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[The Grohl]

11 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said:

Can I order a copy online?

Yes! This is where I'm buying my copy:

https://www.newsstand.co.uk/

You can even sign up for alerts for whenever Green Day is featured or on the cover of a magazine! 

My god they look so good on that cover Can't wait to get it!

[pacejunkie punk]

Just now, kaylubd said:

Yes! This is where I'm buying my copy:

https://www.newsstand.co.uk/

You can even sign up for alerts for whenever Green Day is featured or on the cover of a magazine! 

Thank you! Just seeing the January issue right now right? I think I’m too early I just got so excited when I saw that photo. I WANT IT!!! 😜

[The Grohl]

5 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said:

Thank you! Just seeing the January issue right now right? I think I’m too early I just got so excited when I saw that photo. I WANT IT!!! 😜

Yeah I think they said the new issue will be available the 11th. So within the next week it should change to the Green Day cover. I think you can even search Green Day and it'll pull up back issues they've been featured in. It's great if you want to get all the million times they've been featured on Kerrang

[pacejunkie punk]

1 minute ago, kaylubd said:

Yeah I think they said the new issue will be available the 11th. So within the next week it should change to the Green Day cover. I think you can even search Green Day and it'll pull up back issues they've been featured in. It's great if you want to get all the million times they've been featured on Kerrang

Some of those Kerrang features aren’t worth it but Q magazine always has great interviews.

[The Grohl]

1 minute ago, pacejunkie punk said:

Some of those Kerrang features aren’t worth it but Q magazine always has great interviews.

Omg yeah. Kerrang finds ANY excuse to feature Green Day. But you're so right about Q. Always great features, so I'm really looking forward to this one!

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

3 hours ago, WorryRock02 said:

Next Q Magazine Cover 😍

There's a thread for the new Q Magazine here:

Maybe one of the mods could move the comments over?

[Beyza]

 

[Guest]

Kind of weird how he quoted himself lol. I don't know what being an ambassador amounts to, but almost anything that means I get some new photos/videos/whatever is good I guess!

[DookieLukie]

Green Day shirt in this video:

 

 

[Beyza]

6 hours ago, Nightlife said:

Kind of weird how he quoted himself lol. I don't know what being an ambassador amounts to, but almost anything that means I get some new photos/videos/whatever is good I guess!

Yeah, I think they’re just gonna show that video in between the songs for a few months. The first lines are very similar with this one:

 

[billy1986]

Graffitia is pure magic..that song can save lives and needs to be a single...simply amazing proud to be a fan for that song alone 🙏🙏🖤❤️

[cav9mm]

Have Green Day commented on the Panicland “angle” or stunt ?

[Beyza]

1 hour ago, cav9mm said:

Have Green Day commented on the Panicland “angle” ?

Idk what do you mean by angle but I think Billie said he didn’t know what magnum opus means lol 

[WorryRock02]

Toronto Sun - New Interview with Mike Dirnt

For punk rock icons Green Day, since their first LP in 1990, the mantra has remained the same: get bigger, be louder and sound more ambitious. “We always want to put out the greatest record we can for our fans and the world because those songs are going to outlast us,” says bassist Mike Dirnt. “That’s our legacy, so we take it seriously.” After 2016’s Revolution Radio, the trio, which includes lead guitarist/vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong and drummer Tre Cool, wanted a new sound. “We wanted something different,” Dirnt, 47, says. Soul music started to nudge its way into the band’s pop-powered punk. Suddenly, the threesome started experimenting with new genres, all being pushed through the sieve of Green Day’s signature rock riffs. “We pulled from a lot of our influences, so that meant everything from glam rock to R&B to Motown to hip-hop beats, here and there. We were looking for new stuff to add to good rock ‘n’ roll songs.” The result is Father of All..., out Feb. 7, a lean 10-song set that finds the band weaving a musical tapestry made up of dance rock, New Wave and R&B. “There are no ballads on it,” Dirnt chuckles, describing their 13th studio effort. “It’s short, rocket fuel-injected Green Day songs with great choruses.' The energetic songs left the band wanting to go big with their live shows. They’ll debut the new songs on an upcoming summer stadium tour (hitting Toronto’s Rogers Centre Aug. 24) with fellow alt-rockers Weezer and Fall Out Boy, who inducted them into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2015. “The album just feels big. So when we were talking about touring ... we wanted to create a festival-like atmosphere. Something like the old Monsters of Rock tour in the ‘80s (with Van Halen, the Scorpions, Metallica, Dokken and Kingdom Come). Imagine Monsters of Rock with rainbow-coloured unicorns and a more ridiculous party attitude,” Dirnt says with a laugh. After 34 years and 70 million in album sales, Green Day’s newfound status as stadium rockers has forced Dirnt and his bandmates to reflect on their legacy. But in a phone interview from Oakland, the co-founder of the Grammywinning rock outfit spoke about why the band is still standing.

