New Blink 182 Song Title

Mark Tweeted:

For the record, the new blink-182 song is called "Up All Night," but I still love the title "the day the sun said suck it."

Video of Blink 182 Playing "All the Small Things" on Jay Leno

Blink 182 plays "All the Small Things" on Jay Leno. You can tell they're a little rusty, but it's pretty awesome to see them back.

Tom Delonge Interview on Q101 About Tour and Album

Q101 interviewed Tom Delonge about all of their new things having to do with a tour and album. Listen HERE.

Blink 182 Tour Party Video

From MTV.com:

Magazine 182 - Blink 182 on the Cover of Alternative Press

Here's the July cover of Alternative Press with Blink 182 on the cover. Pretty darn sweet.

From altpress:

Interview 182 - Blink 182 Interview on KROQ

Blink 182 was interviewed on KROQ about everything having to do with their tour. They also covered some other ground like Blink 182's new album and various other silly things. Listen to this interview with Blink 182 HERE.

Live 182 - Blink 182's Plays Rock Show On Jay Leno

Blink 182 played live on Jay Leno last night. Blink 182 is supposed to play live tonight as well and I'm pretty anxious to see what they'll bust out. Anyway, you haven't lived until you've seen them perform so check out this really sweet Blink 182 video of them on Jay Leno.

More Photos From the T-Mobile Show

From himynameismark.com:

jered scott sent me these photos today. these are the ones that AP did not use. enjoy.

More Photos

Blink 182 Reveals the New Openers on Summer Tour

From Alternative Press:

Blink-182 have released the dates they'll be touring this summer and who exactly will be going with them. Fall Out Boy, Weezer, Panic At The Disco, the All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday, Asher Roth and Chester French will provide support on various dates. Lawn tickets for the amphitheater tour will be only $20 with no additional fees. Tickets go on sale May 30 here.

Blink 182 and Their Reunion Tour

From MTV.com:

Blink-182 Talk Reunion, First Tour In More Than Four Years
'I think it's gonna be amazing,' Tom DeLonge says of the jaunt, which will include Weezer, Fall Out Boy and other acts.


On Thursday night in Hollywood, Blink-182 ended a four-and-a-half-year hiatus with a surprise performance at a T-Mobile party at Paramount Studios. And now that they're officially, 100 percent back, how would they rate the reunion so far?

"Awkward, weird ... a little standoffish. Me and Travis are on one side [of the studio], behind a brick wall, and Tom is outside the wall knocking," Blink's Mark Hoppus told MTV News at the event. "You ever seen that episode of 'The Odd Couple' where they drew the line down the middle of the room? Yeah, it's kind of like that."

"And there's a couple holes where we stick various parts of our bodies through," Tom DeLonge added. "It's really super strange and weird. But it rocks."

And judging by what we heard onstage Thursday night, it does, indeed, rock. So now that they've got one performance under the belt, what about Blink's much-hyped summer tour with Weezer, Fall Out Boy and a rotating list of huge acts (Taking Back Sunday, All-American Rejects, Panic at the Disco, Asher Roth and Chester French)? What can fans expect to see out on the road? Well, lots and lots of lasers, apparently.

"I think it's gonna be amazing. There are amazing bands, they're all big. When we started talking about doing the tour again ... we had all these options start popping up. It was really amazing to be able to end up on the bands we had," DeLonge said. "Usually when you go out on tour, there's a lot of negotiations as far as time and who can do what and when they can do it, or whatever ... I'm gonna be honest right now. The tour is gonna be good. Mark, after f---ing 17 years, might let me have lasers!"

"It's true," Hoppus laughed. "[Lasers] broke up our band at one point, and now it's lasers that are bringing us back together."

Blink 182 To Perform on Jay Leno

It was mentioned that Blink 182 will be performing on Monday and Tuesday night on Jay Leno's show. Everyone should be tuned in for this!

Check NBC.com for more details.

Blink Pictures - T-Mobile Show Photographs

From spin.com:

Blink 182 Rumors - Was Blink Planning To Play The T-Mobile Show

From MTV:

MTV Shows

Tour 2009 Blink - Blink 182 Tour Dates Revealed

Blink 182's 2009 tour dates are finally all revealed. Here's from billboard.com:

Blink-182 Announces Summer Tour Plans

If it hadn't been for drummer Travis Barker's near-fatal airplane crash last year, Blink-182 might not be touring this summer.

