Blink-182

Blink-182
Blink-182 in 2023
Background information
Origin	Poway, California, United States
Genres	Pop punk,[1][2][3] punk rock[4][5] alternative rock
Years active	1992 – 2005; 2009-present
Labels	Filter, Kung Fu, Cargo Music, Grilled Cheese, MCA, Geffen
Members	Mark Hoppus Tom Delonge Travis Barker
Past member(s)	Scott Raynor Matt Skiba
Website	blink182.com

Blink-182 is a popular California post-punk band formed in 1992. Currently, the band members are Mark Hoppus (bass, vocals), Tom DeLonge (guitar, vocals) and Travis Barker (drums). Matt Skiba was the vocalist and guitarist on the Albums California and Nine. The band was originally created by Hoppus, DeLonge, and Scott Raynor. They quickly became popular for their exciting concerts and immature humour.

The band played lots of concerts after releasing their first album Cheshire Cat in 1995. The band signed with MCA Records to distribute its second album, Dude Ranch, in 1997. In 1998, the band got rid of Scott Raynor and replaced him with drummer Travis Barker. The band's next two albums, Enema of the State (1999) and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket (2001), were very popular and successful both on the radio and on MTV. For their fifth album, Blink-182 (2003), the band changed their musical style. After DeLonge quit the band in 2005, Hoppus and Barker suspended the band. The members of the band came together again in 2009 to create their sixth album, Neighborhoods, which was released in 2011. In 2015, DeLonge quit the band again and was replaced by Matt Skiba of the band, Alkaline Trio. The band's seventh album, California, was released on July 1, 2016.

Blink-182 is considered to be very important to the development of pop punk. The band's combination of pop music melodies with fast-paced punk rock made them popular on the radio. The band has sold over thirteen million albums in the United States,^[6] and over 50 million albums around the world.^[7] In 2011, The New York Times wrote that, "no punk band of the 1990s has been more influential than Blink-182."^[8]

1. ↑ "Drummerworld:Travis Barker". Drummerworld. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
2. ↑ "Blink-182". muchmusic.com. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
3. ↑ "Blink-182 Announce 'Indefinite Hiatus' As Breakup Rumors Swirl". MTV. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
4. ↑ "Blink-182: Punk-rock Peter Pans". CNN. Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-10-25. {{cite web}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
5. ↑ "BLINK 182: PUNK ROCK POSTER BOYS". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on 2000-09-29. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
6. ↑ "Red Hot Chili Peppers, Blink-182, Staind: Alt-Rock Vets Return To the Charts". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2016-04-06. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
7. ↑ "US: blink-182 Top the US Charts". BMG. 2016-07-11. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
8. ↑ Caramanica, Jon. "Blink-182 Returns With New Album, 'Neighborhoods'". Retrieved 2018-07-18.