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Green Dayw/ The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid, The Linda LindasGeodis Park; Nashville, TNAugust 30, 2024 Review by Philip Obenschain. Photos by Mary-Beth Blankenship. Undoubtedly one of the most successful, popular, and influential bands in not only punk and pop punk, but rock history in general, legendary California trio Green Day recently returned to Nashville for…

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Formed in the late ’80s in the Bay Area of California while still just teens, seminal punk and pop punk trio Green Day exploded into the cultural zeitgeist with their 1994 third album and major label debut, Dookie. Helping usher in and then subsequently influence a new wave of mainstream interest in punk rock, Green Day became…

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Formed in the late ’80s in the Bay Area of California while still just teens, seminal punk and pop punk trio Green Day exploded into the cultural zeitgeist with their 1994 third album and major label debut, Dookie. Helping usher in and then subsequently influence a new wave of mainstream interest in punk rock,…
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When someone mentions Green Day in 2013, what first comes to mind? The pop punk pioneers’ lackluster trilogy of albums released late last year? Perhaps the somewhat uninspired record that proceeded, 2009’s 21st Century Breakdown? Singer Billie Joe Armstrong’s very public freakout, which shed light on substance abuse problems and led to a recent stint in rehab ( the inpatient rehab…
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You might have noticed that I’ve taken a few weeks off from the New Release Spotlight feature. December’s honestly a very slow month for releases. Year-end lists are already done, award nominations are announced, and with the decline of physical media sales, the holiday gifting of MP3s just isn’t the same (though I recommend the gift…