On June 21st Blink-182 made an announcement that the group will headline KROQ’s Epicenter festival in September, so on Tuesday the 22nd, Mark Hoppus decided to up the ante, taking to his blog to break a genuinely exciting bit of news.
Motion City Soundtrack is at it again with its fourth studio full-length album, My Dinosaur Life, the first released under its contract with Columbia Records. The band is set to embark on tour in support of the album with Set Your Goals, This Providence and The Swellers.
IRVINE, California – After 13 years, three labels, seven albums and a career-retrospective DVD, MxPx say they have a record that will put their past work to shame. “This record will kick all of our other records’ asses!” singer/bassist Mike Herrera said. The band’s forthcoming LP, Panic, is its first disc for SideOneDummy and the follow-up to 2003’s Before Everything & After, which spawned punk-pop singles like “Well Adjusted” and “Everything Sucks (When You’re Gone).” “[This record] is raw, but it’s heavy, and it’s a different MxPx,” said the 29-year-old Herrera. “Someone that’s known us in the past may be… Read more »
Blink 182 feels comfortable following Green Day on the Pop Disaster tour partially due to the fact that Travis Barker’s drum set is a show-stopper. Barker’s drum kit rotates, spins, and elevates over the stage during the band’s performance. Blink 182 singer/bassist Mark Hoppus revealed where his wacky drummer got the idea. “Travis is a big fan of Tommy Lee and I think he wanted to try and outdo him for the drum stunt thing. I haven’t actually ever seen the Tommy Lee thing, but I think it would be pretty f-king hard to beat what Travis is doing right… Read more »
Mark Hoppus has heard all the talk about the Blink-182 album not coming out until 2011, and he’s determined not to let that happen.
Ever since that fateful February day when Blink-182 announced they were going on an indefinite hiatus, fans of the band have been clamoring to know just what the future holds for their beloved Mark, Tom and Travis. For the most part the guys have remained silent, aside from a few vaguely worded statements from drummer-turned-reality-TV-star Travis Barker. So MTV News sat down with singer/bassist Mark Hoppus, and while he claimed the group’s current hiatus had been planned for some time, he also made it sound like Blink fans shouldn’t hold their breath for a reunion. “We’ve always planned to have… Read more »
Blink 182, Green Day, and Jimmy Eat World haven’t had any major accidents on the Pop Disaster tour so far, but there have been several times the tour nearly lived up to its name. Blink 182 bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus revealed that he nearly had a Michael Jackson/James Hetfield moment when one of the pyrotechnic devices almost burned him at one of the first few shows in California. “I got a little too close to one of the pyro hits, and I smelled my hair on fire-not on fire, but it singed the back of my hair. I could smell burning… Read more »
Today on the Rock The Walls Podcast, Patrick speaks w/ Brandon Saller of Atreyu all about their new album Baptize (out now on Spinefarm Records!), the writing & recording of it, stepping into the Frontman/Vocalist after being Drummer/Vocalist of the band, working once again with Producer John Feldmann, the awesome guest spots of Travis Barker, Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach, Matt Heafy of Trivum & collaborations with the likes of grandson. & Mark Hoppus + Much More!
In this episode of DISPOSABLE HEROES, I sit down with Chuck Comeau, the driving force on and off stage for the Canadian hammers Simple Plan. We chat about his influential bands impact on pop punk, how Mark Hoppus took them under his wing, to finding out what tik tok is via the “I’m just a kid challenge”, and all the viral magic that unfolded from there. You won’t want to miss this most special episode, so tune out and tune in, and be sure to check Chuck’s band out online at simpleplan.com
Sebastien’s drinking less coffee, Patrick’s drinking more martinis, and the Man Of The Hour Show is back with an all new episode.
The guys kicks things off with music talk before launching into what they’ve been up to this week. How many lost gloves are too many lost gloves? Seb will soon let us know. How do you keep your kids from using your sense of humor against you? Patrick’s trying to figure that one out, too.
Plus hear about Mark Hoppus lookalikes, entertaining a beard, Lindt chocolate, and more!
