Green Day

New book about Bay Area Punk

source: gda (Feedburner)

A new book titled "Gimme Something Better" was released earlier this year which chronicles over two-decades of music coming from the Bay Area punk scene. They talk about Gilman Street where Green Day got their start, as well as many aspects about the scene, "music, progressive politics,...

Published 21 hours ago

Quotes from Gimme Something Better

source: nothingwrongwithme.com

It’s funny that Billie Joe thought Tre was obnoxious when they first met. It’s also an interesting quote for anyone who thinks being punk is about doing whatever the hell you want. But for male and female, Green Day struck a chord, and I would add, as I always do, not only with disaffected teena...

Published 23 hours ago

Green Day Revive Foxboro Hot Tubs for Surprise London Show

source: Rolling Stone

Look back at Green Day’s evolution from Berkeley punk to international superstars. • Green Day Talk “American Idiot” as Musical Debuts: On the Scene at the Berkeley Rep • Foxboro Hot Tubs Go Back to the Garage at Tiny Austin Club Show • Green Day Cut Secret New Album

Published Mon, Nov 2

John O'Callaghan Talks First Kiss: 'I Was in Fourth Grade' - Journal

source: Green Day on Buzznet

John O' Callaghan of The Maine phoned into DJ Rossstar's Punk Rock Show on Thursday night to discuss the band's upcoming music video and tour ... and wound up revealing very personal details about his very first kiss! [cut=Deets.]"We've got a video ["Everything I Asked For]," O'Callaghan pr...

Published Thu, Oct 29

Ten Years of Gilman St. Zine

source: nothingwrongwithme.com

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.

Published Wed, Oct 14

Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Taylor Swift Light Up 2009 VMAs

source: mtv.com

Green Day brought some rock energy to the stage with a bare-bones rip through "East Jesus Nowhere," with singer Billie Joe Armstrong making full use of the stage and sauntering out to sing the gospel of punk rock among the audience. After walking up the aisle, he invited as many fans as he cou...

Published Sun, Sep 13

East Bay Punk From Green Day’s Early Years

source: nothingwrongwithme.com

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...

Published Tue, Sep 8

Featured Photos: Green Day, Sacramento, CA - Aug. 24, 2009

source: LiveDaily.com

LiveDaily.com) Green Day [ tickets ] has experienced more mainstream success than most any other punk-rock band, and with huge popularity sometimes comes a bit of the "Tall Poppy Syndrome": some old-school punk loyalists claim the band's music is not that original--or not punk... continu...

Published Wed, Aug 26