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Billy Corgan Goes Hippie with Dave Navarro, Electric Prunes and Strawberry Alarm Clock

Ξ August 31st, 2009 by Andrew Pakula | → 1 Comments | ∇ Billy Corgan, Concerts, Music News |

From Chartattack.com:

Billy Corgan Goes Hippie

billycorgan_hippieBilly Corgan is no longer a rat in an alt.rock cage and has become a hippie.

We’re kidding… or are we?

Corgan hasn’t started wearing Birkenstocks, grown his hair out or donned a fringed leather vest. But the setlist for a two-set show by Spirits In The Sky at Santa Barbara, Calif.’s Muddy Waters Coffee House on Friday was reportedly a summer of love-inspired affair.

The show obviously featured numbers by Saxon’s band The Seeds, a Bonnie Dobson number made popular by The Grateful Dead and covers of Pink Floyd and The Velvet Underground, according to the Santa Barbara Independent. The band also played 10 new tracks written by Corgan, which were apparently ’60s-influenced.

Spirits In The Sky is Corgan’s Sky Saxon tribute band featuring himself, guitarist Dave Navarro, Strawberry Alarm Clock keyboardist Mark Weitz and new Smashing Pumpkins drummer Mike Byrne. He formed the band after Saxon passed away earlier this summer, and they’re playing a run of six California shows this month.

Here’s the band’s setlist, according to the Santa Barbara Independent:

“Can’t Seem To Make You Mine” (The Seeds)
“Circular Change”
“Emerald Green Is The Colour”
“Widow Wake My Mind”
“West Coast”
“Freak”
“(Walk Me Out In The) Morning Dew” (Bonnie Dobson/Grateful Dead)
“The Fellowship”
“The Time Has Come” (Anne Briggs)
“A Stitch In Time” (Corgan acoustic)
“Caroline, Yes” (Corgan acostic)
“A Song For A Son” (Corgan acoustic)
“The Trip”
“Astral Planes”
“Femme Fatale” (The Velvet Underground)
“Lucifer Sam” (Pink Floyd)
“Long Haired Lady” (Quicksilver Messenger Service)

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Smashing Pumpkins Threads of the Week (or two) from the Netphoria Message Board

Ξ December 8th, 2008 by Andrew Pakula | → 0 Comments | ∇ Billy Corgan, Concerts, Interviews, Music News, Netphoria, Smashing Pumpkins, Video |

Here are some of the top threads from the past week (or two) on the Smashing Pumpkins board of the Netphoria Forums.

Also from the Smashing Pumpkins Tour forum, reviews and discussion from the latest shows on the 20th Anniversary Tour:

For more Smashing Pumpkins related topics please see the SP board or the Tour Info board.

Now Shipping: Smashing Pumpkins – If All Goes Wrong – 2 Disk DVD

Ξ November 11th, 2008 by Andrew Pakula | → 0 Comments | ∇ Billy Corgan, Concerts, Interviews, Music News, Smashing Pumpkins |

Now shipping! Available today for order from Amazon.com, the new Smashing Pumpkins 2 disk DVD entitled ‘If All Goes Wrong’.

If All Goes Wrong is a double DVD commemorative package celebrating the recent reunion and extraordinary 20-year career of The Smashing Pumpkins, featuring a documentary, special features and songs from the Fillmore residency shows which took place last summer in San Francisco. For more information on the DVD, click here.

The double disk DVD lists for only $16.99, click here to order it now.

Smashing Pumpkins - If All Goes Wrong Cover

Smashing Pumpkins Threads of the Week from the Netphoria Message Board

Ξ November 11th, 2008 by Andrew Pakula | → 0 Comments | ∇ Billy Corgan, Concerts, Interviews, Music News, Netphoria, Smashing Pumpkins |

Here are some of the top threads from the past week on the Smashing Pumpkins board of the Netphoria Forums.

Also from the Smashing Pumpkins Tour forum, reviews and discussion from the latest shows on the 20th Anniversary Tour:

For more Smashing Pumpkins related topics please see the SP board or the Tour Info board.

The Smashing Pumpkins play the first of shows titled “Black Sunshine,” & “White Crosses” in Toronto and New York.

Ξ November 8th, 2008 by Andrew Pakula | → 0 Comments | ∇ Billy Corgan, Concerts, Music News, Netphoria, Smashing Pumpkins |

Billy Corgan New ShowsThe Smashing Pumpkins have kicked off the first of their two-night shows entitled titled “Black Sunshine,” & “White Crosses” in Toronto 11/3-4 at Massey Hall and in New York City 11/6-7 at United Palace Theater. Each of the two nights consisted of completely different set lists, no duplicate songs across the two nights providing 40+ songs. Headlined as the 20th Anniversary shows the Pumpkins played hit favorites from all their albums as well as rarely played songs such as Bodies, Soma and Eye.

