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The Smashing Pumpkins are back with a new album TEARGARDEN BY KALEIDYSCOPE, a FREE 44 track assembly with original member/founder Billy Corgan as the last of the originals leading the way.

As Corgan says, "Each song will be made available absolutely for free, to anyone anywhere. There will be no strings attached. Free will mean free, which means you won't have to sign up for anything, give an email address, or jump through a hoop. You will be able to go and take the song or songs as you wish, as many times as you wish." This follows some of the moves made by Radiohead and NIN to provide their songs and albums for free in a way to fight piracy that destroies the careers of smaller artists.

There will also highly limited edition EPs (of 4 songs each times 11) followed by a 2010 World Tour.

Stop by to hear some of our favorite and rarest tracks like 'Purr Snickety', 'Glynis' and others. Our reviewer has followed the Smashing Pumpkins since 1992 and has some amazing insight into them, old Vinyl 7" records and a rare Nirvana track with logo. We hope you stop by for a listen (some old school rare Pumpkins tracks), a look (there are some old school videos) and a read. The Nirvana track used to be quite obscure and was origianlly obtained from Japan before the E-Bay days, before the internet torrent piracy, back when you HAD to buy music at a store or just listen to the radio, which tended to suck.  

We think we have some good stuff for you, including their own pr company "Press Release" along with Billy Corgan's official statement and again the old songs, the forgotten tracks, the way the Pumpkins used to be and really how they got to where they are.

Enjoy!

:: R.P.M. ::

Juliette Lewis :: "Fantasy Bar"

Juliette Lewis's first single and video off of her new album Terra Incognita is called "Fantasy Bar". It is the 5th track on the new album that is unlike most celebrities turned musicians. She actually has talent and rare sound that blends punk with a pop sensibility and a raw feel that is very much like PJ Harvey.

This is no joke. It was directed by renowned filmmaker Nabil Elderkin.

This is her first album without the backing of "The Licks", replacing them with new backers dubbed "The New Romantiques" and this will be followed with a large tour sticking to small, intimate venues that should make for an electric set of shows.

Risen From the Ashes Comes Not Sacrifice, But: "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix" by Phoenix

Phoenix is a French rock band and to many that would seem like a contradictory statement. After waiting over

3 years, Phoenix is back in triumphant fashion with their latest album "Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix", 10 song frenzy of dance, rock and pop that proves to be worth the wait.

We have songs for you to listen to, videos for you to watch and the entire album song by song for you to download.

Enjoy! | Riddled Phantasms Magazine

"Morning Yearning" is the first song off Ben Harper's his Both Sides of the Gun double disc release from 2006. The video shown here of "Morning Yearning" was directed by Heath Ledger who also directed Modest Mouse's "King Rat" in 2008 just before his untimely death.

Both videos show another side to Ledger's his creative genius beyond the scope of acting.

After 5 years without an in studio album, Phish is finally clearing away the wreckage from the past and has just released a new album titled "Joy". Additionally, they have a 3 day Festival planned during Halloween in Indio, CA. The album is crisp and quite good considering their long break and the fact that they are not typically known as an "in-studio band", often relying on live material. They are also releasing a box set called "Joy Box" that contains a live DVD with live shows from early 2009, a second album, a hard bound book and a complete second album titled "Party Time".