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From Billie's instagram story (not in the right order!):

Does the unicorn have a name? Anyone have any info on his or her life, like age, career, status? Shoe size?

Warning has come in at No. 7 on Ultimate Classic Rock's "2000's Best Rock Albums": https://ultimateclassicrock.com/2000-best-rock-albums/ As our list of 2000's Best Rock Albums shows, the new guard had taken center stage by the time a new millennium loomed. Green Day continued to tinker with their tried-and-true formula, distancing themselves in the most interesting of ways from what came before. 7. Green Day - Warning By the beginning of the new millennium, Green Day found themselves in a sort of musical purgatory between true punk credibility and full-on mainstream acceptance. But instead of pressing harder to shake their pseudo-sellout status, they veered even further from punk with 'Warning' – a diverse, underrated, Kinks-esque collection of stylistically fearless songs that nearly ruined Green Day at the time. (It was the first album since they signed to a major label that failed to go multi-platinum.) But 'Warning' has found more critical acclaim in retrospect, as the trio embraced its ability to churn out catchy, compact and instrumentally adventurous ditties, regardless of genre. ********** Also International Superhits gets a mention in this Kerrang article - "10 Best of Albums that are Perfect Introductions to Famous Bands": https://www.kerrang.com/features/10-best-of-albums-that-are-perfect-introductions-to-famous-bands/ More often than not, Best-Of or compilation albums feel like a way to keep fans interested with something other than new material. A band usually puts out a live album or collection of their greatest hits because they’ve waited a little too long between recordings; even worse is when the collection is driven by a label looking to squeeze every last dollar out of a band on their roster. And yet, despite that stigma, there are a handful of compilation albums that are widely regarded as worthwhile additions to bands’ discographies. Sometimes, this is because they’re well-packaged, and in the case of live records it’s usually because they capture a band’s energy while providing a cross-section of their discography. But what really sets a compilation apart is when it provides a gateway into an amazing band, giving newcomers a chance to catch up on several records’ worth of big hits. Here are 10 compilation albums that provide an excellent gateway into a well-known band’s back catalog… GREEN DAY – INTERNATIONAL SUPERHITS! (2001) Especially interesting about Green Day’s massive best-of album International Superhits! Is that it was released at the end of what many consider their first act. It would be three years after the band released this compilation that American Idiot would drop, revitalizing the trio’s careers; as such, International Superhits! feels like a landmark, ending one period of their public identities. Not that their careers were spartan before American Idiot, of course — Superhits! charted in 10 countries, reminding fans that even Green Day’s early material was some of the most enjoyable punk rock ever written.

Green Day get a mention in this article about mean tweets! https://www.eonline.com/news/1092905/billie-eilish-green-day-more-have-the-best-clap-backs-to-these-mean-tweets Billie Eilish, Green Day & More Have the Best Clap Backs to These "Mean Tweets" Jimmy Kimmel Live's fan-favorite "Celebrities Read Mean Tweets: Music Edition" is back—and the tweets are scalding. For its sixth installment, superstars like Billie Eilish, Green Day, Leon Bridges and more unearthed some of the internet's meanest tweets about them. A teaser for the full segment was released ahead of Wednesday night's episode and these stars are definitely going to be needing some ice for these zingers. And tweets only got worse from there, especially when it came to the one that was aimed at Green Day's drummer Tré Cool. "Why does Tré Cool from Green Day look like the emo version of Ted Cruz?" he read into the camera, which was met by a roar of laughter from his bandmates. Lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong was quick to note that bass guitarist Mike Dirnt also has a political doppelgänger: "Well, Mike looks like [Vladimir] Putin!" Catch the full segment on Wednesday's Jimmy Kimmel Live, airing at 11:35 p.m. Saw there was an old thread for this but wasn't sure if this deserved a thread of it's own this time.

It’s a real line he liked and wrote down but I don’t think he used it on this album because he said he had only written it recently and might use it some time in the future for something

this is so reletable to me as i'm writing something for uni rn step one: fancy opening paragraph step two: data data data look i did research step three: therefore, i've come to the conclusion that everything is FINE which means this paper is thereby over

I could listen to other people talk about how awesome GD are until the cows come home!

This is a piece about the devotion of disabled fans who return to shows despite physical challenges and ableism. It's not just about Green Day, but it's based on experiences of following them and The Longshot on tour. https://www.mariagloriaharvey.com/post/disability-and-devotion "I've spent a lot of time photographing and talking about fans who sleep on streets. Their devotion is amazing. Now, though, I want to pay some attention to a kind of fan who’s rarely acknowledged, yet equally devoted. They are the disabled fans who know they're unwelcome in the pit, even at shows altogether – but they're still there, singing every word."