Simultaneous releases from Ozzy Osbourne, Smashing Pumpkins, the Pretenders, Bob Seger and Anthrax captured the respective artists at very different points in their careers.
Billy Corgan has not exactly been kind to his fellow founding Smashing Pumpkins bandmates in recent interviews. However, in a new conversation, Corgan took the opportunity to actually praise guitarist James Iha, drummer Jimmy Chamberlin and bassist D'arcy Wretzky, all of whom are no longer in the band.
Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist D'Arcy Wretzky was jailed last week for not paying overdue fines. The blonde bassist, who has had her share of drug problems since the alt rock band booted her, was ticketed back in 2009 when horses escaped from her farm and she has missed four court dates since to pay the fines she owes as a result...