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Ongoing History of New Music

Catching Up with Blink 182

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Mark Hoppus's accidental Instagram post during chemo forced him to publicly reveal his stage four cancer.
This episode of Ongoing History of New Music is a follow-up to Alan Cross's 2017 three-part series on Blink-182. It begins by recapping the band's history from their 1992 formation through their 2005 hiatus and 2011 reunion. The focus then shifts to 2015, when Tom DeLonge left the band, leading to Matt Skiba's recruitment from Alkaline Trio. The Skiba era produced the successful 2016 album 'California', which reached number one in multiple countries. The episode details Mark Hoppus's side project Simple Creatures, born from his struggle with depression, and the 2019 album 'Nine', which featured darker lyrics influenced by his mental health. In 2021, Mark Hoppus was diagnosed with stage four large B-cell lymphoma, which he accidentally revealed on Instagram. This diagnosis led to a reconciliation with Tom DeLonge, who had been pursuing UFO research with his company To the Stars Academy. Tom rejoined the band in 2022, and Blink-182 released the 2023 album 'One More Time', which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The band performed a surprise set at Coachella in 2023 and embarked on extensive tours. The episode concludes by noting the band's resilience as they enter their fourth decade.

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Blink-182's comeback story turns from victory lap to emotional reckoning on the road to Nine.

Catching Up with Blink-182 returns to the band's comeback years after Matt Skiba replaced Tom DeLonge in March 2015. The story had once seemed unusually tidy: California reached number one on the Billboard 200 and in the UK, the album and Bored to Death went gold, the album…

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You want Blink-182 after the comeback glow fades? Press play for Mark's depression, Simple Creatures, and the strange road to Nine.

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