Billie Joe Armstrong Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Ongoing History Daily: Billie Joe’s early, early, early, EARLY recording career

Question: How long has Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong been recording music? He’s 49 now. The answer is 44 years.

Things you may not have known about Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day. He was playing the piano by age

If you’re a follower of US politics, you’ll that Kanye West sucked up a lot of oxygen over his failed

Billie Joe Armstrong has launched a new podcast via Audible called Welcome to My Panic. Not only does he break

Musicians running for public office is nothing new. Joey Keithley of hardcore legends D.O.A. threw is hat into several rings

Ever since this pandemic began back in March, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has been keeping busying by recording cover

Like other responsible (like you and me, right?), Billie Joe Armstrong is staying away from other people in a way

On this date in 1953, the CIA and MI6 overthrew the regime in Iran and installing the West-friendly Shah. That

On a plane flying back from Asia. Should only take about 28 hours to get home. Still, there is music

If I were a rock star, I’d be like Brian Johnson of AC/DC, Coldplay’s Guy Berryman, John Kay of Jamiroquai,

Big BBQ at my place tonight. Stand back. I’ll cook. No, really. Stand back! And now, music news for June 23,

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
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Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver