OZPHORIA - Australian Smashing Pumpkins Community

Our copy of the Smashing Pumpkins Flexi Disc of Blissed...

Wed, 09 May 2012 20:42:00 +0800

Our copy of the Smashing Pumpkins Flexi Disc of Blissed arrived.

The special flexi disc SPRC is for fans who experienced shipping issues with the Gish/Siamese Dream resissues ordered from smashingpumpkins.com.

Smashing Pumpkins Australian ‘Oceania’ Tour tickets...

Wed, 09 May 2012 07:29:59 +0800

Smashing Pumpkins Australian ‘Oceania’ Tour tickets on sale today!

Secret Sounds Presents
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
With Special Guests WOLFMOTHER*
Presented by triple j, Max Street Press Australia & fasterlouder.com.au
(Wolfmother play Sydney and Melbourne only)

PERTH
Thursday 26 July – Challenge Stadium, Perth
With Special Guests to be announced
Tickets: ticketmaster.com.au, 136 100

SYDNEY
Tuesday 31 July – Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Special guests - Wolfmother
Tickets: ticketmaster.com.au, 136 100

MELBOURNE
Thursday 2 August – Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Special guests - Wolfmother
Tickets: ticketek.com.au, 132 849

AUCKLAND
Saturday 4 August - Vector Arena, Auckland
Tickets: ticketmaster.co.nz

Tickets on sale at 9am on Wednesday 9 May

Pre-order ‘Oceania’ for a special price with every ticket purchase.
‘Oceania’ will be released on June 22, 2012 through Create/Control.

Auckland Pre-sale Link

Tue, 08 May 2012 08:15:38 +0800

If you didn’t receive a Ticketmaster email with the special pre-sale link, or are an Australian resident traveling for the show, you can purchase here:

Auckland My Ticketmaster Smashing Pumpkins Pre-sale

Auckland Smashing Pumpkins 'My Ticketmaster' Pre-sale

Mon, 07 May 2012 09:56:13 +0800

New Zealand Smashing Pumpkins fans, if you’re signed up to receive My Ticketmaster event emails, your special access should be emailed to you with a hidden link for the Auckland pre-sale.

Auckland pre-sale is tomorrow.
Start: Tue 08/05/12, 09:00 NZST
End: Tue 08/05/12, 17:00 NZST

If you haven’t signed up, do so now at the Ticketmaster.co.nz site and add the Pumpkins to your favourites.

Ozphoria Smashing Pumpkins Fan Pre-Sale - Ticket Information

Fri, 04 May 2012 08:02:26 +0800

We love our community and so do Smashing Pumpkins, so we’re very humbled to be able to pass on this special fan pre-sale opportunity to Australian fans and Ozphoria followers. Details are as follows:

OZPHORIA AUSTRALIAN PRE-SALE
Starts 12pm Monday 7 May – 12pm Tuesday 8 May (Local Venue Time)
The pre-sale password is TEARDROPS
(please note this is only for the Australian shows listed below)

PERTH
Thursday 26 July – Challenge Stadium, Perth
With Special Guests to be announced
Tickets: ticketmaster.com.au, 136 100

SYDNEY
Tuesday 31 July – Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Special guests - Wolfmother
Tickets: ticketmaster.com.au, 136 100

MELBOURNE
Thursday 2 August – Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Special guests - Wolfmother
Tickets: ticketek.com.au, 132 849

A huge thank you to Smashing Pumpkins and Secret Sounds for enabling us to pass this information on to fans.

Official Announcement: Smashing Pumpkins Australian/NZ Tour Dates

Thu, 03 May 2012 14:43:00 +0800

In addition to playing the sold out Splendour in the Grass festival, we’re excited to announce that Smashing Pumpkins will be playing very special sideshows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, and Auckland.

For these headline performances, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS will be debuting a unique stage design in Australia created to reflect the visual themes to go along with the full presentation of their new album, “Oceania” – which is set for release on June 22, 2012, through Create/Control – as well as playing plenty of classic Pumpkins catalogue.

Said Billy Corgan of the new show: “Australia is the perfect place to usher in a new era of The Smashing Pumpkins, where we look to combine an epic rock show with the latest in visual mapping technology to create a one-of-a-kind experience for our fans.”

