December 2011

For me, 2011 has been a whirlwind year filled with plenty of ups and downs and a lot of time floating in-between extreme peaks and valleys. Green Day's song "Waiting" represents my year incredibly well - it certainly celebrates my successes, exposes my ...

This photo of Billie Joe, taken when Green Day performed earlier this month in Oakland, CA, was included in SoundSpike.com's "Best Concert Photos of 2011". You can find his image at 12 out of 100. Check out all the images over on SoundSpike.com Thanks to a ...

In our final episode of Static Noise for the year, we take a look at some of Green Day fans favorite moments from Green Day Land in 2011. It was one of the most fun shows we've done so far, and hopefully you'll enjoy it too. If you've never listened before, or ...

"Ding ding... congratulations, you are the 20 millionth Green Day fan!" - Who was it then? Step forward and claim your prize! That's right, Green Day have surpassed 20 million 'likes' on their facebook page. That's quite a phenomenal number, don't ya think? ...

Green Day My favourite part... You're standing so damn close My body begins to swell What sort of band could be so egotistical that it has the same name in both song and band? The greatest Goddamn band on the planet, that's who! Judges, I rest my case. From ...

MTV Brazil have picked out 15 songs that illustrate the events of 2011, with Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends" included in the list. The article is in Portuguese, but our good friends at GreenDayEulogy.com have kindly given us a translation of the ...

For our final episode of Static Noise of the year, we'll be taking a look at some of our favourite moments and memories from 'Green Day Land' in 2011, and we want you to join in! We'd especially like some audio clips to play on the show, so send us a recording ...

Every month Amazon.com has been putting a select group of albums on sale for only $5 and this month Green Day's 4th album, Insomniac is one of the albums selected to be put on sale. I think that this is a great opportunity for those of you who haven't had the ...

It's getting to that time of year, a time for reflection and looking forward to the new year that's upon us. AOL.com have done their bit of reflecting by compiling a list of the "Top 10 Green Day songs" - as rated by AOL radio listeners: Green Day songs have ...

Earlier this year, GDA visitor Charlotte Bailey sent us these photos of her amazing quilt she made with over 13,000 small pieces. She worked on it earlier this year and debuted it at the Birmingham Festival of Quilts in the United Kingdom. Here are some photos ...

Green Day are at number 6 on Parade Magazine's list of the "Top 10 Rock Bands Of All Time": The punk revivalists of Green Day formed in Berkeley, Calif. in 1988. This band sought to bring the speedy, raw, and overly energetic sounds of late 70s punk to a new ...

Hope all you Green Day fans out there had a good Christmas, and are ready to indulge in today's leftovers! Judging by the pictures some of you sent us on the @GDA twitter, a lot of cool GD related presents were received! Almost time to start stretching back ...

On behalf of the whole Green Day Authority crew, I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Now, as a gift from us here at GDA we have put up some covers of Christmas songs that Billie Joe posted as "phone messages" on GreenDay.com ...

Who said you don't get anything for free? You do in Green Day Land! Niki Lee's awesome book about her travels around the world to see The band is available to download today from Amazon for for a big fat ZERO of your local currency! Check back on our previous ...

In the spirit of the holidays, we've decided to highlight a few of Green Day's takes on classic Christmas songs. Even though they've never released an official Christmas album nor an original Christmas song, they have on several occasions given their fans " ...

Merry Christmas weekend Green Day fans! Hope you're all having a good time so far and get lots of Green Day goodies under the Xmas tree, if you're celebrating. If you have time, have a listen to our Static Noise Christmas show, where we talk about the new ...

'RapCap'? Check out this recap from the opening (2nd night) of American Idiot The Musical tour in Utica, NY. It's written by B-CIDE, a Green Day influenced rapper from Utica. He talks about how he discovered Green Day and how they've influenced him and his ...

Disappearing Boy My favourite part... When I walk in crowded rooms I feel as if it is my doom I know that I don't belong Isolation, it's the first word that popped into my head. Listening to this song and what I want to say about it, is summed up by that word ...

Green Day's recent re-issue of their first 2 albums 39/Smooth and Kerplunk on Epitaph Records (originally released on Lookout! Records) are reviewed in this weeks issue of UK mag Kerrang! - The albums are given 3 and 4 "K's" respectively (out of 5) and are ...

Today marks the beginning of the American Idiot The Musical tour, taking to the stage for the first time since its final showing on Broadway in April this year. The first stop is not too far from where it left off, starting in upstate New York, in Utica. This ...

