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Blink182: Going Away to Iraq
sean by Sean Adams July 7th, 2003
Tatooed pop-fogies, former punkers, BLINK 182 are taking time off messing around with members of Rancid to entertain yankie troops..

To ensure their place at the heart of Americana (probably so they can pull more 'chicks' and sell more records to burger munching quarter-backs) fart-jokers Blink182 are off to the Persian Gulf to perform for US troops sometime in August where we guess 'Dammit (I Guess This is Growing Up)' won't go down amazingly well.

This trek to far off lands is the start of the band's marketing campaign for their latest power-chord college rock record which is due out in time for Xmas. They're also dropping a new song called 'Action', on the soundtrack to American football video game 'Madden 2004'.

DiScuss: Is it wrong of us folks at DiS to be so harsh on everyone's favourite baggy short wearers? Just how old are they now? Did they really form a band 'cus of Saved by the Bell?



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