The Network

The Network is a 6-piece New Wave/Synthpunk band and a side-project of at least one member of the band Green Day. They released their debut album Money Money 2020 on the independent record label Adeline Records on September 30, 2003. A re-release of the album, with two bonus tracks, followed in 2004.

Members

The only confirmed member of the band is Billie Joe Armstrong, vocalist/guitarist of Green Day^*^*. The stage names of The Network are Fink, The Snoo, Van Gough, Captain Underpants, and Z.

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has written songs for Pinhead Gunpowder under the alias "Wilhelm Fink"Fink of The Network and Armstrong are also both born under the same astrological sign: Aquarius[http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2003/20031010_network.html. The official Network Web site also claims that Fink financed the band, when in actuality this was done by Armstrong.

Armstrong denies the involvement of any Green Day members in The Network. Although the style of music is different (New Wave as opposed to Green Day's pop punk style), Armstrong's voice can be unmistakably made out on several Money Money 2020 tracks.

Green Day drummer Tré Cool went by King Underpants in the band The Lookouts ^*. However, Tre Cool is most famous for being Green Day's percussionist, though he can also play guitar. Captain Underpants does not play percussion for The Network.

The bassist for The Network ("Van Gough") is likely to be the bassist for Green Day (Mike Dirnt)

Warner/Chapell Music accidentally proved that members of Green Day are involved in The Network by citing the three Green Day members as having writing credits to the The Network's song "Roshambo".

There is a great deal of speculation as to the identities of the other members in the band. The two other members of the band could be Reto Peter (suggested to be Captain Underpants), a Swiss producer, and Chris Dugan (suggested to be Z), a sound engineer. This is supported by an obviously faked press conference seen at the end of the DVD Disease is Punishment where questions by the press are answered in Swiss German by one of the band members. Reto Peter is also the co-producer of Money Money 2020 and one of its songs is called "Reto". Chris Dugan is the sound engineer for Money Money 2020 and the mixer for Disease is Punishment. He is also credited with the production of a Green Day B Side "Governator".

The Network's manager, Dr. Svengali, is the director of Disease is Punishment, John Roecker. Dr. Svengali and the band claim that they are all members of the Church of Lushotology, which believes in "total intoxication".

Instruments

Fink - Vocals/Guitar
Van Gough - Vocals/Bass Guitar
The Snoo - Drums
Z - Keyboards
Captain Underpants - Keytar

Discography

Albums

Money Money 2020 (September 30, 2003)

DVD

Disease is Punishment (November 9, 2004)

Album Re-release

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". The original Money Money 2020 release came with a companion DVD with music videos directed and produced by Roy Miles of AntiDivision called Disease is Punishment.

External links

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