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Billie Joe

  • 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 >>

  • 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 >>

  • 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

    December 17, 2010

    The Top 10 Best Big Concerts I Saw in 2010, with Gaga, Green Day, Sir Paul, Pavement, and LCD Soundsystem

    It just didn't seem right to lump in Oracle Arena and HP Pavilion fare with the cozy goings-on at S.F. dens like Bottom of the Hill and even Great American Music Hall. So, in search of an even comparison, I'm breaking it up: Today, here are the best concerts I saw with more than 5,000 of my fellow h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2010

    Green Day's Secret for Awesome Live Shows: Booze, Booze, Booze

    "I am so wasted right now!"​Oakland punkers Green Day put on one hell of a live show. At the homecoming of their U.S. tour at Shoreline in September, Billy Joe Armstrong and Co. dragged a bunch of fans onstage -- including one girl who required a lot of effort to get up there -- nearly made out wi ... More >>

  • 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

    May 11, 2010

    Video of the Day: Green Day Cover the Stones on Jimmy Fallon

    Local boys Green Day went on Jimmy Fallon last night and tore through a cover of the Stones' "Rip This Joint," punking the Exile on Main Street song up with manic pacing and Billie Joe's signature guyliner. Follow us @SFAllShookDown.

  • Calendar

    September 19, 2007

    The Question of Our Time

    Local boys Green Day went on Jimmy Fallon last night and tore through a cover of the Stones' "Rip This Joint," punking the Exile on Main Street song up with manic pacing and Billie Joe's signature guyliner. Follow us @SFAllShookDown.

  • Music

    June 13, 2007

    Home Alone

    Jana Hunter's intimate sketches

  • Best of San Francisco

    May 11, 2005

    Best Classic Music Venues

    Jana Hunter's intimate sketches

  • News

    August 15, 2001

    Boys' Band

    Pansy Division's all-gay punk was a shocking first. Will fans let the group escape its pioneering role and just make music?

  • Music

    October 4, 2000

    Sweet Adeline

    A determinedly small Oakland label proves that punk is still a viable sound

  • Film

    July 1, 1998

    Good Riddance

    A determinedly small Oakland label proves that punk is still a viable sound

  • Music

    May 27, 1998

    Unextended Play

    Putting the compact back in compact disc

  • Music

    January 17, 1996

    Night Crawler

    Putting the compact back in compact disc

  • News

    May 17, 1995

    So You Wanna Be a Rock 'n' Roll Lawyer?

    Meet Green Day's Legal Team of Cahn, Saltzman and Hearn

  • Music

    April 5, 1995

    Recordings

    Meet Green Day's Legal Team of Cahn, Saltzman and Hearn

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