GREEN DAY: ROCK BAND COMING IN 2010

Green Day has consistently done cool stuff in recent years. They fight the power with a concept album American Idiot, make a classic garage rock album under the alias Foxboro Hot Tubs (my favorite album of 2008), tour arenas and stadiums when few rock bands can do it, and are coming to Broadway, the cool way. (By the way, thier new version of "21 Guns" with the cast of American Idiot will be out on iTunes on December 22, but you can hear it at the band's website now.  It is kind of moving; it's very "Broadway," but I kind of like it).

Now, the band have announced that they are going to have their own Rock Band game out next year. Read more about it at MTV.com.

Not enough Green Day for you?  Of course not! Well, in case you missed it, on iTunes, the expanded version of 21st Century Breakdown has covers of The Who's "A Quick One While He's Away" and Social Distortion's "Another State Of Mind." There are two bonus tracks on the "Know Your Enemy" EP ("Lights Out" and "Hearts Collide") and there's a new live EP Last Night On Earth (Live In Tokyo).