It’s a treat to go to any Smashing Pumpkins tour – this year, it will all kick off in Mexico’s Cumbre Tajin festival this month, and end in August, in Japan. The American group will be promoting their latest album, ‘Oceania’ – an album that while intricate and arguably “bigger” than anything the Pumpkins have done in many years (with electronic interludes, folk-rock breakdowns, songs that escalate from chill to all-out stomps), but, to be…
Actually, the title should read Billy Corgan is releasing a new album, since everybody more or less knows the Smashing Pumpkins, at least the band you and me fell in love with, is long dead. I’ve been known to diss Corgan on more than a few occasions, whenever he was kind enough to give me the occasion, that is, but today however he gave me reasons to set him in good eyes for a change….
This summer the Chicago based alternative icons The Smashing Pumpkins, are set to celebrate their 20th band anniversary. The occasion will be honored by touring on a handful of dates through out August and September, according to the band’s web site. Further details haven’t yet been posted, but what’s already is that among the cities TSP will play in we can remind Chicago, New York and Los Angeles, and that the band will be joined,…
It seems every where i turn i can’t shake Billy Corgan, the man’s everywhere. This time he sheds some light on the much controversial Tarantula single cover, depicting Paris Hilton holding a BlackBerry with the Zeitgeist album cover on the screen, and a low-resolution image of a mushroom cloud in the background. Here’s how Billy convinced the oh-so ‘popular’ Paris Hilton to pose for the cover: ( via Blabbermouth) Actually the original idea was we…
In another publicity stunt, [tag]Smashing Pumpkins[/tag]’s frontman Billy Corgan is apparently looking the two twin Siamese girls, that were featured on the cover of SP’s most acclaimed and best album “Siamese Dream”. As seen on stereogum, quoting Corgan’s camp: In a bit of a fun story, The Smashing Pumpkins are looking for the young girls that adorned the album cover of their record, SIAMESE DREAM. They have most definitely aged to their teens at this…
Artist name: Smashing Pumpkins Album name: Zeitgeist Label: Reprise Gender: Alternative Rock/ Hard Rock Release date: July 10, 2007 ZMErating: 6.5/10 Website: http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/ The [tag]Smashing Pumpkins[/tag] are back, or should I say [tag]Billy Corgan[/tag] is back, after a 7 year hiatus. The band was a ’90 alt legend, seconding in my opinion [tag]Nirvana[/tag] as alt kings of our times. During the years, however, something went terribly wrong; after their classics 2nd and 3rd albums “Siamese…
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