Smashing Pumpkins Reissue The Aeroplane Flies High Box Set, Watch Them Live in 1997

The Smashing Pumpkins released a reissue of expanded versions of 1996 The Aeroplane Flies High box set singles from their double album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. The reissue of the album includes six CDs and a DVD, featuring rarities, outtakes, live tracks, and unreleased demos.


A 46-page booklet of liner notes compiled by David Wild rounds out the set. 104 tracks (90 audio and 14 audio-visual) are included in the box, which was remastered by Bob Ludwig.

The Box Set included:
6-CD +1 DVD;
5-LPs; and
Deluxe Digital and Standard Digital editions.

The Aeroplane Flies High Reissue available July 23rd US/Canada and July 29th Worldwide. Go to smashingpumpkins.com for full details of the reissue. Watch Smashing Pumpkins performed “The Aeroplane Flies High” live in France in 1997 below:

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[WATCH] Smashing Pumpkins cover David Bowie at Glastonbury 2013

Smashing Pumpkins performed a cover of David Bowie off the 1969 album and also his best-known songs, “Space Oddity” at Glastonbury Festival 2013 in UK on June 30th. The annual festival was held from 26–30th June 2013.

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Smashing Pumpkins official website is now selling the Mellon Collie reissue bundle packs

Smashing Pumpkins official site is now offering the Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (MCIS) reissue on their website with a number of bundle options and digital downloads.


The bundle option for both the Deluxe CD/DVD box set OR Vinyl Reissue include a t-shirt (mens/womens) and a tote bag. Another bundle know as the “MCIS Audiophile Bundle” includes the High Definition 92kHz/24bit release along with both the vinyl release and the deluxe box set.

Other single items included all the standard reissues as single items and digital downloads. Then there are some single item t-shirts and tote bag that are different from those found in the other bundle options.

The MCIS reissues from the official site starts to ship till after December 4, 2012 (the official release date) so with each music based purchase you will be given an mp3 download of your merchandise on December 4th.

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Billy Corgan interview on Carson Daly 9/26/2012

The Smashing Pumpkins’s Billy Corgan recently stopped by Last Call with Carson Daly for an interview. 

Watch the interview below:
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Smashing Pumpkins released “Panopticon” as “Oceania” 2nd single

Smashing Pumpkins recent released, Oceania made its debut last June and now the second single from the album titled “Panopticon” is primed and ready for radio airwaves.

The song, quickly heralded as an Oceania favorite by many critics, took a long time to develop, according to Billy Corgan. It started with a riff, but that’s where things got tricky. “It’s similar to ‘Quasar’ in that we had the opening riff and didn’t know what to do with it,” Corgan says. “It sat for a while, but everybody felt strongly about it. It had a, dare I say, ‘modern-feeling’ to it, but still in the style of guitar that I like to play.”

So how did the writing block come to an end? Corgan explains, “Ultimately, I just sat down and wrote the song on the piano.” He continued, “Sometimes, when you’ve got a riffy song, it helps to just play the chords with no rhythm, and then you hear the ‘song’ in it. It’s those very Paul McCartney/Wings-type chords – Broadway-type chords.”

The song has definitely struck a chord with music fans, and Corgan gives his take on the sound in the interview. “It goes from a very ‘majorly’ feel into something sorrowful, almost a Spanish feel,” said Corgan. “I don’t know how the heck I did that, but it’s one of my favorite things in the song, how you can keep the key but change the emotion.”

Smashing Pumpkins will be bringing ‘Panopticon’ and the rest of Oceania to the live stage. The band has committed to playing their new album in its entirety for one set followed by a second set of deep cuts and past hits. Listen to “Panopticon” below:

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[WATCH] SNL Flashback: Smashing Pumpkins - “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” + “Zero” 11/11/1995

Smashing Pumpkins performed “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” and “Zero” on Saturday Night Live.

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“Bullet With Butterfly Wings”


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[WATCH] Smashing Pumpkins - “The Celestials” 8/23/2012 Live on Jay Leno

Smashing Pumpkins performed “The Celestials” on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. The song was off the band recent new album Oceania.

