BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — Billie Joe Armstrong and co speak to Zane Lowe about 'autobiographical' new album 21st Century Breakdown, their five years away and buying their own records. more info

MTV.com News — 'They want artists to censor their records in order to be carried there,' frontman Billie Joe Armstrong says.By James Montgomery Green Day Photo: Kevin Mazur/ WireImage Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown may currently be the #1 album in th... more info

MSN Music — Green Day, on top of album chart, lashes out at Wal-Mart for refusing to stock unedited CD more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — A shaky transition from CDs to digital downloads casts a shadow on the start of music retailers' big summer season. Leave it to brash punk-pop icons Green Day ... more info

Reuters — LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Green Day easily grabbed the top spot on the U.S. album chart, and also went to No. 1 in at least 13 other countries, the punk trio's label said on Wednesday. more info

NME — '21st Century Breakdown' tops the Billboard Album chart more info

Live Daily — Despite spending only three days on the shelves during its debut week, "21st Century Breakdown," Green Day's first new studio set since 2004's "American Idiot," follows in its predecessor's footsteps by entering the US album chart at No. 1. Surfacing... more info

411 Mania — Set list inside... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bonnie Prince Billy (by Eva Vermandel for WIRE) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Your Nature, Space Camp @ The Annex * Jamie Saft w/ Kalashnikov @ Zebulon * Green Day @ PC Richard & Son Theater * La Otracina,... more info

411 Mania — 21st Century Breakdown grabs top spot... more info