I haven't seen Judd Apatow's new film, This Is 40, so I can't really comment on its flaws or virtues, but I will say that I'm impressed by the film's deep connection to music. That's essential to the…   Read Story »

Here's the clip for Green Day's "Oh Love," in which we find the Green Day dudes performing the punchy piece of power pop to an audience of models. Indifferent at first, the crowd starts to feel it…   Read Story »

One of the best-known and most-quoted Smiths songs is "Panic!" which closes with a coda of Morrissey just repeating, over and over again, "Hang the DJ." Green Day's new song, "Kill The DJ" -- the…   Read Story »

The first song from the first third of Green Day's forthcoming ¡Uno!/¡Dos!/¡Tres! trilogy debuted today. "Oh Love" sees the band scaling back the insufferable bombast of their last couple albums,…   Read Story »

The 27th annual Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductions took place in Cleveland Saturday night, and while there were a lot of no shows -- Faces' Rod Stewart, Beastie Boy Adam Yauch, Chili Pepper John…   Read Story »

With the 500th episode of The Simpsons airing last Sunday, the last few weeks have been a celebration of everything Simpsons, where all your favorite pundits and prognosticators have combed through…   Read Story »

Self-titled albums are one thing. But when a band names one of its songs after itself -- or, alternately, when a band names itself after one of its songs -- it's a pretty big deal. The song itself…   Read Story »

Last week the Animal Collective bros released an official mixtape for their new … sneakers. That is a thing now. Gotta keep fans on their toes (ouch, sorry). The shoes which you can see here…   Read Story »

Jimmy Fallon's done some impressive musical impressions on Late Night, so he brought out a few more for the Emmy Awards last night. He used Elton John, Boyz II Men, and Green Day to eulogize some of…   Read Story »

Even if you're not a fan (I'm not) you gotta give Green Day credit, first for introducing Lookout! to mall-punks back in the day, later for showcasing political awareness on an MTV-sized scale. Now…   Read Story »