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[WATCH] SNL Flashback: Smashing Pumpkins - “Cherub Rock” + “Today” 10/30/1993

Smashing Pumpkins performed “Cherub Rock” and “Today” on Saturday Night Live.

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“Cherub Rock”


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[EXCLUSIVE LISTEN] Smashing Pumpkins - “Oceania” Album Stream

Take a full album experience on all 13 songs to the forthcoming album by THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, OCEANIA.  The album will be released on June 19th, 2012 in-store date and now currently streaming exclusively on the iTunes Store.

Listen all songs here below and pre-order OCEANIA on iTunes :: Amazon





1. Quasar
 


2. Panopticon
 


3. The Celestials
 


4. Violet Rays
 


5. My Love Is Winter
 


6. One Diamond, One Heart
 


7. Pinwheels 
 


8. Oceania
 


9. Pale Horse
 


10. The Chimera
 


11. Glissandra
 


12. Inkless
 


13. Wildflower


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Smashing Pumpkins New Album “Oceania” Now Streaming In Full On iTunes

OCEANIA is the forthcoming album by THE SMASHING PUMPKINS. Intended to recapture the album experience, all 13 songs on OCEANIA will be premiered simultaneously to fans, radio, press and the online world. Forgoing the standard industry launch, the group purposely planned no single or video to be released prior to the full album.

Starting today, Monday, June 11, OCEANIA will be streamed for free in its entirety for one week exclusively on the iTunes Store (http://www.itunes.com/). Fans will be able to pre-order the album all week leading up to the June 19 in-store date. OCEANIA was specially mastered to optimize digital sound quality for iTunes Store customers. The release comes via the band’s own Martha’s Music/EMI Label Services/Caroline Distribution.

Listen to OCEANIA here: www.iTunes.com/SmashingPumpkins

Having his own label through EMI afforded PUMPKINS leader BILLY CORGAN the opportunity to try something different. It is a launch scenario that goes against industry standards by allowing the album to be heard as it was meant to be. The group’s release plan was in no way intended to slight radio stations, video channels, press or online outlets. Instead, it represents the artistic vision of a band who, says CORGAN, “was dead set on making an album where every song was just as valuable as any other, ignoring the typical claptrap you hear about needing a single. The only way to make the case that every song on Oceania is worth hearing is to put your heart into the sequence as a cohesive whole.”

OCEANIA was recorded at the group’s studio in Chicago with CORGAN’s bandmates: guitarist JEFF SCHROEDER, drummer MIKE BYRNE and bassist/vocalist NICOLE FIORENTINO. The powerful 13-song collection (see track listing below) was produced by Corgan and Bjorn Thorsrud and mixed by David Bottrill (Muse, Tool, King Crimson, etc). Marking THE SMASHING PUMPKINS’ 7th studio record, it is “an album within an album,” part of their 44-song work-in-progress TEARGARDEN BY KALEIDYSCOPE.

“I’ve been adamant in stressing that as a group, first and foremost, we are here to make new music together,” says CORGAN. “I’m proud to say that on Oceania I feel we’ve cut our own path forward. Jeff, Mike, and Nicole have all made significant contributions to the tone and texture of Oceania, which is an album that is unlike any I’ve ever made. Yet at the same time I believe it upholds the same musical values I’ve always pushed for with The Pumpkins, be they progressive, emotional, epic, or restless.”

Here’s the OCEANIA track listing:

Quasar
Panopticon
The Celestials
Violet Rays
My Love is Winter
One Diamond, One Heart
Pinwheels
Oceania
Pale Horse
The Chimera
Glissandra
Inkless
Wildflower

About THE SMASHING PUMPKINS:

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history having sold more than 30 million albums, and won multiple Grammy awards in the process. Formed in Chicago in 1988, they released Gish, their influential and platinum debut in 1991, which was followed by albums including the nine-time platinum Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness and the four-time platinum Siamese Dream, as well as the platinum certified 1998 album Adore. The pivotal group’s many hits defined the alternative music era and continue to resonate on modern rock radio, influencing a whole new generation. The PUMPKINS returned in 2007 with their acclaimed sixth album Zeitgeist. They have since remained on the cutting edge of music and technology with various online releases.

