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Lawrence Livermore, the founder of Lookout! Records, Green Day’s first record label, claims that when he first invited the group to make the EP that would become 1989’s 1,000 Hours, Billie Joe Armstrong was so young, he didn’t recognize the opportunity as being of any great significance.  More than th...

The dawning of our new normal — a world of postponement, rescheduling and uncertainty — showed us just how sacred live shows can be. Whether they’re experienced in person or at home in front of a screen, the collective energy fostered between an artist and their audience is the driving essence of live music. While we may hav...

In issue 399, we featured Bishop Briggs and Sueco as cover artists. During our conversations, the two artists detailed their careers, their inspirations and their vision. They also spoke to the changing nature of alternative music and their ambitious visions for their own career...

Technically, my first exposure to punk was through Green Day’s Dookie. At the time, I was young—probably too young. As kids so often do, I followed a friend’s older brother to check out his collection of older brother music. Dookie immediate...

It’s nearly impossible to overstate the influence Green Day have on the rock scene these days. Ever since breaking into the mainstream in the mid-‘90s, everyone from blink-182 to Lady Gaga have cited their music as an inspiration at some point in their career. If you’re ...

Green Day's American Idiot is celebrating another year around the sun. Check out the band's 2004 Alternative Press cover story in honor of its anniversary.

The good old days of the closest Broadway ever coming to a rock ’n’ roll experience being Jesus Christ Superstar or Hair are long gone and have been for a long time. While those shows did, and still do, rock and can even be viewed as a harbinger of things to come, the headbanging on the Great White Way is at an all-time high. Well, at l...

Green Day fans may want to get their wallets ready because rumors are swirling new Funko Pop! figures are finally on the way. Thanks to a leak, some fans are convinced new Pop! vinyl figures of Billie Joe Armstrong, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt are in the works...

These songs aren't about a breakup, a love connection or a cute date in the literal sense. In fact, many of your favorite rock, scene and mainstream artists share a love for metaphors in their tracks, whether they're talking about personal struggles or systemic issues...

On Wednesday, Jan. 20, Joe Biden's inauguration is happening. With the historic event right around the corner, a lot of Pro-Biden and Pro-Trump supporters are using social media platforms to express their thoughts on the upcoming ceremony. In particular, one of Green Day's most popular songs is making rounds on Pro-Trump TikToks again...

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 label, Adeline Records.  Read mor...

All of us have at least one Green Day album we wish had a few more songs or even a second album to accompany it. Despite the requests over the past few decades to release music that sounds like their Dookie or American Idiot days, Billie Joe Armstrong says Green Day have no plans to ever put out follow up records...

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 son...

In case you didn't know, Green Day are one of the bands that have performed the most on The Howard Stern Show. Now, Stern is reflecting back on all of Green Day's performances and why their 2001 appearance was so controversial. Read more: iDKHOW fans may think they’ve seen the video for “New Invention” before One of Green Day's first appearances on The Howard Stern Show was in 1997. Since Nimrod w

It's Sept. 1 which means people are rolling out the September memes and jokes that reference Green Day's "Wake Me Up When September Ends." However, Green Day fans are reminding the internet about what the song truly means and are asking that the September memes stop for good...

Are you dreaming about leaving your hometown? Sure you are. Because pop-punk kids have felt self-isolated long before the pandemic. All the shows are canceled, and there’s nothing else to do, so there’s no better time to order in an unhealthy amount of pizza, reminisce about Warped Tour and dust off that Fender or Gibson you’ve been neglecting to learn some genre classics.  These tracks... Read Mo

On July 16, YUNGBLUD released his highly-anticipated new single "Strawberry Lipstick" along with an explosive video. Now, YUNGBLUD is revealing exactly how old he was when the "Strawberry Lipstick" chorus was written. As well, he also shares how Green Day inspired the song's overall concept and video...

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 Gre...

Summer is the season of pop punk. Sadly, almost everyone’s favorite part of the year seems quite a bit different in the middle of a pandemic. Thankfully, some of our go-to pop-punk bands are fresh off quality releases that rival their earlier work.  ...

From their formation in college to nearly a year and a half on the road touring, the seven members of Juice have created a diverse landscape consisting of retro R&B, pop, alternative and hip-hop. Juice demonstrates a narrative cycling through struggles with anxiety, depression and uncertainty. ...