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[Squashie]

The RevRad “Knowledge” guitar for sale. Proceeds go to ALS research in honor of Kim Shattuck from the Muffs/Pixies/The Pandora’s. Hans (Billie’s tech) is the seller.

 

reverb link:

https://reverb.com/item/32741827-green-day-knowledge-epiphone-in-kim-shattuck-s-memory-all-proceeds-going-to-als-research

[That Dude]

57 minutes ago, Beerjeezus said:

also, it’s likely not only up to them. Public health authorities have a say in this.

Down with the public health authority 

cause I wanna be the diseased! 

one light / one mind / coughing in the dark

blinded by the virus and a bunch of stopping hearts 

for sneezing out loud 

she screamed bless me! 

a free for all / infect them / you are the virus and you killed yourself!  

 

GET IT! 

6 minutes ago, DadBod said:

Green Day is selling the “Knowledge” guitar for ALS research in honor of Kim Shattuck from the Muffs.

 

reverb link:

https://reverb.com/item/32741827-green-day-knowledge-epiphone-in-kim-shattuck-s-memory-all-proceeds-going-to-als-research

No, Tre.   I don't.  

 

[Give_Me_Novacaine90]

http://www.brooklynvegan.com/a-look-back-on-10-classic-pop-punk-bands-mature-albums/

A look back on 10 classic pop punk bands’ “mature” albums

Green Day – Warning (2000)

Green Day already began distancing themselves from pop punk on 1997’s Nimrod (with songs like “Time of Your Life” and “King for a Day”), but that album still had enough songs to keep it rooted within the genre (like “Nice Guys Finish Last” and “The Grouch” and “Platypus”). But by its 2000 followup Warning — released a year after blink-182’s Enema of the State made pop punk bigger than ever — Green Day all but abandoned the genre entirely. Distorted power chords were replaced by acoustic and clean electric guitars, and the result was a largely folk and jangle pop record that pulled from The Beatles, The Kinks (the title track is an obvious homage to “Picture Book”), Bob Dylan (the harmonica-fueled folk-pop of “Hold On”), and other more classic, more “adult” music. “Waiting” has hints of “Do You Want to Dance,” and it sounds more like The Beach Boys’ version than the Ramones’. “Misery” found Green Day doing their most genuine interpretation of gypsy music, complete with accordion, horns, strings, organ, and a mandolin solo from Billie Joe Armstrong. The only thing that really kept the album sounding like Green Day at all was Billie Joe’s unmistakable sneer.

Despite producing some hits (the title track, “Waiting,” and what is the album’s best song, “Minority”), Warning was divisive at the time. It got mixed reviews, wasn’t as popular as the band’s ’90s hits or as some of the other pop punk bands who were starting to eclipse them (like blink-182, who they toured with while supporting this album), and it was followed by a long period without new music that included a best-of and a rarities compilation. At the time, it looked like the end. As we know now, it obviously wasn’t. With its Pop Punk Goes The Who approach and easily digestible critiques of the George W. Bush era, American Idiot reinvented the band as rock opera stars and made them even more famous than they were in the Dookie era. For better or for worse (probably worse), Idiot sent Green Day on the trajectory they’re still on today. And in hindsight and in comparison to some of the eye-rolling music they’ve released in Idiot‘s wake, Warning has kind of emerged as a dark horse of Green Day’s discography. Even the political commentary of “Minority” isn’t nearly as heavy-handed as the stuff that came after, and Warning overall is sort of this humble, tucked-away gem with some of the sweetest melodies Billie Joe ever wrote. They’re officially dad rock these days, so it’s not like they ever fell into the usual stunted-growth pop punk trap, but they also never returned to the breezy, jangly sounds of their first venture into maturity. Warning remains a one-of-a-kind album in their discography.

