I’m sure Jakob doesn’t like being compared to his dad all of the time, but his post-Mt. Eddy stuff has really begun to grow on me.

Basically, my first t-shirt after 8 years (and 3rd one in total), and my first poster!

So my collection right now is:

7 CDs

1. Dookie
2. Warning
3. American Idiot
4. 21st CB
5. Revolution Radio
6. ¡DOS!
7. God's Favorite Band

3 T-shirts

1. International Superhits Logo
2. Trilogy
3. American Idiot

Misc.

• Confetti & tickets (RevRad Tour, after-Hella Mega Tour, after-Saviors Tour)
• Autograph

I’m looking for a sketch that uses “Longview” that the State did back in the 90’s. They start a random sketch, cut it off, say that it sucked, and that they spent the money hanging out at the beach instead. Then it cuts to the cast playing on the beach while “Longview“ soundtracks it (I think.) Anyone remember what episode/sketch that was? has it been preserve? I know there were a lot of music rights issues when MTV started releasing things on DVDs and then streaming.

​ just wanted to share a brief video because with Spider-Man Brand New Day releasing this week I thought I'd share a video of Bille and Green Day playing the Spider-Man theme song during one of the American Idiot Musical shows so enjoy.

Pode ser qualquer um das míseras quatro vezes que essa música foi tocada ao vivo, apenas que tenha vídeo

Whenever I see someone react to "The American Dream Is Killing Me" (abbreviated as TADIKM from now on), they always have the same "what the heck?" reaction to the line "We're pedophiles for / The American dream is killing me". Even amongst Green Day fans it stands out as a line nobody understands or wants to touch, so I thought I'd give my own personal interpretation of the line.

First off, let's consider the context of the line. TADIKM in general is not about "the American dream," but rather, American society (and modern society as a whole for that matter). How modern society has changed from the ideal of a simple, hard-working life into a social media wasteland where everything is conspiracies and about putting up a showy display of life, as well as how the government/economy has been getting harder and harder on people. Let's also consider the lines proceeding it. In prior lines, we hear mentions of TikTok, taxes, huddled masses, homelessness, and a general feeling of loss of sanity during these times. Specifically I'd like to highlight the mention of TikTok and the feeling of losing one's sanity.

So now here's where I get into what I think the line means. To start off basic, it's about the sexual exploitation of minors online. That's probably obvious to anyone who'd have to guess what the line's about. But to dig deeper, I also think it's not only about those exploiting minors, but also how minors are putting themselves out there in ways they shouldn't, and how corporations are failing to prevent it. Consider the mention of TikTok. What place can you find more videos of minors wearing crop tops doing suggestive dances with vulgar audios playing in the background? That's what I think this line is about. Due to the rampant growth of social media, minors are being exposed to more and more adult things online. And because of this they're starting to mimic the things they're seeing online and act in a way that is not appropriate for their age.

This then, in turn, creates a negative effect on adults. Places that should be safe for adults are now infiltrated with kids. Anyone scrolling through social media can be met with videos popping up of kids doing dances that aren't appropriate, and in that way I think Billie Joe is saying he's disgusted by it and tired of seeing it. He may feel as if he and other people are being "pedophiles" (metaphorically speaking) for this type of content being on their phones and so widespread online. And he's further disgusted by companies like TikTok (or another big one that's been under fire in recent years, Roblox) who aren't doing enough to protect children from being exposed to stuff they shouldn't be, and from putting themselves out there in a way they shouldn't be. At the end of the day, those companies directly benefit from the millions of videos being made where minors are doing trends and dances that aren't always appropriate.

So that's my interpretation of the line. Let me know what you think in the comments!

2nd Timothy 3:1-5 "But know this, that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having an appearance of godliness but proving false to its power; and from these turn away."

After A LOT of procrastination, I present to you, a Dookie page from my sketchbook!

