PursuitOfEpicness Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 While it is debatable that they've technically been around 30 years, I do have a lot of love for Kerrang because they always find a reason to showcase Green Day in their magazine haha. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hermione Posted January 20, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2016 Yeah I think they're just grasping for any reason to do a Green Day spread . But that's a good thing, I'd rather see a magazine desperately want to feature them than not. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Blog: The Best Green Day Album? Duh, It’s Nimrod http://www.kerrang.com/39548/the-best-green-day-album-duh-its-nimrod/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan86 Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 On 20 January 2016 at 2:18 AM, Ham Pascale said: According to Green Day themselves they formed in 1988. Larry Livermore also uses 1988 as Green Day's formation year. Well yeah that is the first time they recorded/released music. So that will always be the official time for things. However they did form a band before Larry Livermore knew who they were and Green Days official Instagram just posted a picture of the kerrang 30th anniversary cover too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 My Sports Story: Taz "My Night With A Punk Rock Band" Watch as former professional wrestler and commentator Taz talks about his first encounter with an american punk rock band, Green Day. http://radio.com/video/3348553-my-sports-story-taz-my-night-with-a-punk-rock-band/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 A Wasteland I Like to Call My Home: Discovering Dookie a Decade Late http://thebaybridged.com/2016/01/21/wasteland-like-call-home-discovering-dookie-decade-late/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 "AMERICAN IDIOT" ORIGINAL BROADWAY SET MODEL by Christine Jones Price: $5,000.00 Availability: In-Stock # Available: 1 http://shop.broadwaydesignexchange.com/AMERICAN-IDIOT-ORIGINAL-BROADWAY-SET-MODEL-by-Christine-Jones-00020-02-00001.htm Entertainment Music January 20, 2016 10:57 pm Neck Deep’s Ben Barlow Talks Singapore, Pop Punk And Billie Joe Armstrong The lead singer of Green Day recently tweeted that his new year’s resolution is to “destroy the phrase ‘pop punk’ forever”. What do you think he meant by this? As a pop punk band, are you offended by this statement? Who knows! I think it’s kinda ironic because arguably Green Day created the genre with “Dookie”. It was one of the first times punk music was accepted by the mainstream and had ‘poppy’ structures and hooks. For years he toured with pop punk bands too. Maybe he’s being a little elitist. Billie Joe is the ultimate punk, at least in the modern era don’t get me wrong, so maybe he’s playing up to that. I really look up to the guy, he’s truly a legend but I don’t quite get that statement, maybe he’s doing it to stir up a fuss. I think it kinda sucks he would be like that but whatever, it has no effect on what we do. If you like the music then you like the music, if you don’t then you don’t. Fuck labels and fuck being swayed by people’s views and opinions, no matter how highly regarded their opinions may be. You do you, that’s the most important thing, and that’s ‘punk’. Rank the top three bands in the genre that you’d die to tour with. Blink 182 New Found Glory Green Day http://popspoken.com/entertainment/2016/01/neck-deeps-ben-barlow-talks-singapore-pop-punk-billie-joe-armstrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hero_Of_The_Hour Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 Billie Joe's 1954 Volkswagon Beetle is going to auction (I'm pretty sure this was supposed to happen last summer too because I remember reading a different article about this same car being for sale!) http://silodrome.com/volkswagen-beetle/ The car was restored to an exceedingly high standard in 2008/2009, it’s won a number of awards and trophies since its restoration and it was purchased by Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day for use in California. Armstrong has a reputation for appreciating far more humble (and arguably far more interesting) cars than many of his peers, his daily driver up until 2013 was a sky blue BMW 2002 Tii fitted with Minilites and a Nardi steering wheel. 1954 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE 'OVAL WINDOW' US$ 30,000 - 35,000 €28,000 - 32,000 To be sold without reserve AUCTION 23132: THE SCOTTSDALE AUCTION 28 Jan 2016 11:00 MST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted January 23, 2016 Share Posted January 23, 2016 It did go up for auction and clearly didn't sell. He's selling it without reserve so he just wants to get rid of it. Damn I wish I had the money it is adorable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Billie's instagram about Enfield High cancelling American Idiot the musical made NBC Connecticut. And they used a hot picture too. http://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/Green-Days-Frontman-Speaks-Out-About-Enfield-High-Schools-Decision-to-Not-Perform-American-Idiot-Musical-366505721.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_CTBrand 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Something Unpredictable With “American Idiot” In High School Theatre I reached out to Christine Jones, who designed the set for the Broadway production of American Idiot, in an effort to make Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, the composer and lyricist of the show, aware of the situation. Armstrong sent back the following message through Jones in a little over an hour’s time, and reportedly also posted it on Instagram http://www.hesherman.com/2016/01/25/something-unpredictable-with-american-idiot-in-high-school-theatre/ Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong calls out high school for banning ‘American Idiot’ musical http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/green_days_billie_joe_armstrong_calls_out_high_school_for_banning_amer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DookieLukie Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 "Billie Joe Armstrong" is trending on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Green Day: Ranking Their Albums From Worst To Best It’s obscenely rare for a punk band to have the kind of sustained success that Green Day has enjoyed over the last 25 years. Granted, it could be argued that Green Day was only really punk for a hot minute before morphing into some variation of power pop or alternative rock…but that’s really just semantics, isn’t it? They’ve produced 11 full-length albums in that time, and had a bonkers amount of success in the singles market. (They have enough hits for at least a double album by now.) They’re in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, have influenced a staggering number of bands in and out of the punk community, and even have their own Rock Band game. (That may not sound like much, but the only other band to be given their own version was The Beatles). Beginning their careers as most punk rock bands do–as brash, snotty, mildly lethargic youths in dire need of an outlet–Green Day would quickly become a surprising figurehead in the mainstream, popularizing a genre that was supposed to remain buried underground. And somehow, some improbably way, Green Day became an institution. You can now list Green Day alongside artists like Nirvana and The Police and Guns N Roses and Cheap Trick when you talk about lasting influence, and people don’t even bat an eye at it. Whatever ups and downs their career may have had, that is a serious legacy. http://whatculture.com/music/green-day-ranking-their-albums-from-worst-to-best.