Last night's Chris Isaak Hour featured Billy Corgan and his now departed bandmate Jimmy Chamberlin in a predictably petulant Q&A intercut with sweet acoustic performances to remind us why we still care about the Smashing Pumpkins. Along with their touring... CONTINUE READING PISSY PUMPKINS UNPLUG ON CHRIS ISAAK HOUR»
Posted on April 3, 2009 in , (34 comments)
Tags: Bat For Lashes | Billy Corgan | Chris Isaak | Courtney Love | Jimmy Chamberlin | Kurt Cobain | Lollapalooza | Nirvana | The Decemberists | The Smashing Pumpkins
While a good chunk of the music media's heads were turned towards Austin last week, Billy Corgan announced via press release that founding member/badass drummer Jimmy Chamberlin had quit the Pumpkins. No reasons were given. Many reasons were assumed. Now... CONTINUE READING DEPARTED PUMPKIN JIMMY CHAMBERLIN: "I WON'T PRETEND I'M INTO SOMETHING I'M NOT"»
Posted on March 24, 2009 (10 comments)
Tags: Billy Corgan | Jimmy Chamberlin | Peter Bjorn And John | The Smashing Pumpkins
And then there was one. Via press release: "The SMASHING PUMPKINS' guitarist, singer, songwriter and founding member Billy Corgan has announced that drummer Jimmy Chamberlin has left the group. Chamberlin joined the band Corgan founded in Chicago in 1988 and... CONTINUE READING JIMMY CHAMBERLIN QUITS SMASHING PUMPKINS»
Posted on March 20, 2009 (83 comments)
Tags: All Points West | Billy Corgan | Here We Go Magic | Jimmy Chamberlin | The Smashing Pumpkins