Former Blink-182 drummer continues to vent about the demise of the band

Despite claiming that he's going to let his new band Plus-44 do the talking, former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker continues to vent about the demise of the punk trio in early 2005. Barker told MTV.com that "No It Isn't," a song on Plus-44's upcoming album, When Your Heart Stops Beating, is "absolutely about the end of Blink-182," adding that the group's meltdown was "a classic case of something bad happening and everyone around you not telling you what the deal was. Like the owner of your record label telling you, 'Oh, everything is going to be fine. Any press you do, Travis, make sure you say everything is cool!' And it turns out the same dude is part of the conspiracy of Tom (DeLonge, frontman) quitting Blink."


Barker gave one example of what he said were the kind of actions by DeLonge that caused Blink-182 to crumble, explaining, "We were on our way to go play a tsunami benefit, and Tom didn't call, but his manager did, and he said that Tom couldn't contain his s*** long enough to play a song for people who were suffering, which was pretty sad to me."

The drummer, who has also spent time in the Transplants, did insist that Plus-44's album isn't all negative: "The record is a rollercoaster. It's not all tragedy and sorrow...Writing a new song, playing our first show, looking at the artwork for our first album, they're all ups."

When Your Heart Stops Beating is scheduled for release on November 14th. The band's first tour, a 29-city North American run, begins on October 13th in San Diego.

DeLonge is touring with his own new band, Angels And Airwaves.