Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
News from Adeline Street:
Hey everyone!
We want to wish you a very happy new year! Or a pre- Happy Valentines day.... We
are a little slow with the writings these days.. But....This is OUR year...our
year to make a change...from our president, our communities and our future.
Here's to an amazing year!!!
Adrienne & Billie Joe
Oh..and If your not registered to vote already- please go to rockthevote.com and register!!
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
Green Day's cover of "Working Class Hero" will be featured on the 2008 Grammy Nominee CD released January 29th. More details: here.
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008
Tickets on sale now!! Click: here.
Tickets for the February 4th - Pinhead Gunpowder show @ The Troubadour in West Hollywood will be go on sale TODAY, by clicking the banner below:
Saturday, January 19th, 2008
Billie Joe's side band, Pinhead Gunpowder will be doing a few very rare performances. The last time they performed live was 2001.
February 3rd, Chain Reaction - Anaheim, CA
February 4th, Troubadour - Los Angeles,
CA
Listen to Pinhead Gunpowder MP3's @ iTunes:
here.
Listen to "Life During
Wartime" at YouTube.
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Friday, January 18th, 2008
Something big.. coming in a bit...
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008
The new issue of ROLLING STONE Magazine mentions the FOXBORO HOT TUBS:
Psst: This awesomely retro garage-rock band is Green Day in disguise. (Or so it seems: They pulled the same stunt with fake New Wave band the Network in 2003.) Anyway , tunes like Stop Drop and Roll rock hard enough that we'd dig this even if these guys turned out to be the Jonas Brothers
KROQ has been playing The Foxboro Hot Tubs lately, you can request them by calling: 1-800 - 520-1067. You can also request them or Green Day online: here.
News from ADELINE RECORDS
Oregon rockers, "Broadway Calls" just signed to Adeline Records. Check them out at myspace.com/broadwaycalls
News from Kevin Lyman @ WarpedTour.com:
Right before christmas I got a call from my partner Darryl at CAA telling me about a band that I should check out called Broadway Calls, who Billie Joe from Green Day had just signed and was way into. Maybe I was in the mood for some Clash or Stiff Little Fingers, but right away I was way into them. This band has both those influences but with a modern feel. The band is from Oregon, better known for hippies, beavers and good micro brew, but I have a feeling after this summer it will also be known for a band called Broadway Calls.
Check them out and see them all summer on the Vans Warped Tour.
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008
Tre Cool can be seen on Zildjian's 4 piece rock cymbal pack: here.
Graphic designer Ian Leino talks about his new Green Day designs for upcoming t-shirts: here.
Friday, January 4th, 2008
Billie Joe Armstrong Wins U.S. Presidential Primary at Rock.com -- Rockers Deemed Better at Running Country Than Politicians @ Yahoo: here.
Friday, December 21st, 2007
Green Day's song Holiday was featured in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade played by the Marching Ravens @ Youtube: here.
On November 30th- Rock For Kids auctioned off Green Day items to help homeless and underprivileged Chicago children.
The Simpsons Movie featuring GREEN DAY is out now:
Friday, December 14th, 2007
You can download Green Day themed characters for the video game, The Sims @ Modthesims2.com: here.
Green Day Staying Mum About Foxboro Hot Tubs As More Clues Bubble To The Surface @ MTV: here.
Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Happy Birthday to Mr. Tre Cool who turns 35 today. Happy Birthday!!!
LifeBeats bid 2 Beat AIDS is auctioning off some cool Green Day stuff on Ebay: here.
Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Green Day Nominated for 2008 Grammy Award @ Yahoo: here.
BURBANK, CA--(MARKET WIRE)--Dec 6, 2007 -- Reprise Records recording artists Green Day received a Grammy Award nomination today for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocals for their cover of John Lennon's "Working Class Hero." The song appears on the album "Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur," which was released by Warner Bros. Records on June 12th, 2007.
The Grammy awards will be handed out at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on February 10th, 2008. Tune in to the 50th Annual Grammy Awards telecast, which airs that night on CBS at 8pm ET/PT.
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007
28 Most recognizable guitars @ Blender: here.
50 Best songs over 7 minutes long @ Rolling Stone: here.
Saturday, December 1st, 2007
Green Day landed the #1 spot on last nights Top 25 Grammy Moments in History on CBS. If you missed it, check it out on YouTube: here.
Thursday, November 29th, 2007
Adeline Records Holiday Sale!
Adeline Records is having a huge Holiday Sale. Everything in their online store is 25% off, and the discount is automatically applied at checkout. Now’s a good time to get all those sweet vinyl records you’ve had your eye on! The sale lasts through December 31, but be sure to order early if you want to receive your purchase before the holidays (especially if you’re ordering internationally).
