Slipknot’s Corey Taylor covers Green Day songs “Pulling Teeth” and “She” – Watch

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor covered two Green Day songs at a recent acoustic show. Taylor played a solo show at Irving Plaza in New York last week (July 7) and used the opportunity to perform a couple of Green Day renditions.

Green Day reunite with original drummer and perform as Sweet Children – Watch

At Cleveland’s House of Blues on Thursday night Green Day returned to the stage which, marked their first US gig in two years.

Bands formed in the 80’s that are still active and killing it today, Top 10

 The 80’s were a time for experimentation in music and the solidifying of genres throughout the music industry. Some of the most dynamic bands in the music world have come from the 80’s and are still going strong today, whether it is because of consistent touring or fantastic records. This list highlights ten of the most popular and groundbreaking artists to come from one of the most solid times in music history.

Pop Punk Today and Then, Musings On An Up and Down Genre

There is a high possibility that you have heard a pop punk song at least once in your lifetime. Hell, there is probably no way you have not heard a track from either Green Day, Blink-182, The Offspring or My Chemical Romance. That’s right, all of these bands are considered to be underneath the banner of the aforementioned pop punk genre. There is of course different branches and varieties of the genre, but they are all a part of a larger scene that has garnered as much hate as admiration since the mid-1970’s.