Blink-182 to reissue back catalogue on cassette

'Dude Ranch', 'Enema Of The State', 'The Mark, Tom And Travis Show' and self-titled 2003 album

Four Blink-182 albums are set to be reissued on cassette in December.

Cassettes of ‘Dude Ranch’, ‘Enema Of The State’ and the band’s self-titled 2003 album will be available in limited numbers from next month. Live album ‘The Mark, Tom And Travis Show’ will also be reissued on the old-school format.

A set of four cassettes can be purchased for $11.99 with each individual album available in differing colours.

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Travis Barker of Blink-182 recently told NME that the band have recorded five new songs with Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio, including one titled ‘Punk Rock Cliché’.

Skiba joined the group earlier this year after frontman Tom DeLonge parted ways with the band. Mark Hoppus and bandmate Barker announced their split when the singer allegedly refused to enter the studio and record a new album with them.

Speaking to NME about the band’s current line-up, Barker painted a positive picture for fans. “Matt’s killing it,” the drummer said. “He’s fun to play with and write with. We’re just getting started but I think we’ve got like four or five songs right now that I’m really, really happy with. There’s a song called ‘Punk Rock Cliché’, which I love the most right now. It’s about friends of ours and their relationships.”

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Asked how the new material is sounding, Barker admitted some things have obviously changed with DeLonge no longer in the band.

“They sound different but still the same,” the drummer said of the new music. “Obviously, it’s Matt Skiba singing so there’s hints of Alkaline Trio, or at least Matt’s contributions to Alkaline Trio, mixed with my drumming and Mark’s voice and stuff. It’s really cool and I really love what we’ve done so far.”

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“The goal here is to come up with an album and just write,” he added. “We don’t put a limit on how many songs we’re gonna write. [We just] write a bunch of songs and when we feel like there’s an album ready, there’s an album ready. You know, no pressure, no deadlines.”

Barker is currently promoting his memoir Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death & Drums, Drums, Drums, which will be published on October 20 by William Morrow Publishers.

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