The direct link to the store is www.adelinerecords.net/store.
Tuesday, November 21st, 2007
Adeline Street Model Casting Call.
Steady Clothing is holding an open casting call for models! We are looking
for female and male models for Rock Steady and Adeline Street clothing, children
models for Ready Steady Go, and even classic or custom cars & motorcycles.
For more details, check out
AdelineStreet.com
Green Day are nominated for the best band at the Italian Kids Choice Awards. Vote: here.
Punk documentary One Nine Nine Four has a new trailer up: here. The Official Website says the filmakers will be interviewing Billie Joe next week and the film will be released in early 2008.
Friday, November 16th, 2007
In the current issue
of KERRANG,
readers voted for "the most thrilling, most
memorable and most insane live shows the UK has ever seen." Green Day came in at
number two with their performance at Milton Keynes in 2005. There's a picture of
Billie Joe on the page, and on the front cover. These are the top rankings:
5. Rage Against The Machine, Reading 2000
4. Foos, Hyde Park 2006
3. Metallica, Download 2006
2. Green Day, MK Bowl 2005
1. Muse, Wembley Stadium 2007
In the December issue of Blender the magazine's editors have compiled "The 100
Greatest Indie-Rock Albums Ever." These are albums that were released on
independent or semi-independent labels. Number 47 on the list is Green Day's
Kerplunk.
In People
magazine, there's an article with Dave Grohl of
Foo Fighters, where he talks about his new baby and his family, and he makes a
brief mention of Billie Joe. Grohl says: "My mom was just on a 10-day tour with
us. There are times where I'll walk upstairs after the show, and my mom will be
sitting on the couch with Billie Joe [Armstrong] from Green Day, drinking a pint
of beer. She's totally cool."
Thanks to GreenDayAuthority.com for that.
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007
Adrienne recently did a pod-cast with Vickie Howell of Vickiehowell.com. Look for it to be released on her website tomorrow - Nov. 8th.
Monday, November 5th, 2007
Billie Joe attended the Hannah Montana concert in Oakland, CA last Thursday with his family. A lucky fan took this picture with him:
Music For Relief has an autographed
picture of Green Day up on Ebay:
here. The proceeds go to
help the victims of the recent fires in Southern California.
Vote for Green Day at Honda Civics 2008 Tour page: here:
Thursday, November 1st, 2007
The Green Day leader talks Bush, Britney and being a middle-aged punk for our 40th anniversary @ Rolling Stone: here.
Mike Dirnt's restaurant RUDYS CANT FAIL CAFE in Emeryville, California was recently featured on the CBS show "Eye on the Bay": here The segment begins at about 9 minutes and 50 seconds in.
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Green Day's performance at the 2005 GRAMMY AWARDS was voted one of the top 25 Grammy Moments of the past 50 years. CBS will air a 50th Anniversary special featuring the top 25 moments on November 30th at 8:00pm EST.
Billie Joe is featured in the new Blender Magazine as one of a few "crazy-eyed" stars.
Monday, October 29th, 2007
Billie Joe's signature edition Less Paul Jr is featured as an unlockable guitar in the new Guitar Hero 3 videogame. You can buy Billie Joe's real signature guitar from Guitar Center: here. Thanks to GreenDayAuthority.com for that info.
Thursday, October 25th, 2007
Billie Joe attended the Fourth Annual Black Ball Concert for 'Keep A Child Alive' in NY earlier tonight. Pic #2 / #3 / #4/ #5 / #6
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007
Offer from BIG CHEESE MAGAZINE
Subscribe to Big Cheese Magazine this month and get an exclusive GREEN DAY
wristband, poster and postcard! Hurry, offer available while stocks last!
Subscribe at www.bigcheesemagazine.com
New message from Billie Joe and the NRDC:
This is a public service
announcement from Yours Truly!
Toyota wants everyone to think they are green -- but behind the scenes, they are
working against progress.
More than a million people bought a Prius hybrid from Toyota because they want
to do the right thing for our planet. Hybrid cars are great because they can go
many more miles on a gallon of gas than a regular car can, so they put out less
of the pollution that is causing global warming.
Right now, Congress is working on a bill that could get car companies to
manufacture cars that are more like the Prius, cars that can go an average of at
least 35 miles on every gallon of gas. This would be the first improvement in
U.S. fuel economy standards in almost 20 years, and it would save America 1.2
million barrels of oil every day. That is more oil than we import from Saudi
Arabia.
But now Toyota is copping out. It's hard to believe, but the company that makes
the Prius and other super-efficient hybrids is trying to stop Congress
from taking the strongest possible action to make cars more efficient.
