Box Car Racer

Box Car Racer

Infobox musical artist
Name = Box Car Racer


Background = group_or_band
Origin = San Diego, California, United States
Genre = Alternative rock, post-hardcore, punk rock
Years_active = 2002–2003
Label = MCA Records
URL = http://www.boxcarracer.com/
Associated_acts = blink-182, Angels & Airwaves, +44, Hazen Street, Over My Dead Body, Transplants, Expensive Taste, The Aquabats
Past_members = Tom DeLonge Travis Barker David Kennedy Anthony Celestino

Box Car Racer was a side-project from two members of the band Blink-182, featuring guitarist
Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. DeLonge formed Box Car Racer to experiment with and record ideas he felt were not "Blink-friendly", along with Travis Barker. David Kennedy from Hazen Street completed the trio and an eponymous album was ready to be recorded. Tom was insistent on a bass player, so he hired Anthony Celestino who was Kennedy's friend. Guests on the album included Mark Hoppus from Blink-182 on the song "Elevator", and Tim Armstrong from Rancid and Jordan Pundik from New Found Glory on "Cat Like Thief".

DeLonge and Barker claim the group was heavily influenced by Dischord emo, citing influences such as Rites of Spring, Fugazi and later era post hardcore bands such as Quicksand.

Box Car Racer took a hiatus after their headlining tour in 2003. DeLonge has stated publicly that the project has served its purpose, and is now permanently defunct.

Origin of name

The band's name comes from the B-29 Bomber which dropped the second wartime atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. The plane's name was "Bockscar". Tom has said in an interview that he had seen the name misspelled as "Boxcar", and thusly, dubbed the band under that name for their music and lyrics pertaining heavily to love and war. He wanted the band to also have a three word name, another reason for the name "Box Car Racer".

Former Members

*Tom DeLonge - Vocals, Guitar, Bass
*Travis Barker - drums, Piano
*David Kennedy - Guitar
*Anthony Celestino - Bass (Music Videos & Tours/Live Shows Only)

Discography

Albums

ee also

*Blink-182
*Hazen Street
*Angels & Airwaves
*Transplants (band)
*+44
*New Found Glory
*Rancid
*Fugazi

External links

* [http://www.boxcarracer.com Official Site] - 'Box Car Racer' - Official Website

References


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