If there was ever a Summer, that people were excited about concerts its this one, especially if you live in Indy. So many great bands and dream tours are lined up for the Summer, many bands that rarely play in Indianapolis, and most with new albums! Why not add another one for the very end of the Summer/ beginning of Fall. Announced today, My Chemical Romance and recently reunited Blink-182 will be... 

Veteran rockers AFI will be hitting the road once again in support of the latest effort, “Crash Love.” Before they go off and tour with Green Day on their North American tour, The four-piece alternative band will be embarking on a mini-US tour staring in late May and wrapping up on June 5.  Fortunately for us, their second to last date (June 2) includes a show at the Egyptian Room... 

Lollapolloza directed fans to an image via its Twitter and Facebook pages today to a roster with only the “O”s in place. Looking at the image seems to confirm what headliners will be performing at this summer’s 2010 festival. Bands such as Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Phoenix, The Strokes and Arcade Fire are among some that can be designated. Devo, Hot Chip and Spoon are also... 

Gamers everywhere will soon get a chance to play the drums like Tre Cool and sing like Billie Joe Armstrong. Green Day is releasing a trio of tracks off its new album, 21st Century Breakdown for Rock Band. The game is set to release July 7 and will include the tracks “Know Your Enemy,” “21 Guns” and “East Jesus Nowhere.”  “We are excited to be working with... 

Aerosmith will kick off its summer tour in only two days but one member will be noticeably absent. Guitarist Brad Whitford will be out for the opening part of the tour due to an unspecified medical condition that will require surgery. Whitford will be replaced by Bobby Schneck who has performed with Weezer and Green Day. Aerosmith fans might want to dust off their Toys in the Attic album as the band... 

Green Day knows its newest enemy: Wal-mart. The chain has refused to stock its shelves with the band’s newly released album, 21st Century Breakdown. Wal-mart wanted to censor the album for language and content before it would be allowed to be sold. Yeah, because that will go over well seeing as censorship is one of the ideals they sing about on their politically infused albums. Wal-mart must... 

  Green Day gave fans an early look at its forthcoming new album–the band’s first in five years–during a series of hastily announced California club shows over the last week. [tickets] The band’s latest surprise performance took place Wednesday night (4/15) at the tiny Uptown club in Oakland, CA, one night after the band performed across the street at the much-larger Fox... 

Green Day might not have been an “American Idiot” but it sounds as if they want to take it’s atomic 2004 Grammy-winning album to the Broadway theater. American Idiot the musical will make its debut for a month-long run this September at California’s Berkeley Repertory Theatre.  The show will feature almost every song from American Idiot in addition to songs off the band’s... 

Yes.  Hours 3 & 4.  This show is WAY too long.  While there were a few highlights, in no way did this broadcast merit the 3.5 hours of prime time space that it got.  All in all, I didn’t think there were too many surprises, and no major issues with the show.  Best Male Pop Vocal Tough category.  John Mayer, Say comes out victorious.  He beat out legends like Paul McCartney and...