Pinhead Gunpowder

Pinhead Gunpowder

Pinhead Gunpowder is an East Bay/California punk rock band consisting of Aaron Cometbus (drums, lyrics), Bill Schneider (bass), Billie Joe Armstrong (guitar, vocals) and Jason White (guitar, vocals). Mike Kirsch (guitar, vocals) was part of the original band formed in 1991 but left the band citing personal differences with Green Day (the band for which Billie Joe Armstrong is most famous).[1] 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.

Aaron Cometbus, who releases the "Cometbus" fanzine, has played in many East Bay area bands such as Crimpshrine. Bill Schneider is now Green Day's guitar tech/tour manager. Jason White plays additional guitar for Green Day and along with founding seminal punk band Chino Horde, Jason has played in The Influents as well as The Big Cats. Mike Kirsch is has also been an active member in several East Bay bands such as Fuel, Torches to Rome, Bread and Circuits and many others.

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 via Recess Records in August 2008. This marks the band's first new music in 5 years.

On January 2009, Green Day Authority confirmed that will be releasing a Pinhead Gunpowder "Greatest Hits" on March 9, 2009. And also, mencioned that on August or September Recess will re-release on vinyl and CD the albums: Jump Salty, Carry the Banner, Goodbye Ellston Avenue, Shoot The Moon and Compulsive Disclosure

Discography

Studio Albums and EPs

Year	Title	Label
1994	Jump Salty LP/CD	Lookout!/Recess1
1995	Carry the Banner LP/CD2	Too Many/Lookout!/Recess1
1997	Goodbye Ellston Avenue LP/CD	Lookout!/Recess1
1999	Shoot the Moon LP/CD	Adeline/Recess1
2003	Compulsive Disclosure LP/CD	Lookout!/Recess1
2008	West Side Highway 7"	Recess
2009	Greatest Hits LP/CD	Recess

¹2009 Re-release label version
²Originally released on vinyl by Too Many Records and later released on CD by Lookout! Records

Demo and Split EPs

Year	Title	Label
1991	Trundle and Spring 7"	Take a Day
1992	Fahizah 7"	Lookout!
2000	Dillinger Four/Pinhead Gunpowder Split 7"	Adeline
2000	Pinhead Gunpowder Demo EP 7"	THD
2000	8 Chords, 328 Words 7"	Lookout!

Other Appearances

Year	Title	Label	Contributing Track
1992	Can of Pork 2xLP/CD	Lookout!	"Benicia By the Bay"
1992	Very Small World 2xLP	Very Small	"Losers of the Year"
1994	Misfit Heartbeat 2x7"	Take A Day	"I Wanna"
1997	The Last Great Thing You Did CD	Lookout!	"Life During Wartime"
2000	Might As Well... Can't Dance CD	Adeline	"Porch Song"

Members

Present Members

• Billie Joe Armstrong - guitar, vocals (1990-present)
• Jason White - guitar, vocals (1995-present)
• Bill Schneider - bass (1990-present)
• Aaron Cometbus - drums (1990-present)

Former Members

• Mike Kirsch - guitar, vocals (1990-1991)

External links

• PHGP Fan Site
• Pinhead Gunpower Profile at Punknews.org (Reviews, News, Biography)
• Pinhead Gunpowder on Myspace