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The Smashing Pumpkins

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2012

    Have A Nice Day: The 10 Best Disses, Insults and Put Downs in Song

    Diss tracks have a long history, from parodies to musical attacks. They rose to prominence in the '80s, beginning with "Have A Nice Day" by Roxanne Shante and following the rise of hip hop, and storied feuds between rappers like Jay-Z and Nas played out entirely in song. Of course, you could write a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2011

    The 15 Best '90s Movie Soundtracks

    Oh, Uma!​Last week's list of the best soundtracks of the '80s naturally got us thinking--what happened in the next decade? We instantly thought of so many classic '90s soundtracks we couldn't limit it to just 10. Turns out a lot of cool stuff happened in the decade of Zubaz, boy bands, and All ... More >>

  • Music

    April 20, 2011

    Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Up Where They Belong

    In defense of the band's glossy sophomore album.

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Are Not a Marketing Scheme

    The new Pains of Being Pure at Heart album, Belong, is a pretty audacious leap for the band--recruiting mega-producer Flood (U2, the Smashing Pumpkins) to buff their previously slouchy twee-pop sound up to something more closely resembling the radio-friendly alt '90s--and it's already earning them ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2011

    Pop Therapy: How Do You Treat Depression With Songs?

    Look, I'm not gonna lie: I'm in a bit of a depression right now. I lost a job that I loved and tried damn hard to figure out how to do well; I moved from a nice solo apartment on Capitol Hill to a shared quadplex in the Central District (it's all right); I've been hung up on an ex for way too lon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2011

    Warpaint's Dream of the '90s, Sunday at Neumos

    Lauren Dukoff​Warpaint Neumos Sunday, March 20th The women of Warpaint took the stage Sunday at a packed Neumos bathed in red light. But with their liquid guitar tones and murmured lyrics, blue might have been more appropriate. Their music conjures an underwater world, with four mermaids at i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    I Went to a '90s Cover Night and All I Got Was This "This is Not a Fugazi T-Shirt"

    This was the merch table.​On Friday night, in a basement on Capitol Hill, a bunch of Seattle punk/DIY/etc bands who are mostly too young to remember the '90s got together to pay tribute to that decade in popular song. The occasion was a 30th birthday party for Benji from My Parade (and formerl ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 22, 2010

    Melissa Auf der Maur

    This was the merch table.​On Friday night, in a basement on Capitol Hill, a bunch of Seattle punk/DIY/etc bands who are mostly too young to remember the '90s got together to pay tribute to that decade in popular song. The occasion was a 30th birthday party for Benji from My Parade (and formerl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2010

    Ever Get the Feeling That Your iPod Is a Better DJ Than You Are?

    The WhoDuff McKagan's column runs every Thursday on Reverb. He writes about what music is circulating through his space every Monday.​My iPod has a vast and random variety of music and songage. I'm sure that I am not alone here. Duh. But do you ever wonder some days, how some music pulled from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    MusicFest NW: The Head and the Heart Dream of Moving to Portland and Shabazz Palaces Wow A Small Crowd

    Paige RichmondShabazz Palaces owned Jimmy Mak's jazz club in Portland's Pearl District. Too bad that fewer than 100 people saw them.​Although Portland is only 160 miles away, sometimes it seems like the city's musical preferences are light years apart from Seattle's. This weekend marked the 10 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    Tonight: Smashing Pumpkins at the Showbox Sodo, Crooked Fingers at the Sunset, Menomena at the Showbox

    Wendy Lynch​The Smashing Pumpkins, with Bad City. Showbox SoDo, 1700 First Ave. S., 628-3151. 8 p.m. $14. All ages. On one hand, Billy Corgan is as lame as Courtney Love and Axl Rose for continuing to record and tour under his iconic old band's name when he's the only original member left, sur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Today's Paper: From Hounds of the Wild Hunt to The Courage, the Pastors Wives to the Casino Circuit: Things Ain't What They Used to Be

    Laura MusselmanMenomena​It's another misty Wednesday morning, which means if your copy of our new issue got damp on your way in to work, you'll want to wander over here to read all the music bits. Here's what we've got for ya this week: -- Formerly the Whore Moans, Hounds of the Wild Hunt are ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Smashing Pumpkins to Play Portland, Arcade Fire Burns Up the Billboard Charts, and M.I.A. Sets Clip-Art to Music

