[MonteLDS]

http://www.crestfall...shing-pumpkins/

Crestfallen.com: What surprises can fans expect inside the upcoming Oceania release?

Billy: None. Just music and art.

Crestfallen.com: When can we expect to see the reissue PI ?

Billy: Very soon. Delayed by production issues and some legal snags. Strong package though.

Crestfallen.com: Why did you choose EMI for the release of Oceania?

Billy: Best partnership opportunity

Crestfallen.com: Will the Smashing Pumpkins be playing any warm-up shows before you go to Europe?

Billy: No comment

[manuglass]

Mmmm.... so weird! Why do such an interview with practically no information???

So my reading is:

1) Oceania will not have 7 editions with alternative covers.
2) PI will come out at some point in time. Yeah... great news.
3) The answer about a tour seems to most interesting to me. I'd say they are working on it, but nothing is sure.

[Simon Belmont]

The surprise part is that there is literally no information there. Why even post this?

[ShamanO]

:scatch:/> wow talk about a lacking of details. It's so unlike him to have one-liners for a whole mini interview

Simon Belmont, on 04 April 2012 - 10:57 AM, said:

The surprise part is that there is literally no information there. Why even post this?

because it's info and if he posted it next month people would be asking "and you are just now giving us this info"

[gyang333]

manuglass, on 04 April 2012 - 10:56 AM, said:

3) The answer about a tour seems to most interesting to me. I'd say they are working on it, but nothing is sure.

typically, if a tour were to take place, say in June, how little notice is typically given? Like would it be possible to announce tour dates late April if they are starting the tour in June?

[Deleted User Account]

What the hell is this? haha

[ShamanO]

gyang333, on 04 April 2012 - 11:01 AM, said:

typically, if a tour were to take place, say in June, how little notice is typically given? Like would it be possible to announce tour dates late April if they are starting the tour in June?

one thing I have noticed over the years is that many of the shows have been announced with only 2 months or less before show date. and yet other artists give many many months notice.

[lucciola]

:lol:/> Hysterical. He never fails.

And what is this?

MonteLDS, on 04 April 2012 - 10:50 AM, said:

http://www.crestfall...shing-pumpkins/

Crestfallen.com: What surprises can fans expect inside the upcoming Oceania release?

Billy: None. Just music and art.

We're down to just music and art? When did this happen? What did I miss? Where did the big hoopla, Oceania "experience" disappear to? yk, fireworks, clowns, jugglers, professional wrestlers, blah blah

This post has been edited by lucciola: 04 April 2012 - 11:16 AM

[oryann]

looooooooooooool

[locusceruleus]

Wow, I hope some day Billy invites me to be grunted at by him.

[ShamanO]

lucciola, on 04 April 2012 - 11:16 AM, said:

:lol:/> Hysterical. He never fails.

And what is this?



We're down to just music and art? When did this happen? What did I miss? Where did the big hoopla, Oceania "experience" disappear to? yk, fireworks, clowns, jugglers, professional wrestlers, blah blah

:shocked:/> when was there fireworks and jugglers? I missed it :cry:/>

locusceruleus, on 04 April 2012 - 11:32 AM, said:

Wow, I hope some day Billy invites me to be grunted at by him.

he grunts?

[MonteLDS]

Simon Belmont, on 04 April 2012 - 10:57 AM, said:

The surprise part is that there is literally no information there. Why even post this?

This kind of disposition is exactly what will make future Q&A less likely.

[Simon Belmont]

MonteLDS, on 04 April 2012 - 11:45 AM, said:

This kind of disposition is exactly what will make future Q&A less likely.

Yeah, because I'm the only one making such comments.

Ahem...

manuglass, on 04 April 2012 - 10:56 AM, said:

Mmmm.... so weird! Why do such an interview with practically no information???

ShamanO, on 04 April 2012 - 10:59 AM, said:

:scatch:/> wow talk about a lacking of details.

ArticulateEric, on 04 April 2012 - 11:11 AM, said:

What the hell is this? haha

lucciola, on 04 April 2012 - 11:16 AM, said:

:lol:/> Hysterical. He never fails.

oryann, on 04 April 2012 - 11:18 AM, said:

looooooooooooool

locusceruleus, on 04 April 2012 - 11:32 AM, said:

Wow, I hope some day Billy invites me to be grunted at by him.

