the Smashing Pumpkins are coming to New York!

The Smashing Pumpkins are coming to New York, on October 31st!  What could be better than going to a Smashing Pumpkins show on Halloween night?  The place is Barclay's Center in Brooklyn.  To celebrate, a look back at the Smashing Pumpkins when their second album "Siamese Dreams" came out, about two decades ago!  Two decades?  I feel like this was yesterday.  Oh well...

So here's a the full Smashing Pumpkins show live at the Metro in Chicago, in 1993:

I found out recently that Billy had a little brother with a rare case of Down syndrome. At 39:00 (on the video), before playing "Spaceboy", Billy tells the audience he wrote this song about his brother, Jessie. I've listened to "Spaceboy" a million times, and I love it more every time. There was always something about it that I could relate to emotionally, like "We won't belong, we won't belong..." perhaps because I too have a little brother with Down syndrome an the truth is neither of us belong or ever will (at least not me)

The Oceania Tour: "Cherub Rock" @ Perth, AU 07/26/12

This is Cherub Rock, the opening song of their second album "Siamese Dreams" (early 90's). The video was the first clip I could find showing the new set and light show, from a performance in Perth, Australia, on July 26 2012. More coming soon. Turn the volume all the way up, lock your door in case your neighbors are idiots like mine, hit "full screen, set quality to 480p if you have broadband internet, put some sunglasses on, and last but not least, enjoy!

The Oceania Tour: "Disarm" in Sydney, AU 08/31/12

The Oceania Tour: "Tonight, Tonight" @ Syney, AU 07/31/12..