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  Billy Corgan, Dave Navarro Debut 10 Songs

  August 29, 2009 – "You've done a lot of things, but you've never rocked a bookstore, have you?" Billy Corgan asked Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro. It was Friday night in Long Beach, CA, and their nine-piece ensemble, Spirits in the Sky, had just played a cover of the Grateful Dead's "Morning Dew." Sitting cross-legged on a wooden chair, Navarro just smiled. …
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  Billy Corgan, Dave Navarro Launch Tour in California

  August 27, 2009 – Smashing Pumpkins main man Billy Corgan launched his latest endeavor, Spirits in the Sky, last night at the tiny, 225-capacity Cellar Door in Visalia, California, with Jane's Addiction axeman Dave Navarro, fresh from his band's massive tour with Nine Inch Nails, joining in on guitar. There's very little information available about the new songs Corgan played last night, save for a few bad cellphone videos and a diligent live-blog accou …
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  Smashing Pumpkins Name New Drummer

  August 18, 2009 – The life and times of Smashing Pumpkins is like a daytime soap opera. On the latest episode: frontman and guru Billy Corgan reveals that 19-year-old Portland, OR, drummer Mike Byrne has become the permanent replacement for Jimmy Chamberlin, the once heroin-addled sticksman who left the alt-rock legends this past spring -- his second departure from the band in 12 years! …
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  WATCH: Smashing Pumpkins Debut New Song!

  July 27, 2009 – A Billy Corgan-fronted group called Spirits in the Sky performed a new Smashing Pumpkins song at a tribute concert for psych-rock pioneer Sky "Sunlight" Saxon in Los Angeles on Sunday. Corgan was joined onstage by new Smashing Pumpkins drummer Mike Byrne, a 19-year-old freshman at the Berklee College of Music, who replaced original drummer Jimmy Chamberlain when he left the band in March. …
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  Your Next Lunch Date: Billy Corgan!

  June 25, 2009 – After the lucrative four-way release of Smashing Pumpkins' "reunion" album, cashing a fat check for his Super Bowl advert., and plotting his money-making scheme to release new music, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has a favor to ask: Will you buy me lunch? Wow, what a jerk, right? …
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  Kanye, Corgan, Nicks on Improving Themselves

  April 13, 2009 – Lately, it's all about self-improvement for some of music's hottest stars. See what we mean: Kanye West: It's a well-known fact that South Park is mean to everyone -- sort of like Eminem. …
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  Dolly's Third Nipple, Winehouse Smokes Bananas, and More

  April 10, 2009 – Who knew smoking banana skins had the same therapeutic effect as taking Prozac? Amy Winehouse. After all, she's on top of all the new drug crazes. [Daily Star] Dolly Parton revealed that she once drank a pig's milk... directly from its nipple. This explains A LOT. [CBS News] Billy Corgan accompanied MTV celebutard Tila Tequila to Bravo's A-List Awards Sunday night. Hey, Billy, maybe she can play drums? …
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  Concert Photos: Smashing Pumpkins Rock L.A.

  December 3, 2008 – Smashing Pumpkins' 20th anniversary tour, which kicked off last month in Cleveland, rolled into Los Angeles Tuesday night for the first gig of a two-night stand at the Gibson Amphitheater. …
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