Setlist from the Toronto shows:

Toronto, Nov 3 – Black Sunshine

  1. Roctopus
  2. Everybody Clap Your Hands
  3. Tarantula
  4. G.L.O.W.
  5. Siva
  6. Eye
  7. Mayonaise
  8. Tonight, Tonight
  9. Speed Kills
  10. Transformer
  11. Superchrist
  12. United States
  13. Once Upon A Time
  14. The Crux
  15. The Rose March
  16. Today
  17. Bullet with Butterfly Wings
  18. The Beginning is the End is the Beginning
  19. Heavy Metal Machine
  20. Glass Theme
  21. Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun
  22. Encore
    We Only Come Out at Night
  23. Everything is Beautiful
 Toronto, Nov 4 – White Crosses

  1. Ave Adore
  2. Cupid de Locke
  3. 1979
  4. 99 Floors
  5. Owata
  6. Sunkissed
  7. Soma
  8. Cherub Rock
  9. Zero
  10. Bodies
  11. Crestfallen
  12. I Of The Mourning
  13. A Song For A Son
  14. Banter
  15. Landslide [Nicks]
  16. Disarm
  17. MCIS
  18. Galapogos
  19. Gossamer
  20. As Rome Burns
  21. The Sounds of Silence
  22. The March Hare
    -> Suffer (tease)
  23. Age Of Innocence
  24. Encore
    That’s the Way (My Love Is)
  25. I Am One Part II

To read the reviews and discuss the Toronto and New York shows join the threads on the Netphoria Message Board:

Also if you are still looking for tickets to the remaining Smashing Pumpkin shows on the 20th Anniversary Tour then click here.

Now Shipping, Guitar Hero World Tour featuring Billy Corgan & The Smashing Pumpkins

Ξ October 27th, 2008 by Andrew Pakula | → 0 Comments | ∇ Billy Corgan, Concerts, Music News, Netphoria, Smashing Pumpkins |

Guitar Hero World Tour - Smashing PumpkinsNow Shipping! ‘Guitar Hero World Tour‘ is now available for order at Amazon.com, the game lists for $189.99 for the complete Band Kit, $99.99 for the Guitar Kit or $49.99 for just the game and is now available for PS3, XBOX 360, Wii and PS2.

The Smashing Pumpkins will be exclusively debuting their new single “G.L.O.W” on Guitar Hero World Tour. The new single G.L.O.W. will be included with previous Smashing Pumpkins hit songs 1979 and the Everlasting Gaze. Billy Corgan will also be an in-game character in Guitar Hero World Tour, and announced that The Smashing Pumpkins song Today will be in the game. For more info click here to discuss on the Netphoria Forums.

Platform Band Kit
Version		 Guitar Kit
Version		 Game Only
Version
PS3 – $189 PS3 – $99.99 PS3 – $59.99
XBOX 360 – $189 XBOX 360 – $99.99 XBOX 360 – $59.99
Wii – $189 Wii – $99.99 Wii – $49.99
PS2 – $179 PS2 – $89.99 PS2 – $49.99

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Smashing Pumpkins play Guitar Hero World Tour event

Ξ October 27th, 2008 by Andrew Pakula | → 0 Comments | ∇ Billy Corgan, Concerts, Music News, Smashing Pumpkins |

From the L.A. Times:

Smashing Pumpkins play Guitar Hero World Tour event, debut new song

Billy Corgan - Guitar Hero eventMemo to Activsion: Next time you have a launch party for the newest version of Guitar Hero, book the happy-go-lucky Foo Fighters (oh yes, they too are available for video game launch parties, for the right price, that is). The Smashing Pumpkins aren’t in any mood to send blue-eyed, blond-haired marketing minions home humming “Today.”

Billy Corgan’s message Saturday night to partygoers at a private Guitar Hero World Tour launch party? He is no corporate shill. Sure, the Smashing Pumpkins ringleader cashed the $100,000+ check his band surely received for performing at the bash, which was co-sponsored by Best Buy and took place just blocks away from the Minneapolis-based big box retailer’s La Brea Avenue store in a massive sound studio — but that doesn’t mean he played nicely.

Things started out promisingly enough as Corgan took the stage around 10 p.m. The band tore through “Tarantula” with efficiency and grace before performing a perfunctory version of “G.L.O.W.” (which is featured in Guitar Hero World Tour as a single, the first time a band has recorded a new song exclusively for the franchise). But the second half of the set left the curious crowd, heavy on Best Buy execs and contest-winners, feeling confused, used or worse.

