idk, maybe it was somewhat. i don't think you really know what's the story behind the heated posts directed to flowerpower, not to mention that this topic was kind of doomed from the beggining with! you were bound to get either trolling or condescending posts (premise: blink182, new album, CAN'T WAIT)! i haven't listened to blink182 (never claimed i did fyi, i only know them from commerials and short sequences heard here and there which are pretty meh) but knowing headphonics or magical negro they propably had a good reason to insult the band.

sorry eer but you knew this would happen! admit it!!

i don't listen to them very often, maybe once every couple of months.  but at least i know they are shit/are a guilty pleasure pretty much.

"Hi. We're Blink-182. This past week there’ve been a lot of questions about the current status of the band, and we wanted you to hear it straight from us. To put it simply, We're back. We mean, really back. Picking up where we left off and then some. In the studio writing and recording a new album. Preparing to tour the world yet again. Friendships reformed. 17 years deep in our legacy.

Summer 2009.
Thanks and get ready..."

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Anyway, anyone into Ceremony?

With his emotional and gravel-coated bellow, vocalist/guitarist Chuck Ragan made a name for himself as one-fourth of the much loved Gainesville post-hardcore outfit Hot Water Music before releasing his first solo album in 2007. Alongside friends Chris Wollard, Jason Black, and George Rebelo, Ragan formed Hot Water Music in the early '90s. Through a slew of well-received albums for labels like No Idea, Doghouse, and Epitaph — and an incessant grassroots touring regime — the passionate crew turned itself into a highly respected and influential act on the underground scene. Outside of his main gig, Ragan also recorded two side albums with some friends, including the stripped-down rock of Rumbleseat and the punk-oriented Cro(w)s. In the spring of 2005, Hot Water Music went on an indefinite hiatus, largely spurred by Ragan's desire to spend time outside of the band with his growing family. The group's other members went on playing music together (soon forming the Draft), while Ragan concentrated on his home life and, eventually, writing some acoustic-based material.

Hot Water Music officially closed up shop in May 2006, and Ragan began playing various shows solo, logging time by the year's end alongside acts like Dustin Kensrue, Flogging Molly, the Lawrence Arms, Rob Huddleston, and Tim Barry. Ragan (who was a carpenter by day) signed with California indie SideOneDummy Records in early 2007 for the May release of his intimate debut, Los Feliz. Recorded live on February 19, 2007, at Tangiers in Los Feliz, CA, the album features Ragan armed with just an acoustic guitar and harmonica, and occasionally joined on-stage by Ted Hutt and Jon Gaunt. Ragan also set up a "singles club" with his buddies at No Idea Records, sending subscribers a new 7" (six total) every month or so from September 2006 to June 2007.

haha this guys pwned those n00bs