Catching Up with Blink 182

Ongoing History of New Music

Blink‑182’s story has always been chaotic, inspirational, and a little unbelievable...and the last decade has been no exception.

We thought this would be a good time to revisit the band’s evolving saga since our original 2017 trilogy on their rise, fall, and rise again. A lot has happened: lineup changes, personal crises, UFO hunting, bestselling side projects, a Grammy nomination, a global pandemic, and even a life‑threatening illness that ultimately brought them back together.

We pick up the trail with the Matt Skiba era and the unexpected resurgence brought on by the "California" album. From there, we follow the band through creative experiments, personal struggles...including Mark Hoppus’s battle with stage‑4 lymphoma...and the emotional reunion that brought Tom DeLonge back into the fold.

The result? A renewed Blink‑182, a triumphant Coachella comeback, and their 2023 album "One More Time".

It’s a story of fractures, forgiveness, survival, and one of the most resilient bands in modern punk history.

Blink‑182 is well into their fourth decade...so how much longer can they run? If history is any clue, never count them out.

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2026-03-11 28 min

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