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Iha not part of Smashing Pumpkin reunion
It won’t be the same without James Iha! It would have been so amazing to have Billy, Jimmy, and James take the stage together and reconnect the dueling guitars of 90s era Pumpkins. Not going to happen!
He recently told Rolling Stone: "I’m not part of the current Smashing Pumpkins album or tour. I haven’t spoken to Billy in years. I’m writing for a solo record, which I’m going to record this year, and working on my indie label Scratchie Records." Hmm… sounds like a press release.
Might have something to do with this little tidbit written in Billy Corgan’s blog a few years ago:
- "The truth of the matter is that guitarist James Iha broke up the Smashing Pumpkins. Not me, not drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, but James. Did it help that bassist D’arcy Wretzky was fired for being a mean-spirited drug addict, who refused to get help? No, that didn’t help keep the band together, not at all."
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Newly reunited Police still bickering
Don’t be fooled by the forced comeraderie among the just-formed Police. According to Andy Summers, the daggers are still sharp between the trio.
He recently bitched to Female First: "We are a rock band, so by definition you have to be somewhat at the edge of battle with each other. It lends to the right kind of tension in the music. You’ve got to have this slightly oil-water situation. I feel like I am going into battle with this tour. I need to strap on psychic armour." Is he going to have a tantric face off with Sting?
He’s still not over their breakup: "The wound wouldn’t heal because there was no ‘this is the last album, this is the farewell tour.’ I do not ever remember us sitting down and formally saying, ‘This is the end of the band.’ We just went away and didn’t come back. After a while I couldn’t lie anymore. I knew we weren’t coming back."
Hope they can make all the way through the tour without ripping each other’s hairpieces out!
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But who has the bigger guitar?
"You can think you’re a rock star until you get on U2’s plane and see how much bigger their security guards are than your security guards."
– Kings of Leon’s Caleb Followil sizes things up for himself…
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Modest Mouse singer mutilates self, continues singing
The days of Iggy Pop cutting himself and thrashing about the stage are over, but someone has taken his place.
Isaac Brock’s a mellow alt rocker, not a flashy punk, but he pulled a punk move and cut himself with a knife at a Modest Mouse show in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
A concertgoer said Brock "walked back to his amp, grabbed a pocket knife, and cut a 12 inch cut across his chest. His assistant had to grab the knife and stop him. He was bleeding the rest of the concert, and later fell off the stage into the barrier before singing in the crowd."
"After the incident, Brock’s white T-shirt had two clear slices on its front with blood stains building around the cuts. Yet he didn’t miss a song and played through several more of the band’s tunes before breaking for an encore." Well, they have a new album coming out this month… this gets them some attention!
A video of Brock singing "Float On" with bloodstains on his shirt:
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Sheryl’s a purist, old-school style
"’American Idol’ undermines art in every way and promotes commercialism. I am sad people love it so."
It’s been a long time since someone had a hit! What’s she going to do next? Be the 10th person this year to start a feud with Simon?
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David Lee Roth’s a sourpuss
Even though Van Halen is being inducted, Diamond Dave has announced he’s not going to show up to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony — just because he’s no longer scheduled to sing!
Eddie Van Halen’s rehab stint has forced them to pull out of their planned performance and to add insult to Dave’s huge ego, Velvet Revolver is going to sing Van Halen’s hits at the ceremony!
Drama Dave blabbers: "It rips my heart out, but I don’t make speeches for a living. It’s just not an option for me to go and watch some other band, who are only performing because they have some new record coming out, do our music. That was my three minutes and 22 seconds up there."
The aging frontman still wants to tour, though… "If Ed ever dries up (in rehab), this is going to be a stadium act."
