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    May 3, 2012

    Throwback Thursday: Green Day's Dookie

    We've been having fun examining various one-hit wonders and FM curiosities of the '90s each week with our Throwback Thursday columns, but now it's time to get serious and examine one of the biggest records on the '90s: Dookie by Green Day. Dookie was a game-changer, both for young millennials and ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 19, 2012

    Punk Goes Pop

    We've been having fun examining various one-hit wonders and FM curiosities of the '90s each week with our Throwback Thursday columns, but now it's time to get serious and examine one of the biggest records on the '90s: Dookie by Green Day. Dookie was a game-changer, both for young millennials and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Erika Delemarre, What Are You Listening To?

    Erika Delemarre​Erika Delemarre The marketing coordinator for Entertainment Solutions, Inc., and the music director for Ignite Phoenix invites you to Ignite Phoenix After Hours this Friday, July 29 at Axis/Radius in Scottsdale. When you put your key in the ignition and turn on the radio, wha ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Cee Lo to Become a Talk Show Host on Fuse

    ​Rapper, proucer, and The Voice vocal coach Cee Lo Green will kick off his own talk show on Fuse on June 22, according to Paste.The upcoming show, entitled Talking to Strangers, is a performance and interview series that's all about Cee Lo sitting down to interview indie, rap and R&B arti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Tom Hanks to Bring American Idiot to the Silver Screen

    ​Tom Hanks has big plans to move American Idiot into movie theaters, according to Consequence of Sound.Considering that Hanks and the guys of Green Day are involved in the film, there's little doubt that it'll bring a lot of people into theaters. Plus, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong is ru ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2010

    Jack White Angry With eBay Auction Participants

    ​Jack White is pissed off at his own fans, according to Antiquiet. Jack's own Third Man Records' recent eBay auctions for one of five copies of the White Stripes' rare first album reissue didn't quite go as planned. He's angry at flippers, the fans that buy these albums for cheap prices and resell ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Musicals by the Most Prominent Bands Are All the Rage

    ​In between stops on a seemingly never ending tour, Bono and The Edge of U2 have been composing the music and lyrics for the Broadway show "Spiderman." The idea to get involved in a musical also struck a chord with Green Day. They're currently prepping for their show American Idiot, in which Billi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Green Day at Cricket Wireless Pavilion Last Night

    Luke HolwerdaGreen Day on stage at Cricket Wireless Pavilion in Phoenix.​Green Day August 30, 2010 Cricket Wireless Pavilion It's a mixed blessing when the band you see at your first real concert goes on to become one of the biggest and best bands of their generation. On one hand, you probably g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    10 Musicians in Guyliner to Love--or Mock

    In honor of impending arrivals in the Valley by Adam Lambert and Green Day, here is a list of 10 modern-day musicians who don't think it's girlie to rock a little black eye pencil. Emo girls, eat your hearts out. And the rest of you, feel free to point and laugh.His expression is energetic, but he l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 14, 2010

    Authority Zero: Stories of Survival

    ​Artist: Authority ZeroTitle: Stories of SurvivalRelease date: June 22Label: Suburban NoizeI have a friend who's a native Phoenician and longtime fixture in the Valley punk scene, both as fan and musician. He loves West Coast punk, thinks Southern California spawned the best of the best punk, espe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Green Day Announces Summer Tour, Phoenix Date in August

    Luke HolwerdaGreen Day's Billie Joe Armstrong on stage at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix. See more shots of last year's Green Day concert in our slide show.Green Day announced a summer tour this morning, including a show that will bring the band to Phoenix for a second straight August.Last year the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2010

    Iggy and The Stooges Shake Up the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    Billie Joe Armstrong savors the moment with Iggy Pop.​Rolling Stone gives everyone the highlights of last night's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. You know -- just in case you lost your ticket to the Waldorf and/or cannot afford top-tier cable channels.While each year is unique, peop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2010

    Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony is Tonight

    Iggy & The Stooges will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame tonight, amongst others.​The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is hosting its induction ceremony tonight.Too bad you can only watch it if you get the Fuse channel, or if you happen to be at the Waldorf Astoria in New Y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2009

    Green Day Brings Classic Rock Feel To U.S. Airways Show

    Luke HolwerdaGreen Day's Billy Joe Armstrong on stage at U.S. Airways Center in Phoenix.​Depending on who you ask, there's something either: a) vaguelyorb) obviously and irredeemably pathetic about a 37-year-old man in skinny black jeans. So, yes, Green Day singer Billy Joe Armstrong immediatly ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2009

