Blink-182: Tales from Beneath Your Mom (Paperback)

~ Blink-182 (Author), (Contributor) "Hi, I'm Mark and I play bass and sing in blink-182..." (more)
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Product Description

They're young. They're sexually active. And they play their own instruments.

In a time when overproduced boy bands and teen sensations are saturating the music market, the boys of blink-182 are a breath of fresh air -- proving that sugarcoated acts aren't the only thing that can get nominated for MTV's "Video of the Year."

Blink-182 Tales from Beneath Your Mom is chock full of the outrageous band's behind-the-scenes antics, juvenile sense of humor, and never-before-published photos. Bandmates Mark Hoppus, Tom Delonge, and Travis Barker join Mark's sister, Anne, in this exciting tell-all book about life on the road and backstage.

From their early days jamming in Tom's garage, to dominating MTV's TRL, to going multiplatinum with their album Enema of the State and being voted "The Sexiest Rock Band" by Teen People, fans can at last get an inside look at the video-streaking, toilet-joke-living, self-styled punk/pop band that has all the kids asking, "What's My Age Again?"

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: MTV (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743422074
• ISBN-13: 978-0743422079
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,977 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Congradulations Anne Hoppus! A fantastic blink book!, October 11, 2001

By	D. gottwald (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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I remember sitting in university art class with Anne Hoppus one day , and she remarked that she would like to be a writer. Now i believe her. Having been a fan of blink for many years, I found that Anne's book was touching and brought back wonderful memories of all the early shows and observing the band on the sidelines go through a tremendous rise to stardom.

The pictures are fantastic, a few of which I believe have never left the Hoppus bedroom archives. However, as with any band biography, some information is incorrect. There is no mention of the Short Bus 7", for example. Also, Scott's leaving the band is handled rather blandly, with no mention of alcohol, fights with Jordan or the infamous incident at the Hotel Coronado that left Scott's heels broken.

I highly recommend the book to any fan of blink. If you are a more recent admirer, it will be interesting for you to see the band's long history on the local scene in San Diego. But if you've been around awhile, and remember blink in the dungeon at Soma or the sidestage definately buy it! You might catch yourself in one of the many audience pictures.

Congradulations Anne!

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars thumbs up!!, April 22, 2005

By	Mark - See all my reviews

Tales From Beneath Your Mom, the biography of blink 182 was a fantastic book. It tells you blink's history from start to finish clearly, and vividly. The facts are truthful and thorough from Anne Hoppus, who happens to be Mark Hoppus' sister (bassist) of blink 182. The book is told from Anne's perspective in every which way. From the band to their jokes to the potty humor, pranks and tours, Anne is descript about it all.
I enjoyed the fact that Anne included quotes and blurbs from Tom, Mark, Travis & even Scott (blink's first drummer) themselves, as well as unseen photos from early on in their years (so cute!!). If you are a big music fan or a fan of the boys of blink in general, this would be the book for you to read.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Tales from Beneath Your Mom" makes you want to start a band, December 29, 2001

By	"kellyworshipstomdelonge" (Los Gatos, California, USA) - See all my reviews

When I bought "Tales from Beneath Your Mom" I quickly raced home, poped in "Dude Ranch" and sat on my floor for three hours straight as the story of Blink 182 unfolded infront of me. Even though the youngest of the three guys, Tom Delonge, is 11 years older than me, it's hard not to have a deep respect and admiration for their hard work over the past ten years. Realising that I was six years old when the band formed back in 92, and now, at fifteen, I wish that I was older. I wish that I had gotten the chance to be one of the six fans to go to their first shows, I wish I had been older so that I could have gotten the chance to get to know these incredibly amazing guys. If even a ditzy girl from northern california can appreciate and read this book over and over again, any one else can.
Pick up a copy of "Tales from Beneath Your Mom", I guarentee you'll fall in love Blink even more that you were before, and it will make you want to start your own band in the hopes of having such incredible adventures.