"The Foxboro Hot Tubs are an American garage rock band. The group made its first appearance on the music scene in December 2007, debuting three songs on its website, foxborohottubs.com. The page was deleted some months later now only showing a clock then taking you to their myspace page. Soon after, Foxboro Hot Tubs were discovered and subsequently made headlines, being heralded as the next secret side project of Green Day."

"While the band's history is, as yet, unknown, they are believed to be comprised of the members of Green Day who are, according to rumors, performing "garage" music under a nom de plume. Fans of Foxboro Hot Tubs have noted, on the group's MySpace site, many musical similarities between the band and Green Day. Among the common traits listed are Billie Joe Armstrong's "unmistakable" vocals and guitar playing, and a rhythm section which recalls the sound of Green Day's own Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool."

"On December 8, 2007, Foxboro Hot Tubs' official website released the band's debut EP, Stop Drop and Roll, in streaming and downloadable mp3 formats, free of charge to the listener. Five days later, on December 13, the mp3's were taken off the website, which then displayed just a clock. The mp3's were reinstated on December 16, but were again removed and replaced with the clock; later the website was changed to simply redirect to the band's MySpace.

Soon after this the song "Mother Mary" became a hit on alternative rock radio, hitting #16 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The name "The Foxboro Hot Tubs" may be a reference to the upscale subdivision of Foxboro Heights near the city of Rodeo, California, where Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt grew up.

On February 16, 2008, GreenDay.net reported that The Foxboro Hot Tubs Official site was back up and that a 13 song LP and 7" single ("Mother Mary"/"She's a Saint Not A Celebrity") would be released soon according to the Official Foxboro Site.On February 26, 2008, Interpunk.com listed a 18th March release date for The Foxboro Hot Tubs new 7" Vinyl. The members of Green Day also appear in the Warner/Chappell Music music publishing database as the writers of at least two songs from Stop Drop and Roll. This information has since been pulled."


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http://www.foxborohottubs.com/


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