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Phew, 2012, eh? The year so far has already been a shower of riches, but it’s not over yet. The next five months will see an epic run of albums – and this week, NME goes behind the scenes to bring you all the juicy, behind-the-scenes details. Check it out: HERE
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GREEN DAY TRILOGY GOES 'AROUND THE WORLD IN 37 SONGS' | Greenday.com Skip to main content area HomeNewsMusicPicsVidsTourIdiot ClubStore Subnav ExtrasRingtonesVoteInternationalRock BandFoxboro Hot TubsRusty Wired Series FleeceHoven Vision SunglassesAmerican Idiot BILLIE'S TWITTER E-MAILRSSITUNESTWITTERFACEBOOKMYSPACEYOUTUBE Sign up for Green Day's Mailing List GREEN DAY TRILOGY GOES 'AROUND THE WORLD IN 37 SONGS'
Green Day may be exploring new territory — namely the "crotch area" — with their latest single "Oh Love," but that's just the beginning. Because on their upcoming trio of albums, they're proudly heading in three different, basically dissimilar directions — at the same time. So while they may be starting below the belt, even they're not sure where they'll end up. "The last two albums, American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown, sort of bookend each other, and it's the end of that era," frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV News. "And I think with writing these three albums ... we just started writing songs, just getting back to basics, more stripped-down rock and roll. [And] we just started noticing the changes that were happening, so ¡Uno! is more of a power-pop record, >¡Dos! is more of a dirty, party, garage record, and >¡Tré! is sort of this epic ending of the whole thing ... So it's kind of like going around the world in 37 songs with Green Day."
And though they wrote a boatload of songs for the upcoming trilogy (¡Uno! is due September 25), Green Day never really intended to make three albums. They just knew that, after unwinding from a worldwide tour in support of Breakdown, they were feeling more creative than ever — and they didn't want to put any of the new material on the back burner.
"We got back from the last tour, we had done a little bit of demoing in some studios in Europe, but we just got back, [and] we just got in a room, and it really started with us jamming one song," bassist Mike Dirnt said. "We just worked real hard, like five days a week writing songs, and as that progression moved along, eventually we had written some other songs that were a little more irreverent and garage style, a little more Foxboro Hot Tubs vibe to it, and then we had some other songs that were a little more reflective and more of an epic nature. ... But the songs were really good. We wouldn't put 'em out if they weren't."
And while there may be no unifying theme behind the trio of albums, that seems to be precisely the point. Because about the only rule Green Day had while making ¡Uno! ¡Dos! ¡Tré! was that they didn't want to make American Idiot again. They just wanted to sit back and let it rip.
"Each album has its own personality," Dirnt said. "They're not tied together in concept; it's just three different sides of Green Day. ... We definitely never planned to do three albums; it just ended up being fun."
Full article and video at MTV: HERE
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BILLBOARD MAGAZINE | Greenday.com Skip to main content area HomeNewsMusicPicsVidsTourIdiot ClubStore Subnav ExtrasRingtonesVoteInternationalRock BandFoxboro Hot TubsRusty Wired Series FleeceHoven Vision SunglassesAmerican Idiot BILLIE'S TWITTER E-MAILRSSITUNESTWITTERFACEBOOKMYSPACEYOUTUBE Sign up for Green Day's Mailing List BILLBOARD MAGAZINE
News from Billboard.com:
Get a first look at our new GREEN DAY cover!
The issue is out tomorrow, and on newsstands by Monday.
Check it: HERE
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BILLIE JOE AND MIKE TALK TO MTV ON THE SET OF 'OH LOVE' | Greenday.com Skip to main content area HomeNewsMusicPicsVidsTourIdiot ClubStore Subnav ExtrasRingtonesVoteInternationalRock BandFoxboro Hot TubsRusty Wired Series FleeceHoven Vision SunglassesAmerican Idiot BILLIE'S TWITTER E-MAILRSSITUNESTWITTERFACEBOOKMYSPACEYOUTUBE Sign up for Green Day's Mailing List BILLIE JOE AND MIKE TALK TO MTV ON THE SET OF 'OH LOVE'
On Monday, Green Day unveiled a lyric video for "Oh Love," the first single off ¡Uno! (the first of three albums they'll be releasing between September and January), and as if you couldn't tell from those lyrics, it's most definitely a song that deals with matters of the heart ... not to mention a few other vital areas.
" 'Oh Love' is kind of like leading with your heart and not necessarily with your brain as much," frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told MTV News. "And [also] kind of maybe losing your mind, and shooting a little bit more from the crotch area."
That's probably to be expected from a trio of albums that began life with Armstrong proudly proclaiming "It's F--- Time!!!", and it will definitely carry over into the "Oh Love" video, which, as bassist Mike Dirnt explained, doesn't stray far from those shoot-from-the-crotch sentiments.
"It pulls from the heartstrings, and it's about love and sexual tension and things like that; that said, I think the video is gonna tip its hat in those directions," he explained. "I know we've got some real fun scenes that might involve motorcycles and us playing live and possibly some chaos backstage and things like that."