 

[WorryRock02]

The Young and the Restless comings and goings have everyone asking the same question: is Green Day lead singer Joe Armstrong joining the cast?

https://www.soapoperaspy.com/2020/the-young-and-the-restless-comings-and-goings-is-bille-armstrong-joining-the-cast/amp/

[pacejunkie punk]

3 hours ago, WorryRock02 said:

The Young and the Restless comings and goings have everyone asking the same question: is Green Day lead singer Joe Armstrong joining the cast?

https://www.soapoperaspy.com/2020/the-young-and-the-restless-comings-and-goings-is-bille-armstrong-joining-the-cast/amp/

The article failed to mention the best musician soap star ever that I’m sure Billie is aware of and that’s Rick Springfield. When I was a kid, I first saw (and had a crush on) him playing Noah Drake on General Hospital.  

[The Grohl]

6 minutes ago, pacejunkie punk said:

The article failed to mention the best musician soap star ever that I’m sure Billie is aware of and that’s Rick Springfield. When I was a kid, I first saw (and had a crush on) him playing Noah Drake on General Hospital.  

My gosh my mom will never shut up about Rick Springfield on General Hospital. Of course, she had the hots for him. I mean, he's a pretty good looking guy, so I get it

[Beerjeezus]

You know, joining a soap opera instead of touring would be peak trolling so at this point, it wouldn't surprise me  

[The Grohl]

Guaranteed way to get me to watch a soap opera for the first time

[WorryRock02]

Father Of All Review inside the new Rockzone Mag

 

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

 

[WorryRock02]

From Larry Livermore: Oh No, It’s The Lookouts Again!

Quote

Thirty-five years ago I pulled one of the dumbest stunts of my life: I started a band with a 14-year-old bassist who’d never played bass, a 12-year-old drummer who’d never played drums, and considerably older me, who’d been playing guitar for 20 years without ever getting much good at it.

Full story: https://larrylivermore.com/2020/03/05/oh-no-its-the-lookouts-again/

[The_real_st_jimmy]

21 hours ago, kaylubd said:

Guaranteed way to get me to watch a soap opera for the first time

Tbh, same

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

 

[The Grohl]

UGH Stop making me feel old!!! 15 years ago? Wow.

[UNICORN VOMIT]

On 3/5/2020 at 12:42 AM, kaylubd said:

My gosh my mom will never shut up about Rick Springfield on General Hospital. Of course, she had the hots for him. I mean, he's a pretty good looking guy, so I get it

Better than her not shutting up about Rick Springfield on Californication 😂

[Chin for a Day]

20 minutes ago, UNICORN VOMIT said:

Better than her not shutting up about Rick Springfield on Californication 😂

Rick springfield was hot as fucking hell. I always wanted to be Jessie's girl!

[Beerjeezus]

Found this on reddit

[UNICORN VOMIT]

1 hour ago, Chin for a Day said:

Rick springfield was hot as fucking hell. I always wanted to be Jessie's girl!

Have you watch Californication?

[Chin for a Day]

6 minutes ago, UNICORN VOMIT said:

Have you watch Californication?

I dont even know what it is, so no

[UNICORN VOMIT]

6 minutes ago, Chin for a Day said:

I dont even know what it is, so no

 Its a trainwreck of a show / google rick springfield scene californication🤣😋

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

Green Day get a mention in this Kerrang article for World Book Day:

https://www.kerrang.com/features/13-essential-rock-reads-for-world-book-day/

13 BOOKS EVERY ROCK FAN NEEDS TO READ

These indispensable books should take pride of place on every discerning rock fan’s shelves.

Chock full of colourful characters, constantly adrift on a sea of international adventure and not shy of a plot-twist or 25, the rock world feels predestined to generate some of the most horrifying, inspiring and downright incredible stories imaginable. We’ve stopped short of naming the ‘top 13’ rock biographies – simply because there are literally hundreds out there more than worth your time. Instead we have listed thirteen of the best rock music books you should read right now.

