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  Netphoria - the smashing pumpkins, billy corgan and zwan
Netphoria - the smashing pumpkins, billy corgan and zwan
The Smashing Pumpkins have added several new tour dates increasing the number of music festivals they will be appearing at.
The Smashing Pumpkins will be headlining the show in their first stop in Canada since November, 2000 and Icelandic singer/songwriter Björk will close the show on day one of the festival.
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  The Smashing Pumpkins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Smashing Pumpkins were originally Billy Corgan (lead guitar and vocals), James Iha (rhythm guitar), D'arcy Wretzky (bass) and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums).
At this time the Pumpkins were routinely lumped in with the grunge movement due to their cathartic sound and heavy metal influences such as Black Sabbath, amid their protests.
The Smashing Pumpkins' final commercial recording was a single, "Untitled", released to coincide with the final show.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Smashing_Pumpkins   (3493 words)

  
 NME.COM - News - Smashing Pumpkins set to reform for festivals   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Smashing Pumpkins are strongly rumoured to be reforming this summer for live shows - with Coachella touted as their comeback.
He wrote: "When I played the final Smashing Pumpkins show on the night of December 2, 2000, I walked off the stage believing that I was forever leaving a piece of my life behind.
Smashing Pumpkins split in 2000 after the release of their final album 'Machina'.
www.nme.com /news/smashing-pumpkins/21996   (427 words)

  
 Rock On The Net: Smashing Pumpkins
Smashing Pumpkins was formed in Chicago in 1989 as a three man, one woman group: Billy Corgan (singer/guitarist), James Iha (guitar), D'arcy Wretzky-Brown (bass), and Jimmy Chamberlain (drums).
The Smashing Pumpkins were denied plans to stage a free 10th anniversary concert in their hometown Chicago this July due to crowd concerns.
Rumors were swirling around that the Smashing Pumpkins were working on their next LP as a "power trio" and bassist D'arcy Wretzky wasn't involved.
www.rockonthenet.com /artists-s/smashingpumpkins_main.htm   (2740 words)

  
 Smashing Pumpkins Online - News
According to the Smashing Pumpkins' My Space page, the Pumpkins are signed to Reprise Records, part of the Warner Music Group.
As the majority of you will already know, the Smashing Pumpkins are reforming and will soon begin working on their new album.
Smashing Pumpkins Online is particularly focussed on the band’s reunion and new album, due to be recorded this summer, so bookmark it now and come back regularly.
www.smashingpumpkinsonline.com   (789 words)

  
 The Smashing Pumpkins take music directly to Napster fans | CNET News.com
Alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins released what is being called their final album on vinyl and the MP3 format last week, forgoing a CD release through their record label, Virgin Records, according to postings on the band's Web site and published reports.
Smashing Pumpkins and Virgin Records were not immediately available to comment.
The Smashing Pumpkins is not the first band to go it alone from their record company and release songs on the Internet.
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 NME.COM - News - Smashing Pumpkins reunion is on   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Smashing Pumpkins' proposed reunion is set to go ahead, according to former bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur.
A spokesperson for Azoff Management also said yesterday (February 2) that singer Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin have signed on with the firm as Smashing Pumpkins and are writing new music.
Smashing Pumpkins were rumoured to be playing at this year's Coachella Festival, which takes place between April 29-30 in California though this was proved untrue when the line-up was revealed.
www.nme.com /news/smashing-pumpkins/22129   (709 words)

