Blink-182
Left to right: Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker visit US soldiers stationed in Manama, Bahrain in August 2003. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Manama ( Arabic: المنامة, Transliteration: Al-Manāmah) is the capital and largest city of Bahrain with August 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August -
Background information
Origin	Poway, California, United States
Genre(s)	Pop punk Punk rock
Years active	1992 – 2005
Label(s)	Filter, Grilled Cheese, MCA, Geffen
Associated acts	+44 Angels & Airwaves The Aquabats Box Car Racer Expensive Taste Transplants
Website	blink182.com
Members
Mark Hoppus Travis Barker Tom DeLonge
Former members
Scott Raynor

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Blink-182 were known for their catchy, simple melodies, teen angst and lyrical toilet humor. Toilet humour, or scatological humour, is a type of off-colour humour dealing with Defecation, Urination, Flatulence, Vomiting They have sold almost 22 million records worldwide and have gained a strong cult following since their establishment during the mid-90's and especially during the start of their "indefinite hiatus". This article does not discuss "cult" in the original sense of "veneration" or "religious practice" for that usage see Cult (religious practice Songwriters Hoppus and DeLonge cite punk rock bands such as NOFX, The Cure, Dinosaur Jr., The Descendents and Screeching Weasel^[6] as their early influences, although the band's songwriting and production were driven by a pop sensibility. NOFX (pronounced "no ef-ex") is an American Punk rock band that was formed in Los Angeles California (now based in San Francisco The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976 This article is about the band For other uses see Descendant. Screeching Weasel was an American punk band from Chicago, Illinois. The band was primarily known for popular hits such as "All the Small Things", "Adam's Song", "What's My Age Again", "First Date", "The Rock Show", "Dammit", "Feeling This", "I Miss You" and "Stay Together for the Kids". " All the Small Things " is a song by Blink-182 from their 1999 album Enema of the State. " Adam's Song " is a song by American Pop punk band Blink-182, from their third album Enema of the State, which was the " What's My Age Again? " is the first single released from Blink-182 's third album Enema of the State. " First Date " is the second single from the Pop punk trio Blink-182's album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. " The Rock Show " is the first single from Blink-182 's 2001 album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket. " Dammit " is the first single by Blink-182 from their second album Dude Ranch. " Feeling This " is the first single from Blink-182 's final untitled album " I Miss You " is the second single from Blink-182 's 2003 Blink-182 album " Stay Together for the Kids " is the third single from Pop punk band Blink-182 's record Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.

History

Early years (1992-1993)

In May 1993, as "Blink", the band recorded its first demo tape Flyswatter in drummer Scott Raynor's bedroom. A 4-track was used to record the material, which resulted in poor sound quality. According to Hoppus, only a small number of demos were released, primarily to their family and friends. The same year, the band recorded another demo tape, this one untitled and known simply as "2nd Demo" or "Demo 2". It featured re-recordings of some Flyswatter songs, and also some new songs, some of which would go on to be re-recorded and re-released on the band's Buddha album. Buddha is a Blink-182 album that was originally released in 1993 (though the re-issue erroneously notes 1995) and released on CD Buddha was released on cassette in 1993 with around 1,000 copies of the tape being produced by Filter Records, an independent record company headed by Hoppus's boss. Buddha is a Blink-182 album that was originally released in 1993 (though the re-issue erroneously notes 1995) and released on CD It was later re-released in 1998, remastered and with a different tracklisting.

Independent and early success (1994-1998)

In 1994, Blink signed with Cargo Music. The band recorded their debut full-length album, Cheshire Cat in three days. "Carousel (song" redirects here For the Linkin Park song see Hybrid Theory (EP. The album contained a number of updated versions of songs such as "Carousel", "Strings", "Sometimes" and "TV" that had appeared on the Buddha demo as well as some originals.