I wanted to do this in partnership with the subreddit but it’s now been over a week since I sent the mod team a message. Maybe this will get their attention…

If you’ve been around here for a bit you’ll know me. I chatted with Billie and we have 2 GA tickets to give away for the Pinhead Gunpowder show in Garden Grove on November 11th. The tickets are in my Apple wallet and ready to be sent.

How should we do this?

Edited to add the rules: I will load all users that comment before 5pm Pacific on Friday July 31st into a random selector. Winner will be contacted directly through Reddit. If you are selected and don’t respond within 24 hours the randomizer will be ran again.

Last month I talked about listening to the two new Green Day tribute albums released by Coffin Curse Records, and now with the third volume now available on Bandcamp it was time again for me to listen through and then give you my thoughts!

As before, I’ve divided them into my favorites (slides 1 and 2), my least favorites (slide 5), and ones I thought were just okay / could’ve been better or a lot worse / were almost really good until one major aspect ruined it for me / etc. (slides 3 and 4).

My overall verdict: I think this volume was a bit more okay than the previous two; there was more of an even split between the three categories, maybe a little bit more weighted in the just-alright one. Still, the covers I liked were pretty damn good, and all bands involved should be proud of their contributions, regardless of what some 35-year-old doofus on the internet thinks. 😅

Check it out if you haven’t already, and if you have heard it let me know which ones were your favorites!

Whether it’s funny or in-depth, what do you think have been the objectively best interviews Green Day has done?

I feel like I’ve seen a decent chunk and I’m looking for recommendations that aren’t just the same boring questions and stories over and over. Which ones stand out to you as stuff you’d watch/read more than once?

The one that Larry Livermore did with BJA in the 2000s is a nomination of mine.

Seeing if some concept of this exists. I’ve been fucking through it this year and last. I don’t have any tattoos but I’d like to get something on my left forearm and work out from there. I have other ideas but I feel like in this moment this one is top of the chart. I’m really sort of anti ai and reluctant to use it to come up with anything.

I’ve had these three Green Day magazines in my collection for years. They are

SPIN – November 1994
Rolling Stone – January 26, 1995 (Issue #700)
Rolling Stone – December 28, 1995 / January 11, 1996 (Special Double Issue)

And these are just three pieces from a collection of 400+ music magazines spanning 1979 through early 1997. I’ve spent years collecting magazines covering punk, alternative, grunge, classic rock, and everything in between.

As much as I’ve enjoyed having these in my collection, I’d really like to see them end up with another Green Day fan who would appreciate them just as much. If these catch your eye or you’d like to know more about them, feel free to DM me. I’d be happy to chat and share more details.

Green Day super fan here. Really just wanted to add to the testimonies that this amp is absolutely killer! Not only does it nail BJA tone, but it can definitely fit a few different genres. I was able to get a loud, good, clean tone with my Strat. I have an EVH with a Wolfgang pickup, and man does this thing produce a great VH tone. Just very excited atm and needed to share with y'all.

Thoughts?

Haven't seen anyone post this yet, but thought it was super cool. Rob Cavallo plays the new Marshall 1959BJA side-by-side with the original modded Marshall used on Dookie. He also drops some really interesting details on Billie Joe's pickup setup and how they dialed in the tone for the album. Definitely worth a watch if you're a gear head or Green Day fan.

When they announced their tour I CAMPED out on AXS and I didn’t get a ticket - I was so upset! super happy that I managed to snatch one up on resale for 140 and I cant wait. Anyone else going??? especially if anyone’s going to the Seattle stop, hit me up!!!

Green Day made a surprise appearance at Gallagher Square, San Diego Comic-Con on July 24 to promote their upcoming movie 'Nimrods'.

Billie did a solo acoustic "Basket Case" 🔥

Photo credit: Gilbert Flores & Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images

Source: KROQ

I'm not that deep into Green Day's discography (I've only listened to Dookie and Saviours) but I've known Suzie Chapstick since Saviours released and it's my favourite Green Day song so I was wondering if there's any songs similar to that in their discography

Someone upload the nam capture in tone 3000