News Archives - April 2017

#ThrowbackThursday: Green Day live in Paris

By Jimmy /11 years ago / 0 Comments

This week for #ThrowbackThursday we're taking you back to May of 2009, right before Green Day released their eighth studio album 21st Century Breakdown.

In preparation for the release, the band was playing a selection of club shows and special radio station gigs around the world. The performance below was recorded at a show for NRJ Radio in Paris on May 12th. The 47 minute recording takes you though most of 21st Century Breakdown and then closes off with "American Idiot."

Reviews of 'These Paper Bullets' with music by Billie Joe Armstrong

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[pic=Reviews of the new play 'These Paper Bullets']032214_thesepaperbullet.jpg[/pic]Here are two reviews for "These Paper Bullets" which made its premiere last month at the Yale Rep Theatre. Both are very positive reviews of the production ... read story

Static Noise Podcast 93: Jack Hates Everything

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[pic=Static Noise episode 93]staticnoise.jpg[/pic]In this weeks episode of the podcast we talk about Demolicious and preview tracks written by Billie Joe for "These Paper Bullets," as well as a cover of "Good Riddance" released yesterday as ... read story

Featured eBay Item: Rare original 'Look for Love' sheet music from 1977

By Jack · 11 years ago · 0 Comments

As I'm sure many of you know, Billie Joe's recording career started at age 5 with the limited release of Look for Love. This vinyl single, featuring one eponymous track and an interview on the B-side, was recorded, produced, and ... read story

Various Amazon stores now listing Demolicious

By Matt · 11 years ago · 0 Comments

[pic=Demolicious artwork]032014_demolicious.jpg[/pic]A variety of Amazon online stores are starting to list Green Day's upcoming trilogy demos compilation, Demolicious. While it has only been announced as a Record Store Day exclusive, ... read story

Download the "Good Riddance" cover from Punk Goes '90s today

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[pic=Punk Goes '90s: Vol. 2 available today]020714_punkgoes.jpg[/pic]Today sees the release of Punk Goes '90s: Vol. 2, and along with it is Ice Nine Kills' cover of Green Day's classic "Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)." The Punk Goes ... read story

Help us update our Green Day Equipment section

By Matt · 11 years ago · 0 Comments

[pic=Billie Joe and his guitars]033014_bja-guitars.jpg[/pic]We are asking you, our visitors, to please help us update the site! We always try to continue to make the site better and we have not done a full update to our Equipment section in ... read story

Poll: How will you purchase Demolicious?

By Matt · 11 years ago · 0 Comments

[pic=Demolicious artwork]032014_demolicious.jpg[/pic]With the release of Demolicious, Green Day's trilogy demos compilation, coming on Record Store Day (April 19th), we want to know what medium you all will be purchasing the album on. ... read story

Listen to a preview of "Good Riddance" from Punk Goes '90s: Vol. 2

By Matt · 11 years ago · 0 Comments

[pic=Punk Goes '90s, Vol. 2]020714_punkgoes.jpg[/pic]As we reported earlier this year, a cover of Green Day's "Good Riddance" will be included on the next installment of the Punk Goes... series, Punk Goes '90s, Vol. 2. The album ... read story

Listen to "Last Time" by Billie Joe Armstrong for "These Paper Bullets"

By Liam · 11 years ago · 0 Comments

A third song has now been released from "These Paper Bullets" the musical Billie wrote 8 original songs for. We previously have heard "Follow You Around", "Baby Blue" and now here's "Last Time". The video features clips from the show and ... read story

GDA Music section updated with lyrics for Foreverly

By Matt · 11 years ago · 0 Comments

[pic=Foreverly]112113_foreverly.jpg[/pic]Last November, Billie Joe and popular singer-songwriter Norah Jones surprised us all when they announced they had teamed up to rerecord the Everly Brother's Songs Our Daddy Taught Us, a covers ... read story

#ThrowbackThursday: Billie Joe acoustic set from 1998

By Matt · 11 years ago · 0 Comments

Back in 1998, Billie Joe played an acoustic set of Green Day songs and various covers for KALX, a Berkeley radio station. Over the course of about 20 minutes, Billie Joe played eight Green Day songs and covers of Pinhead Gunpowder and ... read story

Butch Vig named as one of the best producers of all time by NME

By Matt · 11 years ago · 0 Comments

[pic=Butch Vig]032614_vig.jpg[/pic]Butch Vig, Green Day's producer on 21st Century Breakdown, has been included in a list from NME counting down the 20 best producers of all time. Key to Nirvana's 'Nevermind' was the muscular sound of ... read story

Green Day member's side band, California, to play this weekend

By Matt · 11 years ago · 0 Comments

[pic=Jason White]032614_jason.jpg[/pic]According to a report from Flavor Pill, a band by the name of California, which features a member of Green Day, will be playing this Saturday, March 29th, at a venue in San Francisco. A band called ... read story

Adeline Records pressing 300 copies of 'Waiting' single in neon pink/green

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[pic=Waiting available on two new vinyl colors]032514_waiting.jpg[/pic]Adeline Records has just announced two new limited pressings of the Waiting 7" vinyl in clear neon pink and clear neon green. The pressing will be limited to 300 pink, ... read story

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