Oh, This Should End Well

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.”

In related news, lead Pumpkin Billy Corgan has been demoing some new songs that he says “sound like Spring.” although that isn’t pleasing the commenters over at SP fan site Hipsters United so much:

i see claritin commercials in the future of the pumpkins

WTF does spring sound like. Better sound like rage!!!

Hey, allergies can make anyone cranky!

Corgan “in a great mood,” demoing “new and fresh” material [Hipsters United]

 
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  1. Ned Raggett  |   Posted on Mar 30th, 2009

    Hey, if it worked for Spinal Tap back in 1991…oh wait.

  2. Anonymous  |   Posted on Mar 30th, 2009

    haha, unlike joaquin phoenix, billy corgan’s current music career is actually quite entertaining (because “camp” is so much more fun when it’s unintentional!) what a buffoon!

  3. dyfl  |   Posted on Mar 30th, 2009

    “WTF does spring sound like. Better sound like rage!!!”

    Pumpkins “fans,” don’t ever change. (Should I have put “Pumpkins” in finger-quotes too?)

  4. Sounds like spring, smells like teen spirit, tastes like gold, feels so good, looks like we made it.

  5. Anonymous  |   Posted on Mar 30th, 2009

    I hope it’s Irish Spring. The world really needs a narcissistic-power-celtic band.

  6. Anonymous  |   Posted on Mar 31st, 2009

    The Chili Peppers did this, yes?

  7. KikoJones  |   Posted on Mar 30th, 2009

    Didn’t Fred Durst kinda do the same thing (hold auditions at Guitar Center) a few years back?

  8. Ned Raggett  |   Posted on Mar 31st, 2009

    @ds: You win.

  9. Luke N Atmaguchi  |   Posted on Mar 31st, 2009

    Pro attitude a must! Own transportation a plus.

  10. LeBron  |   Posted on Mar 31st, 2009

    I need to learn how to play drums, fast, so I can join this band…

  11. Tenno  |   Posted on Mar 31st, 2009

    He should just hire Josh Freese; the best drummer ever.

  12. itsmejill  |   Posted on Mar 31st, 2009

    This sounds like worst job in the world.

  13. TriedandTrue  |   Posted on Mar 31st, 2009

    why is he asking for photos?

  14. Anonymous  |   Posted on Mar 31st, 2009

    @TriedandTrue: I really don’t care, did you see the drummer’s hair?

  15. goldsounds  |   Posted on Mar 31st, 2009
  16. TheHeartless  |   Posted on Apr 3rd, 2009

    I think it’s admirable of Corgan to keep persevering, and trying to make music despite his band’s long history of members coming and going.

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