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“We’ve only changed the strings one time”: Travis Barker reveals the bass he uses on everything he records

The Blink-182 drummer and producer has made a revelation about a go-to bass that has proved perfect for almost every record he's produced

Guitar World

“We have a lot of cool songs in Blink, it’s weird to me that’s the one!”: Blink-182 on the making of the “pretty little ballad” that became their biggest ever hit

The trio needed one more song to complete their third album, so Tom DeLonge went home and summoned up a classic…

Louder

“I want to be a f***ing Medici.” A Banksy original formerly owned by Blink-182's Mark Hoppus has sold for £4.3million at auction, and the punk rocker wants to use the money to buy work from upcoming artists.

Banksy's ‘Crude Oil (Vettriano)’ has a new owner, whose bank account is now £4.3 million lighter

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Banksy’s take on Vettriano painting sells for £4.3m days after artist’s death

Scottish painter died this week aged 73, as Blink-182 bassist Mark Hoppus sold the Banksy interpretation of one of his most famous works at Sotheby’s

The Independent UK

Blink-182 star Mark Hoppus announces solo book tour

'All The Small Things' star Mark Hoppus is hitting the road to promote his 'Fahrenheit-182' memoir.

BANG Premier

A treasured Banksy owned by a member of Blink-182 is up for auction. It could fetch $6 million

A painting by street artist Banksy valued at up to 5 million pounds ($6.3 million) is going up for auction

The Independent UK

Banksy work owned by Blink-182 star Mark Hoppus predicted to sell for up to £5m

The work will go on sale at Sotheby’s in London on March 4.

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Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus to auction rare Banksy: ‘This painting has meant so much to us’

Banksy chose to subvert Scottish painter Jack Vettriano’s romantic narrative by incorporating themes of pollution, capitalism and the climate crisis

The Independent UK

“The moment everyone came to see”: blink-182 reunite with Matt Skiba as Tom DeLonge performs with his successor for the first time at LA wildfires benefit show

The guitarist enjoyed a number of years in the band before Tom DeLonge’s return and – now he’s joined forces with the trio for a special rendition of his most beloved Blink hit

Guitar World

Blink-182 could play more shows in spring

Tom DeLonge has hinted Blink-182 could play more shows this spring.

BANG Premier

“We drove to a Guitar Center, ran in just before closing and bought a Fender P-Bass… we re-tracked almost every song on Enema of the State with it”: Mark Hoppus charts his bass origin story, embracing amp modelers and switching from Ernie Ball to Fender

In a rare interview, the blink-182 bassist shares his tone secrets, the bassline he still struggles to play, and how Ned’s Atomic Dustbin changed the way he approaches the bass

Guitar World

"Signature models mean just that. You play the same bass I play, and you're probably better at it than I am": Blink-182's Mark Hoppus gives us the lowdown on his brand-new Fender bass and discloses why he has switched to the Neural DSP Quad Cortex

The pop-punk bassist discusses his new signature model, what got him interested in Fender basses, what he believes is his greatest riff and more

MusicRadar

“Once the modelers caught up to tube amps in their tone, it was all over for me”: Mark Hoppus explains why he switched to Kemper and Quad Cortex for blink-182’s mammoth arena shows

The blink-182 bassist conducted tone tests to make sure the modelers could match his previous tube rigs

Guitar World

“He’s enabled fans to achieve the iconic blink-182 tone they've always dreamed of”: Fender and Mark Hoppus team up for limited edition signature Jaguar Bass

The Blink-182 co-founder’s signature model is a real bespoke build with a Jazz Bass neck, a reverse-mounted Seymour Duncan Quarter Pound P Bass split coil and the choice of 3-Color Sunburst or Sea Foam Green finishes

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“He’s enabled fans to achieve the iconic blink-182 tone they've always dreamed of”: Mark Hoppus combines Jaguar, Precision and Jazz Bass parts on his new Fender signature model – including unique reverse-mounted pickups

The blink-182 bassist’s latest signature arrives over two decades after his first Fender model, and follows bandmate Tom DeLonge’s recent Starcaster guitar

Louder

“Pre-order now, and we’ll throw in, at no extra cost to you, anxiety, depression, band breakups, loss of self, suicidal thoughts and ideation, and, of course, everyone’s favourite: cancer!” Blink-182's Mark Hoppus announces tell-all memoir

Watch Blink-182 vocalist/bassist Mark Hoppus attempt to sell his forthcoming memoir Fahrenheit-182 via an amusing infommercial

The Independent UK

Reading Festival review, Friday: Blink-182, Kneecap and The Prodigy bring back the festival’s bite

Festival feels back on track after all the Post Malone, Imagine Dragons and The 1975 of Reading’s recent past, the festival equivalent of a midlife crisis

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Blink 182 invites fan up on stage to sing First Date - but she sings the words to All The Small Things

Embarrassment all round at Blink's show in Columbus, Ohio

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Evening Standard

What time are Blink-182 on stage at Leeds and Reading Festival?

The legendary American punk band will be taking to the stages on Friday and Saturday

Metal Hammer

Blink-182 cancel three Mexico shows as bassist Mark Hoppus hit by throat infection and "severe bronchitis"

Illness leads to Blink-182 pulling the plug on three dates in Mexico this week

Metal Hammer

“If you’re not in the fields with us this year you are MISSING OUT!” Reading & Leeds announces new names for 2024 lineup, including Pendulum, Denzel Curry, The Amity Affliction and more

The annual UK pop and rock festival will return from August 23 to 25

The Guardian - UK

Blink-182: One More Time review – gross-out pop-punk trio come of age

Their shtick wears thin at times but the reunited band’s ninth LP has genuine moments of introspection about friendship and mortality

The Independent UK

Blink-182 review, One More Time: Locker room jokes and skate park grooves are hardly revelatory

Californian pop-punk trio reunite for the first time in seven years

The Guardian - UK

Blink-182 review – foul-mouthed arena antics are fitfully fun

Back together after singer/bassist Mark Hoppus’s health struggles, the trio bash out pop-punk anthems with abandon – but their range is frustratingly narrow

Evening Standard

Blink-182 back with new songs: Tom DeLonge shares One More Time and More Than You Know

The songs are from the band’s first album in 12 years

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