Billie Joe and family working with Habitat for Humanity

Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day has been working with Habitat for Humanity. He and his family are currently in New Orleans working on a house and they plan to document the process via Greenday.net.

Here is a bit of Billie Joe’s latest update:

Today we worked at the upper 9th ward. I hung soffit over the front porch. I had to do some upside down hammering technique but we managed to get the job done. We felt a great sense of accomplishment when we finished.

Billie Joe and his band have been quite involved with New Orleans, with the band collaborating with U2 on a special single to benefit the struggling city last year.

New updates and photos are expected each day for the duration of the job.
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Against Me! unveil “New Wave” track listing

The folks at Alternative Press have unveiled the track listing to Against Me!‘s upcoming major label debut New Wave. The 10 song Butch Vig recorded album runs just north of half an hour (33:36 if you’re looking for specifics). Along with “Borne On The FM Waves,” which features Tegan Quin of Tegan & Sara, the album includes a version of “Americans Abroad.” A live cut of song appeared on the band’s Live in London!!! release last year.

The record will be the band’s first for the Warner-affiliated Sire label and will hit stores on July 10th. As previously announced the Florida-based group hits the road in May for a tour with Mastodon and Cursive.
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