SMASH: GREEN DAY, THE OFFSPRING, BAD RELIGION, NOFX AND THE ’90S PUNK EXPLOSION (IAN WINWOOD, 2018)

It’s strange how the story of ’90s skate-punk has been distorted through the retrospective lens of the last two-and-a-bit decades: its lineage conflated and confused with that of the pop-punk genre it helped inspire. Veteran K! contributor Ian Winwood’s book shatters those perceptions, transporting us back to the poverty, addiction and unhinged chaos of the era that spawned so many of our favourite bands. Finding The Offspring guitarist Noodles working as a janitor, Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong living in a Salvation army shelter and Green Day maestro Billie Joe Armstrong infested with body lice during a debut European tour, it’s a fascinating look at the underground grit and shit before the platinum-rated sheen that followed.

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

GD score 7 albums in this article about scene albums that went platinum:

https://loudwire.com/platinum-scene-albums/?utm_campaign=kerrang&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&influencer=true

Green Day, 'American Idiot'

Green Day's iconic American Idiot album dropped Sept. 21, 2004 and was certified 6x Multi-Platinum on Jan. 24, 2013.

Green Day, 'Dookie'

Dookie was released on Feb. 1, 1994, and received the diamond certification for sales of 10,000,000 copies on Feb. 8, 1999.

Green Day, 'Nimrod'

Green Day released Nimrod on Oct. 14, 1997. The album was certified 2x Multi-Platinum by March 16, 2000.

Green Day, 'Kerplunk!'

Green Day’s second studio album Kerplunk! was released Dec. 17, 1991. The album was certified platinum Aug. 8, 2003. Kerplunk! was the first album to feature Tré Cool on drums.

Green Day, '21st Century Breakdown'

The eighth studio album by Green Day dropped on May 15, 2009. The album was certified gold a month later and eventually hit platinum on Feb. 17, 2011. Hit singles from the album include, “Know Your Enemy," “21 Guns,” and "East Jesus Nowhere.”

Green Day, 'International Superhits!'

Green Day’s greatest hits album, which features all of the band's singles released between 1994 and 2000, was released on Nov. 13, 2001, and went platinum on Sept. 8, 2005.

Green Day, 'Insomniac'

Insomniac was released Oct.10, 1995. The album was certified 2x Multi-Platinum on Feb. 27, 1996, with over 2 million units sold.

 

[The Grohl]

14 hours ago, Rumpelstiltskin2000 said:

Green Day get a mention in this Kerrang article for World Book Day:

https://www.kerrang.com/features/13-essential-rock-reads-for-world-book-day/

13 BOOKS EVERY ROCK FAN NEEDS TO READ

These indispensable books should take pride of place on every discerning rock fan’s shelves.

Chock full of colourful characters, constantly adrift on a sea of international adventure and not shy of a plot-twist or 25, the rock world feels predestined to generate some of the most horrifying, inspiring and downright incredible stories imaginable. We’ve stopped short of naming the ‘top 13’ rock biographies – simply because there are literally hundreds out there more than worth your time. Instead we have listed thirteen of the best rock music books you should read right now.

SMASH: GREEN DAY, THE OFFSPRING, BAD RELIGION, NOFX AND THE ’90S PUNK EXPLOSION (IAN WINWOOD, 2018)

It’s strange how the story of ’90s skate-punk has been distorted through the retrospective lens of the last two-and-a-bit decades: its lineage conflated and confused with that of the pop-punk genre it helped inspire. Veteran K! contributor Ian Winwood’s book shatters those perceptions, transporting us back to the poverty, addiction and unhinged chaos of the era that spawned so many of our favourite bands. Finding The Offspring guitarist Noodles working as a janitor, Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong living in a Salvation army shelter and Green Day maestro Billie Joe Armstrong infested with body lice during a debut European tour, it’s a fascinating look at the underground grit and shit before the platinum-rated sheen that followed.

I reviewed this book and it's really great! I highly recommend it! If I remember, it features new interviews with the guys, so it's doesn't frame a narrative using old interviews.

[WorryRock02]

Green Day's poster inside My Rock Magazine ( French )

Alternative front cover:

Spoiler

 

[Beerjeezus]

For a second I was confused if Grey Daze is French for Green Day