(New York) Hit group seeks guitarist: The Smashing Pumpkins launched a call for applications on social media on Friday announcing their intention to recruit a new member in a process “open to anyone who might be interested.”
“Please send your CV and any relevant content to SPGuitar@redlightmanagement.com,” says the alternative rock band behind the hits 1979 and Tonight, Tonight.
The announcement follows the departure in October of Jeff Schroeder, who had been a guitarist with the group since 2007.
Initially formed in the late 1980s in Chicago, the Smashing Pumpkins had their heyday during the 1990s led by singer Billy Corgan. Their music with metal sounds mixed with more pop elements made them an icon of a generation until their breakup in 2000.
Billy Corgan relaunched the group in 2006, which will now have to define its style with a fourth member ahead of a tour in Europe with the group Weezer. Their first concert will be on June 7 in Birmingham, England.
At the end of July, they will join Green Day’s North American stadium tour.