- Every time you come back, it’s like a new chapter in this ongoing story. How do you view the relationship Green Day has had with its fans ever since you broke out big with 1994’s Dookie?

We’re growing up together. The people who liked us back when Dookie came out all the way up to now. The other day, one of my daughter’s friends, who is nine, was listening to Father of All... and that was their introduction to Green Day (laughs). It’s amazing. We’re lucky to have this life.

- Last time I saw you in concert, the crowd was a mix of ages. What’s it like to look out and see kids and adults rocking out to your songs?

It’s a great feeling and a huge compliment for us. To still be bringing on new fans this late in our career is special. But I think that’s one of the reasons we work so hard at the records we make. We could mail it in, but that’s not really in our DNA.

- After seeing you out on the Revolution Radio tour I thought politics would definitely infuse your next set of songs. But there’s nothing really political on Father of All... Why not?

It just seemed too expected. But really the state of politics in America just leaves us with a sick stomach. We just wanted to dance our way through the apocalypse rather than shine a light on all the bulls--- that’s going on right now. American Idiot is still doing its job; it still speaks to all the crap that’s going on. Sadly, in a lot of ways, that record might be more relevant now than it was 15 years ago.

- Does the relevance of Green Day and the longevity of the band come as a surprise?

I’m more proud of it. This band has transcended time and I don’t think we can be defined by one era anymore. That’s a special thing.

- Green Day has so many iconic anthems. What’s the one you never get tired of playing?

Holiday is always a shot in the arm. I always love playing Basket Case — that never gets old. Jesus of Suburbia ... people hear those opening chords and they know they’re getting on the train. It’s like, ‘Here we go... it’s on.’

- Thinking back to Dookie’s success over 25 years ago, it seems like you went from playing small venues to the larger ones pretty quickly. How did you adjust to that sudden fame?

We had a lot of shows under our belts. I think that’s a big part of what helped us make that jump. We had just played so many shows by the time that record came along and was a success. But, afterwards, we continued to do the same and in doing that we’ve really honed our craft.

- Who was the template for you guys in terms of your live shows?

If there was a template for Green Day it was the punk rock community that we grew up in and really breaking down the barrier between the band onstage and the crowd and making us all feel like one. That’s the big thing we were able to do. Also, as we played over the years, we have a very short filter for bulls--or boredom, so if there’s a show and it’s not going great we will literally stop and do a 180 and make it successful. Life’s too short to go through the motions. After years and years of touring, we make it great.

- You started the band as a teenager. How did your dreams of rock stardom measure out with where you ended up?

It’s weird. I feel like when we were little kids, we just wanted to be good enough to play someone’s backyard party. Then once that happened, we wanted to be good enough to play clubs. After that, it was play clubs and tour. So it was all these gradual steps. I never thought I’d get to a place where I could say I’ve done pretty much everything I wanted. But, if you’re a creative person, there are always new things for you to try. Would anyone expect us to play a backyard now? No. Would anyone expect us to write an album in 12 hours and put it out the next day? No. These are things we could still do and that’s what I love about this band. We don’t have a rule book or playbook. If we feel like we’re getting stuck in a lane or it’s getting too formulaic, we’re going to burn that playbook and throw it out the window.

- There are so many bands from the ‘90s that have come and gone. What do you think the key to your success was?

I think whatever we do, we do it with heart and we do it with purpose. It’s gotta come from a real place. Whether it’s a song like Time of Your Life or American Idiot, it’s gotta come from a real place with purpose. Whether that purpose is to make a great record or a fun record or a dance record, you gotta commit. No matter how weird or uncomfortable it may be, doesn’t matter. Just commit to making a mess and you’ll know when it’s right.

