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New Singles: VEHICLE – SMASHING PUMPKINS – U2 – LAND OF TALK

16 October 2026

Band: VEHICLE
Who: Greedy indie rockers
from Leeds, UK.

Single: MISERABLE VIBES
3rd preview track from their
forthcoming debut album, named Fumes, slated
for release on 19 March 2027 (my birthday).

Michael Cable (frontman/songwriter): “A withdrawn nostalgia addict goes cold turkey, everything floats to the surface, the conclusion is an elusive one. Archive footage floats across the words– our hero doesn’t know what era they’re from anymore, the song is about the strange guilt of living in a present that borrows too heavily from the past.”

TUTV: References? The La’s, The Tubs, and sensation Geese.
Sound: Jangly post-punk action. Vibes? Chilling.

On Spotify
Instagram

Band: THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
Active: Since 1988 – To date, 13 LPs

Single: BLACK STARS
Part of the soundtrack of the upcoming dystopian movie
The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping. In cinemas
from Nov 20th on.

TUTV: Feel-good, catchy, guitar-pop melodiousness.

On Spotify
Instagram
Website

Band: U2
Active: Since 1976 – 50 years!!!

Single: THE GREATEST SHOW
The 3rd appetizer from their upcoming 16th full-length,
baptized Carnival De Luz, which will drop on 13th Nov.

TUTV: This could easily be a hidden track from
the 1987 Joshua Tree LP. Emotive, soul-touching
and slightly epic.

On Spotify
Instagram
Tour Dates

LAND OF TALK
Who: Absorbing Canadian rock indies,
led by singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell.

Single: DOGS
New taster, following Cats from their
5th longpplayer called Lasts. It’ll land
on Nov 13th.

TUVT: Jangly electricity twisting and turning forth and back.

On Spotify
Instagram

New SMASHING PUMPKINS Tribute Album In August

Posted on June 24 by JL

A new tribute album for American rock heavyweights THE SMASHING PUMPKINS (formed in 1998 / 13 LPs) arrives, digitally on August 14th, vinyl in October. Pre-order info here.

Named Sending Hearts To All My Dearies: A Tribute To The Smashing Pumpkins
the album contains 15 cross-genre covers of songs spanning Pumpkins’ discography. Contributors include Tame Impala, Alice Glass, Nita Strauss, Yonaka, Des Rocs, Meg Myers, Between The Buried and Me, and Palaye Royale, among others.

Tame Impala‘s version of Hummer, a track from the Pumpkins‘
1993 LP Siamese Dream is downright luring, even more psychedelic
colored than the original.

TAME IMPALA

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS

Tracklist

01. Tame Impala – Hummer
02. Yonaka – Today
03. The Midnight – Tonight, Tonight
04. Carpenter Brut – Cherub Rock
05. Barns Courtney – 1979
06. Meg Myers – Eye
07. Palaye Royale – Bullet With Butterfly Wings
08. Between The Buried and Me – Jellybelly
09. Alice Glass – Drown
10. Starbenders – Tonight, Tonight
11. Nita Strauss – 1979
12. Bones UK – Cherub Rock
13. Moon Taxi – Thirty Three
14. Des Rocs – Bullet With Butterfly Wings
15. Urban Heat – Ava Adore

All Tour Dates HERE.

3 Big Blasts From The Past – SMASHING PUMPKINS – AIR – ROD STEWART

Posted on May 28 by JL

28 May 2026

Band: AIR
1995-present

Album: 10 000 HZ LEGEND
The French synth duo’s 2nd LP was released
on 28 May 2001, today 25 years ago.

AllMusic said: “10,000 Hz Legend is a darker work, just as contemplative
and unhurried as its predecessor, but part of a gradual move from drifting,
almost pastoral melancholia to a downright post-modern helplessness in
league with Radiohead.”

It peaked at #7 in the UK, and #3 on the US Dance Album Charts.

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Band: THE SMASHING PUMPKINS
1988–2000, 2006–present

Album: GISH
Their debut full-length. It came out
on 28 May 1991, today 35 years ago.

Rolling Stone said: “Awe-inspiring with meticulously
calculated chaos and a swirling energy.”

It went silver in the UK and platinum in the US.

