When the Smashing Pumpkins broke up in 2000, the talented, tortured genius of Billy Corgan was on display again in Zwan, a band with the Pumpkins’ monster drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, future Pixies bassist/vocalist Paz Lenchantin, and dual guitarist Matt Sweeney and David Pajo. It’s a pity it didn’t work out. 

Links: 

• Cherub Rock by the Smashing Pumpkins
• Jimmy Chamberlin drum clinic at Chicago Music Exchange
• Another Jimmy Chamberlin drum clinic at PASIC 2019
• STHV11 (Little Rock) interview with legendary groupie “Sweet Connie” Hamzy
• Another Connie Hamzy piece, including her predilection for drummers
• Trump’s faith advisor Paula White goes HEAVY METAL! by Andre Antunes
• The Porpoise Song by the Monkees
• Honestly by Zwan
• Zwan interviews: Corgan is at 2:07, Sweeney 5:30, Pajo 9:50, Chamberlin 13:10, Lenchantin 18:45, Corgan again 26:40
• SNL SportsCenter parody with Tim Meadows and Ray Romano
• About the SNL musical guest intros Twitter feed, including Romano clip
• John Mulaney monologue on SNL
• 2005 Chicago Tribune interview with Billy Corgan
• 2017 Chicago Tribune story with David Pajo
• 2015 interview with Pajo discussing his suicide attempt
• Music clips on Katie Cole’s official site
• Smashing Pumpkins setlists
• Honestly (live acoustic version) by Billy Corgan
• Lyric (live) by Zwan

Featured photo is from Zwan’s SNL appearance.

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