Saturday 31 December 2011
Friday 9 December 2011
Blink-182's 'After Midnight' An 'Homage' To 'I Miss You' Tom DeLonge jokes that his and Mark Hoppus' lyrics are about 'me and him kissing and making love to each other.'
Blink-182's Neighborhoods album was rather famously recorded in fits and starts,
so it's sort of odd to learn the story behind "After Midnight," the
latest single from the disc, because, unlike pretty much everything
else, this one was easy.
" 'After Midnight' was one of the last songs that we actually wrote for the album, and it originated from a beat that Travis [Barker] made up one day when he was working in the studio," Mark Hoppus told MTV News on the set of the "Midnight" video in California. "We went in, listened to the beat, [and] it grabbed us immediately. It was one of those moments on the album where everybody just had a bunch of ideas all at once, and it came together pretty quickly. I think like in two or three hours, we had the basics of the song all written out."
"Midnight" is like most older Blink songs in its speedy creation, and its similarities with the band's back catalog don't end there: Much like "I Miss You," a single from Blink's 2003 self-titled album, the lyrics were handled by both Hoppus and DeLonge.
"Tom and I divided the responsibility of writing the lyrics — Tom did the verses and I did the chorus — and we didn't necessarily know what the other was writing about, but it fit together pretty well," Hoppus explained.
And DeLonge took things one step further by including lyrical nods to "I Miss You" in his verses on "Midnight."
Of course, he explained, that was only mostly intentional. And it's not that he's running out of ideas, he said.
"Well, maybe a little bit, but not totally," DeLonge said. "I threw in a little homage to 'I Miss You,' because, specifically on this song, I remember Travis saying that we should have something in the category of 'I Miss You' [on this album], and that's when he showed us the beat. So when we wrote that, I remember that was in my mind."
Then again, DeLonge said he had ulterior motives for co-writing the song with Hoppus — ones that bordered (of course) on the sexual.
"What's cool about this song and 'I Miss You,' when Mark and I both write lyrics in different places, they come together and they're both about the same thing, usually me and him kissing and making love to each other," he laughed. "We end up writing super romantic songs. And I think it worked out really good on this one."
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675555/blink-182-after-midnight-video.jhtml
" 'After Midnight' was one of the last songs that we actually wrote for the album, and it originated from a beat that Travis [Barker] made up one day when he was working in the studio," Mark Hoppus told MTV News on the set of the "Midnight" video in California. "We went in, listened to the beat, [and] it grabbed us immediately. It was one of those moments on the album where everybody just had a bunch of ideas all at once, and it came together pretty quickly. I think like in two or three hours, we had the basics of the song all written out."
"Midnight" is like most older Blink songs in its speedy creation, and its similarities with the band's back catalog don't end there: Much like "I Miss You," a single from Blink's 2003 self-titled album, the lyrics were handled by both Hoppus and DeLonge.
"Tom and I divided the responsibility of writing the lyrics — Tom did the verses and I did the chorus — and we didn't necessarily know what the other was writing about, but it fit together pretty well," Hoppus explained.
And DeLonge took things one step further by including lyrical nods to "I Miss You" in his verses on "Midnight."
Of course, he explained, that was only mostly intentional. And it's not that he's running out of ideas, he said.
"Well, maybe a little bit, but not totally," DeLonge said. "I threw in a little homage to 'I Miss You,' because, specifically on this song, I remember Travis saying that we should have something in the category of 'I Miss You' [on this album], and that's when he showed us the beat. So when we wrote that, I remember that was in my mind."
Then again, DeLonge said he had ulterior motives for co-writing the song with Hoppus — ones that bordered (of course) on the sexual.
"What's cool about this song and 'I Miss You,' when Mark and I both write lyrics in different places, they come together and they're both about the same thing, usually me and him kissing and making love to each other," he laughed. "We end up writing super romantic songs. And I think it worked out really good on this one."
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1675555/blink-182-after-midnight-video.jhtml
Wednesday 23 November 2011
Monday 21 November 2011
Tuesday 15 November 2011
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Friday 28 October 2011
Wednesday 12 October 2011
Blink-182: 'The air was so thick around us you could cut it with a knife'
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker has spoken about the acrimonous way in which the band split up in 2005.
The band, who released 'Neighborhoods', their first new album for eight years, last month, split in 2005 after guitarist Tom DeLonge quit and Barker has now revealed that they were at each others' throats for months before DeLonge announced his departure.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, the drummer blamed tour burnout, saying: "You're playing shows every day and you're doing tour after tour like we were 10 years ago, and there's no communication. Everyone's burnt. The air was so thick around us back in the day you could cut it with a knife. It was so bad right before we broke up."
The drummer also said that, after Mark Hoppus and DeLonge came to visit him in the days after his 2008 plane crash, they reconnected instantly, despite having not spoken for some time.
He added:
The band, who released 'Neighborhoods', their first new album for eight years, last month, split in 2005 after guitarist Tom DeLonge quit and Barker has now revealed that they were at each others' throats for months before DeLonge announced his departure.
