Blamo.org, one of the two [most famous and long standing Smashing Pumpkins fan sites] alongside Netphoria.org, which had tons of cool SP resources for fans, has decided to close its doors... well most of them...
After 15 years of running blamo.org, I've decided to shut off most of the content to the site. The site now will be redirected to the Smashing Pumpkins forum on blamonet.com. Additionally I've shut off jamesiha.org and zwanmusic.org and forwarded them both to blamonet.com.
Victor (from The Drum Pad) stopped by Jimmy Chamberlin's [presumably home] studio to deliver and set up some new DW drums for a photo shoot and interview with Drumhead Magazine...
Rolling Stone asks Corgan in a new interview regarding the upcoming releases;
Could the original Pumpkins line-up ever reunite? Corgan: ... Jimmy [Chamberlin] and I aren't enemies – he's just off doing what he wants to do, as he should. There's not super bad blood between me and Jimmy that we'd never get on stage again. But I cannot in any way, shape, or form ever envision standing on a stage, playing music again with James [Iha] and D'arcy [Wretzky].
Those over at Rhythm Magazine don't actually quantify how they have measured the influence, save "The list was put together by Rhythm magazine, its expert contributors, and over 50 world-class drummers - many of whom appear in this rundown". None-the-less, SKYSAW sticksman Jimmy Chamberlin "[whose] style was integral to The Smashing Pumpkins" comes in at 89, in their rankings of the "100 most influential drummers of all time".
Interestingly Joey Jordison, who was voted the "greatest drummer of the last 25 years" ranks 4 places behind Chamberlin on the scale of influence...
Edit:
Digging around online for Rhythm's last run down of the top 100 (in 2009 I believe), I didst stumble across this little curiosity; the write-up about Chamberlin is EXACTLY the same as a write up 'of the top 100 most influential drummers' compiled some little time ago, by an apparently defunct* website TotalDrumsets.com...
"Trained as a jazz drummer, Chamberlin's style is integral to The Smashing Pumpkins. Propelling songs with intensity, quick snare rolls and flourishes. He is a master of unleashing dynamics with the lightest of touch. He has also been very active doing drum clinics, and playing with his own band - The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex. Top 5 tracks: 1. Cherub Rock (The Smashing Pumpkins) 2. Geek USA (The Smashing Pumpkins) 3. Tales Of A Scorched Earth (The Smashing Pumpkins) 4. Tonight, Tonight (The Smashing Pumpkins) 5. Cranes Of Prey (The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex )
*i can't find an update on the site later than 2009 and the last tweet was sent May 2010 anyway.
The kit in this video is:
Vertical Zebra Exotic Candy Black Fade with Black Nickel Hardware.
18x23 (VLX), 9x10 (VLT), 10x12 (VLT), 14x14 (X), 16x16 (VLX), with 6.5x14 Straight VLT Snare.
The kit Jimmy decided to order has a custom "prototype" Copper Lacquer Specialty with Chrome Hardware. Jimmy actually sent in a penny that we used as a color match. The Shells are a ply combination of VLT Maple and Mahogany with no reinforcement hoops. The kick drum hoops are Solid Black Lacquer.
Sizes: 5x8, 7x10, 8x13, 10x14 rack toms
14x14, 16x16 floor toms, and 16x22 kick, with a matching 5.5x14 snare and a stainless steel 6.5x14 snare.
