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La Búsqueda De La Música Mexicana: Part 2

Kate Richardson | June 9, 2009 11:00 am
Kate Richardson | June 9, 2009 11:00 am

austintv1Amigos, it’s been two months since our first expedition south of the border in search of Mexican music. Now that we’ve shaken off the mezcal hangover, it’s time to return to Mexico lindo y querido to have a look-see at two smart alt-rock bands that defy the multiple Mexican stereotypes I (impressively, no?) have managed to disseminate in this very brief introduction. More »


Smashing Pumpkins’ (Alleged) New Drummer Was About A Year Old When “Gish” Came Out

noah | June 8, 2009 5:00 pm
noah | June 8, 2009 5:00 pm

mbyrneBilly Corgan’s Internet-wide search for a new drummer has apparently ended, and according to Smashing Pumpkins fan blog Hipsters United a (pretty) young man has emerged victorious: Mike Byrne, the 19-year-old drummer/”demoralizer” for the Oregon band Moses, Smell The Roses. There’s been no formal announcement yet, but Byrne did say that he was “off for another couple of weeks at pumpkin camp” on his MySpace page yesterday, and Moses collaborator Ben Spees referred to him as the “drummer of the future” on Twitter. That’s practically a confirmation, right? More »


Billy Corgan’s Long, Slow Heel Turn Continues

noah | April 16, 2009 10:00 am
noah | April 16, 2009 10:00 am

Billy Corgan has turned a snippet of the Smashing Pumpkins‘ alt-rock staple “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” into a spoken-word bit that will serve as the intro to this Sunday’s Total Nonstop Action Wrestling pay-per-view Lockdown, which will feature a bunch of matches confined to a six-sided cage. (Yes, the lyrics have been altered to fit the cage’s dimensions.) Honestly, the most surprising thing about this development is finding out that Kevin Nash is somehow still able to move around a wrestling ring, despite tearing his quads approximately 53 times over the course of his career. The promo—and a recut video for the song featuring wrestlers appearing in the PPV—after the jump.

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On Billy Corgan

mariasci | April 10, 2009 4:00 am
mariasci | April 10, 2009 4:00 am

Look, I’m not going to try to explain Billy… More »


mariasci | April 10, 2009 4:00 am
mariasci | April 10, 2009 4:00 am

Look, I’m not going to try to explain Billy… More »


mariasci | April 10, 2009 4:00 am
mariasci | April 10, 2009 4:00 am

Look, I’m not going to try to explain Billy… More »



mariasci | April 10, 2009 4:00 am
mariasci | April 10, 2009 4:00 am

Look, I’m not going to try to explain Billy… More »


mariasci | April 10, 2009 4:00 am
mariasci | April 10, 2009 4:00 am

Look, I’m not going to try to explain Billy… More »


Hey, Anybody Know If Tila Tequila Plays Drums?

noah | April 6, 2009 3:30 am
noah | April 6, 2009 3:30 am


Oh, This Should End Well

noah | March 30, 2009 6:15 am
noah | March 30, 2009 6:15 am

Fresh from the inbox, an e-mail entitled SMASHING PUMPKINS UPDATE: “Auditions will be held Friday, April 10 in Los Angeles for drummers who are looking to play with THE SMASHING PUMPKINS. They should send their background info, photos and performance web links via e-mail only to pumpkinsdrummerATgmailDOTcom.”

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