Give me simple melodies and teenage angst in a pretty little basket.

A few years ago, I always said I'd never enjoy the music of blink-182, and that they'd never return because Tom DeLonge just wouldn't have it. So why am I here, on the 9th of February 2009, celebrating their comeback? Well, okay, 'celebrating' is the wrong word. 'Being happy about it' is probably a better phrase. In any case, it's odd that I've gone from despising a band to the point where I wished death upon the members to actually STFUing and enjoying them. Well, let me give a possible reason as to why I hated them so much in the first place. It's a reasonably simple explanation: I based my opinion on them on comparisons to other bands such as Nirvana. When I was introduced to blink-182 in the buying of two of their albums at a car boot sale, I was in Year 7. And I was obsessed with Nirvana. And while I was still willing to listen to anything else, for some reason, I decided to pick on blink-182 and hate them because they weren't as good. Which is retarded; I realize this now. You can't base an opinion of a simple pop-punk band by comparing them to a band like Nirvana. So, last year, I decided I'd give them another chance, as I stumbled upon Stay Together For the Kids, which I heard and thought was brilliant, before being horrified when I realized it was blink-182. And I found myself enjoying them.

And now here I am, sitting at my laptop, watching the Internet going slightly crazy due to their appearance at the 51st Grammy Awards coming with the announcement that the band are indeed coming back with a new album and a tour.



Did anybody else notice Tom DeLonge acting really awkwardly during the announcement? I mean, it's completely understandable, given the nature of the break-up, but it's still quite funny.

Maybe this means Angels and Airwaves will fuck off, eh?


PROTIP: When someone has told you to log on to Facebook in the hopes of some discussion and they're appearing online or writing on your Wall, remember to check the top of the page and see if you have any messages. It might just be me, but Facebook should really make it clearer when you have new messages in your inbox.

Last nights blog entry received over 40 comments. Obviously, my comeback was highly anticipated and welcomed.