Benji Madden

The crowds at Rockie Fresh's shows haven't changed all that much since rapper Rick Ross signed the 21-year-old Homewood-Flossmoor High School alum to his Maybach Music Group record label in July. And Fresh (real name: Donald Pullen) still lives in the...

We all know singer/songwriter/guitarist/producer Joan Jett loves Rock and Roll; she’s proclaimed that plenty of times since her breakout hit in 1982. She also has proclaimed her love for the Orioles for years. It’s hard to forget when she...

When Good Charlotte released its first album more than a decade ago, few critics saw much of a future for the band. Upbeat, impetuous, sure; but it was mostly seen as a slightly more punk alternative to the boy bands of the moment. And yet the band is...

Joel (left) and Benji Madden perform in Macy's Juniors Department at Old Orchard mall on October 23, 2010. (Carlos Javier Ortiz/Chicago Tribune) If you can’t tell Good Charlotte’s Joel and Benji Madden apart, you’re not alone. The twin brothers said...

Good Charlotte's Benji Madden (right) and Joel Madden pose in Studio City, Calif. on March 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles) Good Charlotte's Benji Madden will deejay at Rockit Bar & Grill in River North following his band's show at the House of Blues on...

In its biggest hit, 2002’s “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous,” pop-punk band Good Charlotte sings about how celebrities and those in high society are “always complaining.” Its five-times platinum album was called “...

Punk rock, even its diluted form as pop-punk, has been a surprisingly enduring musical style, and the reason is obvious: It’s the voice of youth, freeing the listener to be aggressive and free, or – in the case of older......

Benji Madden at Rockit Bar & Grill in River North on March 15, 2011. (Photo courtesy of Rockit Ranch Productions) Admit it: Good Charlotte just lived out one of your childhood dreams. In their new music video for “Last Night,” the rockers face...

Pop-punkers Good Charlotte, who had three Top 10 albums in the mid 2000’s with the hits ”Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” and “The Anthem” but who have been best know lately for front man Joel Madden’s children with...