We've been touring now for almost a decade and those who are fans know that although we take our music very seriously we don't take ourselves very seriously. We've always loved goofing around on and off the stage. One thing we've been doing for years now is to cover iconic songs from the past during our shows to test the crowd's musical knowledge and to get everyone loosened up and singing along a little. Everything from the theme songs to Rocky and the tv show CHIPS to Pink Floyd's "The Wall" and Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'". Song's we pretty much know everyone will know. Recently on our last Japan/Southeast Asia/Australia tour this summer we were brainstorming for some new songs to unleash on the people. One of them happened to be Ray Parker Jr's Ghostbusters. We played our own shortened version of it at a few shows and the crowds went BERZERK! Seriously it was so funny that half the time I couldn't hold it together and would laugh in mid verse. So seeing the crowd's reaction to the song and it being so close to Halloween we decided to record it for fun at Chris, our drummer's home studio. We had a lot of fun recording it and we hope everyone has fun listening to it. Happy Halloween from Hoobastank. Who ya gonna call?

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SOUTHEAST ASIA & PACIFIC ISLAND DISASTER RELIEF Music for Relief is raising funds for those affected by recent disasters in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. Over 2 million people have been affected, hundreds of thousands are displaced and in need of shelter, food, clean water, and medical supplies. Hospitals, schools, homes and in some cases entire villages have been destroyed. Thank you for supporting the relief effort.

What's up everyone from Santa Barbara to San Diego? This Sunday at The Block in Orange will be our last Southern California show for the summer. We'll be out of the country all of August and September will find us other places as well. Come out, hang out and get sweaty in the warm summer Cali sun one last time before we take off. What else would you rather be doing on a Sunday afternoon? Gather your friends! Make it a road trip! We'll see you all there!

The Block
20 City Blvd W
Orange CA 92868

Show starts with KSM at 3pm.
Hoobastank at 4pm.

Awaiting your shining faces,

Doug Robb

Hey everyone. Hope you all will have a safe and fun 4th of July. Of course we will be in Las Vegas performing on Freemont Street that night. If you're in Las Vegas I'd love to see you all there. After the show on Freemont St we'll be going to the Hard Rock Hotel for a little impromptu acoustic shin dig at Wasted Space. Just a few songs and a little hang out. It's Jesse our bass player's birthday and anyone who goes has to buy him a gin and tonic. Hope to see you all on Freemont St and at Wasted Space. If not, be safe. I've been hit with SO many fireworks over the years. Not fun.

Happy 4th,

Doug Robb

Hello everyone. I hope you all are well. This Sunday June 14th I will be attending a charity fund raiser for YESICAN.ORG which provides support groups for those who have been abused. The main focus is towards abused kids but that is not it's only focus. It's goal is to break the cycle of abuse. The event is called "Strike Against Child Abuse to Spare the Kids". It's a bowling event at Canoga Park Bowl. The address is 20122 Vanowen St. Winnetka CA 91306. $15 includes 2 games of bowling, shoe rental, light lunch and entertainment for kids. There will also be a silent auction with signed Hoobastank CD's, drumsticks and other items (including a signed drum head and picks from Metallica which they donated for the charity). Also non Hoobastank stuff as well. We're just pitching in. Anyways, if you live in or near the Los Angeles area and are interested in being a part of the fund raiser or if you just want to test your bowling skills against me then come on down. It's a great cause.

For more info go to yesican.org.

Thanks and hope to see you there,

Doug Robb

Hey you guys. Some of you know already but for anyone who doesn't we're playing a cool, intimate acoustic show on Wednesday June 10th at Sutra Lounge in Costa Mesa CA. Now we've done TONS of acoustic things before but never like this. This is a full dedicated acoustic set. Not just 2-4 songs like we have done so many times before. It's kicked back, relaxed and a cool way to hear the music and hang with us. Ask some questions and pick our brains about songs. Kind of like a story tellers. So if you're anywhere near Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego or just the entire Southern Cali area I hope to see you guys there. It's a first for us and it won't be nearly as memorable without you. Tickets are still available. See ya there. Acoustically yours, Doug Robb

We are doing another live web chat on Thursday, May 14, 2009 @ 6:00 PM EST you can watch it right here on www.hoobastank.com we will be answering your questions.  Leave us your questions on here and we will answer them live!

For those of you who can't watch it live, come back later as the chat will be posted on the site shortly after.

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