AMERICAN rockers release artwork for new record - which looks like a Banksy stencil more info

411 Mania — Jake Chambers and Sandeep Murali enter the Fact or Fiction studio this week to take on your music headlines: Is Metallica a class act for how they handled their Hall of Fame induction? Do we need to do an intervention on Chris Cornell? Was Pearl Ja... more info

Musos Guide — Everyone's least favourite anachronistic emo-friendly bunch of American Idiots, Green Day, have announced details of a new album. Wahey. more info

AngryApe — In North America this Summer more info

XFM.co.uk — The Leeds legends will be touring with the punk trio in the US this summer... more info

411 Mania — Green Day announce track listing and release date for new album and plan to take American Idiot to the stage, Metallica release a new video, Slash blogs, Corey Taylor announces solo appearance, album updates from Rancid, Placebo, The Used, Horse the... more info

VH1 News — Green Day director Matthew Cullen reveals details of "Know Your Enemy" video. "It's still Green Day, but it's just bigger," Matthew Cullen said of the clip, which debuts April 24 on MTV. more info

BBC News - UK — Punk band Green Day announce their 2004 hit album American Idiot is being turned into a musical production more info

Rolling Stone — • Newsted on Metallica: “I Never Looked Back” • Coldplay, Beasties, Tool Set for All Points West • Green Day’s American Idiot to Become Musical • Prince Stuns Fans With Three-Gig Marathon • Dylan Unveils “Beyond Here Lies Nothin’ ... more info

Guardian Music — California's perky punk-pop pups are working on a stage version of their American Idiot album. Next, Blink 182: The OperaIt "doesn't make a lot of sense," Billie Joe Armstrong confessed, but Green Day are making a musical.Yes, California's cheeky pun... more info