Billy heading to Australia for Christmas holidays.

According to this post on HipstersUnited.com:

“After Portugal, frontman Billy Corgan has said he plans to spend the winter holidays in Australia with his girlfriend, Jessica Origliasso of The Veronicas. The Pumpkins are then said to be heading for Los Angeles in January to record new demos.  On January 13, Corgan plans to attend Resistance Pro’s second event in Chicago.”

Read the full Hipsters’ article here.

The great delay in Smashing Pumpkins Reissues

Many fans, including us at Ozphoria HQ, have been more than disappointed with the news that the Smashing Pumpkins reissues we pre-ordered through smashingpumpkins.com have been delayed not by a few days but by over 2 weeks now.

We know that especially here in Australia around Christmas time even if the items are to be shipped soon the likelihood of us receiving them before the year ends are slim. It wouldn’t hurt to be given a free digital download in the meantime … just a suggestion. 

However, since good things come to those you wait Smashing Pumpkins have sent out the following communication:

Dear Smashing Pumpkins supporters,

We are sincerely sorry for the delay in shipping the reissues of Gish and Siamese Dream. We put so much effort into them from start to finish for you - the fans - and to have them not be in your hands first is very disappointing to us.

Between manufacture to shipping there were multiple delays that were caused by red-tape and integration issues. These are the reasons although we feel there are no excuses. Rest assured that we are doing whatever we can to ensure everything has been shipped or will ship in 24 hours. In fact, many have been shipped already but it is not triggered in the system that sends you confirmation – so don’t be surprised if you get it any second.

Although it doesn’t make up for it, we are going to create a special product just for those of you that had pre-ordered Gish or Siamese Dream physical product (Deluxe/CD/Vinyl) through www.smashingpumpkins.com before Nov 29th. We are working very closely with Billy to find and manufacture something specifically for you that no one else will have. We will update you on this as soon as possible and keep you in the loop from the beginning.

We have learned from this and hope that you will give the SPRC another chance at direct purchase in the future. While we appreciate our retail partners- it is always nice to know that the fans are willing to buy directly from the artist and we plan to continue the SPRC with special content and offers.

Once again, we sincerely apologize to you for the delay.

- Smashing Pumpkins Record Club

Billy Corgan talks Gish & Siamese Dream with Matt Pinfield

The Smashing Pumpkins: Billy Corgan Talks Gish & Siamese Dream by FMQB Productions

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Featured as part of the Masterpiece series, Zane Lowe from BBC Radio 1 paid tribute to the Smashing Pumpkins album, Siamese Dream.

“I finally got what I wanted - The Smashing Pumpkins and one of the most influential alternative rock records of all time. If you like your records that journey, that take you up to huge highs and very beautiful lows, then this is a lifelong partner.” - Zane Lowe

Listen to the BBC podcast (46 minutes) that includes interviews with Siamese Dream producer Butch Vig, celebrity fan Mark Hoppus (Blink 182) and a 30 minute chat with Billy Corgan talking about the album that ‘saved his life’. 

It is a great look back at this album that changed the lives of many and hopefully can inspire a new generation of Smashing Pumpkins fans.

Note: 

We are sharing this podcast as it is currently unavailable to listeners outside the UK.

What gear have the Pumpkins been using this tour

There is a fantastic detailed article on Hipsters United (now with information from Jeff and Nicole) about all the gear the Smashing Pumpkins have been using on the recent US tour. 

Check it out here: US Tour Recap: Gear!

Will my reissue Smashing Pumpkins DVD’s work in Australia?

We’ve had a few non-US fans ask about the reissue DVDs and if they’d work in international players. So we got in touch with EMI and the SP Record Club who gave us the answer below:

“According to EMI ‘these are all-region, NTSC DVDs. Playable in any NTSC compatible player”

Download - Smashing Pumpkins Live at Fox Theater (October 7, 2011)

A look back to how Frail and Bedazzled sounded in 1992. 

The Smashing Pumpkins w/Catherine in Chicago

Images and details on ‘Gish’ and ‘Siamese Dream’ reissues

Taken from Hipsters United

The Amazon listings for deluxe editions of Gish and Siamese Dream posted earlier this weekhave been updated with additional information and photos. Both are listed at $28.99 and are due out on November 29. Both sets include two CDs (one containing the remastered album and the other bonus tracks) and a DVD.  The DVDs are to contain complete videos of concerts at Metro in Chicago from 1990 (for Gish) and 1993 (for Siamese Dream). Both sets are also to include postcards; Gish‘s postcards feature six “never-before-seen” band photos, while Siamese Dream‘s feature the original 13 album collages. Finally, both sets feature “reimagined” cover artwork and a 24-page booklet with lyrics and commentary from Billy Corgan and music critic David Wild.

Tentative tracklistings for the bonus CDs were given to fans attending a meetup in Los Angeles on October 5. The tracklistings shown to fans in LA reflected 18 tracks for both Gish and Siamese Dream, but according to Amazon, Gish is to have 15 bonus tracks and Siamese Dream 17.