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Smashing Pumpkins confirmed “Oceania”cover and tracklist

The Smashing Pumpkins have confirmed the tracklist and cover art for their upcoming album Oceania. Due out June 19th, Oceania is part of the group’s larger, 44-song Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project.













The final tracklist for the album is:
 1. Quasar
2. Panopticon
3. The Celestials
4. Violet Rays
5. My Love Is Winter
6. One Diamond, One Heart
7. Pinwheels
8. Oceania
9. Pale Horse
10. The Chimera
11. Glissandra
12. Inkless
13. Wildflower

The band is currently gearing up for another tour and some festival shows, including a stop at Australia’s Splendour in the Grass.

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Smashing Pumpkins Release “Gish” and “Siamese Dream” Remastered Versions

November 29 in North America and on December 5 internationally, EMI Music launched an extensive campaign honoring the legacy of THE SMASHING PUMPKINS by reissuing the iconic alternative band’s first two albums–GISH (1991) and SIAMESE DREAM (1993), certified platinum and 4X platinum respectively–in CD, deluxe 2CD/DVD, vinyl LP, and digital configurations. Both albums, each with bonus content and special features that were curated from the band’s archives by founding member Billy Corgan, have been painstakingly remastered for the first time from the original master tapes by Bob Ludwig. *See all track listings below.

With the full support and guidance from The Smashing Pumpkins –who’ve created one of the most acclaimed bodies of work in musical history, selling over 30 million albums–EMI’s global catalog reissue campaign will last through 2013; it will encompass all the band’s albums and B-sides from 1991-2000, with other release dates to be announced. The pivotal group’s many hits defined thealternativemusic era and continue to resonate on modern rock radio, influencing a whole new generation. Gish highlights include “I Am One,” “Siva” and “Rhinoceros,” while Siamese Dream features “Cherub Rock,” “Today” and “Disarm.” Both groundbreaking albums were produced by Butch Vig and Billy Corgan.

As THE SMASHING PUMPKINS get the fully remastered treatment via these reissues, the band is excited to be moving forward by creating new music. After touring America and Europe this fall–the trek launched October 5 in Los Angeles and wraps December 8 in Lisbon–they will release OCEANIA, “an album within an album,” as part of their in-progress 44-song work TEARGARDEN BY KALEIDYSCOPE. Featuring 13 new songs, OCEANIA will be released in early 2012 (further details TBA).

For the GISH and SIAMESE DREAM liner notes, Billy Corgan was interviewed by journalist/author David Wild. Corgan reflects on why these albums were hard-won triumphs for the band and discusses the origins of the songs.

In the SIAMESE DREAM liner notes, Corgan says:“We start the album out with ‘Cherub Rock’ which is basically my big F.U. to the indie world. If you read the lyrics, that was basically me railing against the hipper than thou New York indie mentality.”

Here are the special features about both reissues:

· Deluxe versions of Gish and Siamese Dream will eachincludea bonus disc of rare and previously unreleased audio content.· Deluxe versions of Gish and Siamese Dream also contain a never-before-released live show from the Metro in Chicago on DVD. The 10-song live show in the Gish package is from 8/25/90; the 17-song live show in the Siamese Dream package is from 8/14/93. Both DVDs feature introductions by Joe Shanahan, owner of the Metro in Chicago.· The Gish bonus disc will includebrand new Butch Vig mixes of the original Sub Pop single tracks “Tristessa” and “La Dolly Vita.”· Vinyl has been mastered specifically for the format.· Housed in special lift-top box packaging, the deluxe versions feature liner notes and track by track commentary from Billy Corgan, never-before-seen collages and photos, postcards and more.

