In 1996, The Smashing Pumpkins embarked on an extended world tour in support of the album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. Billy Corgan’s look during this period—a shaved head, a longsleeve black shirt with the word “ZERO” printed on it, and silver pants—became iconic.
The inner gatefold Ummagumma art shows separate black and white photos of the band members. Original vinyl editions showed Roger Waters with his first wife, Jude, but she has been cropped out of the picture on most CD editions.
The cover of Lenny Kravitz “Are You Gonna Go My Way” album features Kravitz facing a woman whose back is turned to the viewer. This girl has been rumored to be Vanessa Paradis (Johnny Depp’s ex-partner & baby momma).
In 1977 Marvel Comics published Super Special KISS full-color comic book presenting the band as superheroes. Blood from each band member was drawn by a registered nurse, witnessed by a notary public, and poured into the vats of red ink used for printing the comic at Marvel’s Borden Ink plant in Depew, New York.
July 3, 2004: That memorable moment when Glenn Danzig got knocked the fuck out in Tuba City, Arizona. Here’s a screen grab of the moment right before 5’4 Danzig get laid out by North Side Kings singer Danny Marianinho.
Always cool to see regular photos of Rock Stars…Here’s a few… Shannon Hoon – Blind Melon Steven Tyler – Aerosmith Send us random pix of rock stars if you have some….raul@feelnumb.com.
