May 2012

It looks like this product came out 2 years ago, but somehow we missed it. I was browsing around Spotify last weekend while working on the Top 5 Kick-Ass Green Day Songs article and found this album listed there, so I checked it out. For those unfamiliar with ...

One of our forum members, "Raiderr," is going to be selling his extensive Green Day collection. If you are a collector, this is definitely a post that I would check out. He has Japanese imports, vinyl, bootlegs, promo items, DVDs, and just about any other ...

We now have our six pack of apathy t-shirt available for order again. This time we've made it available in both black and white and in men's and women's sizes. We've decided to go with Spreadshirt to provide our shirts to help cover the overhead of printing ...

Hey everyone. What a bad day I'm having. Anyway, did everyone catch MTV's Diary last night? They actually showed Tre's son, Frankito! I seriously thought he had 2 daughters. It was really cute when they showed Billie and Joey bonding. That was sweet. If you ...

The Adeline Records compilation The Thing That Ate Larry Livermore is officially available in stores and available for online purchase today. In late summer last year, Billie Joe asked Lookout Records founder, Larry Livermore, to put together a compilation ...

We have finally redesigned the Green Day Tour section, which you'll now find as a main tab at the top of GDA. The new section includes tour dates announced for 2012 so far, as well as shows from 2004-2011. That's 282 shows. On the tour page click the "View Old ...

As most of you know, Green Day has announced that they are finishing up work on their upcoming three-album set. ¡Uno! will be released on September 25th of this year, ¡Dos! on November 13th, and ¡Tré! on January 15th, 2013. With the release of the first ...

We all have varying tastes in the kind of music we like the most. Luckily, considering you're all here on a Green Day fan site, I can at least assume we all have good taste in some music, however many of us like Green Day for different reasons. Some people ...

Are you new to the Green Day world? If so this video is perfect for you! NME.com has posted a video which lists "50 Geeky Green Day Facts." This is part one in a two part series so keep your eyes pealed on NME.com for when the second part is released. Every so ...

This month Mike Dirnt is featured in Custom Classic Trucks Magazine where he talks about his classic 1956 Ford Panel truck. Mike tells us the story about how he first came across his truck and then about the recent renovations that were done. One weekend I ...

Here we go again... So it's the time of year again! The seasons are a-changing and in the Northern Hemisphere everyone is trying to get something of a tan before our elusive summer disappears whilst those of you chilling in the South are hibernating 'cause it' ...

As we posted this past Tuesday, Hot Topic has released an exclusive pressing of 1994's Dookie on green colored vinyl. Today they have added the vinyl to their online store. This pressing is limited to only 1000 so these are sure to go fast. Head on over to ...

Green Day placed twice on NME's recent list of the best 100 songs of the 1990's. "Good Riddance," which was released as a single from Nimrod in July of 1996, placed 59 on the list. The single shot to the top of the charts and persisted as a sentimental song ...

Green Day placed number 7 on Spin's list of the 20 essential songs from the late Lookout Records with "Dry Ice" which appeared on 1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, the band's first album recorded with the indie label in 1990. Lookout Records announced it was ...

In honour of 21st Century Breakdown's 3rd birthday earlier in the week, this week's Song of the Week is its 16th track and biggest hit 21 Guns, the second single released from the album. The 21 Guns single charted very well on various charts globally, but ...

We've just received news that Hot Topic is releasing an exclusive pressing of 1994's Dookie on green colored vinyl. Not many other details have been released other than that the pressing would be limited to 1000 and is expected to be released today, May 22nd. ...

We finally have our kick ass Rage & Love wristbands back in stock. Weeeee! You should go order some because they're pretty bad-ass. We also have this new sticker that says "I'd rather be at a Green Day concert." That one is most definitely going up on my car ...

The Idiot Club has just announced some new dates for the American Idiot Tour in 2013. The show will be coming to the State Theater in Brunswick, New Jersey on January 29th and 30th and Carol Morsani Hall in Tampa, Florida from May 17 to 19, 2013. Idiot Club ...

Recently, our friends over at Green Day Eulogy had the opportunity to interview rock and roll photographer Bob Gruen. Aside from Green Day, Bob Gruen has photographed a countless number of bands and celebrities including John Lennon, Kiss, and Led Zeppelin ...

Earlier this month punk/rock/reggae band Ballyhoo! were part of the 311 Caribbean Cruise and they did this awesome cover of Brain Stew and Jaded. You guys really need to check it out, because it's pretty damn great. Ballyhoo! will be playing at Warped Tour ...

Last Friday night, May 11th, Jason White played a short, thirty-minute acoustic show at the Green Party benefit in San Francisco. Jason was hired by Jesse Townley to come out and play a few songs to support the Green Party's political cause. Jason played nine ...

In honour of Green Day announcing they are playing Voodoo Music Festival in October, Fuse TV have compiled 30 photos from throughout Green Day's (mainstream) career. Some of these photos are ones that I haven't seen before, whilst others are well known snaps ...

