21st Century Breakdown

The Ultimate Pop-Punk Gift Guide: 14 holiday present ideas for music fans

2020 has shown us that we will never take a gig with our closest friends for granted ever again. Nothing can match the energy of the crowd and the feeling of screaming our favorite lyrics at the top of our lungs. However, the holidays are still coming up quickly, and we want to make sure […]

10 things that prove the Network are actually Green Day

Green Day fans have spent way too much time arguing over the Network on the internet. In case you’re unfamiliar with the band, the mysterious group have been thought to be made up of Green Day members since they released their first album, Money Money 2020, in 2003 and signed with Billie Joe Armstrong’s record […]

QUIZ: Which Green Day era are you the most like?

This is a public service announcement: If Green Day’s epic ¡Uno!, ¡Dos! and ¡Tre! trilogy counts as one really, really long album, then the classic band have eleven diverse albums in their esteemed 30-plus-year catalog. Eleven. That’s 170 songs total—and 100 more than most of your favorite bands. Because there’s truly something in every genre […]

30 Green Day deep cuts you should definitely know by now

2020 marks 30 years since Green Day’s first album, 39/Smooth. While they’ve had plenty of hits and radio favorites over the last few decades, there are plenty of great songs that haven’t seen the mainstream attention that classics such as “Basket Case” and “American Idiot” have. Here are 30 deep cuts to add to your […]

Green Day are punk's greatest band—and we have the magazine to prove it

Green Day didn’t invent punk rock, but they did the most for it. Over the course of 13 studio albums, three live releases, a handful of compilations (and a few incognito things on the side), the NorCal trio made punk a household term. By virtue of their sound, influence, longevity and straight-up attitude, Green Day […]