American Idiot Review
Kerrang - September 2004
Kerrang rates 'American Idiot' and reviews Green Day's performance at the 2004 Reading Festival.
Kerrang rates 'American Idiot' and reviews Green Day's performance at the 2004 Reading Festival.
The first listen to 'American Idiot'. A couple months before the albums release, Kerrang get an exclusive look at 6 songs from the still-new album, never heard before.
Kerrang asks Billie Joe a couple questions about what they're working on to follow up 'Warning'. The band was working on demos at this time, likely for Cigarette's & Valentines. They would scrap those and instead write 'American Idiot' shortly after.
Billie Joe vocalizes his opposition to the war about to begin in Iraq. He asked fans of Green Day to sign a petition.
A review of a Green Day show (Dallas, May 9, 2002) during the Pop Disaster tour with Blink 182 and Jimmy Eat World.
A short article talking about how the biggest bands are charging more and more for shows. Green Day is only briefly mentioned about touring with Blink 182.
Interview with both Green Day and Blink 182 talking about their tour together and how they've changed since they first started.
Interview with Green Day talking about their tour with Blink 182 during the "Pop Disaster" tour.
Kerrang introduces Green Day with this article talking about where they started, and where there at at this point with the success they've had.