Billie Joe Armstrong

Features

Five cheap ‘off-brand’ guitars that rocked the world

16th July 2021

Not all guitar icons needed big-name guitars to carve out their rock ‘n’ roll legacy. Here are five players who went their own way when it came to gear.

Music

Green Day fans react to TikTok Trump supporters using the band’s anti-Bush punk anthem American Idiot

20th January 2021

Many have pointed out the band’s recent statements on the outgoing president.

Music

Billie Joe Armstrong reflects on Adam Schlesinger’s death: “COVID is ravaging through America. You start seeing good people die from it”

24th November 2020

Armstrong also noted John Prine as another music great lost to the disease.

Music

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Listen to Billie Joe Armstrong cover Billy Bragg’s A New England

13th July 2020

Billy Joel, you’re up next.

Music

Paul McCartney, Eddie Vedder and Billie Joe Armstrong join Lady Gaga’s global coronavirus benefit lineup

7th April 2020

The broadcast will see some of the biggest names in music band together to raise money for the WHO.

Gear

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Billie Joe Armstrong reveals amp that inspired MXR Dookie Drive

3rd September 2019

The band found favour with a Marshall Plexi owned by producer Rob Cavallo.

Gear

NAMM 2019: Dunlop unveils new pedals, updates to existing lines

26th January 2019

New MXR and Way Huge pedals, a Billy Gibbons-inspired fuzz box, and more.

Music

Watch Duff McKagan, Billie Joe Armstrong pay an acoustic tribute to Johnny Ramone

30th August 2018

They cover iconic Ramones numbers like “Rockaway Beach,” “Judy is a Punk,” and more.

Gear

Gibson unveils new Billie Joe Armstrong signature

23rd July 2018

The Green Day frontman gets his second signature Les Paul Junior.