When "American Idiot" was released in 2004, it was a scathing critique of American society, particularly in the wake of 9/11. The title track set the tone for the album's criticism of American ...

Green Day have been celebrating American Idiot (and 1994’s Dookie) on the road this year as part of their tour in support of new album Saviors, playing the 2004 double-album in its entirety ...

Now, this revival of that show is proving, with gusto, that “American Idiot” can be yet another thing: a near-scientific study of the innumerable ways to give somebody the finger.