[img=020312_billiegibson.jpg]Over the past few years Billie Joe has done quite a bit with Gibson guitars, everything from basic recording to releasing two signature model guitars, the Billie Joe J-180 and the Billie Joe Les Paul Jr.
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[img=020112_albumcoverstack.jpg] We're currently trying to figue out what the best Green Day song is according to our visitors. The voting is taking place over the next few months, where we'll be voting on a favorite song from each album ... read story
[img=020212_clem.jpg] Last month we wrote about artist Mitch Clem who was asked to design a flyer for Green Day's surprise show at Red 7 in Austin. He posted about how he got asked to do the flyer.
He's now selling the original artwork ... read story
In celebration of Dookie's upcoming 18th birthday, this week's Song of the Week is its 7th track and 3rd single, the super-hit Basket Case. The song reached the number 1 spot on the Billboard Modern Rock chart at the time of its release and ... read story
[img=012712_Road.jpg]Road to Acceptance
My favourite part...
I take a look around
And all the things I've found
I call it blind hatred
In the last year or so 'Road to Acceptance' has found itself being played more and more often in my ... read story
[img=012512_1497259-larry-livermore.jpg]In this weeks issue of Kerrang! Magazine, Larry Livermore - co-founder of Lookout Records, talks about Lookout closing and about why he signed Green Day.
This issue of Kerrang! is available on ... read story
The Hollywood Reporter has some first-look photos of Billie Joe guest starring on Showtime's Nurse Jackie. Click the photos to view full size.
The rocker-turned-actor -- fresh off his stint on Broadway's American Idiot -- will guest ... read story
[img=012312_mikefender.jpg]As we posted the this past Sunday, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool attended this years National Association of Music Merchants trade show in Anaheim, California.
Fender.com posted on their blog about catching up with ... read story
In honor of the (second) best song of the week contest beginning with voting for the best song from 1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours on our forum, this week's song is my favorite song from this album "At the Library."
Released on July 1, ... read story
Last night, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool were spotted in Anaheim, California at the annual NAMM Show, one of the largest music product trade shows in the world.
According to Gretsch Drums Facebook, Tre was at the show to be welcomed into the ... read story
The UnNamed Festival is born, and is hereby named The "KerPUNK" festival - thank you, Mr. Larry Livermore.
Finally, the time has come to announce the worst kept secret since sliced bread secrets!
There will be a 2 day music festival ... read story
[img=100311_showtime.jpg]Back in October we posted that Billie Joe will be guest starring on the Showtime show "Nurse Jackie." At the time, we didn't know a premiere date for that,. but now we do! April 8th, at 9pm EST on Showtime, the new ... read story
It's Kerplunk's 20th birthday tomorrow, so to celebrate that momentous anniversary this week's Song of the Week is the 10th song from that album; the brooding and reflective No One Knows.
Musically, No One Knows has to be the most unique ... read story
[img=011512_16.jpg]...and a son of a bitch!
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My favourite part...
Look at my friends and see what they've done
Ask myself why they've had to change
I like them better when they were young
There's something about this song that I've ... read story
[img=011312_lookout.jpg]It's kind of a sad day in Green Day history as Alterntive Press writes that Lookout Records - the label founded by Larry Livermore and gave Green Day their first record deal in the late 80's - officially closes down ... read story