Random Green Day News

[Caroline Truong]

On 4/6/2017 at 5:30 PM, desertrose said:

Green Day's Armstrong shopped Broadway District

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/04/06/green-days-armstrong-shopped-broadway-district/99976700/

 

 

Sweeet...and what size does he wanted..Small? or Kid Size..

Edited April 9, 2017 by Hermione
Please remove images from quotes

[jengd]

3 hours ago, MaraGreenDay said:

 

lol he's tiny 

I think perfect is the word you are looking for 

[Jean]

 

[desertrose]

 

A look back at Green Day’s 24-year history of playing Las Vegas

It all came and went in a flash of F-bombs, obliterated guitars and Biebs barbs.

Pop star became pincushion during Green Day’s last stop in town — the band’s shortest, most infamous Las Vegas performance — as part of the iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden in September 2012.

Incensed that the band’s scheduled 30-minute set was quickly coming to end, front man Billie Joe Armstrong lashed out, eyes wide, fuse short.

“I’ve been around since 19-(naughty word)-88!” he fumed, shortly before slamming his instrument into the stage like hammer to anvil. “And you’re going to give me one minute? I’m not (potty mouth alert!) Justin Bieber, you (Whoa! What do our mothers have to do with this?). This is a joke!”

Maybe so, but few were laughing: Shortly after the show, the band announced that Armstrong was entering rehab.

These days, Armstrong seems rejuvenated, and Green Day’s latest record testifies to as much: “Revolution Radio,” the band’s 12th studio album, is an equally combative and contemplative call to arms, a record that pops off like onomatopoetic first single “Bang Bang.”

It’s a tough one, growing old without getting old, but this bunch has done it.

With Green Day hitting Vegas for the first time in nearly five years this weekend, let’s chronicle the band’s 24-year history of shows in town in the wake of gig No. 10:

Huntridge Theater, Sept. 12, 1993, and Feb. 27, 1994

A poo-flinging monkey heralded what would become the top-selling punk rock record of all time. Green Day’s first Vegas gigs at the venerable Huntridge Theater coincided with the recording and release of the group’s major-label debut, “Dookie,” which dropped Feb. 2, 1994, and would become the biggest album of its ilk ever, with over 20 million copies moved worldwide. The album cover depicted, among other things, a turd-tossin’ primate, an apt totem for how this bunch would approach its status as the new, leering face of punk rock.

Cox Pavilion, July 25, 2001

What, no time for deep-fried Oreos, Mermaids-style, dudes? When Green Day was becoming the biggest punk band in the world, the group skipped Vegas during the touring cycles for both its “Insomniac” and “Nimrod” albums. Which brings us to “Warning,” the band’s sixth record, which would go gold at the time and eventually move over a million copies but represented a big sales drop from its multi-platinum predecessors. The band’s Cox Pavilion gig was in support of said album. “I’m on a sentimental journey, into sight and sound,” Armstrong sang on “Castaway,” and seeing as how punk rock and nostalgia go together like vomit and velour, the band was at a serious crossroads.

MGM Grand Garden, April 23, 2002

How does a veteran band like Green Day get its mojo back? Go on tour with one of its younger disciples and show ’em how it’s done. This is exactly what Green Day did on the testosterone-boosting “Pop Disaster” co-headlining outing with Blink-182. Green Day played first, which was bad news for Blink: Though the latter band was at its peak, and was always a lot of fun live, its loose, wiener-joke-heavy shows paled in comparison to how tight and invigorated Green Day was once it hit the stage. The chip on the band’s shoulder had grown boulder-sized, which Green Day would soon turn into a projectile to be hurled at a certain commander in chief.

The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel, Dec. 7, 2004; Thomas & Mack Center, Oct. 6, 2005; MGM Grand Garden, Dec. 6, 2005

With George W. Bush as pinata, Green Day thwacked itself back to relevancy and then some via 2004’s “American Idiot,” an of-the-times concept album flammable as a river of kerosene. More indebted to The Who than the Ramones, “Idiot” was an album of operatic-scope centered around a series of wayward protagonists struggling to find their way in a world they found to be as corporate and disposable as fast-food wrappings. Propelled by the success of “Idiot,” the band returned to being a top touring draw, hitting the road and staying there, hence this trio of Vegas shows in support of the album.

