Blink 182 going on "indefinite hiatus"
02-22-05, 11:10 PM
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Blink 182 going on "indefinite hiatus"
Not that I care, but I hadn't seen it reported here, so...
From E! Online:
From E! Online:
Blink-182 is going on the blink.
In an announcement from its record label that stopped short of saying the punk-pop trio had disbanded, the group was described as being "on indefinite hiatus."
Television viewers may recognize "hiatus" as an old network term meaning "when your favorite show gets canceled, but nobody has the heart to tell you to your face."
Befitting Blink-182's newly murky status, Geffen Records said there was no timetable for the band to start being a band again.
"No one knows what tomorrow may bring," the label said in a statement.
Rumors of Blink-182's demise were sparked when the group was a last-minute scratch, along with Ozzy Osbourne, at a tsunami-relief benefit concert Friday in Anaheim, California. Osbourne's absence was explained as being prompted by a "family emergency"; Blink-182's was chalked up to "unforeseen circumstances."
A rep for Geffen confirmed that the "unforeseen circumstances" was the band's unraveling. There weren't details as to what went down, only that after rehearsals the word hiatus began being bandied about.
The official story is that guitarist/singer Tom DeLonge, 29, bassist Mark Hoppus, 32, and drummer Travis Barker, 29, want to spend time "enjoying the fruits of their labors with loved ones."
"For over a decade, Blink-182 has toured, recorded and promoted non-stop all while trying to balance relationships with family and friends," Geffen Records said.
Founded in San Diego in the early 1990s as Blink with original drummer Scott Raynor, the retitled band made its major label debut in 1999 with Enema of the State. The album was the unofficial soundtrack of skate parks everywhere, spawning the sometimes-jokey, always-catchy hit singles "All the Small Things," "Adam's Song" and "What's My Age Again."
Two more studio albums have followed for the tattooed trio: 2001's Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, and 2003's self-titled release. Last summer, the band headlined a tour with fellow Southern California rockers No Doubt.
Barker, who joined the band in 1998, already has a side project set. He'll debut in April in the new MTV reality series Meet the Barkers, about him, his beauty queen wife and their children.
If the show does well, don't expect the word hiatus to come up anytime soon.
In an announcement from its record label that stopped short of saying the punk-pop trio had disbanded, the group was described as being "on indefinite hiatus."
Television viewers may recognize "hiatus" as an old network term meaning "when your favorite show gets canceled, but nobody has the heart to tell you to your face."
Befitting Blink-182's newly murky status, Geffen Records said there was no timetable for the band to start being a band again.
"No one knows what tomorrow may bring," the label said in a statement.
Rumors of Blink-182's demise were sparked when the group was a last-minute scratch, along with Ozzy Osbourne, at a tsunami-relief benefit concert Friday in Anaheim, California. Osbourne's absence was explained as being prompted by a "family emergency"; Blink-182's was chalked up to "unforeseen circumstances."
A rep for Geffen confirmed that the "unforeseen circumstances" was the band's unraveling. There weren't details as to what went down, only that after rehearsals the word hiatus began being bandied about.
The official story is that guitarist/singer Tom DeLonge, 29, bassist Mark Hoppus, 32, and drummer Travis Barker, 29, want to spend time "enjoying the fruits of their labors with loved ones."
"For over a decade, Blink-182 has toured, recorded and promoted non-stop all while trying to balance relationships with family and friends," Geffen Records said.
Founded in San Diego in the early 1990s as Blink with original drummer Scott Raynor, the retitled band made its major label debut in 1999 with Enema of the State. The album was the unofficial soundtrack of skate parks everywhere, spawning the sometimes-jokey, always-catchy hit singles "All the Small Things," "Adam's Song" and "What's My Age Again."
Two more studio albums have followed for the tattooed trio: 2001's Take Off Your Pants and Jacket, and 2003's self-titled release. Last summer, the band headlined a tour with fellow Southern California rockers No Doubt.
Barker, who joined the band in 1998, already has a side project set. He'll debut in April in the new MTV reality series Meet the Barkers, about him, his beauty queen wife and their children.
If the show does well, don't expect the word hiatus to come up anytime soon.
02-23-05, 10:08 AM
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I always thought they were a very solid zippy little pop band that got unfairly got lumped in with vastly inferior imitators (similar to Def Leppard, for example.) I think this is probably a sign that they're really growing up and don't want to be doing boobie/fart/Satan jokes in front of 15 year-olds when they're 40. Good for them.
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02-23-05, 11:42 AM
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Originally Posted by pdutta2000
That's too bad...I wish I had seen them in concert. 
02-23-05, 01:55 PM
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I like Travis Barker as a drummer, but I'm sick of bands making money off real punk.....which has been over for some time. Green Day can sell albums, but that shit is about as punk as Hillary Duff.
02-23-05, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by dick_grayson
I like Travis Barker as a drummer, but I'm sick of bands making money off real punk.....which has been over for some time. Green Day can sell albums, but that shit is about as punk as Hillary Duff.
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02-23-05, 05:56 PM
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I was at the show on Friday, and was bummed that they canceled. Dave Navaro leaked that they broke up the day before. (not at the show, but somewhere else after the fact)
02-24-05, 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by WestEndRiot
wank, wank, wank. they made money off their creative product just like every other band or artist before them and they didn't ruin punk, punk did a fine job doing that itself. people need to lay off Blink and Green Day and all the other successful bands to come from "punk" or "punk-pop" roots just because, in their eyes, they've sold out. its one thing to not like the music or a band because the sound doesn't appeal to you. its another entirely to hate a band because you think they ruined a scene. get real.
Either way, I hope Travis does another Transplants album and/or they continue their side projects.
02-24-05, 05:31 PM
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That's too bad. Their last cd was great. I really got into it.
02-24-05, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by dick_grayson
Personally, I am not bothered by their sound or anything, but you can't have the best of both worlds with punk (sound/attitude and selling platinium records). Again, you can't be on a major record label and be on MTV and be nominated for a Grammy and still be punk.
oh, and i'm a music fan. nice to meet you. who the fuck are you?
02-24-05, 06:59 PM
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Saw them live with No Doubt, and like a previous poster, they were not that good and had very little energy. I have to admit, though, they had some very good singles from all of their albums.
02-25-05, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by WestEndRiot
ah yes, the punker-than-thou attitude...gotta love it. no wonder the scene died.
oh, and i'm a music fan. nice to meet you. who the fuck are you?
oh, and i'm a music fan. nice to meet you. who the fuck are you?
02-27-05, 12:57 AM
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Can't say I'm surprised. This band's been over for about 5 years now. The first time I saw them live, they were incredible. But a year later, I saw them again and they totally phoned in the show. Don't even get me started on those last two piles of shit they released as albums. But alas, Dude Ranch will always hold a special place in my heart, and for that album, I am grateful. Rest in peace, Blink 182...please?
02-28-05, 07:39 AM
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Can't say I'm surprised. This band's been over for about 5 years now. The first time I saw them live, they were incredible. But a year later, I saw them again and they totally phoned in the show. Don't even get me started on those last two piles of shit they released as albums. But alas, Dude Ranch will always hold a special place in my heart, and for that album, I am grateful. Rest in peace, Blink 182...please?
02-28-05, 08:59 AM
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I saw blink 182 a long time ago at a small club in minneapolis. Main reason i went was to see MXPX (let the flames begin), but I had heard Dude Ranch and liked it. I have to say, they put on a great show. Haven't seen them since, but at least on that night, they rocked out bigtime.