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    TOP 10
    April 22, 2010

    As you can see by this list, Green Day are no “minority” when it comes to banding together to help save the environment. But instead of paying environmental causes mere lip service, they’ve paired up with the Natural Resources Defense Council to try to make a real impact on the way we live.

    The pairing sees the band encouraging their fans to do everything from lobbying congress to create more “green” jobs to letting President Obama know that you support clean energy. (We hear Billie Joe Armstrong has got the guy on BlackBerry Messenger).

    Furthermore, you can visit the collaborative profile page between Green Day and this environmental action group to learn what you can do to make a difference, donate money directly or learn about why this cause is so important to the band members themselves. All of which proves that these guys sure have come a long with since they made this video in a Berkeley apartment in 1994.
    [Full article at Myspace]

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    GREEN DAY TREATS APRIL 22 CROWD TO IMPROMPTU GIG
    April 22, 2010

    Pay for a Broadway show and get a Green Day set as an added bonus. That is, at least, what the capacity crowd at the April 22 performance of American Idiot got.

    Following the full guitar-equipped cast's bow and encore, the curtain rose once more, and a "roadie" (on Broadway: union stagehand) brought out two microphone stands. The decibel level rose even higher as Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool — aka Green Day — took to the stage. (Their presence in the house was no secret as those seated in the orchestra section of the St. James Theatre gave them entrance applause — a tradition that theatregoers usually reserve for the onstage talent.)

    Armstrong — who provides the musical with its lyrics and co-penned the book with director Michael Mayer — greeted the screaming fans: "This is my first night on Broadway!" The band then treated both young and old to their version of the show's title song — the cast and audience sang along. Ensemble member (Hair vet) Theo Stockman even attempted crowd-surfing (though only got to about row D. Sorry rockers, theatregoers are a bit unaccustomed to that). Green Day closed out the evening with a special bonus – performing "Basket Case," their 1994 hit from the album "Dookie."

    American Idiot opened on Broadway April 20

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    MTV
    April 22, 2010

    Green Day Contest Winners Rave About Surprise Show

    Winners of MTV's 'American Idiot' contest got big surprise at end of musical.

    On Thursday night, winners of MTV's "American Idiot" contest were not only treated to a great show — but a surprise mini concert by Green Day, who took the stage to play "American Idiot" and "Basket Case." So, all in all, it was a pretty great night.

    "I think I had heart failure! It was the most amazing experience," contest winner Fallyn Ruzzi told MTV News following the show. "I mean, the play was great, and then Green Day played songs, too!"

    Ruzzi was just one of the 300 lucky winners who flocked to New York's St. James Theater hours before the performance was even scheduled to begin, waited in line to pick up their tickets to the musical, and then got to witness a post-show performance by Green Day. It took most of the audience completely by surprise.

    "We had heard Green Day weren't even going to be here," Ruzzi said. "It was amazing when they came out!"

    But what did Ruzzi — and other winners — think of the show itself? Well, as one might expect, they were blown away by the production. But, like most hard-core Green Day fans, when they first heard the band was taking "Idiot" to Broadway, she had her doubts.

    "I didn't like the idea of

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    FUSE TV
    April 21, 2010

    More info: http://fuse.tv/ontv/shows/greendayearthday/

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    MTV
    April 21, 2010

    Green Day's 'American Idiot' Musical Is Political And Personal
    'It's about people becoming lost and just trying to find their way,' Billie Joe Armstrong tells MTV News.

    By now, you're probably aware that Green Day's 2004 album American Idiot was a fairly, uh, political affair. And while the Broadway version of the record doesn't exactly shy away from the topic, it also reveals a side of the music that most probably never realized was there in the first place: the personal.

    "I think, politically, American Idiot, when we were writing it, it was trying to make sense out of a big mess," Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong said. "You're trying to find something to believe in, but it's difficult when you're getting bombarded with useless information. So it's just [about] trying to find your identity and your individualism in the midst of all that."

    [Full article at MTV]

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