Tom DeLonge wants Threat of UFOs to be taken seriously
Blink-182 have a new album coming out July 1st. It's called California, and it is the first Blink album to NOT feature Tom DeLonge. Filling in (temporarily?) for DeLonge , alongside Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus, we have Matt Skiba from Alkaline Trio.
I'm finally seeing Blink at this weekend's Amnesia Rockfest in Montebello! Kinda sad to not see Tom DeLonge with the band I grew up loving but he's busy working on his own musical projects with Angels and Airwaves and writing a novel about the threat of UFOs.
In a new interview, DeLonge says he quit Blink-182 to focus on the investigation of "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena."
We got a press release that says you decided to not tour with Blink-182 in favor of working on this. What was the decision that went into that?
TD: Well it's not so much about Blink. It's about what I'm doing with my life now. When you're an individual like me, dealing with something that's a national security issue, and you're being gifted with the opportunity to communicate something you've been passionate about your whole life — something that has the opportunity to change the world over time — being a small part of that is enormously important for my life path.
But I can't do everything. I can't tour nine months out of the year with enough time to do the enormity of what I'm setting out to do.
CLICK HERE to read Tom DeLonge's candid interview with Mic.
Amnesia ROCKFEST 2016: it's like high-school all over again (in a good way)!
Amnesia Rockfest 2016, June 23rd through 26th in Montebello, Quebec.
This is the festivals 11th year. The year I, and thousands of other pop-punkers in their 30s, said "YES. I GOTTA BE THERE. YESSSSSS!!!"
The 2016 line up is our high-school soundtrack: Nofx, Sum 41, Billy Talent, Limp Bizkit, the Used and blink-182, to name a few.
In fact, the line up this year is SO off the walls good you should probably download Amnesia Rockfest's free app from the iTunes App Store: here or via Google Play: here. Don't miss a minute of the action!
CLICK HERE to be brought to the full schedule/line up via Amnesia Rockfest's official site.
Tickets for Amnesia Rockfest 2016 are still available (but going fast) in the following levels, ranging from $123 to $362: Weekend Pass - Regular, VIP Weekend Pass - Reserved Seating, VIP Weekend Pass - Front Stage Zone, VIP Weekend Pass - Guided Tour.
Full ticket information/to purchase your tickets, CLICK HERE.
James Corden's Carpool Karaoke with the Red Hot Chili Peppers!
Red Hot Chili Peppers are coming to Ottawa's RBC Bluesfest Friday, July 15th. Their new LP "The Getaway" is out June 17th.
Supersonic (Oasis tribute) @ Zaphod's (video)
Here's a little video taken from my snapchat story. Supersonic, an Oasis tribute band, played Zaphod's - a great night, with a great ending!
Hope you had an equally enjoyable weekend. :)
P.S. What's your fave Oasis song?