Blink-182 is baaaack!

DeLonge's former Blink bandmate, Mark Hoppus of (+44), now lives in Los Angeles but said his sister, grandmother, mother and stepfather were all evacuated. "My mom and sister and grandma were some of the first evacuees and they went as far as they could, to Oceanside, which is 45 minutes away. They stayed in a hotel there and watched it happen," Hoppus said — adding that just days after his family fled to the hotel, it almost burned down when the fire caught up with them again.

As far as he knows, his mother and sister's homes are covered in ash but OK, though his grandmother's residence is in an area that was totally destroyed. "It was strange being in Los Angeles because there are so many fires across Southern California and the news here is focused on the Malibu fires and it's been hard to find out what's going on down there," he said. "I couldn't get hold of my mom for a bit there when the fires first started, but I knew she'd grab the important stuff, the family photo albums and documents." Hoppus said he's already started hearing from friends on the San Diego scene about benefit shows, and he's willing to sign on to do whatever he can to help out his hometown.

Also spared in the fires so far was one of the area's most high-profile recording studios, Big Fish Recordings in the coastal hills near Rancho Santa Fe, which has hosted sessions by P.O.D., Blink-182, As I Lay Dying, Megadeth, Rocket from the Crypt and Jimmy Eat World.