L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — AUSTIN, Texas -- Big bands in small venues -- it's become a ritual at the South by Southwest music festival, where even A-list rock stars recognize the opportunity to launch a new project or heal a wounded reputation. But if Depeche Mode and Green Da... more info

Consequence of Sound — Jim James, Palma Violets, Kendrick Lamar, and Third Eye Blind more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — AUSTIN, Texas – As South by Southwest enters its home stretch – the music festival and conference will conclude Saturday evening – the temptations become harder to resist. The event, now in its 27th year, was once a showcase for the unsigned an... more info

ContactMusic — Green Day will not let any ''idiots'' backstage, in order to protect Billie Joe Armstrong.The 'American Idiot' band are making drastic changes to the... more info

Mercury News, California — Lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong, whose substance abuse problems made major headlines, is in fine form during concert at South by Southwest. more info

USA Today Music — Punk-influenced Green Day tune up at SXSW. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Though it's hard to ignore the branding buzzing around the festival nowadays, catching acts like Autre Ne Veut and Indians is a reminder of what it's really about.AUSTIN, Texas — The South by Southwest music festival and conference, now in its 27th... more info

411 Mania — Green Day frontman returning to theater... more info

Chorus.fm — Billie Joe Armstrong (*Green Day (http://www.absolutepunk.net/greenday)*) will be writing songs (http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/14/billie-joe-armstrong-to-write-songs-for-yale-repertory-theater-show/?smid=tw-share) for Yale Repertory Theat... more info

ContactMusic — Green Day star Billie Joe Armstrong is heading back to the theatre to pen music for a new Yale Repertory Theater adaptation of William Shakespeare's... more info