When director/co-writer Michael Mayer was putting together the musical, Green Day composer/frontman Billie Joe Armstrong let him listen to some songs for 2009's "21st Century Breakdown." The show wound up including six songs from that album, along with...

Could they adapt one of pop's best-selling concept albums into a Broadway musical? With "American Idiot," the 2004 Green Day rock opera that landed on Broadway in 2010, coming to Minneapolis this week, we posed that question to Mayer, the show's...

Day have established themselves as one of the most popular and influential groups in the punk/alternative field today. In 2005, they won the Grammy for Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams." In 2009 they won another for Best Rock Album for...

So what's the big deal of moving the holiday — whether it's Presidents Day, or something new like Family Day, Consumer Day, Dollar Day or Green Day — to the first Monday in April? It would break up the early spring holiday drought and give us time to...

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The last time Green Day was in studio, the result was their three act epic 21st Century Breakdown, which included the hit, “21 Guns.” That was back in 2009, and Green Day has been plenty busy since then. There was the world tour, American Idiot: The...

February 17, 2012 via 's blog After a five year break Good Riddance has announced that they will be reuniting for a series of yet to be determined live shows. The band explains their... February 17, 2012 via Derek Zona's blog Sam Gagner was the...

Green Day have finally returned to the studio to record the follow-up to 2009's 21st Century Breakdown. On Tuesday, Feb. 14, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong tweeted: "Happy Valentine's Day! Officially started recording the new record today. It's F**K TIME!"

Day have posted footage of them in the studio recording a new album – you can watch it below. Earlier this weekGreen Day have announced that they have started work on a new album. The band tweeted fans with the news that they have entered the studio to...

Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong will be spending his 40th birthday in the studio after announcing the band has started work on its follow-up to smash-hit concept album "21st Century Breakdown." But we can all still raise a toast to the coolest...

Day have begun work on their ninth studio album. In a Tweet this week, Billie Joe Armstrong announced the news: "Happy Valentine's Day! Officially started recording the new record today. It's FUCK TIME!!!!" Whether or not 'Fuck Time!!!!' is a song title...

Last year an exclusive source told Gigwise that Green Day, Foo Fighters and The Prodigy are set to headline this year's Reading and Leeds festival. The bands will 'headline' the annual event, which takes place from August 24-26 in Reading and Leeds. ...

Addressing his fans on Twitter the singer announced, "Happy Valantine's [sic] day! Officially started recording the new record today. It's FUCK TIME!!!!" The band have now put a video of them in the studio online - entitled Day One: It was confirmed at...

Day are back in the studio working on a follow-up to 2009’s 21st Century Breakdown. The punk rockers headed in to begin recording on Tuesday– and now they’ve offered a look at that first day. In the short clip, the band members are shown recording...

Green Day juke box show, American Idiot, will be hanging on through Sunday in a touring production at the Oriental Theatre. You'll probably enjoy it if you're already a Green Day fan (or simply in your 40s). Otherwise, you may find yourself wondering...

1995: While "Dookie" is still doing big business, Green Day issues its fourth album, "Insomniac." With its darker tone and less-immediate songwriting, it sells just 2 million albums in the U.S. and, worldwide, half the copies of "Dookie." Band members...

Green Day has been in the studio for only one day, but never ones to leave anybody out of the loop, they've posted a studio update that you can watch in the replies. Billie Joe Armstrong is blonde again - maybe I'm late on that. We take care of our own.

Day hit the studio to record new album. "Officially started recording the new record today. It's F--- TIME!!!!" (MTV News) + Adele's 21 will tie a Billboard record currently held by Whitney Houston's "Bodyguard" soundtrack when it reaches its 20th...

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