Box Car Racer

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Box Car Racer
Background information
Origin	San Diego, California, United States
Genres	Alternative rock Post-hardcore
Years active	2002–2003
Labels	MCA Records
Associated acts	Blink-182 Angels & Airwaves +44 Hazen Street Over My Dead Body Transplants Expensive Taste The Aquabats
Website	http://www.interscope.com/boxcarracer
Former members
Tom DeLonge Travis Barker David Kennedy

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 group 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 and Jawbox.

Box Car Racer took a hiatus after their headlining tour in the fall of 2002. DeLonge has stated publicly that the project has served its purpose, and is now permanently defunct.

Origin of name

Travis Barker has always liked the name Box Car Racer. Tom Delonge immediately fell in love and then later realized that it was the same name as the Japan bomber. He wasn't happy with it but DeLonge wanted to be politically correct. So he states that 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^{[citation needed]} that he had seen the name misspelled as "Boxcar", and thus, 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"^{[citation needed]}.

Band members

Official members

• Tom DeLonge - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, bass (2002–2003)
• Travis Barker - drums, percussion, keyboards, piano (2002–2003)
• David Kennedy - lead guitar, vocals (2002–2003)

Touring members

• Anthony Celestino - bass (2002–2003)

Discography

Albums

Singles

Videography

DVD

Music videos

See also

• Blink-182
• Hazen Street
• Angels & Airwaves
• Transplants
• +44
• New Found Glory
• Rancid
• Fugazi

References

External links

• Official Site - 'Box Car Racer' - Official Website
• Box Car Racer on Myspace