Filed under: Concerts and Tours , Exclusive , New Releases , Spinner Says Paul Bergen Every music snob has one story about seeing a soon-to-be-legendary band at a venue no bigger than a tour bus toilet, and here's mine. It was 1991 -- the year punk broke! -- and I was a 16-year-old stranded, as I saw it then, in the cultural wasteland of suburban New Jersey. It had been less than a [...]
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As each year comes to a close, truly excellent music releases become fewer and further between. The beginning of the holiday/gift-giving season is, however, the perfect time for established artists to let loose box sets, accompaniment DVDs, and other goodies that enhance already-heard material. This week, Adele (@officialadele) figurative ly emerges from the doctor-ordered vocal rest that has capped off an otherwise lucrative year and Smashing Pumpkins (@smashingpumpkin) take a triumphant victory lap 20 years after their debut. Destined for [...]
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Today marks the day that EMI releases the remastered versions of The Smashing Pumpkins' Gish and the Siamese Dream. To celebrate, PopMatters would like to give you a chance to win your own copy of the remastered Gish or Siamese Dream. We'd like to share some details on these exciting new remasters and please be sure to check out the album on iTunes at http://itunes.com/smashingpump kins. From the assorted press releases: As THE SMASHING PUMPKINS get...
With all the looking back to 1991 that's been going on this year (it's the 20th anniversary of everything from Lollapalooza to Donnie Wahlberg setting his hotel room on fire while on tour with New Kids on the Block), it's easy to forget how 1993 was perhaps an even more significant year for alternative album releases. Besides two of the most anticipated follow-ups ever ( In Utero by Nirvana and Pearl Jam's Vs. ), 1993 also saw the landmark debut by Radiohead, Pablo Honey , even though they've pretty much disowned it in the years since. Also [...]
Is Smashing Pumpkin 's "Siamese Dream" considered one of the best albums of the 1990s? It should be, since it made such a lasting impact during that decade. With that in mind, "Siamese Dream" will be re-issued on November 29, 2011. Can't believe it's been 18 years since the release of that album! I've listened to most of the second disc, which is filled with demos and alternate takes from the original. What I really wondered about was what the acoustic mix of "Disarm" would sound like. [...]
Is Smashing Pumpkin 's Siamese Dream considered one of the best albums of the 1990s? It should be since it made a lasting impact during that decade. With that in mind Siamese Dream will be re-issued on November 29, 2011. Can't believe it's been 18 years since the release of that album! I have listened to most of the second disc filled with demos and alternate takes from the album. This caught me and was wondering what the Acoustic mix of Disarm sounds like. Basically it's the [...]
As hard as it may be to believe these days, there was a time when Billy Corgan made great music, had a full head of hair ( weird, right? ), and was generally viewed as one of the best musicians around. Siamese Dream , a great display of virtuosic talent, and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness , in all its sprawling 28-track excess, stand without question as two of the 902s finest albums. Before those two, though, came Gish , the Pumpkins' magnificent, oft-overlooked debut and [...]
It's a big week for the Smashing Pumpkins, and I mean the actual Smashing Pumpkins, not that group that Billy Corgan has with him now. This Tuesday we get new Deluxe Editions of both Gish and Siamese Dream . For many children of the 90s (myself included) these records hold just as much weight, if not more, as Nirvana's Nevermind and Pearl Jam's Ten . While those albums showed that rock could work when it was stripped down and bare, the best stuff by The Smashing Pumpkins proved that sometimes bigger (and [...]
Due le occasione per i fans degli Smashig Pumkins di gustarsi on stage "le zucche" del rock americano . Billy Corgan (voce e chitarra), Jeff Schroeder (chitarra), Mike Byrne (batteria) e Nicole Fiorentino (basso) suoneranno infatti domani, lunedì 28 dicembre, al Forum di Assago a Milano e martedì 29 al Palafabris di Padova. Gli Smashing Pumpkins, pur con qualche ombra, restano pur sempre una delle band fondamentali degli ultimi vent'anni. Continua a leggere Smashing Pumpkins in Italia: lunedì 28 novembre a Milano e martedi 29 [...]
