When they come around to NYC: Green Day still rocking stadiums 30 years after ‘Dookie’

When they come around to NYC: Green Day still rocking stadiums 30 years after ‘Dookie’

It was a tale of two classics, a tale of two eras, for Green Day at Citi Field on Monday night. Like a dog days double-header — in which the Mets home field was transformed into a melting mosh pit by the heat and humidity — this night was set in two acts as the … Read more

How Green Day is saving rock ‘n’ roll with new ‘Saviors’ album — 30 years after ‘Dookie’

How Green Day is saving rock ‘n’ roll with new ‘Saviors’ album — 30 years after ‘Dookie’

Sometimes, dookie happens. And when you name an album “Dookie,” clearly you’re not taking yourselves too seriously. But here we are — 30 years after Green Day released its blockbuster breakthrough on Feb. 1, 1994 — and the Cali trio of singer-guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt and drummer Tré Cool is still punking … Read more