Secret Sounds Presents
THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
With Special Guests WOLFMOTHER*
Presented by triple j, Max Street Press Australia & fasterlouder.com.au
(Wolfmother play Sydney and Melbourne only)

PERTH
Thursday 26 July – Challenge Stadium, Perth
With Special Guests to be announced
Tickets: ticketmaster.com.au, 136 100

SYDNEY
Tuesday 31 July – Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Special guests - Wolfmother
Tickets: ticketmaster.com.au, 136 100

MELBOURNE
Thursday 2 August – Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Special guests - Wolfmother
Tickets: ticketek.com.au, 132 849

AUCKLAND
Saturday 4 August - Vector Arena, Auckland
Tickets: ticketmaster.co.nz

Tickets on sale at 9am on Wednesday 9 May (local venue time)

Pre-order ‘Oceania’ for a special price with every ticket purchase.
‘Oceania’ will be released on June 22, 2012 through Create/Control.

secret-sounds.com.au
smashingpumpkins.com

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Stay tuned, Ozphoria followers. We’ve got more exciting announcements to come!

Wolfmother to support Smashing Pumpkins on Australian dates

Thu, 03 May 2012 12:38:00 +0800

The bio for Smashing Pumpkins on Ticketmaster’s site has been updated a short while ago to include details of a tentative ticket sale date (edit: since been removed) and support band for the bands Splendour sideshow dates.

According to Ticketmaster’s write-up of Secret Sounds’ press release, Wolfmother will play support to the band on two of the dates.

Stay tuned for more info with the official announcement to come this afternoon.

Smashing Pumpkins announce sideshows for their July 2012 Australian tour

Thu, 03 May 2012 09:18:46 +0800

Just over 2 weeks ago The Smashing Pumpkins were confirmed for Splendour in the Grass and most fans have waited patiently while other headline acts have been confirmed for sideshows around Australia.

It’s with great excitement we are pleased to announce the Smashing Pumpkins will be adding a few extra shows onto their tour down under in July. Apart from playing the closing night (Sunday 29th July) of Splendour in the Grass you will also be able to catch the Smashing Pumpkins on the following dates:

Perth - July 26th
Challange Stadium

Ticket information

Other dates to be announced later today.

Twitter user @richardhomer posted the above picture, which seems...

Wed, 02 May 2012 21:28:00 +0800

Twitter user @richardhomer posted the above picture, which seems to be a copy of the special flexi disc SPRC are sending out to fans who experienced shipping issues with the Gish/Siamese Dream resissues ordered from smashingpumpkins.com.

The track on the disc is known as Blissed, a previously unreleased song.

Most fans we’ve heard from in the US are still waiting on their copies to arrive, with most people reporting their copies shipped on the 30th of April. Not expecting our copy to arrive in Australia for at least a week or so, so please let us know if you receive yours early.

Smashing Pumpkins sign with Create/Control for the release of Oceania in Australia and New Zealand

Wed, 02 May 2012 16:13:32 +0800

Taken from themusic.com.au

Brisbane based ‘artist-empowering’ label Create/Control has announced that The Smashing Pumpkins are the next band to join their roster, releasing their new album through the label in June.

The brand new label announced their first signings just a few weeks ago, with current hype acts like New Zealand’s OPOSSOM and Brisbane’s The Jungle Giants joining Canadian indie darlings Metric as three very strong initial signings, but the announcement of the grunge legends’ signing will no doubt give the label an unspeakable amount of extra exposure to a wider market.

The Smashing Pumpkins were one of the most enduring bands of the 1990s alternative boom, with enormous record sales and numerous hits spawned from the six records before their initial split in 2000. The band’s new record Oceania is believed to be a return to the styles showcased on earlier records Gish and Siamese Dream, two records which earned the band enormous acclaim upon their release.

It is believed that The Smashing Pumpkins’ frontman, creative lynchpin and sole remaining member from the ‘90s Billy Corgan was attracted to the artist-friendly ethos of Create/Control and considered it the ideal label through which to release the album.

Corgan has long been outspoken on the subject of record labels and the music industry in general; trialing an online-only release method for the Pumpkins’ most recent releaseTeargarden by Kaleidyscope and mentioning to Spinner in 2010, “Something about the need for the major label system to corner the market has squeezed the excitement out of music.”

Oceania will be released in Australia on Friday 22 June. The Smashing Pumpkins headline the final day of the sold out Splendour In The Grass festival in Byron Bay this July.

Pumpkins 'no nostalgia act': news.com.au interview

Wed, 02 May 2012 15:10:29 +0800

Billy Corgan says upcoming release Oceania embodies all facets of his work, but with more immediacy; tells of frustration with being referred to as a ‘nostalgia act’; and his respect for the decision of Axl Rose who chose to boycott Guns N’ Roses’ recent Hall of Fame induction due to past differences with bandmates.