Speaking to Rolling Stone, the drummer blamed tour burnout, saying: "You're playing shows every day and you're doing tour after tour like we were 10 years ago, and there's no communication. Everyone's burnt. The air was so thick around us back in the day you could cut it with a knife. It was so bad right before we broke up."The drummer also said that, after Mark Hoppus and DeLonge came to visit him in the days after his 2008 plane crash, they reconnected instantly, despite having not spoken for some time.
He added:
When we look back now, after my crash when Tom and Mark finally came to my house, about 30 seconds went by and Tom and Mark are telling dick jokes. It's like, 'Look, you dickheads didn't talk to each other for six years and now everything's completely fine.' You realise how petty some of the shit was we were all fighting over.
Asked if Hoppus and DeLonge had been able to rebuild their close friendship after the acrimony of the band's break up, Barker replied that though he'd never seen anyone as close as Hoppus and DeLonge once were, relations were still pretty good.
He said:
Well, those two were like husband and wife back in the day. I'd always tell them that I'd never seen two males that weren't homosexual so close. And no diss to homosexual people. I like heterosexual people, homosexual people, whatever. But I'd never seen two friends so close or anything like how Mark and Tom were. I always played the middle between them. And I still do. I'm really close to Mark and I'm really close to Tom. It's like a couple, but there's three of us.http://www.nme.com/news/blink-182/59753
Tuesday 4 October 2011
Blink-182's Travis Barker: 'I am considering hypnotherapy so I can fly again'
Blink-182's Travis Barker has revealed he is considering hypnotherapy to overcome his fear of flying following a plane crash in 2008, which claimed the lives of his two friends.
The drummer suffered severe burns after he stumbled out of a blazing jet which burst into flames after failing to take-off in South Carolina, and he spent months in recovery.
He still refuses to fly anywhere and admits his phobia has become a big problem in his professional life. "Unfortunately I can't do as much touring as I would like because I don't fly," he said. "It's an obstacle. I'm working on it though.
"I'm trying to get hypnotised, trying to talk to a doctor who retrains your brain. Maybe he'll help me fly again one day."
The sticksman also admitted that the accident made him more health conscious and it helped him overcome a painkiller addiction.
He told Rolling Stone: "I run every day now. I never ran before. In the hospital, I promised myself that if I ever walked again, that I would eat well and swim every day."
Barker went on: "I've been vegan since I got out of the hospital... and before the plane crash, I was battling a painkiller addiction. For years.
"I can proudly say I didn't even take any pain medication after I got out of the hospital. They told me I'd be on some of the medicine for the rest of my life, but I got off all of them. They made me a completely different person."
http://www.nme.com/news/blink-182/59558
The drummer suffered severe burns after he stumbled out of a blazing jet which burst into flames after failing to take-off in South Carolina, and he spent months in recovery.
He still refuses to fly anywhere and admits his phobia has become a big problem in his professional life. "Unfortunately I can't do as much touring as I would like because I don't fly," he said. "It's an obstacle. I'm working on it though.
"I'm trying to get hypnotised, trying to talk to a doctor who retrains your brain. Maybe he'll help me fly again one day."The sticksman also admitted that the accident made him more health conscious and it helped him overcome a painkiller addiction.
He told Rolling Stone: "I run every day now. I never ran before. In the hospital, I promised myself that if I ever walked again, that I would eat well and swim every day."
Barker went on: "I've been vegan since I got out of the hospital... and before the plane crash, I was battling a painkiller addiction. For years.
"I can proudly say I didn't even take any pain medication after I got out of the hospital. They told me I'd be on some of the medicine for the rest of my life, but I got off all of them. They made me a completely different person."
http://www.nme.com/news/blink-182/59558
Blink-182's Mark Hoppus: 'I'm surprised it took so long for 'Neighborhoods' to leak'
Blink-182's Mark Hoppus has said that he was surprised it took so long for the band's new album 'Neighborhoods' to leak out online.
The album, which is formally released today (September 26), appeared online in the early part of last week and Hoppus said that while the band hoped the leak wouldn't put people off buying the album, he was more relieved that people liked the album than annoyed it had leaked.
Speaking to NME, the bassist responded to a question about whether he was annoyed about the leaks by saying: "It wasn't that annoying. I expected it to leak, I'm surprised it took so long to leak. I'd have been a lot more upset if people had said they didn't like the record, but there's been so much positive stuff posted online about it, from people who've downloaded it and have now said they can't wait to buy it on CD. I was more relieved that people liked the album than the fact that it leaked."
The album is the band's first for eight years, and their first since they reconciled from an indefinite hiatus. Hoppus admitted that the trio were relieved it was finally coming out.
He said: "After eight years, it's great to finally stop talking about when the next Blink album's coming out and actually enjoy the music. We've worked so hard on this record over the last couple of years and gone through so much to get to this point that we're just so excited to have the album out."
The singer also spoke about his favourite track on the band's new album, revealing that the LP's second track 'Natives' was currently his favourite, but that it changed on a week by week basis.
He said:
The album, which is formally released today (September 26), appeared online in the early part of last week and Hoppus said that while the band hoped the leak wouldn't put people off buying the album, he was more relieved that people liked the album than annoyed it had leaked.
