News Archives - February 2012

Green Day mentioned in MTV's 30th anniversary lists

By Jimmy /13 years ago / 0 Comments

This month MTV celebrates their 30th anniversary of being on air and broadcasting music videos. A few websites have compiled lists of the top music videos that have been showed on MTV through the years.

Yahoo.com's list included Green Day's video for "Wake Me Up When September Ends" coming in at number 12. You can view the complete list on Yahoo.com by clicking here.

Gigwise.com also came up with a list and Green Day came in at number 14 with the video for "Basket Case". You can view the whole list on Gigwise.com by clicking here.

Last chance to enter the wallpaper contest!

By Amanda · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

[img=080611_080111_21cb_th.jpg] Last week we announced that we were having a wallpaper contest for a chance to win an autographed 21st Century Breakdown booklet. Today is the last day to send in your entries. After tomorrow, we'll ... read story

Featured Download: "Who Wrote Holden Caulfield?" featuring Davey Havok

By Jimmy · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

[img=080411_billieanddavey.jpg]While on tour with AFI last year, on occasion, lead singer of AFI, Davey Havok would come out and sing a song with Billie Joe on stage. Our new Featured Download is a video recording of Davey Havok coming out ... read story

Green Day included in "20 Years of Lollapalooza in Photos" list

By Jimmy · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

Billboard.com has compiled a list of 20 bands that have played Lollapalooza for the festivals 20th anniversary. The list also includes commentary from official Lollapalooza photographer Tim Mosenfelder. Tim Mosenfelder had this to say ... read story

The Top Five Green Day Songs that Had an Impact On My Life

By Amanda · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

Of all of the bands that I've listened to in all of my years of listening to music, I've never found a band whose music resonates with me so deeply. In many cases, the messages that I relate to are not profound, but I believe that's what ... read story

Emily's Army featured on Converse.com

By Dylan · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

[img=080411_ea.jpg]Converse.com recently sat down with Emily's Army to discuss their new album and the experience of touring. They discuss how it is to live in a shadow of Green Day and how they feel about being their own band. Joey ... read story

Winner and honorable mentions of our 'Record a Green Day song' contest

13 years ago · 0 Comments

A couple weeks ago we asked people to record a Green Day song (including Foxboro/Network) for a chance to win an "Awesome As Fuck" vinyl autographed by Billie Joe, Mike and Tre. We're happy to announce the winner of the autographed vinyl ... read story

Billie Joe featured on the cover of this weeks Kerrang

By Jimmy · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

[img=080211_kerrangbjanew.jpg]Billie Joe is featured on the cover of their weeks issue of Kerrang magazine. The topic being covered in this weeks issue is "50 Greatest Rockstars in the World Today". We will have scans up of the ... read story

Green Day get #1 in Rolling Stone's poll of the Best Punk Bands

13 years ago · 0 Comments

[img=080211_rs_cover.jpg] A few days ago [turl=http://www.greendayauthority.com/news/2459/]we posted about[/turl] Rolling Stone's online poll asking people to vote for the 'Best Punk Band' of all time. The results were posted today and ... read story

Enter our first ever Green Day remix contest to win a vinyl

By Matt · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

Have you ever been listening to a Green Day song and thought to yourself, "Wow, this would sound even cooler if they'd done this instead?" Ever wanted to try your hand at remixing a Green Day song, and see if you've got the ear to improve ... read story

Create a wallpaper for a chance to win an autographed 21st Century Breakdown booklet

By Amanda · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

[img=080111_21cb_th.jpg]In celebration of our [turl=http://www.greendayauthority.com/news/2422/]10th Anniversary[/turl], we're having another contest with another awesome prize. This time, we'd like people to design a Green Day themed ... read story

Fender.com talks to Mike Dirnt about "making his mark"

By Dylan · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

[img=073011_mikefenderinterview.jpg]This summer, Fender.com sat down with Mike Dirnt to talk to him about a spectrum of things. They get Mike on the record about everything from Cigarettes and Valentines to his diner, Rudy's Can't Fail ... read story

Rolling Stone Poll: Who is the best punk band of all time?

By Matt · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

[img=073011_rollingstone.jpg]Rolling Stone just put out a new poll for their Facebook and Twitter followers. They want to know who the best punk band of all time is. Well, it's Green Day, of course. The answer is obvious isn't it? Yes, Ok ... read story

Kerrang Magazine features "30 Amazing Facts" about Billie Joe

By Jimmy · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

In the most recent issue of Kerrang Magazine, Billie Joe is featured in the magazine's "30 Amazing Facts" section celebrating Kerrang's 30th anniversary. Only 29 of the 30 facts are correct and if you can pick out what one is the false ... read story

GDA's awesome as 'Fuck' guitar picks are available $4 for a set

13 years ago · 0 Comments

[turl=http://www.greendayauthority.com/merch/item/40/][img=072811_picks.jpg][/turl] Just a quick reminder to let you guys know that our 'Fuck' picks are [turl=http://www.greendayauthority.com/merch/item/40/]still available[/turl]. Right now ... read story

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