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Smashing Pumpkins give new music directly to fans. 


9-11-00 5:00 PM PST antiGUY
According to the rumor that has been burning up Smashing Pumpkin newsgroups and message boards, Virgin Records refused to release the final Smashing Pumpkins album so the band is releasing it directly to fans. Below is an email we received from a fan. The details are not confirmed, however many music media outlets are reporting that these songs are out and available. See below for known sites to feature the MP3's 

Reprinted exactly as received. 

SP were planning to release extra material from their previous album, Machina/the Machines of God. well, on Wednesday, they did just that. "Friends and Enemies of Modern Music" was self-produced by the band into 25 box sets, given out to friends of the band. the intention was to circulate these 25 NEW SONGS as much as possible. Here is a link to the tracklist, w/ new info: 

 this was done as a response to virgin records' decision to refuse to put out this last album. and since there was a 'no-compete' clause in their contract, the band cannot release any new material for a year. so they made their way around it, giving new music to the fans. the intent is to circulate this all over the world, and since you have supported the band in the past, it would be appreciated if you would play some of these songs once they are more widely available. cd-quality versions of the songs should be available in the coming weeks. here is another link from eric agnew(a highly respected member of the online fan community) explaining this new release:
 

Sites reported to have the songs available for download:
  jove.prohosting.com
www.slut-69.com
Songs are also said to be available on Napster.





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