Just letting you guys know that I'm out of town visiting my parents for a few days. I probably won't update GDA till i get back home on Thursday, unless there is something really important to share.
American Idiot was chosen as the Best Comeback Album ever by Rolling Stone Magazine. Full Article.
We have a new poll question up asking which recent Green Day cover you think is best. You can vote on the right side or on the GDA Poll page.
Two GDA visitors, Erin and Selynn, were flipping through their psychology book when they saw a picture of Billie Joe. The book has a quote from him talking about writing Basket Case as a way to deal with anxiety. Click the photo on the right to view full size. Thanks for sending it.
Green Day + NRDC has put up some dogtags designed by Billie Joe and Adrienne. You can get one by donating $10 or more dollars to the NRDC.
From the site:
It’s designed by Adrienne and Billie Joe, it’s made of 100% recycled metal, and you can get it today when you make a contribution of $10 or more to NRDC. It’s the Green Day + NRDC dogtag! Each dogtag comes with a chain, so you can wear it around your neck, and a keyring, so you can use it as a keychain.
Your donation will help NRDC slow global warming and Move America Beyond Oil.
Idiot Club members can view some new pictures and some raw video from the Working Class Hero video shoot. Below is one of the photos, but please join the Idiot Club if you'd like to see the rest.
We've also posted up a few screen shots from the videos. Remember, this is just the raw video outtakes so we still aren't sure what the final thing will look like. The three videos posted are about 4 minutes long each, and are all of just the band playing the song.
MTV has confirmed that Green Day will be in the upcoming Simpsons movie. From the article:
"Green Day is in the movie - I will publicly acknowledge that Green Day are in the movie," "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening laughed. "They're really good sports and I think we both honor them and 'Simpson'-ize them. You can take that however you want. They're really nice guys."
You can see a couple more screenshots from our orginal post from back in February.
Tre Cool joined Alice Cooper and 250 other golfers yesterday at the 11th annual celebrity golf tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona. We have a couple photos from the event posted up in the pic vault. · Article | AZCentral.com
If anyone has more photos from the event, please send them to photos@greendayauthority.com
Guitar Center has put up Mike's signature Squier Bass Guitar. I really like the white body with the black pick guard and star (images).
CD Universe has a Green Day holiday tribute album listed that'll be released June 5th. The album is called "Green Days of Christmas". No info on what songs or bands will be on the CD.
You can purchase Green Day's new single, Working Class Hero, by clicking here.
The recording is amazing. It starts off with just Billie Joe and a guitar, the music builds up and grows into a very powerful mid-section. The song ends with the last couple lines from the original John Lennon recording. Very awesome. it's just under 4.5 minutes long.
A longer preview of the song has been posted on our 'Working Class Hero ' page. I also posted up the lyrics on that page, as well as in our Lyrics section (under "W").
According to NME, the Working Class Hero single will be released tomorrow instead of today as we orginally thought. Some radio stations across the country are playing the song today though.
As soon as it comes out, we'll have a longer preview of it here on GDA, and give you links to purchase the song.
Update 1:55pm: For those of you wanting to hear it, WBCN out of Boston is expected to play the song within the hour. You can listen to their audio stream online through the link above.
Working Class Hero will be released on April 30th, and will be available on iTunes. We've setup a page with info and a short preview of the song. Click the image below to visit it.
Update 9:28PM: We just got word in that Green Day will start recording the music video for Working Class Hero next week. The video will be directed by Sam Bayer, who worked on all of the American Idiot music videos. No date yet when the video will come out.
Now that I've heard a preview of the song, I'm getting really excited for this single to be released.
You can purchase the first single off the album, #9 Dream by R.E.M., on iTunes. Click here
As i mentioned a few days ago, we will start accepting mail-in orders for the GDA Stickers today. Info on how to do so has been posted on the Orders Page. Please read all the details to avoid any confusion.
At the beginning of the year, I took off the daily quotes above the news; mostly because I ran out of quotes and didn't have time to sift through a ton of articles looking for good quotes. Well, obviously they're back up. A new quote everyday (at least for 30 days).
I'm rebuilding the Articles section. It's going to be a lot easier to navigate, with the ability to look for articles from certain years and magazines. I've been wanting to do this since last year, but i knew it would be time consuming; I was right. The redesigned section will launch next week.
In an episode of Extreme Makeover Home Edition which aired earlier this month, a girl received a guitar autographed by Billie Joe. Talk about a good day.
Starting this Friday, we'll start taking mail in (cash, check, money order) orders for the GDA stickers for those of you who can't pay online.
The autographed Gibson guitar we mentioned in the last update was sold yesterday for $5,000!! Very awesome.
A lot of you have been emailing us about an article on Ultimate-Guitar saying that Green Day was releasing three new albums in 2008. I won't link to the article, because it's very mis-leading. Green Day is not planning on releasing three albums. The news post on Ultimate-Guitar was just old news from last August when Billie Joe mentioned the band had at least 3 albums worth of new material, but they were unsure what direction the album would take. Don't worry, as soon as we get any legit word about work on the new album, we'll be sure to pass it on.
