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24. 7. 2008
We have a new affiliate - PunksPullingTeeth. Check it out! 12. 6. 2008
I've added a new banner :] Made by Sweetness_ 4. 5. 2008
Happy 36th birthday to awesome Mike Dirnt! Say it here! 17. 2. 2008
Billie Joe is 36 today!! Say happy birthday to him here. 1. 2. 2008
Today it has been 14 years, since Dookie was released. Happy Birthday to Dookie :D 21. 1. 2008
Ok, as you can see, we're losing members. So help us invite here. 2. 1. 2008
Happy new year!
Also, we're looking for active staff, so apply here 24. 12. 2007
Merry Christmas!! 20. 10. 2007
Another new affiliate - Atreyu 19. 10. 2007
We have a new affiliate - x-the-xused-x 18. 10. 2007
Added "Top Posters", "Affiliates" and "Song of the week" boxes. The first song of the week is Jesus of Suburbia! 15. 10. 2007
New contest is opened - Best room in Green Day style. Enter! :) 13. 10. 2007
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BAND BIOGRAPHY
Green Day were part of the northern California underground punk scene. Childhood friends Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, vocals) and Mike Dirnt (bass; born Mike Pritchard) formed their first band, Sweet Children, in Rodeo, CA, when they were 14 years old. By 1989, the group had added drummer Al Sobrante and changed its name to Green Day. That year, the band independently released its first EP, 1,000 Hours, which was well-received in the California hardcore punk scene. Soon, the group had signed a contract with the local independent label, Lookout. Green Day's first album, 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hour, was released later that year. Shortly after its release, the band replaced Sobrante with Tre Cool (born Frank Edwin Wright, III); Cool became the band's permanent drummer. Throughout the early '90s, Green Day continued to cultivate a cult following, which only gained strength with the release of their second album, 1992's Kerplunk. The underground success of Kerplunk led to a wave of interest from major record labels; the band eventually decided to sign with Reprise. Dookie, Green Day's major-label debut, was released in the spring of 1994. Thanks to MTV support for the initial single, "Longview," Dookie became a major hit. The album continued to gain momentum throughout the summer, with the second single, "Basket Case," spending five weeks on the top of the American modern rock charts. At the end of the summer, the band stole the show at Woodstock '94, which helped the sales of Dookie increase. By the time the fourth single, "When I Come Around," began its seven-week stay at number one on the modern rock charts in early 1995, Dookie had sold over five million copies in the U.S. alone; it would eventually top eight million in America, selling over ten million copies internationally. Dookie also won the 1994 Grammy for Best Alternative Music Performance. Green Day quickly followed Dookie with Insomniac in the fall of 1995; during the summer, they hit number one again on the modern rock charts with "J.A.R.," their contribution to the Angus soundtrack. Insomniac performed well initially, entering the U.S. charts at number two, and selling over two million copies by the spring of 1996, yet none of its singles -- including the radio favorite "Brain Stew/Jaded" -- were as popular as those from Dookie. In the spring of 1996, Green Day abruptly canceled a European tour, claiming exhaustion. Following the cancellation, the band spent the rest of the year resting and writing new material, issuing Nimrod in late 1997. Their long-awaited follow-up, a refreshingly poppy record titled Warning, was released three years later. Another long wait preceded 2004's American Idiot, an aggressive rock opera that became a surprise success -- a chart-topper around the world, a multi-platinum seller, and easily the best reviewed album of their career. Green Day reveled in the album's success, hitting numerous award shows and performing as part of Live 8 in July 2005. That fall brought Bullet in a Bible, which documented the trio's expansive Idiot live show. |
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SONG OF THE WEEK
Scumbag
Album: Shenanigans
You come around every now and then
Your clothes are different,
but you're still the same
Why else would you come here?
Scumbag on a mission
You're telling me it's been a while
Shit-eating grin and a brand new life
Somebody let you come here
Scumbag with permission
Never though I'd see the like of you around this place
What's the special occasion?
Did you run outta friends?
Hear you are comin' 'round again
And things are different but you still pretend
You gotta reason to come here
Scumbag with ambition
And now you're telling me that things have changed
And you'll leaving in a couple days
You're gonna change the world someday
Scumbag with a vision
It must be nice to know you got it all figured out
But from where I'm sitting,
It's the same thing again and again
Have you ever stopped to think
before you opened up your mouth?
Because everytime you do,
It's the same thing again and again
Previous songs of the week
Mother Mary
Walking Contradiction
Brain Stew
Longview
At The Library
Whatsername
Give Me Novacaine
Misery
Minority
Holiday
St. Jimmy
2000 Light Years Away
Rock and Roll Girlfriend
Blood, Sex and Booze
She's a Rebel
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Wake Me Up When September Ends
Basket Case
Boulevard of Broken Dreams
Jesus of Suburbia
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