Blink 182 is my favorite band of all time.  They may not be the best musicians in the world, write the best songs, etc…but I love em.  I’ve seen Blink about five times live and each time it was fantastic, I own all their albums, their biography, and their two documentaries they’ve put out.  Needless to say I’m a huge fan

Welp…last week Blink 182 announced live on the Grammy’s that they are back together AND recording a new album and getting ready to tour this summer.  I’m super excited to hear what their new album will be like, especially after all the hardship that Travis Barker (Drummer, almost died in a plane crash back in Sept) has been through.  Blink’s last album was a huge changed but a loved it, along with the 3 albums that were created by the Blink 182 offshoot bands once they broke up in 2005.

I’ll have their album the first day and I *have* to see them when they tour this summer.  Even if it means flying somewhere to make sure that happens.  It’s gotta happen!

Some related links that I’d like to pass on since I’m talking about music:

Last.fm -A neat music website that tracks all your music through player plugins and allows you to discover new music and new people.  I like it quite a bit..and it shares a lot of similarities with what we’re doing at work which is also pretty cool   You can check out my profile here: http://www.last.fm/user/qforq

AbsolutePunk.net – Arguably the best source of news for Alternative Rock bands.  This is basically what Joystiq/Kotaku would be if they were about music.  AbsolutePunk is a fantastic website that I’ve been going to for about 6-7 yrs now and I suggest that you check it out if you’re into alternative rock groups.  You can find the Blink 182 news page here

I got pretty bored Sunday and Monday because I had no cable or internet connection but the cable installer guy finally came in the afternoon on Monday to setup my internet and cable.  This guy was a nice Boston normal guy…but obviously was just trained to do that trade and wasn’t super in to the internets or how things worked.  I was amazed when I used the acronym "ISP" and my internet service provider installer asked me "What does ‘ISP’ mean?".  He also had no idea that Comcast screws with your internet connection and blocks certain ports (ports for torrents for example).  I don’t think he even knew what a port was.  Oh well, he was cool and hooked up my stuff and it works.  Thank you, Mr. RCN dude.

For my gaming update, I’m currently heavily addicted to my Xbox 360(especially now since I have a big HD plasma screen to enjoy it on) and playing Grand Theft Auto IV quite a bit.  I think I’m about 70% done with the storyline in the game.  I’ve also been playing a lot more Rock Band lately, mostly because we bought Rock Band for the office and the developers of the game are right across the street from us.  I went from being okay at playing songs on medium on guitar to now being able to play pretty much every song on hard.  I’ve also noticed a decent improvement in my drum skills in the game, which I’m happy about since I’ve always loved drums and used to play drums when I was a kid.  The downloadable content for Rock Band continues to be awesome and I’m currently addicted to songs from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Muse and the one Angels and Airwaves song in the game.   All the Small Things by Blink-182 is also in the game, which I bought and it’s fun to play, but the song is so overplayed to me I’d have a lot more fun if it was a song like "Always", "Josie",  "Dammit" or maybe "Rock Show".  Whats my Age Again would probably be more fun that All the Small Things.

Oh well, it’s Blink and they’re my favorite band so I can’t complain too much

Current Music Addictions:  Muse, Tegan and Sara, and Spoon.

That’s about it!  Have a great rest of the week and enjoy the fast approaching weekend(already!).