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Smashing Pumpkins Want Your Ideas for Artwork

With the new album, Oceania, due on June 19, Billy Corgan is asking fans to imagine what each of the thirteen songs looks like.

The whole thing is an interesting exercise in social media, encompassing Twitter, Facebook, Pintrest, Instagram and more.

Billy’s been in a real tear lately, evangelizing what he believes artists need to do in the age of new media.  I think this is a fantastic idea.  Let’s see what results.

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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