Christopher Walken comes into the room....
I read a bunch of Billy Corgan-related stuff on the internets yesterday, following the hype around Mister Corgan's full page ad(PDF) in his hometown paper, plugging his debut solo album 'The Future Embrace' and dropping a bombshell that he's reviving the Smashing Pumpkins - no mention yet whether this includes former members, or is just the name being revived.
He's got some fascinating autobiographical rants on his website, (under 'The Confessions of Bully Corgan', nice title) but I ended up reading the tour journal of Linda Strawberry, a 23-year old ex-Mormon keyboard wiz who is part of Mister Corgan's touring band to promote his solo disc - he's playing Auckland on 24 July at the St James.
Ms Strawberry has interrupted recording her own solo debut to jet off round the globe with Mister Corgan, and now finds herself hanging out with Robert Smith (one of her musical heroes, hardly surprising after looking at her photos, very post-goth punkette) and Bono, and recently played live on the David Letterman Show.
"I'm here in my hotel room, its 4:02 a.m.. My parents are on tour with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in spokane tonight. They announced at breakfast that I would be on letterman tonight. They called this morning to tell me they were in the same hotel as whitesnake. What a mix..
"When it was our turn we went down there and there was a brief moment where no one knew where billy's guitar was as we were plugging our in ear monitors in. In those five seconds I got a little scared. David letterman was on the left and paul schaffer was on the right and billy was standing there empty handed going "where's my guitar" and then suddenly it just started. "
Of course, NZ golfer Michael Campbell was on Letterman last night following his stunning win at the US Open, and wouldn't you know it, the other guests were Christopher Walken plugging his new movie (Wedding Crashers), and Billy Corgan and band playing live. Billy Corgan, Michael Campbell and Christopher Walken, in the same room. Imagine what the conversation was like in the green room backstage? What are they going to talk about - Lord of the Rings?
ADDED: some light relief, oh hang on, this is serious???
In Search Of: The Next DJ Shadow
"..when URB magazine ("Providing the Missing Link Between Trance and Hip-Hop Even Though Nobody Wanted It!") recently decided it needed to manufacture the next DJ Shadow in order to create a new media darling it could call its own, the GBs were on top of it. As public service to all, we're heading off URB's plans at the pass and shining some light on the inner workings of how a new poster boy is decided upon. Below you will find the discarded applications of various hip-hop notables, recovered from the recycling bins at URB's offices. Click on where it says, "Click here for full internal document," to see the full internal document." Link.
DIY hot video action.
Radio Active wants to reward you for doing it yourself (DIY). Get-in-there and patch together a NZ music video of sorts to enter in the 8th Handle the Jandal competition. The idea is to make a mean music video (with written permission from the musician) without any funding.
Last year around 70 music videos made it to the Active Towers, this year we want more. Like every year that's gone before 15 finalists will be screened at the Embassy Theatre Awards Ceremony in September.
Prize categories include: Best editing, Best cinematography, Best concept, Best Animation, Best Use of Exploitative Tactics to Promote a Band, and Rising Star.
Win a golden Jandal, enter Handle the Jandal - last year we gave away a sweet Sony camera.
Check www.radioactive.co.nz for entry details. Preferable formats are Beta Cam, DV or Mini DV. Entries close Monday July 25th.
Fat Freddy's live shows just announced for round Aotearoa before they jet off overseas...
Sat 16 July, St James, Auckland with Tha Feelstyle and OpenSouls
Sat 23 July, Shed 6, Wellington - Support TBA
Thurs 28 July, Town Hall, Wanaka - Support TBA
Fri 29 July, Sammys, Dunedin - Support TBA
Sat 30 July, Town Hall, Christchurch - with Verse II
Higher than the sun
How Lowe took Radio 1 higher
The UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper features an article on Kiwi Zane Lowe, and his "unpredictable, hyper-energetic evening show" pulling in awards and listeners for BBC Radio1.
"Socially, Lowe speaks even faster than he does on air. His enthusiasm is unstoppable, and quite at odds with the level-headed authority that we still associate with BBC broadcasters."
(Tip of the hat to Medianstrip)
and this just in... Tony Blair - war criminal....
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