Green Day

By Delfina Larry Livermore posted his account of his time in London, including visiting with Green Day backstage and around town, plus the FBHT gig. Larry Livermore posted his account of his time in London, including visiting with Green Day backstage and around town, plus the FBHT gig.

By Delfina Billie Joe wears a name tag in concerts that says “Jesus,” and it’s funny and tongue-in-cheek. But how many are willing to, uh, raise their hands to testify that they indeed felt saved — or at least liberated — by the crazy circus of powerful music, hilarious antics, and generous embrace tha...

By Delfina After Billie Joe hinted as much on Twitter — and the Rev. just Tweeted again, Sting! — GreenDay.com announced that The Foxboro Hot Tubs will be playing a show at The Garage in London Nov. 1 after the Green Day concert. First come first served.

By Guest Written by Abbey ] I recently went into a Green Day funk and I have just about dug myself out of it. I have come to accept, with love and honesty, that I will never be GREEN DAY SUPERFAN! First off, I LOATHE to call myself a fan - fan sounds well, all Laurie L [...]

By Delfina The interview is so long that there’s a lot of great stuff, like Billie Joe talking about the hospital patients he sang for when he was little, Green Day’s first gig with Crimpshrine and Sewer Trout, the benefit they played for Food Not Bombs, which raised 30 grand, Billie Joe going to Gilma...

By Delfina GDA posted Green Day’s interview with Absolute Radio. GD.com has scans of Kerrang and links to more concert reviews. GDA posted Green Day’s interview with Absolute Radio. GD.com has scans of Kerrang and links to more concert reviews.

Related articles from Green Day on Buzznet, The Green Day Authority, gda (Feedburner) and more.

By Delfina If Billie Joe weren’t a musician, he could have been a hairdresser… First he gives haircuts at the American Idiot musical opening, then he cuts a fan’s hair on stage in Sheffield. Another review and pics on Green Day Videos. If Billie Joe weren’t a musician, he could have been a hairdresser… F...

By Delfina Green Day Mind posted part 3 of her in-depth American Idiot musical review. And the show’s star talks about working with Green Day. Green Day Mind posted part 3 of her in-depth American Idiot musical review. And the show’s star talks about working with Green Day.

By Delfina Photos of the opening of the 21st Century Breakdown inspired art show, including a hilarious one of Mike Dirnt. Photos of the opening of the 21st Century Breakdown inspired art show, including a hilarious one of Mike Dirnt.

Related articles from Green Day on Buzznet, The Green Day Authority, gda (Feedburner) and more.

By Delfina A big thank you to Andrew, who sent in a wonderful article he wrote for Northern Ireland’s News Letter, published yesterday, the day Green Day played Belfast on the current tour. Green Day’s early days are one of my favorite topics: this article is an oral history of a gig they played in Belfa...

By Delfina A lovely review from Glasgow: “…the folksy heart that separates Green Day from the snotty show-offs they so often pretend to be.” A mixed one from Belfast. And I have to link to this photo. A lovely review from Glasgow: “…the folksy heart that separates Green Day from the snotty show-offs they...

By Delfina Review of Green Day in Glasgow: “I wouldn’t mind touching a bit of Billie, but apparently it’s frowned upon.” Photos. More photos. Review of Green Day in Glasgow: “I wouldn’t mind touching a bit of Billie, but apparently it’s frowned upon.” Photos. More photos.

By Delfina The East Bay Express has a pretty cool review of the new book Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day, which I posted about recently, here.

By Delfina These are a couple of video interviews form 1994. They’ve been around, so you may have seen them. Both are from MTV’s “120 Minutes” show. The first one is from March of 1994, only a month after Dookie was released, and months before it had exploded as a major hit album. Billie Joe was still living a...

By Delfina Green Day Mind posted part one of her in-depth review of the American Idiot musical. She’s both a die-hard Green Day fan and theater buff. And the New York Times has a new review as well. Green Day Mind posted part one of her in-depth review of the American Idiot musical. She’s both a die-hard Gree...

By Elly “I smell pot. Jesus is gonna git you!”- Billie Joe Armstrong onstage in Nashville, TN, 2005. I think I’m going to test the waters and drop myself into a little bit of controversy. Well, perhaps it’s more of a touchy issue than it is controversial. For starters, I love Green [...]

