"It all began when a link to the Foxboro Hot Tubs' Myspace originally was sent out to just a few members of the Green Day fan club (The Idiot Club) in December 2007. There were only 3 songs uploaded to their Myspace player at the time, and the link to their official website was still under construction. Quickly though, as the link was widely being shared on the forums and sent around to people both inside and outside the Green Day community, their popularity began to rise as well as the initial rumor that they were in fact 'Green Day' in disguise."

The Foxboro Hot Tubs - Green Day Authority

“We think that the only similarity [between the Hot Tubs and Green Day] is that we are the same band. That is basically the only similarity, We are Jason White, Jason Freese, Michael Pritchard, Frank Edwin Wright the Third and the Reverend Strychnine Twitch. … We are four guys who love to play music and be spontaneous, [and] after a few late night jams and a few too many bottles of wine, we were inspired to record some rockin’ eight-track recordings.”

Green Day admit they’re Foxboro Hot Tubs… go figure

The line up for the recordings include:

• Billie Joe Armstrong - lead vocals
• Mike Dirnt - bass guitar, backing vocals
• Tré Cool - drums, percussion
• Jason White - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Jason Freese - keyboards
• Kevin Preston - rhythm guitar

Punk-Pop Superstars Green Day return underground and sidestep the media with a 12 track EP recorded under the alias ''The Foxboro Hottubs''. Released on Jingle Town records and titled ''Stop, Drop, and Roll!!!'' - the tracks are being sold online in 320kbs format for $.99 a piece, as well as on vinyl & CD. For more information on the album, visit the official website.