Smashing Pumpkins May Have Tapped 19-Year-Old Unknown As New Drummer

Mike Byrne, who reportedly has only had four years of drum lessons, plays with Oregon band Moses, Smell the Roses.By Gil Kaufman Moses, Smell the Roses' Mike Byrne Photo: myspace.com/taylorharmonphotography Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan said he was looking for some new blood when he announced open auditions earlier this year to replace departed drummer Jimmy Chamberlin. And, according to Pumpkins fan site Hipsters United, the great Pumpkin — at this point the only remaining ...

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