Shortly after the release of Cheshire Cat, Blink was threatened with legal action by a pop band in Ireland of the same name. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world In order to avoid a dispute, Blink appended "182" to the end of their name. Although there are many theories suggested by the band as to why that number was chosen, DeLonge has stated that it is just a number that meant nothing. ^[7]

After the release of Cheshire Cat came the Buddha Promo; a promotional cassette intended to promote the re-release of the Buddha album, which was now available on CD as well as cassette. Buddha is a Blink-182 album that was originally released in 1993 (though the re-issue erroneously notes 1995) and released on CD It is mostly a collection of old songs from the Flyswatter sessions. A flyswatter is a hand-held device for swatting flies and other Insects Though the modern flyswatter usually just usually consists of a small rectangular It also contained a few early versions of songs that appeared on Cheshire Cat and would later appear on Dude Ranch.

In 1995, a 3-track EP, They Came to Conquer Uranus, was released on 7" black and clear blue vinyl.

After moving to Encinitas, California, the band recorded the album Dude Ranch in 1996 with producer Mark Trombino. Encinitas is a coastal city in northern San Diego County California, United States. Dude Ranch is the second album by Blink-182, released on June 17 1997 by Cargo Music/MCA Mark Trombino is a rock music producer He started his career as the drummer of Night Soil Man before playing for Drive Like Jehu. Blink-182 recorded the album under Cargo Records, but signed with MCA in 1998 and later with Geffen Records in 2003, in order to handle increased distribution. MCA Inc (or Music Corporation of America) was an American Corporation in the music and television businesses Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label The album was released in 1997 and was relatively commercially successful, selling 4 million copies worldwide. The single "Dammit" did well on U.S. modern rock charts, and the band received a small degree of mainstream success. " Dammit " is the first single by Blink-182 from their second album Dude Ranch. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

After the album's release, drummer Scott Raynor left the band. There are two common explanations for his removal - that Raynor had a serious drinking problem and was asked to go into rehab or face ejection, or alternately, that he departed in order to attend college. Drug rehabilitation (often drug rehab or just rehab) is an umbrella term for the processes of medical and/or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency Raynor claims he agreed to go to rehab, but that DeLonge and Hoppus were doubtful of his sincerity and subsequently fired him over the phone. ^[8] Hoppus and DeLonge had asked drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182's support band The Aquabats to fill in for Raynor for the remainder of the tour, thus he had to learn all of the songs in a matter of hours before the show. Travis Landon Barker (born November 14, 1975) is an American Drummer who has achieved most of his fame playing in the band Blink-182 The Aquabats (often written as The Aquabats!) are an American rock band formed in 1994 in Huntington Beach California and currently recording He ultimately went on to join the band permanently afterwards, leaving The Aquabats.

Mainstream success (1999-2004)

For the 1999 album Enema of the State, the band hired Jerry Finn as producer. Enema of the State, Blink-182 's third and most successful studio album was released June 1, 1999, on MCA Records and features Jerry Finn was an American Record producer who worked on Albums by popular bands such as AFI Bad Religion Blink-182 Alkaline Trio MxPx Rancid The album propelled the band into the mainstream, generating the hit singles "What's My Age Again?", "All the Small Things", and "Adam's Song" a significant amount of airtime on radio and MTV. " What's My Age Again? " is the first single released from Blink-182 's third album Enema of the State. " All the Small Things " is a song by Blink-182 from their 1999 album Enema of the State. " Adam's Song " is a song by American Pop punk band Blink-182, from their third album Enema of the State, which was the MTV ( Music Television) is an American Cable television network based in New York City. Enema of the State went on to sell over 15 million copies worldwide making it the band's bestselling album to that point. "Adam's Song" caused a stir in 2000 when it was set to replay indefinitely on a stereo as 17-year-old Greg Barnes hanged himself in the garage of his family's home. " Adam's Song " is a song by American Pop punk band Blink-182, from their third album Enema of the State, which was the Some demos recorded for the album were leaked onto the internet, those demos being collectively titled the Enema of the State Demo and consisting of demo recordings of some album tracks, plus an instrumental titled 'Life's So Boring' which did not make it onto the album. LEAK is the brand name for high-fidelity audio equipment made by H The demos are in a lossy MP3 format with tempo and pitch fluctuating due to problems with the ripping of the cassette. MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3, more commonly referred to as MP3, is a Digital audio encoding format using a form of Lossy data compression 2266-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl or TEMPO is the Chemical compound with the formula (CH23(CMe22NO Pitch represents the perceived Fundamental frequency of a sound Ripping is the process of copying audio or video content to a Hard disk, typically from Removable media or media streams.

