Filed under: Green Day, MTV, Music, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk, Rock and/or Roll | Tags: Green Day, MTV, Music, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk, Rock, Rock Band
After the success of Beatles: Rock Band it seems that the people at Harmonix/MTV are set to unleash a new band-centric title in teh hugely successful rhythm game franchise in the form of a full Green Day: Rock Band game scheduled for 2010.
The following statement has been released by MTV:
“This game will feel like a natural extension of Green Day and their music that will deepen the fans’ connection to the band and their history,” said Alex Rigopulos, CEO and co-founder of Harmonix Music Systems. “Fans will be able to enjoy some of the greatest songs from the Green Day catalogue in this standalone game or via Rock Band due to full export capability. We are thrilled to work with Green Day to revisit key moments from their career, including their likenesses, content and imagery, through our innovative form of musical interaction.”
Besides confirming a global release in 2010 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo Wii, the the track list will be fully exportable, allowing you to play the songs or Rock Band 1 or 2. This exportable option is only for PS3 and Xbox 360, not Wii, however. ”
With the recent Green Day global takeover, it isn’t a surprise that one of the most successful and mainstream acts of the decade are to follow the Fab Four’s footsteps. Will you be buying the game or do you think that bands like Led Zeppelin should be first in line above the pop punks?
The just released teaser trailer for the game can be viewed above.
Filed under: Album News, Green Day, Music News, Punk, Rock and/or Roll | Tags: 21 Guns, 21st Century Breakdown, Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day, Mike Dirnt, Music News, Punk Rock, Rock, Tre Cool
Green Day have posted their brand new video for the too-good-to-be-true single “21 Guns” over at their official myspace- Myspace.com/GreenDay. For those of us in the UK, you can check out the video RIGHT HERE.
The single marks the trio’s second release from possibly the greatest album of 2009 so far, “21st Century Breakdown”. What are you thoughts on the new vid?
Filed under: Music, Music News, Sonisphere Festival | Tags: Green Day, Linkin Park, Music News, New Divide, Rock, Sonisphere, Transformers, Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, Video
For a Summer blockbuster the size of Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen you’re going to expect a soundtrack equally as massive, because let’s face it- anything next to Optimus Prime is going to look pretty lame. Leave it to Linkin Park to create a song that’s more than worthy of sharing the stage with our favourite Autobots. Check out the video to LP’s latest effort, “New Divide” above.
‘New Divide’ is already available as a single and the full Transformers 2 soundtrack, featuring Green Day, Taking Back Sunday and The All American Rejects is out on June 23rd.
Filed under: Green Day, Music News, Pop Punk, Rock and/or Roll, Tour News | Tags: 21st, Franz Ferdinand, Green Day, Kaiser Chiefs, Pop Punk, Punk Rock, Rock, Support band, The Bravery, Tour News
Green Day have announced that The Bravery will be their main support on part of the America leg of their world-wide 21st Century Breakdown tour. You can catch the NYC five-piece from July 3rd to July 25th 2009, the full dates are below:
| 07-03 | Seattle, WA | Key Arena w/ The Bravery |
| 07-04 | Vancouver, BC | GM Place w/ The Bravery |
| 07-06 | Edmonton, AB | Rexall Place w/ The Bravery |
| 07-07 | Saskatoon, SAS | Credit Union Centre w/ The Bravery |
| 07-09 | Winnipeg, MAN | MTS Centre w/ The Bravery |
| 07-10 | Fargo, ND | Fargo Dome w/ The Bravery |
| 07-11 | Minneapolis, MN | Target Center w/ The Bravery |
| 07-13 | Chicago, IL | United Center w/ The Bravery |
| 07-14 | Detroit, MI | Palace of Auburn Hills w/ The Bravery |
| 07-16 | Hamilton, ONT | Copps Coliseum w/ The Bravery |
| 07-17 | Ottawa, ONT | Scotiabank w/ The Bravery |
| 07-18 | Montreal, QUE | Bell Centre w/ The Bravery |
| 07-20 | Boston, MA | TD Bank w/ The Bravery |
| 07-21 | Philadelphia, PA | Wachovia Spectrum w/ The Bravery |
| 07-22 | Pittsburgh, PA | Mellon Arena w/ The Bravery |
| 07-24 | Hartford, CT | XL Center w/ The Bravery |
| 07-25 | Albany, NY | Times Union Center w/ The Bravery |
Green Day have also announced Franz Ferdinand and the Kaiser Chiefs for the rest of their tour across the states, no word yet on who Berkerley’s finest will have to support them on their UK and European stint. Who would you like to see as your warm-up?
Filed under: Album News, Green Day, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk, Rock and/or Roll | Tags: 21st Century Breakdown, Album, Green Day, Music News, online, Pop Punk, Punk, Rock, The Sun
TheSun.co.uk are giving readers the chance to listen to Green Day’s ’21st Century Breakdown’ in its entireity before its scheduled May 15th release date. By simply going to the website you can be one of the first to listen to one of the most anticipated albums of the year.