Mandalay Bay Events Center, Aug. 21, 2009

Like a belt-straining, post-buffet belly, this show was a tad overstuffed (probably could have done without that Tom Petty cover, fellas). But then again, so was the record Green Day was touring at the time, “21st Century Breakdown,” an even more conceptually dense effort than its predecessor. Thematically, the album was akin to a sack of marbles loosed on a patch of ice, all these narratives spinning in multiple directions at once. It was a lot to take in live, even when you had nearly three (!) hours to do so. Green Day has penned some timeless tunes; in places, this show felt like time had just stopped, period.

Thankfully, “Revolution Radio” has gotten the clock ticking once again.

https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/music/a-look-back-at-green-days-24-year-history-of-playing-las-vegas/

[desertrose]

On 9/2/2016 at 2:21 AM, Tinkle said:

http://www.socketsite.com/archives/2016/09/green-days-jingletown-recording-studio-is-on-the-market-for-3-9m.html

 

 

JingleTown Recording

1 hr ·

Friends,

With heavy hearts we have to say goodbye… for now. As we’ve recently closed our doors, we wanted to extend our appreciation to the local community — the artists, musicians, engineers, producers and other music makers who have occupied our studios and helped to create the incredibly fun and creative environment that had inhabited our walls. We thoroughly enjoyed every moment of your energy, and we can’t begin to express how thankful we are that you chose to spend your time with us. We all feel very fortunate and humbled that we were entrusted to help all of you along on your journeys while stopping through JingleTown.

While we are sad to see the studio close down, we look forward to all the new and exciting opportunities that lay ahead of us. With that said, we will remain involved in this incredible community by continuing to work with those who are interested. Both Lee Bothwick and Chris Dugan will have some availability in their futures and their contact information will be listed below. The JingleTown Recording Facebook and Instagram pages will still be actively promoting the work that they are a part of as well.

So with this, our final official JingleTown Recording transmission, we say thank you! Without your support we could never have achieved any of what we were able to accomplish. We hope you all stay in touch, and if you ever have a question, want advice, or need some assistance, give us a shout. We are committed to our continuing support of this incredible community as well as all of the greater Bay Area studios, and we hope you are too!

We have hella ♥ for Oakland and we always will.

Sincerely,

- Lee Bothwick
lee@jtrecording.com
www.leebothwick.com
www.facebook.com/bayarearecording

- Chris Dugan
chris@jtrecording.com
https://www.facebook.com/chris.dugan.music/

- Mari Tanaka
mari@jtrecording.com

- JingleTown Recording singing off.
www.jtrecording.com

https://www.facebook.com/jingletownrecording/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED&fref=nf

[amberwhite]

10 minutes ago, desertrose said:

 

 

JingleTown Recording

1 hr ·

Friends,

With heavy hearts we have to say goodbye… for now. As we’ve recently closed our doors, we wanted to extend our appreciation to the local community — the artists, musicians, engineers, producers and other music makers who have occupied our studios and helped to create the incredibly fun and creative environment that had inhabited our walls. We thoroughly enjoyed every moment of your energy, and we can’t begin to express how thankful we are that you chose to spend your time with us. We all feel very fortunate and humbled that we were entrusted to help all of you along on your journeys while stopping through JingleTown.

While we are sad to see the studio close down, we look forward to all the new and exciting opportunities that lay ahead of us. With that said, we will remain involved in this incredible community by continuing to work with those who are interested. Both Lee Bothwick and Chris Dugan will have some availability in their futures and their contact information will be listed below. The JingleTown Recording Facebook and Instagram pages will still be actively promoting the work that they are a part of as well.

So with this, our final official JingleTown Recording transmission, we say thank you! Without your support we could never have achieved any of what we were able to accomplish. We hope you all stay in touch, and if you ever have a question, want advice, or need some assistance, give us a shout. We are committed to our continuing support of this incredible community as well as all of the greater Bay Area studios, and we hope you are too!

