Apr 11, 2013
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Billie Joe Armstrong, co-founder of Grammy-winning Green Day, has sold his Newport Beach cottage for $1.625 million.
The 924-square-foot house, with three bedrooms and four bathrooms, came on the market in the fall at $1.895 million. First constructed...
Mar 16, 2013
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AUSTIN, Texas -- Big bands in small venues -- it's become a ritual at the South by Southwest music festival, where even A-list rock stars recognize the opportunity to launch a new project or heal a wounded reputation. But if Depeche Mode and Green Day...
Mar 11, 2013
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On the final night of the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas, last year, a young folk-rock trio from Denver took the makeshift stage at a church a few blocks away from the main action down on 6th Street. The church was about half full,...
Dec 31, 2012
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Green Day, sidelined since late September, will return to the touring circuit in early 2013. The rock band unveiled on Monday a host of live dates, its first since leader Billie Joe Armstrong was admitted to rehab in the fall.
Green Day's return to the...
Sep 24, 2012
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Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong is heading to rehab just days before the band is to release the first of three new albums. The revelation comes less than 48 hours after Armstrong ranted and smashed his guitar at Clear Channel's iHeartRadio...
Sep 4, 2012
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Rock 'n' roll bad boy Billie Joe Armstrong, the frontman of the popular skate-punk band Green Day, was back in Los Angeles on Tuesday after being hopitalized in Italy. The band was forced to cancel its show in Bologna over the weekend when Armstrong was...
Jun 14, 2012
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Pop & Hiss
Green Day today released what appears to be a sly little nod to punk rock history, posting about 30-seconds of a new song that references punk rock forebears the Clash. Additionally, leader Billie Joe Armstrong promises a 'secret' L.A. show in the near...
Jun 20, 2012
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Pop & Hiss
Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong has been hyping a free rock 'n' roll "sex party" since June 13 near the offices of their record company, Warner Bros. Records, but Burbank city officials evidently weren't so pleased with the setup, so the concert that...
Feb 12, 2012
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Culture Monster
"The Book of Mormon" wins a 2012 Grammy Award Sunday for musical theater album....
Mar 6, 2012
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Culture Monster
If ticket prices for the Green Day musical "American Idiot" seem out of reach financially, you still have a chance to see the show at the Ahmanson Theatre -- but you may need to bring ear plugs....
Mar 15, 2012
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Culture Monster
"American Idiot," the Broadway show adapted from Green Day's recording of the same title, opens at the Ahmanson Theatre....
Apr 11, 2012
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Pop & Hiss
Give rock 'n' rollers a taste of Broadway, and their dramatic ambitions will never cease. West coast punk rock band Green Day today unveiled that it will be releasing a trio of albums beginning in late 2012. The first is due in September, according to a...
