Blog: Direct Current

Fifteen years after the "new punk" pioneering trio Green Day exploded with their 10X platinum Dookie and five years since their Grammy winning bestseller American Idiot (12 mil and counting), Billie Joe Armstrong and band return with one of the most anticipated new albums of the 2009: 21st Century Breakdown arriving on May 15. Again utilizing a highly stylized "rock opera" format, Breakdown tells the story of a young couple facing the triumphs and tragedy of modern life in three acts. [...]