Blink-182 Announces More Tour Dates

Blink-182 has just announced some new tour dates in North America for late August and into September.  Check them out below, there are some pretty awesome venues!

Aug. 31: XFest – Calgary, Canada

Sept. 1: Sonic Boom – Edmonton, Canada

Sept. 13-15: Riot Fest – Chicago, IL

Sept. 18: Santa Barbara Bowl – Santa Barbara, CA

Sept. 19: The Cosmopolitan – Las Vegas, NV

Sept. 20: 91X – 30th Anniversary XFEST – Chula Vista, CA

Travis Barker Teaches Fans Drumming Skills

Travis Barker, famously known as the drummer from Blink 182, is using his personal YouTube channel to teach fans and aspiring percussionists technical skills for learning the basics of drumming. Barker is reaching out to people by imparting his nearly impeccable drumming skills into these videos which are cleverly titled, The Crash Course. Throughout his career, Barker has shown a deft mastery in many different styles of drumming including: punk, ska, rock, and hip-hop. The first video in the instructional series can be seen below, and the lesson plan entails warm-up techniques, stretches, and easy drumming exercises.

Blink-182 to Release New Album on Christmas

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker announced this week that Blink will release a new EP on Christmas this year. The drummer took to their website saying:

“Blink’s newest “music installment” will be coming out on Christmas. “There is a Christmas song and then there’s just songs, just kind of our gift to our fans on Christmas,” says Barker. “We were in the studio all last week and we wrote a lot of good songs. Really stoked on it.” Next year, the band will be recording a full-length.” -Travis Barker

Travis Barker May Be Heading To Australia

It was recently announced that Travis Barker would not be joining his band mates    in Australia on their upcoming tour this winter. Four years ago Barker was involved in a fatal plane crash that left him in critical condition, since then Barker has not been in a plane, keeping the band limited to buses and boats for tours. Blink-182 was planning on getting a fill in drummer for the tour, but that might not be necessary anymore. In a recent interview with Red Bulletin magazine Barker opens up about his fear and how it effects the band, and the possiblity of him joining the band in Australia:

“I’m contemplating getting knocked out and getting on a plane to Australia. I want to overcome that eventually. When I do, I think it’s going to be Qantas. They never had a crash, never had a fatality — knock on wood. It’s something I want to overcome for me — and my kids are scared to death to fly. I want them to witness me overcome it.”

Travis Barker Performs With The Muppets live

A couple of days ago Travis Barker of Blink 182 fame performed live with The Muppets on Jimmy Kimmel. Travis and Animal even had a drum battle, which ended with Travis yelling at Animal

Check it out below and let us know who you think should have won in the comments!

Transplants announce new music

Transplants, side project of Blink 182’s Travis Barker and Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, has announced that there are growing plans for them to release a new album this summer.  For the new release, Kevin “Sweatshop” Bivona and Rob Aston, also known as Skinhead Rob, will be joining the previously mentioned members.  This was announced at a recent show where the band also performed a new song titled “In A Warzone.” The performance can be seen here.

Happy Belated Birthdays!

Happy belated birthday to Travis Barker (Blink 182) who turns 36 today and also to Jordan Witzigreuter (The Ready Set) who turns 22!