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February 03, 2006
Pumpkins, Unsmashing
It appears the worst kept secret in Chicago is coming together. The Smashing Pumpkins are reuniting, sans D'arcy & James Iha however.
MTV.com reports:
Rumors of a Smashing Pumpkins reunion have been rife ever since bandleader Billy Corgan took out a full-page ad in a Chicago newspaper saying he wants the group to re-form. And according to onetime Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf Der Maur as well as a source close to the situation, the rumors are true. In fact, Auf Der Maur said Corgan has been working on material that will, at some point, surface in the form of a new Smashing Pumpkins album."From what I understand, Billy [will be] making a Pumpkins record over the next little while," Auf Der Maur told MTV News last week. "Everyone knows Billy doesn't need too many people to make a Pumpkins record, other than Jimmy [Chamberlin, longtime Pumpkins drummer] — who he has [on board]."
A spokesperson for Azoff Management confirmed Thursday (February 2) that Corgan and Chamberlin have signed on with the firm as Smashing Pumpkins, and that the two are writing new music. A source close to the situation told MTV News that the duo plan to record over the summer and that the new Pumpkins could surface before the end of the year — however, no definitive plans are set.
Heh. The rumors suggest a Pumpkins headlining slot during Lollapalooza, which returns to Chicago's Hutchinson Field in Grant Park on August 4 - 6 (check last paragraph in this Chicago Sun Times article).
Tags: Smashing Pumpkins
Posted by Merry Swankster at February 3, 2006 03:22 PM
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