Ichabod Pumpkin
Matrixsynth (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
via Sarah "So Halloween came and I was inspired by both Ichabod and my love for The Smashing Pumpkins ... This was the result." Awesome.
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Sufjan Stevens: Sufjan Stevens Abandons 50-State-Albums Concept
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
Sufjan Stevens told Paste in a recent interview that his concept of making an album for all 50 states to follow Illinois was actually a joke. "I think maybe I took it too seriously," he explains. "I started to feel like I was becoming a cliché of myself." Four years after the release of Illinois -- which Paste just deemed the best album of the decade -- Stevens says that...
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Video Premiere: DLF.tv’s Studio Visit with Billy Corgan
Flavorwire (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Our friends at David Lynch Foundation Television paid a studio visit to Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins, and we've got first dibs on the interview. In it, Corgan discusses his creative process and there's footage of him working on new Smashing Pumpkins material/holding auditions for their new drummer. Related posts: Billy Corgan One Ups Kanye and Jonze with “Gothageddon” Video the...
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Hulk Hogan’s Rock Star Dreams: To Join Rolling Stones, Metallica
Rock and Roll Daily (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
Photo: Bedder/GettyWhen Rolling Stone profiled Hulk Hogan, arguably the most famous wrestler of all time, in April, we examined his hardships following the end of his VH1 reality show Hogan Knows Best. He was in the middle of a messy divorce, his son was imprisoned on reckless driving charges and his body constantly ached from [...]
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HDNet Concert Prefaces New Material From Smashing Pumpkins
iCelebZ.com (Free subscription) | 01/11/2009
The day after Halloween usually sees a lot of jack-o'-lanterns that have met with some violence. In that vein, alternative rocker Billy Corgan could not have picked a better marketing strategy for his latest show. Guitarist and singer Corgan will be headlining the Nov. 1 HDNet Concert Series entry "Smashing Pumpkins-The Fillmore Residency," along with fellow original band member drummer...
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Mark Mikel update october 2009
ILLUMINATING DRINK (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
Mark Mikel "So what's been going on you may ask? I've purchased a brand new Mellotron from Sweden and it's taking forever to get it. I ordered it in May. I've been basically obsessed with the excitement of its arrival. But it keeps getting delayed for various reasons. Markus Resch (the only man in the world I know of who still builds these things) has had me first in line in his latest production...
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That thesis has been rendered invalid
Heartache with Hard Work (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
In my life, I have attended four truly excellent shows. Lots of good, even great ones - but only four that were transcendent. 1. Carissa's Wierd, Valentine's Day, 2003 . The Decemberists opened and it was the first time I had ever heard them. So that was a wonderful surprise. But it's really all about my favorite band at the time playing an absolutely beautiful set. 2. Bruce Springsteen, November 18,...
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Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan Takes Stand Against Swine Flu Vaccinations
Stupid Celebrities Gossip (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
Musician Billy Corgan is striking out at plans to force people in Massachusetts to have swine flu shots. Read more of what Corgan has to say below. The Smashing Pumpkins rocker states that the “medical emergency” that is gripping America is nothing but an illness that was “created by man” and driven by “a propaganda [...]
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'Pumpkins' Singer Claims Swine Flu Is An Obama Conspiracy
NewsBusters (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
I love a conspiracy theory, how about you? Although this one isn't necessarily new -- lots of folks have opined about the convenient coincidence of an escalating so-called pandemic mixed with an under-supply of vaccinations while the country debates healthcare reform -- it's all the more delicious when it comes from a rock star of some note. With that in mind, when singer, songwriter, and leader of...
- Former Smashing Pumpkins Frontman: Flu Pandemic is Propaganda - HealthyWithAIM.com
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Show Alert: Austinist Presents Vic Chesnutt and Band [Featuring members of Fugazi & Godspeed!]
Austinist (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Jem Cohen Vic Chesnutt and band featuring Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto/ members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Silver Mt. Zion Saturday, December 5th Central Presbyterian Church ( 200 East 8th Street ) [ info ] Vic Chesnutt is currently touring in support of his latest record, At The Cut, and from this album and its tour are trailing an entourage of indie notables. Featuring Guy Picciotto of Fugazi...
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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Award Winning Blind Guitarist Joey Stuckey to Release New Jazz Ep
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Macon, GA - You can't travel down south without hearing someone rave about guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, radio and TV personality Joey Stuckey, who holds the distinction of being the Official Ambassador of Music for Macon, Georgia (home of the 'southern sound'). Joey Stuckey is an award-winning blind guitarist, songwriter, singer, composer, producer, radio and TV personality, music columnist, inspirational...
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Billy Corgan Speaks Out Against H1N1 Vaccine
Spinner.com (Free subscription) | 29/10/2009
Filed under: News , Holy Hell Just days after Blink-182 's Mark Hoppus penned his own medical missive , Billy Corgan has released a scathing 800-word communiqué about the H1N1 -- aka swine flu -- vaccine. In his blog-itorial, the Smashing Pumpkins ' mastermind spoke out against both the virus and the "propaganda machine" that accompanies it. "I do not trust those who make the...
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Ntreev Reveals New Grand Chase Character Sieghart
IGN (Free subscription) | 28/10/2009
Grand Chase (PC) Sieghart, renowned hero Of Bermesiah, is now available.
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Just When You Thought Billy Corgan Couln't Get Any Weirder...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Billy Corgan put on a puppet show. Yes, you read that right, a puppet show named Gothageddon . It features appearances by -- among others -- a teddy bear ringside announcer, the bald one himself, Robert Smith, Siouxsie Sioux, and, wait for it, James Iha. All characters are voiced by Corgan, often rather hilariously. While we have been greatly disappointed by Corgan's output over the last few years,...
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The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (video collection) (Mixed Media)
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Fourteen years ago this week: the Smashing Pumpkins released their third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, on Virgin Records. For the first and only time in the band's career, the epic multi-disc album debuted at number one on the Billboard Charts. The album earned the band seven Grammy Award nominations, and won best hard rock performance for "Bullet with Butterfly Wings". Mellon...