Back in the mid-90s, Green Day was one of the first major punk bands to lean into the Internet when most artists were still ignoring it. Around 1995, right after the success of Dookie, they launched their official website—yeah, the dial-up era kind—with tour updates, raw behind-the-scenes pics, and a message board that fans actually used. No algorithms, no filters—just real-time access to the band when that was still rare. By '97, they were updating it regularly, dropping news faster than magazines could print it. It wasn’t polished, but it felt personal—and for fans back then, that early digital connection hit different.