The Green Day Authority

Tre Cool will be a judge at the 2026 Guitar Center Drum-Off

Maria — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 13:45:01 -0400

Guitar Center has announced that Tre Cool will be a judge at the 2026 Drum-Off. It will take place at the Fonda Theater in Los Angeles on August 20th, 2026. As of now, you can still get tickets to the event for $50.

Other judges include Dave Elitch, Josh Freese, Brad Wilk, Pocket Queen, Alex González, Eric Moore II, Adrian Young, Daniel Jensen, El Estepario Siberiano, Jared Falk, Jay Weinberg, and Thomas Lang.

If you're wondering what the Drum-Off actually is, you're not alone... I had to Google it even though I'm a drummer. Anyway, it's a legendary competition that ran from 1988 to 2016, launching the careers of many famous drummers who went on to play for Prince, Alice Cooper, Katy Perry and more. It's finally returning this year. Tre Cool will have a say in who wins, and the champion will get $25,000, a brand endorsement, a video shoot, and a treasure trove of high-quality gear.

Thanks to @trecoolarchive for sharing the news.

The Green Day Authority turns 25!

Fuzz — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:45:41 -0400

The Green Day Authority launched 25 years ago this month, on July 12, 2001. Courtney created the site when 'Warning' was the newest Green Day album, MySpace didn't exist yet, and making a website work on a phone wasn't a concern because phones were barely mobile, much less able to access the web.

I joined the GDA team in the spring of 2004 when I was 17. More than 22 years later, the site has been part of my life for longer than it hasn't.

For the last 25 years, we've tried to give Green Day fans a place to find reliable information, follow the latest news and spend an unreasonable amount of time digging through everything connected to the band. Someone on Reddit described old-school GDA as "The New York Times for Green Day," which is still one of my favorite descriptions of the site.

Seeing people talk about what GDA used to mean to them also made it clear how much work the site needed. Our editors had continued doing their best to keep the news updated, but without someone maintaining the site's code, they could only do so much about broken pages, difficult-to-use sections and a design that had remained mostly unchanged since 2013, which is roughly 400 years in internet time.

Last year, we started fixing things. Over the last several months, that turned into the first complete rebuild of GDA in more than 13 years. For me, that has meant balancing a full-time job while putting nearly 500 hours into GDA since early April, mostly at night and on weekends (thank you, ADHD meds, for pulling through).

A completely new GDA

The most obvious change is the new design. The site was rebuilt for how people actually use the internet in 2026, mostly on their phones and often arriving through a link.

Navigation is cleaner, pages load faster and each section has been redesigned to work consistently across phones, tablets and computers. We also gave GDA a darker look with plenty of red, revisiting our 'American Idiot' theme from 2004, which just feels right.

The main goal, however, was making our archives useful again.

GDA has more than 5,000 news posts along with decades of tour dates, setlists, comments, editorials, interviews, song information and other pieces of Green Day history. A lot of that material had become difficult to find unless you already knew exactly where it was buried.

The new site makes it much easier to browse, and related stories and most-viewed posts also help surface things that might otherwise remain lost somewhere in 2007.

We also added a Recently Updated page that collects the updated photos, tour dates, equipment pages, and other content we are improving each week. Since a lot of that work happens outside the news section, it gives you an easy way to see what has been added, corrected or expanded across GDA.

We also added a Calendar page with upcoming tour dates and events, album and song anniversaries, and other dates from Green Day history. You can use it to see what's coming up, or get a reminder that the album you still think came out five years ago is now old enough to drink.

Comments are back

Comments have always been an important part of GDA. They gave fans a place to react to news, share information and argue about whether Warning was underrated years before it was cool.

We built a new comment system directly into GDA and restored more than 78,000 comments saved from the third-party systems we used since 2011.

Those conversations now appear directly on news posts, tour dates, photos, songs and albums. You don't need to create an account to participate. Just verify your email address when leaving a comment.

There is also an optional box to receive an email whenever we publish a new story. You can sign up separately through our new newsletter page and manage or cancel your subscription at any time.

A rebuilt Tour Section

The Tour section has been completely rebuilt with hundreds of missing shows and setlists added to the database. You can search for a city, state, country or venue to see when Green Day played there, find available setlists and browse whatever other information we could track down. The section also organizes shows by year, tour and side project, with stats pulled from Green Day's touring history.

Curious when Green Day last played in New York City? Search for it. Want to know how often they played "J.A.R."? We got you.

With thousands of shows going back several decades, we know there will still be missing or incorrect information. Every tour page includes a way to send us corrections, photos, setlists or anything else we should add.

Explore Green Day's music

The Music section has been completely overhauled, with updated song pages, better coverage of Green Day's side projects, and an easy way to search for any song or album you're looking for.

Fans can rate every song and album in the catalog, leave comments, browse stats and see how their favorites compare with everyone else's. Song pages also connect directly to tour data, so you can see how often tracks have been played, when they were performed and when they last appeared in a setlist.

Photos, biographies, quotes and equipment

We've started rebuilding our Picture Vault with cleaner galleries, larger images and a much easier browsing experience. Photos are better organized, and you can move through an album without loading a new page for every image. Swipe between photos on your phone or use the left and right arrow keys on your computer.

You can dig through old posters and flyers, Green Day merchandise, fan tattoos and other pieces of the band's history. We've also worked to better connect photos with related tour dates, news stories and the eras they came from. If you have photos from a Green Day show that you would like to contribute, email them to team@greendayauthority.com. Please include the show and date, along with how you would like to be credited.

The Band section has expanded too, with an improved section for quotes, random facts and an updated biography for Billie Joe (our editors are already working on new bios for everyone). The awards section is now much easier to browse, with filters for different ceremonies, years and results. We also started updating the equipment section, but this is one area where we could use help. Gearheads who can identify a specific instrument, correct our information or fill in something we missed should contact us.

The next chapter of GDA

Social media is great at showing you what happened five minutes ago. It is terrible at preserving what happened 5, 10, or 20 years ago.

As GDA turns 25, we're excited to continue sharing news, photos, stories and all the random things Green Day fans love digging into. We want GDA to remain a place where fans can learn more about the band, revisit something they remember, and discover things that may no longer be available anywhere else.

There will be some broken links, missing information and weird formatting left behind by several generations of the site. That is unavoidable when rebuilding something with 25 years of content and old code held together with duct tape, hopes, and dreams.

Thank you to all the editors, moderators, developers and contributors who have helped keep GDA going since 2001. Most of all, thanks to all of you who have commented, shared our posts, corrected our mistakes, donated to keep the servers online and stuck around. Whether you've been here for 25 years or found us today, we're glad you're part of GDA.

We still have plenty planned, and we hope the new site gives Green Day fans a reason to keep digging through GDA. We also want to hear from you. Send us missing dates, better sources, equipment corrections, ideas for improving the site, topics you'd llike us to cover, or editorials and other content you would like to contribute. GDA has always been better when fans help shape it.

Welcome to the new Green Day Authority! We have spent 25 years building this place, and we're excited to share in what's next with all of you.

- Fuzz

Green Day fans pick "Jesus of Suburbia" as their favorite song of 2026

Fuzz — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:00:40 -0400

After eight weeks of head-to-head matchups here on GDA and roughly 12,700 votes, Green Day fans have picked "Jesus of Suburbia" as their favorite Green Day song for 2026.

The nine-minute American Idiot track finished with a weighted rating of 4.35 out of 5, narrowly beating "Welcome to Paradise."

The top five:

Jesus of Suburbia - 4.35

Welcome to Paradise - 4.30

Holiday - 4.29

21st Century Breakdown - 4.28

American Idiot - 4.27

At the other end of the list, these were the five lowest-ranked songs:

Here Comes the Shock - 2.98

I Was a Teenage Teenager - 3.08

Strangeland - 3.09

Father to a Son - 3.15

Fire, Ready, Aim - 3.15

The final rankings use a weighted average that considers both a song's rating and how many votes it received. This prevents a song with only a few perfect ratings from jumping to the top, or a song with a single one-star rating from being named the worst. That's why these scores won't exactly match the regular averages displayed in the GDA music section.

Thanks to everyone who voted over the last eight weeks. We're planning to make the Song Tournament an annual tradition, so we'll get to argue about all of this again next year.

You can check out the tournament page below to see the results from every matchup.

View the full tournament results

The Coverups to play 9th Annual Comic-Con Party in San Diego

Maria — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 14:03:21 -0400

It was announced today that The Coverups will be playing Fandom's 9th Annual Comic-Con Party in San Diego. The party will be happening at the Hard Rock Hotel on July 23rd.

It's not impossible for the general public to get tickets to the party, but it's unlikely. Less than 200 tickets went to fans in a lottery last year. The SDCC Unofficial Blog advises people interested in attending to keep an eye on Fandom's socials.

The Coverups get a very brief moment in the official 'Honest Trailer':

And if you don't want to watch all 40 seconds, here's a screenshot:

Hopefully we'll get some new footage from the party!

Are you planning on trying for tickets? Discuss it with other fans on the Green Day Community forum.

Green Day wins Best International Rock Song at the Music Awards Japan

Maria — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:00:01 -0400

Green Day have won Best International Rock Song at the Music Awards Japan. What's really cool about it is that the song is actually a Saviors b-side! So here it is...

'Smash It Like Belushi' is probably my favourite Saviors b-side. Great to see it getting so much love. It's no surprise that it happened in Japan because Green Day are so well loved there.

What's your favourite b-side? Thoughts on the award? Discuss it with other fans on the Green Day Community forum.

Watch the full trailer for Nimrods movie

Fuzz — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:30:13 -0400

The full trailer for Nimrods, the upcoming comedy inspired by and produced by Green Day, has officially been released. The film follows a small-town punk band on a road trip to Los Angeles after landing what seems like the opportunity of a lifetime: opening for Green Day.

Check out the trailer below from Green Day's YouTube channel:

The trailer looks great! We're looking forward to seeing it when it releases August 14th in theaters.

Some fans also recieved the trailer via VHS as part of the film promotion.

Billie Joe has made the New York Times' Readers' Choice list of the 100 greatest American songwriters

Maria — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:00:02 -0400

The New York Times asked their readers to rank the 100 greatest living American songwriters. Billie Joe has made the list. We think he should be higher up, of course, but it's good to see him there at all in a world where rock music isn't that popular anymore. The full list is on the New York Times website and their Instagram, but if you want the spoiler, scroll on...

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So here's the spoiler: Billie Joe came in at 84. Trent Reznor beat him to 83. The National came in after Billie.

What do you think? Should Billie Joe have been ranked higher or was 84 fair? Discuss it on the Green Day Community forum.

Thanks to Cris on GDC for sharing this!

Song Tournament Final Week: American Idiot vs. Dookie

Fuzz — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:00:01 -0400

The final week of our Green Day Favorite Song Tournament is here, and we're ending with the heavyweights: Dookie vs. American Idiot. Two absolute classics. Two fan favorites go into the final matchup.

Head over to the tournament page and rate each song. On June 7th, we'll announce this week's winners, along with the 2026 pick for Green Day fans' favorite song.

Vote now: Dookie vs. American Idiot

You can also use the tournament page to catch up on all the results from the last seven weeks, where 16 albums have already gone head to head.

Linda Perry bashes Green Day for something that didn't happen

Fuzz — Fri, 29 May 2026 13:39:07 -0400

Music sites around the web picked up drama this last week when Linda Perry, founder of 4 Non Blondes, while promoting a new book, went after Billie Joe and Green Day for not selecting her as producer for the follow-up to 'American Idiot'.

From NME:
Courtney Love [...] once claimed that Perry was also set to produce the follow-up to Green Day's 2004 classic 'American Idiot'.

When asked if there was any truth to that, Perry said the band had indeed reached out and asked her to produce their next record. "I had a full calendar and cancelled six months of work to do it," she recalled. "I met with Billie Joe [Armstrong], and we talked for three hours [...] Like every artist, I think he had got to a point where you feel like I have nothing to say and need help - there's a therapy aspect to producing too.

"Then Courtney blabbed her mouth that I was producing. Suddenly they started getting backlash from their fans, upset they were 'bringing in Linda Perry, who produced Pink and Christina Aguilera'.

"And then those guys just stopped calling me," Perry continued. "I would reach out to figure out what was going on. Nobody called. I lost six months of scheduled work. That was fucked-up - all because Billie-Joe's a little pussy and got all this backlash from his fans and didn't like it."

Perry went on to say in the NME interview that she also learned that Green Day didn't record in studio together:

Elsewhere in her NME interview, Perry said one thing she found strange was that Green Day recorded their albums separately. "Billie would do his part, then Mike [Dirnt, bassist] would come in, and then Tré [Cool] would come in, but they didn't record together," she explained.

This statement is where the red flags first started going off in my head. I don't know where that information came from, but as documented in Heart Like A Hand Grenade, Green Day spent a whole lot of time working together in the studio during the 'American Idiot' sessions. The idea that the band simply came in one at a time and didn't record together doesn't really match what has been publicly documented over the years. They might have recorded their own instruments individually, but they were still collaborating together on it.

The original rumor Perry is referring to came from Courtney Love in June 2007 during an interview with the BBC. PunkNews reported at the time that Love claimed Perry would be producing Green Day's next album because the band liked what she had done on Courtney's own record.

A couple of days later, PunkNews followed up with a link to GDA, where we confirmed with Green Day's management that the story was simply "Not true."

That's the part of Perry's story that doesn't really line up with the timeline.

The BBC interview was published on June 2, 2007. We spoke with Green Day's management and received a denial two days later. Not weeks later. Not months later. There was never a period where this rumor was widely accepted before fan backlash supposedly killed it.

As someone who was following every rumor, interview, and scrap of information about the band during that era, I don't remember any meaningful backlash from fans over the possibility of Perry producing the next album. Most fans didn't know who Linda Perry was (that's not a dig, just not something most casual fans are not in the loop on), and most people treated Courtney Love's claim with exactly the amount of skepticism you'd expect.

It's also worth remembering that this was nearly two years before 21st Century Breakdown was released. The band eventually ended up working with Butch Vig, not Perry and not Rob Cavallo. Looking back, it seems much more likely that Green Day were exploring different creative directions and meeting with various producers before deciding what they wanted the next album to be.

To me, Perry's version sounds less like a producer being hired and then fired because of fan complaints, and more like preliminary conversations that never developed into an actual commitment. If the band ultimately decided to go in another direction, that may have later been interpreted as something it wasn't.

One thing I do feel comfortable saying is that Green Day don't make major creative decisions based on fan backlash. They never have. Whether fans love or hate an idea, the band has consistently worked with the producers, collaborators, and creative partners they felt were right for whatever record they were making at the time. That's been true throughout their career, and there's little reason to believe this situation was any different.

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Tré Cool to join The Chin Chins on stage at BottleRock Napa

Fuzz — Fri, 22 May 2026 11:30:19 -0400

Tré Cool will make an appearance playing with The Chin Chins today at BottleRock Napa Valley. @trecool posted on Instagram/Threads

Surprise! Guess who's playing drums with @thechinchinsband Friday at @bottlerocknapa! Set is at 2:30, don't miss it!! 🤘

Tre joined The Chin Chins earlier this month at a show in Long Beach, CA.

The festival is taking place May 22-24 at the Napa Valley Expo in Napa, California. BottleRock is basically a giant music, food, wine festival with this year's lineup including Foo Fighters, Lorde, Backstreet Boys, Lil Wayne, Chaka Khan, Joan Jett and a bunch more.

The Chin Chins are part of Friday's lineup, playing the NorthBay Health Stage at 2:30pm local. Tré is also already part of the festival this year as one of the hosts of the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage on Saturday.

From MusicJunkiePress.com:
The Culinary Stage hosts include drummer Tré Cool of Green Day, SF Giants Broadcaster and former pitcher George Kontos, and KCBS "Foodie Chap" Liam Mayclem, with beats provided by the Bay Area's own DJ Umami.

If you're at the event, be sure to check out The Chin Chins at 2:30 and stop by the Williams Sonoma Culinary Stage tomorrow.

Pinhead Gunpowder Announce 2026 North American Tour

kaylubd — Wed, 20 May 2026 17:34:03 -0400

Pinhead Gunpowder have announced their 2026 North American tour. The band, which is made up of Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, Aaron Cometbus, Bill Schneider, and Jason White, is finally hitting the road in support of their 2024 album, Unt. Better late than never!

The trek kicks off on October 7th in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It will make stops in Chicago, New York, Seattle, Portland, and Los Angeles before wrapping up in Garden Grove, California, on November 11th. Night Shop will support the East Coast and Midwest dates, while Constant Insult will cover the West Coast stops. Pre-sales for select shows start tomorrow at 10 AM. General sale starts Friday, May 22nd at 10 AM local time. See all the dates on the GDA Tour Section.

Are you planning to see Pinhead Gunpowder? Will this be your first time seeing them? Let us know on the Green Day Community forum.

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25 Green Day Facts You ACTUALLY Didn't Know

Maria — Mon, 18 May 2026 14:00:02 -0400

You've probably clicked on a few lists of things you 'don't know' about Green Day, only to find out that even your dog knew them all. Tré Cool went to clown school. Mike Dirnt wrote 'Longview' on LSD. Billie Joe Armstrong's first guitar is called Blue. Green Day's career started at 924 Gilman Street. Yes, we know.

Now, I'm not going to claim that every single fact on this list will be new to all of you, because the long-time fans have probably heard it all... but I hope at least one of them will surprise you. If you're new to Green Day, welcome, and you're in the right place to learn more here on GDA!

1. There was an Insomniac condom

It was a prize from KROQ. It expired in November 1998.

2. Billie Joe's parents met at a concert

Billie Joe's dad was a jazz drummer. He met his wife, Ollie, at one of his concerts - just like Billie Joe met his wife at a Green Day show.

3. The Foxboro Hot Tubs was born thanks to a drum kit

When Tré Cool bought a 1960s Rogers kit, he was inspired by its history and started playing old songs. Jason White joined him with an old Gretsch guitar. The rest of the band followed. Tré later told Zane Lowe, 'That one just dropped out of our bums,' and yeah, it kind of did.

4. Mike checked in to a hotel under the alias 'Seymour Butts'

Members of the band (unspecified) have also checked in to hotels as Rumpel Stiltskin and Joe Lies.

5. Tré took conga lessons with José Eladio in Cuba after the American Idiot Tour

'You mix the conga and cymbal parts together,' he told laut.de in 2009. 'It was fucking hard! Just another weapon in the arsenal in case I ever need to pick up women who are impressed by it.'

6. Billie Joe played metal before Green Day

We all know Billie was a sweet kid singing to people in hospitals while he was learning to sing at Fiat Music, but did you know he was also in a few metal bands? One of them was called Blood Rage.

7. Billie Joe bruised his ribs while recording the 'Holiday' music video

When you see him pounding his chest with the microphone in the bridge, he was actually hitting himself so hard that he bruised his ribs.

8. Mike shat on Juliette Binoche's balcony

It was Oscar's night in 1997. Mike did a poo over the edge of his hotel balcony. It landed on the one below. When Juliette Binoche found it, she unsuccessfully tried to get the band thrown out of the hotel.

9. Tré bought a diner for his dad

After Green Day hit it big, Tré bought a diner in Willits, CA, for his dad. It was called the California Diner. The walls were covered in Green Day posters and their songs were always playing. It's now under new management with a different name.

10. Billie Joe writes on acoustic

'I have a Silverine Harmony. But it sounds good. I just have it around the house, so I've written most of the songs on it.' -- Billie Joe in American Songwriter, 2000

11. The rarest Green Day item isn't 'Look For Love'

It's actually the white Slappy vinyl. There's only one copy in white. Larry Livermore sold it to a French collector on eBay in 2006.

12. Green Day's name came from Sesame Street

You've probably heard that Green Day is named after weed, but did you know the phrase originally came from Sesame Street? When Ernie said 'green day,' Billie Joe, Mike and John Kiffmeyer found it funny because of all the weed they smoked. So it became an inside joke that a 'green day' was a day wasted, smoking weed. After they recorded the song 'Green Day,' John wrote the phrase on the back of his jacket. That was when they decided to change their name from Sweet Children. Billie Joe has since said he hates the name.

13. Tré set his hair on fire in high school

'I was blowing gas out of my mouth like I was a torch or something. My hair was burned off, my eyelashes were burned... I looked like a monster.' -- Tré Cool in Crossbeat, May 1998

14. The name International Superhits You're Not Worthy of Owning was considered

Green Day wanted the most arrogant title imaginable for their first greatest hits record. They also considered Immaculate Collection.

15. Tré played jazz before Green Day

'It was hard because I played jazz for a while before joining Green Day. In the jazz band, I was constantly told to "play quieter," but then I was being told to "play harder and six times louder!" Also, in jazz, you're told to "play more," but in rock, you're told to "play one beat at a time," which is the complete opposite of how I play, so it took me a while to get used to it. But I kept playing and became a real musician.' -- Tré Cool in Crossbeat, May 1998

16. Billie Joe's favourite British food is fish and chips

Especially when it's covered in all the salt, vinegar and sauces they've got.

His favourite food of all time is pizza, though.

