The Network


The Network were a six-piece new wave band. A secret side-project of punk rock band Green Day, they released their only album Money Money 2020 on Adeline Records on September 30, 2003.

History

Formed in the Summer of 2003, the band consisted of lead vocalist Fink, bassist Van Gough, and drummer Snoo, as well as additional members Snoo and Z on keyboards and rhythm guitarist Balducci.
The band's debut album Money Money 2020 was released in September 2003 on Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong's record label Adeline Records. The Network concealed their identities by using accents and wearing masks. They frequently released press statements denouncing Green Day.
Money Money 2020 was re-mastered and re-released by Reprise Records on November 9, 2004, with two additional tracks, "Hammer of the Gods" and a cover of The Misfits "Teenagers from Mars" which can also be heard on Tony Hawk's American Wasteland while "Roshambo" is on the NHL 2005 soundtrack. The original Money Money 2020 release came with a companion DVD with music videos directed and produced by Roy Miles of AntiDivision.
In October 2005, the group opened for Green Day for several shows. After this, they became inactive.

Identities

At the time, Armstrong denied the involvement of any Green Day members in The Network, saying "All I gotta say is fuck The Network. These guys are totally spreading rumors."
However, the three members of Green Day are cited as songwriters for Money Money 2020 by the group's publisher. Additionally, several journalists noted the band's vocals were unmistakably that of Armstrong.
In a 2013 interview, bassist Mike Dirnt finally revealed that the group was in fact Green Day, mentioning that Money Money 2020 was worked upon alongside other Green Day projects in the mid-00's.

Members

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