Members of Blink-182 Discuss Overcoming Years of Acrimony
We recently posted a long series of interviews with the members of Blink-182 – but that was only the beginning. Here's part two of our series of Q&As with Mark Hoppus, Tom Delonge and Travis Barker, conducted backstage at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in upstate New York. We spoke about the difficult birth of their new album Neighborhoods, how they finally learned to communicate and compromise after years of strife, and Delonge's belief that that the band has embraced a "much more modern and relevant form of rock & roll." Click here to read the full article on RollingStone.com.
"Thank You & Goodnight" - Tonight Alive feat. Mark Hoppus
Mark Hoppus sings in a new Tonight Alive song entitled "Thank You & Goodnight". This song is in the new Tonight Alive album, "What Are You So Scared Of?", that will be released on 14th October 2011.
Mark Hoppus & Tom DeLonge in Conversation with Google+
Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge stop by the Googleplex for a conversation about social media, the evolution of the band, and their latest album: "Neighborhoods."
Atom Willard leaves Angels And Airwaves
- AngelsAndAirwaves.comWe are sad to announce that we have parted ways with Atom. He has been with us since the beginning and we thank him for all the time and creativity he shared with us. Still look forward to his drumming on L )VE Part Two. It was an honor and we wish him all the best in his ongoing journey.
All the best with love.
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- Atom Willard FacebookIt’s been a great six years and I feel privileged to have worked with these musicians I call my friends. While I will miss them, it is an amicable split and I look forward to this next chapter in my life. I truly wish the guys much success in the future.
Inside the Ups and Downs of Blink-182
Back in the days of Total Request Live, the three members of Blink-182 seemed to have barely distinguishable personalities. But anyone who has ever spent time with Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom Delonge knows that was never true. They are three drastically different men with very different ideas of what the band should sound like, and how they should evolve as a collective unit. Those problems came to a boiling point in 2005 and they took a four-year break. They reformed for a reunion tour in 2009, and spent the last two years recording their new album Neighborhoods.
We checked in on the band backstage at the Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center a couple of weeks ago. Tom spent his afternoon working on future Angels and Airwaves projects, while Travis focused on his extensive fitness regime, and Mark met with fans and worked on his Fuse television show Hoppus on Music. We sat down with them separately to talk about how the band has learned to function as a unit after such a tumultuous break-up and Travis Barker's tragic plane crash. The conversations covered everything from Caddyshack to battling a severe Vicodin addiction to the challenge of touring the world when you refuse to board a plane.
Click here to read the full interview on RollingStone.com.
We checked in on the band backstage at the Saratoga Springs Performing Arts Center a couple of weeks ago. Tom spent his afternoon working on future Angels and Airwaves projects, while Travis focused on his extensive fitness regime, and Mark met with fans and worked on his Fuse television show Hoppus on Music. We sat down with them separately to talk about how the band has learned to function as a unit after such a tumultuous break-up and Travis Barker's tragic plane crash. The conversations covered everything from Caddyshack to battling a severe Vicodin addiction to the challenge of touring the world when you refuse to board a plane.
Click here to read the full interview on RollingStone.com.
Mark Hoppus in "The Other F Word"
- RollingStone.com"A little anarchy can be a life-changing experience," reads the tag line for The Other F Word. For the punk-rock fathers featured in the film – among them Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blink-182's Mark Hoppus, Rancid's Lars Frederiksen and Fat Mike of NOFX – anarchy was not supposed to come in the form of dirty diapers and floors littered with toys. Directed by Andrea Blaugrund Nevins (Morgan Spurlock is an executive producer), The Other F Word is a joyous and unexpectedly wise look into the alternative world of punk rock fatherhood. The film opens this fall in theaters across the country, but you can check out our exclusive peek at the trailer here.
Flea was initially hesitant about appearing in the movie. "I didn't want my children in it," he says. "I have a five year-old daughter and a 23 year-old. I didn't want to subject my youngest to that kind of energy, but my older daughter said she thought it would be interesting." In one scene, Flea cries when talking about his role as a father. "When it comes to kids I'll cry at the drop of a hat," he says. "People know me from the Red Hot Chili Peppers and being an animal onstage, but there's another side of me that people don't know much...This is really a beautiful movie, and a sad movie. We all grow up wrestling with our own demons and we try to raise emotionally strong children with a strong sense of self and without the handicaps that we might have."
Call for Questions: Mark Hoppus & Tom DeLonge Google+ Conversation
Have a question for Blink-182's Mark Hoppus and Tom Delonge? Go to youtube.com/atgoogletalks to submit question! They'll be answering your questions on Wednesday, October 5th @ 3PM PST.
Google+ and @Google Talks will be hosting the conversation live. Please visit youtube.com/atgoogletalks to submit your question or vote on others. We'll ask the best ones live. Submissions will close at 5pm Pacific Time on Tuesday, October 4th.
There is a future for +44
- PhoenixNewTimes.com
- Is there a future for + 44?
- Yeah, there's definitely a future for + 44. We're obviously not working on anything right now. Blink is my number one priority, and my TV show on Fuse [Hoppus on Music], and my family. But I would love to make another record.
Blink-182's "Neighborhoods" Had "Long Road" To Release
As band's first album in nearly eight years hits stores on Tuesday, Mark Hoppus tells MTV News that Blink is back from the brink. Click here to read the full article on MTV.com.
Travis Barker’s Emotional Odyssey
Travis Barker, the heavily tattooed drummer of Blink-182, almost died in a plane crash three years ago. With a new lease on life and a new Blink-182 album, ‘Neighborhoods,’ in stores today, the rock star opens up about the crash, the loss of his best friend, DJ AM, and why Blink-182 got back together. Click here to read the full article on TheDailyBeast.com.