LargeHeartedBoy — The Village Voice reviews Green Day's new album, 21st Century Breakdown (out Friday). Remember, of course, that Green Day are as major-label as they come, and this will undoubtedly be one of 2009's bestsellers—Breakdown is pure capitalism even... more info
Rolling Stone — Photograph by Sam Jones
More than two decades, three Grammys and 20-million-plus albums sold since they rose from the punk clubs in Oakland, California, to international superstardom, Green Day are sharper, edgier and more ambitious than ever. As th... more info
VH1 News — Green Day are still finding a reason to rage, even in Obama's America. "I think we're actually in a worse situation," Billie Joe Armstrong said. more info
NME - Notes From The Underground — So with yesterday's Green Day argument getting everyone in a tizzy, we figured it was an apposite time to talk to a punk band who's been killing it for 25 years and who are still just as relevant, insightful, funny and downright crucial as ever.
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Starpulse — Green Day will release 21st Century Breakdown, the long awaited follow-up to American Idiot, on Friday May 15th. The album, produced by Butch Vig (Nirvana, AFI, Smashing Pumpkins),[...] Read more! more info
Rolling Stone — You’ll have to wait until Friday to pick up a copy of Green Day’s 21st Century Breakdown, but we assure you it’s worth the wait: The San Francisco punk trio’s follow-up to 2004’s Grammy-winning American Idiot earned a four-and-a-half star R... more info
Topix — Green Day, "21st Century Breakdown" If you thought Green Day couldn't be any more ambitious than their Grammy-winning 2004 disc "American Idiot," well, you'd be wrong a ' in a very big way. more info
NME - Notes From The Underground — So, Green Day are back, are they? With yet another rock opera about How The World Is A Bit Messed Up And Stuff And How America Is, Like, Evil? Well put my hair in gelled-up spikes and tweak my undercarriage if that’s not going to set my world aligh... more info
MTV.com News — Band still seems to be grappling with sudden popularity in 1994 chat.By James Montgomery
Green Day's Mike Dirnt and Billie Joe Armstrong in 1994
Photo: MTV News
It was back in 1994. August 3, to be exact. MTV News' first-ever interview wit... more info
VH1 News — Green Day were more skater kids than rock gods in their first-ever MTV News interview. The trio seemed to be grappling with their sudden popularity in the 1994 chat. more info