Select Clips From Virgin Fest 2007

No regrets choosing Lolla over the Virgin Fest: Karen O dressed to impress, My Morning Jacket got orchestral, and Dennis Rodman gave Pearl Jam a lift … this year's Lolla had some memorable moments. That said, Virgin Festival wasn't without... CONTINUE READING SELECT CLIPS FROM VIRGIN FEST 2007»

Frustrated Pumpkin Smashes Guitar

Billy and the kids are learning that life as a "new" group with old tricks ain't always easy. Reader Kayvon hit a couple of shows from the Pumpkins' 13-night Bay Area stint and wrote that, on Monday night, "Billy went... CONTINUE READING FRUSTRATED PUMPKIN SMASHES GUITAR»

Posted on August 1, 2007 in Video (22 comments)
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Billy Corgan Opens Up About The Paris Hilton Single Cover

Didn't know what to make of Paris turning up on the cover of the Pumpkins' "Tarantula"? Thought maybe he yanked the image off of X17 Perezito style? Billy recently addressed the single issue in a chat with Lauch Radio Networks... CONTINUE READING BILLY CORGAN OPENS UP ABOUT THE PARIS HILTON SINGLE COVER»

Posted on July 17, 2007 (20 comments)
Tags: Paris Hilton | The Smashing Pumpkins

Pumpkins Looking For Siamese Dreamers

From camp Corgan: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 point, and... CONTINUE READING PUMPKINS LOOKING FOR SIAMESE DREAMERS»

Posted on July 16, 2007 (23 comments)
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The Smashing Pumpkins Do "Today" And "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" @ 9:30 Club, Washington. D.C.

After all the fuss over Zeitgeist and all the myriad ways in which Billy painted a giant bullseye on his showercurtain-vinyl-cape-thing, last night he reminded a room full of D.C.-area denizens why they still have love for the Pumpkins. Or... CONTINUE READING THE SMASHING PUMPKINS DO "TODAY" AND "BULLET WITH BUTTERFLY WINGS" @ 9:30 CLUB, WASHINGTON. D.C.»

Posted on July 11, 2007 in Video (22 comments)
Tags: David Letterman | The Smashing Pumpkins

The Pumpkins Field Your Queries

Billy and Jimmy have swung open the gates of access for you inquisitive Smashing Pumpkins fans, requesting your questions of the band via video uploads to the Ask A Pumpkin YouTube group. Here, B&J sketch out the ground rules (via... CONTINUE READING THE PUMPKINS FIELD YOUR QUERIES»

Posted on July 6, 2007 in Video (14 comments)
Tags: The Real Housewives Of New York City | The Smashing Pumpkins

New Smashing Pumpkins Video - "Tarantula"

In which we learn for what those green screens were to be used: to more easily incorporate faux-Pumpkins without Billy having to meet-and-greet 'em; so an array of Mac screen savers could rule the horizon line; and so that Billy... CONTINUE READING NEW SMASHING PUMPKINS VIDEO - "TARANTULA"»

Posted on July 2, 2007 in Video (31 comments)
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On Zeitgeist And Cute Avatars

You should be outside, we should be, too ... but the good word is that the Pumpkins latest has hit the web, and youknowwhat.me.uk appears to be down (forever? foreverever?). Figured we could all use a little support group action.... CONTINUE READING ON ZEITGEIST AND CUTE AVATARS»

Posted on July 1, 2007 (22 comments)
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Ben Kweller Covers Smashing Pumpkins Down By The Water

Aside from consisting of nearly a dozen bands you don't give a shit about, the mall-punk tribute to the Pumpkins curiously contained one guyliner-free anomaly in cuddly indie troubadour Ben Kweller, who took his turn to tribute Siamese Dream hit... CONTINUE READING BEN KWELLER COVERS SMASHING PUMPKINS DOWN BY THE WATER»

Posted on June 26, 2007 in Tour Dates, Video (5 comments)
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Stills From The Pumpkins "Tarantula" Vid Shoot

First off ... can you believe Zeitgeist hasn't leaked yet? Who needs a power suit to inspire fear within the ranks of the Warner's potential leakers when you've got a translucent shower shield vinyl, right? Well it isn't much more... CONTINUE READING STILLS FROM THE PUMPKINS "TARANTULA" VID SHOOT»

Posted on June 26, 2007 (26 comments)
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Billy Corgan Wants You To Buy Zeitgeist ... Repeatedly

Two years ago yesterday, Billy Corgan took out full-page ads in Chicago rags announcing the reunion of the Pumpkins. And since then, he's treated us to odd blog posts, shower curtain outfits, and apocalyptic Paris Hiltons. But the great Pumpkin... CONTINUE READING BILLY CORGAN WANTS YOU TO BUY ZEITGEIST ... REPEATEDLY»

Posted on June 22, 2007 (55 comments)
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The Smashing Pumpkins' "Tarantula" Is Infected By A Parisite

On July 2nd, Pumpkins fans in the UK can get their hands on the CD and 7" single for Zeitgeist harbinger "Tarantula", and according to Wiki and our email inbox, they can join Americans in being forced to look at... CONTINUE READING THE SMASHING PUMPKINS' "TARANTULA" IS INFECTED BY A PARISITE»

Posted on June 20, 2007 in Album Art (48 comments)
Tags: Paris Hilton | The Smashing Pumpkins

