Tag: smashing pumpkins
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X Pod Episode 6: Zwan, the great lost Smashing Pumpkins spinoff
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,…
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Is the album dead? No, say Rush and Smashing Pumpkins
They made albums. They defend their choices. Geddy Lee and Billy Corgan talk albums vs singles | MusicRadar.com. It’s a fun read, but they omit something important about trying to…
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Monday Morning Music: Zwan, “Honestly”
It’s not surprising, but it’s a shame Billy Corgan’s post-Pumpkins band Zwan didn’t work out. He kept powerhouse drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, added guitarists Matt Sweeney and David Pajo, then added…
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Picking top 15 albums isn’t easy
For a Facebook meme, I was asked to name the 15 albums that had the biggest impact on me, with no more than one from each artist. I somehow came…