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As you might guess, I’m a pretty big fan of Future Islands. I became aware of the trio’s existence just before their LP, In Evening Air, came out in 2010. Their consistent touring habits and push to create and release interesting, uniquely styled, emotionally driven, danceable, electro-gelled tunes keeps me on edge, and has rightfully [...]
The Smashing Pumpkins will release Teargarden By Kaleidyscope Vol. 2: The Solstice Bare” on November 23 via Martha’s Music/Rocket Science Ventures. This physical-only four-song EP is a limited-edition, beautifully packaged CD & deluxe 12-inch vinyl picture disc with the four songs: “The Fellowship,” “Freak,” “Tom Tom” and “Spangled” as well as an unreleased B-side track, [...]
The Levi’s Pioneer Sessions feature several emerging artists and their versions of classic songs that have been influential in their own musical creativity. The latest cover song was done by Passion Pit of the gorgeous and impressive Smashing Pumpkin‘s song, “Tonight, Tonight.” This is a bold song to re-create and Passion Pit transforms the orchestral [...]
Former Hole/Smashing Pumpkins bassist, Melissa Auf der Maur released her new multimedia project project Out of Our Minds yesterday March 30th 2010. Out of Our Minds includes 12 tracks produced and mixed by Chris Goss (QOTSA, UNKLE), Alan Molder (Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins), and Mike Frazer (Franz Ferdinand, ACDC), the project also extends into a [...]
Former Hole/Smashing Pumpkins bassist, Melissa Auf der Maur released her new multimedia project project Out of Our Minds yesterday March 30th 2010. Out of Our Minds includes 12 tracks produced and mixed by Chris Goss (QOTSA, UNKLE), Alan Molder (Depeche Mode, Smashing Pumpkins), and Mike Frazer (Franz Ferdinand, ACDC), the project also extends into a [...]
Billy Corgan announced today that bassist Ginger Pooley has left the band to “to raise her new baby with her husband.” So that leaves the Pumpkins in search for a new bassist. The band is holding open auditions for a new bassist as well as a new keyboardist. “We were lucky enough to find drummer [...]
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