Attending a music festival in another state was nothing new, but there was going to be an added element to this rodeo. We were going to tackle Boston Calling — a three-day musical extravaganza with a lineup comprised of the likes of Fall Out Boy, All Time Low, Cage the Elephant, and Avril Lavigne — in a fashion that would likely make even the most reckless gambler cringe: two old heads flying out to the East Coast and pulling an all-nighter as if we were teenagers again.
Read MoreOn July 1, 2016, the greatest punk rock band of any generation released its seventh studio album, the first musical project to feature vocalist/guitarist Matt Skiba, of Alkaline Trio fame. Blink 182's California, in my mind, pays admirable tribute to the band's earlier music, while throwing in some pop-y elements. Those little things are easily forgiven considering I feel just peachy that Blink has released new music for the first time in four years and most of the album rocks soundly.
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