Billy Corgan has emerged from his three-year hiatus following The Smashing Pumpkins' 2000 break-up, with Zwan and their debut, MARY STAR OF THE SEA. Rounding out the group are former Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlain, Slint/Tortoise guitarist Dave Pajo, Skunk string-slinger Matt Sweeney and bassist from A Perfect Circle, Paz Lenchantin. Corgan does not disappoint as he resurrects the crashing guitars and yowling vocals that ensnared so many young, impressionable post-rock fans. Taking on the moniker of Billy Burke, a Florida evangelist dedicated to "touching the world with God's power," the Chicago native runs a quasi-religious thread through these 14 songs.
Following the newly-released, rocking “The Underwhelming” and early spring singalong “Apocalyptical,” Puscifer are back. The unpindownable music-and-performance-art collective led by Tool and A Perfect Circle frontman and “agent-in-training” Maynard James Keenan (a.k.a. Dick Merkin) and “special agents-in-charge” Mat Mitchell (guitar, bass, keys) and Carina Round (vocals, keys) will release Existential Reckoning, a 12-song album scheduled for an October 30th arrival via Alchemy Recordings/Puscifer Entertainment/BMG.
The Bass Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily! Just follow the tab, listen to the CD to hear how the bassshould sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. Th e melody and lyrics are included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. …