Read the full article at news.com.au

Billy Corgan on 'Revolution with Brian Solis'

Wed, 02 May 2012 14:52:00 +0800

Billy Corgan talks with Brian Solis to discuss the state of the music industry and why today’s musicians are treated like sex workers.

Click here to watch the video.

Lucky 13 survey about SPRC

Tue, 01 May 2012 22:15:53 +0800

Taken from Crestfallen.com

The Lucky 13 team has heard from fans all across the globe about releases they would like to see come to light, from obscure concerts dates to the legendary Let Me Give The World To You Adore version produced by Rick Rubin.

Today we are surveying 1000 lucky fans to gauge interest in formats, bundle packages, pricing models, and types of potential Smashing Pumpkins Record Club (SPRC) releases. This survey will provide the Lucky 13 team with information crucial to the next step in the release process.

You will need to answer all the questions in the survey to be able to submit your response. The survey is 4 pages with a total of 18 questions.

You can find the survey here:

The Lucky 13 Survey

Artwork revealed for Smashing Pumpkins new album - Oceania. The...

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:33:17 +0800

Artwork revealed for Smashing Pumpkins new album - Oceania.

The final track listing was also confirmed again.

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

Oceania will hit stores June 19th.

Source: Rolling Stone

Billy Corgan interviewed on FasterLouder

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:29:34 +0800

Faster Louder interviewed Billy on a whole range of topics - from Zeitgeist, Oceania, The Veronica’s, Courtney Love, his new book and more … it really is a fantastic read.

Click here to read the entire interview.

Preorder Gift from Smashing Pumpkins

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:17:18 +0800

Smashing Pumpkins fans who experienced delays with their pre-orders for the reissues of Gish or Siamese Dream have now been contacted in regards to an exclusive gift from the band. The gift will be a flexi disc, mailed for free … the entire cost is ZERO. (Great number huh?)

If you are one the fans you’ll receive an email directly from the band, if you haven’t heard anything we suggest getting in touch with Smashing Pumpkins Record Club on Twitter or email.

DeeDeeLuxe tweets from set of new Smashing Pumpkins filmclip

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:35:33 +0800

International Burlesque performer DeeDeeLuxe has posted a few tweets over the last 5 days hinting about what is happening on set of the new Smashing Pumpkins video. No word has been given as to what song the filmclip is for … however mentioning an octopus and turtle - would Oceania be too literal?

Tweets from @deedeeluxe:

Shooting in #SmashingPumpkins video friday! Cant wait, they were a big part of my more innocent years. Having fun flashbacks!
— DeeDee Luxe (@DeeDeeLuxe) April 18, 2012

Finishing #smashingpumpkins video. Flying thru the sky….. That’s a wrap!
— DeeDee Luxe (@DeeDeeLuxe) April 21, 2012

frm set Oceania #smashingpumpkins @SmashingPumpkin w my co star @Matthewgogo radiating,flying,levitating,octopus,turtle twitter.com/DeeDeeLuxe/sta…
— DeeDee Luxe (@DeeDeeLuxe) April 22, 2012

Shooting in @SmashingPumpkin video again tomorrow! Cant wait for this to come out! This is an amazing project.
— DeeDee Luxe (@DeeDeeLuxe) April 24, 2012

Billy interviewed in Kerrang! about Oceania

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:19:11 +0800

There is a 2 page interview with Billy in the most recent edition of Kerrang!, make sure to pick up a copy and hear about the decisions behind the release of Oceania. Here is a quote from the interview:

“The thing that defines our age is technology. It’s obviously changing how we inter-relate as humans. What that in mind, how does one maintain a moral compass in your personal relationships when you have the world at your fingertips? But it’s not a real world, it’s a fake fake world. So the album looks at the balance between personal relationships and those relationships with a world that’s changing its relationship with you.”

Billy Corgan is interviewed on Triple J regarding their upcoming...

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:08:00 +0800

Billy Corgan is interviewed on Triple J regarding their upcoming Australian 2012 tour in July.

"I think it’s really cool that the official Oceania tour starts in Australia. Our Australian fans..."

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:02:57 +0800

“I think it’s really cool that the official Oceania tour starts in Australia. Our Australian fans will be the first to hear it and see what we’re gonna do. We’re working with the guy who’s been working with Roger Waters on The Wall - he’s doing the graphics for our tour.”

- Read Billy Corgan’s full interview with Channel V here.