?

I thought that "The Adventure" was a really cool song. I thought that was a cool jam.

 

How long did it take for you to listen to Angels & Airwaves objectively after it came out?

The first time I heard it I feel like I listened to it objectively. With all the other stuff aside, as a fan of music and as a fan of Tom's music, I hope I was able to listen to it objectively.

 

Are the new Blink-182 songs you're working just general song ideas, or did you think of them specifically for Blink?

The songs that I'm bringing to the table are song ideas that I've been working on for the past couple of years. I think that it's the same with Tom and Travis as well. And that's kind of how we've always worked-everyone brings their initial ideas to the table, but the magic happens when the other two people get their hands on an idea and change it into something better than it was. That's something I've always loved about Blink: I can have an idea and the final result is so different from where I thought the song was going. The way that Travis deals with arrangements and rhythms and different ideas that he brings to the table is something that I would never think of. It takes all of our ideas to a higher level. Same with Tom. He'll come up with an idea for a song and for me, personally, if I write something, I love handing it to Tom and Travis and seeing what they do with it. That's the strength. There's this battle within Blink-182 with these ideas and what everyone brings to the table, and there's this tension-not in a negative way-but this pulling of ideas between the three of us that's exciting to me.

 

Is there a previous Blink-182 album that you're guiding this album toward?

I think we're all in the mind space of anything is possible with this record. It's just like we felt with the last Blink record. If we want to write a song that's inspired by electronic stuff, we'll go that way. We still love playing straightforward rock songs on drums, bass and guitar, so there'll always be a lot of that. We're not really feeling really restricted in any way, and that's what felt really great about the last Blink record. I think this will be a continuation of that.

 

When do you think the first performance will be?

I don't know yet. We're talking about touring this summer. We're still working on that. I don't know when the exact first date will be. We're actually just this week starting to get into the phone calls and conversations about where our first show will be and how that's all gonna come together. It's really exciting for the three of us to be back in this world and doing what we love and doing what we've been doing for so long.

 

Back in December, Forever The Sickest Kids announced at one of their shows that they'll be back next year with Blink-182. FTSK singer Jonathan Cook later announced that it was just a joke. Was he in the know, or was that just a complete coincidence?

That was just a complete coincidence.

 

Have you heard that band?

I have not. I've heard a lot about that comment and whether we were going to be touring with them, but I have not been able to listen to the band yet. It seems like I don't listen to a lot of new music lately, and I'm kind of ashamed of that. I kind of stick with a few CDs that I love and I end up listening to those over and over again.

 

Are you still a CD man or have you gone over to digital?

I'm totally digital. I haven't bought an actual, hard CD in a couple of years. I buy everything through iTunes pretty much.

 

Have you made an official decision on what the future of (+44) will be?

I don't consider it done. We'll never say never with anything. As soon as you say, "I'm not gonna do that anymore," you find yourself in a situation where you wanna do that. Shane [Gallagher] and Craig [Fairbaugh] are awesome guitarists and great fun to play in a band with, so we definitely won't say that the band is done. But obviously, for the foreseeable future, all of our energy is going into Blink-182. This isn't a temporary thing. We aren't even calling it a reunion. It's more of a continuation. When I hear a band are doing a reunion, it just sounds fake to me, and that's not how we are with this. Everybody's putting 100 percent of their effort into continuing what we've always done. It's not like we're just gonna do a tour and then call it for a while and then do another tour and then call it for a while. We're just continuing Blink-182 as we always have.

 

Ideally, when would you like to have the new record out?

Hopefully in 2009. That's what we're talking about and everything is moving so much faster than I ever even imagined that it could possibly happen. A couple months ago we were barely talking and now we're six songs into a new album and planning a tour and things seem to be falling into place. So I don't know when the record will actually be out. We're still discovering. It's been very comfortable to be back working as our band-as Blink-182. It's gonna be a process, but it's been a very positive process. We don't feel pressured to have an album out by a certain date. We're just gonna record on our own terms until we have album that we absolutely love.

 

Is there any goal from the first incarnation of Blink-182 that you really want to get to the second time around?

That's a difficult question because everything we achieved with Blink-182 is a thousand times more than any of us thought was possible. We really always feel lucky to be able to do what we do on our own terms and that we've always been able to handle our band that way. We just want to continue writing great music and touring and playing fun shows and doing what we're doing and have a great time as friends. That's the highest goal that any of us have ever had for the band. alt

4 years ago today Blink spilt :o

I LOVE BLINK 182 Dude ranch is one of my favorite albums ever

thanks for the articles and pictures.

thanks for the articles and pictures.

 

 

Thanks for appreciating it :)

 

 

Apparently they have almost finished working out a tour route (assumably American) and also (not too sure if this is true) Rick devoe their manager said that Blink would be doing a big UK event in August (fingers crossed Reading) but i havent seen a legitimate source for it.

 

also Mark hoppus has been on twitter saying things like 'recording bass today it is awesome' and 'Travis created a crazy drum beat today' seems like they are making decent progress on the album right now.

 

EXCITEMENT.

Wow I'm excited to their album. This band really great!

from the offical Blink YouTube page:

 

 

SUMMER 2009!! :w00t:

 

SORRY It's JUST hit me! LOL

 

I AM SO EXCITED!!!

 

WE NEED A BLINK 182 FORUM PEOPLE! PLEEEEEASEEE VOTE 'YES' FOR ONE!! :D

 

>>> http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?s...p;#entry2488547 <<<

Wow I wonder what their new sound will be like

Ahhh! I can't wait for this! It sounds like it is shaping up to be everything I dreamed it would be. :wub:

dont forget you can still vote for a Blink forum: http://www.buzzjack.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=88420

WEEZER TO SUPPORT BLINK ON SUMMER TOUR?

 

Pop-punk demigods Blink-182 are planning to take Weezer on the road as their main supporting act when they hit the concert circuit this summer, an informed source has revealed to Buzznet. Though the tour schedule has not been made public, the pairing of two hugely creative (and funny) bands is likely to make their tour one of the must-see events of the year.

 

Of course, Blink fans have been on cloud nine since the band re-united on the Grammy Awards and announced they would not only tour but release new music. Their comeback will be part of action-packed 90’s-flavored summer lineup that also includes the return of No Doubt. (In a departure from Blink’s apparent plan to take out some fellow elder statesmen, No Doubt is opting to feature a younger band — Paramore, you’ve heard of them? — as their opener).

 

The question of how Blink would shape their tour has been a hot topic among fans for weeks. Speculation about a pairing with Weezer has been building online, but according to our source, it’s now a done deal.

 

Blink’s Mark Hoppus stoked fan excitement himself when he released a picture of the band’s possible setlist through Twitter. The image seems to represent merely possible ideas but it was enough to spark conversation. Barely a week ago, Hoppus revealed to his 180,000+ Twitter followers that one Pete Wentz had jumped into the fray and requested that Blink include “Stay Together For The Kids” on their setlist. (Hoppus says they will).

 

We have just two questions:

Who ELSE should be considered to join the Blink tour? And is Weezer really likely to go over well with Blink’s audience?

 

 

 

f*** i wish i lived in America to see this :(