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95959
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inb4 the hate.

Finally, Blink is working full force on the new record! And once or twice a week Mark is posting detailed updates from the studio. So far we've learned that they're aiming to finish recording by the end of the year, and have the record out by spring followed by a world tour!
In the most recent update Mark told us a little about some songs they've been working on and reveals a tentative title,"not for real." Needless to say I'm stoked as fuck.

Link to blog: http://www.bompa.com/blog/markhoppus/

Most recent post:
Thursday Studio Report

Wednesday brought utter catastrophe to the B room of our studio. Complete meltdown of the hard drive/recording hardware setup. Many, many crashes and frustration. Chris, our trusted friend and engineer, fought the good fight, but the studio has been busy nonstop since we built the place, and years later is in desperate need of some upgrades. It happens. But consequently we were only able to record some background vocals before abandoning the studio. But keep in mind, those are probably the best background vocals EVER RECORDED!! Well, maybe not, but that’s the thought that keeps me from being annoyed at the studio situation. In any case, I used the found time to finish writing the lyrics to the track I was trying to sing.

Then today began anew, with a fresh lease on reality. The sun rose and with it, so did our good fortune, or something poetic and meaningless like that. We brought the BLUE bottle microphone, set up shop at my home studio, and I sang the song I wanted to sing yesterday. Success! Still deciding if the bridge section of the song would benefit more from vocals, some type of guitar solo thing, or a different element altogether. But good work done!

The song we’re working on is currently called “Not For Real.” I’m stoked on the way it’s coming together. It’s one of the more straight-forward songs so far, with kind of an up-tempo, indie-rock, Americana vibe to it. That’s where it stands today, at least. It may change several times more before we deem it “finished.”

And now, I will watch hockey. And college football. SPORTS!!!
Oct 7 2010 11:01PM
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95959
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A couple new, short updates!

www.himynameismark.com
Oct 23 2010 5:02PM
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icantskiiFILM
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fuck u all about what genre they are. if their bad or not. whatever. blink 182...in MY OPINION is an awesome band. idc what genre they are but they appeal to me. i love the lyrics and i can relate to them a lot sometimes. i like to jam and play their songs on guitar. if they are mainstream then that still doesnt matter...thats because they are a very successful band. mainstream doesnt have to mean fuckin justin beiber.

but in the end all of you are always going to be argueing because your missing the point of this all. the OP loves this music. some of you hate it. i love this and i also lvoe deathcore/hardcore/metal and some of you may despise a lyricist who screams. music is art and there really is no "bad" band.
Oct 23 2010 5:14PM
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.jersey
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buddha album is by far the best
Oct 23 2010 5:20PM
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hoodratz47
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COULD ONLY FIND THE DOG.. AND ITS ASS
Oct 23 2010 5:21PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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well I'm excited. this could turn out good.
Oct 23 2010 5:23PM
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95959
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That's right kids
Oct 23 2010 5:24PM
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YoungHyphy
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suck on my cokc
Oct 23 2010 5:44PM
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95959
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Gargle gargle gargle
Oct 23 2010 9:16PM
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molsongolden
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i saw them twice last summer and it is hard to imagine tom getting sober enough to make a new album
Oct 23 2010 9:19PM
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drumbumocdp
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thats sick. Travis' drums are always so sick. ocdp makes the sweetest custom kits
Oct 23 2010 9:22PM
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drumbumocdp
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Pretty fucking cheap too!
Oct 23 2010 9:29PM
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95959
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For sure, I'd probably buy one if I wasn't going to college next year.
Oct 23 2010 10:06PM
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soulskier
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not to brag or anything, but i saw the live last summer. travis's drum finale was incredible, and i'm definetly looking forward to this!
Oct 23 2010 11:26PM
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95959
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Saw 'em a couple weeks ago /claim. but seriously, thats rad homie.
Oct 24 2010 3:57AM
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Large new update! very exciting

blink-182 Studio Update

I’ve been seriously remiss these past couple of weeks in keeping up with the studio updates. Apologies for that. The good news is that it’s because we’ve been busy with new songs and ideas, and some tracks are very near complete. In rough terms, I’d say we’re working with the better part of ten or so songs at this point. There’s still a long to way to go before the album is done, but already it seems like the songs are both taking a step even further than we took on the last album, while also going back to the sound of some of the earlier albums. And the ideas keep coming. Yesterday I worked on the basics of an uptempo, catchy progression; kind of in the vein of Wendy Clear or Going Away to College. We’ll see how it comes together… The Americana, country-type song that I’ve written about before is now in its third incarnation, and I think it gets better with every change. Can’t wait till Travis plays drums on it and it goes to a whole different level. One track that is pretty much done is an idea that Tom started, and we added a bunch of stuff, changed some things, and then Travis put down a beat that blew the doors off the whole thing. SO GOOD!! I guess it’s really pointless to WRITE about creating music, you’ll hear it for yourselves soon enough and make your own judgements. Suffice it to say that we’re well on our way and all very excited.

Today we did a photo shoot at the studio with our friend Lisa Johnson for an upcoming piece in Kerrang magazine, I tracked some bass, and we worked on the arrangement of one of the songs.

And finally, the best news in this post. We have a date for the completion of the album. We want to deliver the record in April or May, for release very soon afterward. That’s our goal. That’s what we’re all working toward. That being said, the only thing more important to us than getting the record out in that time is getting a GREAT record out. If it isn’t absolutely ready at that point, we’ll keep working until it is. But that’s the plan. Everything is starting to coalesce, and it’s very exciting to begin the next chapter of blink-182.
Nov 17 2010 8:40PM
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