STREAM

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Artist: ROD STEWART
1961–present

Album: EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY
It was Rod The Mod‘s 3rd solo one, released
on 28 May 1971, today 55 years ago.

STREAM

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Instagram – Linktree – All Solo Albums

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS – North American Tour Dates For 30th Anniversary Of ‘MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS’

Posted on May 19 by JL

All Dates & Tickets HERE.

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Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness turns 30 on October 25th.

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YUNGBLUD And THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Team Up For Schorching Rendition Of ‘ZOMBIE’

Posted on January 2 by JL

Vitalizing tunes that work faster than a stream of caffeine

2 January 2026

Credit: Tom Pallant

After his Ozzy celebration with Aerosmith a couple of months ago,
flamboyant English star YUNGBLUD dropped a collaborative track
today with those other heavy rock kingpins The Smashing Pumpkins.

Together, they come up with a remarkable rendition of Yungblud‘s
emotional power ballad ZOMBIE from last year’s album Idols.

Scorching!

THE SMASHING PUMPKINS Released Their Magnum Opus ‘MELLON COLLIE AND THE INFINITE SADNESS’ 30 Years Ago Today

Posted on October 24 by JL

Significant longplayers from yesteryear

24 October 2025

Rock giants THE SMASHING PUMPKINS (1988–2000, 2006–present)
released their 3rd LP, a double one, titled MELLON COLLIE AND THE
INFINITE SADNESS released on 24 October 1995 in the US, 30 years ago
today.

It went straight to #1 on the US Charts
with first-week sales of 246,500 units.

Pitchfork said: “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was one of the most generous
records of the 90s. Smashing Pumpkins took it upon themselves to make a record that
only teenagers could love and for many it was the only one they needed.”.

Musically, the album has been described as featuring alternative rock, Grunge, alt metal, art rock and heavy metal. Its sprawling nature resulted in diverse music styles from song to song, contrasting what some critics felt was the “one dimensional flavor” of the previous two albums.

The artwork was conceived by American illustrator and collage artist John Craig.
He worked from Corgan‘s scribbled notes and crude sketches, most of which
arrived via fax.

The woman on the front cover is a collage made from two paintings: the face was taken from a work by French painter by Jean-Baptiste Greuze (1725 – 1805), and a portrait of Saint-Catherine Of Alexandria by medieval Italian painter Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino.

Jean-Baptiste Greuze

Saint-Catherine Of Alexandria

Billy Corgan: “Do I belong in the conversation
about the best artists in the world? My answer is
yes, I do.”

Singles/clips: Bullet With Butterfly Wings / 1979 / Zero

– BULLET WITH BUTTERFLY WINGS –

– 1979 –

– ZERO –

Full album…

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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS By Heavy Numbers – Hear New Juggernaut ‘CHROME JETS’

Posted on September 12, 2025 by JL

Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine

12 September 2025

Despite the fact that rock luminaries THE SMASHING PUMPKINS took a 6-year break between 2000-2006 it feels like Billy Corgan (now 58) and his troops have been around
for ages (actually since 1988) without a day off.

Last year, they launched their 13th album
Aghori Mhori Mei and started a very long
tour (still going).

Yet, inbetween, they found some space and time to record a brand-new juggernaut,
titled CHROME JETS. It’s pumpkins by heavy numbers. For the umpteenth time, they
build their trademark wall-of-bulldozing sound again and let the jets fly all over it.

Nothing new under the sun, but good enough to soundtrack
your breakfast and get yourself going to carry another day.

Eastern Tour Dates

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IMAGE OF THE DAY – THE SMASHING PUMPKINS In BELGIUM

Posted on August 10, 2025 by JL

Last Friday, THE SMASHING PUMPKINS shot a lot of bullets with butterfly wings
at Lokerse Feesten. Their guru, Billy Corgan, was, what else, the attention grabber.
He and guitarist James Iha are the two remaining members from the original line-up.

From zero(s) to hero(s).

SETLIST

Where Boys Fear to Tread
Pentagrams
Today
Bullet With Butterfly Wings
1979
Edin
Mayonaise
Take My Breath Away
(Berlin cover)
999
Disarm
Tonight, Tonight
Cherub Rock
Jellybelly
Porcelina of the Vast Oceans
Ava Adore
Stand Inside Your Love
Zero
The Everlasting Gaze