Speaking to NME, the bassist responded to a question about whether he was annoyed about the leaks by saying: "It wasn't that annoying. I expected it to leak, I'm surprised it took so long to leak. I'd have been a lot more upset if people had said they didn't like the record, but there's been so much positive stuff posted online about it, from people who've downloaded it and have now said they can't wait to buy it on CD. I was more relieved that people liked the album than the fact that it leaked." The album is the band's first for eight years, and their first since they reconciled from an indefinite hiatus. Hoppus admitted that the trio were relieved it was finally coming out.
He said: "After eight years, it's great to finally stop talking about when the next Blink album's coming out and actually enjoy the music. We've worked so hard on this record over the last couple of years and gone through so much to get to this point that we're just so excited to have the album out."
The singer also spoke about his favourite track on the band's new album, revealing that the LP's second track 'Natives' was currently his favourite, but that it changed on a week by week basis.
He said:
It changes week by week. Right now, it's 'Natives'. That was one of the last songs we wrote and it was based around a beat that Travis came up with. He was in the studio one day working on an entirely different project and he came up with this beat and got the engineer to record about 30 seconds of it and loop it. Tom and I then went into the studio and pieced the song together. It all went really fast, within two or three hours of hearing the beat we'd written the skeleton of the song and I'd already written the chorus. It was a magical moment in the studio and when I heard that song it makes me happy.
'Neighborhoods' is released today. Blink-182 tour the UK next summer.
To read a new interview with Mark Hoppus, visit NME.com/blogs.
Blink-182, 'Neighborhoods' - First Listen
http://www.nme.com/news/blink-182/59422
Blink-182 stream new album 'Neighborhoods' online in full
Blink-182 are streaming their new album 'Neighborhoods' online in full.
The album was formally released yesterday (September 26), but can be heard in full by heading to Neighborhoods.blink182.com
The band's co-frontman Mark Hoppus has also spoken about the recording of the album and has said that the band have made sure there are no "lame songs" on the record.
The LP has been released in two separate editions, one with a standard 10 tracks and a deluxe edition with 13 tracks on it. But Hoppus has said that he believes the 13-track edition is the record as "it should be heard" and that no song has been added just for the sake of it.
Speaking to NME, the bassist responded to a question about the difference between the two editions by saying: "Even the bonus tracks on this album to me feel like they're part of the record. The deluxe edition is the record as it should be heard. I don't feel like we had ten songs that were good and three songs that we threw on as some kind of lame B-side bonus thing. That's why we re-sequenced the record using those additional songs, because to us they're very much part of the record."
Asked why the band hadn't just released a 13-track album, the bassist responded by saying that it was "standard practice" for bands to offer up two editions of their new album.
He said:
The album was formally released yesterday (September 26), but can be heard in full by heading to Neighborhoods.blink182.com
The band's co-frontman Mark Hoppus has also spoken about the recording of the album and has said that the band have made sure there are no "lame songs" on the record.
The LP has been released in two separate editions, one with a standard 10 tracks and a deluxe edition with 13 tracks on it. But Hoppus has said that he believes the 13-track edition is the record as "it should be heard" and that no song has been added just for the sake of it. Speaking to NME, the bassist responded to a question about the difference between the two editions by saying: "Even the bonus tracks on this album to me feel like they're part of the record. The deluxe edition is the record as it should be heard. I don't feel like we had ten songs that were good and three songs that we threw on as some kind of lame B-side bonus thing. That's why we re-sequenced the record using those additional songs, because to us they're very much part of the record."
Asked why the band hadn't just released a 13-track album, the bassist responded by saying that it was "standard practice" for bands to offer up two editions of their new album.
He said:
I think it's pretty much standard practice now to have a standard and deluxe edition. I think some people are only mildly interested in a band and might only want the standard edition and some are more hardcore fans and will want the B-sides. But, I don't think any of these are B-sides.
Hoppus also spoke about the making of the album, revealing that there were five songs that didn't make the cut for the LP.
Asked how many tracks had been considered for 'Neighborhoods', Hoppus replied: "We probably had 20 songs total, there are about 5 songs that we started working on that didn't make the cut for one reason or another."
'Neighborhoods' was realeased yesterday (September 26). Blink-182 tour the UK next summer.
To read a new interview with Mark Hoppus, visit NME.com/blogs.
Blink-182, 'Neighborhoods' - First Listen
http://www.nme.com/news/blink-182/59446
Sunday 2 October 2011
Wednesday 28 September 2011
Tuesday 27 September 2011
The New Blink 182 Album!
The new Blink 182 album is finally out and after listening to it, well, i love it!! Its a new move for Mark, Tom and Travis but its turned out to be a big success and will be a GREAT addition to they're playlist for the tour in the UK later on this year. I give Blink 182 - NEIGHBORHOODS a 4 out of 5.
Saturday 17 September 2011
Friday 16 September 2011
Monday 12 September 2011
Hear Blink-182's new single 'After Midnight' – audio
Blink-182 have posted 'After Midnight', the second single from their forthcoming album 'Neighborhoods' online, scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to hear it.
The track is the third to be made available from the band's new album, which is their first for over eight years, after lead-off single 'Up All Night' and album track 'Heart's All Gone' were also released.
The track, which is much slower than either of the songs the trio have made available thus far, is more reminiscent of material from the band's 2003 self-titled album rather than the faster, pop-punk material from their early years.