But after a five-year hiatus, Blink-182 members Mark Hoppus, Travis Barker and Tom DeLonge will embark on a nearly 50-date North American arena and amphitheater tour, beginning July 24 at the Joint in Las Vegas, and wrapping Oct. 3 at the Borgata Events Center in Atlantic City, N.J.

The Live Nation-produced trek will feature support on various dates from Weezer, Fall Out Boy, Panic at the Disco, All-American Rejects, Taking Back Sunday, Asher Roth and Chester French.

"My goal was to have name-brand acts all the way," Blink-182 manager Rick Devoe tells Billboard.com.

The rock act has also tapped stage designer Martin Phillips to help create "the most ridiculous display of lights and images we can imagine," Hoppus said in a statement. Phillips has worked on tours stage designs for such artists as Kanye West, Daft Punk and Nine Inch Nails, among others.

Rumors that Blink-182 could reunite after its messy split in 2005 started last year after Hoppus posted a blog saying that Barker's survival and the death of Blink-182 producer Jerry Finn put the band members back in touch.

"Unfortunately it took something catastrophic to do it, but sometimes that's how life is," Devoe says. "These guys got together for the right reasons."

Although Blink-182 confirms it is writing new songs, "the word on the street is that this tour is about the hits," says Devoe, who couldn't say when a new album might be released. "As the rehearsals go by, we're hoping to have at least one new song in the repertoire."

The manager adds that Blink-182 fans who are short on cash this summer will be happy to learn that amphitheater lawn tickets will be available for $20. "If you have $20, you get in. No fees or anything," he says.

Tickets for the tour go on sale May 30 at livenation.com. Presenting sponsors of trek include T-Mobile Sidekick LX, State Farm Insurance and MySpace.

Beyond October, Blink-182 has offers to play Australia's Big Day Out and other European music festivals in 2010, according to Devoe. "That's what I'm hoping is going to happen," the manager says. "And in between these tours is when they're going to be working on an album."

Blink-182 doesn't plan to route another North American tour until the band releases a new album, Devoe says. He notes that Blink-182 can't work as quickly as it used to because the band members have family obligations and some live in different cities.

"Everyone has got full lives," the manager says. "It's a different Blink, in the sense that you have to pick your kids up after school, and one of your kids has dance class and the other kid has this."

Blink-182's last tour in 2004 grossed $14.4 million from 42 concerts that drew more than 421,000 fans, according to Billboard Boxscore. The trio's self-titled album in 2003 has sold 2.2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Here are Blink-182's upcoming tour dates:

July 24: Las Vegas (the Joint)
July 28: Vancouver (GM Place)
July 30: Calgary, AB (Saddledome)
July 31: Edmonton, AB (Rexall Place)
Aug. 1: Saskatoon, SK (Credit Union Center)
Aug. 2: Winnipeg, MB (MTS Centre)
Aug. 4: Milwaukee (Marcus Amphitheater)
Aug. 6: Boston (Comcast Center)
Aug. 7 Quebec City, QC (Colisee Pepsi)
Aug. 8: Montreal (Bell Centre)
Aug. 9: Wantagh, N.Y. (Nikon Theater at Jones Beach)
Aug. 12: Hershey, Pa. (the Star Pavilion)
Aug. 13: Cincinnati (Riverbend Music Center)
Aug. 14: Pittsburgh (Post Gazette Pavilion)
Aug. 15: Chicago (First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre)
Aug. 16: Omaha, Neb. (Westfair Amphitheater)
Aug. 18: Minneapolis (Xcel Energy Center)
Aug. 20: Indianapolis (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Aug. 21: Buffalo, N.Y. (Darien Lakes Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 22: Detroit (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
Aug. 23: Toronto (Molson Amphitheater)
Aug. 25: Holmdel, N.J. (PNC Bank Arts Center)
Aug. 27: Saratoga, N.Y. (Saratoga Performing Arts Center)
Aug. 28: Camden, N.J. (Susquehanna Bank Center)
Aug. 29: Hartford, Conn. (New England Dodge Music Center)
Aug. 30: Washington, D.C. (TBD)
Aug. 31: Wantagh, N.Y. (Nikon Theater at Jones Beach)
Sept. 2: Cleveland (Blossom Music Center)
Sept. 3: St. Louis (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Sept. 4: Kansas City, Kan. (Capitol Federal Park at Sandstone)
Sept. 6: Denver (Fiddlers Green Amphitheater)
Sept. 7: Salt Lake City (David O. McKay Events Center)
Sept. 10: Seattle (White River Amphitheater)
Sept. 12: Sacramento, Calif. (Sleep Train Amphitheater)
Sept. 13: Mountain View, Calif. (Shoreline Amphitheater)
Sept. 14: Santa Barbara, Calif. (Santa Barbara Bowl)
Sept. 16: San Diego (Cricket Wireless Amphitheater)
Sept. 17: Irvine, Calif. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Sept. 19: Phoenix (Tempe Beach Park)
Sept. 21: Albuquerque, N.M. (Journal Pavilion)
Sept. 23: Woodlands, Texas (Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion)
Sept. 24: Dallas (Superpages.com Center)
Sept. 26: West Palm Beach, Fla. (Cruzan Amphitheater)
Sept. 27: Tampa, Fla. (Ford Amphitheater)
Sept. 29: Atlanta (Lakewood Amphitheater)
Oct. 1: Charlotte, N.C. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Oct. 2: Virginia Beach, Va. (Verizon Wireless Amphitheater)
Oct. 3: Atlantic City, N.J. (Borgata Events Center)