- What has been your proudest moment as a member of Green Day?

Quite possibly when we finished American Idiot. I remember the very last thing we said to one another was, ‘No matter what anyone thinks of this record, we’re proud of it.’ I remember I had to do a few backing vocals for the very last song on American Idiot, Whatsername, I knew as a band we had done something different and I didn’t know what the world was going to think of that. So it was a crazy emotional time for us. But there are certain points in your life where you walk out the door and you know that an exciting moment is now behind you and you’re left wishing you could bottle that. Fortunately we did, we bottled those moments and put them on record and now we get to go out and play some of those songs live.

- We’ve seen recent musical biopics on Elton John, Motley Crue and Queen. Is there a chance we’ll ever see Green Day’s story on the big screen?

I think there are vignettes that would make interesting short stories. But the story of our lives, I don’t know, man. I love all rock ‘n’ roll movies. I think they’re all great, but I don’t think they ever live up to the real thing.

- In case we never talk again, 20 years from now where’s Green Day?

I hope we’re talking to you again about another great album. I know I sound like a broken record, but I want that record to last forever. I want to put as much great music onto wax as I can before I say goodbye to this f---ing planet.

- You guys played the NHL All-star Game recently, who’s winning the Stanley Cup?

You’re going to love this: who’s Stanley and what’s in the cup? I have no idea. But here’s my prediction, either the best team or the luckiest team is going to win. You can either bet your money by looking at the stats, or you can wear your lucky pin and put your money down that way.

[Give_Me_Novacaine90]

 

[Guest]

Low key judging that magazine for not writing 'father of all motherfakkers' 

[Beerjeezus]

Oh god, is this my time to translate an article

Hahaha why does the cover only say MOTHERFUCKERS GREEN DAY

[Give_Me_Novacaine90]

In this week's issue

[WorryRock02]

Green Day inside ''Tv Sorrisi e Canzoni'' ( Italian press )

TEN SCHIVERS for just 26 minutes, their shortest record ever. Green Days with "Father of all ...", coming out on February 7th, hit the accelerator of punk. Though the album contains tributes to other genres. 

In the title track you can hear 80s rock resounds, while"Fire, ready, aim" has a Beach Boys flavor. The third single and third song of the album, "Oh yeah!", is the deepest moment. In fact, it contains a sample from "Do you wanna touch me": it was written in 1973 by rocker Gary Glitter who was later convicted of pedophilia. For this reason, the proceeds from the song will go to two charities that assist the victims of rape and abuse. 

Immediately, however, Green Day returns to make us dance with hymns such as "Meet me on the roof '," I was a teenage teenager "and" Graffitia ". There is also space for a quieter parenthesis with "Junkies on a high".  

[jengd]

16 minutes ago, WorryRock02 said:

 while"Fire, ready, aim" has a Beach Boys flavor.

I wish people would stop saying things like this, I don't hear the Beach Boys at all in here, I understand the desire to try and describe the sound and it could be because I have probably only heard the biggest Beach Boy hits that I feel this but it just doesn't help!

[pacejunkie punk]

9 minutes ago, jengd said:

I wish people would stop saying things like this, I don't hear the Beach Boys at all in here, I understand the desire to try and describe the sound and it could be because I have probably only heard the biggest Beach Boy hits that I feel this but it just doesn't help!

I agree with you. To me the heavy influence is Elvis Costello

[The Grohl]

Consequence of Sound is celebrating the release of FOAM with a radio show that looks at all the bands Green Day has influenced:

https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/02/consequence-radio-feb-3rd/

[WorryRock02]

This Thursday, Virgin Radio Italy, at 22.00 Italian time ( 1PM PST/ 4PM ET ) is going to air ''Father Of All...'' in full!!! Stream at https://www.virginradio.it/sezioni/1184/virgin-radio-on-air

 

[That Dude]

Sellout Motherf*&*rs.  

Just Kidding, haha.  

I love Green Day, I love Amazon.  

 

[The Grohl]

35 minutes ago, That Dude said:

Sellout Motherf*&*rs.  

Just Kidding, haha.  

I love Green Day, I love Amazon.  

 

Did they record the audio in the bathroom or something?