Popular Post pacejunkie punk Posted July 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2022 https://etcanada.com/news/914054/john-gallagher-jr-s-winona-ryder-starter-pack-potential-newsroom-reboot-performing-with-green-day/ Gallagher also played a key role in the Green Day Broadway production American Idiot. The actor and musician lived out every Green Day fan’s dream of rocking out with Billie Joe Armstrong and friends onstage. “They have this side band called the Foxboro Hot Tubs. It’s kind of a side project. It’s kind of like a glorified bar band. They do a lot of covers and they play these garage songs that sound like the Kinks or the Sonics. They don’t play as much anymore as they used to but there is a stretch there where they would play tiny clubs,” Gallagher says. “I remember one night it was a Sunday night we were doing American Idiot on Broadway and they played a Sunday night show at this club, the Bowery Electric in New York City, which only holds a couple hundred people. “They just crammed the place full of first come, first serve Green Day fans, and they played like a three-and-a-half-hour set. People were covered in beer. People were throwing keyboards, dousing themselves in Pabst Blue Ribbon. I got yanked up onstage to sing with Billie Joe a couple of times. I was stage diving. The end of the night gets a little fuzzy for me because I over-served myself. It was one of the most rock ‘n’ roll fun nights I think I’ve ever had. It all happened because Green Day was so generous with letting us into their social circle while we were doing that show.” 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/pay-for-play-lawsuit-radio-1287139/amp/ In March 2020, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong released a cover of “I Think We’re Alone Now,” hoping to offer a small measure of comfort to a pandemic-stricken world. “I figure if we have to spend this time in isolation, at least we can be alone together,” the singer wrote on YouTube. The familiarity of Tommy James & the Shondells’ original combined with the sweet sentiment created an unexpected hit — Armstrong’s cover cracked several Billboardcharts and earned radio play in both the Rock and Adult Top 40 formats. But that May, Steve Zap, an independent radio promoter, texted an employee at a station he has worked with to reduce the single’s play count. “I hate to do this but Billie Joe needs to go down,” Zap wrote. “They said they aren’t working it” — apparently meaning the record label wasn’t actively pushing the song — “and not paying bills… If we take down, let’s see if they are all of a sudden working it?” Based on a later follow-up text from Zap, this tactic appeared unsuccessful: “Billie Joe down and they never paid a dime.” 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 That may explain the heavy rotation of shit music, there must be one! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pacejunkie punk Posted July 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 26, 2022 8 minutes ago, jengd said: That may explain the heavy rotation of shit music, there must be one! It makes me furious to know all the behind the scenes dealing that happens that decides what you can listen to and what songs are successful. It has so little to do with what audiences might actually like. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerjeezus Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 Crazy that Billie Joe doesn’t get the payola 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jengd Posted July 27, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2022 10 hours ago, pacejunkie punk said: It makes me furious to know all the behind the scenes dealing that happens that decides what you can listen to and what songs are successful. It has so little to do with what audiences might actually like. Exactly! Bad enough when they think they are the arbiters of taste but if it comes down to bribes, which this basically is, then that’s disgraceful! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 1 hour ago, jengd said: Exactly! Bad enough when they think they are the arbiters of taste but if it comes down to bribes, which this basically is, then that’s disgraceful! And that text gives me the chills. “Billie Joe needs to go down”. It sounds like he’s ordering a hit on him. Crazy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billy1986 Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 So Billie got screwed and his solo singles could have been more of a hit but he doesn’t pay to play or have someone to do that for him?? Is that the gist of this??? If so that’s suck BS 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 2 hours ago, billy1986 said: So Billie got screwed and his solo singles could have been more of a hit but he doesn’t pay to play or have someone to do that for him?? Is that the gist of this??? If so that’s suck BS Yep, seems to be. 🤬🤬 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlissaGoesRAWR Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 https://www.setlist.fm/news/07-22/green-day-launch-american-idiot-tour-on-this-day-in-2004-5bd6af90 Quote Green Day Launch American Idiot Tour on This Day in 2004 With a commercially successful album, of course comes a commercially successful tour and not without its controversy, some likened the American Idiot Tour to an anti-Bush rally, with frontman Billy Joel Armstrong revealing they did "everything to piss people off," which including wearing a mask of former President George Bush onstage in weeks leading up to the election. How does this keep happening? You did all this research for this article and can't get his fucking name right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jengd Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 22 hours ago, AlissaGoesRAWR said: https://www.setlist.fm/news/07-22/green-day-launch-american-idiot-tour-on-this-day-in-2004-5bd6af90 How does this keep happening? You did all this research for this article and can't get his fucking name right? I know right, it’s stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Give_Me_Novacaine90 Posted July 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 31, 2022 According to an obituary shared by the band, McKean passed away yesterday (July 29) from a brain haemorrhage. In 2001, McKean moved to Los Angeles to work with producer Rob Cavallo, and went on to receive two Grammy Awards for his engineering work on Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’. https://www.nme.com/news/music/my-chemical-romance-pay-tribute-to-producer-doug-mckean-who-has-died-aged-54-3280056 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squashie Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 7/31/2022 at 2:16 AM, Give_Me_Novacaine90 said: According to an obituary shared by the band, McKean passed away yesterday (July 29) from a brain haemorrhage. In 2001, McKean moved to Los Angeles to work with producer Rob Cavallo, and went on to receive two Grammy Awards for his engineering work on Green Day’s ‘American Idiot’. https://www.nme.com/news/music/my-chemical-romance-pay-tribute-to-producer-doug-mckean-who-has-died-aged-54-3280056 I saw this on Friday via MCR insta or twitter, but could not find a cause. How sad. Rest easy, Doug. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That Dude Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 On 8/1/2022 at 12:44 PM, Squashie said: I saw this on Friday via MCR insta or twitter, but could not find a cause. How sad. Rest easy, Doug. I believe I saw Sum 41 post it, if it's the same guy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpelstiltskin2000 Posted August 4, 2022 Share Posted August 4, 2022 2 hours ago, That Dude said: I believe I saw Sum 41 post it, if it's the same guy. Yeah they did (or not I can't see it now) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jengd Posted August 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 6, 2022 Not news but looked what popped up. What else does he have stashed away? 7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mao Posted August 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2022 1 hour ago, jengd said: Not news but looked what popped up. What else does he have stashed away? Hmmm, I am on the wrong thread, but he is so cute 🤩 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beerjeezus Posted August 7, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2022 He was such a heartthrob around that time 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Little Boy Named Booze Posted August 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2022 Rudy's can't fail is closing 1 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post The Grohl Posted August 8, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2022 So Rudy's can fail 1 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Boy Named Booze Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Just now, The Grohl said: So Rudy's can fail I know it's sad but it's funny tho 😂 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
þjáningu Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 what happened ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Grohl Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 11 minutes ago, Little Boy Named Booze said: I know it's sad but it's funny tho 😂 Laughing through the tears 😭 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacejunkie punk Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 40 minutes ago, Little Boy Named Booze said: Rudy's can't fail is closing Here’s the post. Sad. I’m grateful I had a chance to visit when I did. Ate there twice. Great food and super friendly service. I’ve got the t-shirt to remember the place by. RIP Rudy’s https://www.instagram.com/p/ChAQvWzrVAF/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpelstiltskin2000 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Very sad It was sad enough when the other branch closed but now this one too 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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