Remember that massively popular music video that took over MTV in 1999, featuring Blink-182 running naked through the streets of Los Angeles while onlookers gawked in dismay? Well, the aptly titled track behind that video, “What’s My Age Again,” couldn’t be more appropriate now, as 20 years later Mark Hoppus and Blink-182 are still just as relevant, in-demand, and somehow as ageless as they were in that breakout moment. Maybe there’s some kind of fountain of youth in playing pop-punk anthems over the span of almost three decades, but whatever it is, Hoppus hasn’t lost even a bit of his youthful appearance and demeanor or any degree of vertical in his acrobatic stage jumps in all of those years. And even now at age 47, Hoppus is not only still piloting his beloved outfit Blink, he’s also at the helm of his new viral duo with All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth, Simple Creatures. While Hoppus has become a legitimate celebrity and a household name thanks to his work as a producer, his various clothing lines, a podcast, a television show, and his usual public appearances and on-screen cameos, he’s still predominantly known for one thing, and that’s his work in Blink. They’re now more popular than ever thanks to their 2016 chart-topping, Grammy-nominated album, California [BMG]. After the 2015 departure of founding guitarist and singer Tom DeLonge, the band welcomed frontman Matt Skiba of Alkaline Trio, and the results of their new lineup and subsequent album found Blink selling out tours and performing on arena stages like none they had ever played before. And now the band has embarked on their seventh album, which Hoppus claims is more reflective and aggressive than their previous effort, as drummer Travis Barker and the rest of the trio are more energized than they have been in years. But currently, half of the seemingly unlimited energy stores that Hoppus possesses are being focused on Simple Creatures, which just released its debut EP, Strange Love. The duo’s music melds modern touches of rock with new wave elements and an overall synth-pop sound that finds both vocalists sharing time on the mic. The album’s first single, “Drug,” became a widespread hit thanks to the extremely catchy hook work of Hoppus. And while the production and vocals dominate on the EP, Hoppus’ usual driving lines and midrange growl lead the way on songs like “Adrenaline” and “Strange Love.” Regardless of which band he’s center-stage with, Hoppus’ wild picking, big sound, and even bolder presence seem to get only more vibrant and magnetic over time. How did Simple Creatures first form? When I came back from the California tour cycle with Blink, I got home and I got bored and then I got really depressed and I found myself in a weird, dark place. My wife and my manager asked what was going on, and then told me to get up and get in the studio and do something so I wasn’t just moping around everywhere. My idea initially was