'Neighborhoods', which is the seventh studio album of the California band's career, will be formally released on September 27.
Blink-182 tour the UK next summer, after postponing their extensive arena tour back by over 12 months to complete work on the album.
http://www.nme.com/news/blink-182/59073
Wednesday 7 September 2011
Tuesday 6 September 2011
Blink-182 to release 'After Midnight' as second single from 'Neighborhoods'
Blink-182 will release 'After Midnight' as the second single from their new album 'Neighborhoods', it has been announced.
The track, which follows the release of the LP's first single 'Up All Night', will get its first UK radio play on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on Tuesday (September 6).
The pop-punk trio's comeback record is due for release on September 26 and will include 10 tracks on the standard edition. A 13-track 'Deluxe Edition' will also be available, with 'Heart's All Gone', a track the band released online earlier this month, only available on the expanded edition.
The album is the band's first since their 2003 self-titled album and their seventh studio LP of their career.
The tracklisting for 'Neighborhoods' is as follows:
'Ghost On The Dance Floor'
'A La Mode'
'This is Home'
'Snake Charmer'
'MH 4.18.2011'
'Even If She Falls'
'You Too'
'Up All Night'
'After Midnight'
'Natives'
Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks are as follows:
'Kaleidoscope'
'Fighting The Gravity'
'Heart's All Gone'
http://www.nme.com/news/blink-182/58984
The track, which follows the release of the LP's first single 'Up All Night', will get its first UK radio play on Zane Lowe's BBC Radio 1 show on Tuesday (September 6).
The pop-punk trio's comeback record is due for release on September 26 and will include 10 tracks on the standard edition. A 13-track 'Deluxe Edition' will also be available, with 'Heart's All Gone', a track the band released online earlier this month, only available on the expanded edition.
The album is the band's first since their 2003 self-titled album and their seventh studio LP of their career.
The tracklisting for 'Neighborhoods' is as follows:
'Ghost On The Dance Floor'
'A La Mode'
'This is Home'
'Snake Charmer'
'MH 4.18.2011'
'Even If She Falls'
'You Too'
'Up All Night'
'After Midnight'
'Natives'
Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks are as follows:
'Kaleidoscope'
'Fighting The Gravity'
'Heart's All Gone'
http://www.nme.com/news/blink-182/58984
Wednesday 24 August 2011
Blink-182 post brand new song 'Heart's All Gone' online – audio
Blink-182 have posted a brand new track called 'Heart's All Gone' online.
The track is the second to emerge from the band's forthcoming sixth studio album 'Neighborhoods', following the online release of lead-off single 'Up All Night'. You can hear it by scrolling to the bottom of the page.
'Heart's All Gone' is more in the vein of the pop punk trio's earlier material, with the drums and guitar riffs played at a much faster pace, similar to the band's work on third album 'Enema Of The State'.
The band, who revealed the artwork for 'Neighborhoods' yesterday (August 4), will release their first studio album since their 2003 self-titled release on September 26.
They tour the UK next summer, after pushing back their dates by a full year to complete work on the album. They are currently touring North America with My Chemical Romance.
The track is the second to emerge from the band's forthcoming sixth studio album 'Neighborhoods', following the online release of lead-off single 'Up All Night'. You can hear it by scrolling to the bottom of the page.
'Heart's All Gone' is more in the vein of the pop punk trio's earlier material, with the drums and guitar riffs played at a much faster pace, similar to the band's work on third album 'Enema Of The State'.
The band, who revealed the artwork for 'Neighborhoods' yesterday (August 4), will release their first studio album since their 2003 self-titled release on September 26.
They tour the UK next summer, after pushing back their dates by a full year to complete work on the album. They are currently touring North America with My Chemical Romance.
Blink-182 reveal tracklisting for new album 'Neighborhoods'
Blink-182 have unveiled the tracklisting for their new album 'Neighborhoods'.
The pop-punk trio's comeback record is due for release on September 26 and will include 10 tracks on the standard edition, including recent single 'Up All Night'. A 13-track 'Deluxe Edition' will also be available, with 'Heart's All Gone', a track the band released online earlier this month, only available on the expanded edition.
The album is the band's first since their 2003 self-titled album and their seventh studio LP of their career.
The band tour the UK next summer after pushing back their dates by a full year to complete work on the album. They are currently touring North America with My Chemical Romance.
The tracklisting for 'Neighborhoods' is as follows:
'Ghost On The Dance Floor'
'A La Mode'
'This is Home'
'Snake Charmer'
'MH 4.18.2011'
'Even If She Falls'
'You Too'
'Up All Night'
'After Midnight'
'Natives'
Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks are as follows:
'Kaleidoscope'
'Fighting The Gravity'
'Heart's All Gone'
http://www.nme.com/news/blink-182/58661
The pop-punk trio's comeback record is due for release on September 26 and will include 10 tracks on the standard edition, including recent single 'Up All Night'. A 13-track 'Deluxe Edition' will also be available, with 'Heart's All Gone', a track the band released online earlier this month, only available on the expanded edition.
The album is the band's first since their 2003 self-titled album and their seventh studio LP of their career.