    ​MFNW: Just in case you need another reason to attend this year's MusicFestNW, Corgan and Co. play the Wonder Ballroom Sept. 11. (If you're staying in town that weekend, Smashing Pumpkins also play Showbox Sodo on Sept. 10.) Merge Records: Arcade Fire's Suburbs topped the Billboard charts la ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2010

    Tonight: Phosphorescent, Silversun Pickups, Sleepy Eyes of Death

    Martha Jewelle​Phosphorescent, with J. Tillman, Grouplove. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $12. If Matthew Houck didn't stumble out of the top-floor bedroom of a Texas saloon, slide down the banister, tucking in his buttoned-down white shirt en route to the bar's upright piano to ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 28, 2010

    Silversun Pickups

    Martha Jewelle​Phosphorescent, with J. Tillman, Grouplove. Crocodile, 2200 Second Ave., 441-7416. 8 p.m. $12. If Matthew Houck didn't stumble out of the top-floor bedroom of a Texas saloon, slide down the banister, tucking in his buttoned-down white shirt en route to the bar's upright piano to ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 24, 2010

    Tonight: GreenNote Benefit Concert with Amos Lee & Rocky Votolato, Young Sportsmen, Moneta, Day 2 of Block Party

    ​GreenNote Benefit Concert, with Amos Lee, Rocky Votolato, Star Anna, Ian Moore. Mural Amphitheater, Seattle Center. 4:30 p.m. $15-$25. All ages. Amos Lee is the only performer coming to this sustainability-oriented concert by airplane (horrible for the carbon footprint), so you know he'd bett ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 21, 2010

    Moneta

    ​GreenNote Benefit Concert, with Amos Lee, Rocky Votolato, Star Anna, Ian Moore. Mural Amphitheater, Seattle Center. 4:30 p.m. $15-$25. All ages. Amos Lee is the only performer coming to this sustainability-oriented concert by airplane (horrible for the carbon footprint), so you know he'd bett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    Grandpapa Is a Rolling Stone, Damn It!

    ​I bought the deluxe 40th-anniversary reissue of the classic Rolling Stones live album, Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out, the other day, and it's great to hear the guys--joined by friends B.B. King and Ike & Tina Turner--on my favorite live Stones album again. By sheer coincidence, at the same time someone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    7 Lessons Learned While DJing My Friend's Wedding

    ​Y'all may have seen Hannah's article a few weeks back in which she polled several reputable sometime wedding DJs in town to ask about the strikes and gutters of DJing your friend's wedding. Well, last Saturday I made my debut, and I'd like to add a few things to that list. 1. You're going t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 28, 2010

    Download Blonde Redhead's New Single, "Here Sometimes," Before They Hit CHBP on July 24

    ​Blonde Redhead will release Penny Sparkle, their first record since 2007's near-perfect 23 (that's not counting the soundtrack they wrote for a documentary about Dungeons & Dragons in 2008), on September 14. Penny Sparkle was produced by Alan Moulder, who has also produced records for -- take ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2010

    A.M. Music News: Eddie Vedder's Advice to Ohio, Green Day's "Rip This Joint," and The Physics' Three Piece

    -- NBC: In Day One of Rolling Stones Week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Green Day covered "Rip This Joint" (above). The celebration of the reissue of the Stones' Exile On Main St. continues tonight with Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow Wednesday, and Phish on Thursday. -- STG: Hey Marseilles are openi ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 17, 2010

    Young Fresh Fellows

    -- NBC: In Day One of Rolling Stones Week on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Green Day covered "Rip This Joint" (above). The celebration of the reissue of the Stones' Exile On Main St. continues tonight with Keith Urban, Sheryl Crow Wednesday, and Phish on Thursday. -- STG: Hey Marseilles are openi ... More >>

  • Music

    June 17, 2009

    Not So Young, Still Fresh

    A seminal punk-pop trio tours behind their first album in nearly a decade.

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2009

    This Year's Magma Festival Looks Like Fun

    This is another one of those local festivals that I really like, because you basically just get to buy one pass that gets you into lots of shows all over the city. Specifically, eight shows. For $35, you can get into everything, or you can expect to pay $6-$10 apiece. Although I haven't really dec ... More >>

  • Music

    November 19, 2008

    Love Buzz

    How to hype your band the Deerhunter way!