(Full set list plus more of the review after the jump)

“Old School…1979!” one man a decade or so removed from the frathouse yelled out, perhaps unaware that the band had just offered up a blistering rendition of “Siva,” from Smashing Pumpkins’ debut “Gish.”

With that kind of crowd staring back at the frontman, you can hardly blame Corgan for saving the entire second half of the set for working out new material, and dark, experimental feedback-laden noodling. Was this the 41-year-old’s way of rebelling against “fake” guitar heroes playing the video game on one of the multiple screens set up just steps away from the stage?

“I feel like Sarah Palin up here,” he deadpanned at one point during the set, perhaps referencing his comfort level at being the evening’s cheerleader. Although Corgan seemed in good enough spirits (wearing a silver skirt and a tight, black shirt with a spider on it…the same exact outfit he wore to the Scream Awards earlier this month: See picture above), it was clear he wasn’t in the mood to play the hits.

To read the full article from the L.A. Times, click here.

To discuss this article on the Netphoria Message board, click here.

Smashing Pumpkins on Jimmy Kimmel Live 10-24-08

Ξ October 27th, 2008 by Andrew Pakula | → 0 Comments | ∇ Billy Corgan, Concerts, Music News, Smashing Pumpkins |

Billy Corgan and the Smashing Pumpkins performed this past Friday on Jimmy Kimmel.

Here they are performing the songs Tarantula & G.L.O.W. on an outdoor stage at ABC.

Billy Corgan explains upcoming shows format

Ξ September 24th, 2008 by MonteLDS | → 0 Comments | ∇ Billy Corgan, Concerts, Music News, Smashing Pumpkins |

From the official site blog.

 

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Those of you that may have seen either the press release or any info out there about the tour may find yourself scratching your head a bit about the shows format. We tried to keep it simple but as is our custom, its just not always that simple!! SO I thought I would post up some additional info to make sure that there was absolute clarity about what shows would be going on where-when.

First off, the 2 night format is about playing the most songs over 2 nights that would hopefully create very distinct shows from one another. No song will be repeated means exactly as it sounds, if you go to show #1 of a 2 night stand (black sunshine!), you wouldn’t hear anything on night # 2 (white crosses) that you heard song-wise on the first night. The cities where we are playing only 1 show will feature an amalgamated show that will most likely have some songs we won’t be playing in the 2 night format shows, but take from both the sunshine and the crosses show. Get it? I hope so…cause its a lot for us to digest as well.

Below is a list of shows, where I’ll highlight just for overkill what show will be taking place:

Sunshine, Cross, or SS (special show for the one offs)

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Smashing Pumpkins to play shows titled “Black Sunshine,” & “White Crosses.” & perform on the Jimmy Kimmel Live

Ξ September 23rd, 2008 by MonteLDS | → 0 Comments | ∇ Billy Corgan, Concerts, Jimmy Chamberlin, Music News, Smashing Pumpkins |

According to Blabbermouth.net

“..The PUMPKINS are coming prepared with completely different set lists in each of the multi-night engagements with no songs being repeated over the course of the two night run. Night #1 is being called “Black Sunshine,” while night #2 will be dubbed “White Crosses.” A special two-night ticket bundle will be available for all multi-night engagements.

In Chicago — where singer/guitarist Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin continue to be based — the PUMPKINS will play four shows at two different venues. In cities where the band is set to play one night, they plan to deliver a unique one-off set….

…The PUMPKINS have also confirmed a national television appearance for Friday, October 24 when they’ll perform “G.L.O.W.” on the outdoor stage at ABC-TV’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” ”

SMASHING PUMPKINS 20th-anniversary tour dates:

Nov. 01 – Cleveland, OH – Palace Theatre
Nov. 03 – Toronto, ONT – Massey Hall
Nov. 04 – Toronto, ONT – Massey Hall
Nov. 06 – New York, NY – United Palace Theatre
Nov. 07 – New York, NY – United Palace Theatre
Nov. 08 – Atlantic City, NJ – Borgata
Nov. 11 – Washington, DC – DAR Constitution Hall
Nov. 12 – Washington, DC – DAR Constitution Hall
Nov. 14 – Boston, MA – Wang Center
Nov. 15 – Boston, MA – Wang Center
Nov. 16 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
Nov. 18 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
Nov. 19 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre
Nov. 21 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre
Nov. 22 – Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theatre
Nov. 26 – St. Louis, MO – Fox Theatre
Nov. 30 – San Diego, CA – RIMAC Arena
Dec. 02 – Los Angeles, CA – Gibson Amphitheatre
Dec. 03 – Los Angeles, CA – Gibson Amphitheatre

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Fore more Tour Information please see the Tour Dates page.

Or check out the Tour forum on the Netphoria Message Board to discuss individual shows.

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