The band tour the UK next summer after pushing back their dates by a full year to complete work on the album. They are currently touring North America with My Chemical Romance.
The tracklisting for 'Neighborhoods' is as follows:
'Ghost On The Dance Floor'
'A La Mode'
'This is Home'
'Snake Charmer'
'MH 4.18.2011'
'Even If She Falls'
'You Too'
'Up All Night'
'After Midnight'
'Natives'
Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks are as follows:
'Kaleidoscope'
'Fighting The Gravity'
'Heart's All Gone'
http://www.nme.com/news/blink-182/58661
Sunday 7 August 2011
Blink-182's 'Heart's All Gone': Back To Basics
It's easy to compare Blink-182's brand-new "Heart's All Gone" with "Up All Night," the first song they released off their upcoming Neighborhoods album, mostly because the similarities begin and end right there. They are both songs by the band, and they are both on the new record.
Perhaps, then, it's best to contrast the two songs, because they're different in just about every conceivable way. "Up All Night" premiered with much fanfare — on the band's site and L.A. radio station KROQ — and was greeted with much the same. "Heart's All Gone," on the other hand, bowed without much notice: just a quick link on Mark Hoppus' Google Plus page that took you to a new website and a simple instruction to "Command the 'A' " (or, if you're on a PC, "CTRL + A").
Doing so on the new site, of course, revealed not only lyrics but the song itself. And that's when the differences between the two tracks really become apparent. Because while "Up All Night" synthesized all of the band's previous endeavors (Plus-44, Angels & Airwaves, Box Car Racer) into something entirely new, "Heart's All Gone" does the complete opposite: It is very much a blast from the past — both Blink's and the West Coast punk scene that birthed them.
With its breakneck guitars, yelped vocals and cascading drums, it sounds like something taken from Blink's 1997 Dude Ranch album (or '01's Take Off Your Pants and Jacket), but at the same time, it also recalls classic West Coast churn and burn, Ã la Bad Religion, Pennywise or even NOFX.
Then again, it also sort of sounds like "Stockholm Syndrome" from their self-titled 2003 album, and there's a rather dark instrumental break that seems like the spiritual sequel to "I Miss You" (or even "Adam's Song," from 2000's Enema of the State). Point being, it culls from the past ... and in doing so, it gives fans of so-called "classic Blink" (i.e., everything before they "got serious") hope. Unlike "Up All Night," it makes no bones about being a throwback.
Of course, given its differences to "Night," "Heart's All Gone" also raises a rather interesting question: Just what will the remainder of the Neighborhoods album sound like? Can a band made up of three men with such dissimilar tastes even make a cohesive album? Or is that really even the point? From the sound of things, the new Blink-182 may very well be adept at everything: booming hip-hop backbeats, big, widescreen choruses, spiky, saccharine guitars ... you name it, chances are it's gonna be on the album. Sort of only makes the anticipation that much greater, doesn't it?
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1668573/blink-182-hearts-all-gone.jhtml
Perhaps, then, it's best to contrast the two songs, because they're different in just about every conceivable way. "Up All Night" premiered with much fanfare — on the band's site and L.A. radio station KROQ — and was greeted with much the same. "Heart's All Gone," on the other hand, bowed without much notice: just a quick link on Mark Hoppus' Google Plus page that took you to a new website and a simple instruction to "Command the 'A' " (or, if you're on a PC, "CTRL + A").
Doing so on the new site, of course, revealed not only lyrics but the song itself. And that's when the differences between the two tracks really become apparent. Because while "Up All Night" synthesized all of the band's previous endeavors (Plus-44, Angels & Airwaves, Box Car Racer) into something entirely new, "Heart's All Gone" does the complete opposite: It is very much a blast from the past — both Blink's and the West Coast punk scene that birthed them.
With its breakneck guitars, yelped vocals and cascading drums, it sounds like something taken from Blink's 1997 Dude Ranch album (or '01's Take Off Your Pants and Jacket), but at the same time, it also recalls classic West Coast churn and burn, Ã la Bad Religion, Pennywise or even NOFX.
Then again, it also sort of sounds like "Stockholm Syndrome" from their self-titled 2003 album, and there's a rather dark instrumental break that seems like the spiritual sequel to "I Miss You" (or even "Adam's Song," from 2000's Enema of the State). Point being, it culls from the past ... and in doing so, it gives fans of so-called "classic Blink" (i.e., everything before they "got serious") hope. Unlike "Up All Night," it makes no bones about being a throwback.
Of course, given its differences to "Night," "Heart's All Gone" also raises a rather interesting question: Just what will the remainder of the Neighborhoods album sound like? Can a band made up of three men with such dissimilar tastes even make a cohesive album? Or is that really even the point? From the sound of things, the new Blink-182 may very well be adept at everything: booming hip-hop backbeats, big, widescreen choruses, spiky, saccharine guitars ... you name it, chances are it's gonna be on the album. Sort of only makes the anticipation that much greater, doesn't it?
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1668573/blink-182-hearts-all-gone.jhtml
Tuesday 2 August 2011
Saturday 30 July 2011
NEW BLINK 182 SONG CALLED "EVEN IF SHE FALLS"
Mark hoppus just posted that he has a new mix for a song called even if she falls!
