 Todd Martens of Los Angeles Times wrote that the word DJ in " Kill the DJ " does not signify a real DJ but another figure . He compared " Kill the DJ " to " The Static Age " , a song on Green Day 's album 21st Century Breakdown ( 2009 ) , which was " a foaming @-@ at @-@ the @-@ mouth guitar rant that everyone — pundits , politicians , celebrities — should stop babbling and shut up " . He added , " [ Kill the DJ ] drops some cursory nods to war and religion in the opening bars , but soon brings the imagery of waterboarding and torture straight into the dance club " . 