In 1999 the band had small parts in the film American Pie, though Travis Barker was incorrectly credited as Scott Raynor, the band's ex-drummer. American Pie is a 1999 teen comedy Film directed by Paul Weitz and Chris Weitz, and written by Adam Raynor is responsible for the full-speed back beats of the older albums, he has been deemed an "endurance drummer" by other experienced musicians. When Travis took over percussion he learned every older song within a week in preparation for the tour.

In 2000, the band released The Urethra Chronicles, a DVD which featured behind-the-scenes information, and The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back, Blink-182's sole live album, featuring songs from their three full-length records, including all their greatest hits coupled with previously unreleased material. The Urethra Chronicles is a music video and documentary released for DVD and VHS by the band Blink-182 on May 2nd 2000. The Mark Tom and Travis Show (The Enema Strikes Back! is Blink-182 's only official live album The album quickly went out of print making it a much sought after item. A limited edition was printed in October 2006. The album also included one new studio song, "Man Overboard," among the live renditions. A demo of this song was featured on the Enema of the State Demo cassette.

The band continued its commercial success with Take Off Your Pants and Jacket in 2001, which was a small change from their direction in Enema of the State. Take Off Your Pants and Jacket is Blink-182 's fourth studio album Travis Barker's drumming is fueled by a wide variety of musical influences including jazz and blues. The album was released on three different CD's: Yellow, Red and Green; each one featuring unique tracks and alternate versions. A European tour in winter 2001 was delayed in the aftermath of the September 11th attacks. Rescheduled dates in early 2002 were also cancelled due to Tom DeLonge's back problems.

Blink-182 co-headlined the Pop Disaster Tour with Green Day in 2002. The Pop Disaster Tour was a two-month 2002 Concert tour that was co-headlined Pop-punk bands Blink-182 and Green Day. Green Day is an American rock trio The tour was documented on the DVD Riding In Vans With Boys. Riding in Vans with Boys is a 2003 Documentary film directed by Matthew Beauchesne describing the experiences of the band Kut U Up, a relatively After taking some time off, Tom and Travis released a new album with their sideproject Box Car Racer. Box Car Racer was a side-project from two members of the band Blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker.

Recording of the band's next record began in early 2003. On November 18, 2003, Blink-182 released Blink-182, which spawned the hit singles "Feeling This", "I Miss You", and "Always". Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. " Feeling This " is the first single from Blink-182 's final untitled album " I Miss You " is the second single from Blink-182 's 2003 Blink-182 album " Always " is the fourth single from Blink-182 's 2003 Blink-182 album According to Barker, the untitled/self-titled record was supposed to represent a new Blink-182. ^[9] Despite a major shift in theme and tone that eschewed the juvenile singing and formulaic songwriting of past releases in favor of more conceptual, nuanced lyrics coupled with a darker, more experimental sound; their past foul-mouthed innuendo-filled writing was overtaken by a more serious, radio-friendly style. A few songs from the album received significant airplay on radio and TV for a short period of time. Robert Smith, whose band The Cure is often cited by Blink-182 as a major influence, appeared on "All of This". Robert James Smith (born April 21, 1959 in Blackpool) is an English Guitarist, Vocalist and Songwriter, The Cure are an English rock band that formed in Crawley, West Sussex in 1976

During late 2003 through 2004 the band embarked on the memorable "Dolla Bill" tour, named for the inexpensive ticket costs which were originally planned to be completely free. A tour with No Doubt in the summer of 2004 was also very successful. No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim California, United States founded in 1986

"Indefinite hiatus" and new bands (2005-present)

In mid-February 2005 the band inexplicably cancelled a performance at Music for Relief's Concert for South Asia (a show put on to aid victims of the devastating 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake), making the show before in Dublin, Ireland, their last live performance to date. Music For Relief is a charity founded by the band Linkin Park. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred at 005853 UTC on December 26 2004 with an Epicentre off the west coast of Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Shortly thereafter, before a planned final U. S. spring tour, on February 22, 2005, the band announced they were going on an "indefinite hiatus". Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. After much tension, their band manager called Hoppus and Barker to tell them that Tom had quit the band. ^[10]

