Mark Hoppus has wrote a new blog post talking about the last couple of months. Hoppus talks about the recent plane crash as well as the death of producer Jerry Finn. Hoppus also goes on to talk about Tom Delong (Angels & Airwaves, Blink 182), Travis Barker and himself talking again. 

Don’t expect a Blink 182 reunion anytime soon or at all as the former band mates are just catching up with each other after four years of not talking.

Breaking news… Travis Barker (Blink 182) was critically injured in a plane crash that has said to of killed 4 and also injured DJ AM. Travis is listed as being in critical condition. More info here.

Update: Travis Barker and DJ AM are expected to make a full recovery. Both received 2nd and 3rd degree burns on their bodies. A video describing the incident can be seen below.

Mark Hoppus of +44 has re-launched his podcast.

A new interview with Tom Delong (Angels & Airwaves, ex. Blink 182) can be read here.

Artist: Angels & Airwaves
Album: I-Empire
Label: Geffen Records
Purchase: Smart Punk
Release Date: November 6, 2007

Overall: 7.5
Music: 8.5
Lyrics: 6
Production: 8

In 2005, when Blink-182 went on an indefinite hiatus and Angels & Airwaves was introduced, Tom DeLonge began advocating his new band by surrounding it with unprecedented hype. Everyone sat around and waited for what he alleged to be the “greatest rock band ever”. Needless to say, the debut was substandard and it did not live up to its claims. Similar to this 2006 effort We Don’t Need To Whisper, the sophomore release I-Empire uses prodigious and enchanting sounds, layered with an inclusive conceptual message. While the debut Whisper focused more on leaving one’s realm to find another, I-Empire concentrates on finding one’s self in its own royal domain. Although I-Empire does not completely miss the mark, its swagger consists of top heavy glimmering synth and an overabundance of DeLonge’s melancholy vocals.

Plus 44 recently played “What’s My Age Again,” an old Blink 182 song, at a show and have decided to play more Blink 182 songs instead of keeping them dormant. A message from the band can be read below.

for the past year and a half we have been saying how +44 will never play blink-182 songs. in interviews, when people ask about it, we say it won’t happen, we think it’s lame, etc. last week we changed our minds. and tonight during our set we played what’s my age again. you see, travis and i LOVE our history with blink-182, and it seems a shame to let those songs sit dormant forever because of what happened two years ago. and that song is SO much fun to play. so why not? it was awesome to play that song live again. we’re having the time of our lives out here. see you at the shows. 

Trevor Bivens

So a month or two ago, Bryce tells me about this band called Kenotia . Well, due to my obscenely slow internet connection, I had yet to check them out. While lurking at The Masquerade in Atlanta last night, I happened to catch the last four songs by this Marietta, Georgia five piece(it was their new drummer’s second show, I believe.) I was blown away by how good they were. The first thing that automatically caught my ears was their singer Carly’s stellar voice. She sounds better live than a certain Fueled By Ramen band’s front-lady and everyone should know this is extremely rare and high praise coming from me. A double dose of Ryans brought on intricate guitar parts and their rhythm section rounded things out nicely. They have various demos up on their myspace and purevolume pages, so I’m now anxiously awaiting a proper release.

In a recent article on People, its stated that Travis Barker (Blink 182, Transplants, +44) has filed for divorce from his wife and Meet the Barkers costar Shanna Moakler. You can read some of the article below.

“I can confirm that Travis filed this morning,” Barker’s rep, Dvora Vener, tells PEOPLE.

Barker, 30, plays drums for the band the Transplants as well as for blink-182, which is on indefinite hiatus. Moakler, 31, is a former Miss USA who has appeared in films including Big Momma’s House 2 and Pauly Shore is Dead.