It's been four years since Blink-182 petered out after their peculiar Robert Smith phase (which was not terrible, but just something of a death rattle). In the interim Mark Hoppus has been blogging heavily and producing generic pop-punk, while Tom DeLonge has dedicated himself to exploring the deepest depths of nauseating self-importance. It seemed for a while that the once fantastically crude duo would never reconcile their divergent life paths. But! According to Hoppus' latest blog post there may actually be a glimmer of hope for a second Belle Époque of fart jokes.
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According to doctors at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Ga., tattooed drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM are expected to fully recover from the burns they suffered after a Saturday-morning plane crash that killed four people, including Barker's assistant. Barker and DJ AM were both in critical but stable condition as of Sunday morning. [MTV]
The kids from High School Musical, the continually overrated Scarlett Johansson, and the guy who played McLovin' have been added to the Video Music Awards' lineup of presenters. In addition, "famous" knob-twiddler DJ AM and TMZ staple Travis Barker will do that thing where Barker plays a drum part along with a popular song; they'll be accompanying the likes of the Ting Tings, T-Pain, and Katy Perry. I guess one year is the precise amount of time for something to develop from "somewhat amusing YouTube sensation" to "co-opted by the NFL" to "appropriate fodder for the Video Music Awards." [antiMUSIC]
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Three years ago today Blink 182 officially announced their indefinite hiatus, thus ending a golden era of genuinely fun pop music. Commercial rock has been tragically devoid of dick jokes and scatological humor since their departure, and the new wave of punky pop bands (aka emo aka Those Dudes) just doesn't have the same kind of sarcastic swagger that Blink 182 possessed in such abundance. They were by no means great musicians, but if you were 13 years old in 2000 and too misanthropic for boy bands, yet still immature enough to enjoy sodomy jokes, they were pitch perfect. Let's examine some of their finer moments.
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So a few minutes ago, Maura IM'd me this promo clip of serial viral video cover artist/former Blink 182 skinsman Travis Barker laying down a new beat for the heraldic NFL On Fox theme song, following similar "remixes" he's recorded for Soulja Boy's "Crank That" and Flo-rida's "Low." "Wow," I thought. "Is there anything Barker can't enliven with that sweet, hollow snare sound?" Well, yes. Probably. I did spend five futile minutes trying to figure out what he could add to the jazzy theme from popular sitcom Family Matters, but even if Barker can't help Carl Winslow and family kick out the jams, the TV-addicted Idolator braintrust did come up with seven famous theme songs that we thought Trav might be able to bring into the 21st century. Our suggestions are after the jump, complete with memory-jogging YouTube reminders, just in case you've forgotten about the bad-assery that is Lorenzo Lamas.
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Travis Barker is suing the Rockstar Energy Drink Company for using a picture of him holding a can of the nasty beverage in an ad without his consent, saying that said ad resulted in "invasion of privacy, unfair competition and misappropriating his likeness to promote the product." Whether "misappropriating his likeness" means that Barker wanted more money, or that he thinks that those so-called "energy drinks" are really just a scammy way for beverage companies to package their runoff from other, more palatable drinks is unclear.
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Ever since reaching the end-all, be-all creative apex that was Blink 182, Travis Barker has wandered aimlessly through Garnier Fructis commercials and short-lived MTV reality shows. But now it seems he's found his niche: drumming furiously over vapid pop-rap while stationed in his walk-in closet. At the height of the Soulja Boy "Crank That" frenzy Barker pounded out his own shirtless rendition, and now he's at it again, this time with Flo Rida's T-Pain-assisted ode to gifted club girls, "Low."
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Travis Barker, the guy from Blink 182 who's now into terrible rap-rock, and not terrible prog-emo like the rest of them, is producing the next album from Paul Wall. Finally, we can get from Brooke Hogan to Tim Armstrong in two steps. [Rolling Stone]
- Travis Barker may have a tumor in his arm, leading to the cancellation of several shows with his new band, (+44). [MySpace]
- The Pet Shop Boys' new album will include cameos from Rufus Wainwright and Robbie Williams. Hmmm. There's a joke in here somewhere, but we just can't make the connection. [NME]
- Dinosaur Jr. is preparing a new album, tentatively titled Just Give It Three Quick Spins, And Then You Can Go Back To 'Green Mind' [Billboard]
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It's been four years since Blink-182 petered out after their peculiar Robert Smith phase (which was not terrible, but just something of a death rattle). In the interim Mark Hoppus has been blogging heavily and producing generic pop-punk, while Tom DeLonge has dedicated himself to exploring the deepest depths of nauseating self-importance. It seemed for a while that the once fantastically crude duo would never reconcile their divergent life paths. But! According to Hoppus' latest blog post there may actually be a glimmer of hope for a second Belle Époque of fart jokes.
More »
According to doctors at the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Ga., tattooed drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM are expected to fully recover from the burns they suffered after a Saturday-morning plane crash that killed four people, including Barker's assistant. Barker and DJ AM were both in critical but stable condition as of Sunday morning. [