Wednesday 20 July 2011
Sunday 17 July 2011
Blink-182's 'Up All Night': Mark Hoppus Tells The Story
Sure, there's already been a reunion tour, but Thursday, Blink-182 officially returned with "Up All Night," their first proper single in nearly seven years.
And while the song recalls elements of Blink's past (not to mention all those side projects), it's by no means nostalgic. With its darkly undulating electronics, churning chords and Barker's mighty mashing, it also represents a new Blink for a new millennium.
And that's even more impressive when you consider that the song's actually been around for more than two years now, ever since Blink-182 first resumed jamming together in early 2009. During that time, it's undergone some rather drastic changes, but it's always remained core to what the band hoped to do on their new album, Neighborhoods. How do we know all this? Because Mark Hoppus told us, in an email Friday morning (July 15), just hours after "Up All Night" nearly broke the Internet.
" 'Up All Night' was the first song that we started writing when the band got back together," he wrote. "The foundation of the song remains largely the same as when we first began, but over the past two years, as we've been recording others songs, coming back to this one, working on something else, coming back to this song, it's gotten harder and heavier than its original incarnation.
"Initially the chorus had much more air. It was a lofty, synth-y chorus, but we wanted the first song that people heard to be much more of a rocker. We changed a bunch of the instrumentation, recorded heavier guitars and bass, and Tom [DeLonge] wrote the progression that the guitars take on in the chorus," he continued. "Then Travis [Barker] took it over and the drums really solidified the rock element of the track. The half-time intro of the last section was all him, and I think punctuates the song very well."
After all that work, you can imagine how thrilled the guys in Blink have been by the song's initial reception. But that's just the first part of their return. As Hoppus wrote, the next step is letting fans hear Neighborhoods itself. He's beyond excited for that, too.
"I'm so glad to finally have new music out, and cannot believe how well it has been received," he wrote. "[Our website] crashed out several times, my Google-plus account crashed out twice, and blink-182 was a top trending topic worldwide. Totally amazing. Now, I can't wait for the album itself to be released."
Share your review of "Up All Night" in the comments below!
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667368/blink-182-up-all-night-mark-hoppus.jhtml
And while the song recalls elements of Blink's past (not to mention all those side projects), it's by no means nostalgic. With its darkly undulating electronics, churning chords and Barker's mighty mashing, it also represents a new Blink for a new millennium.
And that's even more impressive when you consider that the song's actually been around for more than two years now, ever since Blink-182 first resumed jamming together in early 2009. During that time, it's undergone some rather drastic changes, but it's always remained core to what the band hoped to do on their new album, Neighborhoods. How do we know all this? Because Mark Hoppus told us, in an email Friday morning (July 15), just hours after "Up All Night" nearly broke the Internet.
" 'Up All Night' was the first song that we started writing when the band got back together," he wrote. "The foundation of the song remains largely the same as when we first began, but over the past two years, as we've been recording others songs, coming back to this one, working on something else, coming back to this song, it's gotten harder and heavier than its original incarnation.
"Initially the chorus had much more air. It was a lofty, synth-y chorus, but we wanted the first song that people heard to be much more of a rocker. We changed a bunch of the instrumentation, recorded heavier guitars and bass, and Tom [DeLonge] wrote the progression that the guitars take on in the chorus," he continued. "Then Travis [Barker] took it over and the drums really solidified the rock element of the track. The half-time intro of the last section was all him, and I think punctuates the song very well."
After all that work, you can imagine how thrilled the guys in Blink have been by the song's initial reception. But that's just the first part of their return. As Hoppus wrote, the next step is letting fans hear Neighborhoods itself. He's beyond excited for that, too.
"I'm so glad to finally have new music out, and cannot believe how well it has been received," he wrote. "[Our website] crashed out several times, my Google-plus account crashed out twice, and blink-182 was a top trending topic worldwide. Totally amazing. Now, I can't wait for the album itself to be released."
Share your review of "Up All Night" in the comments below!
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667368/blink-182-up-all-night-mark-hoppus.jhtml
Saturday 16 July 2011
Friday 15 July 2011
Blink-182 Roar Back With 'Up All Night'
Band's new single recalls their past, while pushing towards the future.
Back in January 2010, Mark Hoppus was struggling to describe the new songs he was working on with Blink-182 — about the best thing he could come up with was "weird" — when all of a sudden, almost by accident, or perhaps because he was tired of searching for adjectives, he switched gears and began discussing the myriad of outside projects he and his bandmates were involved in, and how they were influencing Blink's new direction.
"I think that everything that everyone works on outside of Blink comes back to Blink. And being involved in all these different projects allows us to go off and try different ideas and bring those ideas back home to what we do every day. And I think it's a really positive thing," Hoppus said. "I know it's confusing for people, because everyone's like, 'Tom's doing this, and Travis is doing this, and Mark's producing ... why aren't you guys focusing on Blink?' But I think what people need to understand is that, that's how we focus on Blink. We go off, and we bring all these different pieces and ideas back, and we get inspired by other artists and get inspired by working with different people, and then when we come back to Blink, it just helps us.
