Latest about Billie Joe Armstrong
Armstrong's cheap Fernandes Strat copy, “Blue”, would make its way onto four and-a-half Green Day albums – and leave a permanent imprint on the sound of punk
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
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
You’ve heard it in Smells Like Teen Spirit and countless other grunge and punk classics. You may even already be doing it…
How Marshall teamed up with the Green Day frontman to bottle one of rock music’s most instantly recognizable tones
The legendary Green Day frontman’s new amp – Time of Your Life, or a Basket Case?
It’s the Dookie sound on tap, with a colorway that nods to Armstrong’s origins
The band will play a special charity event celebrating 50 years of the Ramones' debut album
At 32, Matthieu Lucas hosts guitars wielded by the likes of Slash, Eric Clapton and AC/DC at Parisian guitar emporium Matt’s Guitar Shop. He is driven by his core belief that vintage guitars, once owned by legendary musicians, are meant to be played on stage again
Eagle-eyed viewers have pointed to the top left corner of the amp, which has a label boasting a word that looks a heck of a lot like “Dookie”. An official take on Armstrong's “Dookie mod” Marshall, perhaps?
