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Green Day, Rancid, and Blink-182 members celebrate the Ramones’ 50th anniversary with a set at a cemetery
By Janelle Borg Published
Newly formed supergroup Cretin Family featured Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Rancid’s Tim Armstrong, Blink-182’s Travis Barker, and late-era Ramones bassist C.J. Ramone – and blazed through Ramones hits and deep cuts

Green Day's Mike Dirnt is selling some of his most iconic gear – from Dookie era and beyond – on Reverb
By Janelle Borg Published
Collectibles include several basses that were burned on stage, American Idiot-era Fender Mike Dirnt signature Precisions, a smashed Gibson Grabber, and tour-worn Mesa/Boogie amps

Learn the all-purpose passing chord – the get-out-of-jail-free hack used by Kurt Cobain and Billie Joe Armstrong
By Jimmy Brown Published
You’ve heard it in Smells Like Teen Spirit and countless other grunge and punk classics. You may even already be doing it…

The story of the Marshall Billie Joe Armstrong amp – its first artist signature in 14 years
By Matt Parker Published
How Marshall teamed up with the Green Day frontman to bottle one of rock music’s most instantly recognizable tones

“This is the sound in every Green Day fan's head”: Marshall Billie Joe Armstrong Signature 1959BJA review
By Connor Flys Published
The legendary Green Day frontman’s new amp – Time of Your Life, or a Basket Case?

Marshall launches Billie Joe Armstrong artist head – and it’s inspired by his first guitar
By Phil Weller Published
It’s the Dookie sound on tap, with a colorway that nods to Armstrong’s origins

Billie Joe Armstrong teams up with Blink-182 and Rancid members for Ramones-honoring supergroup
By Phil Weller Published
The band will play a special charity event celebrating 50 years of the Ramones' debut album

How Mike Dirnt honed his signature bass tone for Green Day’s Revolution Radio – and why it all starts with the wrist
By Jon D’Auria Published
Working with Fender, Dirnt built a bass rig that allowed him to ditch distortion pedals and harness his distinctive sound

How Butch Walker’s ear for killer tone took him on a journey from obscurity to in-demand producer
By Jenna Scaramanga Published
From Taylor Swift to Green Day, he’s worked with the world’s biggest stars, and still managed to make 16 of his own records – and, now, his own signature amp with Divided by 13
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