Daniel Cribb, Journalist

"At that point in my life, I just felt stuck. I mean, everyone goes through it; I’m just lucky enough to be in a band that I can write about it”

The release of ¡Uno! offered a hint of hope to fans, but it seems one album was as far as they could sustain it. It looks like they are going for quantity over quality.

"When you do tours like this people are always like, ‘Aw, yeah, here they go. They’re gonna do this farewell kind of tour,’ and it’s not that at all – this is more of an event."

"We think the charm of the band is that we’re a bit loose and rollicking at times, and we wanted to try and capture that."

One fucking minute. That’s all it takes when pressing play on Green Day’s ninth studio album, ¡UNO!, to figure out they’ve somewhat returned to their former glory.

These guys take comedy to the next (weird) level. Great Job!

Grinspoon have been known to cause a stir with their bad habits over the years – from teen wars with Powderfinger through to substance abuse that almost tore the band apart, they’ve made a name for themselves out of them

Sipping on a bedtime martini, The Lawrence Arms vocalist/bassist Brendan Kelly converses with Daniel Cribb about angry fans, growing up and why the hell the band’s been so quiet.