And Green Day are most definitely embracing that pro-party ethos on ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tre! ... even if their idea of a party might be slightly different from yours or mine. And they can't wait to take it out on the road.
"It's more of a fun atmosphere with these next records, going into more of a party thing, almost kind of a 'hell party,' " he laughed. "We have one song called 'Makeout Party,' which the events actually occurred. And that's almost what the next video for 'Oh Love' is sort of like. So, it's going to be a lot of fun touring this next cycle and bringing it to people live."
Full article and video at MTV: HERE
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GREEN DAY MUSICAL AMERICAN IDIOT COMING TO MANCHESTER | Greenday.com Skip to main content area HomeNewsMusicPicsVidsTourIdiot ClubStore Subnav ExtrasRingtonesVoteInternationalRock BandFoxboro Hot TubsRusty Wired Series FleeceHoven Vision SunglassesAmerican Idiot BILLIE'S TWITTER E-MAILRSSITUNESTWITTERFACEBOOKMYSPACEYOUTUBE Sign up for Green Day's Mailing List GREEN DAY MUSICAL AMERICAN IDIOT COMING TO MANCHESTER
THE incredibly successful chart-topping Green Day album, American Idiot, has been turned into a stage musical and is set to wow audiences in Manchester this winter.
The performance will be on at the Palace Theatre from November 12-24.
It tells the story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post 9/11 world.
American Idiot features the music of Green Day including popular well-known songs such as Boulevard Of Broken Dreams, Wake Me Up When September Ends, and Holiday, as well as the blockbuster title track from Green Day’s 2004 Grammy Award-winning, multi-platinum album.
Green Day frontman, Billie Joe Armstrong, said: “We’re excited to be bringing the US stage production of American Idiot to the UK and Ireland.”
“We played to some of the most insane crowds when we toured the album there, and we can’t wait for our friends across the pond to see the musical.”
American Idiot is already the winner of two Tony Awards and a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
For tickets call 0844 372 7272 or visit www.manchesterpalace.org.uk
Full article at Chester Chronicle: HERE
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U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL CITIES ANNOUNCED FOR AMERICAN IDIOT'S NEXT TOUR PHASE | Greenday.com Skip to main content area HomeNewsMusicPicsVidsTourIdiot ClubStore Subnav ExtrasRingtonesVoteInternationalRock BandFoxboro Hot TubsRusty Wired Series FleeceHoven Vision SunglassesAmerican Idiot BILLIE'S TWITTER E-MAILRSSITUNESTWITTERFACEBOOKMYSPACEYOUTUBE Sign up for Green Day's Mailing List U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL CITIES ANNOUNCED FOR AMERICAN IDIOT'S NEXT TOUR PHASE
New casting and dates have been announced for the international tour of Green Day's American Idiot, the two-time Tony Award-winning Broadway musical based on the Green Day album, with a story crafted by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong and director Michael Mayer. The 2012-13 non-Equity tour begins at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center in North Charleston, SC, on Aug. 29-30.
Alex Nee will play Johnny, along with Thomas Hettrick as Tunny, Casey O'Farrell as Will, Alyssa DiPalma as Whatsername, Jenna Rubaii as The Extraordinary Girl, Kennedy Caughell as Heather and Trent Saunders as St. Jimmy. The company will also feature ensemble members Aurie Ceylon, Carson Higgins, Antwaun Holley, Daniel C. Jackson, Brandon Kalm, John Krause, Alison Morooney, Turner Rouse, Jr., Jamal Shuriah, Dustin Harris Smith, Ashley Tobias, Chelsea Turbin and Jared Young.
American Idiot, which won the Grammy as Best Musical Show Album, features the music of Green Day with lyrics by lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong. The show won 2010 Tony Awards for its scenic and lighting design by Christine Jones and Kevin Adams, respectively. Mayer is the Tony Award-winning director of Spring Awakening who also works in film ("Flicka," "A Home at the End of the World") and TV ("Smash," "Do No Harm").
American Idiot is choreographed by Olivier Award winner Steven Hoggett (Black Watch, Once) with orchestrations and arrangements by Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Kitt (Next to Normal).
The acclaimed creative team also includes costume design by Andrea Lauer, sound design by Brian Ronan, video and projections design by Darrel Maloney, music supervision by Jared Stein, associate choreography by Lorin Latarro and associate direction by Johanna McKeon.
The rock musical tells the story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post 9-11 world. The score includes all music from Green Day's 2004 album "American Idiot," plus additional numbers from Green Day's Grammy Award-winning 2009 release "21st Century Breakdown" (including "21 Guns" and an unreleased love song, "When It's Time").
The tour schedule includes dates in Bloomington, IN; Louisville, KY; Buffalo, NY; Cardiff, Wales; Dublin, Ireland; Glasgow, Scotland; London, England; Pittsburgh; Philadelphia; Nashville, TN; and beyond.
For more information and tour dates, visit americanidiotthemusical.com.
Full article at Playbill: HERE
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