Tom DeLonge Announces Blink-182 Is An Independent Artist 0 By Jenn Stookey on October 23, 2012 News, NEWS The band most of us have grown up with and the band who changed the industry of pop-punk has announced today, via Tom DeLonge ,that they are officially an independent artist! Check out the tweet from DeLonge below. Share. Twitter Facebook Google+ Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email