Wednesday, March 10, 2010
National Skyline Billy Corgan's Open Auditions for 'Smashing Pumpkins' Bassist and Keyboardist
Posted by D. Patrick Rodgers on Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 7:00 AM
According to Rolling Stone, Billy Corgan is "back in the business of making dreams come true," but according to me, he's continuing with his mission to snowball into the strangest and most hairless megalomaniac in rock 'n' roll history. First he broke Spurgeon's heart. Then he claimed he didn't want to be a solo artist just as his solo record came out. Then he "reformed" the "Pumpkins" ... minus D'arcy (currently on a farm somewhere), James (currently a part of this gruesome business) and eventually Jimmy. Then he dated all sorts of undesirables, and then he released this fucking thing. Plus, someone recently told me that Corgan made her friend cry one time; not cool. Last year, B.C. held auditions for a drummer to replace Chamberlain as Smashing Pumpkins' official skin-basher, and now he's using the same process in hopes of finding a new bassist and keyboardist. From Rolling Stone:
Musicians interested in the two new open slots are being asked to e-mail a resume and performance clips to either pumpkinsbass@gmail.com or pumpkinskeys@gmail.com. A note to perspective keyboardists: Corgan says he's looking for someone with a prog-rock background, a la Yes' Rick Wakeman, so maybe familiarize yourself with Tales from Topographic Oceans.
I'd guess the real Wakeman has been ducking Corgan's calls. I think we should try to get some local talent on the job. Think about it: Glossary's Bingham Barnes on bass with Ghostfinger's Matt Rowland on keys? Prime! Besides, the contrast between the Voldemort-esque Corgan and those two beardos would be like performance art. Maybe The Privates' Ryan Norris and Keith Lowen? Those dudes don't have enough gigs between them, anyhow. Submissions are due March 31. Come on, Nashville!
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WHAT A FUCKING IDIOT:
"On His Spiritual Beliefs:
Corgan subscribes to the fashionable idea that we’re building to a cataclysm, or at least a major vibrational shift, in 2012; he wonders what was really in the H1N1 vaccine; he fears that the United States is headed toward a Soviet Union-style economic collapse… But when pressed on details, he backs off: 'I don’t want to be a dead hero,' he says."
That's from his Rolling Stone interview. Yeah bro. The CIA is going to take you out, I'm so sure. Pretty sure he's into LaRouche, too.
Ha ha.. yeah he needs a squatter or two! That would be performance art for sure.
That quote from Stone is really pretty unbelievable. I didn't realize what level he had taken it to these days. Actually I'm proud of him. He's up there with Kowalczyk with going so far that it 180's and becomes pure genius ha ha. I think he secretly knows how he comes out and he loves it.
Me and bingham would kill with the pumpkins! Rock and roll. Funny...I've been spinning melon collie like crazy. No kidding.
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