Go to
nrdconline.org
and tell Toyota to stop lobbying against the 35 miles per gallon by 2020
standard!
The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers -- the powerful lobbying group that
Toyota is an active member of -- is saying the goal of making cars by 2020 that
get an average of 35 miles per gallon is "unattainable." That makes no sense,
since Toyota is making the Prius, which gets almost 50 miles per gallon, right
now!
Toyota advertises itself as the greenest car company. That company needs to walk
the walk. Go to
greenday_globalwarming_toyota
now. Tell Toyota to stop fighting progress and start fighting global warming!
Thanks for taking action to reduce America's dangerous dependence on oil.
Yours Truly,
Billie Joe Armstrong
Green Day + NRDC
P.S. If you or your family own a Toyota hybrid or are thinking about buying one,
please say that in your online message to Toyota.
Friday, October 12th, 2007
New message from Billie Joe through the NRDC:
I just heard that Al Gore just won the Nobel Peace Prize for his
work in the fight against global warming. I think it's great
that this issue is finally getting the recognition it deserves.
It's becoming a part of our everyday lives. People aren't just
talking about it, we're really starting to live it. And I feel
that Al Gore has been very influential in bringing this into the
mainstream. Kudos to you, Al Gore. Please do your part to help
stop global warming by telling Congress to pass tough global
warming legislation:
here.
Sincerely,
Billie Joe Armstrong
Green Day + NRDC
P.S. You can read more about Al Gore and the Nobel Peace Prize
at: NY TIMES
Sunday, October 7th, 2007
Billie Joe talks about the new album with Rolling Stone: here.
Billie Joe's brother in law (Adrienne's brother),
Steve Nesser is on the cover of the new November issue of
THRASHER MAGAZINE.
There is an awesome several page interview on the inside. Check out Steve on
YouTube:
here.
The music should sound familiar :)
Hot Issue Hits and Misses: Green Day and Sarge @ Rolling Stone: here.
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
Read about a racehorse named Green Day @ Lancaster Online: here.
Friday, September 28th, 2007
Tons of new Green Day merchandise available online just in time for Christmas at EBTM: here.
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Sunday, September 23rd, 2007
Tre Cool was at Rock Star Karaoke in Fullerton, CA recently. Check him out on drums @ Youtube: here.
Friday, September 21st, 2007
News from GreenDay.com:
As part of the 50th anniversary celebration of The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Awards, CBS and The Academy will present "My Night at the GRAMMYs," a new entertainment special set to air on Friday, November 30, 8 - 10 p.m. ET/PT. This two-hour telecast will highlight GRAMMY Awards show history as artists tell their personal stories of what it means to perform on the show that has become Music's Biggest Night. Additionally, it will raise awareness of The Academy's and the GRAMMY Awards' anniversary milestones and further engage music fans by providing an interactive element. From now through October 7, viewers and members have the chance to be part of this historical special by voting for their favorite GRAMMY moments at www.mynightatthegrammys.com. Fifty great GRAMMY moments from past telecasts, selected by The Academy, are posted on the site - including Green Day performing American Idiot. Users can vote for up to five of their favorite moments. (Voting is restricted to five votes per IP address per day.) The 25 performances that receive the most votes will be seen on "My Night at the GRAMMYs," culminating with the most popular performance as voted on by music fans. The deadline to vote for favorite GRAMMY moments is midnight ET on Sunday, October 7, 2007, so be sure to log on and vote soon for your favorite GRAMMY moments!
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007
NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 09: Davis Factor (far left) and Mike Dirnt of Green Day (2nd from right) with their girlfriends attend the 'Dazed & Confused Party' at The Box during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Spring 2008 on September 9, 2007 in New York City . (Photo by Hal Horowitz/WireImage)
Mike's clothing line
unveiled their Fall line.
Friday, September 14th, 2007
Ebay is auctioning off a studio-used guitar used by Billie Joe during the recording of American Idiot: here.
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
EBTM cheers Green Day @ Yahoo UK: here.
Check out Green Day merchandise at EBTM: here.
Wednesday, August 29th, 2007
Billie Joe and Adrienne promote Adeline Street, their rock-n-roll/street style clothing collection, at the MAGIC convention at the Las Vegas Convention Center August 29, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
Adeline Street has opened its new online store, check it out: here.!
Hey, check out Green Days favorite band &
number one Myspace friends The
Living End from Australia! Green Day are such fans the band is signed to
their very own Adeline records in the US!
The punk n roll trio are currently over in the UK to play The Carling
Weekend festival on Friday 24th August & Leeds on Saturday 25th August. Make
sure you check them out if you're down at the festival as they are amazing
live.
