Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 Reveals lyric sneak peak

Blink-182 fans, please take a deep breath and keep your faith alive.

On Wednesday, Mark Hoppus, bassist of the San Diego punk trio, Blink-182, posted what appears to be the first sneak preview of lyrics for their upcoming album.

On his Facebook and Twiter accounts, Hoppus posted a picture of what appears to be lyrics for an upcoming song. The words read:

Burning lights on the street I’m fight fighting the gravity
When I’m beat and defeated They’ll take you away from me
Dead and lost in a dream This is the last of me
I’m always fighting the gravity

After a band disagreement, the band went through a five-year hiatus. During the hiatus, Hoppus and Travis Barker (drummer) left to form a side project entitled +44. Tom Delonge (guitarist) formed his own band Angels and Airwaves, which turned into what is now his second band.

After not speaking for several years, it took a plane crash that severely injured Barker to get the three in a room again together. The three were able to talk and rekindle their long-term friendship and, shortly thereafter, the band announced at the Grammy’s that they would be reuniting. After an American and European tour, they have left their fans hungry for a new album to follow up their 2003 self-titled release.
Although not officially stated as lyrics for an upcoming Blink song, one can only assume these four sentences scribbled down are just that. Now speculation comes into play if they are actually Blink lyrics and not just for one another possible side project. Since Barker is currently tied up in his solo album and planning a summer tour and since Delonge is planning the same with Angels and Airwaves to Europe, many fans question the identity of what these lyrics are for.

The band has promised to release an album by this summer, so if these are Blink lyrics, we all have got ourselves one step closer to the promised “best album” by the band.

To view the picture and decide for yourself, head over to www.facebook.com/markhoppus and take a look.

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Vans Warped Tour announces new bands to lineup

On Wednesday, http://www.vanswarpedtour.com/ announced six new bands to this summer’s Warped Tour: Set Your Goals, Foxy Shazam, Abandon All ships, The Dance Party, I Set My Friends On Fire, and MC Lars. This is hardly the tip of the iceberg. Overall, the website has announced 27 confirmed bands so far of what usually is a lineup that consists of more than 100 total bands for the entire summer tour.

Created and debuted by Kevin Lyman, The Vans Warped Tour, has grown into what some say to be the hottest (some double meaning is implied) North American travelling music/extreme sports festival. The tour originally began as a punk rock showcase, but over the years has evolved into wide diversity in the lineup. Since December 8, 2010, Warped Tour has slowly begun announcing bands that have committed to Summer 2011's tour. According to vanswarpedtour.com, new bands will be announced each Wednesday until the headlining bands will be announced on March 26th.

Bands that have joined the lineup so far include:

Abandon All Ships
The Aggrolites
Big D and the Kids Table
Dance Gavin Dance
The Dance Party
The Dangerous Summer
Enter Shikari
Every Avenue
The Exposed
Family Force Five
Foxy Shazam
Go Radio
Grieves With Brudo
I Set My Friends on Fire
Lucero
MC Lars with Weerd Science
Miss May I
Of Mice and Men
The Ready Set
Set Your Goals
Sharks
Simple Plan
We Came As Romans
Winds of Plague
Woe Is Me
The Wonder Years
The Word Alive

Make sure you check http://www.vanswarpedtour.com/ every Wednesday to see the new bands. The tour kicks off June 24 is Dallas, Texas and runs for 43 dates where the final stop is made August 14, 2011 in Hillsboro, Oregon. Also, you can check dates at www.vanswarpedtour.com/dates to find a venue near you. This will definitely be a summer experience to remember!

If interested in a free 10 song sampler of Warped bands from iTunes, head over to the iTunes Facebook Page to get your code (http://apps.facebook.com/freeonitunes/getcode/39).

5 More Bands Hop On Warped Tour

Another Wednesday comes, and another 5 bands have been added to the Summer 2011 Warped Tour Lineup.

This weeks five additions include:The Aggrolites, The Exposed, The Ready Set, Sharks and Warped Tour legends, Simple Plan.

You can check out the rest of the lineup HERE or follow @VansWarpedTour on Twitter to keep up to date with any information.

Come on Summer 2011!

Sum 41 new CD release date?

Although not officially announced by the band, it appears as if we finally have a release date for the highly anticipated fifth studio album from the Canadian rockers, Sum 41.

The album, Screaming Bloody Murder, has had fans waiting since early 2009 when front man, Deryck Whibley, announced a new album was in the works, with several songs completed and should be expected to be released shortly. This meant a release after a highly demanded greatest hits album, All The Good Sh*t, was released worldwide after previously being released under another title (8 Years of Blood, Sake and Tears) in Japan in 2008. After several tours, including a summer tour with The Offspring, the band said they had to delay the album even further to finish up the last few track and should be released by the end of the year.

As 2010 hit, there was still no clear date for when Screaming was to be released. On March 17, 2010, the band posted on their Myspace that they had 20 tracks prepared and all that was remaining was for lead singer Deryck to complete his vocals from his home in Ontario and they were 99% done with the album.

The new late 2010 release date was set in stone until yet another delay came in the form of injury to Whibley. As Sum 41 had a few shows in Japan, Whibley was attacked outside a bar, which hospitalized him with a slipped disc in his back, causing the band to drop of the last few weeks of Warped Tour 2010.

Interesting news came early Thursday morning, when Amazon.com had posted a release date for the album, saying it is to go on sale March 29, 2011. Visit the link (http://www.amazon.ca/Screaming-Bloody-Murder-Sum-41/dp/B003ITDN86) and make the call for yourself. Let the rumors fly, but as of now, we have the first official date of this album.

Vans Warped Tour Lineup starting to take shape

Sixteen bands have been announced. As of now.

Vans Warped Tour, what some say to be the hottest North American travelling music festival, has slowly began announcing bands that have committed to Summer 2011's tour. According to vanswarpedtour.com, new bands will be announced each Wednesday until  the main stage bands will be announcemed on March 26th.

Bands that have joined the lineup so far include:

Big D and the Kids Table
Dance Gavin Dance
The Dangerous Summer
Enter Shikari
Every Avenue
Family Force Five
Go Radio
Grieves With Brudo
Lucero
Miss May I
Of Mice and Men
We Came As Romans
Winds of Plague
Woe Is Me
The Wonder Years  TWY interview with MSE  Concert Review
The Word Alive

The tour kicks off June 24 is Dallas, Texas. Make sure you check DATES to find a venue near you. I can personally testify, for what is to be about a $30 ticket, you will have your self over 10 hours of music, fun, and memories that you can share with your friends. As someone who has attended 8 Warped Tour dates, you do not want to miss out on this summer experience.

More updates to come on band additions weekly.



Last years coverage of San Diego's stop.