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I certainly don't need to extoll the virtues of record stores to readers of this blog. Furthermore, I've been personally involved with RSD since before it started (I designed all their logos) and believe strongly in what record stores do for the community, music and just people's well being.

So it pains me to see this interviewer have Billy Corgan at his local store in Illinois. The interview with Mr. Corgan doesn't interest me (he can't really be held accountable for knowing when RSD is, for instance), but the fact that the interviewer didn't put his feet to the fire does. This is a musician who, let's be honest, has thrown independent record stores under the bus routinely. Recently, he's done Best Buy exclusive releases and shown time and time again that, contrary to his interview here, that the mom-and-pops really don't matter to his bank account. And let's be honest, it's his bank account (and managers and lawyers, etc.) that speak louder than his feeble words in this clip.

Continue to fuck off, Billy Corgan. Seriously.

I consider GISH one of my top 10 "guilty pleasures" CD, but after watching stuff like this....its getting harder and harder to listen to.

Posted by flowplow @ 04/30/2009 11:56 AM

Pumpkins ruled when they started out. Sorry to see he lost his path.

Posted by Zanzibar @ 04/28/2009 05:24 PM

What store is Billy at?
Vintage Vinyl?

Posted by Fred @ 04/23/2009 04:27 PM

And to add to his douchebaggery, I give you this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryYcyt8FPlg

Posted by patrick @ 04/22/2009 05:28 PM

No, I loved the shower curtain packaging, where there is Jesus lizard there is the inevitable PBR sprinkler.
That Hipster site it the IT!!
I also Love Handsome Man Billy T. Carter, just sayin...

Posted by Cheri Pi @ 04/21/2009 05:01 PM

Huh, I was hoping for a lot more douchiness, like the full page ad he took out in the Tribune...

I actually thought it was pretty funny when he said "What are we supposed to pray or something?"

That's sums up my attitude for RSD.

Posted by Frank @ 04/21/2009 12:48 PM

My 1st question for Mr. Corgan would have been:

"does your dick still smell like Courtney Love's rectum?"

Then "when is ZWAN getting back together, cause they almost saved us dude, they almost saves us!"

Posted by billy @ 04/20/2009 07:20 PM

That's Vintage Vinyl in Evanston, I think. The dude that works there is a douchebag Legs McNeil lookalike. Never seen him smile once.

Anywho, I love how BC's reference point is Bowie/Eno. Christ, what a moron.

Corgan needs to amp up the shittiness of his music and team up with Jandek's Bassist. I'm sorry to remind everyone of his existence, but that guy has officially become my first Worst Enemy of 2009. I hope 9/11 happens again just so HE dies, at least.

Posted by Doo Doo Ramone @ 04/20/2009 06:17 PM

well, let's be fair here: Corgan was a major douche-nozzle way back before he became a boring, bald,
fat, tool-of-the-man, corporate rock poster boy.
if I cared I would feel something but I wouldn't walk across the street to piss on him.

I do feel sorry for everybody who never saw the Jesus
Lizard especially with Mac..
fucking apeshit crazee Yow would do anything!!

Posted by jerny @ 04/20/2009 06:09 PM

Wow. That site rules, Oliver!!!!!

Posted by henry @ 04/20/2009 05:47 PM

Billy Corgan looks like his head might make my armpit smell kind of nice.

I just wanted to post and link to this funny blog I found with pictures of hipsters, if you all haven't already seen it.

Posted by Oliver MayorofRockNRoll @ 04/20/2009 05:30 PM

that guy never stops surprising me... and not in a good way.

Posted by emepitri @ 04/20/2009 02:41 PM

Crap. Brian Eno had a solo career. How did I miss that?!

Posted by McG @ 04/20/2009 02:27 PM

cool, I didn't know it was a 80's reference, I just thought Touch and Go got a deal on shower curtains.
I also miss nirvana not being on the Puss 7", but $30 for NINE 7"s!!!! - I like that part a lot.

Posted by Joe @ 04/20/2009 01:49 PM

that darned Matt Pinfield - he's everywhere.

Posted by // / / // / @ 04/20/2009 01:41 PM

I found it semi-annoying, but overall, it was great! Keep in mind that Corey hand assembled a lion's share of those, so it's a very personal release.

And you might be too young to remember this, Joe, but in the 80's there were slews of singles released in those shower-curtain-style packages. And yes, they were equally annoying back then.

Posted by henry @ 04/20/2009 01:32 PM

Did anyone find the Jesus Lizard 7" shower curtain/"box set" packaging kind of annoying? I felt like I was collecting baseball cards or some shit.

Posted by Joe @ 04/20/2009 01:30 PM