News Archives - July 2012

Video of Mike Dirnt talking about the new Fender Bassman series amp

Jun. 8, 2012 / Comments

Here's a video of Mike Dirnt talking about his collaboration with Fender and the new Bassman amplifiers.

You can get more info on the new amps on Fender.com. The amps are listed on Musicians Friend.com for $1800.

Most exciting line "I'm ecstatic that I going to get to take these out on tour. I absolutely had that in mind."

Thanks to brandi for sending this news.

"Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life)" ranked #2 in Rolling Stone's list of the Best Graduation Songs Ever

By Jack · Jun. 8, 2012 · 0 Comments

[caption=Cover of the UK single for Good Riddance]060712_1339050605_tmp_Green-Day-Time-Of-Your-Life-248902.jpg[/caption]To celebrate the end of the school year, Rolling Stone asked its readers to rank their ten favorite graduation songs of ... read story

WTF Article: Green Day included in Cracked's list of musicians who stole their biggest hits

Jun. 7, 2012 · 0 Comments

We've decided to go ahead and make our 'WTF Article' it's own feature. Some of you will remember it showing up in our weekly round-up posts we started recently, but we decided that maybe these wtf articles should be out on their own. So ... read story

Tré Cool posts an update on Facebook about ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré!

By Jack · Jun. 7, 2012 · 0 Comments

[caption=Warner's web page for the pre-order of Uno, Dos, and Tré]060712_trioWarner.jpg[/caption]This morning, Tré Cool posted on his official Facebook page regarding the band's progress on the new trilogy, ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré!. ... read story

Mike Dirnt says that his signature bass style is all about "not overplaying"

By Jimmy · Jun. 7, 2012 · 0 Comments

[caption=Mike playing at Live 105's "Not So Silent Night" Christmas Show in 2011]060712_mikenssnlive.jpg[/caption]This past week Gibson.com has taken a break from guitarists to recognize how great bass players can make or break a band. The ... read story

Fan Of The Week: Ana M. from Spain

By Jaymee · Jun. 6, 2012 · 0 Comments

[caption=Our fan of the week: Ana.]060512_ana.jpg[/caption]Name: Ana Location: Castellon, Spain How long have you been a fan: 8 years Favourite lyric or quote (one-liner): Trust is such a dirty word that comes from such a liar, but ... read story

Win a VIP trip to see Green Day from Sony and Pandora

By Jimmy · Jun. 6, 2012 · 0 Comments

[caption=A VIP pass from the American Idiot Tour in 2005]060612_gd_vip.jpg[/caption]Pandora and Sony have teamed up to give one lucky fan and a guest the VIP experience on Green Day's upcoming tour supporting their trilogy ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ... read story

Warner & Reprise offer pre-order notice for ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré!

By Matt · Jun. 5, 2012 · 0 Comments

[caption=Warner's web page for the pre-order of Uno, Dos, and Tré]060512_reprise-udt.jpg[/caption]Warner Brothers and Reprise have set up a new web page titled "Green Day Pre-Order Advance Notice" where visitors can sign up for an "advance ... read story

Billie Joe attends the final performance of American Idiot in Costa Mesa, CA

Jun. 5, 2012 · 0 Comments

The American Idiot musical, currently on its last two USA stops, wrapped up their week long stint performing at the Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa, CA. For their final performance on June 3rd, Billie Joe Armstrong showed up to give his ... read story

The Gibson Les Paul guitar used by Billie Joe at the Rock n' Roll HOF induction is for sale on eBay

By Jack · Jun. 4, 2012 · 0 Comments

[caption=Guitar used by Billie Joe during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame performance]guitar.jpg[/caption]On April 14th, Green Day attended the 2012 Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The band inducted Guns n' Roses into the Hall, ... read story

Static Noise 66: We wonder if Green Day is finished (or close to) with the recording of Uno

Jun. 4, 2012 · 0 Comments

[img=podcast.jpg]66: A sometimes weekly podcast On this weeks' podcast we talk about the recent news (or lack thereof) and talk about whether Green Day is done recording Uno. We also wonder how the singles will work for the trilogy and how ... read story

Rolling Stone includes Green Day in the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time

By Bryony · Jun. 3, 2012 · 0 Comments

[img=rollingstone.jpg]Rolling Stone has complied a list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, after asking a panel of music industry big wigs, band members and music experts for their opinions. Billie Joe and Tre were both part of the ... read story

Photos of Mike Dirnt receiving his new Triumph motorcycle

By Jimmy · Jun. 2, 2012 · 0 Comments

[img=mikedirntbike.jpg]Mike Dirnt and pro-skater Corey Duffel both recently purchased new Triumph motorcycles, and photographer Sean Cope documented the two picking the bikes up. Head on over to Sean's website to check out all the photos ... read story

Green Day Bluegrass Volume 2

May. 31, 2012 · 0 Comments

[img=053112_bluegrass.jpg] It looks like this product came out 2 years ago, but somehow we missed it. I was browsing around Spotify last weekend while working on the Top 5 Kick-Ass Green Day Songs article and found this album listed there, ... read story

Green Day Community member "Raiderr" is selling his extensive Green Day collection

By Jimmy · May. 30, 2012 · 0 Comments

[img=053012_rareslappy.jpg]One of our forum members, "Raiderr," is going to be selling his extensive Green Day collection. If you are a collector, this is definitely a post that I would check out. He has Japanese imports, vinyl, ... read story

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