ContactMusic — Green Day have been crowned the kings of punk in a new Rolling Stone online poll. The California trio beat out The Clash, The Ramones and the Sex Pistols to land atop the fans' countdown of the best punk acts ever. The Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, The.... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — I've always had a bit of a soft spot for Blink 182. For all their goofy lyrics about fucking dogs/your mum/each other, the trio always displayed a pretty unerring pop instinct. And, sure, a cynic might attribute this to the talents of the band's pr... more info

Powerpopulist — The Fire Apes - Hey Kate! mp3from their May 23 releaseA Life In LettersThese simmerin' simians from South Carolina have put out a hot piece of perfectly pure powerpop. Listing such influences as Fountains of Wayne, The Pretenders, Green Day, and some... more info

Altsounds — Upstate NY band Epigene has announced the release of their 3rd album, a brilliant new rock opera called “A Wall Street Odyssey; The City, The Country And Back Again.” Inspired by such landmark albums as The Who's Quadrophenia, The K... more info

ContactMusic — Evan Rachel Wood and Jamie Bell have rekindled their romance. The pair dated for a year after meeting on the set of the video for Greenday's 'Wake Me Up When September Ends' and although they split in 2006, the 'Eagle' actor and the 'True Blood' star... more info

ContactMusic — Actress Evan Rachel Wood has reportedly rekindled her romance with ex-boyfriend Jamie Bell, five years after they parted ways. The Wrestler star dated Bell in 2006 after they played onscreen lovers in the music video for Green Day's track Wake Me Up ... more info

Mjsbigblog — Listen to James Durbin's unreleased Idol song, Green Day's "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life), available on his American Idol Season 10 Highlights EP. The tune is not only unreleased, but was never performed on Idol! Listen after the jump. more info

Guardian Music — Country singer and session guitarist, known for hits such as Rhinestone Cowboy, makes candid statement about his healthIt's some time since popular music was strictly a young person's game, but Glen Campbell's reason for retiring is nonetheless strik... more info

ContactMusic — Green Day star Billie Joe Armstrong is to reprise his role as St. Jimmy in the movie adaptation of hit musical American Idiot. Armstrong, who came up with the concept for the Broadway show which is full of his band's music, took a lead role on two se... more info

Gigwise — With Tom Hank's production company... more info