[ShamanO]

whatever..y'all know if he read our comments he would laugh about it because even he knows this is unlike him. :lol:/>

LAUGH BILLY YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO! :p/>

[frednirv632]

I wonder what the "legal snags" for PI are. Licensing covers? Paying Ex-bandmates? Kerry Brown? Chemtrails?

[lucciola]

MonteLDS, on 04 April 2012 - 11:45 AM, said:

This kind of disposition is exactly what will make future Q&A less likely.

Ask me what sort of disposition can drive away fans.

[locusceruleus]

MonteLDS, on 04 April 2012 - 11:45 AM, said:

This kind of disposition is exactly what will make future Q&A less likely.

Perhaps Billy thinks every word he says is a nugget of gold cast to the peasants. Perhaps you do too.

Unfortunately not everyone is going to be sycophantic enough to act like an interview with clipped, half-hearted responses and no real info is an exciting read.

[Gr3g3]

frednirv632, on 04 April 2012 - 11:55 AM, said:

I wonder what the "legal snags" for PI are. Licensing covers? Paying Ex-bandmates? Kerry Brown? Chemtrails?

Breaking News: Kerry Brown has stolen every copy of Picese Iscariot reissue. Has nothing better to do. 2 month delay at most.

[Drevpile]

MonteLDS, on 04 April 2012 - 11:45 AM, said:

This kind of disposition is exactly what will make future Q&A less likely.

Ask some decent questions then.

[ShamanO]

lol why wasn't this question asked: Are you going to finish TbK?

[orchidaii]

What would you have asked?

I don't know - maybe I have read/seen too many interviews with Billy - but it seems as though he has been asked everything under the moon already.

I think the point was to just get some kind of update on the upcoming SP events - better than nothing imho!

[ShamanO]

well then why didn't you go out on a limb and ask what is under his moon?

[orchidaii]

I already know :happy:/>

http://media-cache3.pinterest.com/upload/277675133245191847_gQaIE9Hp_f.jpg

[ShamanO]

a spaceman? :shocked:/>

[MonteLDS]

ShamanO, on 04 April 2012 - 12:18 PM, said:

lol why wasn't this question asked: Are you going to finish TbK?

his answer: yes

sometimes he is chatty other times he isn't. i was surprised to even be asked.

[manuglass]

MonteLDS, on 04 April 2012 - 12:50 PM, said:

his answer: yes

sometimes he is chatty other times he isn't. i was surprised to even be asked.

So he contacted you to do this, right? But you came up with the questions?

It just seems so weird that he'd set up an interview to say nothing at all. Maybe just for fun?

[ShamanO]

well why didn't you post that answer in with your dialogue above? or was this an old question you asked once upon a time and are just now offering up the info? OR has he changed his mind since he said yes?

details people c'mon!

manuglass, on 04 April 2012 - 12:55 PM, said:

So he contacted you to do this, right? But you came up with the questions?

It just seems so weird that he'd set up an interview to say nothing at all. Maybe just for fun?

so he can laugh at our comments posted in here DUH!

[manuglass]

I think he misses Monte, but he felt weird saying that, so he offered to do a quick interview.

[MonteLDS]

ShamanO, on 04 April 2012 - 12:56 PM, said:

well why didn't you post that answer in with your dialogue above?

because i was giving you a sample of how he might of answered that question

[RottingApples]

orchidaii, on 04 April 2012 - 12:21 PM, said:

What would you have asked?

Indeed. How many times does he need to be asked if he'll finish Teargarden? He keeps saying yes, why is it so important to ask him it for the 100th time?

[orchidaii]

manuglass, on 04 April 2012 - 01:00 PM, said:

I think he misses Monte, but he felt weird saying that, so he offered to do a quick interview.

LOL! :rofl:/>

[RottingApples]

manuglass, on 04 April 2012 - 12:55 PM, said:

Maybe just for fun?

There's your answer.

ShamanO, on 04 April 2012 - 12:56 PM, said:

well why didn't you post that answer in with your dialogue above?

Why is it so important? Why not just wait and find out?

[ShamanO]

I'm ok with waiting and finding out, BUT others on this board have a negative outlook on it, so I was simply asking on behalf of those who think it's dead

MonteLDS, on 04 April 2012 - 01:01 PM, said:

because i was giving you a sample of how he might of answered that question

oh so it's a fake answer? GOD DON'T LIKE LIARS :nono:/>

[Sophie]

orchidaii, on 04 April 2012 - 12:24 PM, said:

I already know :happy:/>

http://media-cache3.pinterest.com/upload/277675133245191847_gQaIE9Hp_f.jpg

Ok two astronauts in a row, that's more than a coincidence...
Now swear to me there won't be at least one in the Oceania artwork... :sly:/>

[BitterRootOfSelf]

Why would he contact you to give you no information and one liners?? haha hilarious!

