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NEWS ABOUT: Green Day

Green Day stories: 6 news summaries
SLIDESHOW

 Jackson Tributes 
 Steal Video Awards 

If it weren't for a certain rapper, Michael would have stolen the show

Sep 14, 09 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - With the exception of Kanye West's inebriated attack on Taylor Swift, last night’s MTV Video Music Awards were all about Michael Jackson, with longtime friend Madonna and sister Janet delivering moving tributes, the Los Angeles Times reports. The Material Girl introduced the tribute, while Janet performed her half... More »

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entertainment • Britney Spears • Janet Jackson • Eminem • celebrity • award show • Video Music Awards • Beyonce • Madonna • Michael Jackson • Rihanna • Beastie Boys • Green Day • Lady Gaga • Taylor Swift • MTV Video Music Awards

 Green Day's Rock  
 Opera Hits the Stage 

Multiplatinum American Idiot a coming-of-age story

Sep 2, 09 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Green Day’s multiplatinum album American Idiot is taking the stage as a 75-minute rock opera that will “challenge the very definitions of punk, theater, and musical,” writes David Downs in the East Bay Express. A 19-member cast will showcase a “Fight Club-esque story of self-discovery through... More »

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theater • musical theater • Berkeley • musical • rock opera • Jay-ZTV • Green Day • Billie Joe Armstrong

OPINION

 Best Rock 
 Comebacks 
 of All Time

You may not realize it, but Elvis was once a has-been

Jun 30, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - In honor of Blur’s triumphant return Sunday at the Glastonbury Festival, the Independent compiles a list of the best rock-and-roll comebacks:
  • Elvis Presley: The King was practically a has-been in 1968, following his army stint and a string of lackluster films. His black-leather-clad, blues-heavy appearance on an
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music • Johnny Cash • Elvis Presley • Brian Wilson • The Eagles • comeback • Blur • Jay-ZTV • Green Day

 Eminem's Relapse Tops Charts 

New album pushes Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown to no. 2

May 27, 09 1:19 PM CDT
(AP) - Eminem's new album Relapse has sold more copies in its first week of release than any other album this year. The Detroit rapper's first album in nearly five years sold 608,000 copies and is his fifth straight No. 1 album. His last disc, 2004's Encore, sold 711,000... More »

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music • Eminem • rap music • album sales • Jay-ZTV • Green Day

(Newser) - Wal-Mart isn’t selling Green Day’s new album because of explicit lyrics, and the band isn’t happy about it. “They won’t carry our record because they wanted us to censor it,” frontman Billie Joe Armstrong tells the AP. 21st Century Breakdown merits a parental-advisory label,... More »

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entertainment • music • censorship • parental advisory • Wal-Mart • Green Day • 21st Century Breakdown • Billie Joe Armstrong

Music Review

 Breakdown Trumps Even Idiot  


May 15, 09 11:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - After Green Day’s multi-platinum American Idiot, anticipation is off the charts for today’s release of 21st Century Breakdown. And it doesn’t disappoint. Here’s what critics are saying:
  • It’s “so masterful and confident it makes Idiot seem like a warm-up,”
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entertainment • punk music • music review • rock opera • Jay-ZTV • Green Day

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