Mercury News, California — Green Day returns to 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley to perform a benefit show. more info

Stereogum — 924 Gilman, the volunteer-run Berkeley punk venue, is where Green Day got their start. It’s also a famously puritanical zone; bands get banned for playing there for just about every imaginable reason. Green Day have been banned from 924 Gilman ever... more info

Stereogum — Over the weekend, the late Lou Reed was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame alongside Green Day, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bill Withers, and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. Patti Smith introduced Reed, and his widow, ... more info

Stereogum — Last night, seven artists were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hal Of Fame: Lou Reed, Green Day, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Bill Withers, and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band all received honors, and each got a speech and perform... more info

Stereogum — Tomorrow night, Green Day go into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Last night, the band played its first U.S. show in a couple of years at Cleveland’s House Of Blues, and they made it a special one. Punk rock hero Tim Armstrong, of Rancid and Operat... more info

Mercury News, California — At the beginning it was just two Pinole Valley High School pals — Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt — fronting a band called Sweet Children, playing a Vallejo barbecue joint in 1986. But anyone who knew music could see — these kids, primarily... more info

Stereogum — Next month, the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame will hold its big induction ceremony in Cleveland. The year’s induction class includes Lou Reed, Green Day, and Bill Withers, and the Hall Of Fame has just unveiled its list of who’s inducting whom. Paul... more info

Perez Hilton — Being inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is like winning a combo Grammy/Oscar and getting a high five from Elvis' ghost all at the same time. So we can't even begin to imagine how 2015's inductee are feeling! Who made the cut for next year?... more info

Reuters — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, the late rocker Lou Reed, punk group Green Day and singer Bill Withers are among the 2015 inductees named on Tuesday to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. more info

Time — Sorry, N.W.A., Chic, The Smiths and Sting. Maybe next year! more info