Green Day

Credited for commanding the early-‘90s mainstream to stand to punk’s attention, Green Day’s major label breakout ‘Dookie’ chronicled bratty and bored youth with scuzzy, revved-up snarl. Selling more than 8 million copies and earning them a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, ‘Dookie’ set in motion what has been one of pop punk’s most influential crossover successes. Their unapologetic and hook-ridden singles ignited alternative airwaves one after another, rocketing the East Bay, Calif., punk-scene boys into arena rock stature. Green Day channeled that same early disenchantment into later works that tread heavier territory and eventually adapted 2004’s politically-charged ‘American Idiot’ into a Tony Award-winning Broadway rock-opera spectacle, a signal that even alt-rock’s favorite pranksters aren’t above trading in juvenile delinquency for high concept and theatrics.

Green Day in the U.K.
Green Day in the U.K.
Green Day in the U.K.
The Reading and Leeds Music Festivals – a pair of annual events held, naturally enough, in Reading and Leeds, England – unveiled several acts on this year’s lineup back in February. Now, organizers have announced even more additions, including Green Day, Phoenix and Nine Inch Nails.
Green Day Play First Show Since Billie Joe Armstrong’s Rehab Stint
Green Day Play First Show Since Billie Joe Armstrong’s Rehab Stint
Green Day Play First Show Since Billie Joe Armstrong’s Rehab Stint
After several months on the sidelines brought about by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's visit to a drug and alcohol rehab center, Green Day returned to the stage Sunday (March 10) night in Pomona, Calif., with a 22-song set that was heavy on hits and light on material from their recent one-two-three punch of '¡Uno!,' '¡Dos!' and '¡Tré!'
Green Day – Rock Acts that Embraced Electronic Music
Green Day – Rock Acts that Embraced Electronic Music
Green Day – Rock Acts that Embraced Electronic Music
"F--- the Network," Billie Joe Armstrong has said repeatedly when asked about the rumors that his famed punk trio, Green Day, was behind the Network, a mysterious New Wave band that emerged in 2003 wearing masks, going by bizarre nicknames and sounding a lot like Green Day ... if Green Day had gone New Wave. Armstrong and his band mates never admitted it, but their membership in the Netw
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Uses ‘Prayer Through Meditation’ to Stay Sober
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Uses ‘Prayer Through Meditation’ to Stay Sober
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Uses ‘Prayer Through Meditation’ to Stay Sober
Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong talks in the new Rolling Stone about the drug use that landed him in rehab last year, revealing that he used to carry so many prescription pills around that his "backpack sounded like a giant baby rattle." He also admits to using "prayer through meditation" to help stay sober.
Coming Clean
Coming Clean
Coming Clean
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong went to rehab smack dab in the middle of the band's release schedule for its trio of albums '¡Uno!,' '¡Dos!' and '¡Tré!' You know it must have been bad for him to have pulled out of promoting and supporting the trilogy. Turns it was bad. Really bad.
Austin Goes Green
Austin Goes Green
Austin Goes Green
SXSW 2013 is right around the corner, and Green Day have just been added to the lineup. The venerable pop-punk trio is scheduled to perform on Friday, March 15, at ACL Live at the Moody Theatre after screening their documentaries ‘Broadway Idiot’ and ‘¡Cuatro!’
Green Day: Casting Call
Green Day: Casting Call
Green Day: Casting Call
Green Day have made a pair of documentaries and produced their own Broadway musical, and recently, they even announced plans to premiere a documentary about producing their own Broadway show. About the only thing left for the veteran punk trio to do is to be the subject of a big-screen, feature-length biopic. Sounds awesome as f---, but who would play Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool?
Punks on 'Broadway'
Punks on 'Broadway'
Punks on 'Broadway'
Green Day never thought they would go from grimy punk rock clubs to the majesty of Broadway. But that's just what they did. Some of the journey is documented in 'Broadway Idiot,' a new documentary whose trailer has just hit the web.
19 Years Ago: Green Day’s ‘Dookie’ Album Released
19 Years Ago: Green Day’s ‘Dookie’ Album Released
19 Years Ago: Green Day’s ‘Dookie’ Album Released
Up until they released ‘Dookie’ on Feb. 1, 1994, Green Day were destined for a short, unheralded career as pop-punk never-rans with a pair of indie albums that didn’t make much noise outside of their Berkeley backyard. But that all changed after they signed with a major label, hooked up with a producer who wasn’t afraid of selling a few records and zeroed in on a set of songs that captured how 97
Optimus is Optimal
Optimus is Optimal
Optimus is Optimal
Optimus Alive! 2013 is set to take place on the scenic Alges riverside in Oeiras, Portugal, from July 12-14. Featured acts for the highly anticipated music festival include Kings of Leon, Depeche Mode and Two Door Cinema Club, along with the recent additions of Green Day and Biffy Clyro.

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