Search results
Delayed and canceled Blink-182 tour dates
- Tom DeLonge formed Box Car Racer largely due to delayed and canceled Blink-182 tour dates, the content of which was influenced by treatment of chronic back pain.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Car_Racer
People also ask
Why did Tom DeLonge form Box Car Racer?
What happened to Box Car Racer?
Does Box Car Racer still exist?
Who are Tom DeLonge & Travis Barker?
Why did Blink 182 not release Box Car Racer?
Who are Box Car Racer?
Formation and origins. Tom DeLonge formed Box Car Racer largely due to delayed and canceled Blink-182 tour dates, the content of which was influenced by treatment of chronic back pain. Box Car Racer was conceived by Blink-182 guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge and formed during a break from touring.
May 21, 2017 · Leading up to the 15-year anniversary of Box Car Racer’s sole release (May 21), DeLonge spoke with Billboard about the project’s beginnings and the recent rumblings of a long-awaited...
- Brian Leak
Tom Delonge explains why he started Box Car Racer during his 2016 documentary 'The Pursuit of Tone.'Box Car Racer was a short lived blink 182 side project th...
- 5 min
- 60.6K
- blink-182 Fanpage
- Overview
- History
- Band members
- Discography
was a short-lived side-project of guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182, along with lead guitarist David Kennedy of Hazen Street, and touring bassist Anthony Celestino. Driven by a more mature and introspective sound than previous Blink-182 recordings, DeLonge was the primary lyricist of the group and created the group in order to experiment with ideas that were not "Blink-friendly".
DeLonge and Barker formed the band in late 2001 during a break from touring for Blink-182. After recruiting Kennedy, the three recorded their first and only studio album, the eponymous Box Car Racer. The album was a success and the band toured throughout 2002. Tom DeLonge has stated that Box Car Racer "has run its course" and is now defunct.
Conceived by Blink-182 guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker, the band was formed during a break from touring for Blink-182. A European tour for Blink-182 in winter 2001 was delayed in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, and rescheduled dates in early 2002 were also canceled due to DeLonge's back problems. According to interviews, Box Car Racer grew "out of boredom" and, according to DeLonge, "is just for fun in the few days we have off from our real jobs". The idea began with DeLonge playing acoustic guitar during recording sessions for Blink-182’s 2001 album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket and grew from there.
The band was originally supposed to be named "The Kill" and the cd was to be titled Et Tu, Brute.
The name of the band, Box Car Racer, was originally the name of a band Barker was in shortly after high school. DeLonge liked the name, but was uneasy after learning the origin: the term was a reference to the B-29 Bomber which dropped the second wartime atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan – the plane’s name was "Bockscar". The plane’s name was commonly misspelled as "Boxcar", and, due to Barker’s desire for the band name to be three words, was spelled out as Box Car Racer.
The band began recording their first and only album in December 2001. Jerry Finn, longtime producer of Blink-182, was hired to produce the album. The band soon turned to be an outlet for DeLonge’s lyrics that were not "Blink-friendly" – e.g., fast-paced, goofy pop punk. Instead, the band’s material was promised to be a tribute to DeLonge’s post-hardcore influences, such as Fugazi, Quicksand, and Refused. According to DeLonge in interviews, the album’s recording sessions were difficult for him because of constant back problems. The depression that came from being in constant pain influenced the lyrics of the album largely.
With DeLonge playing bass for the album, a bassist went unannounced until the band made their live debut with touring bassist Anthony Celestino on April 1, 2002. They continued with a string of live shows in California until Blink-182 set out on tour with Green Day and Jimmy Eat World for the Pop Disaster Tour on April 17.
The eponymous Box Car Racer album was officially released on May 21, 2002 to commercial success – the album reached number 12 on the Billboard 200, and "I Feel So", the first single release, was already climbing the charts. Critics praised the new direction DeLonge and Barker had taken; as such, the album received positive reviews. Slant magazine called the album a "much needed departure from the banality of Blink-182" and "the perfect union of pop punk riffs and instrumentation that spans all genres of rock from indie to folk."
Former members
•Tom DeLonge – Lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass (performed bass in studio only) (2002–2003)
•David Kennedy – Lead guitar (2002–2003)
•Travis Barker – Drums, percussion, keyboards, piano (2002–2003)
Touring members
•Anthony Celestino – Bass (2002–2003)
Apr 24, 2020 · It has been nearly 20 years since Box Car Racer dropped some new tunes, but that hasn’t stopped Tom DeLonge from reminding fans of their existence.
May 22, 2017 · Tom DeLonge has revisited Box Car Racer ‘s debut album following its 15th anniversary. Box Car Racer, formed of DeLonge, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Angels & Airwaves guitarist David ...
Tom DeLonge formed Box Car Racer largely due to delayed and canceled Blink-182 tour dates, the content of which was influenced by treatment of chronic back pain. Box Car Racer was conceived by Blink-182 guitarist/vocalist Tom DeLonge and formed during a break from touring.