First off, I'd like to introduce you to our newest team member, Mike Shomaker, a grad-student from Virginia who will be helping us out with content on the site. He's in charge of our weekly newsletter, recapping the biggest stories and filling you in every ...

Boo! It's "The Boo"! One of our GDC'ers was lucky enough to get the very last copy of "The Boo" Xmas Record that Billie Joe (we think) dropped off at 1-2-3-4 Go! Records yesterday in Oakland, to be given away on a first come first serve basis. All 100 copies ...

Song of the Week this week is the pulsating You Lied, originally a b-side to the Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) single released in 1997, but better known as track 3 off the b-side compilation album, Shenanigans, released in 2002. You Lied's lyrics (rather ...

This past Saturday we posted that the Armstrong family recorded an album under the name "The Boo". For the past few days members of our forum have been speculating whether or not the public would be able to get ahold of the album or if it was just some kind of ...

Andres, Alex, Jaymee and Aska talk about 'The Boo', the American Idiot musical opening in Toronto, song of the week 'Burnout', and how we don't know anything about The Thing The Ate Larry Livermore. Listen & Download Links to everything we talked about can be ...

New poll question for you guys. You can view previous polls right here.

Check out this new (old) CD release coming in January! It's called "Green Day On The Radio" and is described as the "first release" of this Green Day show in New Jersey, NJ which was recorded and broadcast on WFMU FM Radio back in 1992, in support of Green Day ...

Our very good friend Niki Lee has made her "Seize The Green Day" book available on-line, via kindle! Seize The Green Day documents Niki's travels to see the greatest band in the world (that's Green Day). It's a unique read, made with the kind of DIY spirit ...

Over the past few days Billie's wife, Adrienne has been tweeting (@mnnesotagirl) pictures of stickers that say "The Boo". Speculation on what "The Boo" meant sparked quite some discussion on our forum with people suggesting that it was everything from a new ...

This past week Music.IGN.com has released a list of what they believe to be "The 25 Best Rock Albums Of The Last Decade". Green Day's 2004 album, American Idiot came in at number seven on their list. IGN.com say: If they are lucky, a legendary band will create ...

Here is a throwback to 2004 for you, Hot Topic has added a new shirt to their in-store and online line up, looking as if it was straight out of the early American Idiot era. I was actually in Hot Topic last weekend and I saw this shirt and the first thing I ...

This is part 3 of "Scattered Memories" by Carl Anastasi, recalling memories about every song in Green Day's evolving catalogue. It's still very early in the series, but you might be able to look back in a few years and say... I Was There My favourite part... ...

Artwork for the upcoming "The Thing That Ate Larry Livermore" compilation was revealed this week. The artwork has been created by Larry Livermore's friend and bandmate from The Potatomen, Patrick Hynes. This is from Alternative Press: The comp, curated by ...

The Wild Stallions that are California 5-piece Prima Donna today put out a surprise release - Prima Donna Home Videos (part 1) - the opening part is based around a road trip to a mysterious (GD related) studio in California! Who knows it? The clue's in the ...

What an awesome fan video from Russia... with love! You simply must check it out. This is the kind of stuff that makes me really proud of our Green Day 'fan army' around the world! To Green Day From Russia with Love: Dear Billie Joe, Tre Cool Mike Dirnt! There ...

Social Media news...? Green Day is ranked 9th in the top "Top 10 most popular music Facebook pages in 2011" - featured on ContactMusic.com. The punk rockers are right behind metal friends Metallica, and right in front of The Black Eyed Peas. Rihanna is ranked ...

This past Friday in the middle of Green Day's set at Live 105's "Not So Silent Night" Christmas show, Billie Joe pulled Florence Welch of Florence and The Machine up on stage for a hug. After the show, Rolling Stone caught up with Florence to ask her about ...

The American Idiot Musical tour has teamed up with the Musicians on Call charity, a charity which brings live music to patients in medical facilities who are unable to attend concerts. Along with the help of GoodAuction.org the American Idiot Musical has put ...

During the last few weeks before Green Day's American Idiot the Musical officially goes on tour of the United States and Canada, Playbill.com stopped by the musicals rehearsal space in Utica, New York to take some photos of the cast during rehearsal. You can ...

Song of the Week this week is the apathetic Burnout, the opening track off Green Day's major-label debut, Dookie, released in February of 1994. The inspiration for this week's SotW came from the newly uploaded Green Day interview from Italy GDA posted about ...

On Sunday we announced that Green Day's touring guitarist, Jason White's band, The Big Cats are releasing a new album entitled The Ancient Art Of Leaving: High & Low. The album has an extremely "chill" vibe to it, something that you most likely wouldn't expect ...

