Photo by Kristin Burns The Smashing Pumpkins kicked off Spin’s weeklong 25th anniversary celebration with a reported 135-minute set. In case you missed the live stream, Spin’s William Goodman has provided a lengthy review of the performance. “’Today,’ ‘Cherub Rock,’ and ‘Hummer,’ all gems from SP’s 1993 breakout second album Siamese Dream, saw the Chicago native manhandle the neck of his Fender Strat (at 6′4″ dude has some big hands), pausing to motion at the sold-out crowd before diving into another solo,” writes Goodman. “He stepped forward to windmill, a la Pete Townshend, and run the neck of his guitar on a monitor …” Get the complete review here, and be sure to check out tonight’s live stream of the Flaming Lips starting at 9:15 p.m. EST.
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From Fender Front Row, fender.com
Smashing Pumpkins Rock Spin’s 25th Anniversary Celebration
July 27 2010, 3:39pm
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Photo by Keith Klenowski Spin’s 25th Anniversary Concert Series, featuring performances by the Flaming Lips, Smashing Pumpkins, the National, Spiritualized and the Black Keys kicks off Monday night in New York. The SPIN25 concerts will be held for five straight nights. Schedule is as follows: July 26 Smashing Pumpkins July 27 The Flaming Lips July 28 The Black Keys July 29 The National July 30 Spiritualized Performances will be streamed live on the ZYNC Facebook page.
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July 25 2010, 12:48pm
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From Fender Front Row, fender.com
Photo by Keith Klenowski Spin’s 25th Anniversary Concert Series, featuring performances by the Flaming Lips, Smashing Pumpkins, the National, Spiritualized and the Black Keys kicks off this Saturday in New York. The SPIN25 concerts will be held for five straight nights. Schedule is as follows: July 26 Smashing Pumpkins July 27 The Flaming Lips July 28 The Black Keys July 29 The National July 30 Spiritualized Performances will be streamed live on the ZYNC Facebook page.
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July 23 2010, 12:48pm
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Smashing Pumpkins Release “Freak”
Smashing Pumpkins have released another free song for download on their website. “Freak” marks the fifth of Billy Corgan’s planned 44-track Teargarden by Kaleidyscope Corgan also left a note on his website regarding the chance for fans to attend the band’s sound check during their summer club tour. “We expect to play at least 5-6 songs each day, and if things go well possibly a little more,” wrote Corgan. “No less than the first 20 people in line would be let in, and we will have some system where you wouldn’t lose your place in line if you have to go back out of the building.We hope this will be a fun experience for everyone, I know we look forward to trying some of the new material.”
July 6 2010, 6:40pm
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From Fender Front Row, fender.com
I just love that artists are championing the ukulele these days: Train’s Jimmy Stafford learned how to play the uke just for the opening of their hit single “Hey, Soul Sister,” Weezer frontman River Cuomo apparently likes smashing them and now Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan is ending his set with one. The Smashing Pumpkins kicked off their intimate summer tour with last night’s show at the Viper Room in Hollywood, Calif., and according to Spin.com, Corgan whipped out the four-string for a solo acoustic version of “Love is the Sweetest Thing.” As Spin reports, Corgan told the crowd that he had “waited a long time to play this thing.” Unfortunately, it didn’t last long. After about a minute of dealing with hecklers, Corgan told the audience, “I love you all, but I’m too old for this shit.” Even though he finished the performance there and then, spinner.com notes that the Pumpkins frontman did so in good spirits. Watch the video clip below and also be sure to check out Spin’s full show review and a great photo of said ukulele here.
July 1 2010, 3:45pm
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From Fender Front Row, fender.com
I just love that artists are championing the ukulele these days: Train’s Jimmy Stafford learned how to play the uke just for the opening of their hit single “Hey, Soul Sister,” Weezer frontman River Cuomo apparently likes smashing them and now Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan is ending his set with one. The Smashing Pumpkins kicked off their intimate summer tour with last night’s show at the Viper Room in Hollywood, Calif., and according to Spin.com, Corgan whipped out the four-string for a solo acoustic version of “Love is the Sweetest Thing.” As Spin reports, Corgan told the crowd that he had “waited a long time to play this thing.” Unfortunately, it didn’t last long. After about a minute of dealing with hecklers, Corgan told the audience, “I love you all, but I’m too old for this shit.” Even though he finished the performance there and then, spinner.com notes that the Pumpkins frontman did so in good spirits. Watch the video clip below and also be sure to check out Spin’s full show review and a great photo of said ukulele here.
July 1 2010, 3:45pm
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From Fender Front Row, fender.com
Billy Corgan’s latest Smashing Pumpkins track “A Stitch in Time” is now available for a FREE download below. This marks the third single from his 44-song project Teargarden by Kaleidyscope. To get his other two songs, visit the band’s official website A Stitch In Time by The Smashing Pumpkins “I have a hard time saying in most cases what inspires a song–some of them just pour out of me like salt and I feel like a custodian of a spirit I don’t fully understand but certainly can feel,” said Corgan in a Q&A released to the media. “The closest answer I have is that it’s a protest song–what I am protesting I’m not sure but it has something to do with real inner freedom and the consequence of what it means to be free. “The song came in during a stream of consciousness moment while sitting backstage at a Pumpkins concert in those wee, still hours between soundcheck and the show. The lyrics came just as surprisingly fast as the music, and the whole process took about 20 minutes. I recorded it on my phone, and so for a year it was the only document I had of the song. But the song stuck with me and I put it in my back pocket as something worth coming back to later. When I drew up the list of the first 4 songs to record this one easily made the cut because I think it has a signifying effect of what the album stands for, not so much musically but energetically and thematically.” Read more of the Q&A here.
March 2 2010, 1:21pm
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