In early 2017, I did a three-part series called “The Rise and Fall and Rise of Blink-182.” The goal was to chronicle the band from their very beginning through all the troubles with Tom DeLonge and their return with Matt Skiba in Tom’s place.
It was an interesting narrative arc and, at the time, looked as if this lineup would be the future of the band. Well, no—that’s not what happened.
Matt replaced Tom in March 2015. There was an album called “California” that became the group’s second number one album on the Billboard 200 and their first in the UK. There was a single called “Bored to Death,” and it was the biggest thing they’d done in years.
The album and the single both went gold. The album was nominated for a Grammy. And there was a massive world tour that drew in millions. Fantastic comeback story, right? Smooth sailing after that. New lineup, no more problems, continued superstardom.
Well, no. It looked like it when those episodes were released, but that’s not how things proceeded. Oh, Blink-182 is still doing fine, but there were some twists to the story. In fact, things have changed so much that we’ve got to look at the situation again. It’s time to catch up with Blink-182.
Songs heard on this show:
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- Blink-182, Bored to Death
- Blink-182, Home is Such a Lonely Place
- Angels & Airwaves, Timebomb
- Simple Creatures, Drug
- Blink-182, Blame It On My Youth
- Blink-182, Edging
- Blink-182, I Miss You (Live at Coachella)
- Blink-182, One More Time
- Blink-182, You Don’t Know What You’ve Got
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