New Smashing Pumpkins - "Doomsday Clock"

"Please don't stop / It's lonely at the top / These lonely days / Will they ever stop." Billy needs a hug! "Doomsday Clock" sees Corgan in a mode of apocalyptic alienation, and there's no better way to combat that... CONTINUE READING NEW SMASHING PUMPKINS - "DOOMSDAY CLOCK"»

Posted on June 19, 2007 in MP3 (16 comments)
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Zeitgeist Live At Rock Am Ring

The new-look Smashing Pumpkins played an 18-song set at Rock Am Ring festival in Nürburg, Germany this weekend, showing off some constituents of the coming Zeitgeist. Head to Culture Bully for live MP3s of newbies like "Starz," "United States," "Bleeding... CONTINUE READING ZEITGEIST LIVE AT ROCK AM RING»

Posted on June 6, 2007 in MP3 (8 comments)
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The Smashing Pumpkins Sing "For God And Country" At The Grand Rex

In addition to that photo liveblogger, there were oh a couple of hundred more folks documenting each note and bit of awkward banter at the Smashing Pumpkins show at the Grand Rex in Paris last night. YouTube is swimming with... CONTINUE READING THE SMASHING PUMPKINS SING "FOR GOD AND COUNTRY" AT THE GRAND REX»

Posted on May 23, 2007 in Video (6 comments)
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The Smashing Pumpkins Usher In The Zeitgeist In Paris

For those craving a taste of reconstituted Pumpkins, reader Seth points us to the Grand Rex SP Blog, a site set up for one purpose only: to live photoblog the Smashing Pumpkins' first reunion show, tonight at the Grand Rex... CONTINUE READING THE SMASHING PUMPKINS USHER IN THE ZEITGEIST IN PARIS»

Posted on May 22, 2007 (28 comments)
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New Smashing Pumpkins - "Tarantula"

Even though ... CONTINUE READING NEW SMASHING PUMPKINS - "TARANTULA"»

Posted on May 18, 2007 in MP3 (46 comments)
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The Smashing Pumpkins' Zeitgeist Cover

Those silly thieves didn't get the job done. Sure they got pics of Paris Hilton and Sieg Hailing school kids, but what rehearsal space doesn't contain those items, ya know? The actual cover was composed by Obey Giant graphic designer... CONTINUE READING THE SMASHING PUMPKINS' ZEITGEIST COVER»

Posted on May 16, 2007 in Album Art (62 comments)
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30 Seconds From Zeitgeist

Is a half-minute long enough to form an opinion? Well of course not. So we can't wait to hear how much you love/hate the clip Zeitgeist cut "Tarantula"... No word on whether Pumpkins management has decided to use Lucas R.'s... CONTINUE READING 30 SECONDS FROM ZEITGEIST»

Posted on May 15, 2007 in Video (34 comments)
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Your LolZeitgeist Winner

Thanks guys for submitting your Smashing Pumpkins lolcats iconography! A lot of your submissions were similar -- nearly identical, really -- which is to be expected (impact font and Corgan's cue ball only leave so much room for artistic... CONTINUE READING YOUR LOLZEITGEIST WINNER»

Posted on May 11, 2007 in Photoshop This! (12 comments)
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Stereogum's Lolzeitgeist Photo Contest

For those of you who haven't heard the story yet, last week some overzealous fans broke into the studio where the Smashing Pumpkins were recording and stole some of what is believed to be the album art for Zeitgeist. The... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S LOLZEITGEIST PHOTO CONTEST»

Posted on May 9, 2007 in Photoshop This! (22 comments)
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The Smashing Pumpkins Get A Mall-Punk Makeover

What better way to welcome back Billy and Jimmy than with a stick of eyeliner. MySpace Records is organizing a Smashing Pumpkins tribute album for which participating bands will premiere their respective contributions via their MySpace pages on May 14th,... CONTINUE READING THE SMASHING PUMPKINS GET A MALL-PUNK MAKEOVER»

Posted on May 3, 2007 (42 comments)
Tags: 30 Seconds To Mars | Jared Leto | The Smashing Pumpkins

The Smashing Pumpkins Do Virgin Fest

One of the countless rocker sightings we had in Austin was of the ubiquitous Iha, who's so everywhere-all-the-time that it hardly counts as surprising at this point. Still, waiting for our bags next to him upon arrival at the airport... CONTINUE READING THE SMASHING PUMPKINS DO VIRGIN FEST»

Posted on March 19, 2007 (1 comments)
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Smashing Pumpkins Set A Date For The Coming Zeitgeist

Blabbermouth reports that Billy's announced the title and release date of the Pumpkins sixth album. Drum roll ...Zeitgeist 07.07.07Ok ... cool release day. He got us there. But don't hold your breath for James and D'Arcy. There's a better chance... CONTINUE READING SMASHING PUMPKINS SET A DATE FOR THE COMING ZEITGEIST»

Posted on February 7, 2007 (35 comments)
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Jus Ske Mixtape - My Mind Is Playin' Tricks On Me

Jus Ske is jus your average in demand NYC DJ, making a fan out of Pharrel and every fancy face this side of the Meatpacking District with his party starting turntable sessions. On his new mixtape, Jus pulls together snippets... CONTINUE READING JUS SKE MIXTAPE - MY MIND IS PLAYIN' TRICKS ON ME»