Blink is so back!

Blink 182 AP Cover Photoshoot

New Blink 182 Bunny Toy

It looks pretty funny.Let's see how the final version turns out and how much it will cost!

Blink 182 video shoot

I know I'm really late on this but FUCK those pics are great to look at.

The moments before Blink 182 announced their reunion

Mark blogged about it:

It was a completely amazing and hectic night, and to be honest, we almost didn’t make it.

Five minutes before we were supposed to go on, Tom still wasn’t there. The car that had been arranged to bring him to the show never showed up. And backstage, people were starting to freak. “Alright, blink-182 please follow me to the stage.” “We can’t yet. Tom isn’t here.” “Where is he?” “He’s not here.” “Is he in the building?” “I don’t think so.” “Do you know where he is?” “Last I heard he was walking here from his hotel.” “He’s walking to the Staples Center from his hotel? Does he know where he’s going?” “I doubt it, he’s not from here…” (in the background) “Wait wait wait, if you’re headed toward the convention center, you’re going the WRONG WAY. You need to turn around…” The kind of thing that the producers of the Grammy’s really don’t want to hear five minutes before you’re supposed to be on the air for a live broadcast watched by tens of millions of people.

But then, just as those in charge were about to pull us from the show, Tom walked in and they rushed us off to a small crowded room backstage. People yelled about getting us into place. Our manager took a photo. Jason Mraz introduced himself and said congratulations. We stood backstage for a minute while the Jonas Brothers and Stevie Wonder played. Then time slowed down and we took just a second to realize that in the space of a few months we went from three guys never speaking, to moments away from walking onstage for the first time together in four years. To announce the continuation of the band we spent more than a decade touring and recording in. In front of millions of people. The moment was poignant and exciting and scary and then all of a sudden someone says, “GO GO GO!!!” and we walk out.

Only thing is, we can’t hear anything because of the music and crowd. Some people are cheering. Some people are looking at us like we’re there to move the stage sets. But there is no podium. None. Nothing. Nowhere to stand. No podium. No desk. No beautiful model motioning us where to go. No tape-marked “X” marking the spot. Just an open stage and whole lot of people watching us. I walk out first and have NO CLUE where we’re supposed to be. I look helplessly at a cameraman. His camera has a red light on it. We’re live on TV. Damn this is a big arena. Where the hell are we supposed to go?!?! Whoa, I just saw Diddy!! I wander around aimlessly for a few seconds before nearly walking directly into the microphone rising up out of the floor. I almost put an end to that thing. Seriously. Deep breath.

We start talking and coldplay wins the award and it’s over.

Just like that.

We leave before the show is over to have sushi and a few drinks before going out to the parties, laughing, shaking hands, meeting people, seeing old friends and whatever else people do after they present awards at the Grammy’s. It was one of the greatest nights of my life. I’m so glad blink-182 is back. I love playing music with my friends. And yeah, that night was also a little strange. The whole thing is still a little strange. We’re excited and energized and ready to get these song ideas recorded and out to the world and hit the road touring and everything else. And at the same time we’re still reconnecting as friends and musicians. It’s an amazing process. For better or worse, anyone who saw us on the Grammy’s that night saw it all happen in the 15 seconds we were on stage. I don’t know, maybe we’re the most surprised of all.

Where the fuck is my guitar?

Recording.

Mark Hoppus and Tom Delonge vocals next to each other.Still so surreal!

Blink 182 - Always

"I talk to Tom several times a week, sometimes several times a day" - Mark Hoppus

Ok honestly I never got my hopes up or believed in a Blink 182 reunion.Lately there have been developments were you maybe think that its kinda strange and pointing into that direction.But obviously Tom is really focused on Angels & Airwaves and the end of Blink wasn't something everyone of the three guys would just forget to do a reunion tour.

Now there's Marks blog post,a new merch store on blink182.com,the label on blink182.com was changed,sadly +44 is totally dead AND they're all on talking terms.
There is definately hope at this point.

Yesterday the on 9th of January MTV.com published an exclusive interview with Mark Hoppus.
Here's the link to the article!

A quick summary of the article:

- it's part 1 of a 2 part interview
- he thinks a reunion would only be possible if they become close friends again
- his friendship to Tom is starting to grow a lot lately
- he says that IF Blink were to reform it would have to be the most mind blowing,ridiculous and amazing show
- the end of the article says that he will announce something surprising about his "other" band +44 in the second part of the interview which MTV will publish on wednesday

Here's what I think: Put aside some money for an incredible reunion tour of Blink 182 in late 09 or 2010.Mark wants it so bad you can really feel it.Travis in my opinion would do it if Mark and Tom want it so it depends on Tom in my eyes.

