Stereogum — Billy Corgan has outed himself as a lover of artisanal shit. As Exclaim points out, the legendary Smashing Pumpkins frontman curated a tasting box for the company Farm To People, a subscription service that delivers hand-picked small-batch goodies to... more info

Stereogum — Billy Corgan was the latest performer at the Illinois-based concert series Ravinia Festival. Last night, he played a 28-song acoustic set that included Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan, and solo material. One of the perks of being a VIP at the festival is get... more info

Stereogum — Last year indie-rock journeyman Matt Sweeney (Chavez, Zwan, Superwolf, etc.) started hosting an online show called Guitar Moves on Noisey in which he interviewed great guitarists about playing guitar; we posted his interview with St. Vincent. It was ... more info

Stereogum — Independent wrestling entrepreneur and former Zwan frontman Billy Corgan recently performed an eight-hour ambient retelling of Siddartha. That then led to one of the lengthiest and most hilarious live-Tweetings in recent memory. (Thank you Oneohtrix ... more info

NME - In The Office — 1The Dirty Mac Possibly one of the first ever supergroups, The Dirty Mac consisted of John Lennon (The Beatles), Eric Clapton, Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones) Mitch Mitchell (The Jimi Hendrix Experience) and Yoko Ono. Lennon put the band together... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Papa M at ATP NY 2010 (more by BBG) Papa M (aka David Pajo of Slint, Tortoise, Zwan & more) has a few dates scheduled this summer including a short US run which takes place surrounding his appearance at Hopscotch... more info

Guardian Music — Nine months after replacing Carlos Dengler, Dave Pajo quits the New York band to spend more time with his familyLess than a year after Interpol bassist Carlos Dengler quit the band, his replacement has followed suit to spend more time with his family... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Anna Ternheim @ Joe's Pub in 2009 (more by Chris La Putt) Known for his work with Skunk, Chavez, Zwan, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Neil Diamond, and even now Win Win, Matt Sweeney played guitar on Anna Ternheim's 2009 Björn Yttling-produced... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I'm tired of Apple people claiming that the ipod and itunes are these two apexes of industrial invention.  I like the ipod...it's a neat device...but perfection?  Far from it.  First of all...the scrolling sucks.  When you have 500 artists on you... more info

Guardian Music — New York band recruit guitarist celebrated for his work with Slint, Zwan and Bonnie 'Prince' BillyInterpol will replace departed bassist Carlos Dengler with Dave Pajo, one of the most famous guitarists in US indie rock. Pajo, best known for his work ... more info