Green Day: The A-Z of pop-punk's most important and influential band Your handy alphabetical guide to Californian punk rock superstars Green Day Louder · Aug 22
“There’d be a 20-foot fire going, and my bass and Tré’s kit are burning while Billie’s playing Time of Your Life”: Green Day's Mike Dirnt is selling iconic gear – from Dookie era and beyond – on Reverb Collectibles include several basses that were burned on stage, American Idiot-era Fender Mike Dirnt signature Precisions, a smashed Gibson Grabber, and tour-worn Mesa/Boogie amps Guitar World · Aug 19
“Those Dookie mods pay dividends – this is the sound in every Green Day fan's head”: Marshall Billie Joe Armstrong Signature 1959BJA review The legendary Green Day frontman’s new amp – Time of Your Life, or a Basket Case? Guitar World · Jul 21
How Queen Elizabeth II reportedly hid her Corgi Susan onto the 1947 royal honeymoon carriage Princess Elizabeth's beloved corgi, Susan, secretly joined her honeymoon with Prince Philip in 1947, hidden amongst rugs. This cherished pet, gifted on her 18th birthday, marked the beginning of Queen Elizabeth II's lifelong devotion to corgis and established the royal canine dynasty, with Susan becoming the matriarch of over 30… The Times of India · Jun 2
10 iconic albums celebrating their 30th anniversary this year 1994 was a sublime twelve months for music, and we're celebrating the 30th anniversary of some of the year's finest releases. What Hi-Fi? · Aug 10, 2024
“I know my limitations, but at the same time I’m really pushing myself to be a better guitar player”: Billie Joe Armstrong on ripping solos like Angus Young – and what Green Day have in common with Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong reveals the origin story behind Saviors, the punk superheroes’ first new album in four years, and looks back on the making of 1994’s Dookie Guitar World · Feb 26, 2024
“I loved Eddie Van Halen and Randy Rhoads. Then something happened where it was like you had to be in the guitar Olympics”: Billie Joe Armstrong explains why he rekindled his relationship with the guitar solo on Green Day’s newest album Saviors might be the band’s most solo-heavy record to date – a result of Armstrong re-embracing lead playing and, as he tells Guitar World, putting “a spotlight on a little bit more of what I’m capable of” Guitar World · Feb 13, 2024
"We had a fear of failure and a fear of success at the same time": How Green Day smashed through punk rock's glass ceiling to sell 20 million copies of Dookie Released on February 1, 1994, Green Day's third album Dookie turned the Californian punk band into global superstars. Here's how they made that bold leap into the unknown Metal Hammer · Feb 1, 2024
A beginner's guide to 90s punk in 5 essential albums A brief history of how punk broke into the mainstream (again), charted by the albums that defined the era Metal Hammer · Apr 25, 2023
A brief history of the Queen’s corgis — and what happens to them now The dogs were inseparable from the Queen throughout her reign Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2022