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Green Day Debuts Winehouse Tribute Song

Green Day Debuts Winehouse Tribute Song

During their show last week in California, Green Day not only premiered new music, but also played a tribute song for Amy Winehouse simply titled, “Amy.” The track is stripped down and the lyrics are presented as a letter to Winehouse herself. Billie Joe Armstrong cries out the sincere chorus, “Amy don't you go / I want you around / Singin' woah please don't go / Do you wanna be a friend of mine?”   read more

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Billie Joe Armstrong to Star in American Idiot Movie

Billie Joe Armstrong to Star in <i>American Idiot</i> Movie

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"

Green Day Has "A Ton of New Songs"

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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Tom Hanks To Produce American Idiot Film

Tom Hanks To Produce <em>American Idiot</em> Film

Tom Hanks will serve as producer for the film adaptation of Green Day’s American Idiot....  read more

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The Eight Best Jimmy Fallon Cover Songs

The Eight Best Jimmy Fallon Cover Songs

Jimmy Fallon’s talent with impressions and incorporating music into his act has only grown since he released an album in 2002 called The Bathroom Wall....  read more

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The 18 Best Concept Albums of the 21st Century (So Far)

The 18 Best Concept Albums of the 21st Century (So Far)

Ziggy Stardust. The Wall. Sgt. Pepper's. The Red-Headed Stranger. The 20th Century set the bar pretty high for concept albums. But 21st is off to a decent start.  read more

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

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Joins <em>American Idiot</em> Broadway Cast

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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The 15 Best Music Performances on Late-Night TV in May

The 15 Best Music Performances on Late-Night TV in May

This has been Music-On-TV Appreciation Month at Paste. In addition to all the good prime-time music, there’s been a wealth of amazing musical guests on the late-night talk shows lately. A couple of weeks ago, I looked at the state of late-night music, and liked what I saw. Here’s a countdown of my 15 favorite late-night performances from May:...  read more

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Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Phoenix, Lady Gaga, More Play Lollapalooza 2010

Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Phoenix, Lady Gaga, More Play Lollapalooza 2010

Looks like the reports were true: this year’s Lollapalooza lineup was just announced, and headliners include The Strokes, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, a reunited Soundgarden, Green Day and Phoenix....  read more

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Tom Hanks in Talks to Produce Movie Version of Green Day's American Idiot Musical

Tom Hanks in Talks to Produce Movie Version of Green Day's <em>American Idiot</em> Musical

Even though Green Day’s American Idiot musical hasn’t yet seen its Broadway premiere (that’s set to occur on April 20), Tom Hanks may be ready to take the production to the silver screen. According to Dateline.com, Hanks and his Playtone partner Gary Goetzman are interested in producing the film version of the show....  read more

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