Beware, we’re not sure if this is limited to those inside of The UK or if the widget will work for the rest of the world.
The full review of 21st Century Breakdown is coming soon in the first issue of FANCORE. Tell us, on first listen what do you think?
Filed under: Album News, Green Day, Music News | Tags: 21 Guns, 21st Century Breakdown, Album News, American Eulogy, American Idiot, Before The Lobotomy, Billie Joe Armstrong, East Jesus Nowhere, Green Day, KROQ, Mike Dirnt, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk, Restless Heart Syndrome, Rock, Tre Cool
Green Day premiered previously unheard songs from 21st Century Breakdown on LA’s KROQ Radio Station today. The pop-punk trio are now streaming the 6 new songs from the show on their official website GreenDay.com.
The tracks, which are commentated by frontman Billie Joe, come from all 3 acts of 21st Century Breakdown, which is broken into ‘Heroes and Cons’, ‘Charlatans and Saints’ and ‘Horseshoes and Handgrenades’. The full list of songs that you can hear in the stream are listed below:
21st Century Breakdown
Before The Lobotomy
East Jesus Nowhere
Restless Heart Syndrome
21 Guns
American Eulogy
On first listen it’s making American Idiot sound like the warm up to the 21st Century Breakdown show. Are you impressed?
Filed under: Album News, Green Day, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk | Tags: 21st Century Breakdown, Album News, B-side, Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day, Hearts Collide, Mike Dirnt, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk, Rock, Tre Cool
A new b-side from punk superstars’ Green Day has been posted online. The song, entitled “Hearts Collide” will be one of many extras on upcoming album ‘21st Century Breakdown’, hitting stores on May 15th.
GreenDayAuthority.com have a preview of the track if you want to catch a sneak-peek. On first listen it sounds like a very impressive slice of 60’s-influenced pop-punk. No complaints from our end. What do you think of it?
Filed under: Album News, Green Day, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk, Rock and/or Roll | Tags: 21st Century Breakdown, Album News, Billie Joe Armstrong, Bob Dylan, Elvis, Green Day, John Lennon, Mike Dirnt, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk, Punk Rock, Rock, Social Distortion, The Who, Tre Cool
Green Day have just announced that four exclusive bonus tracks will become available to fans downloading the new album online.
The digital package can be yours by pre-ordering the new album through the Itunes store before its May 15th Worldwide release. The bonus tracks will feature the Berkerly pop-punk legends covering some of music’s all time greats, including Elvis’ “That’s Alright Mama”, Bob Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone”, The Who’s “A Quick One While He’s Away” and Social Distortion’s “Another State Of Mind”.
Green Day have already proved their worth at covering music royalty when they took on John Lennon’s iconic “Working Class Hero” in 2007 to raise money for Amnesty International’s plight to save Darfur.
It’s definitely going to be a big incentive to download the new album, we can’t wait to hear the trio’s take on the classics, what do you think? Will you be downloading it?
Filed under: Green Day, Pop Punk, Punk, Rock and/or Roll, Tour, Tour News | Tags: 21st Century Breakdown, American Idiot, Billie Joe, Billie Joe Armstong, Green Day, Mike Dirnt, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk, Punk Rock, Tour News, Tre Cool, UK Tour
Pop-punk icons Green Day have announced a host of UK dates for later this year. Billie Joe and the boys will be hitting our shores in support of their upcoming “21st Century Breakdown” opus, due out in May.
The punk ‘n roll circus hits:
October
19 GLASGOW SECC
20 BELFAST ODDESSY ARENA
21 DUBLIN THE 02
23 LONDON THE 02
24 LONDON THE 02
26 SHEFFIELD ARENA
27 BIRMINGHAM LG ARENA
28 BIRMINGHAM LG ARENA
30 MANCHESTER MEN ARENA
31 MANCHESTER MEN ARENA
Yes you read that right, London, Manchester and Brum are getting two dates each! Amazing! See you down the front.
Filed under: Album News, Green Day, MTV, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk | Tags: 21st Century Breakdown, Album News, American Idiot, Billie Joe Armstrong, exclusive, Green Day, Green Day Video, Know Your Enemy, Mike Dirnt, MTV, Music, Music News, New video, Pop Punk, Power-pop, Punk Rock, Rock, Single, Tre Cool
Green Day have posted the official video for new single “Know Your Enemy” online for your viewing appraisal. Taking a step back from the over-blown epics that were the American Idiot single videos, this pop-punk/power-pop nugget is simply 3 minutes of Green Day playing on some sort of heavily guarded roof-top.
The single comes from heavily anticipated new album, 21st Century Breakdown which will be released worldwide on 15th May, with the current single being available from Itunes as we speak.
