Green Day has been heralded as the leader of the new punk revolution ever since the biggest mud fight to hit the music industry at Woodstock II. Their multiplatinum album Dookie shoved both grunge and pop out of the way to top the charts, and lead singer Billie Joe has proven that an obnoxious attitude and blue hair does get you somewhere.
But punk is not shiny and new...Here's the story of how Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool emerged from the underground punk circuit to revitalize the "do-it-yourself" music scene. ~Kalen Rogers