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Biography
Primary sources|date=July 2008Infobox musical artist | Name = Pinhead Gunpowder| Image =| Caption =| Image_size =| Background = group_or_band| Origin = East Bay, California | Genre = Punk rock | Years_active = 1990& ndash;present| Label = Lookout& #33; Records|Lookout! , Adeline Records|Adeline , Recess Records|Recess | Associated_acts = Green Day , Foxboro Hot Tubs , The Network , The Influents , Crimpshrine , Monsula | Website =| Current_members = Billie Joe Armstrong Aaron Cometbus Bill Schneider (musician)|Bill Schneider Jason White (musician)|Jason White | Past_members = Mike Kirsch Pinhead Gunpowder is an American punk rock band formed East Bay (San Francisco Bay Area)|East Bay , California , in 1990. The band has consisted of Aaron Cometbus ( Drum kit|drums , lyrics ), Bill Schneider (musician)|Bill Schneider ( Bass guitar|bass ), Billie Joe Armstrong ( guitar , Singing|vocals ) and Jason White (musician)|Jason White ( guitar , Singing|vocals ) for the majority of its existence. Mike Kirsch ( guitar , Singing|vocals ) was the original guitarist, in place of White, but left the band citing personal differences with Green Day (the band for which Billie Joe Armstrong is most famous) and their major label debut album Dookie (1994). The band's name comes from a brand of "high octane" green tea served at the Arcata co-op and discovered serendipitously by Aaron Cometbus during one of his many dumpster diving adventures.
Cometbus, who releases the Cometbus fanzine, has played in many East Bay area bands such as Crimpshrine . Schneider is now Green Day's guitar tech and tour manager. Jason White (musician)|Jason White plays additional guitar for Green Day; along with founding the seminal punk rock band Chino Horde . White has played in The Influents as well as The Big Cats. Mike Kirsch has also been an active member in several East Bay bands such as Fuel (hardcore band)|Fuel , Torches to Rome, Bread and Circuits and many others.
The vast majority of Pinhead Gunpowder's songs were written by Cometbus, although a few songs such as "27", "Anniversary Song" and "New Blood" were written by Billie Joe Armstrong under the pseudonym "Wilhelm Fink".
Current
Pinhead Gunpowder performed for the first time in many years during February 2008, debuting three new songs, "Anniversary Song", "West Side Highway", and "On the Ave" .
The band released their latest EP, Pinhead Gunpowder (2008 EP)|West Side Highway through Recess Records on August 19, 2008. This marks the band's first new release in 5 years.
Pinhead Gunpowder released a greatest hits album called Kick Over the Traces on June 19, 2009. Also, Pinhead Gunpowder mentioned that in August or September Recess would re-release on vinyl and CD the albums Jump Salty , Carry the Banner , Goodbye Ellston Avenue , Shoot the Moon (EP)|Shoot the Moon and Compulsive Disclosure ,.cite web|url= http://www.greendayauthority.com/index.php? subaction=showcomments& id=1233810000& archive= |title=Green Day Authority |publisher=Green Day Authority |date= |accessdate=2011-11-01 All of the albums were re-released in varying colors in early February 2010 through Recess Records. The band performed a benefit show at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, California on February 12, 2010.cite web|url= http://www.greendayauthority.com/news/216 |title=Pinhead Gunpowder album reissues |publisher=Greendayauthority.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-01cite web|url= http://www.greendayauthority.com/news/217 |title=Pinhead Gunpowder show recap |publisher=Greendayauthority.com |date= |accessdate=2011-11-01
Discography
Studio albums
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1995
1997
Extended plays
Year
Title
Label
1991
1992
1999
2000
2000
2000
2008
Compilation albums
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1994
2003
2009
12010 Re-release label version 2Originally released on vinyl by Too Many Records and later released on CD by Lookout& #33; Records
Compilation appearances (incomplete)
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1992
1992
1994
1997
2000
Band members
Present members
Jason White (musician)|Jason White - guitar , Singing|vocals (1994–present)
Bill Schneider (musician)|Bill Schneider - Bass guitar|bass , vocals (1990–present)
Billie Joe Armstrong - guitar, vocals (1990–present)
Former members
Mike Kirsch - guitar, vocals (1990–1994)
References
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External links
wikiquote
http://www.punknews.org/bands/pinheadgunpowder Pinhead Gunpower profile at Punknews.org (Reviews, News, Biography)
http://www.myspace.com/pinheadgunpowderusa Pinhead Gunpowder on MySpace
Pinhead Gunpowder Category:American punk rock groups Category:Rock music groups from California Category:Music of the San Francisco Bay Area Category:Musical groups established in 1990
