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Posts Tagged ‘Smashing Pumpkins’

New Pumpkins Track Online, Blind Mellon Singer Doc Coming This Year and Several Canadian Alt Bands on New Soundtrack…

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 by Jim Elyot

 The scoop on a new Blind Mellon project and a smokin’ new soundtrack after the jump, but first…

Billy Corgan’s Smashing Pumpkins have unveiled “A Stitch in Time,” the third track from the mammoth 44-song project Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, on the band’s official Website, where the song — and all the rest of the album’s tracks — is available as a free download. (more…)

Linkin Park and DMB Helping Haiti With Unreleased Music, Coachella Line-up Announced, and Pumpkins Release Another New (Free) Tune…

Wednesday, January 20th, 2010 by Jim Elyot

The scoop on the 2010 Coachella Festival and a new Pumpkins’ song after the jump, but first…

Linkin Park, Alanis Morissette and the Dave Matthews Band are among the artists donating unreleased music to help victims of the Haiti earthquake.

They have created “Download To Donate For Haiti,” a collection of songs to raise money for Linkin Park’s charity, Music For Relief, as well as Dave Matthews BAMA, Habitat for Humanity and the U-N Foundation’s Central Emergency Response Fund. (more…)

Billy Dating Jessica???, Lenny Not Joining Aerosmith, and Blink Drummer Settles Lawsuits…

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 by Jim Elyot

The scoop on Travis Barker’s lawsuits, and an alternative rocker who is NOT joining Aerosmith, after the jump.  But first!

Smashing Pumpkin Billy Corgan is reportedly dating ditzy pop airhead Jessica Simpson.

Simpson has been a friend of the 42-year-old rock star for some months now and tweeted in September “My friend, Billy Corgan, has a pure and enlightening outlook on faith.”

Now, a ‘source’ tells E! News that Simpson has “fallen hard and is smitten” with Corgan and they are “officially dating”. (more…)

Weezer Bush Crash Update, New Pumpkins Tune Out and STP Frontman Selling His Stuff…

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009 by Jim Elyot

The scoop on the new Pumpkins’ track and Scott Weiland’s fire sale, after the jump…but first.

It appears the injuries sustained by Weezer singer Rivers Cuomo were more painful than previously thought.

Weezer have cancelled the rest of their tour for the year while Cuomo recovers from a bus accident.

The band’s website reports the bus slid on black ice and fell two and a-half metres into a ravine about 65 kilometres outside of Albany, New York, Sunday morning. (more…)

2/4′s of Smashing Pumpkins Settle Lawsuit, NIN Selling Tour Equipment and Henry Rollins is Coming to Kingston…

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 by Jim Elyot

The scoop on NIN’s fire sale, and a punk legend’s upcoming visit to Kingston after the jump, but first.

Smashing Pumpkins and Virgin Records are settling their dispute.

Attorney Josh Glotzer, who represents former band members James Iha (EE’-hah) and D’arcy Wretzky-Brown, says a confidential settlement with Virgin has been reached. (more…)

Pumpkins Promise 44 Free Songs, MGMT Prep New Album, U.K. Stamps to Celebrate Classic Albums…

Monday, October 19th, 2009 by Jim Elyot

The scoop on MGMT’s new album and how the U.K. is honoring classic albums from the Clash, Coldplay and more, after the jump…but first…

True to his word, the in-progress, psychedelic-leaning Smashing Pumpkins album, Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, will be released one track at a time, as free downloads, starting in late October. “No strings attached, no e-mail address need be given, no fees, nothing, totally free,” he says. (more…)

Billy Corgan Talks Jung, Cure to Release Remastered Disintegration and Fall Out Boy Offer Hair…

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009 by Jim Elyot

The scoop on some Cure reissues, and Pete Wentz’s hair after the jump…but first:

The Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan and Talking Heads’ David Byrne will feature in an upcoming conversation series about legendary psychologist Carl Jung.

Talking about Jung’s recently unearthed ‘Red Book’, both musicians will be paired with a psychoanalyst and will take to the stage as part of series being run at Rubin Museum of Arts in New York City. (more…)

Muse Would Tackle Bond, Pumpkins Give Away New Album, and Raconteurs Highlight 90210 S/T…

Thursday, September 17th, 2009 by Jim Elyot

The scoop on Smashing Pumpkins free album, and the new 90210 soundtrack after the jump, but first!

Muse drummer Dominic Howard has said that the band would be up for recording the theme song to a forthcoming James Bond film.

Howard told BBC News that he was confident that the trio could tackle the task and has suggested that the Devon band’s tendency towards the epic would suit such a film. (more…)

Oasis To Re-Issue on Vinyl, Pumpkins Confirm New Drummer is a Boy, and Green Day To Do Rock Band…

Thursday, June 11th, 2009 by Jim Elyot

The scoop on the Pumpkins new drummer, and Green Day’s next venture after the jump, but first!

Oasis are to reissue all their albums on a special vinyl pressing later this year.

The band’s own label Big Brother is releasing one-off special editions of all seven of their studio albums, from debut ‘Definitely Maybe’ to current album ‘Dig Out Your Soul’. (more…)

Billy Promises New Pumpkins, Alice In Chains to Deliver New Record, and Two ESSENTIAL Concerts…

Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 by Jim Elyot

The scoop on the new Alice in Chains record and two ESSENTIAL shows after the jump, but first…

Billy Corgan says the Smashing Pumpkins should have new material on the horizon, with the target being “for putting out new music in October.” (more…)


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