The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I had a conversation with some friends this week about what artists of the past 25 years will be elected in the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame in their first year if eligibility.  Recently, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Green Day all accomplished this.  We ... more info

USA Today Music — MSNBC will simulcast the annual free concert in Central Park, scheduled for Sept. 23.             more info

Stereogum — Stevie Wonder, Green Day, the Killers, the Lumineers and the Chainsmokers will all play this year's Global Citizen Festival, which takes place 9/23 in New York's Central Park. Pharrell Williams, Big Sean, Andra Day, and Alessia Cara are also slated t... more info

411 Mania — Welcome to the 411 Music Fact or Fiction! This week, Joseph Lee takes on Jeremy Thomas. Green Day aren’t to blame for performing immediately after[.........] more info

Popdose — And there’s nothing wrong with me, this how I’m supposed to be, in a land of make-believe that don’t believe in me. What’s THAT supposed to mean? Not all concept albums are created equal. Some classic songs are dependent on the context of the... more info

Stereogum — Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and Rancid's Tim Armstrong have the same last name, so what the hell else are they gonna do besides start a band together called Armstrongs? As Spin points out, their new supergroup together also features Billie Joe's... more info

Chorus.fm — Green Day have issued a statement after an acrobat tragically died before their set at the Mad Cool festival in Madrid. You can read it in full below. Last night at the Mad Cool festival in Spain there was a horrific accident. An acrobat by the name ... more info

CNN Showbiz — Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong is offering an explanation as to why his band's performance went on as scheduled right after an acrobat plunged to his death on the same stage. more info

USA Today Music — Singer Billie Joe Armstrong issues statement about why his band played after a performer died at a music festival in Spain.             more info

USA Today Music — The members of Green Day are defending themselves against accusations of insensitivity, after performing a set at the Mad Cool Festival in Spain, following a fatal on-stage accident that left a Spanish acrobat dead.             more info