The good people at MTV.co.uk have the world exclusive of the new vid if you want to head on down and have a look for yourselves. We’re thinking that “Know Your Enemy” is one of those things in life that grows on you over-time like a good wine or mould. Whatever our first opinion you can be sure that the chorus will be successfully lodged in our heads for the next few days. We think the Green Day team should consider it a success, seeing as the world is going absolutely GD nuts at the moment. Give it a few days before the video is on every music channel/website/face of a small child all around the world.
So what do you think? Are you impressed with the single and the new sound of Green Day?
Filed under: Green Day, Music, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk, Tour News | Tags: 21st Century Breakdown, American Idiot, Billie Joe Armstrong, Green Day, Know Your Enemy, Mike Dirnt, Music News, New Album, Pop Punk, Power-pop, Punk Rock, Rock, Tour dates, Tour News, Tre Cool, U.S Tour
Pop-Punk royalty Green Day have announced details for their first official tour in over three years. The trio will hit the United States and Canada on a tour that will keep them busy from July to August. There are a few gaps in the schedule, which suggests the possibilty of more dates to come and hopefully preceeds what we hope will be a vast European tour.
Green Day recently released their newest single, Know Your Enemy to the digital world- the first single off their long-awaited new effort, 21st Century Breakdown. And the lucky people at The Guardian have had a listen to it and reviewed it and everything, head on over to Guardian.co.uk to read one of the first reviews.
The U.S and Canada Tour dates are as follows:
July
3rd Seattle, WA
4th Vancouver, BC
6th Edmonton, AB
7th Saskatoon, SAS
9th Winnipeg, MAN
10th Fargo, ND
11th Minneapolis, MN
13th Chicago, IL
14th Detroit, MI
16th Hamilton, ONT
17th Ottawa, ONT
18th Montreal, QUE
20th Boston, MA
21st Philadelphia, PA
22nd Pittsburgh, PA
24th Hartford, CT
25th Albany, NY
27th New York, NY
29th Washington, DC
31st Nashville, TN
August
1st Atlanta, GA
3rd Tampa, FL
4th Miami, FL
5th Orlando, FL
7th New Orleans, LA
8th Houston, TX
9th San Antonio, TX
11th St. Louis, MO
12th Kansas City, MO
13th Omaha, NE
15th Denver, CO
16th Salt Lake City, UT
18th San Jose, CA
20th San Diego, CA
21st Las Vegas, NV
22nd Phoenix, AZ
24th Sacramento, CA
25th Los Angeles, CA
Filed under: Album News, Green Day, Music, Music News, Pop Punk | Tags: 21st Century Breakdown, Album News, Green Day, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk
Berkeley Pop-Punkers Green Day have released the first full song off their new album “21st Century Breakdown” Listen to “Know Your Enemy” right now at Green Day Authority
A classic slice of what we’re accustomed to from the Punk legends, this addictive ditty bodes well for the album, out in May.
Filed under: Album News, Green Day, Music, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk | Tags: 21st Century Breakdown, Album News, Alternative, American Idiot, Foxboro Hottubs, Green Day, Green Day new album, Know Your Enemy, Music, Music News, New song, Pop Punk, Preview, Punk, Rock, Rock and Roll
A sneak preview of one of the most anticipated come-backs of the year is online for your viewing pleasure. Green Day have previewed a few seconds of upcoming single “Know Your Enemy” from their May-released new album, 21st Century Breakdown, on their Official Website GreenDay.com.
Despite only teasing us with a hint of the song, overall we’re thinking it’s a good sign of things to come. The clip is a little more Foxboro Hottubs-sounding (the trio’s 2008 garage-rock side project) than classic Green Day and certainly doesn’t pack a punch like the first glimpses of American Idiot did- but who are we to judge a preview anyway? We’re just glad the boys are making music that doesn’t sound like Kids In Glass Houses and can’t wait to hear more. Expect the full single May 15th.
What are your thoughts?
EDIT: A full 90 second teaser video of Know Your Enemy can be found RIGHT HERE.
The band have also released a new 21st Century Breakdown widget, which can be downloaded to Facebook, Myspace or any blog and will automatically update you with lovely new things like song and video previews, lyrics and tour dates.
Download this little piece of magic from here.
The full-length video for the new single is now available online, for the video head on over to the Full Post Here.