Andres, Tony, Matt and 'Jimothy' talk about Green Day's last minute replacement show in Oakland, California last Friday night, and a whole bunch of other stuff in this fun packed show! Listen & Download Links to everything we talked about can be found on the ...

Recently NME online created a list to sum up the "Top 25 Funniest Music Tweets of 2011" with one of Billie Joe's tweets making the list at number two. @BJAofficial: I've seen Bridesmaids 3 times. I'm seriously considering bleaching my asshole.. Other artists ...

During this week the official Green Day merch store is conducting a "holiday giveaway" where with every purchase you receive a free gift. You can select one of three items at the time of checkout as your free gift including an "Awesome As F**k" wristband, a ...

Last Friday we posted that members of the Idiot Club received an exclusive studio video of Green Day covering "Hybrid Moments" by the Misfits to wish Metallica a happy 30th birthday. Well, now GreenDay.com has uploaded the video for everyone to view on YouTube ...

During Green Day's much needed break and time off from touring this past year Jason White, Green Day's touring guitarist went into the studio with his band, The Big Cats to record a new album. The new album entitled The Ancient Art Of Leaving: High & Low will ...

Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein has premiered their cover of Green Day's song "The Ballad of Wilhem Fink" on AltPress.com this past week. This track is apart of Silverstein's upcoming "Short Songs" album which will consist of only songs that are under ...

LIVE 105 radio is about to do a 2 hour show in honor of Green Day "saving the night" last night in Oakland! Live 105

Green Day put another variation on their recent penchant for a surprise/last minute show last night. This time the boys were called in as replacements for Janes Addiction (who had to pull out due to family reasons) in Oakland last night. Green Day were called ...

Still time for one more Birthday shout for Mr. Tre Cool! This one is from fans in Poland! Also, another one here from fans in Mexico!

As it was announced last night on Green Day's official site, the Idiot Club has released a video of the band congratulating metal band, Metallica, on their 30th birthday. In the video, the band performs a cover of the Misfit's song "Hybrid Moments," which has ...

On behalf of all of us here at the Green Day Authority, I would like to take a moment to wish Tre Cool a very happy 39th birthday! Take 5 minutes out of your day to help celebrate Tre's birthday by listening to a few of his short songs. Let's get # ...

This is a follow up to a new regular feature we'll be having on GDA. It's a personal (and relatable for many) look at Green Day's entire catalogue, chronologically, song by song... Don't Leave Me My favourite part... I've gone through pain Every day and night ...

The official website for "American Idiot The Musical" tour in UK & Ireland musical just went live. The site has links for tickets. It also has a section for the cast, but there are no listings yet. And there's this little teaser... CHECK BACK - MORE DATES TO ...

Check out this newly uploaded video of Green Day being interviewed and performing for Italian TV channel "Video Music" in Milan, Italy in 1994... It's Wicked Good! Credit and special thanks to dreaminEngland (Walking Contradiction on GDC) for the video and for ...

Green Day's Idiot Club are doing a "Friday night shows" presale package for members. The presale starts tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9:00 am (GMT). Members will also have the option to purchase the 'American Idiot Enhanced Ticket Bundle' that includes: -1 Premium ...

Hot Topic is selling this t-shirt featuring the artwork from Dookie. They're currently running a promotion so you can get 50% off if you order two them ($20 for the first, $10 for the second). Check out all their Green Day items. Thanks to Bundita K (Billie ...

...."Well it ain't that brand new. let's go!" For those of you looking to grab some tickets for the American Idiot Musical tour dates in Europe next Autumn/Fall, they're due to go on sale on Friday at 10am (GMT). We'll have more info on how you can order your ...

This week's song is "Scattered", track number five on Green Day's fifth full-length album. Nimrod was released on October 14, 1997, three years after they broke into the mainstream with Dookie. The immense popularity of "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" ...

Emily's Army guirarist Travis Neumann had to pull out of Emily's Army show with Bobby Joe Ebola And The Children MacNuggits at the 1-2-34 Go! Records store last night, after he had to have an operation to have his tonsils out in hospital. We wish Travis well ...

Happy December! For the next 12 days we're celebrating the holidays with Adeline Records by giving away some awesome Green Day stuff every day. You guys will have a chance to win some Green Day releases from Adeline including an autographed "Awesome As Fuck" ...

Some great news to start the day! It's been announced that Green Day's American Idiot Musical is to tour UK & Ireland, visiting 8 cities during a 3 month long tour, in late 2012. This is from NME.com: The tour starts at Southampton's Mayflower Theatre on ...