The bands killer fourth album "State Of Emergency" hit the shops last week
on Deck Cheese Records & the guys have been tearing up small UK clubs all
this past week. If you fancy buying the album & getting a free badge set,
stickers & band picture card (while stocks last!) then you can order your
copy from www.deckcheese.com
now!!!
The Living End also release a brand new single "What's On Your Radio?"
(which you might have seen all over Kerrang TV & Scuzz TV recently) on
Monday 27th as download & limited red 7- vinyl. The single will also be
available for digital download on iTunes. You can also pre-order the track
from your mobile phone. Text RADIO to 82822. Pre-order costs £1.50 plus
standard text cost. UK Only. Unavailable to Virgin network subscribers. The
very limited 7" can be ordered:
here.
Roll on!
www.thelivingend.com
www.deckcheese.com
Thursday, August 16th, 2007
Tons of new Green Day merchandise @ EBTM.com: here.
Message from Billie Joe!
Last week, Adrienne and I went to the premiere of "The 11th
Hour," Leonardo DiCaprio's new documentary film. The movie is
really great. You should check it out (it opens in New York and
Los Angeles on Friday the 17th, and in other cities later this
month).
"The 11th Hour" is intense. It tells us the truth that nobody
wants to hear: that human beings, especially greedy corporate
executives and their politician cronies, are responsible for
putting our planet in serious danger. If things don't change
soon, life on Earth may not survive. It has to be this
generation that breaks the chain between the polluting
corporations and the crooked politicians, this generation that
changes its habits so there's something left for other species
and the people who come after us.
There IS hope. We can make changes in our everyday lives, and
most of the technology we need to move forward, we already have
today. What we really need is the leadership, and the will, to
change. You can see the movie trailer at
http://wip.warnerbros.com/11thhour/
Go see the movie.
Thanks for your past GreenDay + NRDC activism. Remember, you can
always visit the site at
http://www.greendaynrdc.com/
to take more actions and learn about changes you can make to
help save the planet.
Sincerely,
Billie Joe Armstrong
Green Day + NRDC
Thursday, August 9th, 2007
"Punk" documentary offers humorous overview @ YAHOO: here.
The "Chocolate" Reign of Tay Zonday @ YAHOO: here.
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
Congratulations to Green Day who were nominated for Most Earthshattering Collaboration at the MTV VMA's along with U2.
Billie Joe and the boys take on everyone's favorite yellow family @ EW: here.
Sunday, August 5th, 2007
Click: here to watch the trailer for the upcming punk Documentary "Punks Not Dead." More info: here.
Green Day drummer covers Tay Zonday @ UNDERCOVER: here.
Thursday, August 2nd, 2007
Straight from the Monkey Hut....
"Huell Howser gives this video 2 BIG thumbs up!!"
The Official Adeline Record message board is BACK! Check it out: here.
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Green Day Hammer New Orleans @ MTV: here.
Billie Joe Armstrong is working on his "upside-down hammering technique" in New Orleans, where he and his family are volunteering for Habitat for Humanity construction projects. The family is checking in with reports and photos at GreenDay.net. ...
Green Day Star Helps Homless In New Orleans @ NetMusicCountdown: here.
Green Day Billy Volunteers For New Orleans Charity @ Launch: here.
Green Day Billy volunteers for New Orleans charity @ Yahoo: here.
GREEN DAY BILLY VOLUNTEERS FOR NEW ORLEANS CHARITY @ Contact Music: here.
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Day 3 - New Orleans
Adrienne:
It's our final build day. Its kind of sad. I really want
to stay and finish the job, see it through. It's amazing
how connected you feel to the project your working on.
Feeling a sense of pride and excitement for the family
who will live here. Everyone fell into a rhythm with
their jobs and worked hard to get as much done as
possible. The kids worked so diligently on their
painting. Seeing them so passionate about what they were
doing and really understanding that this house is going
to make a HOME for someone. It was so moving.
Billie joe, jason and mark worked on soffit again, this
time on the side of the house with some pretty tall
ladders. Man, those guys busted their booties to get
that soffit up. I think that they - by FAR- had the
hardest job of the week.
It was just three days. Three days! And we made huge
progress on the home for that single mother and her
daughter. Those three days will help to change those
lives. That's what its all about.
I have to thank the Americore people we worked with-
thanks ben, jolene and sam!! You were awesome! And I
want to thank our Habitat team, especially Ali and
Alison. You made our build, truly an experience! thank
you beckers and whites! I can't wait for the next
build...