Filed under: Blink 182, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Music, Music News, Reading and Leeds Festival, Shite, Sonisphere Festival, Uncategorized | Tags: AC/DC, Arctic Monkeys, Blink 182, Bloc Party, Bloodstock, Deftones, Download Festival, Eagles Of Death Metal, Enter Shikari, Fall Out Boy, Festival Lineup, fuck off NME, Funeral For A Friend, Gallows, Green Day, Kaiser Chiefs, Kings of Leon, Leeds Festival, Maximo Park, Placebo, Radiohead, Reading Festival, Reading Lineup, Shit Festival, Sonisphere, The Gaslight Anthem, The Prodigy, Vampire Weekend
Right, Fancore wants to play a game with you. Pick your ideal 2009 Reading lineup. Simples. Okay AC/DC, Blink 182 and Green Day or Kings of Leon, Radiohead and Arctic Monkeys. Okay 3, 2, 1…yup, thought so. Sadly the Reading organisers didn’t agree with you.
So while the rest of us go to Download, Bloodstock and Sonisphere to see real music, the scarf and tie set will trot off looking smug as fuck to this celebration of all things NME. Check out the horror for yourself at THIS link.
Fuck it, at least Deftones will be there. Dear lord though. Fuck.
Filed under: Music, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk, Reading and Leeds Festival | Tags: Arctic Monkeys, Blink 182, Green Day, Leeds Festival, Line-up, Mark Hoppus, Music, Music News, Radiohead, Reading Festival, Tom DeLonge, Tour News, Travis Barker, Twitter
Blink 182‘s Mark Hoppus has quashed rumours that the recently reformed band are booked for this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals.
In a recent Twitter update the singer/bassist said: “blink182 has not been confirmed for reading/leeds festivals. doesn’t mean it won’t happen. love those festivals. but we are not booked yet.”
British band Arctic Monkeys have already been announced as one of the headliners for the festivals, via Radio One this morning. Rumours for the other two range from Green Day to Radiohead.
The full line-up for the festivals will be announced tonight at 7pm and can be found here, the minute it all happens. We’re hoping that the festivals will offer more rock that the Arctic Monkeys can give us, but by the looks of some of the rumoured bands it might just be a shrine to the Indie bands who seem to be taking over the world, one cardigan at a time…
Filed under: Album News, Green Day, Tour News | Tags: 21st Century Breakdown, Album, Album News, American Idiot, Billie Joe Armstong, Green Day, Michael Mayer, Mike Dirnt, Music, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk, Punk Rock, Slayer, Theatre, Tour News, Tre Cool
A Californian Theatre has announced that a musical version of Green Day‘s 2004 opus “American Idiot” will be making its stage debut this September.
The stage-production is a result of a collaboration between punk rock heroes Green Day and the Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer.
Berkeley Repertory Theater who are showing the musical through September and October have also announced that the show will include several new tracks from Green Day’s upcoming album 21st Century Breakdown.
Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong had this to say: “We’d been thinking of bringing American Idiot to the stage, but knew we needed to find the right partners. After meeting Michael [Mayer] we knew we’d found the perfect collaborator. The end result will be terrific, and we’re really proud.”
Both parties have said that the production will be in keeping with the vision of the Grammy Award-winning album, which Director Michael Mayer described as “an articulation of their frustration, anger, longing for a better world—a journey from apathy to action.”
Berkeley Repertory Theatre have said that the play will: “follow working-class characters from the suburbs to the city to the Middle East, as they seek redemption in a world filled with frustration.” It’s an exhilarating journey borne along by Green Day’s electrifying songs.”
Tickets and further show details can be bought from the theatre’s Official Website.
We think more albums should make their way to the stage, as long as the poetic nature of the songs can be captured…we’re thinking Slayer‘s ‘Reign In Blood” is definitely a contender. Suggestions?
Filed under: Album News, Green Day, Music, Music News, Pop Punk, Punk | Tags: Album, Album News, Green Day, Music, Music News, Punk, Punk Rock
Green Day have confirmed that the so-anticipated-it-can’t-be-true new album, 21st Century Breakdown will be released on Friday 15th May.
Certainly a date to scribble in your diaries, if anyone is lacking in excitement for the new album the band provided a nifty little video that reminds the world just how fucking good Green Day actually are. It also contains a snippet of new material, an entire post dedicated to it can be found By Clicking Here.
The punk legends were also kind enough to tell us that the first single will be ‘Know Your Enemy’.
So the countdown begins. That’s almost seven weeks until you can officially say Green Day aren’t as good as they used to be/Are still as fucking awesome and relevant as always (Delete As Appropriate).
Filed under: Album News, Music, Music News, Pop Punk | Tags: Album, Album News, Green Day, Music, Music News, Pop Punk
Pop-Punk legends Green Day, whet our appetites for the new album by streaming a new song on their website and posting a few seconds of new footage on a new video. The retrospective video showcases some live footage, along with clips of songs from their extensive back-catalogue. Click Here For New Video
Check the last few seconds to hear a painfully-short teaser of a song from new album, 21st Century Breakdown, which should be out by May. Click the video above.
The band have also streamed a sneak peak of a new song from the album on their official website, www.greenday.com.
We reckon the world will probably stop turning when the actual thing is realeased.
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