Regarding +44:My guess is that they will either announce their breakup,the comeback of Carol Heller and Craig and Shane leaving or a new record being released really soon.

eventhough I hope for atleast the reunion tour of Blink 182 it still would suck if Angels or +44 would stop making music together.

Oh and why do I care so much about those guys?Because they made my youth what it was!



To be continued ...

Mark Hoppus - Blink 182 news!

So this is pretty huge and unexpected news.Basically Mark posted a blog about the last two months.The beginning about the Lil Chris and Che is really sad.
Reading about Lunar Activities I'm almost 100% sure that +44 didn't start working on a new record and never will.But it sounds like a Blink 182 reunion isn't impossible.That would be really a great thing.

hello to you. it’s been a long time since i’ve posted anything here on the himynameismark site. i haven’t had it in me. these past two months have been the hardest times that i can remember, and i hope that we never see anything like this ever again. first losing our dear friend and longtime producer jerry finn, and then the plane crash that happened in september, taking our friends chris and che. even two months later, i still can’t believe what happened, and it’s too much to talk about. but let me say that i think about little chris every single day, and the world is not the same without him. he is one of the best people i’ve ever known. we travelled the world together, spending countless hours on busses and planes, in hotel lobbies and dressing rooms. we worked together, laughed, and played jokes on people. when i saw him in the studio, no matter if it were with blink-182, +44, or an unknown band i was producing, chris would walk right in, introduce himself, make some jokes, and make sure everyone was taken care of. he made everyone feel at home. like they were family. every person he met was a friend for life, and he could talk to anyone. it didn’t matter if it was the biggest star in the world or someone waiting to get into a show, little chris treated everyone as a friend. he was a dear friend to me. i’m so sad that he is not here right now. there are just no words.

i’m also so thankful that travis and DJ AM made it out of the plane that horrible night. travis is a brother to me, and since the crash he has gone through more than i can even imagine. from the day after the plane went down, when i saw him in the burn unit out in georgia, to the hospital here in LA, to seeing him at home, his recovery is nothing short of amazing. every day gets a little better. and not only is he my brother, but also the best drummer and musician i’ve ever seen. the man was born to play drums, and it is great to see him starting to get back into the studio and behind his kit.

as for me, i have been getting back to work as well. a couple of weeks ago i went into the studio with our lunar activities, to finish up their record. chris holmes and i recorded three more of their songs, and they are in the final mixing stage right now. then last week i went out to new york city to introduce all time low at the 2008 woodie awards for mtvu. the day i got back into town i went right into the studio with my friend richard gibbs, who scores films. he had a rough idea of a song for the movie he is currently working on, and he wanted me to come in and collaborate with him on it. we spent five straight days in the studio and came up with a really fun track for a movie called “fired up,” that comes out next year. it’s good to be singing again, and getting back into it. now this week chris holmes and i are working on a theme song for a tv show. today it passed the first round of approvals, and now it goes up to the big time producer people for their thoughts. hopefully it’ll be seen on a television near you very soon. check local listings.

in the midst of everything else that has happened lately, tom, travis, and i have all spoken together. first through a number of phone calls, and then a couple of weeks ago we all hung out for a few hours. they’ve all been great, very positive conversations. we’re just reconnecting as friends after four years of not talking. it’s a good thing. obviously the first question for a lot of people will be “does this mean a blink-182 reunion?” the answer is none of us know. we haven’t talked about it at all. right now it’s just good for the three of us to see one another, reconnect, and let the past be the past. the events of the past two months supersede everything that happened before. life is too short.

what made me who i am today

a few years ago when i was 13or something i wasn't really into music.
i watchedmtv every now and then ....
i noticed a band called blink 182 a few times and i hated them.
i miss you = shit
always video = pissed me off so much with those 3 parts

so i definately wasn't listening to rock.

one day i'm watching mtv and i see the not now video from blink .... and it was weird ... it was like the best thing i've ever heard/seen.i loved it so much.
so i started looking deeper into rock music in general aswell as blink 182 and found out it was this band i used to hate.i gave them another chance and i fell in love with them.i loved and still love every single song from them.since their breakup i still listen to them basically everyday.they've influencend my life so much it's crazy.i started to listen to rock/punk/emo and i changed my style to how i felt i wanted to look.it just changed everything.what i want to say is that blink 182 made me what i am today.not just a mainstream person going along with everyone.