Janna:
Our final day! I have to tell ya'll that Jason was
talking about the soffit in his sleep! That's the word
of the week- soffit! Anyway, I spent our final day
painting, going crazy with the detail work trying to
make it look perfect!
These 3 days have been so fun and inspiring. I'm proud
of everyone, especially the kids- 6 in all, including
the Becker clan (Armstrong family friends.) They all
wore brown matching Carhart overalls and boots, and at
one point, they were all standing in a line painting the
side of the house. Super cute! And they spent hours
upon hours diligently preparing a beautiful sandbox for
the little girl of the family.
We didn't get to meet the homeowner of the house we
worked on, but we did meet the kind lady from across the
street (she let us use her waterhose-holla!) and we also
met a newly accepted homeowner who came to tell Ben
(site supervisor) that he'd gotten his acceptance
letter. He was so excited, and his enthusiasm was
contagious. He was waving his letter around, smiling so
big! We were so happy for him.
I feel so honored to have been a part of this and I am
truly moved by the enormous impact that Habitat makes on
people's lives. And thank you Armstrongs-good call!
Billie Joe:
It was our last day and I really wanted to bust ass to
get some work done. Its definitely been a learning
experience. I've never worked on a house before so I
have a new respect for the labor involved. Mark, Jason,
and I finished our part of building the soffit.
Everywhere I look now, I see soffit.
I want to come back and build again. I recommend it to
everyone. It not only builds a home for a stranger, but
it also builds a home for your soul.
Jason White:
Last day for us helping with the house. Day two was
frustrating. Billie & I, awkwardly high up on ladders
around the side of the house, replanning, correcting
and rethinking our approach. As we left, I didn't feel
as though we got enough done. But, we set ourselves up
for a much more productive day today. A great feeling
of accomplishment at the end - making one small step
forward. It is, in some small way, how the rebuilding
of this great city of New Orleans goes. Some days are
frustrating and defeating. Some days you move ahead.
I just hope no one will forget what this place and these
people have been through. I will not.
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Day 2 - New Orleans
Adrienne:
The morning started off misty and I was hoping it
wouldn't rain so we could work outside today. We arrived
around 9:30am. Yay! We were able to sleep a little
extra.
Everyone jumped right in to find a project to work on. I
chose painting since the weather was good and I was
ready to see some visible progress.. Janna,Marki and I
worked all day on the front of the house and the trim.
Its like painting a fairy cottage - its colors grey with
pink trim. The woman and her daughter who are moving in
chose those colors! They are perfect for this house.
Marki has a sprained ankle that is puffy and bruised yet
she worked all day with a smile. And janna- well- she is
a sunshine smile always!
We had a mid-day highlight as an ice cream truck came
by. Jakob and cade heard the music blocks before it came
down our street. We all were excited to get popsicles
and stuff.
Towards the end of the day as we were nearing the finish
of the front, I suddenely had a rush of emotion. I felt
so connected to this work we are doing. Working with our
hands, sweating in the sun and helping to provide a
place to call home for this special woman and her
daughter.
Janna:
Today was awesome! I was part of the painting crew,
informally headed by Adrienne. She's a great cheerleader
and motivator, and I don't think she stopped working at
all today. We painted the front of the house gray with
pink trim, as requested by the homeowner. I have to say,
painting is a lot harder than I thought it would be,
especially for a very sloppy person like me. (I had to
be neat!) But today what struck me most was the
dedication and enthusiasm of everyone- our group is
perhaps the most cheerful group of folks anywhere, and
I'm very humbled by this experience and grateful that I
am able to help.
And the Americorps volunteers we are working with are so
inspiring to me . These are young people who volunteer a
year of service to organizations like Habitat for
Humanity. Daily, we work with Ben, Jolene and sam and
they are all encouaging and supportive. And I have to
give a shout out to my husband Jason and to Billie Joe,
who have spent the past two days sweating it out on
ladders, installing something called soffit. Painting is
hard work, but I'll take that over the soffit anyday!!!
Billie Joe:
Today was a great day. The house is really coming
together. It was great to see everyone busting their
asses to get this house together. I asked Ben how long
it took so far for the house to get put up at this
point. He said 8 weeks!! That's incredible. He's also
taking the extra scraps of lumber and reusing it into
green building.
Another special moment today was the ice cream truck
passing by. All the kids (and grownups) ran the truck
down for a hot afternoon treat. The ice cream truck
music had a bit of a 808 drumbeat to it so everyone was
kind of dancing as they were eating snow cones.
Adrienne's painting looks really great. The owner of the
house picked great colors.
And I don't know about you, Jason, but I think I'll be
dreaming about extremely high ladders and soffit for the
rest of my life!!
