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The Pumpkins have just released a new video through MySpace. It’s a 7:13 minutes long of head-pounding, guitar-torturing, drum-bashing beast. It’s a killer for live shows, just watch the tube.

Click here to view The Smashing Pumpkins’ Superchrist video.

I don’t really listen to J-Pop or to any of that genre (X-Japan is an exception), but this cover by one Miss Angela AKi is too good to pass (anything Smashing Pumpkins-related is too good to pass!). The song is in Jap, except for the chorus, which she sang in English. Check out the video and get the track below.

Today is the greatest day I’ve ever known.

Download: Angela Aki - Today (MP3 format, lyrics)

I haven’t been posting here for a while. Apologies for that.

Smashing Pumpkins’ have just released their latest single a few days ago, That’s The Way (My Love Is). It’s a pretty decent track, somehow managed to remind me of Try, Try, Try from the Machina-era (must be the beat).

What I don’t get is the political-themed CD cover. What’s up with that? First it was Paris Hilton on Tarantula, now it’s Death’s turn. Watch out Mr Eddie Vedder, Mr Corgan is joining politics with a (so-called) love song.

Oh, and the video to the single? It was OK, typical Pumpkins style. Watch it for yourself.

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Apparently the Pumpkins are looking for the conjoined twins who posed for the band’s 1993 album cover, Siamese Dream. Read here for more.

Spread the word. Uh, right.

Note: Album cover hotlinked from wikipedia.org.

Spinner.com have just posted the new Smashing Pumpkins’ video to the first single, Tarantula. Watch for yourself to decide. I am not impressed by the video.

But the whole album is pretty good, it’s growing on me.

Been listening to the Smashing Pumpkins’ second leaked track, Doomsday Clock, repeatedly and I have to say this: it’s heavy. Really, really heavy.

So far the new album Zeitgeist is shaping up pretty good, based on this track and the first single Tarantula (Paris Hilton on the cover, for real?). No, I am not going to listen to the rest of their new songs from their live shows. I will wait for more decent copies available (read leaks).

If you want to listen to Doomsday Clock, you will have to find it yourself. The last time I posted a leaked track here, I received a letter from the Man.

Oh, did I mention Doomsday Clock will be in the live-action Transformers movie soundtrack too? Awesome.

Smashing Pumpkins - Doomsday Clock (Live at Grand Rex, Paris 22nd June, 2007):

A clean version (audio only) that was posted on smashingpumpkins.com:

You have heard the 30-seconds teaser. Now hear the full-blown of a gigantic spider song. I mean really, it’s huge!

First impression: Welcome back Mr Corgan.

Download: Smashing Pumpkins - Tarantula (MP3 format, clean ripped) (Link removed. I have been warned!)

Thanks to Deaf Indie Elephants for the love!

The track list for Zeitgeist, to be launched July 7th, 2007.

“Is everyone afraid? Has everyone changed?,” Corgan sings on opener “Doomsday Clock,” a big, loud rocker in the vein of Geek U.S.A. from Siamese Dream.

- excerpt from this article at Billboard.com

1. Doomsday Clock
2. 7 Shades of Black
3. Orchid
4. That’s the Way
5. Tarantula
6. Starz
7. United States
8. Never Lost
9. Bring the Light
10. Come On (Let’s Go)
11. For God and Country
12. Pomp and Circumstance

I still remember when the Pumpkins were about to release Machina back in 2000, the media compared it to Gish, the whole back-to-roots thingie. When it was finally released, they tanked it for not living up to hype. Bastards.

Personally, I don’t think the Pumpkins need another Gish or even Siamese Dreams. Both the albums are irreplaceable. And frankly, the Pumpkins can never go back to their glory days of selling millions of albums and topping the charts, not when today’s charts are covered with artists that feature other artists (just take a look at Billboard’s chart, 6 out of 10 of them have artists featuring artists, it’s a trend).

All I hope for is a good rocking album.

More Smashing Pumpkins news. Buddyhead reported (or rather rumored) the 2 other members to replace James Iha and D’arcy. Here’s the excerpt:

Ok, now let’s talk some more about 90’s bands getting “back together”. “Smashing Pumpkins” are putting out a new record and playing some festivals this summer. The only thing is, what makes this any different than that Zwan bullshit we already endured? Same idea… bald vampire lookin whiner/singer dweeb with the 9-foot tall smack addict hippy drummer and a bunch of “other dudes”. The sketchiest part about this whole “reunion” thing though, is how the Pumpkins camp isn’t being too eager to announce who the two “not James Iha and D’arcy” people are. In case ya were wondering, the new bass player happens to be Ginger Reyes (formerly of the Halo Friendlies) and the guitar player is a dude named Jeff Schroeder (he used to be in some dorky Silverlake band called The Lassie Foundation). Siiiiiick dudes, real exciting! They originally tried out Eric Avery, but Billy didn’t think he could “keep up”. By the way, Bill… are you ever gonna admit that you and Courtney Love were banging when she was married to Kurt Cobain, and that this probably had more than just a smidge to do with homeboy checkin’ out early? Or is that one yer takin’ to the grave? C’mon dude… its like OJ still claiming his innocence. We all know the deal. Just fess up so us grunge babies can move on.

Another female bassist? Billy sure has a thing for chic bassist.

And finally, to all you Iha fangirls:

Eww.

“No, I’m not part of the current Smashing Pumpkins album or tour, I haven’t spoken to Billy (Corgan) in years,” Iha told Rolling Stone.

“I’m writing for a solo record, which I’m going to record this year, and working on my indie label Scratchie Records,” he said.

Copied and pasted from NME.com. I guess that confirms it all. No surprises. When is D’arcy coming out from that plastic face of her’s?