Artist of the Week: Blink-182 Reunited

Here's the deal, today was one of those days I though would never come. A day that for almost four years I've been waiting for, but never really saw happening. But then, these words were spoken.

"We use to play music together, and we decided that we're gonna play music together again."

These words were spoken by Travis Barker, and Blink-182 right before they presented an Award at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. If there was any doubt about what had just happened, that was quickly erased with Mark proudly saying

"Blink-182 is Back!"

I quickly heard a loud screech, and I thought, what was that. It was actually my little sister letting out the same excitement I was feeling. It has been almost four years since the band said they were taking an indefinite hiatus. The guys went their separate ways with Mark and Travis forming +44 and releasing an album in When Your Heart Stops Beating. Tom on the other side formed Angels And Airwaves and released two albums; We Don't Need to Whisper and I-Empire. This whole time both sides were not on speaking terms. When asked if they would ever reunite, both sides felt it was very unlikely. Then, this past September, Travis was critically injured in an accident. Travis was heading to California after a performance with DJ AM in South Carolina, when the Learjet they were in overran the runway, blew through a fence and crashed near a road on an embankment, where the plane quickly caught on fire. Both Travis and DJ AM suffered second and third degree burns and would be the only two survivors. Both pilots were killed in the crash, along with Travis' bodyguard Charles Still, and personal assistant Chris Baker. In November, after Travis was released from the hospital, Mark had this to say on his website.

"In the midst of everything else that has happened lately, Tom, Travis, and I have all spoken together. First through a number of phone calls, and then a couple of weeks ago we all hung out for a few hours. They've all been great, very positive conversations. We're just reconnecting as friends after four years of not talking. It's a good thing. Obviously the first question for a lot of people will be “does this mean a blink-182 reunion?" The answer is none of us know. We haven't talked about it at all. Right now it's just good for the three of us to see one another, reconnect, and let the past be the past. The events of the past two months supersede everything that happened before. Life is too short."

Since then, there wasn't any talk about a reunion or any music all together. That was until this past week when it was announced that Mark, Tom and Travis would be presenting an award together at the upcoming Grammys. That's where they decided to announce to the world that Blink-182 is back together. The guys are picking up right where they left off. They've already started working on a new album and plan to start touring as soon as this summer. I don't know about you, but I just can't wait to see what these guys are working on. That being said, this week's artist is Blink-182 with their song I Miss you, enjoy.