We have hella ♥ for Oakland and we always will.

Sincerely,

- Lee Bothwick
lee@jtrecording.com
www.leebothwick.com
www.facebook.com/bayarearecording

- Chris Dugan
chris@jtrecording.com
https://www.facebook.com/chris.dugan.music/

- Mari Tanaka
mari@jtrecording.com

- JingleTown Recording singing off.
www.jtrecording.com

https://www.facebook.com/jingletownrecording/?hc_ref=NEWSFEED&fref=nf

[MaraGreenDay]

The end of an era  

[21guns&novacaine]

I just came here from Instagram freaking out, wondering if anyone else had seen it yet. So bummed out :/  is that why Green Day switched to Otis for RevRad?

 

“To you and me, that's Jingletown, that home. We're coming home again.” - Homecoming.

[jengd]

Think Billie said in a recent interview something like he's spent so much time in jingletown that it was time to move on, not sure that would mean they had to sell it though.

[herewegoagain]

21 hours ago, Jean said:

 

That was nice! Some interesting questions + Billie's little jig around 10.15

3 hours ago, jengd said:

Think Billie said in a recent interview something like he's spent so much time in jingletown that it was time to move on, not sure that would mean they had to sell it though.

Not sure where I read/heard it (might've been the same interview), but I know he said it was also becoming a money hole regarding maintenance, or something to that effect.

[desertrose]

Green Day strives to sustain its punk-rock zeal after 31 years and Rock Hall induction

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/music/sd-et-music-green-day-20170329-story.html

 

 

[desertrose]

 

 

Published on Apr 7, 2017

Green Day - 1992/3-XX-XX Three Song Demo

This is a never before heard demo. Even the band does not seem to know about its existence.

01) JAR
02) Having a Blast
03) Don't Wanna Fall in Love

[unextraordinarygirl]

Wow that's cool! Thanks for posting it!

[Meliciraptor]

Hey guys, I don't know if this is news material, but I've interviewed Cole from SWMRS the other day and we mentioned Green Day a few times. Here is the link to the interview in case you like SWMRS http://www.strifethemagazine.com/newsfeed/interview-with-cole-becker-from-swmrs

and here are just the parts with a Green Day mention if you don't wanna read the whole thing:

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You guys are from the East Bay in California which is a historical place for Punk music. East Bay Punk bands like Operation Ivy, The Replacements, Rancid, Green Day, AFI have influenced rock music a great deal especially throughout the 80s and 90s. How does that influence you as a band now and how did that influence you personally as a musician especially when you were younger and just getting into music?

Cole: I always think about how lucky I am to have grown up to just having those people as role models because so much of that music, what it did for rock music is, it forced people to be more honest with the songs they were writing and so I'm really thankful that I was surrounded by that kind of honesty growing up and was able to take from that. Not only just the music but also its...you know, all of those bands are married to the ethos of Punk rock not just the music and they all set this example of, just because you're a musician, it doesn't mean you can't also make visual art, you can't put on shows yourself, your world is not limited when you come from where we come from and so that's really cool. It's all about “Do it Yourself”-culture and it doesn't mean “Do it alone”, but it means “Do it yourself” and make sure you're making your own decisions. That's special because a lot of bands growing up elsewhere don't get that and they end up signing a bad deal that takes all of their creative freedom away and that's exactly what you don't want. 

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But it's interesting to hear that you are also inspired by Hip Hop music. Do you have any other artists that inspired you?

Cole: Working with my friends is always really fun, so I have friends who rap and friends who make beats and stuff, and that's always inspiring. Right now it doesn't seem like there is a young Rock band that's both respected across the board and also huge. In Rap you have that a lot, like Lil Yachty, for example. He's huge and also everybody respects him. Right now there is not a band like that. The bands who are like that are getting older. They had these huge beautiful amazing careers, like Green Day who have been huge this whole time but also everybody respects them. That's why we look to Rap a lot in terms of how careers pan out. Just how can we bring that back to Rock music. Hopefully as many people as possible will hear our music and we'll still have their respect because it's coming from a real place. 

