Play Blink-182 Radio

blink-182

On Tour

57,690,687 plays (1,147,042 listeners)

Listening now: bluetictac, disappear_boy, simpsus

7,881 shouts

Add to my Library Share

Poway, San Diego CA, United States (1992 – 2005, 2009 – present)

Blink-182 is a pop-punk band from Poway, California formed in 1992 by Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus, and Scott Raynor. In 1998, Raynor was replaced by Travis Barker, and in early 2005 DeLonge left the group, initiating an indefinite hiatus. DeLonge went on to form Angels & Airwaves, while Hoppus and Barker formed +44. On February 8, 2009, blink-182 announced that they had reunited.

Early years (1992-1998)

In May 1993, Blink recorded their first demo tape, entitled “Flyswatter”, in drummer Scott Raynor’s bedroom. A 4-track was used to record the material. According to Hoppus, only around fifty copies of the demo were produced to give to their family and friends. Before the end of the year, the band released another demo, “Buddha”. Around 1,000 copies were produced by Filter Records, an independent record company headed by Hoppus’s boss.

In early 1994, Blink signed with Cargo Records. The band recorded their début full-length album, “Cheshire Cat” in three days. The album contained a number of updated versions of songs such as “Carousel”, “Strings”, “Sometimes” and “TV” that had appeared on the “Buddha Promo Tape” as well as some originals.

Shortly after the release of “Cheshire Cat”, Blink was threatened with legal action by a band in Ireland of the same name. In order to avoid a dispute, Blink appended “182” to the end of their name.
Read more… Edit

Top Albums

See more

Top Tracks

1 Play
5,671
2 Play
I Miss You full track
4,944
3  
4,528
4 Play
Adam's Song full track
4,363
5 Play
The Rock Show full track
3,925
6  
3,728
7 Play
Dammit full track
3,651
8 Play
Feeling This full track
3,444
9 Play
Always full track
3,049
10  
2,902
11 Play
Down full track
2,719
12 Play
2,432
13 Play
Aliens Exist full track
2,374
14 Play
Dumpweed full track
2,147
15 Play
Don't Leave Me full track
2,102
See more

Shoutbox

Leave a comment. Log in to Last.fm or sign up (it’s free).
See all 7,881 shouts

Videos

See more

Events

Add event See more

News

Kimmel Ticket Giveaway!

5 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/blink182

Tomorrow in LA!Blink 182 free ticket giveaway for their Jimmy Kimmel performance on June 9th.!25 tickets are up for grabs, be at :The Fast Life at 1 pm. 8101 W 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA

Add comment

See more

Listeners

See more

Recent Activity

Related Journals

See more

More Information

Links
Band Members
Labels
Other spellings

Email Newsletter

Universal Music Group Get exclusive tour, release & promotion updates on blink-182 from Universal Music.