July 2014

This week we talk about Billie Joe collaborating with Avicii, Heart Like A Hand Grenade, and Mike's tour comments on Instagram. Listen here (42 mins): Visit staticnoise.com for show notes and everything else related to this episode. Also, here's the poll we ...

A song claiming to be "No Pleasing a Woman" has been uploaded to the "Team Avicii" SoundCloud channel. "No Pleasing a Woman" is the title of a new Avicii song that features Billie Joe Armstrong on vocals. The Swedish EDM artist announced recently that he was ...

Members of Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer have talked about how big an influence bands like Green Day are to them. So much so they mention them in a recent song "Long Way Home" off their self-titled new album. Snippit from "Long Way Home" ...

This week's featured ebay item is a vinyl of 1,000 Hours pressed by Lookout! Records. This is Green Day's first ever EP, released in 1989. It includes the tracks "1,000 Hours", "Dry Ice", "Only Of You" and "The One I Want".

In 2013, a film was released that chronicles the history of the WFNX radio station in Boston. Titled We Want the Airwaves, the film was put together by the radio station and long-time listeners. Part of the film tells the tale of Green Day's September 1994 ...

MTV writer Gil Kaufman attended The Replacement's show Sunday night in Kentucky as part of the Forecastle Festival. Billie Joe once again joined the band as a rhythm guitarist and background vocalist, his third show with the band since April's Cochella ...

Idiot Nation has announced a cool new giveaway available to its members. The official fan club is giving away five promotional DVD copies of ¡CUATRO!, Green Day's documentary on the making of its ¡UNO! ¡DOS! ¡TRÉ! trilogy. These are promotional copies of ...

On Saturday night, Tré Cool was a guest at the Pipeline To A Cure charity gala in Huntington Beach, California. The event is held annually in a handful of cities across the US to raise both awareness about cystic fibrosis and funding for a cure. Green Day's ...

In a new interview with Rolling Stone which hit newsstands this past week, Avicii has confirmed the previously semi-confirmed rumor/news about his collaboration with Billie Joe on his next album. In the interview, the Swedish EDM artist states that he has ...

Billie Joe will once again be joining The Replacements, this time in Kentucky as part of The Forecastle Festival. We'll share any photos or videos from the show when we get them. This is the third time he's played with them. Check out all our posts about ...

Today's featured ebay item is this autographed copy of "The Saints Are Coming" signed by Billie Joe, Mike Dirnt, Tre Cool and U2's The Edge. The vinyl was pressed as part of Green Day's involvement in Music Rising, a charity formed by The Edge which helped ...

Tré Cool's new signature SJC drum kit, which was unveiled earlier this year, is now available for purchase from SJC's website. The special edition drum kit features the famous Green Day pink bunny and the Tré Cool logo. A special edition Dookie snare drum is ...

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SJC Custom Drums has posted a new video interview with Tré Cool on their YouTube channel. The video catches Tré at Hurly Studios in Costa Mesa, California. The drummer talks about how he got introduced to SJC while Green Day was recording their ¡UNO! ¡DOS ...

Tre Cool beats out Travis Barker in Top 5 Punk Drummers of All Time

RIP Tommy Ramone - the last original member of The Ramones

Today's featured eBay item is a rare American Idiot promo book released in 2004. The booklet has a different cover than the album and features lyrics to each song with some accompanying artwork. It doesn't come with a CD, but has a few extra pages with some ...

A digital version of the American Idiot Musical Playbill is now available for download on the Apple App Store in the form of an iPad app. The iPad-only app features each page of the musical's Playbill from the cast's tour stop in Portland, Oregon last November ...

According to Hollywood Reporter, Mike Dirnt will be producing an upcoming Indie film titled 'Crickets.' The film, which will also be produced by Green Day's manager Pat Magnarella, centers on the relationship of two estranged brothers. One, who is an aspiring ...

The Green Day mention comes in around 2:05. Thanks to @M1KEY_GDA for sharing this.

The campaign is to raise money for The Ringo Starr Peace and Love Fund, which provides "stress-reducing, evidence-based Transcendental Meditation (TM) technique to inner-city students, veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress, and women and children who ...

Here is the winning entry in our Green Day Wallpaper Contest. Created by Jose G., who will be getting a clear Demolicious vinyl for taking first place. A shoutout to the runner-up, Rayne. Here's their entry. Thanks to everyone who entered our contest, and the ...

Mike Dirnt is featured in the July issue of Oakland Magazine. His resturant, Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe was picked by as a Readers Choice for Best Diner. A few words about breakfast: green eggs and ham. Lunch: buffalo salad. Friday night dinner: Mr. Roadie's fish ...

Billie Joe is on the cover of the current issue of Big Cheese magazine. The issue a "punk rock special" with a special shoutout for American Idiot's 10th Anniversary. The article is titled "Punk, Politics & The Birth of 'American Idiot'". The magazine also ...

Featured eBay Item: Rare 'The Boo' CD. Auction ends today

Here are the top 15 entries in our Green Day Wallpaper Contest. Thanks to everyone who submitted one. View the top 15 and vote for your favorite at the bottom of this post. The winner will receive a clear Demolicious vinyl. Voting ends Sunday July 6th and the ...

Billie Joe mentioned in song by Say Anything. Listen to the preview: