Subject:

Billie Joe Armstrong

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2012

    Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Performs at Mark Zuckerberg's Wedding

    Yes, really: Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong performed over last weekend at Mark Zuckerberg's wedding. What this TMZ video would lead us to believe was later confirmed by People. And while we're usually not thrilled about the icky "Hey we're rich now, entertain us" aspect of the moneyed class payin ... More >>

  • Music

    March 7, 2012

    Sizzle & Fizzle: Highs and Lows from the Last Week in S.F. Music

    Yes, really: Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong performed over last weekend at Mark Zuckerberg's wedding. What this TMZ video would lead us to believe was later confirmed by People. And while we're usually not thrilled about the icky "Hey we're rich now, entertain us" aspect of the moneyed class payin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2012

    Green Day To Sing "About Fucking" on New Album

    So what is Green Day up to in a world where Obama is president (for a little while, at least) and the U.S. is extricating itself from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Well, besides playing surprise shows in small venues like S.F.'s Mezzanine, and bringing the Broadway musical version of American Idiot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Comparing M.I.A.'s Super Bowl Middle Finger to Music's Greatest Bird-Flippers

    Juvenile, numbskulled, pointless, banal, outrageous -- M.I.A. flipping the bird at this year's Super Bowl halftime show might have been all or none of those things, depending on whom you ask, but it was one thing above all: A surefire plot to join the ranks of the middle-finger-flashing musical elit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2012

    Welcome Blue Ivy Carter! The Top Six Weird Baby Names We Love

    This week, the world oohed and aahed as news of the birth of Beyonce and Jay-Z's baby girl emerged (we bet Ms. Knowles managed to look radiant even during that heinous labor process). Then stories started emerging that the couple were calling their new offspring Blue Ivy. Hmpf. Blue and Ivy on their ... More >>

  • Music

    December 28, 2011

    One Last Spin: A Look Back at the Year in Bay Area Music

    This week, the world oohed and aahed as news of the birth of Beyonce and Jay-Z's baby girl emerged (we bet Ms. Knowles managed to look radiant even during that heinous labor process). Then stories started emerging that the couple were calling their new offspring Blue Ivy. Hmpf. Blue and Ivy on their ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2011

    Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Expelled from Southwest Flight for Sagging His Pants

    Christopher VictorioGreen Day's Billie Joe Armstrong, in better-belted times.​ Safe to say your Labor Day weekend is off to a better start than Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's: On Thursday night, Armstrong was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for sagging his pants.

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Billie Joe Armstrong, Movie Star: Green Day Singer to Act in American Idiot Film

    Billie Joe Armstrong​First it was an album. Then it was a musical at Berkeley Rep. Then it was a Broadway musical. Soon, Green Day's American Idiot will be a film. And no one other than Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong -- Rodeo native, ex-snotty Berkeley punk, and ridiculously talented ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2011

    Music Links: Magik*Magik Orchestra on Playing with Rock Bands, Will.i.am Can't Remember Lyrics, and More

    John Vanderslice and Magik*Magik's Minna Choi​ Magik*Magik Orchestra Artistic Director Minna Choi explains why she likes working with rock bands. [The Bay Bridged] Haha: Will.i.am can't remember his own crappy lyrics. [SF Gate]

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Billie Joe Armstrong's Son Joey Is in a Pop-Punk Band

    http://www.myspace.com/emilysarmy101Emily's Army​ Here's one way to get a recording contract: be the son of Billie Joe Armstrong. That being said, it can't be easy to be the son of the famous Green Day vocalist, especially in the 924 Gilman scene that thrives on such high punk rock orthodoxie ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Billie Joe Armstrong's New Signature Guitar Is an Attempt to Rewrite Green Day History

    The offending axe.​Billie Joe, say it ain't so!​Other than the Les Paul -- an iconic six-string now far more famous than its namesake -- signature model guitars are generally an exercise in cynical maneuvering and kitschy accessories, put out by instrument companies aiming to capitalize on the l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2011

    Watch Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong and His Dog Perform 'Last Night on Earth'

    ​Welp, we just couldn't not show you this one, folks: Video proof that Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong isn't the only talented musician in his East Bay household. Meet Rocky, Billie Joe's Cockapoo (yes, that's a real -- and hilariously named -- kind of dog), and an amazing singing talent in his o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 18, 2011

    Seven Things You Probably Didn't Know About Green Day Before Billie Joe Armstrong Got Twitter

    .bbpBox38303523376594940 {background:url(http://a2.twimg.com/a/1297809080/images/themes/theme14/bg.gif) #131516;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border- ... More >>

  • Music

    February 16, 2011

    The Frustrators Fire Up

    With Green Day on pause, Mike Dirnt's other band hits the punk dive circuit.

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    Green Day's Tour Homecoming Hits Shoreline Amphitheatre

    Christopher Victorio​Green Day AFI Shoreline Amphitheatre September 4, 2010 (Far) better than: A skeptical old Green Day fan would expect. "HOME! HOME! I'M FUCKING HOME!" erupted Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong at Shoreline Amphitheatre on Saturday, his first words after ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    They Might Be Giants, Street Food Fest, Rock Make, Booty Bassment and More

    They Might Be Giants play Stern Grove for free this Sunday​Celebrate San Francisco this weekend. We have awesome bands, awesome fests and awesome non-summer summers. Check out our list of top ten things to do for less than a cocktail costs at some fancy-pants L.A. club. Locals only: Alamo Square ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2010

    Love Doesn't Actually Kill

    They Might Be Giants play Stern Grove for free this Sunday​Celebrate San Francisco this weekend. We have awesome bands, awesome fests and awesome non-summer summers. Check out our list of top ten things to do for less than a cocktail costs at some fancy-pants L.A. club. Locals only: Alamo Square ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2010

    Five Real Venues That Would Rule in Rock Band

    Just like Billie Joe Armstrong -- who says he "sucks" at playing Green Day's new Rock Band game -- we get pwned every time we try to tinker with fake plastic guitars or toy drum kits. But, watching this preview for the East Pay pop-punkers' name-brand video game, we kinda dug catching (albeit b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2010

    Alice Waters Joins a Motley Crew for Tonight's Real Time with Bill Maher

    eater.comWaters, Armstrong, Maher, Rock: This ain't the new Green Day lineup.​From Eater SF/Eater National comes an incredible composite photo and a crucial DVR alert for tonight, as Alice Waters pulls up to the discussion table on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. Admittedly, we probably woul ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 11, 2010

    In Store: 1-2-3-4-Go! Records Punks All Ages

    ​In Store spotlights the Bay Area's quirkiest, most beloved, weirdest, and/or otherwise-most-interesting record stores. Our region's unmistakable friskiness and cultural capital emanate from those dusty, creaky, hard-to-find, money-losing, insanely huge, hilariously small, and often-crowded (at le ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    Green Day to Make Its Version of 'Rocky Horror'?

    ​Green Day's Billy Joe Armstrong is taking his dreams of a rock opera-cum-theatrical musical one step further. American Idiot the hit CD is currently being transformed into a musical at Berkeley Rep, where it will run for one month starting September 4. Already it seems Armstrong has hopes that sp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    Green Day to Wal-Mart: Fuck Censorship

      Moral Crusaders? Green DayLooks like everyone who called Green Day sell-outs owes the band an apology. After releasing 21st Century Breakdown, their most ambitious album ever, the band followed up by doing the most punk thing they've ever done: refuse to sell a clean ve ... More >>

  • Music

    May 13, 2009

    Green Day's 21st-century political opera

      Moral Crusaders? Green DayLooks like everyone who called Green Day sell-outs owes the band an apology. After releasing 21st Century Breakdown, their most ambitious album ever, the band followed up by doing the most punk thing they've ever done: refuse to sell a clean ve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Last Night: Green Day's Last-Minute Show at the Independent

    Phil MucciGreen Day April 7, 2009The IndependentReview by Ross DrakeBetter Than: Standing on the sidewalk in the rain, openly pining for Green Day tickets Arriving at the Independent quite unexpectedly for a surprise, sold-out show announced just hours beforehand, Green Day was everything you'd exp ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2009

    Green Day gets all "Mamma Mia!" at BRT

    American Idiots: Green DayIf the soon-to-be-inescapable buzz around Green Day's upcoming album, 21st Century Breakdown wasn't loud enough, the East Bay boys jaded punx love to hate (and the music industry bows down to as one of its few remaining commercially-viable acts) have added yet more cultural ... More >>

  • Music

    February 11, 2009

    Get "Fat," build your empire: Michael Burkett's punk legacy

    American Idiots: Green DayIf the soon-to-be-inescapable buzz around Green Day's upcoming album, 21st Century Breakdown wasn't loud enough, the East Bay boys jaded punx love to hate (and the music industry bows down to as one of its few remaining commercially-viable acts) have added yet more cultural ... More >>

  • Music

    October 3, 2007

    Finntroll; Download Festival; Bill Callahan; Black Crowes; the Go-Gos

    American Idiots: Green DayIf the soon-to-be-inescapable buzz around Green Day's upcoming album, 21st Century Breakdown wasn't loud enough, the East Bay boys jaded punx love to hate (and the music industry bows down to as one of its few remaining commercially-viable acts) have added yet more cultural ... More >>

  • Music

    November 24, 2004

    Sunrise on a Green Day

    Green Day's latest proves that a punk band can be popular and relevant, even in the Bay Area

  • Music Awards

    October 20, 2004

    Music Awards Nominees

    Green Day's latest proves that a punk band can be popular and relevant, even in the Bay Area

  • Music

    October 20, 1999

    Riff Raff

    2020 Vision, Housekeeping, and Scene, Heard

  • Music

    February 24, 1999

    The Accidental Punk

    Avengers frontwoman Penelope Houston tried to escape punk, but history pulled her back in

  • Music

    August 19, 1998

    Riff Raff

    Avengers frontwoman Penelope Houston tried to escape punk, but history pulled her back in

  • Film

    July 1, 1998

    Good Riddance

    Avengers frontwoman Penelope Houston tried to escape punk, but history pulled her back in

  • Music

    December 24, 1997

    Baby, It's Him

    How can Burt Bacharach make a comeback when he never went away?

VOICE Daily Deals
for free stuff, news info & more!

Now Click This

About Us | Media Kit | Work for SF Weekly | Esubscribe | Free Classifieds | SF Weekly Advertising | National Online Advertising | Mobile | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Problems? | RSS | Site Map
© 2012 SF Weekly, LP, All rights reserved.
Browse Voice Nation
avatar
Newsletters | Mobile
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy