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Green Day

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2012

    Fashionation celebrates its countercultural legacy with a 25th anniversary party on June 17

    Things have changed quite a bit on the strip of 13th Avenue between Washington and Pearl streets over the last few decades. (Even mainstay Kelly's Superette closed up shop last week.) But even with all the ebb and flow of gentrification, Fashionation has maintained its black-painted storefront at 61 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    Reader: Rodgers and Hammerstein would love American Idiot

    American Idiot is in the middle of a very short run at the Buell Theatre, and after seeing the show opening night, Susan Froyd wondered what Rodgers and Hammerstein would make of the Green Day-penned musical.

  • Calendar

    March 1, 2012

    The World According to Green Day

    American Idiot is in the middle of a very short run at the Buell Theatre, and after seeing the show opening night, Susan Froyd wondered what Rodgers and Hammerstein would make of the Green Day-penned musical.

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Ten Songs about masturbation

    ​Hanging the Hamster. The Five Digit Disco. Jerking the Johnson. There's a million terms for the ingratiating act of self-love. Look, if we're being real here, there's no shame in the game. After all, not everyone can be pleasured by super-fantastic lovers all day, everyday, and sometimes this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 24, 2010

    Ted Leo and the Pharmacists "Bottled in Cork" video features more hidden guests than a Wes Anderson movie

    If you're a fan of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, then you're already going to find the above video enjoyable, regardless of the content. If you're a fan of The Best Show on WFMU (one of our favorite music podcasts, by the way), then you'll find it to be a smorgasbord of guest appearances -- which m ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 12, 2010

    Screeching Weasel

    If you're a fan of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, then you're already going to find the above video enjoyable, regardless of the content. If you're a fan of The Best Show on WFMU (one of our favorite music podcasts, by the way), then you'll find it to be a smorgasbord of guest appearances -- which m ... More >>

  • Music

    August 12, 2010

    Screeching Weasel

    Wednesday, August 18, Gothic Theatre, 303-788-0984.

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2010

    IT’S A BEATLES UNIVERSE

    Wednesday, August 18, Gothic Theatre, 303-788-0984.

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2010

    Great bands with questionable names: The Foot.

    ​ A rose by any other name is still a rose, as Shakespeare famously said, but what if you name your particular rose "poop?" Fewer people, we're guessing, will want to smell it. So when Gauntlet Hair, a Lafayette-based indie outfit whose name makes us think of a clogged drain, came from out ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2010

    Westword Music Showcase headliners: Catching up with Single File

    Pamela Littky​ Contention between Single File and its producer, Howard Benson, almost shelved the band's major label debut, Common Struggles, before it even came out. Single File felt Benson and Warner Bros. were trying to shape the band into something they did not want to be.

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Five albums that should be made into movies instead of American Idiot

    There are rumors floating around that the Tom Hanks owned Playtone production company may be discussing the possibilities of turning Green Day's American Idiot (the musical) into a movie. This is, without a doubt, the worst possible news we could feasibly imagine. We're picturing a kind of Garden ... More >>

  • Music

    October 8, 2009

    Meet the New Model Army, same as the Old Model Army

    There are rumors floating around that the Tom Hanks owned Playtone production company may be discussing the possibilities of turning Green Day's American Idiot (the musical) into a movie. This is, without a doubt, the worst possible news we could feasibly imagine. We're picturing a kind of Garden ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Part two: Chef and Tell with Mark Dym of Marco's Coal-Fired Pizza

    Mark Dym​This is part two of Lori Midson's interview with Mark Dym, the owner-executive chef of Marco's Coal-Fired Pizza. You can read the first part of Midson's interview with Dym here. Culinary inspirations: No question, Roberto Caporuscio, a fantastic pizzaiolo from Campania who's been liv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 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 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 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 be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    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.

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    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 break ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, May 26 edition

    Trouble Andrew. Is it almost the weekend again? Today in Backbeat Online: • Over the Weekend: Trouble Andrew at the Bluebird. • Over the Weekend: Iwrestledabearonce at the Marquis Theater. • Over the Weekend: Moderat at Beta. • ManeLine breaks in the Deuce's live stage as first local hip-h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Today's Featured Event: Jon Ginoli signs Deflowered

    Like oil and water, punk-rock and queer lifestyles just don't seem to mix well, despite a shared penchant for edgy fashion and a fuck-the-system attitude. Which is what made Pansy Division -- the very first out-and-proud-of-it queer punk-rock band -- such an anomaly. The band was formed in San Fra ... More >>

  • Music

    July 3, 2008

    Celebrating Americons

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

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2008

    Q&A With Laurent Barnard of Gallows

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

  • Music

    December 13, 2007

    Sanity Claus

    Separating holiday-music gifts from seasonal disorders.

  • Calendar

    August 9, 2007

    The Plain White T's

    Separating holiday-music gifts from seasonal disorders.

  • Music

    August 9, 2007

    Plain White T's

    Saturday, August 11, Coors Amphitheatre, 303-830-8497.s

  • Music

    February 15, 2007

    Listen Up

    Fast reviews of recent releases

  • Music

    December 14, 2006

    Frayday

    And the winner is…

  • Music

    May 25, 2006

    La Bohème

    The bottom line on a third birthday bash.

  • Film

    April 27, 2006

    Tumble and Flop

    Disney's gymnastics routine can't stick its landing.

  • Music

    January 19, 2006

    Pennywise

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

  • Music

    September 22, 2005

    Upsizing

    Uphollow graduates from rock opera to pop opus.

  • Music

    December 23, 2004

    Nationalistic

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

  • Music

    November 4, 2004

    The Beatdown

    Giving KTCL’s Project Next a whole new spin.

  • News

    September 20, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    From the week of September 20, 2001

  • Music

    June 8, 2000

    Summertime Rolls

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

  • Music

    October 15, 1998

    Here Come the Punks

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

  • Music

    December 18, 1997

    After Further Review

    Putting the season's major releases to the test.

  • Music

    October 3, 1996

    The Shed Spread

    This summer's outdoor-concert season was the weakest in years. Doesn't anyone want to hear music outside anymore?

  • Calendar

    July 25, 1996

    Thrills for the week

    This summer's outdoor-concert season was the weakest in years. Doesn't anyone want to hear music outside anymore?

  • Music

    June 6, 1996

    Feedback

    This summer's outdoor-concert season was the weakest in years. Doesn't anyone want to hear music outside anymore?

  • Music

    April 25, 1996

    Getting Pretty Hectic

    This summer's outdoor-concert season was the weakest in years. Doesn't anyone want to hear music outside anymore?

  • Music

    September 6, 1995

    HOLLYWOOD PUNKS OUT

    This summer's outdoor-concert season was the weakest in years. Doesn't anyone want to hear music outside anymore?

  • Calendar

    July 26, 1995

    THRILLS

    This summer's outdoor-concert season was the weakest in years. Doesn't anyone want to hear music outside anymore?

  • News

    July 26, 1995

    LETTERS

    This summer's outdoor-concert season was the weakest in years. Doesn't anyone want to hear music outside anymore?

  • Music

    July 19, 1995

    PLAYLIST

    This summer's outdoor-concert season was the weakest in years. Doesn't anyone want to hear music outside anymore?

  • Music

    June 7, 1995

    ADVENTURE TO NOWHERE

    This summer's outdoor-concert season was the weakest in years. Doesn't anyone want to hear music outside anymore?

  • Music

    May 3, 1995

    THE YOUNG AND THE CRESTFALLEN

    This summer's outdoor-concert season was the weakest in years. Doesn't anyone want to hear music outside anymore?

  • Music

    April 5, 1995

    PANZER DIVISION

    This summer's outdoor-concert season was the weakest in years. Doesn't anyone want to hear music outside anymore?

  • Calendar

    November 9, 1994

    THRILLS

    This summer's outdoor-concert season was the weakest in years. Doesn't anyone want to hear music outside anymore?

  • Music

    November 2, 1994

    SHLOCK OF THE NEW

    This summer's outdoor-concert season was the weakest in years. Doesn't anyone want to hear music outside anymore?

  • Music

    October 12, 1994

    PLAYLIST

    This summer's outdoor-concert season was the weakest in years. Doesn't anyone want to hear music outside anymore?

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