Come back tomorrow for Day #3!
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Billie Joe and family are currently in New Orleans volunteering their time to Habitat For Humanity. Each day they are going to send us an update with pictures of how their day went. Check back each day for updates!
Day 1 - New Orleans
Adrienne : Its early. Really
early. We are still on California time. So its 4:30am.
Today is our first day of building. Everyone is fired up
and excited to start ! We are heading to a safety
training/welcome before we begin our day with Habitat
for Humanity.
New Orleans is an unforgettable city. The people are
warm and welcoming and the hospitality is unparalled.
We just had our safety meeting and its raining. We are
going to drive to our site with our construction leader
(Ben). The home we are working on has been in
construction for 9 weeks with 2 weeks left!
Janna: I spent a few minutes chatting with a neighbor
who is also a Habitat homeowner.. She was so open and
friendly, with a beautiful smile and awesome New Orleans
accent. As we stood on her porch, she told me that her
house only lost 2 panels in the hurricane and had only a
couple of inches of flooding, a testament to how well
built these houses are! I'm hoping the house we're
helping to build is as strong!
Billie Joe: Today we worked at the upper 9th ward. I
hung soffit over the front porch. I had to do some
upside down hammering technique but we managed to get
the job done. We felt a great sense of accomplishment
when we finished. Before I nailed the last piece of
soffit , I reached inside and wrote my name with a
pencil and dated it.. Ben is a great construction
leader. Jason was a great partner.. It was amazing to
see everyone getting their hands dirty in good
conscience, working together for the greater good.
Jason: New Orleans has long been one of my favorite
cities on the planet. It's really good to be back, and
in some way, to try and help rebuild the city. I have no
prior skills in construction and am not considered
"handy" whatsoever. But today I learned enough to help
put in the soffit over the front porch. Didn't know
what it was until today in fact. A new word, a new
skill. Looking forward to tomorrow!
(Day #1 photos by George Long)
Come back tomorrow for Day #2!
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Stay tuned for something very cool from The Armstrong family...
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Join Billie Joe's Adeline Records team in fundraising at the Aids Walk New York: here
Green Day to star in punk documentary @ nme: here.
A botanist from Switzerland, Dr. Jason R. Grant, just wrote to NRDC to tell them that he named a new tropical plant species after Green Day. It's called Macrocarpaea dies-viridis (dies-viridis is Latin for Green Day) @ NRDC: here.
In unrelated news, Warped Tour tickets are now available. A few of the bands that are playing:
Agent Orange, Alkaline Trio, Bad Religion, Buck O Nine, Fishbine, Flogging Molly, New Found Glory, Pennywise, Sum 41, Tiger Army, The Used, The Vandals, Yellowcard
Tickets available: here!
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Find out what it's all about: here.
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Green Day's "Welcome To Paradise" is featured in the new movie trailer "Surf's Up": here
Billie Joe's ADELINE RECORDS just released a video for Jesse Malin's new single, "Don't let them take you down" : here. Check the site out for Jesse Malin tour dates near you as well.
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The new NRDC video featuring Adrienne Armstrong is finally up! You can watch it on the NRDC Myspace or Official Page: here.
New stuff on sale at Adrienne's Adeline Street and Adeline Records pages!
Jesse Malin's new album "Glitter in the Gutter" is now out on ADELINE RECORDS!
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Green Day autographed a Sledgehammer BMX Bike @ Charity Auction: Here
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Green Day will be covering the John Lennon song, "Working Class Hero" for an upcoming tribute CD to be released on June 12th @ Yahoo: here.
The basic $19.98 CD has 20 John Lennon covers, including the title track by U2, Working Class Hero by Green Day (a video is also expected), Mother by Christina Aguilera, Power to the People by the Black Eyed Peas, Love by The Cure, Jealous Guy by Yousou N'Dour, Imagine by Willie Nelson and Real Love by Regina
YOKO ONO DONATES PUBLISHING ROYALTIES TO ENTIRE JOHN
LENNON SONGBOOK TO CREATE CD AS PART OF AMNESTY
INTERNATIONAL'S GLOBAL MUSIC ACTIVISM PROJECT "MAKE SOME
NOISE" WITH PROCEEDS BENEFITING THE HUMAN RIGHTS
ORGANIZATION'S URGENT WORK ON DARFUR
Official website:
http://www.instantkarma.org/
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Billie Joe was listed as #3 on Kerrangs list of Rock Icons: here
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News from the Idiot Club:
We at the Idiot Club want to thank everyone for
their patience. The guys just sent a bunch of great
content that we'll be posting over the next few weeks...
in fact, there's some new exclusive clips up now! Keep
checking in - we'll have more news soon!