Tour 2009 Blink - Fall Out Boy Joins Summer Tour and Dates Posted

Friends or Enemies wrote:

Ever since I heard "dude ranch" I knew I wanted to meet blink-182. They basically were saying and doing everything I wanted to, only in smarter and funnier ways. To have the chance to join them on tour has always been a dream for our band. We thought we probably would never have the chance. It’s good for music that blink-182 is making noise again. I'm really happy to be able to see it from such a close point of view. - Pete Wentz


Here are the dates:

w/ Blink 182 & All American Rejects

7/30 - Calgary, AB @ Saddledome
7/31 - Edmonton, AB @ Rexall Place
8/1 - Saskatoon, SK @ Credit Union Centre
8/2 - Winnipeg, MB @ MTS Centre


w/ Blink 182, Panic At The Disco, & Chester French

8/4 - Milwaukee, WI @ Marcus Amphitheater
8/6 - Boston, MA @ Comcast Center


w/ Blink 182 & Chester French

8/7 - Quebec City, QC @ Colisee / Pavillon
8/8 - Montreal, QC @ Bell Centre


w/ Blink 182, Panic At The Disco, & Chester French

8/12 - Hershey, PA @ Hershey Park Pavilion/Stadium
8/13 - Cincinnati, OH @ Riverbend
8/14 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Post Gazette Pavilion
8/15 - Chicago, IL @ First Midwest Bank Pavilion
8/16 - Omaha, NE @ WestFair Amphitheater
8/18 - Minneapolis, MN @ Xcel Center
8/20 - Indianapolis, IN @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
8/21 - Buffalo, NY @ Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
8/22 - Detroit, MI @ DTE Energy Music Centre


w/ Blink 182, All American Rejects, and Asher Roth

9/19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Tempe Beach Park Amphitheater
9/21 - Albuquerque, NM @ Journal Pavilion
9/23 - Dallas, TX @ Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
9/24 - Houston, TX @ Superpages.com Center
9/26 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Cruzan Amphitheatre
9/27 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amphitheatre
9/29 - Atlanta, GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater
10/1 - Charlotte, NC @ Charlotte Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
10/2 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Blink 182 Together - Surprise Show at T-Mobile Party in L.A.

Blink 182 played together once again after a long hiatus. The band performed together for the release party of the T-Mobile Sidekick showing the crowd that they can be Blink 182 once again. Check out these sweet videos of Blink 182 together.

Rock Show 182

Youtube

Dammit 182

Youtube

Stay Together Blink 182 - Video for Stay Together For The Kids

The Stay Together Blink 182 remake video is one of my absolute favorites by the band. Who ever directed Blink 182's vide for this version of "Stay Together for the Kids" is an absolute genius. The shakey cameras and barking dogs with the wind blowing really puts that emotion and power on what Blink 182 says in the song. Stay Together Blink 182, the remake, is a great video and you can watch it here.

Blink 182 Rabbit - Check Out the New Look

The Blink 182 rabbit was a special little icon that had its glory for a few years and they've decided to bring it back. The original rabbit looked a little crazed and jumpy on a Blink 182 t-shirt, but I think the new one brings a little more finesse to the table. Check out these picutes, one of the old rabbit, and one of the new Blink 182 rabbit.

