desertrose Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Green Day's Armstrong: The One Thing I Regret About 'Uno, Dos, Tre' Trilogy Billie seems significantly less critical of the trilogy than last year, says albums should have been published at once. Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong was recently asked whether he regrets the three-album strategy of the band's 2012 "Uno, Dos, Tre" trilogy. He told Guitar World: "Oh no. The only thing I would have done differently is I would have put all three records out at the same time. I wouldn't have staggered them. That was the only thing. "But that was just this crazy time for us. Just throw down some songs and it's all about the moment. Don't think, just play. Don't think, just write. If it's flawed in any way, it's because it's me unfocused. But I think that's the beauty of it too." Last year, Billie shared a few far more critical comments of the trilogy, telling Q Magazine: "Those records have absolutely no direction to them. It was about being prolific for the sake of it. So we were just going and going." He also told Kerrang: "I was pretty fuzzy. It was pretty cloudy in my head, so I can't really remember that much about it. It was great and I think there were some really great songs on there, but it's... You know, we took a break. We took the sort of break we needed." https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/green_days_armstrong_the_one_thing_i_regret_about_uno_dos_tre_trilogy.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted February 10, 2017 Share Posted February 10, 2017 Taz recalls the night when he and Tommy Dreamer came close to beating up the rock band Green Day Taz posted a blog on his Facebook page in which he recalled the night that he and Tommy Dreamer came close to beating up the band Green Day. http://www.prowrestling.net/artman/publish/TNA/article1005556.shtml #TBT 2005: Green Day Talks 'American Idiot' and Best Moment of 2004 The punk rock musicians discuss one of their most pivotal albums in a throwback interview with Fuse It's hard to believe that over a decade has passed since Green Day blessed the world with American Idiot, the band's career-defining seventh album that featured singles "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "Wake Me Up When September Ends" and, of course, "American Idiot." When asked in a 2005 interview how much they care about critics, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong simply said, "It's great. I mean, we just want people to like our music. It's out there for everyone to enjoy." Armstrong also shared how momentous it was to actually perform American Idiot in its entirety, which was just as important as recording the album. http://www.fuse.tv/videos/2016/10/tbt-green-day-american-idiot?utm_campaign=fuse=social Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 On 2/7/2017 at 10:27 PM, desertrose said: Green Day star Tré Cool visits Manchester's cat cafe before arena concert The drummer rocked up to the Northern Quarter venue this weekend ahead of the band's Manchester Arena show last night He might be all punk rock rebellion on stage, but out of the spotlight Green Day drummer Tré Cool is just a big softie. The musician took some time out from his hectic touring schedule this weekend to pay a surprise visit to Manchester's cat cafe with wife Sara Rose ahead of the band's Manchester Arena show last night. The couple played with Norwegian forest cat Ygritte and posed for pictures with staff and customers before meeting the Northern Quarter cafe's two newest residents - Siamese kitten Stanley and Ragamuffin kitten Hugo. Posting a picture of the encounter on Instagram, Tré wrote: "Thanks Manchester! We love coming here! I recommend a visit to the Cat Cafe. These kitties will melt your heart! Good coffee as well! http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/showbiz-news/green-day-manchester-cat-cafe-12567236 I just love the fact that there's an article about this 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted February 12, 2017 Share Posted February 12, 2017 The Hives: ‘We and Green Day go way back’ The Hives have spoken about their long-running relationship with Green Day, after they were announced to support them at their upcoming show at Hyde Park this summer. Along with the likes of Rancid, Gogol Bordello, The Living End, Beach Slang, SWMRS, Sunflower Bean and Public Access TV, The Hives will be supporting the punk giants as they headline the night at British Summer in London in July. “I really like playing with Green Day. We’ve played with them before, they always do a really great job,” The Hives frontman Pelle Almqvist told NME. “We met them for the first time back in ’94 when they played a show in our hometown. Our rehearsal space was their dressing room. So, I guess you could say that we go way back.” Almqvist continued: “This was like before ‘Dookie’. I guess they’d just made ‘Dookie’ but it didn’t come out yet. We’ve known each other for a long time.” Speaking of his fondness for ‘Dookie’, he added: “It’s a great record. It sort of sounds like the [inaudible] or something to me. I love that record. At the time I was at a young, impressionable age too.” http://www.nme.com/news/music/hives-us-green-day-go-way-back-1973016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted February 13, 2017 Share Posted February 13, 2017 MTV Classic Presents Backtrack: Green Day We're celebrating the release of Green Day's 12th studio album Revolution Radio with this look back at some classic performance and interview footage with the band. Middle fingers up! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Green Day, tour review: Energy levels remained stratospheric Despite all the turbulence in their personal lives, it's reassuring to find that Green Day are the same as ever on stage, says David Smyth http://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/music/green-day-tour-review-energy-levels-remained-stratospheric-a3462731.