Idiot Club Staff
greenday.com
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Vote Green Day in the 2007 Australian Music Video Awards: here.
Green Day in Simpsons movie @ Antimusic: here.
Stay tuned for a new video from Green Day + NRDC: here.
Help support this site! Click on the GOOGLE ads below as well as above!
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News about the Simpsons movie and Green Day @ Rolling Stone:
If you possess eagle-eye vision (or a super-slo-mo button,) you may have already been able to make out none other than Green Day in the just-released trailer for this summer's "The Simpsons Movie." The trio are shown performing on what looks to be a capsizing stage. A spokesperson for 20th Century Fox wouldn't confirm anything, but according to the band's rep at Warner Bros./ Reprise, the erstwhile American Idiots do appear in the film and will even have a song featured. It's not clear if the tune will be something written specifically for the Simpsons' flick, which hits theaters July 27. ...
Green Day in the new Simpsons movie? Watch trailer #3 : here.
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Happy Birthday to Billie Joe who turns 35 today!!!
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OBEDIENT SONS ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH GREEN DAY’S MIKE DIRNT @ ObedientSons.com: here.
DMN Newswire--2007-2-12--SWAY Studio, one of North America’s leading visual effects studios, received the “Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video” award for its contribution to the U2 and Green Day music video entitled, “The Saints are Coming” during the 5th Annual Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards Gala held Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007 in Los Angeles @ Broadcast Newsroom: here.
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Lost Music: Green Day's Stolen Album @ Rolling Stone: Here.
The Grammy Awards are on Sunday don't miss it!
BEST ROCK PERFORMANCE BY A DUO OR GROUP WITH
VOCAL
"Talk," Coldplay
"How To Save A Life," The Fray
"Steady, As She Goes," The Raconteurs
"Dani California," Red Hot Chili Peppers
"The Saints Are Coming," U2 & Green Day
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Mike is in NY working with his new clothing line, Obedient Sons. Read more about it: here.
New interview with Mark Spitz about his Green Day Book: here.
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Jesse Malin's 4 track EP is available through iTunes starting today!! Click: here
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Billie Joe's ADELINE RECORDS releases an online digital only 4-track EP of Jesse Malin's new album on Tuesday. The full album will be released in the UK on February 26th and in the USA on March 20th. You will be able to purchase the 4 tracks from iTunes this Tuesday (January 23rd) only: here. Pre-order the full album and it will be delivered on the release date: here.
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Join the Green Day + NRDC Myspace page: here.
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Green Day early albums re-released today @ MTV: here.
Interested in placing a banner ad for your website or
product on GreenDay.net? Email us for details:
here.
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Billie Joe talked about his Christmas plans with NME: here.
The Network updated their Official Website sometime in the past week with a simple "Cumming Soon" message.
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There is a review of the last U2 concert featuring BIllie Joe in the new Q Magazine.
GreenDay.cc posted the new interview with Billie Joe and Adrienne Armstrong with Punk Rock Confidential: here.
News from Billie Joe's ADELINE RECORDS:
We are gearing up for the new year with an Itunes
exclusive Digital EP available JANUARY 23 from Jesse
Malin’s new record Glitter In The Gutter. The Digital EP
will have the new single “Don’t Let Them Take You Down”,
and another album track, “Black Haired Girl” and
exclusive B-sides / recordings. Come back for more
updates…
Get Jesse Malin's Don't Let Them Take You Down
digital-only EP exclusively at iTunes starting January
23rd. This special four track release includes two
tracks not on Jesse's upcoming full length album Glitter
In The Gutter, which is available in stores and online
March 6th.
Tracklist:
1. Don't Let Them Take You Down (Beautiful Day!)
2. Black Haired Girl
3. Megan Don't Know
4. Gimme a Revolution
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Bullet in a Bible is top music selling DVD of year @ Houston Chronicle: here.
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Billie Joe gives Good Charlotte advice @ NME: here.
The new Green Day calendar for 2007 is available: here.
Congratulations to Cristyn Price of Metairie, Louisiana who won our autographed guitar raffle!!!
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There is a new video Green Day talking about why they are working with the NRDC: here.
There are only 25 entries left in our autographed guitar raffle. The winner will be announced after 25 more entries are received or if there haven't been 25 more the winner will be announced NO LATER than December 31st, 2006. Enter: here
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New article with Billie Joe where he reveals the new album will most likely be released sometime in 2008 in the new Kerrang Magazine. Check out the scan at: www.GreenDay.cc
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From the December 25th issue of US Weekly
Billie Joe and Adrienne Armstrong's ADELINE STREET clothing is now being sold at a southern California store called the Electric Chair. The store in Huntington Beach has a big Adeline display where you will receive an Adeline Street poster featuring Billie Joe and Adrienne with any purchase. You can also check out their website.