Old Blink 182 Rabbit


New Blink 182 Rabbit

Rolling Stone Blink 182 - Article About Blink 182 Tour

Rolling Stone wrote an article about Blink 182's tour to come. There's a clip from Mark Hoppus's blog. I'm glad that Rolling Stone could get their fingers into Blink 182's plans so that things are starting to publicize very nicely for the band.

Rolling Stone PIece About the Tour

so the word is out about the tour. this is from the new rolling stone.

Acoustic 182 - Video of Mark Hoppus Playing Don't Leave Me

Acoustic versions of Blink 182 songs are great to listen to since they're just the raw song melodies of each song. In this acoustic video, Blink 182's Mark Hoppus plays "Don't Leave Me" on his guitar that he uses to write all the band's songs.

Of course Mark Hoppus always sounds great when he sings and that isn't different in this acoustic Blink 182 video. Just a reminder, if you're looking for a site with great guitar lessons from a real trained professional, check out this link: Play Guitar Like Blink 182

So, enjoy this acoustic Blink 182 video of Mark Hoppus playing "Don't Leave Me."

182 My Age Again - Lyrics to What's My Age Again By Blink 182

"What's My Age Again" by Blink 182 is a great song about being immature. The song is easy to relate to with the fun and realistic pranks that Blink 182 presents throughout the verses and choruses. Mark Hoppus does a great job of presenting the typical juvenile slob in 182 My Age Again when he talks about television and sodomy. They're such wild guys.

This song also fits perfectly alongside 182 The Small Things on the Enema of the State album with how innocent and fun it is. I think that Blink 182 has some really outstanding melodies with "What's My Age Again" once that chorus really starts pumping.

Speaking of melodies, if anyone is looking for a web site that can help you develop better singing melodies and improve your singing overall, you should check out this site: Sing Like Blink 182

182 My Age Again Lyrics

I took her out it was a Friday night
I wore cologne to get the feeling right
We started making out and she took off my pants
But then I turned on the TV

And that's about the time that she walked away from me
Nobody likes you when you're 23
And are still more amused by TV shows
What the hell is ADD?
My friends say I should act my age
What's my age again?
What's my age again?

Then later on, on the drive home
I called her mom from a pay phone
I said I was the cops
And your husband's in jail
This state looks down on sodomy

And that's about the time that bitch hung up on me
Nobody likes you when your 23
And are still more amused by prank phone calls
What the hell is caller ID?
My friends say I should act my age
What's my age again?
What's my age again?

And that's about the time she walked away from me
Nobody likes you when your 23
And you still act like you're in Freshman year
What the hell is wrong with me?
My friends say I should act my age
What's my age again?
What's my age again?

That's about the time she broke up with me (Please stay)
No one should take themselves so seriously (with me, please stay)
With many years ahead to fall in line (with me, please stay)
Why would you wish that on me? (with me)
I never want to act my age (please stay)
What's my age again? (with)
What's my age again? (me)

What's my age again?

Mark Hoppus Acoustic - Watch Mark Hoppus Jamming with Panic! At The Disco

So if you haven't seen this video, it shows Mark Hoppus at an acoustic jam session with the members of Panic! At The Disco and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy. Hoppus is being all nonchalant like a typical Blink 182 member should be of course. We don't get to hear any Mark Hoppus acoustic sounds, but we do get to see him wielding a giant acoustic bass.

If you wish that you could play the bass or the guitar like Blink 182, you should check out this great site I found for learning how to play the guitar: Play Guitar Like Blink 182

182 The Small Things - Amazing All The Small Things Tracking Sheet

So recently, Blink 182's Mark Hoppus was looking through a bunch of old papers and came across the tracking sheet used in the studio for their song "All The Small Things." Talk about awesome. Here's the blog excerpt and picture of the famous tracking sheet for 182 The Small Things.

in getting ready for the blink-182 tour, we’ve been going back and listening to the original recordings of the songs. today i came across the original tracking sheet from “all the small things.” ah, the old days of tape, where you had to commit to a sound and go with it. back then we thought we were super fancy because we had the drums all recorded on one reel, and the other tracks recorded on a slave reel of 24 tracks, giving us an entire 40 tracks to record on! (the drums were all recorded on 16 track 2 inch…) nowadays, on pro-tools HD, 40 tracks is barely enough for the drums and percussion for a song sometimes.

some notes: it says “new bass” on tracks 7 & 8 after i bought the fender precision bass named “petey” halfway through the album, and wanted to re-record most of the bass parts with it. looking back at this track sheet is amazing. apparently tom used his les paul on most of the main guitar tracks. in the chorus 3rd and octave guitar tracks, it looks like a gold-top les paul was used, probably jerry finn’s. he had the most amazing collection of instruments anyone has ever seen. seeing this tracking sheet really makes me miss jerry. he was so rad.

hard to believe this was recorded 10 years ago.

anyway, i thought it’d be cool to share this tracking sheet. there are a lot more, and maybe if people are interested i’ll post them as well in the future.

