ContactMusic — AMERICAN IDIOT, the 2004 album by American rock band Green Day, has been given the go-ahead to be adapted into a feature-length movie. AMERICAN IDIOT, the Broadway musical, has been hugely successful and Universal studios have officially hired Tom... more info

Topix — Billy Joe Armstrong of Green Day, centre, performs at the 2010 Grammy Awards with the cast of American Idiot. more info

ContactMusic — Plans to transfer Green Day's American Idiot musical from Broadway to the big screen have been put into action. The hit stage show, based on the band's acclaimed 2004 album of the same name, will close in New York later this month (Apr11) ahead of... more info

ContactMusic — The Green Day-inspired musical 'American Idiot' is to be turned into a feature film. The Broadway stage production - which uses the songs of the band's seminal 2004 album to tell the coming-of-age story of three small-town guys - is set to close..... more info

NME — Record label hires Hollywood legend to film forthcoming album adaptation more info

Gigwise — Based on the recent Broadway musical... more info

Topix — Panic! at the Disco could be following in the footsteps of The Who and Green Day. more info

Altsounds — Adeline Records has just announced an April 26th release date for the vinyl version of Green Day's new live album, Awesome As Fuck. The set (also available on CD with bonus DVD on March 22 via Reprise Records), features explosive performances ca... more info

Guardian Music — This ambitious history of protest songs suggests their best days are over. They can, of course, be recycled…Among the challengers hoping to keep the X Factor winner Matt Cardle from topping the charts last Christmas were a new recording of John Cag... more info

NME — Album available to hear exclusively on NME.COM more info