In a recent interview, Jason Freese, the band's touring keyboardist let it slip that the band is close to finishing up their new album and will be embarking on a world tour at the end of September. Wake me up when September ends, I guess.
Green Day will be releasing an American Idiot Documentary called "Heart Like A Hand Grenade". The documentary will give all fans an inside peek on the process and journey the band took writing the Grammy winning LP. The film will be available October 15th. To view the first trailer, as well as what the director of the film has to say on it, "Read More"!
You can always tell when a band is overstaying their welcome because the quality of music goes down. Some are in it for the money, while others don't wanna see their dream die.
Texas In July are on the road doing a headliner after completing their yet to be titled new album. Their new vocalist, JT Cavey took some time to discuss 5 albums that have had a huge influence on his life. Check them out below.
Green Day will be releasing a collection of 18 demos recording during the trilogy set, a previously unreleased track called "State of Shock," and an acoustic version of "Stay The Night" - on Record Store Day on April 19th. View a post from the band below
Green Day today announced that their documentary film ¡Cuatro! will be released via iTunes, Amazon, Qello, and on DVD on September 24th. ¡Cuatro! pulls back the curtain and takes fans inside the world of Green Day, from the various spontaneous live performances in select cities around the U.S. to the chronicling of their creative process while conceptualizing and recording their recent trilogy of albums: Green Day ¡Uno!, Green Day ¡Dos!, Green Day ¡Tré! To pre-order ¡Cuatro! on Amazon, click HERE.
Hotly tipped alt-indie outfit, VICES, will release their brand new EP, Hotel Monsoon, this autumn.
Spotted by Jeff Saltzman (Producer; The Killers, Hot Fuzz, ex Green Day manager) in a small LA bar, he took the Reading born, London based band to his recording studio in Hollywood and produced their debut album, The Wind I Walk Into. “We played all up Sunset Boulevard at the Viper Room and Roxy”, recalls Rory Seabrook (Drummer). “Then one guy, Jeff came down to a show and wanted to record us immediately.”
Off the back of this recording VICES have toured Europe and North America supporting the likes of Band Of Skulls, Everything Everything and Dry The River.
Since returning back to English soil, the five young, rising stars have finished a self recorded, self produced EP called Hotel Monsoon, showcasing a new direction for the band.
Track-listing: 1. Dying Day, 2. Airports, 3. Deep Rivers Run, 4. Human Being, Hotel Monsoon
Green Day will release Uno! on September 25. It can be preordered at Amazon.
Tracklist:
1 Nuclear Family
2 Stay The Night
3 Carpe Diem
4 Let Yourself Go
5 Kill The DJ
6 Fell For You
7 Loss Of Control
8 Troublemaker
9 Angel Blue
10 Sweet 16
11 Rusty James
12 Oh Love
AWOLNATION has announced an exclusive free download of their new EP Ive Been Dreaming. Fans can download the EP on the bands official website.
AWOLNATION will headline a new fall U.S. tour with Imagine Dragons and emerging indie hip-hop artist Zeale. Tickets are available at www.AWOLNATIONmusic.com/events. AWOLNATION will kick off the tour September 8th in Philadelphia, before hitting major markets across the country, highlighted by a two-night stand in Denver on September 27 and 28 at Summit Music Hall, a two-night stand in Portland, OR at the Roseland Theatre on October 3 and 4, as well as a round of dates in southern California including a stop in Los Angeles on October 11 at Club Nokia Live. A current list of confirmed tour dates is below, additional dates to be announced.
Tour Dates with Imagine Dragons and Zeale:
September 8 Piazza at Schmidts/WRFF Block Party Philadelphia, PA
September 10 State Theatre Portland, ME
September 11 Great Hall at Union Station Hartford, CT
September 13 Altar Bar Pittsburgh, PA
September 15 Madison Theatre Covington, KY #
September 16 Riot Fest 2012 Chicago, IL *
(with Iggy and the Stooges, Elvis Costello, Rise Against, The Offspring, and more)
September 18 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
September 19 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
September 21 Egyptian Room Indianapolis, IN
September 22 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
September 23 Uptown Theater Kansas City, MO
September 27 The Summit Music Hall Denver, CO
September 28 The Summit Music Hall Denver, CO
October 1 Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID
October 3 Roseland Theatre Portland, OR
October 4 Roseland Theatre Portland, OR
October 9 House of Blues San Diego, CA
October 10 The Observatory Santa Ana, CA
October 11 Club Nokia Live Los Angeles, CA
October 13 Foro Sol Mexico City, MX *
October 15 Rialto Theatre Tucson, AZ
October 16 Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, NM
October 18 Emos East Austin, TX
October 20 House of Blues Dallas, TX
October 23 Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
October 24 The Ritz Ybor Tampa, FL
October 25 House of Blues-Orlando Lake Buena Vista, FL
October 26-28 Voodoo Music Experience New Orleans, LA *
(with Neil Young, Green Day, Skrillex, Justice, Gary Clark Jr., and many more)
* AWOLNATION only
# AWOLNATION and ZEALE only
Previously Confirmed North American Tour Dates:
June 24 Rivers Edge Music Festival Minneapolis, MN
(with The Flaming Lips, Diplo, Mute Math, Delta Spirit, and more)
July 4 Ottawa Blues Festival Ottawa, ON
(with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, The Melvins, Fishbone, and more)
July 6 Summerfest 2012 Milwaukee, WI
(with Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Atmosphere, O.A.R., Fitz and the Tantrums, and more)
July 7 Calgary Stampede Calgary, AB
July 8 Kelownas Waterfront Park Kelowna, BC
July 19 The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, NV
July 22 Firefly Music Festival Dover, DE
(with The Black Keys, Jack White, The Killers, Death Cab for Cutie, and many more)
July 29 K-ROCKATHON Festival/WKRL Syracuse, NY
September 1 Bumbershoot Festival Seattle, WA
(with Janes Addiction, Gotye, M. Ward, The Jayhawks, The Heavy, and more)
Green Day is currently in the studio recording three albums - a trilogy entitled ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré! - that will be released by Reprise Records on Tuesday, September 25th 2012; Tuesday, November 13th 2012 and Tuesday, January 15th 2013 respectively. The albums are the follow-up to the Grammy Award-winning 21st Century Breakdown, and are being produced by the band’s long-time producer Rob Cavallo. ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré! are being recorded in their hometown of Oakland, CA.
"We are at the most prolific and creative time in our lives. This is the best music we’ve ever written, and the songs just keep coming," said the members of Green Day. "Instead of making one album, we are making a three album trilogy. Every song has the power and energy that represents Green Day on all emotional levels. We just can’t help ourselves… We are going epic as fuck!"
