VH1 News — Green Day fans flocked to NYC to meet the band and get their copy of 21st Century Breakdown signed. "They're the voice of our generation," one fan told MTV News. more info

Rock Sound — Green Day treat fans to another new song recorded live at the Uptown Club in Oakland. more info

XFM.co.uk — Billie Joe Armstrong tells Ian Camfield that the band's eighth album is their most optimistic to date. more info

Chorus.fm — *Green Day* (http://www.myspace.com/greenday)'s new album, 21st Century Breakdown, is available for $4.99 today at Amazon MP3 (http://tinyurl.com/pdy5jh) with an exclusive bonus track. Submitted by thecobrakais more info

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MTV.com News — 'It's great to see people excited about an album coming out,' frontman Billie Joe Armstrong tells MTV News.By James Montgomery Green Day Photo: MTV News NEW YORK — You can forgive some of the Green Day fans packed inside a Manhattan Best... more info

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For a band named after time wasted in a cannabis fog, Green Day, whose new album arrives Friday, sure is lame at vegging out. more info

VH1 News — We sat down with Green Day to talk about the lyrical themes in their new album, 21st Century Breakdown, specifically the characters of Christian and Gloria. "It's like giving your emotions flesh and blood," frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said. more info