Iha Definitely Out for Pumpkins Reunion
Speaking to RollingStone.com's Rock & Roll Daily blog today, NYC man-about-town and label honcho James Iha revealed that he will most certainly not be a factor in the recently announced Smashing Pumpkins reunion hysteria.
"I'm not part of the current Smashing Pumpkins album or tour," claimed Iha. "I haven't spoken to Billy [Corgan] in years."
Instead, Iha's working on another solo record and devoting time to helming the imprint he co-heads with Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne, Scratchie Records, which recently put out Stroke Albert Hammond, Jr.'s own solo dabbling.
Apart from Corgan himself and possibly his drummer and BFF Jimmy Chamberlain, it's been frustratingly unclear just who will be part of that dadgum Pumpkins reunion. Guess we'll find out when the thing ignites at May 22's inaugural reunion gig in Paris, then gets consummated with the July 7 release of Zeitgeist. Perhaps Billy's spent the post-Zwan years creating clones of himself to back him, because dude would totally do something like that.
Since we last hollered, the Pumpkins have added a September 8 engagement at Montreal's Osheaga Festival.
Smashing Corgans:
05-22 Paris, France - Grand Rex
05-28 Landgraaf, Netherlands - Megaland (Pinkpop Festival)
05-31 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
06-02 Nürburgring, Germany - Nürburgring Race Track (Rock am Ring)
06-03 Nuremburg, Germany - Zeppelinfeld (Rock im Park)
06-09 Lisbon, Portugal - Lisbon Festival
06-12 Madrid, Spain - Las Ventas
06-15 Nickelsdorf, Austria - Nova Rock Festival
06-16 Venice, Italy - Heineken Jammin' Festival
06-17 Interlaken, Switzerland - Greenfield Festival
08-05 Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Park (Virgin Festival)
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
09-08 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival
09-09 Toronto, Ontario - Virgin Festival
"I'm not part of the current Smashing Pumpkins album or tour," claimed Iha. "I haven't spoken to Billy [Corgan] in years."
Instead, Iha's working on another solo record and devoting time to helming the imprint he co-heads with Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne, Scratchie Records, which recently put out Stroke Albert Hammond, Jr.'s own solo dabbling.
Apart from Corgan himself and possibly his drummer and BFF Jimmy Chamberlain, it's been frustratingly unclear just who will be part of that dadgum Pumpkins reunion. Guess we'll find out when the thing ignites at May 22's inaugural reunion gig in Paris, then gets consummated with the July 7 release of Zeitgeist. Perhaps Billy's spent the post-Zwan years creating clones of himself to back him, because dude would totally do something like that.
Since we last hollered, the Pumpkins have added a September 8 engagement at Montreal's Osheaga Festival.
Smashing Corgans:
05-22 Paris, France - Grand Rex
05-28 Landgraaf, Netherlands - Megaland (Pinkpop Festival)
05-31 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
06-02 Nürburgring, Germany - Nürburgring Race Track (Rock am Ring)
06-03 Nuremburg, Germany - Zeppelinfeld (Rock im Park)
06-09 Lisbon, Portugal - Lisbon Festival
06-12 Madrid, Spain - Las Ventas
06-15 Nickelsdorf, Austria - Nova Rock Festival
06-16 Venice, Italy - Heineken Jammin' Festival
06-17 Interlaken, Switzerland - Greenfield Festival
08-05 Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Park (Virgin Festival)
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
09-08 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival
09-09 Toronto, Ontario - Virgin Festival
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