"Everybody listens to such different stuff. Tom is really into, like, '80s stadium rock; huge, monumental '80s rock bands. Travis is all over the place musically, and he always comes up with beats and drum parts that are so way out that I would never think of them," he continued. "And I've just been listening to a lot of weird indie rock. So somewhere between amazing hip-hop beats, stadium rock and indie rock, you'll find Blink."
And now, we know exactly what he meant. Because on Thursday night — something like 12 hours ahead of schedule — Blink premiered "Up All Night," the first single off their much-anticipated new album. And for all the hype surrounding it, it is very much the way Hoppus described it: a booming, skittering mix of beats, arena-rock and yes, maybe even a little indie.
In short, "Up All Night" (which debuted on the band's website and Los Angeles radio station KROQ) is the perfect synthesis of everything Blink's three members have been doing in the eight years since their last record. The boom-bap backbeat recalls Travis Barker's solo album (and umpteen hip-hop remixes). The fluttering electronics bring to mind Hoppus and Barker's Plus-44 project. The widescreen chorus reflects the scope of Tom DeLonge's Angels & Airwaves. And the air-tight production reminds me of Hoppus' work with Motion City Soundtrack.
Of course, the song also drums up memories of Box Car Racer, the late, lamented DeLonge and Barker band (it sounds very much like a muscled-up version of "Elevator"), and Blink's decidedly darker self-titled album, too. But at the same time — and in a testament to the band's talents — it never really feels like a retread ... it represents a new Blink for a new millennium, one capable of combining slipstream sonics with ripping chords and an absolute corker of a chorus.
So now, finally, Blink are back. With "Up All Night," they not only prove that they've learned from the past but that they're willing to embrace the future. And by doing so, they may have also proved an old adage wrong: Perhaps you can teach old dogs new tricks.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667332/blink-182-new-single-up-all-night.jhtml
Back in January 2010, Mark Hoppus was struggling to describe the new songs he was working on with Blink-182 — about the best thing he could come up with was "weird" — when all of a sudden, almost by accident, or perhaps because he was tired of searching for adjectives, he switched gears and began discussing the myriad of outside projects he and his bandmates were involved in, and how they were influencing Blink's new direction.
"I think that everything that everyone works on outside of Blink comes back to Blink. And being involved in all these different projects allows us to go off and try different ideas and bring those ideas back home to what we do every day. And I think it's a really positive thing," Hoppus said. "I know it's confusing for people, because everyone's like, 'Tom's doing this, and Travis is doing this, and Mark's producing ... why aren't you guys focusing on Blink?' But I think what people need to understand is that, that's how we focus on Blink. We go off, and we bring all these different pieces and ideas back, and we get inspired by other artists and get inspired by working with different people, and then when we come back to Blink, it just helps us.
"Everybody listens to such different stuff. Tom is really into, like, '80s stadium rock; huge, monumental '80s rock bands. Travis is all over the place musically, and he always comes up with beats and drum parts that are so way out that I would never think of them," he continued. "And I've just been listening to a lot of weird indie rock. So somewhere between amazing hip-hop beats, stadium rock and indie rock, you'll find Blink."
And now, we know exactly what he meant. Because on Thursday night — something like 12 hours ahead of schedule — Blink premiered "Up All Night," the first single off their much-anticipated new album. And for all the hype surrounding it, it is very much the way Hoppus described it: a booming, skittering mix of beats, arena-rock and yes, maybe even a little indie.
In short, "Up All Night" (which debuted on the band's website and Los Angeles radio station KROQ) is the perfect synthesis of everything Blink's three members have been doing in the eight years since their last record. The boom-bap backbeat recalls Travis Barker's solo album (and umpteen hip-hop remixes). The fluttering electronics bring to mind Hoppus and Barker's Plus-44 project. The widescreen chorus reflects the scope of Tom DeLonge's Angels & Airwaves. And the air-tight production reminds me of Hoppus' work with Motion City Soundtrack.
Of course, the song also drums up memories of Box Car Racer, the late, lamented DeLonge and Barker band (it sounds very much like a muscled-up version of "Elevator"), and Blink's decidedly darker self-titled album, too. But at the same time — and in a testament to the band's talents — it never really feels like a retread ... it represents a new Blink for a new millennium, one capable of combining slipstream sonics with ripping chords and an absolute corker of a chorus.
So now, finally, Blink are back. With "Up All Night," they not only prove that they've learned from the past but that they're willing to embrace the future. And by doing so, they may have also proved an old adage wrong: Perhaps you can teach old dogs new tricks.
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1667332/blink-182-new-single-up-all-night.jhtml
Blink 182 premiere comeback single Up All Night – Listen here
The pop punk trio are set to release their first album in eight years later in the summer and have given fans the first taste of what the record may sound like.
Up All Night has existed in some form since 2009, when the band reformed after going on hiatus four years before.
Blink said back then though that they wouldn’t play the track during their reunion tour, claiming they hadn’t finished recording it.
‘We really don't want the first time that people hear our new song to be a YouTube version of us playing it live,’ Mark Hoppus said in 2009.
‘We want it to be the actual song, and we haven't gotten the chance to finish it yet, so we'll probably leave it out of the set until we actually release it.’
