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Blink-182 cancel gig after death of pal DJ AM

August 31, 2009

Blink-182 have cancelled a concert at the last minute due to the recent death of their close pal DJ AM.

The band pulled out of the gig at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in New York, with just hours to go.

They are currently mourning the death of DJ AM who was found in his apartment last week, having passed away from an apparent drug overdose.

Just last year DJ AM survived a horrific plane crash along with pal and blink-182 drummer Travis Barker (pictured).

The band took to both MySpace and their official website to explain the cancellation.

They posted the following message regarding the cancellation on their website: "Due to circumstances surr .....

February 9, 2009

The Grammy Awards is the music industry's biggest night. But insiders, fans and the artist community don't merely buzz about who took home the statuette for Best Pop Vocal, Duo or Group! Rather, who wore what and the intensity of so-and-so's live performance are often blazing hot topics. Here's our rundown of the big night who scored big and who knocked .....

November 20, 2008

Blink-182's three former members guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge, bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus and drummer Travis Barker are finally on speaking terms again, more than three years after the band's nasty breakup in 2005. Explaining the situation on his blog, Hoppus said, "We're just reconnecting as friends after four years of not talking. It's a good .....

September 22, 2008

DJ AM and former blink-182 drummer Travis Barker are currently recovering from critical smoke inhalation and burn injuries after a Learjet crash that left four other people killed near the Columbia, South Carolina airport on Friday. Both of the artists are expected to make a full recovery.Federal officials have said that a tire likely blew just before .....

March 31, 2008

"I'm sorry we had to reschedule this a few times," says Angels & Airwaves frontman Tom DeLonge. "I am an asshole! Sometimes it's hard to make time to get everything done." Ain't no thang; DeLonge is a busy man with a lot going on and after a 20-minute chat with him, I could tell the hamster never, ever stops running on the wheel in his brain. He's constantly .....

July 27, 2007

Has anyone else wondered what happened to Blink 182? According to their website, the group is back in the studio recording. They also tell us they�re preparing for another tour. Can�t wait! Keep a look out, and we�ll keep you posted. .....

May 17, 2007

Despite a tumultuous break-up, Travis Barker and Mark Hoppus, now in the band +44, will still perform songs from the blink-182 catalogue. Hoppus wrote on the band's MySpace blog, "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, .....

November 2, 2006

It's been well documented that former Blink-182 singer/guitarist Tom DeLonge thinks the world of his new band, Angels & Airwaves. But apparently he doesn't feel so charitable about his last gig. At a recent concert appearance, DeLonge broke it down for his audience."I do not want to be in some bulls*it pop band with bulls*it pop songs while you drive .....

October 5, 2006

October 4, 2006 will go down in Travis Barker's personal history as one of his more eventful. First, he gets word that his ex-wife Shanna Moakler and current gal-pal Paris Hilton got into a brawl at a Hollywood nightclub. Then, he gets word that the soreness in his arm is actually a broken bone, and he has to lay off the drums for at least eight weeks. .....

October 4, 2006

Former blink-182 drummer Travis Barker must be feeling pretty proud of himself these days. He's got two of Hollywood's hottest blondes brawling over him and his tattooed affections. Paris Hilton filed a police report Wednesday morning (October 4) claiming that she was attacked and hit in the face by former Miss USA and Dancing With the Stars contestant .....