[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 producer Butch Vig, who made sure the record's guitar packed an all-mighty Herculean punch. The Garbage man has since produced the Smashing Pumpkins, Green Day and Sonic Youth, and continued to work closely with Dave Grohl, helping the Foo Fighters grow into world beaters. A true great? You betcha.

The list, which is a result of a reader's poll, also includes Rick Rubin, George Martin, Dr. Dre, The Neptunes, and many more.

Vig and Green Day won a GRAMMY for Best Rock Album with 21st Century Breakdown in 2010. Find out more about Vig in our biographies section.
[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
[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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[pic=American Idiot Politics]032214_harvard_americanidiot.jpg[/pic]The Harvard Political Review has released an article on Green Day's "American Idiot" and the politics of the album. It includes an original interview with Billie Joe ... read story
[pic="Holiday" picture disc]032314_rsz__12-2.jpg[/pic]Back in 2004 and 2005, Green Day released a slew of singles from the über-successful American Idiot album. Some of these included "American Idiot," "Wake Me Up When September Ends," " ... read story
[pic=American Idiot musical tour to end this May]032214_musical.jpg[/pic]Last month a local station in Rochester, NY did an interview with Dan Tracy who currently stars as Tunny in the American Idiot musical. In the interview Tracy ... read story
GreenDay.com has posted these two photos from the upcoming movie "Like Sunday, Like Rain", which Billie Joe will be acting in. He's playing the boyfriend of the main character Eleanor (played by Leighton Meester, seen below). The film is ... read story
[pic=A full poster version of the artwork]032214_dookie-poster-fuller.jpg[/pic]Dookie's artwork has become iconic as the face of Green Day's best-selling album showcasing a humurous group of illustrations done by bay area artist Richie ... read story
[pic=Autographed t-shirt for charity]032214_greenday_autograph.jpg[/pic]Green Day have autographed a shirt that is being auctioned for charity. Money raised from the auctions will go to benefit the Streets of London, a charity focused ... read story
[pic=Jeff Matika]032114_jeff.jpg[/pic]Green Day's touring guitarist and backing vocalist Jeff Matika was recently profiled by I Love Little Rock, a publication based in his home town of Little Rock, Arkansas. The publication interviews ... read story
[pic=Demolicious artwork]032014_demolicious.jpg[/pic]The official list of Record Store Day 2014 releases has been made public, and, as previously announced, a new Green Day album titled Demolicious will be released. With the official ... read story
Another song has been released from "These Paper Bullets", a new play which Billie wrote 8 original songs for. We previously heard the song "Follow You Around." Now listen to "Baby Blue" performed by actors James Barry, Bryan Fenkart, and ... read story
[pic=Static Noise episode 91]staticnoise.jpg[/pic]The Foxboro Hot Tubs graced us with their precense once again, this time in Austin, TX - so we talk about the shows. We also talk a bit about These Paper Bullets and the new songs Billie Joe ... read story
[pic=Acoustic 4 A Cure 2014]031814_afac.jpg[/pic]According to a poster for the event and Loudwire, Billie Joe will be performing at this year's Acoustic 4 A Cure benefit concert. The concert event, which benefits UCSF Benioff Children’ ... read story
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