Fans had to wait two years to hear the finished product but were rewarded for their patience on Friday when the band released the track on their official website and debuted it on Los Angeles radio station KROQ.
Thursday 14 July 2011
Blink 182′s Latest Single ‘Up All Night’
Blink 182 have confirmed that on Friday, July 15, the group will premiere their comeback single via the Internet. The song, “Up All Night” will be released to the group’s website, Blink182.com at 3:30pm BST (7:30am PST).
Bassist Mark Hoppus recently noted on his blog that the group’s sixth album will wrap up production later this summer. The group has made previous mention of releasing “Up All Night” as a single back in 2009 as they made their comeback tour.
Mark Hoppus's Bass
Price: £800 upwards
Purchased from: not from anywhere in the US or uk
Features: The sad thing about the Mark Hoppus Jazz Bass is that it is only made in Mexico. This isn't necessarily a bad thing though. It means that you can get it relatively cheap but will have to bear the fact that its not made in the USA. The Mark Hoppus Bass is the usual Fender, 20 frets, jazz body. Its also strung through the body.
The cool thing I like about the bass is that it comes in a jazz body with Precision pickups so it looks quite good. The pickguard also looks quite good on the body.
Sound: Its is a pretty decent bass. The tone is great (more on that later), it has enough treble to cut through and still enough bass to support a band. The pickups are powerful and have a huge punch. One of the things I like about it is that the bass has a nice light sound on the high strings(meaning that it doesn't make people cringe when playing high notes)and a hefty low sound on the low strings. Its comfortable to play and very satisfactory to play with in a band because of its punch. The cool thing I like about the bass is that it comes in a jazz body with Precision pickups so it looks quite good. The pickguard also looks quite good on the body.
The Mark Hoppus Jazz Bass is very genre specific. Its pretty much a punk rock bass, good for punk rock(duh)/pop punk, rock and metal, but don't expect anything towards the blues and jazz side, its pickups just don't deliver the right sound for that. Also this bass is terrible for slapping but i don't like to use the slap method anyway.
The main problem with this bass is its lack of tone variety, this bass can only produce one sound, so you must be happy with it before you buy it. The lack of a tone knob puts serious limitations on this bass, and the only thing you can control is volume. However, if you use an amp with an equaliser, you can get amazing tones out of this bass.
I prefer playing with fingers rather than a pick and but I use both methods on this bass. Its comfortable to play with using both methods and you can get the two different ends of the sound spectrum by using the different methods (low and punchy with fingers, high treble with pick)
Overall the sound is great if you plan to use it for the correct genre of music, i use this bass mainly for rock and punk pop and I feel it's amazing at that. I also have a Fender American Deluxe Jazz Bass, so I use that for other genres.
Action, Fit & Finish: The guitar was set up pretty well, except for some fret buzz and string height problems. The fret buzz wasn't significant so I left it. The string height only took 5 minutes to fix so I'm happy. The guitar was in great condition when I got it so there's nothing much to complain about.
The Fender website gives the impression that the black Mark Hoppus jazz bass is actually met black but its not (or at least im quite sure it isnt). I wanted a white one but i could only get a black one.
Reliability & Durability: I've used this guitar Live 2 times already and its great. Its comfortable, light, very playable and generally fun to play with. The fact that the bass is passive makes it even more reliable cause you know that it wont conk out on you during a gig cause of batteries.
All the hardware looks well setup and the volume knob is tight and accurate to the volume (0= 0 output, 5= 5 output, 10= 10 output)The strap buttons are securely fastened and i haven't got any problems yet.I guess I would use it without backup but i usually bring my American Deluxe along anyway to any gig cause of the tone problem.
The finish is great and will remain that way if its owner takes care of it.
Impression: A great bass but very very genre specific. This is a good bass to add to a collection of basses to fully complete a range of sounds. The only drawback is the lack of tone, but that can be overcome by using an equaliser or a pre amp. I've been playing for two years and I've heard my friends play it while I play drums or guitar so I know it sounds good from different perspectives.
If I had a choice to trade it with another bass, however I would trade it with a simple Fender Precision or better yet a Squier P-Bass Special. This is because the same sound can probably be gotten from a Fender Precision installed with Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder Bass Lines pickups( The same pickups as the Mark Hoppus Jazz Bass). A Squier would be even better, cause I can replace both the split Precision pickups and J bass pickups with seymour duncans and with some tweaking, make it sound even better than the Mark Hoppus Jazz Bass.
One thing you should not do is buy it just because it's Mark Hoppus's signature. Buy it because of its powerful tone, playability and stylish looks. Before you decide to buy it, you should watch live videos of Blink 182 and Plus 44 to see if thats the tone your looking for.
Blink 182 - Up All Night
Barker, in June 2009, called "Up All Night" a "logical step-forward" from the music found on the band's previous effort, blink-182 (2003). Barker also hinted that when the band was able to get back together and record, that that would be the direction they would take. He called the track "heavy," and added that it sounded like "if you mixed Box Car Racer and Blink. "Up All Night" contains elements of everything the band has done,and pushes further than they've gone before, according to Hoppus.
Blink 182 - Up All Night (New Single)
The single will debut on the band's official website on Friday at 3.30pm UK time.
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