News Archives - June 2013

Contest to design the next official Green Day shirt. Winner will be picked by Green Day

13 years ago / 0 Comments

[img=020112_tshirtcontest.jpg]Green Day's Idiot Club is holding a pretty cool contest for it's members right now to design the next Green Day shirt. The contest runs till February 13th and the winning design will be picked by Billie Joe, Mike, and Tre at the end of February.

Ever see a band t-shirt and think you could design something better? Well... now is your chance. We are calling all designers, non-designers, dreamers, etc... We are looking to you guys to design the next official Green Day t-shirt!

The contest is limited to Idiot Club members from the USA over the age of 13. Details can be found inside IdiotClub.com.

Thanks to Marite Castillo for sending this news.

Dookie celebrates its 18th anniversary today!

By Jimmy · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

Today marks eighteen years since the release of Green Day's major label breakthrough album, Dookie. This album was one that introduced many fans to Green Day's music and has been critically acclaimed as their best work up until the band's ... read story

Scans of Kerrang! magazine's interview with Larry Livermore

By Jimmy · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

As we posted last week, Larry Livermore, founder of Green Day's first label, Lookout! Records was interviewed in last weeks issue of Kerrang magazine. Personally, I was expecting a more in depth interview by reading the preview on the ... read story

First podcast of the year: "Pump-ass Green Day Year"

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[img=podcast.jpg]In our first podcast of 2012 Matt, Jimmy and I talk about what we expect for this year. When will Green Day's album come out, review of the musical tour, Billie Joe appearing on Nurse Jackie and Jimmy's dad makes a guest ... read story

Song of the Week: "Basket Case"

By Aska · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

In celebration of Dookie's upcoming 18th birthday, this week's Song of the Week is its 7th track and 3rd single, the super-hit Basket Case. The song reached the number 1 spot on the Billboard Modern Rock chart at the time of its release and ... read story

Amazing acoustic cover of '21 Guns' cover by guitarist Igor Presnyakov

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Guitarist Igor Presnyakov published this amazing acoustic guitar cover of Green Day's "21 Guns" this week. Seriously, check this out - he's really badass. Igor is a Russian guitarist - classicaly trained - who gained popularity with his ... read story

Scattered Memories - "Road To Acceptance"

By Guest · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

[img=012712_Road.jpg]Road to Acceptance My favourite part... I take a look around And all the things I've found I call it blind hatred In the last year or so 'Road to Acceptance' has found itself being played more and more often in my ... read story

Two new kick ass items from GDA: "Six pack of apathy" t-shirt and the GDA zine issue #1

13 years ago · 0 Comments

Holy crap balls. That's how excited I am. I'm excited enough to start off a post with crap balls. Why am I so excited? Because we can finally announce two new merch items available from GDA. And not just any ol' merch items, two of our best ... read story

Kerrang! speaks with Larry Livermore about Lookout Records closing and why he signed Green Day

By Jimmy · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

[img=012512_1497259-larry-livermore.jpg]In this weeks issue of Kerrang! Magazine, Larry Livermore - co-founder of Lookout Records, talks about Lookout closing and about why he signed Green Day. This issue of Kerrang! is available on ... read story

First look photos of Billie Joe on 'Nurse Jackie' airing in April

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The Hollywood Reporter has some first-look photos of Billie Joe guest starring on Showtime's Nurse Jackie. Click the photos to view full size. The rocker-turned-actor -- fresh off his stint on Broadway's American Idiot -- will guest ... read story

Fender.com talks about seeing Mike Dirnt at NAMM 2012

By Jimmy · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

[img=012312_mikefender.jpg]As we posted the this past Sunday, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool attended this years National Association of Music Merchants trade show in Anaheim, California. Fender.com posted on their blog about catching up with ... read story

Musical stay in London extended, plus win a pair of tickets to see American Idiot in Missouri

By Jimmy · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

This week listeners of Y98 in St. Louis have the opportunity to win a pair of tickets to see American Idiot at the Peabody Opera House from March 2nd - 4th. To enter all you have to do is listen to the Phillips & Company Morning Show ... read story

Song of the Week - "At the Library"

By Amanda · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

In honor of the (second) best song of the week contest beginning with voting for the best song from 1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours on our forum, this week's song is my favorite song from this album "At the Library." Released on July 1, ... read story

Green Day surpasses 25 million album sales in the United States

By Jimmy · 13 years ago · 0 Comments

Last week, Yahoo announced that Green Day had passed a significant benchmark in their career. It was reported that Green Day has sold over 25 million records in the United States alone. If you're a Green Day fan, you have lots of ... read story

"Boulevard of Broken Dream" in NME's "Song Map"

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[img=012312_nmemap.jpg]Green Day is included in NME's "Song Map", a virtual map of a city made entirely of song titles. Green Day's "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" is included in there. Other songs include ACDC's "Highway to Hell", The Beatles ... read story

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