Today, I took a deep dive into Green Day's side projects, so let's get this started, shall we?
Green Day has 2 spin-off bands, and 1 associated act, and a cover-up band.
There was a spin-off band known as Foxboro Hot Tubs, which was the members of green day, and their touring members. They did one album in 2008, and haven't since.
There was a secret side project known as The Network a new-wave band. Four of the six members are Green Day members, the other two member's identities are completely unknown. It's honestly just...Green day wearing masks and costumes with very creepy, and outright uncomfortable cult like music. They were briefly active in 2003-2005, then went quiet until 2020-2021.
The only two albums they have are Money Money 2020, and Money Money 2020 II.
Apparently, back in the day, The Network would "denounce" Green Day and Green Day would denounce the Network and made a fake video of the bands interacting. But, in 2013, the bassist confirmed they were Green Day.
I listened to their 2020 album and I felt like nothing was real when listening to it, and some of the songs really bugged me. There was a flat earth song. I'm honestly convinced this entire side project is just some sick joke, or something.
There is a side band for covers called The Coverups but I'm unable to find much of anything about this other than it exists.
In 2018, Billie Joe Armstrong created an independent self published band known as The Longshot and it consisted of a former touring member. They had one album before disappearing. I listened to their songs, and they just feel like Green Day with different type of instrumentation.
And then there's sort of an associated act that formed before Green Day known as Pinhead Gunpowder but their activity is sporadic and scattered.
I also recently learned that Billie Joe Armstrong starred in a movie known as Ordinary World and I might check it out.
I honestly have to wonder why there's so many spin-offs and side projects of Green Day, and I have so many questions about the Network. I'm very uncomfortable with the culty feeling of this particular 2020 album. Also, Green Day is releasing a new album in 2023 known as 1972, excited. Hope it's not a miss because Father of All Motherfuckers had some blah tracks for me.