Photos: Green Day Returns From Hiatus in Pomona

By Philip Cosores at 1:18 PM on March 11, 2013

It was triumphant, with the five-piece band (apparently they've grown since the 90's) sticking with hits and favorites, only playing a handful of cuts from the new albums.  read more

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Billie Joe Armstrong to Star in American Idiot Movie

By Andrea Kszystyniak at 2:50 PM on June 14, 2011

Just when you thought Billie Joe Armstrong was done working with material from his 2004 Green Day release American Idiot, he’s back with more. Turns out the Green Day lead singer is set to star in the feature length film version of the album, according to NME. The record was already adapted into a Broadway musical, and now the stage version will be transformed for the silver screen....  read more

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Green Day Has "A Ton of New Songs"

By Caitlin Peterkin at 4:40 PM on May 31, 2011

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has revealed on his Twitter page that the band has “a ton of new songs” for their ninth studio album....  read more

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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Joins American Idiot Broadway Cast

By Beca Grimm at 11:12 AM on September 27, 2010

American Idiot, the Green Day-inspired rock opera, will mark vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong’s debut on Broadway. Armstrong composed and co-penned the Tony Award-winning musical, and he’ll plays St. Jimmy in it Sept. 28-Oct. 3 at the St. James Theatre....  read more

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Green Day Balks at Wal-Mart Censorship Policy

By Angela Pham at 4:20 PM on May 21, 2009

Green Day is saying "good riddance" (rim shot) to Wal-Mart, refusing to make its latest album, 21st Century Breakdown, clean enough to make it onto the store's obscenity-free shelves. The world's largest retailer is known for its long-standing policy of not selling CDs that wear a parental advisory sticker, but Green Day is not giving in....  read more

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Green Day's American Idiot becomes a musical

By Joe Shearer at 1:37 PM on March 30, 2009

Green Day fans, get ready to dookie yourselves. The band's multi-platinum selling album American Idiot is going to be made into a musical, and a "respectable" one at that, apparently. Spring Awakening/Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer will helm the project, set for a one-month run in the band's old stomping grounds, the Berkeley Repertory Theatre....  read more

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