[RottingApples]

ShamanO, on 04 April 2012 - 01:13 PM, said:

so I was simply asking on behalf of those who think it's dead

But it's been asked to death already, and the answer never changes. There's practically a new thread every month doing some variation of "ZOMG! Iz TbK DEAD!?!?!" and the answer is consistently "No". Oceania being consistently referred to over the last year as the "album within the album" furthers this. Carrie, I'm not meaning this necessarily at you, but at anyone who's up in arms over nothing: unless he says otherwise, nothing's changed.

And people, come now. Did you really expect anything more revealing in a BC interview? Nothing's changed, nothing's new, nothing's different. So just relax and wait it out, regardless of whatever your concern might be.

[Deleted User Account]

RottingApples, on 04 April 2012 - 01:55 PM, said:

But it's been asked to death already, and the answer never changes. There's practically a new thread every month doing some variation of "ZOMG! Iz TbK DEAD!?!?!" and the answer is consistently "No". Oceania being consistently referred to over the last year as the "album within the album" furthers this. Carrie, I'm not meaning this necessarily at you, but at anyone who's up in arms over nothing: unless he says otherwise, nothing's changed.

And people, come now. Did you really expect anything more revealing in a BC interview? Nothing's changed, nothing's new, nothing's different. So just relax and wait it out, regardless of whatever your concern might be.

The key is the phrasing. What's next for TGBK after Oceania? What aspect of the tarot (a key theme of TGBK) does Oceania relate to? What songs from Oceania were culled from the early TGBK sessions?

What will become of the Spirit In The Skies band demos? etc

[RottingApples]

ArticulateEric, on 04 April 2012 - 02:34 PM, said:

The key is the phrasing. What's next for TGBK after Oceania?

I'd say it's far too soon to be concerned with that. Oceania hasn't even been released yet, let alone all the touring/ promotional stuff that will follow in the months/ year to come. What's after Oceania is irrelevant at this point in time.

ArticulateEric, on 04 April 2012 - 02:34 PM, said:

What aspect of the tarot (a key theme of TGBK) does Oceania relate to?

This is one of those examples where he has said things have changed. He mentioned in a recent interview that he hadn't given any thought to the tarot idea for a while and had essentially abandoned that theme.

ArticulateEric, on 04 April 2012 - 02:34 PM, said:

What songs from Oceania were culled from the early TGBK sessions?

An interesting question just for curiosity's sake, but one without much bearing. At least to me personally, it makes no difference which Oceania tracks are from 2009, 2010, or 2011. I only hope they are good.

ArticulateEric, on 04 April 2012 - 02:34 PM, said:

What will become of the Spirit In The Skies band demos? etc

This I would like to know the answer to, but I'd be willing to bet if there's any slim chance of us getting any post-Zeitgeist demos it won't be for a while. If the SPRC were a little better at keeping contact with the fans, I'm sure that'd be a solid request to put in, but again....

[MonteLDS]

ArticulateEric, on 04 April 2012 - 02:34 PM, said:

What will become of the Spirit In The Skies band demos? etc

http://www.crestfall...s-oceania-have/

There are, I believe, over 70 demos of released and unreleased songs. At least 15 of which are worth a release at some point that have Mark Tulin playing bass and Mikey playing drums. Still trying to figure out what to do with those.

[Parksey]

thanks, monte!

[awsmsc]

I'm guessing PI reissue is being held up so it'll come out right before Oceania to get more press/attention for both.

[Simon Belmont]

If we come to find out that Kerry ran away with all the PI masters it is going to be the greatest development in o-board history.

[MonteLDS]

awsmsc, on 04 April 2012 - 04:42 PM, said:

I'm guessing PI reissue is being held up so it'll come out right before Oceania to get more press/attention for both.

i am pretty sure after

[Dusty]

I agree, this is better than nothing. Not particularly newsworthy, but hey, better off than without it. The EMI comment is nothing suprising. Curious to see packaging for Oceania, this really only obscures it more, which is actually kinda cool. No Pisces until after June eh? Starting to wonder about how these rerelease timelines will go as we get increasingly backed up. Hopeful for tour info soon!

Though is it understood that the Pumpkins are going to Europe first on the Oceania tour? I was selfishly hoping for US tour dates to start with.