182 Age Again - 7 Cool Things About the Video, What's My Age Again

"What's My Age Again" by Blink 182 has an absolutely hilarious video. It's just as good as "All The Small Things." Of course, I really can't be disappointed because I'm a huge Blink 182 nut.

However, I thought that I would type up 7 of the best things that are in the video for Blink 182's "What's My Age Again" since it's just downright awesome. Who else, but Blink 182 would have a man in a banana suit?

1. There's a man in a banana suit.

2. The boys are naked. (That one's for the ladies)

3. That sexy nurse from the Enema of the State album art is in the video. Nice.

4. Mark Hoppus scores a basket on the basketball court. Go Mark.

5. Blink 182 makes fun of a typical Gap or Old Navy commercial.

6. They all wear high songs when they're running. haha

7. The end of the video makes you wonder if they really ran nude. (I sure as heck don't know)

"What My Age Again" is hilarious so check it out for yourself here.

182 The Small Things Guitar Chords

Blink 182's "All The Small Things" is probably one of the very first songs that I ever learned how to play on the guitar. "Dammit" by Blink 182 probably came second. I can't really remember. However, "All The Small Things" is relatively simple song to play if you have a decent time forming simple power chords on your axe.

If you're looking for some real top notch instructions on how to play the guitar like Blink 182, you should check out this site: Play Guitar Like Blink 182

And like almost every other Blink 182 song, 182 The Small Things only has three chords. haha

G5, F5, and C5,

G5 F5 F5(Variation) C5
e-----------------------------
b--------6--------------------
g--------5------------------5-
d--5-----3---3--------------3-
a--5---------3--------------3-
E--3---------1----------------

The intro to "All The Small Things" goes: C5 (4 counts), F5 (4 counts), G5 (4 counts) and then you stick the little lead on F5 back into the beginning of the riff.

Blink 182's verses are: C5, G5, F5 (all 4 counts each)
These are all strummed in a palm-muted fashion.

The Chorus to "All The Small Things" is the same as the verses, just strummed out full instead of palm-muted.

The only thing that doesn't really follow the trend for the song is the bridge which looks like this:

e--------------------------------------------------
b--------------------------------------------------
g---5---5---5---5----(X 3)----4---4---4---4--------
d-----5---5---5---5-------------5---5---5---5------
a--------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------

So there you go. You'll be jammin' on Blink 182's "All The Small Things" in no time!

182 The Small Things Cd Single Cover

"All The Small Things" was released by Blink 182 on their album Enema of the State, but they also released it as a single. I've found a couple covers for there single release of "All The Small Things," and I really wonder in what countries Blink 182 released these.





This cover for Blink 182's single shows the boys in line for the sexy nurse, just like in their album artwork for Enema of the State. This cover really gives that simple, fun feel that I think made Blink 182's fan base so large with the release of 182 The Small Things.





This "All The Small Things" cover simply shows the boys in all their smiling glory. I can't believe how young Blink 182 looks in this one since Travis Barker has those short dreads going instead of his hawk and Delonge's hair is quite short.

Feeling This 182 Video

Blink 182's "Feeling This" video is great and the first to stand for a specific message. The band usually goes for laughs, but Blink decided to take a more rebellious route with Feeling This 182.

I really enjoy the guitar-work for this "Feeling This" since Tom Delonge really changed up his style for the entire Blink 182 album. I found a neat site for learning guitar if you want to play guitar like Blink 182.

The video for "Feeling This" shows a school/prison with students that are forced to conform in aspects of clothing and activites. Blink 182 made it obvious that they're not treated very well either. As the video progresses, and "Feeling This" starts to hike into the final chorus, the students have ripped off their uniforms and formed an anarchist movement against the school.

