Treasures of Green Day

by Gaar, Gillian G.

• ISBN13: 9781402798542
• ISBN10: 1402798547
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-09-04
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Love Green Day? Then you'll have the "Time of Your Life" with this new entry in the popular Treasuresseries. It follows the groundbreaking California punk rock band from their scrappy high-school days to international stardom to the triumphant Tony Award-winning Broadway adaptation of their blockbuster concept album American Idiot. Accompanied by a wealth of superb photographs and 20 pieces of super-rare facsimile memorabilia ranging from ticket stubs and set lists to backstage passes and flyers, this collector's item is a must-have for every Green Day fan.

Author Biography

Music journalist Gillian G. Gaar has written numerous books, including She's A Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll, The Rough Guide to Nirvana, Treasures of Nirvana, and Green Day: Rebels with a Cause (Omnibus Press, London, 2007). She has written liner notes for collections by Laurie Anderson, Judy Collins, Heart, Pat Benatar, Paula Cole, and Mat Kearney, among others. She was also a project consultant/liner-note writer for Nirvana's box set With the Lights Out. Garr has written for several magazines and newspapers, including Rolling Stone, Mojo, Goldmine, and the Seattle Times, and was a senior editor at Seattle music biweekly newspaper the Rocket. She lives in Seattle, WA.