Almost Never Happened!

Travis Barker never thought Blink 182 would release another CD after his plane crash. He says, "Honestly, I never thought the album would be finished. For a while after my accident, I was just recovering. No one really thought I would be able to play drums after all the surgeries and everything. That was always on my mind. Once I was in the studio, it was like, 'I can walk now, I can play the drums still. I have to finish this.'" Barker underwent 16 surgeries and almost lost his foot as he battled to recover from his injuries. It was sketchy, so I came a long way. And mentally I was a basket case. "It was a big amount of time to get off of 20 medications that they had me on, and then physically getting in shape. It was heavy."

New Blink

Blink 182 will release a new CD in 2011. Mark Hoppus says, ''We've been busy with new songs and ideas. Some tracks are very near complete. In rough terms, I'd say we're working with the better part of ten or so songs at this point. 'There's still a long way to go before the album is done. But already it seems like the songs are both taking a step even further than we took on the last album, while also going back to the sound of some of the earlier albums.''

New Blink

Travis Barker says Blink 182's new CD will be out next year. "We are in rehearsals — what will soon be production rehearsals — for our European tour, and that's exciting. The new record is gonna be out next year, so we're gonna start on it right when we get home from tour."

Helping Haiti

Blink-182 is selling a special t-shirt to benefit the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The limited-edition shirt features a rabbit mascot holding a Haiti flag. It costs $15 and and is available through Blink-182's official merchandise store. All proceeds from the sale will go directly to the Red Cross' Haiti appeal.

All My Friends

Travis Barker says his solo CD will include appearances by Slash and Linkin Park. "We got a new Blink song on there, I think I'm going to do something with Chester Bennington from Linkin Park. Hopefully a guest appearance from Slash, I'm doing his big fundraiser that happens this month. I think there's going to be a collaboration with [Kanye West's touring DJ] A-Track, so it's gonna be really in all directions."

Blink 182 Donation

Blink 182 has donated $100,000 to the burn centers that treated Travis Barker following his plane crash. A statement from the band says the donation to the Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Georgia and the Grossman Burn Center in California are "being made in recognition of their tremendous care and aid of Travis Barker through his recovery from the 2008 plane crash".

Dead but not Forgotten

Blink 182 is so distraught over DJ AM's death they canceled a show last night in New York with a statement that read: “Due to circumstances surrounding the unfortunate and untimely passing of our dear friend Adam “DJ AM” Goldstein, Blink-182 will not be playing tonight in Saratoga, NY at SPAC.”