{"title":"Billie Joe Armstrong","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerican singer, songwriter and guitarist, born 17 February 1972 in Oakland, California, USA. He is married to [a=Adrienne Armstrong], and is the father of [a=Joey Armstrong] and Jakob Armstrong a.k.a. [a=Boo (12)].\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"no-fun-mondays","title":"No Fun Mondays","description":"\u003cp\u003eGreen Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong release his covers series \u003ci\u003eNo Fun Mondays\u003c\/i\u003e into a 14-song collection via Reprise \/ Warner Records. \u003ci\u003eNo Fun Mondays\u003c\/i\u003e sees Armstrong putting his signature melodic-punk spin on the songs that have formed the soundtrack to his life, including classics by John Lennon, Billy Bragg, and Johnny Thunders. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKicking things off with his perfectly on-trend cover of Tommy James and the Shondells’ golden oldie, \u003ci\u003eI Think We’re Alone Now,\u003c\/i\u003e Armstrong treated fans to a new home-recorded cover song each Monday, accompanied by a DIY video. Beyond paying respects to his punk-rock forefathers (The Avengers’ \u003ci\u003eCorpus Christi\u003c\/i\u003e, Dead Boy Stiv Bators’ \u003ci\u003eNot That Way Anymore\u003c\/i\u003e) and working-class heroes (John Lennon’s \u003ci\u003eGimme Some Truth\u003c\/i\u003e, Billy Bragg’s \u003ci\u003eA New England\u003c\/i\u003e), Armstrong also indulged his love of sugary pop through reverent versions of The Bangles’ \u003ci\u003eManic Monday \u003c\/i\u003eand the Beatlesque theme to Tom Hanks’ 1995 film \u003ci\u003eThat Thing You Do! \u003c\/i\u003eThe latter was performed in tribute to the song’s writer, Adam Schlesinger, who passed away from COVID-19 complications in April. While the project’s inspiration was solemn at times, these songs are here to uplift. Home-recorded though it may be, \u003ci\u003eNo Fun Mondays\u003c\/i\u003e is as revved-up as any of Green Day’s arena-ready anthems, a masterclass in punky power-pop from a true connoisseur of the form. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Warner","offers":[{"title":"Blue | LP","offer_id":50522500596043,"sku":"1104702","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50522500792651,"sku":"1104699","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/17658081-36a4-4532-bc01-b547fe1233cd_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728009447"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/collections\/test_29bc1c25_thumbnail_4096_bcb51bd9-6bbf-44a4-a386-aefd9eccf44b.jpg?v=1728009418","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/billie-joe-armstrong.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}