I'm not exactly sure what Blink 182's intent with this video was, but it brings in a whole bushel of emotions. These emotions can be happiness, rebellion, anticonformity, rage, passion, or any other thing that "Feeling This" portrays for you. Overall, the video is dynamic and filmed well, and Blink 182 once again reigns supreme.

Feeling This 182 Lyrics

"Feeling This" by Blink 182 is the debut song from their surprisingly serious self-titled album. The lyrics to "Feeling This" however, has a very fun and youthful feel to it comparatively to the rest of the album. Blink 182 captures a very sexual emotion from the song with phrases like "Let me go in her room" and "I wanna take off her clothes."

I really think that these lyrics are deep and have so many subtle twists in them. I used to have a hard time writing lyrics and just singing in general, but I went to this cool site, Sing Like Blink 182, and now I'm not too bad. Check it out if you have time.

Feeling This 182 has an incredible catchy hook sung by Mark Hoppus, "Fate fell short this time. Your smile fades in the summer. Place your hand in mine. I'll leave when I wanna." I think the band really took a new spin with this album, but keeping a very active sound like "Feeling This," kept the classic Blink 182 spirit alive. I mean, you can't say it's much like 182 The Small Things, but it's freaking great.

Feeling This 182

(Get ready for action!)
I got no regret right now (I'm feeling this)
The air is so cold and low (I'm feeling this)
Let me go in her room (I'm feeling this)
{I love all the things you do / {I wanna take off her clothes (I’m feeling this)
Show me the way to bed (I'm feeling this)
Show me the way you move (I'm feeling this)
Fuck it, it's such a blur (I'm feeling this)
I love all the things you do (I'm feeling this)

[Chorus:]
Fate fell short this time
Your smile fades in the summer
Place your hand in mine
I'll leave when I wanna

Where do we go from here
Turn all the lights down now
Smiling from ear to ear (I'm feeling this)
Our breathing has got too loud (I'm feeling this)
Show me the bedroom floor (I'm feeling this)
Show me the bathroom mirror (I'm feeling this)
We're taking this way too slow (I'm feeling this)
Take me away from here (I'm feeling this)

[Chorus x2]

This place was never the same again
After you came and went
How can you say you meant anything different
To anyone standing alone
On the street with a cigarette
On the first night we met

Look to the past
And remember and smile
And maybe tonight
I can breathe for awhile
I'm not in the scene
I think I'm fallin' asleep
But then all that it means is
I'll always be dreaming of you

[Chorus x5]
[During Last Choruses In The Background:]
(Are we alone, Do you feel it?
So lost and disillusioned [x4])

I Miss You 182 Lyrics

I Miss You 182 has been proclaimed as Blink 182's most popular song since the release of 182 the small things. "I Miss You" expresses the more serious side to 182 and gives their fans a little more insight into what the band is capable of. Blink 182 decided to take a much darker route, dealing with more serious issues in the lives of the boys, and "I Miss You" is a strong representation of that darkness. Check out the lyrics of I Miss You 182 and see for yourself.

For anyone looking to improve their lyrical or singing skills, you should check out this great site that they use to instruct major singing celebs: Sing Like Blink 182

Personally, I believe that Mark Hoppus's lyrical skills are little more advanced than Delonge's in Blink 182. You might now pick that up in "I Miss You," but usually Hoppus's lyrics tend to form very vivid pictures, based around a strong subject, whereas Delonge's sorta jump around.

Take a look at Blink 182's lyrics here for "I Miss You" and you'll notice how Mark Hoppus's extremely strong reference to The Nightmare Before Christmas is very vivid, in contrast to Tom Delonge's verse.

Hello there, the angel from my nightmare
The shadow in the background of the morgue
The unsuspecting victim of darkness in the valley
We can live like Jack and Sally if we want
Where you can always find me
We'll have Halloween on Christmas
And in the night we'll wish this never ends
We'll wish this never ends

(I miss you, I miss you)
(I miss you, I miss you)

Where are you and I'm so sorry
I cannot sleep I cannot dream tonight
I need somebody and always
This sick strange darkness
Comes creeping on so haunting every time
And as I stared I counted
Webs from all the spiders
Catching things and eating their insides
Like indecision to call you
and hear your voice of treason
Will you come home and stop this pain tonight
Stop this pain tonight

Don't waste your time on me you're already
The voice inside my head (I miss you, I miss you)
Don't waste your time on me you're already
The voice inside my head (I miss you, I miss you)
[x3]

(I miss you, I miss you) [x4]