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2007

    Last Night: Smashing Pumpkins, Social D., Bright Eyes, and More at EndFest

    How to hype your band the Deerhunter way!

  • Music

    September 5, 2007

    The Composer, the Insurance Company, and the Stuck-in-Your-Head Jingles

    You've heard Josh Myers' work; you just don't know it.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2007

    Foreign moments in music video history

    You've heard Josh Myers' work; you just don't know it.

  • Music

    March 28, 2007

    Cherub-Rock Redux

    A toddler and her dad road test alt-lullabies.

  • Music

    July 26, 2006

    Silversun Pickups

    Plus CD Reviews of Mark Fosson, Tapes n Tapes, and the Flying Luttenbachers.

  • Music

    July 27, 2005

    Billy Corgan at the Moore Theatre

    Plus CD Reviews of Mark Fosson, Tapes n Tapes, and the Flying Luttenbachers.

  • Music

    April 6, 2005

    Jimmy Chamberlain Complex

    Also: Crohn's and Colitis Foundation Benefit: Fight To Mars + Left Hand Smoke + Lee Rude And The Trainwrecks, and Marbles.

  • Music

    September 8, 2004

    Øya! Øya! Øya!

    Smallmouth goes to Norway.

  • Music

    April 7, 2004

    Step Forward

    Smallmouth goes to Norway.

  • Music

    August 27, 2003

    A pierced nipple is still a pierced nipple: Lollapalooza 2003.

    Smallmouth goes to Norway.

  • Music

    July 9, 2003

    Wheels of Steal

    Seattle mash-up maestro DJ Lance Lockarm plays connect-the-dots with pop history.

  • Music

    June 18, 2003

    Death By Mixtape

    New column debut: Love blooms for Jack White and Renée Zellweger; plus the latest on Limp, Ludacris, and Le Tigre.

  • Music

    November 20, 2002

    Decade of (Passive) Aggression

    Rereleased 10 years after initiating a rear-guard action against an unyielding music industry, Pavement's Slanted and Enchanted still sounds like the future of rock.

  • Music

    October 16, 2002

    Poster madness, plus news on Queens, Peaches, Guns, and more.

    Rereleased 10 years after initiating a rear-guard action against an unyielding music industry, Pavement's Slanted and Enchanted still sounds like the future of rock.

  • Music

    July 10, 2002

    Rhymes with Seltzer

    Rereleased 10 years after initiating a rear-guard action against an unyielding music industry, Pavement's Slanted and Enchanted still sounds like the future of rock.

  • Music

    July 3, 2002

    Rhymes with Seltzer

    Rereleased 10 years after initiating a rear-guard action against an unyielding music industry, Pavement's Slanted and Enchanted still sounds like the future of rock.

  • Music

    January 9, 2002

    Days of our nights

    Rereleased 10 years after initiating a rear-guard action against an unyielding music industry, Pavement's Slanted and Enchanted still sounds like the future of rock.

  • Music

    November 7, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Rereleased 10 years after initiating a rear-guard action against an unyielding music industry, Pavement's Slanted and Enchanted still sounds like the future of rock.

  • Music

    October 31, 2001

    Days of our nights

    Rereleased 10 years after initiating a rear-guard action against an unyielding music industry, Pavement's Slanted and Enchanted still sounds like the future of rock.

  • Music

    December 13, 2000

    The Culture Bunker

    Rereleased 10 years after initiating a rear-guard action against an unyielding music industry, Pavement's Slanted and Enchanted still sounds like the future of rock.

  • Music

    December 6, 2000

    The Metro Gnome

    Rereleased 10 years after initiating a rear-guard action against an unyielding music industry, Pavement's Slanted and Enchanted still sounds like the future of rock.

  • News

    October 4, 2000

    A tale of two band(width)s

    Rock's hottest new career move: battling your record label over MP3s.

  • Music

    August 11, 1999

    Shiny happy Europop

    Rock's hottest new career move: battling your record label over MP3s.

  • Music

    August 4, 1999

    Black Box Recorder, Basement Jaxx, and more!

    Rock's hottest new career move: battling your record label over MP3s.

  • Music

    July 7, 1999

    Pavement, Townes Van Zandt, tributes to Gram Parsons and Tom Cora

    Rock's hottest new career move: battling your record label over MP3s.

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