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Jonny Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Damn right! That's the time to let everything go and be stars. They rock hard every time. They'd have to have bad stomach issues or some shit to have a seriously off night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Interview: The Interrupters talk latest tour! So you’ve been touring with Green Day, what has been your highlight so far? The highlight for us has been playing our music for lots of people who have never heard of us before! Also, we get to watch Green Day every night and they put on the best show! It’s been such an unreal experience! Was it a real honour to be told that you would be touring with Green Day? We were all in shock when we were first offered the tour. Being the only other band on the bill is beyond an honour. It definitely inspired us to rise to the occasion and get our live show super tight and make a gigantic backdrop! What has been your funniest moment on tour? Green Day came up and pranked us on stage during ‘Babylon’ at our London set. They were all dressed in costume, put tape over our mouths and blindfolded us. We didn’t know who was who until Billie Joe took off his mask at the end! It was a part of the song that had harmonies we were really focused on nailing but we couldn’t because we were all laughing! https://originalrock.net/2017/02/15/interview-the-interrupters-talk-latest-tour/ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong: Evolution of a Performer Happy Birthday, Billie Joe! Take a look back at how the livewire frontman's chops have transformed over the years. https://lntv.com/news/green-day-billie-joe-armstrong-performer-evolution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 20 Essential Green Day Hits Take a nostalgic walk through the modern punk band's biggest tracks in celebration of their No. 1 album "Revolution Radio." http://www.fuse.tv/2015/10/green-day-wake-up-20-essential-hits?utm_campaign=fuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeJennsitized Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Billie Joe is number 2 in Kerrang's 50 Greatest Rockstars (number 1 being Laura Jane Grace) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Idiot Nation Weekly Sweepstakes! Hey Idiots! The band sent the fan club a TON of awesome Green Day merchandise from their vault and they want to give it to YOU! The fan club will be picking one lucky winner randomly each week. Winners will receive one Green Day shirt and one bonus item! Log in and go enter: http://www.gdidiotnation.com/news/idiot-nation-weekly-sweepstakes-602806 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomdsjames Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Basket Case has been certified Gold in the UK today, indicating sales of 400,000 copies. It's their 4th song to be certified Gold in the UK following American Idiot, Wake Me Up When September Ends and Good Riddance. Link. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertrose Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Did Green Day Kill Punk Rock? http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/did-green-day-kill-punk-rock-9107845 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizziebix Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 10 minutes ago, desertrose said: Did Green Day Kill Punk Rock? http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/did-green-day-kill-punk-rock-9107845 i can't take an journalist seriously if they won't take the time to spell check their work. 2 thumbs down. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marki. Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 What a silly article. I'd like to see Billie's face when being called "the Donald Trump of pop punk"... (or maybe not ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Apparently, the BBC announced Green Day for Glasto yesterday but then withdrew it later, saying it wa a mistake? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 20 minutes ago, jengd said: Apparently, the BBC announced Green Day for Glasto yesterday but then withdrew it later, saying it wa a mistake? My guess is that an official announcement will come eventually. I doubt BBC would completely make it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermione Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 8 hours ago, desertrose said: Did Green Day Kill Punk Rock? http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/did-green-day-kill-punk-rock-9107845 Billy Jo . Honestly so badly written I could hardly get through it and am still unsure of their point, they never explain how Green Day killed punk rock or even talk about their music. A lot of waffle. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNICORN VOMIT Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 9 hours ago, Hermione said: A lot of waffle. Now I want waffles 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 14 minutes ago, Tinkle said: Now I want waffles Blueberry ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeJennsitized Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 2 minutes ago, Scattered Wreck said: Blueberry ones fruit on a waffle???? noooo! chocolate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chin for a Day Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Just now, Jenn. said: fruit on a waffle???? noooo! chocolate I agree, but @Tinkle is a bit backwards, she puts fruit on things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeJennsitized Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Just now, Scattered Wreck said: I agree, but @Tinkle is a bit backwards, she puts fruit on things. @Tinkle you heathen! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNICORN VOMIT Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Scattered Wreck said: I agree, but @Tinkle is a bit backwards, she puts fruit on things. There is nothing better than strawberries on waffles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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