  
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Smashing Pumpkins / Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness: Dawn To Dusk
Smashing Pumpkins / Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness: Twilight To Starlight
Smashing Pumpkins / Judas 0: B-Sides and Rarities
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 Amazon.com: The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits: Music: The Smashing Pumpkins   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Smashing Pumpkins' greatest-hits album, Rotten Apples, traces the band's evolution (or devolution, depending on your feelings about the band's radical sonic shift in the mid-'90s) from its early days to its status among the kings of alt rock.
The Smashing Pumpkins were one of the greatest bands of the 90s, a mixture of dreamy pop and stark grungey metal, set against Billy Corgan's poem-like songwriting.
And "The Smashing Pumpkins - Greatest Hits" almost lives up to its name -- there are one or two songs that don't quite fit here, but most of them are indeed the "Greatest" that the band produced.
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 Smashing Pumpkins - 1000 Great Guitar Sites on the Web
Soon after, Pumpkins drummer James "Jimmy" Chamberlin was fired by the other three band members when the drummer pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.
In fact, the Smashing Pumpkins became the model for alternative rock success -- Nirvana were too destructive, Pearl Jam shunned success.
And, unlike many of their contemporaries, the Pumpkins were able to withstand many internal problems and keep selling records, emerging as the longest-lasting and most successful alternative band of the early '90s.
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 Amazon.com: Adore: Music: The Smashing Pumpkins   (Site not responding. Last check: )
And in an almost inverse fashion, the new refined sound of the Smashing Pumpkins was not merely ignored, but heavily criticized by everyone, even their own bassist.
There is no reason that a Smashing Pumpkins fan cannot let down their gaurd long enough to at least try and embrace Corgan's techno side, and the same goes vice-versa.
The Smashing Pumpkins, on the verge of being considered one of the greatest rock bands in the world, perhaps on the level of U2, basically fell off the map.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000006NPY?v=glance   (2036 words)

  
 Smashing Pumpkins: Reunion Will Be! | News @ Ultimate-Guitar.Com
I love the Pumpkins, and to play those songs again would be nothing but fun for me. It was a big part of my life.
Smashing Pumpkins are only a handful of bands that represented what 90's alternative was.
Pumpkins reunion/new album, new Tool album, new Peppers album, Army of Anyone's new album supposed to be out this year (DeLeo Bros. w/ Richard Patrick), Coachella, Bonnaroo, hopefully another Lollapalooza, a good year indeed.
www.ultimate-guitar.com /news/general_music_news/smashing_pumpkins_reunion_will_be.html   (4217 words)

  
 JamBase | SMASHING PUMPKINS RETURN
There are jazz jambands, rock jambands, bluegrass jambands, etc. Jambands refers mainly to the art of improvising music and the argument about reporting on the smashing pumpkins is that THEY don't expand their minds or music, and it takes a lot less talent to just play a song rather than to "jam" it out.
I still LOVE the Pumpkins, saw them in '96, which was my first arena show, and again in 2000 on their farewell tour.
Pumpkins are a good band, but in their own right.
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 Amazon.com: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness: Music: Smashing Pumpkins   (Site not responding. Last check: )
When Smashing Pumpkins first came out with the Bullet With Butterfly Wings video, I was 11 years old and my first thought was "Holy S*** this guy is mad!" From then on I had the impression that Smashing Pumpkins were supposed to be a heavy metal band.
Smashing Pumpkins were something unique back in their day.
Smashing Pumpkins have always been a part of my musical life, and I think if you don't own this album already, you REALLY need to go out there and get yourself a copy.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000000WA4?v=glance   (1423 words)

  
 Smashing Pumpkins on Centerstage Chicago
The Pumpkins' last album, MACHINA/the machines of God (Virgin), was released in February 2000, shortly before the band announced its breakup.
In subsequent tours and recordings, the Pumpkins brought on a number of drummers, including Matt Cameron, Joey Waronker and Kenny Aronoff, to fill in before Chamberlin was brought back in the band in February 2000.
In addition, at least one former Pumpkins member, James Iha, has released a solo album, and Corgan has written songs for other artists, including the title track to Hole's Celebrity Skin, and the score for the movie Stigmata.
centerstage.net /music/whoswho/SmashingPumpkins.html   (465 words)

  
 RADIO.BLOG.CLUB - Smashing_pumpkins
Smashing Pumpkins - Fuck You (An Ode To No One)
042 - The Smashing Pumpkins - Disarm (1994)
The Smashing Pumpkins - Bullet with butterfly wings
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 Pumpkins' Smashing Return - Jun 21, 2005 - E! Online News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Jun 21, 2005, 2:30 PM PT Today is the greatest day for fans of the Smashing Pumpkins.
Over an 11-year career, the Smashing Pumpkins released five studio albums and won two Grammy Awards.
The Pumpkins followed up with 1994's Pisces Iscariot, before scoring their biggest success with 1995's double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
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 Smashing Pumpkins: MACHINA II/The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music: Pitchfork Record Review   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I'd pretty much written the Smashing Pumpkins off after their severely disappointing fifth (and assumed to be final) album, MACHINA/The Machines of God.
Within the first three songs, I'm immediately reminded of everything I ever loved about the Smashing Pumpkins: perfect examples of the dream-pop/arena-rock hybrid they forged back in 1993.
This is the second Christmas that the Smashing Pumpkins have dragged out their leftovers and repa...
www.pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/s/smashing-pumpkins/machina-ii.shtml   (687 words)