The votes are in and congratulations to Far As Hell and their cover of "Murder City" for winning our 21st Century Breakdown cover contest. The band will receive a copy of the white Warning vinyl, a one-year membership to the Idiot Club, and a pack of Green Day ...

Three years ago today, Green Day's eighth studio album, 21st Century Breakdown was released around the world. Billie Joe has described the album by saying, It is a snapshot of the era in which we live as we question and try to make sense of the selfish ...

The Idiot Club announced moments ago that Green Day is set to headline the Voodoo Music Experience in New Orleans, Louisiana in October. The festival runs for three days from October 26th to the 28th. We aren't sure what day Green Day will be playing just yet ...

This week's Song of the Week is the airy Rest; track 9 off Green Day's first album 39/Smooth, released in 1990, as well as the compilation album 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours (1991). There's a certain dream-like quality to Rest's lyrics, they seem to describe ...

65: Thoughts on Glee, "American Idiot," Mike Dirnt, and various Idiot Club promotions On this week's "Static Noise" we take a listen to Glee's cover of "Good Riddance" and reflect on other covers of the track. We also talk about Mike Dirnt's Idiot Club Q&A and ...

"I fucking hate power ballads" - words straight from the horses mouth. Billie Joe uttered this phrase only a few weeks ago at the induction of Guns and Roses into the Rock and Roll hall of fame. Slightly ironic given the number of Green Day fans, including ...

Hey everyone, I'm gonna make this fast because I hurt my finger and it kinda hurts to type. Word is out that the new b-side album will be releasd in mid-July (just in the time for my birthday), and is tentatively named "Shenanigans". As far as I know though, ...

As we posted about a couple weeks ago, we wanted you all to send in the best Green Day cover you could possibly make of a song from 21st Century Breakdown. We accepted entries until late last night and we've barely managed to narrow it down to our top five. ...

In this weeks issue of Kerrang Magazine there is a segment called the "Secrets Behind The Songs" where "American Idiot" is featured. The article gives a good look into Billie Joe's thoughts as he was first writing "American Idiot" and what developed into the ...

The Idiot Club has just announced that after the recent success with their fan Q&A with Billie Joe's wife, Adrienne, they have decided to conduct another question and answer session, this time with Mike Dirnt. From now until May 23rd the Idiot Club will be ...

Currently Fender is running a contest where you can enter to win one of twelve signature models, one being a Mike Dirnt Squier Precision signature bass. Other signature models in the giveaway include John 5, Matt Freeman, James Johnson, Avril Lavigne, J Mascis ...

When we first announced that Glee was going to be covering Green Day's "Good Riddance" last month, many of you were concerned that the television show wouldn't do the song justice. We won't get to see how the show choreographs the song until the 22nd of the ...

Song of the Week for this week is the "unapologetic love song" Last Night On Earth, track 7 from Green Day's 8th studio album, 2009's 21st Century Breakdown. The song is also featured in the American Idiot musical, fitting into the storyline between She's a ...

64: Listener thoughts about the trilogy On this week's "Static Noise" we take a look at the latest studio updates, listen to some opinions from Green Day fans about the upcoming trilogy, and talk about Green Day inducting Guns n Roses into the Hall of Fame. ...

Earlier last week, we started a cover song contest here on GDA in which you guys can win some awesome prizes such as a copy of the Warning vinyl in white, a year Idiot Club membership, and some Idiot Club exclusive Green Day postcards. All we wanted in return ...

As we posted yesterday, HBO premiered this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony last night. Green Day opened the show with "Letterbomb" and then later in the night inducted Guns N' Roses into the Hall of Fame. Here's a video of Green Day's ...

Tonight at 9pm EST HBO will be airing the premiere of this years Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The actual induction ceremony was on April 14th in Cleveland, Ohio. Green Day opened the show with "Letterbomb" and then later in the night inducted ...

Our favourite bassist turns 40 today! Many Happy Returns to one of the best bassists in the business, or as Billie Joe likes to call him "the best fucking bassist in the history of punk-rock!" Update: Mike Tweeted at 4:40pm EST: Thanks for all the b-day wishes ...

Moments ago, Green Day uploaded another studio update to their YouTube channel. In this video we see Billie Joe in the vocal booth joking around with producer Rob Cavallo and engineer Chris Dugan. This video is one of the more exciting videos that we have ...

Recently, Rolling Stone readers were polled asking what was their most memorable rock concert of all time. Yesterday Rolling Stone released the final list with Green Day coming in second place and Bruce Springsteen taking the first place spot. To any of us who ...

In the beginning of March we announced that Caroline Moore's "Mix-Tape" design had won the Idiot Club's contest to design the next official Green Day shirt. Earlier today GreenDay.com added the shirt to their online store making it available for purchase. The ...