    Green Day in 140 Characters or Less

    Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong isn't a fan of cell phones at concerts. "Put away your cell phones, this is a fucking live concert!" he yelled at Saturday night's show at U.S. Airways Center in downtown Phoenix. Still, the Valley of the Sun was ablaze with tweets from the show. Here are a few of ou ... More >>

  • Music

    August 20, 2009

    Green Day's Dookie and the Peak of Western Civilization

    Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong isn't a fan of cell phones at concerts. "Put away your cell phones, this is a fucking live concert!" he yelled at Saturday night's show at U.S. Airways Center in downtown Phoenix. Still, the Valley of the Sun was ablaze with tweets from the show. Here are a few of ou ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 4, 2009

    Youth Brigade

    Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong isn't a fan of cell phones at concerts. "Put away your cell phones, this is a fucking live concert!" he yelled at Saturday night's show at U.S. Airways Center in downtown Phoenix. Still, the Valley of the Sun was ablaze with tweets from the show. Here are a few of ou ... More >>

  • Music

    June 4, 2009

    Youth Brigade

    Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong isn't a fan of cell phones at concerts. "Put away your cell phones, this is a fucking live concert!" he yelled at Saturday night's show at U.S. Airways Center in downtown Phoenix. Still, the Valley of the Sun was ablaze with tweets from the show. Here are a few of ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2009

    Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon Suggests Smoking Pot Today?

    teesforall.com Does Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon want you to toke up today? Probably not, though, if you'd had a few bong hits you could read that in to a press release declaring today "A Green Day for Green Day," in honor of tickets going on sale for the California punk trio's August 22 show at U.S. A ... More >>

  • Music

    March 5, 2009

    Jimmy Eat World: A Decade of Clarity

    teesforall.com Does Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon want you to toke up today? Probably not, though, if you'd had a few bong hits you could read that in to a press release declaring today "A Green Day for Green Day," in honor of tickets going on sale for the California punk trio's August 22 show at U.S. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Green Day's Dookie -- 15 Years Later

    Yes, you silly monkey, throw it alreadyOn this week 15 years ago, East Bay punk stalwarts Green Day released their career-defining album, Dookie. Yeah, I said career-defining. Say what you will about American Idiot and what it did for the band (skyrocketing them into mega-stardom), but Green Day wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 24, 2008

    Concert of the Year Countdown: #8 Foxboro Hot Tubs

    Show: Foxboro Hot Tubs at the Brickhouse Theatre, May 26.Hundreds of people stood in line for hours to get into this sold-out show. The now-defunct Brickhouse Theatre was packed to capacity -- so much so that a few people passed out and had to be treated for heat exhaustion outside on the curb. Fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2008

    Green Day Was Here: Foxboro Hot Tubs at the Brickhouse on Sunday, May 25

    Show: Foxboro Hot Tubs at the Brickhouse Theatre, May 26.Hundreds of people stood in line for hours to get into this sold-out show. The now-defunct Brickhouse Theatre was packed to capacity -- so much so that a few people passed out and had to be treated for heat exhaustion outside on the curb. Fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2008

    Green Day will perform in Phoenix on May 25 -- sort of

    Show: Foxboro Hot Tubs at the Brickhouse Theatre, May 26.Hundreds of people stood in line for hours to get into this sold-out show. The now-defunct Brickhouse Theatre was packed to capacity -- so much so that a few people passed out and had to be treated for heat exhaustion outside on the curb. Fo ... More >>

  • Music

    December 6, 2007

    Adam Panic

    Wonderful
    (www.adampanic.com)

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    August 10, 2006

    Out From Down Under

    Aussie punks seek American airwaves

  • Music

    September 29, 2005

    Battle Acts

    Which act deserves your entertainment dollar this week?

  • Music

    August 28, 2003

    Stop, Don't Drop, Let Punk Roll

    Lookout! Records, much like REO Speedwagon, rolls with the changes

  • Calendar

    August 7, 2003

    This Week's Day-by–Day Picks

    Lookout! Records, much like REO Speedwagon, rolls with the changes

  • Music

    June 20, 2002

    Dead and Gone

    Berkeley boys look on the dark side

  • Music

    August 16, 2001

    Bless This Mess

    The Go-Go's, sweethearts of pop, move beyond old sins

  • Music

    May 31, 2001

    Richmond Sluts

    Richmond Sluts (Disaster/Bomp Records)

  • Music

    November 9, 2000

    Green Day

    Warning (Reprise)

  • Music

    January 29, 1998

    Recordings

    Warning (Reprise)

  • Music

    January 1, 1998

    Critics' Choice

    A year-end recap of the albums that made it worthwhile to own a stereo in 1997

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