Guardian Music — (Play It Again Sam)The Brooklyn quartet's 2009 debut was a nicely judged homage to the wimpier strains of late-80s indie pop, twee as a polka-dot hairclip but with enough shimmering guitars and boy-girl harmonies to win hearts. They've beefed up and ... more info

Guardian Music — Bass player for the Electric PrunesMark Tulin, who has died of a heart attack aged 62, was best known as the bass player of the Electric Prunes, the garage band he formed as a teenager in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, in 1965. He had a varied... more info

Metalsucks — Though best known for her bass work in Hole and The Smashing Pumpkins, Melissa Auf der Maur is a formidable solo artist in her own right. In 2004, she dropped her self-titled debut Auf der Maur, a clamorous yet thoroughly melodic effort. Guests on th... more info

NME — Tulin passed away on Saturday (Feb 26) aged 62 more info

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ContactMusic — Former ELECTRIC PRUNES and SMASHING PUMPKINS bassist MARK TULIN has died, aged 62. Tulin, an accomplished deep-sea diver, collapsed and died while helping out at the Avalon Underwater Clean-Up event on Saturday (26Feb11). He was the Prunes' ori... more info

TMZ — Filed under: Music, Billy Corgan One of the girls on an iconic Smashing Pumpkins album cover is calling BS on Billy Corgan for claiming the band's new bassist was the OTHER girl on the cover. Let us explain. An all ... more info

Guardian Music — According to singer Billy Corgan, a picture of new bassist Nicole Fiorentino graced the cover of their 1993 album. However others – including Rolling Stone magazine – remain scepticalSmashing Pumpkins' new bassist was apparently one of the cover-... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — world entertainment news - Smashing Pumpkins new bassist Nicole Fiorentino appeared on the cover of the group's Siamese Dream album when she was a kid. more info

Gigwise — Frontman Billy Corgan reveals... more info