Subject: Green Day

• Eminem grabs top spot at Independent Records

  Eminem's Relapse grabbed the top spot for the second week in a row at Independent Records for the week ending May 31. Marilyn Manson's High End Low, released last week on Interscope, came in second while Tech N9ne, Method Man & Redman and Busta Rhymes rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  June 1, 2009

• Here Come the Punks

  Thinking of getting married? Then Rancid may be the band for you.

  October 15, 1998

• Critic's Choice

  Antik

  April 8, 2004

• Grizzly Bear top seller at Twist and Shout

  Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest, released last week on the Warp imprint, knocked Green Day down to the second slot at Twist & Shout for the week ending May31. Phoenix's new album, Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, grabbed the third slot while Steve Earle and Bob Dylan rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  June 1, 2009

• The Beatdown

  November 4, 2004

• Celebrating Americons

  Four musical moments in history that helped shape our lives and our country.

  July 3, 2008

• The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 18 edition

  Photo by Soren McCartyThe Conchords in flight. Did they play "Albi the Racist Dragon?" Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the weekend: Flight of the Conchords at Red Rocks. • Moving Pictures: the Sexy Convicts, Lyin' Bitch, the Get Down, Vitamins, the Swayback, Ian Cooke, Young Coyotes. • Over the weekend: Gregory Alan Isakov at the Fox Theatre. • Green Day top seller at Independent Records. • DJ Quote/Yung Berg fued reaches new level. Today in Cafe Society: • Wine dinners tonight a

  May 18, 2009

• Rocky Mountain Low top seller at Wax Trax

  Rocky Mountain Low, a compilation of Colorado underground bands of the late 1970s, was the top seller at Wax Trax for the week of May 17. Green Day's new album came in second, while Peaches, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Obits grabbed slots in the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  May 18, 2009

• Steve Earle grabs top spot at Twist and Shout

  Steve Earle, who performed songs from his new Townes Van Zandt tribute album at Twist & Shout last Friday, beat out Green Day for the top spot on the store's best seller list for the week of May 17. Bob Dylan, Ben Harper, Iron & Wine and Conor Oberst continue to hold down spots in the top ten. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  May 18, 2009

• After Further Review

  Putting the season's major releases to the test.

  December 18, 1997

• The Elm

  Guys with guitars.

  April 3, 2008

• On the Download

  Linking you to the best in legitimate, artist-approved exclusives.

  February 22, 2007

• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

  Who will be inducted next? Gaze into our crystal ball.

  January 25, 2007

• Frayday

  And the winner is…

  December 14, 2006

• Rancid

  Wednesday, August 2, Ogden Theatre, 303-830-2525.

  July 27, 2006

• Shaw Business

  Dieselhed's Virgil Shaw's on his own these days, and happier than ever.

  June 15, 2006

• Pennywise

  Tuesday, January 24, and Wednesday, January 25, Gothic Theatre, 303-394-1600.

  January 19, 2006

• Pop Rocks

  Ten albums that will snap and fizz in your earbuds all winter long.

  December 29, 2005

• Students' Counsel

  The next generation takes a pop quiz on the media.

  November 10, 2005

• Upsizing

  Uphollow graduates from rock opera to pop opus.

  September 22, 2005

• Green Day

  Monday, September 19, Pepsi Center, 303-830-8497.

  September 15, 2005

• Boys Night Out

  Trainwreck (Ferret Music)

  July 28, 2005

• The Commodes

  Cursed From the Beginning (Self-released)

  March 3, 2005

• Various Artists

  Grammy Nominees 2005 (Capitol)

  February 10, 2005

• Nationalistic

  Backbeat scribes weigh in on their favorite national releases from 2004.

  December 23, 2004

• Green Day

  American Idiot (Reprise)

  September 30, 2004

• Hot and Bothered

  Breaking from the mold of prefabricated punk, Hot Water Music dares to be smart.

  September 20, 2001

• Summertime Rolls

  It's the time of the season to check out some local releases.

  June 8, 2000

• Everything's Peechees

  The punk-rock entrepreneur behind one of the music's finest bands.

  March 12, 1998

• Queer Power

  Joe Queer makes punk that's built to last.

  February 5, 1998

• Thrills for the week

  July 25, 1996

• Feedback

  June 6, 1996

• Divide and Conquer

  March 28, 1996

• PLAYLIST

  November 15, 1995

• LETTERS

  August 23, 1995

• ADVENTURE TO NOWHERE

  June 7, 1995

• IN THE BLACK

  REAL PUNK ROCK LIVES--ON DENVER'S BLACK PLASTIC RECORDS.

