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Green Day's Mike Dirnt on Billie Joe Armstrong: 'I Gotta Support My Boy'

Chad Childers — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:34:35 +0000

Green Day are starting to get back on track after their fall of 2012 and early 2013 were derailed by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's stint in rehab. Armstrong's troubles came to a head as their heavy promotional schedule took them to Las Vegas for a show last fall in which the frontman went on a guitar-smashing rant onstage. With the band preparing their return to touring, bassist Mike Dirnt addressed the past issues and their current state with Rolling Stone.

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Gives His First Post-Rehab Interview to Rolling Stone

Chad Childers — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 02:08:16 +0000

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is about to re-enter the music world with a spring tour and an appearance at Austin's South by Southwest on the schedule next month, but the rocker, fresh from a rehab stint, is now speaking about the issues that forced him to seek treatment and leave the touring life last fall.

GREEN DAY: World's Greatest Cover Band? No, Time-Traveling Innovators!

Buzz Adams — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:00:53 +0000

At one of our parent companies other website, Diffuser.fm, Keith Hopkin recently wrote an article called, "13 Songs That Sound Just Like Green Day Songs".

I'm not going to include all of the examples (apparently, 21 Guns sounds just like every song ever recorded). But, some of these examples sound insanely similar. In fact, too similar to be mere coincidence. I think you know what I'm hinting at here: Green Day are actually time-travelling Chrononauts who used a portal in the fabric of space time to go back and influence some of the greatest bands of the 60s, 70s and 80s! Why do you think Billie Joe Armstrong has Liza Minnelli's hairstyle?

Green Day's Mike Dirnt: We Had to Put Billie Joe Armstrong's Life in Front of Everything

Graham 'Gruhamed' Hartmann — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:11:30 +0000

In one of the more surprising moments of the year, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong recently entered rehab for substance abuse problems, and now Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt has just addressed the issue in greater detail. After slinging curses at the iHeart Radio festival organizers, Armstrong smashed his guitar and left the stage. At [...]

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Seeking Treatment for Substance Abuse

Chad Childers — Sun, 23 Sep 2012 20:46:06 +0000

Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong is seeking treatment for substance abuse following his meltdown onstage at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas.

Green Day Frontman Unleashes Profanity-Laced Tirade at iHeartRadio Fest

Chad Childers — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 20:50:08 +0000

For those wondering if Green Day had mellowed out in their older years, we present Billie Joe Armstrong‘s f-bomb filled tirade at the Las Vegas-based iHeartRadio Music Festival. The group played a seven-song set, but the final track ‘Basket Case’ was cut short when Armstrong noticed a clock that was telling them how much time [...]

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Pushes for a Very Green Christmas

Mary Ouellette — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 20:37:50 +0000

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and his wife Adrienne have joined forces with the Natural Resources Defense Council to debut this year’s ‘Green Gifts Guide,’ hoping to sway holiday shoppers in an environmentally conscious direction with their gift lists this year. The gift guide includes over fifty creative gift ideas covering every spectrum of the [...]

Green Day Singer Kicked Off Airplane For 'Pants On The Ground'

Mardi Gras — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:41:46 +0000

Billie Joe Armstrong was forced to leave a flight before takeoff – after refusing an attendant’s request to pull up his trousers. The musician posted an angry tweet after being kicked off a Southwest Airlines plane bound for Burbank from Oakland, California. But the company say Armstrong has resolved his issues with them. Eyewitnesses [...]