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For 25 years · Since July 2001
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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 ...