By Delfina A short interview with Adrienne Armstrong and Vickie Howell about their new eco-friendly knitting book. Adrienne: “I believe Green Day fans are the best fans in the world!” A short interview with Adrienne Armstrong and Vickie Howell about their new eco-friendly knitting book. Adrienne...

By Delfina Green Day played in Paris Sunday night. A cute little video of Billie Joe on stage, being his goofy self, with a “Merci beaucoup” thrown in. A review, in French. Photos. And a sweet video from the last time they were in Paris in May, of Mike Dirnt chatting with fans.

By Delfina I love stories of fan encounters with Green Day, and this one has to be one of my favorites. It was written by a fan who sat next to the guys in Green Day on a plane in August of 1994, when they were at their cheekiest and silliest. But perhaps the most telling and sweet part is about Mike Dirnt:

By Delfina Clips from the Biography channel’s documentary on Green Day. [Via GDA] Clips from the Biography channel’s documentary on Green Day. [Via GDA]

By Delfina Some reviews of Green Day’s recent concerts. Two are in Spanish, with a short but nice video clip of “21st Century Breakdown”. In Portuguese, and in English. Some reviews of Green Day’s recent concerts. Two are in Spanish, with a short but nice video clip of “21st Century Breakdown”. In Portugu...

Related articles from The Green Day Authority, Las Vegas Review-Journal, Los Angeles Times and more.

By Delfina It’s been a while since I’ve posted any old magazines. This article is from the August 1996 issue of Guitar World. It was a bitter time, less than a year after the release of Insomniac and after the abrupt cancellation of their European tour. Here, the guys are dealing with the stress by being co...

By Delfina When I last posted, there was only one review of the American Idiot musical. Many, more positive, ones have come out. The SF Gate: “Never has the Roda appeared more expansive yet bursting with images and action.” More from the Mercury News, Rolling Stone.

By Delfina Photo of Green Day arriving at the MTV VMA awards tonight. Updates: EJN Video. (New link, earlier videos were removed from YouTube.) More photos on GDA. A couple of funny pics of Billie Joe. Green Day won Best Rock Video. Photo of Green Day arriving at the MTV VMA awards tonight. Updates: EJN Video. (...

By Delfina At the VMA rehearsals, Green Day played through East Jesus Nowhere, and then segued into an impromptu concert for the staff, with a medley of Holiday, American Idiot, Know Your Enemy, Murder City, and Longview. MTV Buzzworthy calls it “one of the greatest MTV insider experiences I’ve eve...

By Delfina Green Day + NRDC posted a new video featuring Billie Joe. [Via GDA] Green Day + NRDC posted a new video featuring Billie Joe. [Via GDA]

By Amanda There’s a Green Day poster in my room of a Rolling Stone cover from 2005. It is the only poster I have that stays up without extra putty and swearing. There’s a metaphor in there, I just know it. It will be the first poster I put up when I get an [...]

By Delfina Billie Joe (talking to Larry Livermore in 2001) said: “Everything we were doing, we were being heartfelt about it, we were singing love songs because that’s what we felt like. That’s what was in my heart…. Of course, there were always a lot of hardcore bands, I mean we were one of the only bands...

By Delfina A blogger and Green Day fan reviews the American Idiot musical: “Billie Joe Armstrong is one of the best songwriters, perhaps ever, but certainly of his generation.” A blogger and Green Day fan reviews the American Idiot musical: “Billie Joe Armstrong is one of the best songwriters, perh...

By Delfina All the recent excitement is pretty great, but it’s also a bit of an emotional rollercoaster for us poor, huddled fans. It’s wonderful that Green Day want to connect to the fans in a close and personal way, and I have to commend them for having invented ways to accomplish that over and over, wi...

By Delfina Here’s a break from thinking about the new album and all the excitement that has come with it (who would have expected even a Broadway-style musical?!!!). This is a magazine article about Green Day from September 1994, which is, of course, one of my favorite eras. At the time it was written, D...

By Delfina Yes, okay, I noticed the tidbit about Mike and Tre being naked in the pool, but I won’t dwell on that. Back to the sweetness… Billie Joe shrugging and saying “no” when John asked him if the footage with the unreleased work should be locked up in a safe. The guys not getting invited to important pa...

By Delfina The author makes a broader point about Green Day’s commitment to taking a political stance on what they perceive to be the wrongs of the world, and sticking to it whether the fans or the critics get it or not. “Between apathy and struggling with political realities honestly and sometimes fa...

By Guest Billie Joe Armstrong… the “Front” of the world’s greatest rock band. Tragedy struck the Armstrong family when Billie was only ten, Not long after that, they met a drummer named John (aka Al Sobrante) Kiffmeyer, We all adore you Billie Joe Armstrong, and your father would be proud!

By Delfina This article from the East Bay Express is not new. It’s from 2001, but I only just came across it recently, and it put a smile on my face. It’s about Metal Mike Saunders, singer of the punk band the Angry Samoans, who is apparently a huge fan of Green Day and is proud to announce it to the world.

By Delfina NME posted a piece about AP’s online interview with Billie Joe about the new album. In it, they say that Green Day is hinting at a “power-pop direction” for the album, and this, uh, “insight” has been picked up as news by dozens of other music sites. Have none of these music writers ever noticed...

By Delfina “I think for a lot of bands, pop culture has overtaken substance, and for us, the best thing you can possibly do in response to that, is to make the best fucking record that you possibly can. You have to search the absolute demons of your soul to make a great record.” — Billie Joe Armstrong, Alter...

By Delfina With politics and the elections at the forefront of public debate, several articles have come out in recent days on political music. I thought these two, that include thoughts on Green Day’s American Idiot, were especially good. But the best thought of all from the article is that “if Georg...

By Delfina There’s another video of Green Day in the studio up on YouTube, this one with Mike and Tre, and even Jason Freese. Stay tuned to GreenDayStuff’s videos to find out as soon as any new ones are posted. It’s pretty great that the guys are willing to keep us clued in. Sometimes the internet is not half...

By Delfina That’s where American Idiot is such a brilliant album. The songs speak to us about the troubles of the world, a few of them very explicitly about very specific political problems, others more generally about alienation and heartache, but in a way that is intensely personal. American Idiot...

By Delfina Update: We received an email from Warner Music UK confirming that Butch Vig is producing Green Day’s album. Rumors had surfaced as early as August that Butch Vig, the producer of Nirvana’s Nevermind album and a member of the band Garbage, might be producing Green Day’s new album. The rumors...

By Delfina Holy shit! As everyone now knows, at least everyone who lives in the US and had a chance to watch My Night at the Grammys on TV tonight, Green Day’s performance of American Idiot from 2005 was voted the number one favorite Grammy moment by fans!

By Delfina Well, we knew that Green Day’s performance of American Idiot will be included in the telecast as one of the top 25 performances voted on by viewers. At least that’s certinaly the impression that’s been given: there’s even a tiny clip of Green Day in the TV promo for the show. The latest news is t...

By Delfina Happy birthday Jason White. And happy November 11 to all the true believers out there. Today is Jason White’s birthday. It’s as good an excuse as any to talk about this man who is an important part of Green Day’s essence and work but whose self-effacing and understated manner doesn’t attract a...

By Delfina More info on the podcast and a link to Adrienne’s store, Atomic Garden, in the sidebar.) This picture of Billie Joe, Adrienne and Vickie Howell was posted on Vickie’s blog in July. There’s a much larger version of this pic there too. More pictures here; these are of Adrienne at Habitat for Huma...

By Delfina Bigfunction posted a set of really cool pictures on flickr: a nice collection of early Green Day and Sweet Children vinyls, plus — be still my heart! — a letter from Billie Joe dated April 27, 1990! Below is a smaller version of the letter; click for the original size. Yes Billie, people are ac...

By Delfina As you all know by now, I’m sure, the Green Day fan world, and even the broader music scene — let’s just say everyone who is interested in great music — is all abuzz and atwitter over Billie Joe Armstrong’s brief interview with Rolling Stone about working on Green Day’s next album. (Read the sc...

By Delfina After debuting the Green Day cover at their concert in Manila, The Philippines, on Sep. 21, Fall Out Boy has been playing Basket Case on their concert tour. I know a lot of Green Day fans are up in arms about this, but I think it’s a nice tribute to a band that inspired them, and inspires so many of u...