One of the most frequently searched for items on GDA is "The Network". I decided to put up a link under "The Band" on the left side to a page we created last year with info about the band. Along with that page, you can find photos of the band right here.
On April 21st there will be a live auction on eBay for a signed Gibon Billie Joe Signature Guitar. The starting bid is $400, and all the proceedes for the guitar will go to benefit Music Rising.
I'd like to give my sincerest thanks to all the people who have donated to GDA this month. We're getting really close to our goal, so thank you all for the help.
Mike's signature Bass guitar is being released in a Squier P Bass model, and is set to arrive April 27th. It's currently priced at $249, which is much more affordable than the original Precision Bass ($699). - Click here for details to to pre-order
Tre may be included in an upcoming TV documentary called 44 of the Most Ferocious Drummers. The show is set to begin shooting in May, but in the article from antimusic.com, no mention is made of when it will air, or on what channel. I'll keep an eye out for anymore details.
GreenDay.net has posted up the 3rd and final day of the Armstrongs and company in New Orleans. The last batch of photos from there have been put up in the Picture Vault.
A short quote from Billie's post:
I want to come back and build again. I recommend it to everyone. It not only builds a home for a stranger, but it also builds a home for your soul.
GreenDay.net posted up Day 2 of Billie and family in New Orleans. Here's an excerpt from Billie Joe's post:
Another special moment today was the ice cream truck passing by. All the kids (and grownups) ran the truck down for a hot afternoon treat. The ice cream truck music had a bit of a 808 drumbeat to it so everyone was kind of dancing as they were eating snow cones.
We've added all the new photos from Day 2 into Picture Vault.
Adeline Records is participating in Aids Walk New York 2007 on May 20th. They are looking for as many Adeline fans as possible to participate in the event. If you're from New York, or can be there on the May 20th, we encourage you to sign up to walk with the Adeline team. You can also donate to the team (or sponsor individual participants) to help them reach their goal of $3000 which will go to help the fight against AIDS. Visit the Adeline Team page.
Billie Joe and his family are in New Orleans volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. They are posting updates & pictures about it on the Green Day MySpace. Here is Billie Joe's update for today:
Today we worked at the upper 9th ward. I hung soffit over the front porch. I had to do some upside down hammering technique but we managed to get the job done. We felt a great sense of accomplishment when we finished. Before I nailed the last piece of soffit , I reached inside and wrote my name with a pencil and dated it.. Ben is a great construction leader. Jason was a great partner.. It was amazing to see everyone getting their hands dirty in good conscience, working together for the greater good.
We finally have some more GDA Stickers up for sale. As usual they are $1, and this is the sticker we have available. We are only accepting online payments (cred/debit and PayPal). The last batch we had sold well, so I plan on keeping these in stock. We'll be adding different ones in the next month, and we'll start accepting mail orders shortly thereafter.
Happy Easter! What better way to celebrate today than with Green Day decorated eggs? We already have a few up in the picture vault. If you decorate a Green Day egg, take a picture and email it to us, photos@greendayauthority.com. Please include your first name or a username so we can credit you.
A botanist from Switzerland emailed the NRDC to let them know of a plant he and his students discovered and named after Green Day. The plant, named Macrocarpaea dies-viridis (dies-viridis is Latin for Green Day), was found in February 2006 in Ecuador. You can read more about this on the Green Day + NRDC Blog.
Green Day will be alongside other bands like Blink 182, Bad Religion, Rancid, Offspring and others in the upcoming documentary about the punk scene in the 1990's. The film, titled "One Nine Nine Four", is being made by an Australian independent production company, and is expected to be released in 2008. Read full article.
Our wonderful visitors have been emailing us some pretty random stuff to help fill the seemingly large void in Green Day news. We expected an update from the band last month, but it never came through. Don't know why, but we're still working on it.
Lots of you emailed us to let us know about this photo floating around of Billie Joe with an "Emily's Army" shirt. He signed up as a supporter of Emily's Army, which is aimed at fighting against Cystic Fibrosis. You can get more info on their site.
Erin sent us an email with a picture of this billboard seen "on the way" to Chicago.
Here's an article Billie Joe wrote about The Sex Pistols in a 2005 issue of Rolling Stone. Thanks to Rachel for finding it
I spiffied up the Calendar on the bottom left. I changed the way the entire thing works, so it's compatible with Firefox now, and it looks a lot cooler. Plus, it's about 150x easier for me to edit now.
This week we passed 1 million posts on the forum. Yay!
The new Green Day + NRDC video featuring Adrienne has finally been posted. The video includes the 100 photos sent in by fans, and has Adrienne talking about Green Day, why she supports the NRDC, and the simple things people can do to help out the enviroment. The video was dedicated to Green Day "fans and activisits."