Geffen Records released a Greatest Hits compilation on November 1, 2005, in the U. Geffen Records is an American Record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operated as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label Greatest Hits was the one and only compilation Album by Blink-182, released on November 1, 2005. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. S. It is essentially a collection of the band's singles. After many criticisms about the tracklisting from disappointed fans, the song 'Carousel' was added. A previously unreleased track was included on the CD, "Another Girl Another Planet" (a cover song originally by The Only Ones). The Only Ones are an English Rock and roll band They were initially active in the late 1970s and were associated with Punk rock, yet straddled the musical The song was also used as the theme song to Barker's new reality TV show, Meet the Barkers. Meet the Barkers is a reality television series that was aired on MTV. Included was the previously issued "I Miss You" B-side and Blink-182 album bonus track "Not Now". " Not Now " is a song written by Blink-182 during the recording for their Blink-182 album The album reached number 6 on the Billboard 200 in the United States. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard ^[11]

In the wake of the Greatest Hits album and the announcement of his new band, DeLonge suggested that the mounting tension between himself and Hoppus, caused by DeLonge's desire for a break to spend time with his family coupled with Hoppus's feelings of betrayal after the formation of Box Car Racer, were the primary reasons for tensions within the band. Box Car Racer was a side-project from two members of the band Blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. In August 2006, contrary to DeLonge's statements, Hoppus said that the band had been getting along at the time of their final album. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to Hoppus went on to say that DeLonge requested a half-year respite from touring to spend time with his family, despite a planned final spring U. S. tour. Further problems arose in discussions regarding the band's future recording endeavors. ^[12]

DeLonge announced his new band, Angels & Airwaves in November 2005. Angels & Airwaves (also known as "AVA" is an Alternative rock group fronted by former Blink-182 and Box Car Racer guitarist/vocalist He also announced his plans to create a film about the final days of Blink-182. ^[13] Angels & Airwaves released their debut album We Don't Need to Whisper on May 23, 2006, where it debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200. We Don't Need to Whisper is the debut album by Angels & Airwaves. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard The band released their second album I-Empire on November 6, 2007. I-Empire is the second studio album by Alternative rock band Angels & Airwaves. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Hoppus and Barker's new project +44 surfaced on December 13, 2005, with the song "No It Isn't". Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " No It Isn't " is a song by +44. It was originally released in late 2005 as a rough mix for free download from the band's site They released their first album When Your Heart Stops Beating on November 14, 2006, and debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200. When Your Heart Stops Beating is the title of +44 's debut album which was released on November 14, 2006. Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The band is preparing their second album for summer 2008.

On April 5, 2007, it was confirmed that Blink-182, along with Rancid and Green Day are some of the bands set to feature in a documentary about modern punk music. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Rancid is a punk band formed in 1991 in Albany California, by Matt Freeman and Tim Armstrong. Green Day is an American rock trio The film entitled One Nine Nine Four is expected to be released on 30 May 2008(US). One Nine Nine Four is a " documentary exploring the birth growth and eventual tipping point of Punk rock during the 90's" Skateboarding legend Tony Hawk will narrate the film, which also features the likes of NOFX and The Offspring. Anthony Frank Hawk (born May 12, 1968) is an American professional Skateboarder He is credited with being the first recorded skater to land the NOFX (pronounced "no ef-ex") is an American Punk rock band that was formed in Los Angeles California (now based in San Francisco The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American ^[14]

Band members

• Tom DeLonge - Vocals, Guitar (1992-2005)
• Mark Hoppus - Vocals, Bass guitar (1992-2005)
• Travis Barker - Drums, percussion (1998-2005)

Former Members:

• Scott Raynor - Drums, percussion (1992-1998)

Discography

Main articles: Blink-182 discography and List of Blink-182 songs

• 1994: Cheshire Cat
• 1997: Dude Ranch (Platinum)
• 1999: Enema of the State (5x Platinum)
• 2001: Take off Your Pants and Jacket (2x Platinum)
• 2003: Blink-182 (Platinum)

References

External links

• Official website
• Official RSS Feed