Before Blink-182 became one of the defining bands of modern pop-punk, they were just three kids from Southern California with skate parks, cheap gear, and a shared obsession with fast, loud, funny music. Their story isn’t a straight line, it’s full of breakups, reinventions, and some of the most iconic songs of the late ’90s and 2000s.

For more than two decades, the Vans Warped Tour wasn’t just a concert, it was a summer ritual for fans of punk, pop-punk, skate culture, and alternative music. Loud stages, dusty parking lots, and endless lines of band merch created a traveling community that shaped an entire generation of music fans.

Chicago punk heroes Rise Against are back with a vengeance: their tenth studio album, Ricochet, drops August 15, 2025, via Loma Vista, marking their first full-length record in four years.