  February 15, 1995

• THE UGLY TRUTH

  THE ROCK-AND-ROLLERS WHOSE FACES COULD STOP A CLOCK. UGLY A LOOK AT THE MOST FRIGHTENING FACES IN ROCK AND ROLL.

  January 4, 1995

• THRILLS

  November 9, 1994

• Green Day tour hits Denver in August

  Sizzling hot off the wire: Just received word that Green Day will be bringing its 21st Century Breakdown tour to Denver on Saturday, August 15. The tour kicks off on Friday, July 3, in Seattle, and will mark the act's first roadwork in more than three years. And it's been even longer than that since the band had a new studio album. Early reports on Breakdown -- the follow-up to 2004's American Idiot, which the outfit has been working on with Butch Vig since 2006 and is due in stores on Friday, M

  April 20, 2009

• Green Day, Journey, Crosby, Stills & Nash shows announced

  As previously reported, Green Day will play its first gig in these parts in over three years when the band hits the Pepsi Center on Saturday, August 15. Tickets for that show go on sale Saturday, May 9. Some other big ticket shows, meanwhile, were announced this week, including a trio of shows at Red Rocks with Journey and Heart (Tuesday July, 21), Heaven & Hell (Saturday, August 15) and Crosby, Stills & Nash (Tuesday, September 1). Also, country stars Toby Keith and Trace Adkins will be

  May 5, 2009

• Beyond Playlist: Green Day and more

  Green Day 21st Century Breakdown (Reprise Records) The five years since the release of American Idiot, an album so strong that most critics didn't believe the Green Day crew had it in them, have only added to the burden of expectations for 21st Century Breakdown, as Billie Joe Armstrong and pals understand all too well. Each note echoes with so much diligence and dedication that the material can't help but feel a little self-conscious, like a term paper turned in by a rapidly maturing student

  May 21, 2009

• Green Day top seller at Twist and Shout

  After coming in second to Steve Earle's Townes last week, Green Day moved took over the top spot with 21st Century Breakdown at Twist & Shout for the week ending May 24. New releases by Tori Amos, Eminem, Iron & Wine and Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump. 

  May 26, 2009

• Eminem grabs top spot at Independent Records for third week in a row

  For the third week in a row, Eminem grabbed the top spot at Independent Records for the week ending June 7. The rapper's Relapse beat out brand new albums by Dave Matthews, Rancid and 311. Tech N9ne's Sickology 101 came in fifth and has stayed in the top ten on Independent's top seller list since being released April 28. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  June 8, 2009

• Dave Matthews top seller at Twist and Shout

  The Dave Matthews Band's brand new album, Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King, was the top seller at Twist & Shout for the week ending June 7. Albums released last week by 311, Rancid and Elvis Costello debuted on the store's top ten as well. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  June 8, 2009

• Sonic Youth top seller at Twist and Shout

  After two decades on Geffen Records, Eternal, Sonic Youth's Matador Records debut released last week, was the top seller at Twist & Shout for the week ending June 14. Mos Def's The Ecstatic,  Dirty Projectors' Bitte Orca, both released last week, came in at the second and fourth slots while Phoenix and Grizzly Bear round out the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  June 15, 2009

• Sonic Youth top seller at Twist and Shout again

  Sonic Youth's new album, The Eternal, grabbed the top slot for the second week in a row while George Harrison's new greatest hits collection, Let It Roll, came in second for the week ending June 21. Steve Earle's Townes, Green Day's 21st Century Breakdown and Mos Def's Ecstatic rounded out the top five. See the full breakdown after the jump.

  June 22, 2009

• Green Day

  August 13, 2009

• Over the weekend: Green Day at Pepsi Center

  Billy Joe Armstrong engages the crowd (Aaron Thackeray)​Green Day, Franz Ferdinand Pepsi Center Saturday, August 15, 2009Better than: Hanging out with eleven-year-olds at an indoor recreation center. The members of Green Day and their crew tried with all their might to summon the spirit of an old school punk show in the vast spaces of the Pepsi Center on Saturday night. From the first chords of the opening tune, "Songs of the Century/21st Century Breakdown," frontman Billy Joe exhorted the cr

  August 17, 2009

• Over the Weekend: The weirdness of Skylab

  Aaron Thackeray​ Skylab, an annual organized rave-type event, went down on Saturday, and you can see scores of photos of the weirdness here. Also on view: nightlife photos from Wicked Garden, Vinyl, a party at the Boulder Reservoir, and the Green Day concert. You can read a review of Green Day, too, along with one about Atmosphere at Red Rocks, both on the Backbeat blog.

  August 17, 2009