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Another Drum Clinic With Jimmy Chamberlin - 3rd December!

Date: Thursday, 03 December 2009
Time: 18:30 - 22:00
Location: SSE Music - doors open at 6:30; clinic starts at 7:00!
Street: 2609 George Street
Town/City: La Crosse, WI

Famed rock drummer Jimmy Chamberlin (of Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan, and solo projects) will be holding a FREE drum clinic at our store on Thursday, December 3rd! Come in to be entertained and educated, meet Jimmy, enter drawings for door prizes, get the chance to buy one-of-a-kind prototype Zildjian cymbals, and much more!


There will be limited seating, so be sure to get here early!


Sponsored by Yamaha Drums, Zildjian, Vic Firth, and Remo.

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JIMMY CHAMBERLIN DRUM CLINIC - SUNDAY 01/11/09

THE BIG BEAT

The Largest Multi-City Drumming Benefit Event... featuring

A DRUM CLINIC from Jimmy Chamberlin of Smashing Pumpkins!!!

A day of drums, drumming, and drummers' drum kits. Register early as space is limited! Bring your drum kit as we try to beat last year’s drum-along record! Over $16,000 in donated prizes and raffles. Entry Fee: $25.00 VIP, general admission $10.00. Drum clinic ONLY entry fee $10.00. Goody bag worth $50.00 to all participants in The Big Beat.

Clinic with Jimmy Chamberlin @ 2:00pm

Worldwide multi-city drum-along @ 4:45pm

All money raised will go towards Mr Holland’s Opus fund, and will stay locally in the Champaign-Urbana community to benefit the local schools. For more info or questions please call Skins-N-Tins Drum Shop @ 217-352-3786

About the BIG BEAT:

Billed as the world’s largest multi-city drum set event, last year’s Big Beat drew 1286 drummers and about 4000 spectators in nine cities, raised more than $45,000 for music and other charities and collected 7000 pounds of food.

More info about the Big Beat can be found here.

Thanks to Redbull over at Netphoria for the find @ http://www.thehighdive.com/

JIMMY CHAMBERLIN RADIO INTERVIEW - FRIDAY 30/10/09

Jimmy will be appearing over at WPGU 107.1 - 'True Alternative', on the Flashback Cafe program between noon & 1PM - CST.

Thanks to Redbull over at Netphoria for the information and confirmation.

Listen to the stream here, when it's on.

While you're waiting for that, why not check out JC's 'Hit List', over at Rhapsody (if you're in the US).

SPecial Guest

Black Cloak Society + Special guest

Could it be Mr Jimmy Chamberlin? Fingers crossed huh.

Buy Jimmy Chamberlin's Drum Kit

So reports spinner:
Billy Corgan Headlining Benefit for Former Smashing Pumpkins Fan Club Leader - Spinner

...Corgan will take the stage [at Los Angeles' Echoplex on Nov. 8] as part of the Backwards Clock Society in order to help raise money for Laura Masura, the former head of the Smashing Pumpkins fan club. Masura shattered her leg on Sept. 9 in a motorcycle crash on the Pacific Coast Highway, stalling her ability to make a living producing jams... Corgan has also donated two special autographed items for auction: Jimmy Chamberlin's drum kit from the band's 1991 'Gish' sessions and tour, and Corgan's original bass guitar, which he played at the band's very first show and used on early demos. The items will be available via eBay soon.

Ed. Billy didn't donate the kit, Laura did. Jimmy signed it.
And the touted SP E-Bay store has an eBay profile

Update 21/10/2009:
Here's the Kit:
Cheers to SP.com for the images. Obviously Copyright and what-not.

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The Starlight Orchestra...

Bad news for Complex fans, good news for Fans of Barry Manilow!

More news in from the Zildjin on Tour, Tour. Netphorian werideatdusk writes;

I was at the Drum Pad in Palatine...I asked [Jimmy] if he was doing another Complex record, and he simply shook his head.

werideatduck continues "[Jimmy] seemed very excited for his new project, the Starlight Orchestra, which he described as “orchestral pop” that borrows from Queen, ELO, Yes, and Pink Floyd. He concluded by describing it as a “drummier Pink Floyd” with strings, or “Barry Manilow if it didn’t suck”.

Sounds good to me. werideatduck tries to remember the name of the guy Jimmy is working with, but fails. However, he does provide us sleuths with a very helpful insight; "I think Jimmy said he has collaborated with Rufus Wainwright."

Now, if we combine 'collaborated with Rufus Wainwright' with the name John and you get two results, using the amazing powers of wiki' to search Wainwright collaborators named John. The first that fits the bill, pianist & big band composer & arranger John Oddo. This would certainly fit with the big band swing aspect that we've heard rumours of.

However

the second John, or should that be Jon, is none other than "multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, composer and record producer" Jon Brion. Who's extensive résumé would easily cover the bill... And considering that Chamberlin stated that he wanted to work with him back in 2007, in an interview with Modern Drummer. I think we've found our man!



EXCITING!

Pumpkins Return to Their Patch...

With 'Teargarden by Kaleidyscope' a 44 Song album to be released for free, a song at a time - holding true to what Jimmy said back in March 2008: "I don't think we will make records again... The Pumpkins... will probably start releasing songs [rather than albums]." Chamberlin continued, "It's just in our best interest to release blocks of songs. And I think what we'll do...is to create the framework where we can release a number of songs and maybe create a title. We can gather three or four songs, but it will all flow up to a larger body of work."

"The music of 'Teargarden by Kaleidyscope' harkens back to the original psychedelic roots of The Smashing Pumpkins: atmospheric, melodic, heavy, and pretty. " Recording began on the 15th, in Pumpkinland 2.0. Lets keep our fingers crossed that they can pull it off without JC.

A band is only as good as its drummer...

The drumming gets better as the plot thickens...

Netphorian 'legend' Davin met JC at the weekend, this is what Jimmy had to say about the music to come;

"The new stuff, drumming-wise, will far exceed the work on Zeitgeist. 'Even United States?' [Davin] asked. 'Oh yeah' [Jimmy] responded confidently".

However, HU updates their earlier post [reported here] stating; "A source close to Chamberlin says that the tale Jimmy told to our readers [about the Starlight Orchestra] is 'all b.s.'"



Courtesy of archive.org
United States by The Smashing Pumpkins, Live at Massey Hall on 2008-11-03 :

MYSTERY PROJECT

"...for those who like real dance music..."

According to fans who attended the aforementioned "'Zildjin on Tour!' events, Chamberlin could be shuffling the skins for the Starlight Orchestra.

Their minimalistic and super retro website is something to behold.

Below a clip of Les Brown's 'Bizet Has His Day' played by, to my knowledge, the only 'Starlight Orchestra' currently operating out of DC;



However, readers over at HU are reported as saying "Chamberlin cited Queen, among other influences, as a reference point for the band’s sound" - which makes it seem highly improbable that the Starlight Orchestra linked above - is the outfit JC is playing with.

But I guess anything is possible with Big Band:

Jimmy Chamberlin Update

Reporting back from the recent "Zildjian On Tour!" appearances, this just in;

"[Jimmy said] he is doing a project with strings and is a big band/swing type thing with a record coming out early next year [2010] and a full tour. [Jimmy Chamberlin] Complex stuff hopefully after that." from, this source, right here