Reunited pop-punkers Blink 182 made their first television appearance since getting back together from a 5-year hiatus last night on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, playing "The Rock Show" from their 2001 album Take Off Your Pants and Jacket.

Blink are heading on a U.S. tour this summer with Weezer and Fall Out Boy, and are at work writing their first new album since 2003.

Dates after the jump.

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Bear Creek
	Artist: Brandi Carlile

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We've been fans of Brandi Carlile for a long time. So we have to say that startling excellence of her new album, Bear Creek, isn't a complete surprise. We could see this coming.

But wow, what an album. Yes, the new single, "That Wasn't Me" -- which she performed last night on Leno's show, and which is the subject of her music video featuring Kris Kristofferson -- is great. But it's really only scratching the surface. I'm eager to see what happens when "100" hits the airwaves.

Anyway, we here in Seattle are awfully proud of this hometown girl. And what a role model she is for 11-year-olds like my daughter.

FWIW, Brandi is a proud Seattleite too. See below.

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