Welcome back to Weekly Wax! As has become the norm, some nostalgia-inducing represses from The Starting Line and Angels and Airwaves were announced that are guaranteed to have you singing along and remembering your high school days. A number of exciting new albums were announced as well, with Manchester Orchestra‘s Cope at the forefront. The […]
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Green Day To “Take A Break” Following Spring Australian Tour
In a recent interview with BBC, Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead vocalist of Green Day, said that the group will be taking a hiatus for an unspecified amount of time following their upcoming Australian tour, which is set to run throughout February and into March. “We’re going to Australia, doing a tour there, and then we’re […]
Billie Joe Armstrong & Norah Jones Stream “Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine”
Billie Joe Armstrong, the frontman of Green Day, and Norah Jones are releasing a duet LP titled Foreverly on November 25. Foreverly is a tribute album for The Everly Brothers, and the songs they cover are songs from the group’s 1958 album, Songs Our Daddy Taught Us. The duo have revealed a single off the […]
Soundwave Fest Adds A Slew Of New Bands To Lineup
Australia’s heavy music festival monolith, Soundwave, has made a huge line-up announcement for 2014 with an additional 38 bands being added to the already stacked line-up. Among the most notable acts added are Mastodon, A Day To Remember, Jimmy Eat World, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Suicide Silence, Panic! At The Disco and (for the very […]
WATCH: Green Day Play ‘Dookie’ in its Entirety at the Brixton Academy
California punks Green Day recently decided to play their iconic record, Dookie, from front to back at their show in the UK at the Brixton Academy. The band sounds fantastic, and while the video is shaky at points, it’s really awesome to see them give their fans such a nice treat. For those who don’t […]
Best Coast Announce String Of Spring Tour Dates
That’s why we love this time of year here at Under The Gun Review. The tour date announcements just don’t stop coming. This time, it’s sunny yet hazy indie pop duo Best Coast who are giving word that they’ll be adding a few more dates to their 2013 tour schedules. The band will soon be […]
Billie Joe Armstrong Talks Substance Abuse, Recovery In Rolling Stone Interview
Green Day front man and songwriter Billie Joe Armstrong recently sat down with David Fricke of Rolling Stone Magazine to dish about his substance abuse and subsequent recovery. It’s a fairly incredible story, if only for the fact that there really wasn’t any public indications of Armstrong’s issues prior to his outburst at back in […]
Green Day Announce Three US Club Dates Prior to Arena Tour
Things look to be happening once more in the world of Green Day. The pop-punk band has gone through a world of ups and downs over the last year, but now that their upcoming arena tour is around the corner, the trio has decided to make things small and cozy for a few western US […]
WATCH: Billie Joe Armstrong Play “Himself” In Deleted ‘This Is 40’ Scene
Billie Joe Armstrong: singer, songwriter, thespian? While the Green Day frontman has had a rough couple of months – kicked off with that meltdown at the iheartradio Festival back in September, the seeming awesomeness of which was quickly soured by news of rehab check-ins (context, it’s a bitch) – it looks like he’s having fun in […]
ALBUM REVIEW: Green Day – ¡Tré!
Artist: Green Day Album: ¡Tre! Genre: Punk(ish) Realistically speaking, following my first listen to ¡Tré!, the third installment of the latest Green Day trilogy, I should have rejoiced with a sizable party of family and friends. Having embraced and approved of all 12 of the tracks on the album, I honestly should be god damned […]