  
 Smashing Pumpkins Acoustic Guitar Tab
After a nine-month attempt at conquering the South, the band gained little success or notoriety: never making an official recording (though what recordings were available were later heavily sought-after by Corgan-philles).
Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness Performed by Smashing Pumpkins.
Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream Performed by Smashing Pumpkins.
www.acousticguitarsite.com /smashing_pumpkins_acoustic_guitar.htm   (271 words)

  
 MTV News - Smashing Pumpkins Reunion Is Under Way, According To Sources
A source close to the situation told MTV News that the duo plan to record over the summer and that the new Pumpkins could surface before the end of the year — however, no definitive plans are set.
The bassist worked with Corgan several months ago on a track called "Took Me Apart" that's slated to appear on her forthcoming, as-yet-untitled second solo disc, which is tentatively scheduled to come out late this year.
Since Corgan's proclamation in June that he'd re-form the group (see "Billy Corgan Says He Wants To Re-Form Smashing Pumpkins"), there's been little in the way of actual confirmed news.
www.mtv.com /news/articles/1523078/02022006/smashing_pumpkins.jhtml?headlines=true   (1281 words)

  
 Metroactive Music | Smashing Pumpkins
While awaiting the arrival of the Smashing Pumpkins on Monday (Dec. 16), a shoulder-sitter on the packed San Jose Arena floor obliged the mostly male crowd's requests to "show us your tits" and received hearty applause.
The Pumpkins can soar when they want to, and yet alternatively self-implode half-way through or succumb to masturbatory excesses like infinite soloing and pointless noisy doodling.
This site has followed the Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness tour since Dec. 15, 1995.
www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/12.19.96/smash-pumpkins-9651.html   (699 words)

  
 Smashing Pumpkins Tickets - Smashing Pumpkins Concert Tour Schedule - Smashing Pumpkins Ticket Broker
The Smashing Pumpkins have been around for almost 20 years (if you don’t count their break up from 2000 to 2006) and these alternative rock gods are back and better than ever in 2007 with a tour that includes appearances at Live Earth and the Virgin Festival in Toronto.
If the Smashing Pumpkins tickets you are looking for are not available, please check back as our inventory is constantly updated.
Please Note: Smashing Pumpkins tickets may be sold for more than the price listed on the ticket.
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 Entertainment Ave! The Concert Hall - A concert review of Smashing Pumpkins, October 5, 1996, at The Rosemont Horizon ...
Sure, there were some parents there sporting Infinite Sadness tour t-shirts, but it was a dad with his family and I couldn't tell if he bought the shirt to be "cool" for his kids or if he was really a fan.
See, I've heard that the Pumpkins are the best band in the world and they put on one hell of a show.
Yes, it was true that Smashing Pumpkins sound different live than the recorded stuff you buy in the store.
www.entertainmentavenue.com /concert_hall/reviews/s/smashing_pumpkins/sp100596.htm   (753 words)

  
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 Smashing Pumpkins Tour Tickets, Smashing Pumpkins Concert Tickets, Smashing Pumpkins Concert Tour Dates
Their new album, “Zeitgeist,”; is the first since 2000 and Pumpkins fans are eagerly anticipating a Smashing Pumpkins concert tour.
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly 15 years since their breakthrough success with the album “Siamese Dream” and the hits “Cherub Rock”; and “Today,”; but the Pumpkins are officially back together again.
You will then be able to pick which Smashing Pumpkins event you would like to purchase.
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 Open Directory - Arts: Music: Bands and Artists: S: Sm: Smashing Pumpkins   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Smashing Pumpkins Radio - Broadcasts over 300 different songs live and world wide.
Smashing Pumpkins Song Lyrics Source - Archive of lyrics.
Entertainment Ave: Smashing Pumpkins - Review of a concert at The Rosemont Horizon in Rosemont, Illinois.
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 Amazon.co.uk: Siamese Dream: Music   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Consequently, Smashing Pumpkins are equally successful relating to young lollapaloozers and to classic rock radio.
In 1993, the Smashing Pumpkins were probably one of the most original bands of the alternative scene.
I had a Smashing Pumpkins 'phase' at 15, when I was just getting into music properly.
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