GISH (DELUXE EDITION)

Disc 1:

1. I am one

2. Siva

3. Rhinoceros

4. Bury me

5. Crush

6. Suffer

7. Snail

8. Tristessa

9. Window paine

10. Daydream

Disc 2:

1. Starla (2011 mix)

2. Siva (Peel session)*

3. Honeyspider (Reel Time demos / 2011 mix)

4. Hippy Trippy (Crush Music Box demo)

5. Snail (live radio performance)

6. Plume (2011 mix)

7. Bury Me (Reel Time demos / 2011 mix)

8. Daydream (Old House demo)

9. Tristessa (Sub Pop single / 2011 mix)

10. Girl Named Sandoz (Peel session)*

11. Jesus Is The Sun (Apartment demo)

12. Blue (Gish sessions demo)

13. Smiley (Gish sessions demo)

14. I Am One (Reel Time demos / 2011 mix)

15. Seam (Suffer / Apartment demo)

16. La Dolly Vita (2011 mix)

17. Pulseczar (Gish sessions demo)*

18. Drown (alternate guitar solo)

All songs previously unreleased except where indicated.*

DVD

Live at The Metro, Chicago, IL 8/25/90

Introduction

1. I am one

2. Snail

3. Rhinoceros

4. Bury Me

5. Tristessa

6. Window Paine

7. Razor

8. Sookie Sookie

9. Godzilla

10. Crush – Acoustic

SIAMESE DREAM (DELUXE EDITION)

Disc 1:

1. Cherub rock

2. Quiet

3. Today

4. Hummer

5. Rocket

6. Disarm

7. Soma

8. Geek U.S.A

9. Mayonaise

10. Spaceboy

11. Silverfuck

12. Sweet sweet

13. Luna

Disc 2:

1. Pissant (siamese sessions rough mix)

2. Siamese dream (broadway rehearsals demo)

3. STP (rehearsal demo)

4. Frail and bedazzled (soundworks demo)

5. Luna (apartment demo)

6. Quiet (bbc session/bc mix)

7. Moleasskiss (soundworks demo)

8. Hello kitty kat (soundworks demo)

9. Today (broadway rehearsal demo)

10. Never let me down again (bbc session)*

11. Apathy’s last kiss (siamese sessions rough mix)

12. Ache (silverfuck rehearsal demo)

13. U.S.A. (soundworks demo)

14. U.S.S.R. (soundworks demo)

15. Spaceboy (acoustic mix)

16. Rocket (rehearsal demo)

17. Disarm (acoustic mix)

18. Soma (instrumental mix)

All songs previously unreleased except where indicated.*

DVD

Live At The Metro, Chicago, 8/14/93

Introduction

1. Rocket

2. Quiet

3. Today

4. Rhinoceros

5. Geek U.S.A.

6. Soma

7. I am one

8. Disarm

9. Spaceboy

10. Starla

11. Cherub rock

12. Bury me

13. Hummer

14. Siva

15. Mayonaise

16. Drown

17. Silverfuck

PRE ORDER GISH (DELUXE EDITION) and SIAMESE DREAM (DELUXE EDITION) on Amazon

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[DOWNLOAD] Smashing Pumpkins - "Rhinoceros Version 2." Track

 Get the latest Smashing Pumpkins SPRC download is an alternate version of Gish single "Rhinoceros" titled (simply enough) "Rhinoceros Version 2". Visit smashingpumpkins.com or click the download link below to download it here.

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[DOWNLOAD] Smashing Pumpkins - "Barb Wire" (MP3 Format)

The Smashing Pumpkins have released a demo/unreleased song called “Barb Wire” in M4A file format, which you can download by clicking on the rat on their official website.

To download it in MP3 file format, click the download link below.

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[DOWNLOAD] Smashing Pumpkins - "Drown" (Demo)

Smashing Pumpkins Record Club (SPRC) has finally launched and the original "Drown" demo as the first taste. Go to SPRC and sign up an email to download the demo. Or directly download here. Click the link below.