A Green Day autographed BMX Bike is being auctioned off at CharityFolks.com. All the proceeds of the auction will go to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. The current bid (at the time of the post) is $325. There are just about 6 days left on the auction.
Green Day was included in the Encyclopedia of Rock. Thanks to snaredrummer9 for sending us the following scans. Page 1 | Page 2
Green Day landed on the Definitive 200 list created by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, twice. The lists presents the top 200 albums, and Green Day came in at 50 with Dookie and 61 with American Idiot. Thanks to Scotty Did for the news.
We will be opening up a new position on the GDA Team. Applicants must be at least 17 years old and know how to write and edit HTML (use of PHP is a plus). More info will be posted later this week.
I've been up at my parents for Spring Break this past week. There will be an update next Monday with everything I've missed thus far. Sorry for the lack of updates, with school and other things going on it's been tough to update the site. But don't worry, i haven't forgotten about it, and I promise I'll get back on the ball starting next week.
Green Day + NRDC is putting the final touches on the new video featuring Adrienne and 100 photos of Green Day + NRDC activists. They sent out emails to the folks who got selected, and sent emails to the folks who didn't get selected, letting them know that they suck at life.
Here's some local Green Day news for a couple places around the globe. For those of you in Latin America, A&E will be airing Bullet in a Bible on Sunday, March 18th at 9pm.
Thats all I have today. Everyone else go outside and enjoy the extra hour of sunlight.
Green Day will be recording the John Lennon song "Working Class Hero" (original: lyrics | video) for the upcoming CD 'Instant Karma'. A video for the song is also expected. The album is being produced to benefit Amnesty International, which is trying to end the genocide in Darfur. Other expected artists include everyone from Willie Nelson and Jack Johnson to the Black Eyed Peas and The Cure. Current release date is June 12. Thanks to ssnn for the heads up.
The fact that they're recording that song makes this photo (from the Nov. 2005 issue of Rolling Stone) all the more meaningful.
Congratulations to The Razorbacks and Brian for coming in 1st and 2nd place, respectively, in the GDA Video Contest. Thanks to everyone who entered and to all of you who helped out in the voting process.
If you're interested in working on some GDA Avatars, read this thread.
Billie Joe landed at #3 on this list of the top 100 Rock Icons from Kerrang. The 1st and 2nd places went to Angus Young and Dave Grohl, but Billie beat out Tommy Lee, Sid Vicious, Steven Tyler, Alice Cooper and many many more old men. Thanks to Heather for the news and scan
I don't know about you guys, but I'm starting to go through Green Day concert withdrawals. So, I posted up a video of them playing 'Maria' back in 2002 in the GDA Video Player.
The Idiot Club was finally updated. They posted up a few videos of Green Day playing on the Fuse show Comp'd (from two years ago). They also mentioned they will have more videos coming in the next few weeks.
I've done a few minor fixes in a few random sections. Check the 'Updated' table on the top right of the site.
The final round in the video contest starts today. The 5 finalists were voted on last week, so be sure to go to the contest page and vote for your favorite of these 5. The winner will get a Green Day autograph and runner-up will get $50 worth of GD merch. Voting ends this Friday; winner and runner-up will be announced Saturday, March 10th. Talk about it on the forum.
I've updated the video downloads with Church On Sunday from 2000.
I also fixed the download for 'Alison' in the extra media section. I'm having some problems with the streaming player, so it'll be offline for a while. You can still download items on that page.
Hey everyone, sorry about the lack of updates. School's been kicking my ass the past few weeks, but I'm back to do some work here. So, I changed a few things around, and put up a new poll. I'll be working on other stuff throughout the weekend to try and bring some life back here.
Green Day and U2 are nominated for 'Best Hook Up' in the 2007 MTV Australia Music Video Awards. You can vote for them here. Thanks to Mrs. Hahn for the tip
Honestly, who wouldn't want this? A company called 'Baby Rock Records' is putting out a CD of Green Day songs as lullabies. A bit odd, but I'm still curious about it...
Zakk Wylde (guitarist for Ozzy) has some (mostly) kind words about Billie Joe in a recent interview with a Brazilian magazine. When asked who he thought could "handle the guitar," he replied,
That bastard Billie Armstrong(Green Day's leader) is a son of a bitch really good when composing some cool riffs. He doesn't solo shit, but... Fuck, those songs of his group are so cool even without having a fucking solo
You can find the original scans and more from greendaybr.net. Thanks to Marie_GD for the translation
+ Discussions about the things mentioned above can be found on the forum.
The visual artists who worked on "The Saints Are Coming" were given the award for 'outstanding visual effects in a music video' on Feb. 11th by the Visual Effects Society . These guys were responsible for taking actual news footage from Hurricane Katrina, then making it seem like a massive military response was present.
In this new preview for the upcoming Simpsons movie (coming out in July), there's a really short scene with a band sinking on a ship. The band happens to look a whole lot like Green Day. Check out the screenshots below (thanks to Susie M. for taking them).
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