17. Tré was homeless, but wouldn't sell his drums

'Even when I was homeless and starving, I didn't sell my drums. I had no home, but I had my drums. Those drums kept me going.' -- Tré Cool in Crossbeat, May 1998

18. The name 'Warning' has a pretty deep meaning

'It's like a "warning" sign or label, or people saying "you can't do this." America is always talking about freedom, but even though it's saying that, subconsciously it's saying, "No, you're not free. Don't cross this line. Don't step on my territory." To me, rules are there to be rebelled against, at least on a healthy level. Rules are there to be broken. That's what "Warning" is about. I'm not telling people WHAT to think - I'm telling them TO think.' -- Billie Joe Armstrong in Crossbeat, August 2000

19. Tré was on crutches while recording 21st Century Breakdown

He busted his knee while moshing at a Fratellis concert and only had it sorted once the last track of 21st Century Breakdown was burned to a hard drive.

20. 'Before the Lobotomy' came from a San Francisco Chronicle article

'I got it from a headline in the San Francisco Chronicle. The article was about a guy who'd written a book about how he'd gotten a lobotomy because his dad thought he was too hyperactive. He was a problem child, so his father made him get a lobotomy. So the title of the article was "Before the Lobotomy." Or maybe that was the title of the book. I don't remember now. And the song could be about the dumbing down of society, but it all comes from personal experience, you know! Dumbing yourself with drugs and alcohol. Overdoing it.' -- Billie Joe Armstrong in Guitar World, 2009

21. At least one fan has seen Green Day over 200 times

Quite a few fans have been to 100 shows, but 200?! A crew member told me about this person in 2017, so it's probably even more now. I've no idea who they are. They must be doing it very quietly. There are probably even more of them we don't know about.

22. Billie Joe attended a GDA/GDC party while American Idiot was on Broadway

Seriously. It was February 2011. GDA arranged a party for fans at a bar in NYC and Billie actually showed up. He said he wanted to be 'closer to the fans.'

23. Green Day wore Christian Dior suits designed by Hedi Slimane in the American Idiot era

In case you don't know (I didn't), Hedi Slimane is a French photographer and couturier who was the creative director for Dior Homme at the time.

24. The first (and only) Dead Mermaids EP came with a fishing net

There's a song called 'My Fish' that is, indeed, about fish. We really didn't appreciate them enough.

25. The first time Green Day played in Bangkok, the floor nearly gave way

Some fans said it was the best show they'd ever seen. Some said it was the worst. However, almost everyone in MBK Hall that day will agree that they wondered if they were going to die that night.

How many of these did you know?

So what's the verdict? Were some of these facts new to you? Can you think of any that others might not have heard? Discuss it on the Green Day Community forum. And if you'd like to read even more random Green Day facts, we have a whole page for them.

Song Tournament: Foxboro Hot Tubs vs. The Network

Fuzz — Sun, 17 May 2026 12:15:47 -0400

Week 7 of our Green Day song tournament is here, and now we're in Green Day side project territory: Foxboro Hot Tubs vs. The Network.

Over the last 6 weeks, Green Day fans have been rating songs across head-to-head album battles, with the top songs from each moving on to the championship round. This week decides which side project tracks stay alive.

Go here to vote Foxboro Hot Tubs vs The Network

You can also browse all previous matchups, see which songs made the cut, and check whether your favorites from the first 6 weeks are still alive. Next week will be our final album match-up, then the finals to crown the fan favorite of 2026.

Green Day talk about the success of Dookie

Fuzz — Sat, 16 May 2026 14:02:13 -0400

SiriusXM has shared snippits from a discussion on Green Day's channel, 'Idiot Nation', where they discuss the success of 'Dookie'. Video below, and transcript below that. You can listen to their channel on SiriusXM idiot Nation 314.

Transcript:

Tre: Before we made Dookie, it was a proven fact that punk rock does not sell. Fuck facts!
Billie Joe: I think Dookie being Double Diamond is sort of a testament to what we wanted to start with. We wanted to make a record that we can play these songs for the rest of our lives. When I hear a song like Can't Explain or My Generation by The Who, I think those songs sound like they were written yesterday.
Mike: I expected it. I'm expecting a lot more, actually. I have high expectations.
Billie Joe: With a name like Dookie, I don't know if you have any expectations at all.
Mike: Yeah, we expected to polish that turd.
Billie Joe: Great music is not measured by popularity or numbers, but I do think that we're incredibly fortunate that this record has been able to last through multiple generations.

First look at Nimrods movie stills and poster

Fuzz — Wed, 13 May 2026 08:36:13 -0400

Some promotional material for Nimrods was released yesterday, along with the official confirmation of the August 14th release date. The Wrap posted the first stills from the movie, courtesy Inaugural Entertainment who bought distribution rights for the Green Day inspired comedy earlier this year.

You can read more about the upcoming film here. And here are all our stories related to it.