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I think I have fixed everything however all recent messages posted on the Message Board were lost. If you notice anything else that is not working please let me know. The following is an explantation from Globalserve:
Also on the topic of CNN, I noticed a few days ago that the Pumpkins were showen for a few seconds during a review of 1998's music scene, Billy talked about where the music went and where it is headed.
Also Note that the MuchMusic I & I will be repeated again on Monday, January 4 at 9:00pm and at 12:00pm EST.
Sunday,
January 24th
Jimmy has accepted invitation (unconfirmed)
Sources have revealed that Jimmy Chamberlin has accepted the invitation back into the Smashing Pumpkins. This of course is unconfirmed but several radio stations have already been announcing it. There have also been rumors that he has already been in the studio with the Pumpkins in Chicago. As soon as I receive some sort of official confirmation I will post it. Billy and the rest of the band have still not publicly
commented on Jimmy Chamberlin but some sort of press release is likely soon.
Ebay Auctions
On Ebay, the online auction site there is many interesting and rare Smashing Pumpkins items for sale. Please remember that you are dealing with actual people, not Ebay when buying items for sale. Buyer be ware, the potential for fraud does exist so be careful.
Click here for a list of Smashing Pumpkins items at Ebay.
Sunday,
January 17th
www.smashingpumpkins.org gone
www.smashingpumpkins.org has shut down. There is a small note from Chris Carmen saying, "Thanks for everything, but it's time to move on. It's been a good four years."
Friday,
January 15th
Jimmy Almost Back!
Sources close to the Smashing Pumpkins reveal that the band is close to rehiring Jimmy Chamberlin,
the drummer they let go back in 1996 in the wake of touring keyboardist Jonathan Melvoin's death from a heroin
overdose; Chamberlin had been with Melvoin on that fateful night and was battling his own drug problems......
Puff Daddy and Smashing Pumpkins
Usmusicvault.com has some information about the re-mixes Puff Daddy did. Click here to see it.
Thursday,
January 14th
400,000!
Joćo Miguel sent me a screenshot, he was the 400,000th visitor.
Billy to record with Chicago's Enuff Z'Nuff.
Info taken from www.smashing-pumpkins.net:
Billy Corgan will be guest-starring on a new hard rock CD soon. Billy recently completed the guitar work on a song for an area Chicago
band named Enuff Z'Nuff. The song, a Cheap Trick cover, is called "Everything Works If You Let It" and will debut on Enuff Z'nuff's
"Paraphernalia" CD through Mayhem Records, due out in March. Enuff Z'Nuff's a talented band that has been on the scene for nearly
a decade and they are greatful for Billy's contribution to help them get noticed. Other noteworthy guest appearances on the CD
include Rick Neilson (Cheap Trick) on three songs and James Young (Styx) on two. All three are *confirmed* to be on the
Paraphernalia CD due out in early March.
Wednesday,
January 13th
Almost 400,000
Whoever is the 400,000 visitor can you please send me a screenshot, I'm starting to collect them so I'd appreciate it.
Monday,
January 11th
Billy's Hacked AOL account.
Taken from rocktropolis.com:
Someone allegedly hacked Billy Corgan's America Online account, causing many of the celeb friends he corresponds with -- including Courtney Love -- to panic. Apparently, Love's online "rep" ended up with a hacked computer, which forced her to change accounts, and she lost a lot of sensitive data pertaining to Ms. Love in the process. Ms. Love, naturally, is freaking out...
Sunday,
January 10th
Adore is 2nd, Manson 3rd and Hole worst Album of 1998
According to rocktropolis.com, Adore is the second worst album of 1998. Hole's Celebrity Skin was the worst album and Marilyn Manson also came in 3rd worst. They also voted James Iha's Let It Come down as 8th worst of the year.
1st worst Hole
2nd worst Smashing Pumpkins
3rd worst Marilyn Manson
8th worst James Iha
Wednesday,
January 6th
Vote for the AMPdore Page
The Smashing Pumpkins AMPdore Page is nominated for Smashing Pumpkins site of the month. Please go and vote for him.
Click here to Vote!
Tuesday,
January 5th
Pumpkins are nominated for a Grammy
The Pumpkins are nominated for a Grammy this year. They are nominated under the "Alternative Album" category.
http://grammy.com/awards/990105nominees.html
A filesystem crash caused a "time-warp" for Netphoria
Due to a crash at Globalserve.net my internet server, where Netphoria is hosted, Netphoria was looking a bit strange. Globalserve had a backup up it was a backup from Dec.24 1998 thus, Netphoria looked like it was in a time-warp because all recent updates were lost.
Virtual domain customers websites may be unreachable until backups from
Dec. 24/1998 have been restored. Files written since that date have been
lost unfortunately. A filesystem crash caused all data to be in a
unrecoverable state making us replace physical hardware and restore backups.
The error first occured around 12midnight EST of tonight.
http://www.globalserve.net/status/
Monday,
January 4th
Puff Daddy Re-mix full version
An anonymous person has sent me an address where you can download the Puff Daddy Re-mix, full version. However the original site at members.xoom.com/puffy_remix/ just went down like an hour ago but you can still download it here.
Ava Adore Viper Room Video
A German TV channel, VIVA Zwei broadcasted a minute of Ava Adore from the Viper Room. Sebastian Boschert encoded the files and he is encourging you to e-mail the station because they probably have the full show and may play it. You can download the Ava Adore clip in Quick Time format and Real Video(G2 required) here:
http://207.153.50.251/viper_room/
Sunday,
January 3rd
CNN Global Top 30 - 1998 Year-End Chart
Adore finished 13th on CNN's Global Top 30, 1998 year-end chart. They beat out other groups like Shania Twain, Backstreet Boys, U2, Celine Dion, Alanis Morissette and others.
http://www.cnn.com/WorldBeat/top30/
Billy Corgan: The Pumpkin king perseveres
There is a rather long article at rollingstone.com about Adore and the past year. Check it out:
http://www.rollingstone.com/sections/news/text/newsarticle.asp?afl=rsn&NewsID=6569&ArtistID=&origin=news
Friday,
January 1st
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year Everyone! I hope everyone has a good happy new year. In 1999 we can look forward to a new Smashing Pumpkins Album and hopefully alot more!
Real Video Page!
All the Smashing Pumpkins videos are now operational in Real Video format. All offical videos are online plus some Live and Misc. videos are also online, next week the Much Music Intimate & Interactive will be online. Hopefully this can help fill the void of Soma who shut down his videos. Check the Video Page out.
James Iha Jams With Whiskeytown
Taken from wallofsound.go.com
James Iha Jams With Whiskeytown
Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha sat in with
alt-country wonders Whiskeytown on Sunday (Dec.
20), at the Local 506 in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Pumpkin
had been spotted kicking around the city for several
days before the show, which saw Whiskeytown
debuting almost a dozen new songs, many of which
featured frontman Ryan Adams playing piano rather
than his customary guitar.
Chart Magazine's 1998 Readers Poll Results.
Info taken from www.smashing-pumpkins.net
Dec/Jan issue of Chart magazine is out with the 1998 readers poll results.
Below is a list of the categories the Smashing Pumpkins were mentioned in and their ranking in that category.
Best international album #1
Worst album #8
Best video #5 for "Ava Adore"
Best concert #10
Billy got an honerable mention for best image
Billy also got a 'dishonourable' menton in worst image
Best haircut #4 Billy Corgan
Biggest ego #3 Billy Corgan
Best live performance #4 for the MuchMusic I & I
Sexiest Bald Man in Music Award went to Billy Corgan