In Rock music you often have the problem, like when Green Day signed to a major, people screamed “Sell out”. It's always the same and it's so stupid really!

Cole: It really is, yeah. Luckily we haven't really had to deal with much of that, especially because of Spotify and because the lines are so blurry now. People just think good music is good music and hopefully everybody is smart enough to know that. A band like Run The Jewels, a Rap group, that's one of my favorite bands right now, because they are so punk in how they do things and what they talk about. They don't limit themselves. Just because they are a Rap group, it doesn't mean they are not like the most Punk thing I've ever seen. They are a lot like The Clash when you see them live. 

 

 

 

[desertrose]

12 artists who are a positive influence

The punk attitude of Green Day has been inspiring our scene for decades. From Warning to American Idiot, the group have always been known for their rebelliousness and not holding back on talking about social issues. The band’s charity work is actually quite impressive, as the list includes Artists For Peace And Justice, Children With Leukemia, 21st Century Leaders, Habitat For Humanity, Music For Relief, Red Cross, MusiCares, Music In Schools Today and many more.

http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/12_artists_that_are_a_positive_influence

[RedundantIdiot]

Green Day’s “Still Breathing” Tops the KROQ Playlist

http://kroq.cbslocal.com/2017/04/12/green-days-still-breathing-tops-the-kroq-playlist

 

 

[desertrose]

Green Day got its name from recreational drug use, and it's awesome that everyone's clearly okay with it

ttps://www.axs.com/green-day-got-its-name-from-recreational-drug-use-and-it-s-awesome-tha-117167?cid=sm-axsTW-04.12.17-greendaybandname

 

[letsdanceon]

On 4/11/2017 at 7:52 AM, melissi_unicorn said:

Hey guys, I don't know if this is news material, but I've interviewed Cole from SWMRS the other day and we mentioned Green Day a few times. Here is the link to the interview in case you like SWMRS

 

 

 

Cole is so well spoken for his age and seems so intelligent. I'm a nerdy thirty-something mom and if he wasn't so nice I'd 

probably be intimidated by him! 😂

[Meliciraptor]

15 hours ago, letsdanceon said:

Cole is so well spoken for his age and seems so intelligent. I'm a nerdy thirty-something mom and if he wasn't so nice I'd 

probably be intimidated by him! 😂

Oh yes, he is! Also, his audio was super easy to transcribe because he spoke very clearly. I was so in awe, haha.

[Jean]

New pic of Lady Gaga wearing a GD shirt.

[desertrose]

Green Day's Revolution Radio Tour: Living in the Moment

http://www.thebusyrats.com/the-journeyblog/green-day-2017

[desertrose]

 

[Mato]

This is not really news, but I've never seen it before.

It's Tre at Jackass film release backyard party in 2002, which I thought was pretty random and funny.

Small bit on 0:53 and his thoughts on the movie on 20:18

 

 

[Hermione]

22 hours ago, Mato said:

This is not really news, but I've never seen it before.

It's Tre at Jackass film release backyard party in 2002, which I thought was pretty random and funny.

Small bit on 0:53 and his thoughts on the movie on 20:18

 

 

Nice, haven't seen that for ages. I'd watched the episode not long before getting into Green Day and that "Treee Coool" thing stuck in my mind, and then when I found out who Tre was I was like oh yeah he was in that Jackass thing  

[Beerjeezus]

In this Ernie Ball: String Theory video, Steve Vai gives Billie Joe's guitar playing some praise:
https://youtu.be/5caGv0ajsl8 - at 7:48

Steve Vai says, "Have you ever see him play? It's visceral. Every note and every chord pops. It sounds like a giant orchestra. That's hard to do, but it was in his head. And he required a particular technique, amount of technique, to follow what he was hearing in his head."

And a buzzfeed article in case you don't feel old yet:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/wake-me-up-im-old?utm_term=.ejl0PjG1z#.qpYRwgD9J