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Green Day will toast the release of American Idiot on Tuesday, but perhaps an even bigger cause for celebration these days is the 10-year anniversary of their breakthrough LP, Dookie. The modern-day classic not only launched the Bay Area punk trio into the mainstream, it opened the door to a mid-’90s wave of popped-up punk and provided a launching pad for the current crop of melodic pop-punkers. “[Dookie] changed my life,” confessed Good Charlotte’s Joel Madden. “It made me want to start Good Charlotte…. Right after that record came out, we were like, ‘We have to start a band in… Read more »

Sum 41 have named their third album Chuck as a tribute to United Nations representative Chuck Pelletier, who the band members credit with saving their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo back in May. The Canadian rockers were shooting a documentary in the war-torn African nation when fighting between a militia and the newly formed national army erupted on May 26th. The band hid in a hotel bathroom to avoid the gunfire. “Chuck Pelletier made an evacuation plan, putting us all in groups to get us into armored tanks,” Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley told Rolling Stone. “He was… Read more »

Days after touching down in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sum 41 were forced to evacuate the African country when gunfire and explosions outside their hotel jeopardized their safety. The band was visiting the war-torn nation to film a documentary, in association with the charity War Child Canada, on the impact of the Congo’s longstanding civil war that has killed more than 3.5 million people since 1998. In Bukavu, near the Rwandan border, fighting erupted near Sum 41’s hotel between government soldiers and troops aligned with a renegade commander, according to a band spokesperson. “Bullets were coming through windows and… Read more »

“We’re getting old,” insists Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley, 24. It’s a theme the Canadian punk band comes back to repeatedly on their fourth album, due in late September. The band previewed new material during a brief layover in New York, where they rehearsed for upcoming summer festival concerts in Europe. Although the new songs have a serious bent, Whibley says they’re not necessarily out of character with the group’s early hits like “Fat Lip” and “In Too Deep.” “We’ve always written from our life experiences,” he says. “In the beginning all we did was go to school and party,… Read more »

Madonna put some luster back into her lust by smooching Britney. Santana gained a fresh perspective with Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas. Now the bratty, lovable punks of Sum 41 could put Pop on pop radio. Rock legend Iggy Pop recruited Sum 41 for “Little Know It All,” the melodic, rambunctious first single from Skull Ring, due November 4 Iggy took a shine to Sum frontman Deryck Whibley right away when the two parties met at the recommendation of Pop’s A&R man. In addition to admiring Whibley’s talent, Iggy got a kick out of the Canadian rocker’s youthful zeal. “He’s a… Read more »

Sum 41 will start writing the follow-up to 2002’s Does This Look Infected?, next month in their hometown of Toronto. After putting the finishing touches on the songs this fall, Sum 41 plans to head into the studio early next year to record an album that’s a bit different from the rest of their material. Bassist Cone McCaslin told Rolling Stone, “It’s going to be more metal-ish-more of a Master Of Puppets thing, but Deryck Whibley can’t sing like [Metallica’s] James Hetfield, so there’s going to be a lot of choruses. Like ‘Still Waiting’ (from Infected)-heavy verses and melodic choruses.… Read more »

Sum 41 are anxious for sum vacation. The group originally planned on releasing “Over My Head, (Better Off Dead)” as the third single from Does This Look Infected?, but are now questioning whether they want to continue promoting the album. “We’re kind of like, dead right now, so we’re thinking we just might stop,” singer Deryck Whibley said. “We could put out another single and keep going, but we’ve been touring nonstop for a long time and we really want a break, so I think we might want to take six months off.” And there are other reasons Sum 41… Read more »

After a night of partying, the only thing worse than a hangover is a pounding case of regret to keep it company. Unfortunately Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley has woken up to the insufferable couple more times than he’d care to recall. While a headache and peaked feeling usually vanish with some aspirin and rest, embarrassment lasts a lot longer. And it’s that “what the hell was I thinking?” feeling that inspired Sum 41’s next single, “Over My Head (Better Off Dead).” “It’s [about] regretting something you said, usually the night before,” Whibley said. “Like, a lot of times, I… Read more »

Sum 41 recently recorded a new track with Iggy Pop for the rock icon’s forthcoming album, Skull Ring. The song, “Little Know It All” is a joint collaboration between Iggy, Sum 41 front man Deryck Whibley and producer Greig Nori (Sum 41’s Does This Look Infected?) and features all four members of Sum 41 playing on it. Skull Ring is scheduled for a Fall release on Virgin Records. Sum 41 recently finished up a sold-out headlining tour of the U.S. In addition, the band had their dreams come true when they were asked to open this year’s MTV Icon show… Read more »

Sum 41 has finished its most recent headline dates, and is now rehearsing its performance for MTVicon Metallica, which takes place in Los Angeles Saturday (May 3). The band is also going to record with Iggy Pop this week, according to a journal post by drummer Steve O. “Tonight will be our last night with No Use For A Name (sad, isn’t it?), and tomorrow we’re flying back to LA to rehearse for our Metallica Icon performance and we’re also going to squeeze a recording in with Iggy Pop,” Steve Jocz said. Vocalist/guitarist Deryck Whibley said that the band was… Read more »