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Smashing Pumpkins Officially Launched SPRC

Smashing Pumpkins Record Club (SPRC) has finally launched!
The free fan club will get you all sorts of free goodies over time, with the intial gift  being a download of the original "Drown" demo. Join up for the club and get the dl link by entering your email address here. A video message from Billy Corgan himself regarding the launch of SPRC can be viewed below as well. SP will hit the road for a US tour come this October. Their forthcoming album Oceania is due out early 2012.

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Smashing Pumpkins Debuted "Owata" Short Film on Yahoo! Music

Smashing Pumpkins have released a new music video for the track "Owata." The track itself is the tenth song released as part of the colossal 44-track effort titled Teargarden By Kaleidyscope.

The track was discovered by fans on Yahoo! Music before the band acknowledged the video's release via their Twitter account.

The "Owata" video directed by Robby Starbuck, features wrestlers Cheerleader Melissa, Shelly Martinez and Raven and according to a prior press release, is the first-ever video to be filmed with the Red Epic M camera, which is also now being utilized by James Cameron (Avatar, Titanic) and Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings, King Kong.)

Corgan expressed the band's excitement at being on the cutting edge of technology, saying: “I have waited and waited to make the right video for the right song on Teargarden…, so I’m really excited that we are coming at this aggressively with the newest technology that’s out there. With the concept we have at hand, which is based on brutal Japanese style of women’s wrestling, we’ll need to get super clear close-ups to tell the story properly.”

SEE ALSO: Exclusive: On Set Pictures from Smashing Pumpkins “Owata” Video Shoot

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Exclusive Listen: Smashing Pumpkins' New Song 'Owata'

The Smashing Pumpkins just released 'Owata', the tenth track from their 44-song effort Teargarden by Kaleidyscope, this morning, which is streaming right now on LAWeekly.com. They are reporting that it will be available for download from SmashingPumpkins.com within 24 hours.

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The Smashing Pumpkins Debut New Song “Lightning Strikes” via RollingStone.com

 The Smashing Pumpkins released their ninth free track “Lightning Strikes” on Thursday, March 17. It will first be available for 24 hours at Rollingstone.com, Then starting Friday, March 18, it will be available for free download at www.smashingpumpkins.com; the site also offers a widget enabling fans to host the song anywhere on the web.   

  Pumpkins leader BILLY CORGAN says the song is “dedicated with affection to Mark Tulin...and all our great Japanese fans who are in our prayers.”  Mark Tulin, the bassist and founding member of the pioneering psych-rockers The Electric Prunes, died last month.  Tulin played in the Pumpkins and appears on tracks from the band’s Teargarden By Kaleidyscope work.  He also toured with Corgan in the band Spirits In the Sky in 2009.

 "Lightning Strikes" is now the ninth song to be offered to fans via free download.  It is from the Pumpkins’ Teargarden By Kaleidyscope, an in-progress 44-song work. Since December 2009, the band has been releasing one song at a time for free, with eight of the songs also available on two physical EPs that were released in 2010.

 The Smashing Pumpkins -- singer/guitarist BILLY CORGAN, guitarist JEFF SCHROEDER, drummer MIKE BYRNE and bassist NICOLE FIORENTINO--recorded “Lightning Strikes,” says CORGAN, “by all the members of the band after we came off our last tour” at the end of 2010.  “I feel this song organically hints at new directions without being forced.”

 “Lightning Strikes” has an interesting back story. Explains CORGAN: “It was supposed to be more of a fun thing, a song originally written for the Electric Prunes. But I found an element in it that suggested a bigger picture, and unfortunately I stole it back from them. The lyric in my mind combines the isolation of modern life with the need for a never ending romantic story.”

 For CORGAN, the process of releasing music one song at a time “has inspired me to treat each song as its own thought as opposed to a collective mentality where songs need to fit together. It has definitely helped me to focus, and pay more attention to what I'm trying to say with each release.”

 

 In 2010, the Pumpkins performed three runs of dates in the U.S. plus shows in Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America. Asked about the band’s touring plans for 2011, CORGAN says: “We had no plans of going on the road this year, but now we may go to Europe in the fall, and if that happens, we’ll play a few select dates in America.”

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