Amateur cameraman and YouTube user Spcherry84 is sharing not-bad video from “Sgt. Pepper’s…Revisited”. Watch Billy and the backing musicians on “Julia” here…
Below: …and also check out his lead vocals on “Good Morning Good Morning”.
SmashingPumpkins.com has the details and a photo of Billy Corgan’s appearance at Cheap Trick’s “Sgt. Pepper’s…Revisited” show last night with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Hollywood Bowl Orchestra in the Hollywood its eponymous Bowl:
The event included a vocal performance by Billy of the song “Julia” from the Beatles’ White Album. Billy also joined Rick Neilsen [sic] and co. for the Cheap Trick song “World’s Greatest Lover.”
One blogger/attendee out there dug it:
I want to go see the orchestra do classical now. It was ridiculously powerful and they weren’t even the stress of the concert. Cheap Trick was. And Billy Corgan, who’s a surprisingly great singer by the way.
No word if there was a special appearance by Matt Sweeney, whose band Chavez put on a legendary performance at the Bowl back in 1996:
After a bit of a hiatus the podcast returns with a full slate of panelists three-quarters of a panel. Barring any unforeseen business travel, we should be able to stick to our weekly schedule at least until the end of the summer. This week we talked about the residency DVD, which seems on track to defy the odds and actually get released, and a topic near and dear to my heart: marketing.
Listen to the whole show (1:01:36)
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This week’s topics:
Panelists
-Chris, Jason, and Andrew
News
-Billy is playing with Cheap Trick on June 28th, anyone want to iReport it for us? (2:04)
-A new single is announced for September, will it be a pop hit or a sweeping epic? Plus, we make our first reference to the Machina Mystery on this podcast. (7:11)
-IMDB reveals more information about the residency DVD, which is scheduled for the end of this year, and provides a unique interpretation of alphabetical order. (7:12)
In-Depth Discussion
-With the news slowing to a trickle, fan sites start going dark as fans enjoy the summer weather and forget about the Pumpkins until the next blitz begins. Now that the band is label-less and in charge of their own marketing, does this promotional pattern make sense? I figuratively hire Jason and Andrew to play Madison Avenue Executive, and we all have our own advice for how to keep fans engaged. (31:25)
This Week in Pumpkins History
-TheFutureEmbrace is released. Jason ponders the accolades it would have received had it been released by Radiohead. Plus, I reveal my darkest secret: that I listen to James Iha’s solo album more than Billy’s. (8:36)
Song of the Week
-Lover December 12, 1998
Next week we may be doing a show review for a Gish-era show to go along with the announcement of the rerelease/box set/Gish tour. If so, I’ll post the date of the show we’ll be discussing in the comments for this post later in the week.
SmashingPumpkins.com announced today that Billy Corgan will continue his tradition of performing with fellow Illinois supergroup Cheap Trick in Hollywood, California on June 28th. Purchase tickets here.
The show, entitled “Sgt. Pepper’s …Revisited,” will be celebrating The Beatles’ famous 1967 album. From the Hollywood Bowl website:
Cheap Trick and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra celebrate the rock masterpiece one more time in a repeat of last year’s sold-out concerts. As before, Sgt. Pepper’s will be performed in its entirety, plus other Beatles favorites. This is your last chance!
Anyone out in the LA area want to live-blog this for HU? Pretty please? Hmm, maybe I’ll make the trek from Vegas…