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted January 29, 2016 Author Share Posted January 29, 2016 21st Century Breakdown in 10th place, bitch please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Pascale Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 At least Insomniac is not first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post alienlifeform Posted January 29, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2016 I gave up on ranking Green day albuns.. even the GD's worst ones are still above average 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TimmyChunks Posted January 31, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2016 On 1/29/2016 at 5:38 AM, Alf said: I gave up on ranking Green day albuns.. even the GD's worst ones are still above average I couldn't agree more. I know my favorites, but how could I rank them? I can't put my least favorite near the bottom of any list whatsoever. I'm not going to rank here, but just run through the redeeming qualities of each: - 1039- precocious songwriting, great preview of talented 17 year olds coming together as a band. Terrible recording quality but awesome songs. - Kerplunk- again, bad recording setup (indie album, so of course this will be the case) but good lord the songwriting and talent levels are clearly off the charts. The new drummer is damn good too. - Dookie- no explanation needed. What a slap in the face to wake grunge out of its trance like hold on the radio and what was once known as MTV. - Insomniac- turbo charged buzzsaw that reaffirmed Dookie and showed that these now ripe old 24 year olds not only had the songwriting chops but the attitude and longevity to permanently change the music scene. -Nimrod- transcendental album, creativity, experimentation, and songwriting expertise galore. What. An. Album. -Warning- yeah, they can do classic rock, and mix it with a sh*tload of punk DNA. And it will sound great. Castaway and Deadbeat Holiday- drop the mic. For those still doubting, listen to Waiting. Minority ended up being a concert staple. I could list another half dozen winners from this album. -AI- nothing needed to say here. Masterpiece. -21CB- just a pure triumph. While anyone can criticize certain segments as failing to be as strong as the body of work, overall this was their opus, in my opinion. As Rob Cavalho so well put it, they were clearly "shooting for the stars" on this one. -Trilogy- again, much like 21CB, sometimes there was clearly genius on display (X Kid, Rusty James, Stray Heart, 99, Stay the Night), sometimes it lagged, but the only flaw was they shared a little B side material with their true fans on the album instead of releasing cutting room floor material much later. Such a transparent attempt of sharing the creative and songwriting process through the album not only with the breadth of material but also with the subsequent release of Quatro. I know my favorites, but I can't criticize the others, either. It's been an insanely impressive body of work. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteTim Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 being an indie artist shouldn't give a pass to have "terrible recording quality"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 These 15 Extraordinary Songs Are All About The Most Ordinary Things Green Day – “Longview” When “Longview” came out as a single for Green Day’s Dookie, half the audience had no idea the bass-driven groove was about Billie Joe Armstrong beating his meat. When they finally grew up and realized, the causal nature of the song felt way less appropriate. http://uproxx.com/smokingsection/15-extraordinary-songs-about-ordinary-things-music-videos/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Libertine Angel Posted February 1, 2016 Share Posted February 1, 2016 4 hours ago, desertrose said: These 15 Extraordinary Songs Are All About The Most Ordinary Things Green Day – “Longview” When “Longview” came out as a single for Green Day’s Dookie, half the audience had no idea the bass-driven groove was about Billie Joe Armstrong beating his meat. When they finally grew up and realized, the causal nature of the song felt way less appropriate. http://uproxx.com/smokingsection/15-extraordinary-songs-about-ordinary-things-music-videos/ I'd have thought the line "masturbation's lost its fun" would be a dead giveaway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
It's Splash Time Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 7 hours ago, Darth Seditus said: I'd have thought the line "masturbation's lost its fun" would be a dead giveaway. You'd think so, wouldn't you? But when you're introduced to it at an age when you don't know what masturbation is, it can seem perfectly innocent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Highway Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Found some limited edition Dookie snares on Facebook for the 22nd anniversary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 It looks like Billie's letter about Enfield High cancelling American Idiot is causing some controversy. The National Coalition against Censorship is now involved http://patch.com/connecticut/enfield/anti-censorship-group-addresses-enfield-high-school-play-controversy-0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 This is becoming interesting. I didn't expect it would draw much interest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iva Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 Rock Sound for March 2016 about Guitar Hero Live: Kerrang! being Kerrang! (last week's issue, dated January 30th): Pandora comic, from the same issue: On January 19, 2016 at 1:24 PM, desertrose said: New Issue: K!1603 – Green Day: 30th Anniversary Special! http://www.kerrang.com/39494/k1603-green-day-30th-anniversary-special/ Just posted digital pages of this in the Green Day picture thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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