GreenDayNRDC.com has a video up with Green Day talking about why they're working with the NRDC. In this video they talk a bit more about what it was like growing up in towns filled with refineries. You can check the video out here, and on that same page you can ask other people to sign up as well.
Merry Christmas! Hopefully you all got everything you wanted, which you probably didn't. So cheer yourself up by going to the forum and spending some time with Frosty.
GreenDayNRDC.com has a video up with Green Day talking about why they're working with the NRDC. In this video they talk a bit more about what it was like growing up in towns filled with refineries. You can check the video out here, and on that same page you can ask other people to sign up as well.
There is an article in the newest Kerrang! with Billie Joe. It's a pretty good read, and it got me all excited. Billie Joe said it was a "fair estimate" to assume the new album would come out sometime in 2008.
There is a short article about the recent partnership between Green Day and the NRDC in the newest Rolling Stone issue. Click the image to the right to read the scan. Thanks to Tori for sending it. You can also read it on the forum.
There is a new site called GreenDay.cc that launched last week. It has simple layout with Green Day headlines from across the net. It's run by one of our affliates, so check it out.
There's photo of Billie Joe and his son playing in the water on their recent trip to Hawaii in the December 25th edition of US Weekly. Click the photo for full size. Photo credit: greenday.net
Adeline Street.com has some new merch up for purchase. Thanks to 'bumbum' for the heads up.
The release date for 1039/Smooth and Kerplunk has been pushed back to January 9th. The two albums will be remastered and released by Reprise.
You can pre-order the albums from Buy.com. There are two different CD's for 1039/Smooth, with a $2 difference. I'm not sure what difference (if any) there is between the two CD's. So I'll just give you links to both.
Billie Joe joined U2 last night on stage in Hawaii during their encore for their final show in the Vertigo Tour to play The Saints Are Coming. We have a couple images from the after party, we're still working to get some photos from the performance. You can check out Billboard.com for a review of the show.
Update 3:32 pm: There's a video on youtube of the last 43 seconds of the performance.
Our Holiday Banner Contest is still running, and we've got some pretty good entries in so far. Some of the entries are now in rotation at the top of the site. Be sure to get your entries in before Wednesday.
You might notice that we put up some Christmas songs that Billie Joe recorded a few years ago on the rightside of the site. The quality isn't too great, but it's the best we got and it's better than nothing. Enjoy.
Happy Birthday to Mr. Tré Cool who is celebrating his 34th birthday today.
Voote.com has some polls up to see who we think should win the Grammy's. Click here, then vote for Green Day and U2 for 'The Saints Are Coming'.
We're having a little Holiday Banner Contest for some GDA holiday banners. We'll be using many of the banners sent it, and then we'll choose one entry to get a Green Day poster of their choice. Click here (or on the orange link on the right) for more info.
We've updated the news feed link that you guys should use to subscribe (if you do). I've also updated the NewsFeed page with info on the changes and how you can subscribe.
Some fucking awesome news just came in; Green Day and U2 were given a Grammy nomination for "Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group" for The Saints Are Coming.
NME has an article coming out in their newest issue talking about Green Day working on their next album. In the short article, Billie Joe mentions that the band has been doing demos and writing music and trying to decide what direction to take the new album in.
In the article he also mentions that the American Idiot movie that was being considered, has sort of been sidetracked because they have been spending most of their time with music.
Click full story to read a quote from Billie Joe about what kind of new material they are trying out, or click here to read the full scan.
Just a little FYI, The Saints Are Comingmusic video is currently at #2 in the iTunes store. Sweeettt.
There is finally a new poll question up. This poll is asking what you guys would like to see more of here. So vote and help me get a better idea of what i should focus on here.
The merchandise section got a little face-lift, and I added two Tour posters (one from '96, another from '98) to the posters page.
Lastly, we're having a writing contest on the forum for all of you creative writers out there interested in having other people read your work. Last weeks competition for a short story went pretty well, and this weeks competition is for poetry. So check out this thread with all the details, and we look foward to reading your entries.
First off, I apologize for the lack of updates here. It's finals time here at college, so I haven't had much time to update. School is just about over, and I'll be working on updating all the sections that have been neglected over the past few months. Anyways, onto the Green Day news.
As we mentioned back on Nov. 11th, Billie Joe and Adie are in the newest issue of Punk Rock Confidential. They are also on the cover of that issue (which comes out December 15th), and you can view the cover here. You can order the magazine from their website.
The Saints Are Coming (studio version) was finally released on iTunes. However, you have to buy the entire U2 album to get the song. The album is $14.99 and you can get it by clicking here.
Happy December everyone! I've been good this year, so I'm sure you're all planning on getting me something real nice for Christmas.
Billie Joe wrote the following letter to Green Day fans talking about why they joined with the NRDC to make the new site. Below are a couple paragraphs from the letter. Click Full Story to read the entire thing.
We’re supporting NRDC’s Move America Beyond Oil campaign, which can radically reduce our dependence on oil. If you haven’t already, click here to watch our new video and tell President Bush to Move America Beyond Oil.
A lot of people feel overwhelmed by our government. But a democracy is supposed to be a government run by the people: we elect politicians to office, so we have control over the people who are making decisions for us. It’s okay and very rebellious to speak up and take responsibility for our environment, to take care of the air that we breathe and the water that we drink.
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Some fucking awesome news just came in; Green Day and U2 were given a Grammy nomination for "Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group" for The Saints Are Coming.
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