Motion City Soundtrack have posted their second studio transmission video. In this video you can see the band in the studio recording their new album, My Dinosaur Life, with Mark Hoppus (Blink 182).

Motion City Soundtrack are heading back into the studio to produce their Columbia Records debut with Mark Hoppus (Blink 182). Hoppus first teamed up with the band when he produced their hit record Commit This to Memory – which has gone on to sell more than 300,000 copies since its summer 2005 release.

“We were excited to work with Mark again because we had such great fun and great results last time. And he begged. It was a little pathetic.” – Tony Thaxton/MCS drummer

The band has also launched a new website that will have new webisodes up every two weeks.

Mark Hoppus has posted a temporary track listing that Motion City Soundtrack is working on. Hoppus will be recording the bands new album. Check out the track listing below.

Mark Hoppus is hoping to produce the next Motion City Soundtrack and Jet Lag Gemini albums. Hoppus stated the following on his Twitter account.

Listening to jet lag Gemini demos. Strong stuff. Hope to produce this album. Blink. Mcs. Jet lag. Let’s do this thing!!!!

There’s a good chance I may be working with Motion City on their new record. I REALLY hope it works out. I’ve heard demos and they’re rad.

Mark Hoppus has released a new song that he did with Richard Gibbs. The song is on the upcoming soundtrack for the movie “Fired Up.” You can read a message from Mark below and pick up the song on iTunes.

A couple of months ago, I got a call from a friend of mine named Richard Gibbs. Richard scores films, and he invited me into his studio to collaborate on a song for a movie he was working on called “Fired Up.” We spent the next week working on an idea that he had, and built it into a song that’s now available on iTunes. Check it out. It’s got kind of 60’s beach party feel to it.

Mark Hoppus (Blink 182, +44) recently talked to MTV about writing and recording his own record. In the interview Mark states that he doesn’t know the current status of +44 and has been recording his own songs for some time now. You can read the entire interview here.

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.

Mark Hoppus stated in a recent blog post that he will be producing New Found Glory’s upcoming album.

Artist: Socratic
Album: Spread the Rumors
Label: Drive-Thru
Purchase: Drive-Thru
Release Date: May 6, 2008

Overall: 8.0
Music: 8.0
Lyrics: 7.0
Production: 9.0

Remember when the radio actually mattered? Listeners were proud to sit through some Mariah Carey or a few car commercials if it meant just one more spin of Third Eye Blind’s “Semi-Charmed Life.” Well, Socratic’s Spread the Rumors is a lot like that. Unfortunately, even Socratic have their car commercial moments, but it’s usually worth the wait for the next little gem around the corner.  Read more...

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