 The new-school punk trio blink-182 was formed near San Diego, California around guitarist/vocalist Tom Delonge, bassist Mark Hoppus, and drummer Scott Raynor. Originally known as simply Blink, the band debuted in 1993. The threat of a lawsuit from a similarly named Irish band forced them to change their name to blink-182, but the group earned a higher profile touring the world with Pennywise and NOFX on the 1996-1997 Warped Tour, plus appearing on innumerable skate/surf/snowboarding videos. Travis Barker, formerly with the Aquabats, later replaced Raynor. Their most recent and much anticipated release, Neighborhoods, has been declared a more mature album, wether that's a good or a bad thing we'll leave it for you to decide! |
