Attention aspiring rock stars: Get good seats for the Green Day tour and you might end up ripping a solo on Billie Joe Armstrong's guitar. If you're really lucky, you'll even plant a slobbery smooch on the punked-out frontman's face.

(See a photo gallery of the show here.)

In a week when the big news was the death of Michael Jackson, some of music's biggest stars were still making headlines: Chris Brown pled guilty to assaulting Rihanna, Marilyn Manson discussed $200K drug budgets, and Black Eyed Peas frontman Will.i.Am's entourage exchanged words -- and, allegedly, fists -- with gossip b

Love conquers all -- even a barrage of gunfire.

Now that YouTube sensation the Keyboard Cat has used up all nine of its lives, Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is filling in for the furry feline! [Huffington Post]

Tuesday night, Green Day celebrated their brand new No. 1 record (215,000 copies of 21st Century Breakdown sold in just four days) with a show for MySpace Music concert series "The List" at New York City's Webster Hall.

With the classic rock sound of their new record, 21st Century Breakdown, it's been no secret that Green Day have a penchant for the epic, operatic sounds of the Who and Queen.