Rolling Stone — For our new issue, David Fricke got Green Day to open up about their most emotionally explosive album yet, the new 21st Century Breakdown. In our second of three exclusive interviews with each bandmember, bassist Mike Dirnt recalls the dark, drunken ... more info

Topix — Green Day's '21st Century Breakdown': Reasons to be excited With 2004's "American Idiot," Green Day essentially rebooted its career. more info

Chorus.fm — Even though it hasn't come out yet - it looks like *Green Day* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/greenday)'s 21st Century Breakdown will debut at #1 (http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/green-day-headed-to-no-1-debut-on-billboard-1003972848.story) on the ... more info

Rolling Stone — Despite the fact that Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown will only have three days of sales rather than a full seven when retail figures are compiled next week, the album is projected to debut at Number One, Billboard reports. Even with its unortho... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — TORONTO - The following is HMV Canada's top 10 CDs based on national sales for the week ending May 15. more info

411 Mania — Short sales week isn't enough to stop Green Day... more info

Rolling Stone — • Lambert, Allen Advance to Idol Finale • The New Issue: Green Day Fights On • How Adam Lambert Saved American Idol • Jay-Z Plots Intimate Summer Tour With Ciara • Pearl Jam’s Ament Attacked Outside Studio • Depeche Mode Cancel Gig as G... more info

VH1 News — Green Day's 1994 breakthrough LP Dookie remains a punk-rock classic, 15 years after its release. more info

MTV.com News — Amazingly, band is bigger than all of the acts it's influenced.By James Montgomery Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong in the video for "Basket Case" Photo: MTV News It's no secret that on Friday, Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown will be ... more info

MTV.com News — 'It's like giving your emotions flesh and blood,' frontman Billie Joe Armstrong says of the characters on the album.By James Montgomery Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Photo: MTV News Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown is now on the racks... more info