Lead singer Billy Corgan described Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream as the band's "middle finger to the indie world." NME quotes him: "Even though it wasn't the one that sold the most, it's the one that seems to have come through the best. As dark a records as Siamese Dream is, there's a lot of fun in it, it's almost like we're kind of laughing at how stupid the whole thing is. It's like, here's my pop song about suicide and here's my epic song about child abuse, and here's my big [...]
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Siamese Dream, one of our favorite Smashing Pumpkins albums to date, has been given the full on VIP treatment in the form of deluxe remastered reissue all wrapped up in a snazzy box set and we have one of these lovelies to give away. The rerelease spans across 2 CDs and 1 DVD and includes: Original Album Remastered With Reimagined Cover Art 17 Previously Unreleased or Alternative Versions of Siamese Dream Era Songs Previously Unreleased, Full Length DVD From The Metro 1993 13 Postcards Featuring Original Album [...]
If you're a Smashing Pumpkins fan, you're probably aware that the band's reissuing its first two albums : 19912s Gish and 19932s Siamese Dream . While standard issues of each reissue will be available for purchase, it's really the two deluxe edition sets that whet the fan's appetite. These suckers sport unreleased demos, alternate takes, rarities, exclusive photos, and live DVDs respective to each effort. It's just the sort of thing you'd want under the Christmas tree, near the Menorah, or passed to you during a White Elephant. If you're strapped for cash, however, [...]
Wow! Look at that sweet, sweet remastered and reissued box set for the classic Smashing Pumpkins album Siamese Dream . Would you like to win one?!?! Well, you're in luck as we're throwing a contest where you can win one of your very own BEFORE they officially go on sale on Tuesday, November 29. But first, what comes in the box set? - Original Album Remastered With Reimagined Cover Art - 17 Previously Unreleased or Alternative Versions of Siamese Dream Era Songs - Previously Unreleased, Full Length DVD From [...]
Guess what? If you haven't noticed, we are in a recession, hence, your friends at Kick Kick Snare are partnering with The Smashing Pumpkins to deliver you a free copy of the newly released, Siamese Dream Box Set. It's got tunes (including my all time favorite Smashing Pumpkins Track: " Soma "), information (see below), and video (recorded in my current home of Chicago, IL, at the Metro in 1993). How do you enter? Just post your favorite pumpkin-themed (music or cucurbita ) viral nugget, below in the comments, or on our [...]
Mientras Billy Corgan sigue preparando el lanzamiento de Oceania , noveno álbum de estudio de The Smashing Pumpkins , el cantante dijo que considera a Siamese Dream (1993) como "uno de los mejores" . En una entrevista en BBC Radio 1 , Corgan dijo sobre Siamese Dream : "aunque no fue el que más vendió, se convirtió en uno de los mejores. Siamese Dream es un disco muy oscuro, pero [...]
So we've got some exciting news for all of you Zeros in the house! The Smashing Pumpkins are reissuing remastered versions of their iconic Gish and Siamese Dream albums stateside November 29th and internationally on December 5th. The albums are being remastered for the first time from the original master tapes and will be available in CD, Deluxe CD/DVD, Vinyl LP and digital formats. Both albums feature bonus content and special features that were hand-curated from the band's archives by founding member Billy Corgan. In his interview for the reissue's new liner notes, [...]
The Smashing Pumpkins aren't the only ones to pay tribute to Georges Méliès' silent short film Le Voyage Dans La Lune. French electronic duo Air take a bow to Méliès with their new album, its name the same as the film. Their first album since 20092s Love 2, Le Voyage Dans La Lune will be released February
Want to experience Smashing Pumpkins' Siamese Dream in all its glory? The iconic album has been painstakingly remastered, and is set to be released by EMI on November 29th (or December 5th internationally). Luckily for our American readers, we're giving away a deluxe box set—which includes special features curated by Billy Corgan, bonus tracks, and a never-before-released live show. For your chance to win, just answer this simple question: Siamese Dream was released in what year? a) 1991 b) 1992 c) 1993 d) 1994. [...]
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