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Reprise Records to Reissue Classic Green Day Albums "1,039" and "Kerplunk" on January 9th @ Yahoo!: here.
The autographed guitar raffle is about half way filled up. Only 100 entries are left! If you haven't yet entered click: here.
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New Green Day website: www.greenday.cc was recently launched. Here you can find Green Day news and information from a variety of sources. The site includes multiple search engines where you can search a variety of Green Day websites or the web in general. Check it out, make it your startup homepage, enjoy!
Billie Joe joins U2 on stage for final show in Hawaii @ YAHOO here.
Concept album is back @ Seattle Times: here.
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Tre Cool celebrates his 34th birthday today. Congratulations!
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Green Day Receives a Grammy Nod for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal @ Yahoo: here
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Matthew Fox talks about Billie Joe with Sports Illustrated: here.
SI: You are tight with Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong. He's a big Raiders fan, so let's hope you've been getting on him.
Fox: Especially in a year like this, I'll take a couple of Raiders shots at him (laughs). But only in a year when I have a fairly strong Eagles team. We've been friends for about nine years. We met when I was doing Party of Five. I've been a Green Day fan for awhile and they were fans of the show. Through their record label, they came to the set and we met. We both had young children at the same time and we started traveling and doing family vacations together. I've gone on tour with him, and he did an acting gig on a show I worked on. He's a super guy, a really good family guy. He's kept his head on straight and his priorities right. A good man.
Green Day is featured in the new NME Magazine.
Green Day are currently working on three albums' worth of new material, as they follow up the world-beating American Idiot album
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Enter to win an autographed
guitar from GreenDay.net
Find out how you can have this Green Day autographed
Fender Squier Stratocaster Guitar and do something that
will make you feel good for the holidays!!! Enter:
here.
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The Punk Rock Confidential featuring Billie Joe and Adrienne Armstrong of ADELINE STREET is out December 15th!
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Dear Green Day fan,
I grew up in an oil refinery town. When I was four years
old, I saw giant oil refineries spitting pollution into
the sky, and that pollution was going into my lungs. It
was the first time I felt the terrible effects of
America’s dependence on oil.
America’s oil habit has put us in serious trouble. While
oil companies are collecting bigger profits than any
companies in history, we’re suffering from global
warming and watching more and more of our public lands
get destroyed by oil drilling. Last year, we sent more
than a hundred billion dollars in oil money to
undemocratic countries in the Middle East.
We’ve all got to do our part to stop America’s oil
addiction. That’s why Mike, Tre, and I have joined
forces with NRDC (the Natural Resources Defense Council)
and launched a new website, http://www.greendaynrdc.com
.
We’re supporting NRDC’s Move America Beyond Oil
campaign, which can radically reduce our dependence on
oil. If you haven’t already, click here (http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/greenday_beyondoil)
to watch our new video and tell President Bush to Move
America Beyond Oil.
A lot of people feel overwhelmed by our government. But
a democracy is supposed to be a government run by the
people: we elect politicians to office, so we have
control over the people who are making decisions for us.
It’s okay and very rebellious to speak up and take
responsibility for our environment, to take care of the
air that we breathe and the water that we drink.
Click here (http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/greenday_beyondoil)
to check out our new video and write to the President,
and don’t forget to visit out our new site at
http://www.greendaynrdc.com.
Sincerely,
Billie Joe Armstrong
http://www.greendaynrdc.com
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KERRANG has 20 facts about Green Day from the new Green Day book: here.
Order the book here:
SWAY Studio Alters History for U2 and Green Day Video “The Saints are Coming” @ broadcastnewsroom: here.
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From GreenDay.com:
Green Day Fans:
Watch the new Green Day video at
http://www.nrdconline.org/campaign/greenday_beyondoil,
and tell President Bush to Move America Beyond Oil.
Check out our new site at
http://www.greendaynrdc.com.
America’s oil habit has put us in serious trouble. Last
year, we sent more than a hundred billion dollars in oil
money to undemocratic countries in the Middle East.
While oil companies are collecting bigger profits than
any companies in history, we’re suffering from global
warming and watching more and more of our public lands
get destroyed by oil drilling.
It’s time to put a stop to America’s oil addiction.
That’s why we’ve joined forces with NRDC (the Natural
Resources Defense Council) and launched a new website,
http://www.greendaynrdc.com.
We’re supporting NRDC’s Move America Beyond Oil
campaign, which can radically reduce our dependence on
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