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Asian Dub Foundation are an English electronica ___MASK7___ that plays a mix of rapcore , dub , dancehall and ragga , also using rock instruments , acknowledging a punk influence . Their distinctive sound also combines indo - dub basslines , searing sitar - inspired guitars and traditional sounds , shot through with fast - chat conscious lyrics . Modern rock is an umbrella term describing rock made from the 1980s to present day . Some ___MASK91___ stations use the term to distinguish themselves from classic rock , which tend more towards 1960s - 1980s rock music . David Michael " Dave " Navarro ( born June 7 , 1967 ) is an American ___MASK20___ , singer - ___MASK21___ , and ___MASK17___ . He is best known as a founding member of the alternative rock band Jane ' s Addiction ( four studio albums ) and as a former member of the Red Hot Chili Peppers ( one album ). He also released one solo album " Trust No One " ( 2001 ). Navarro has also been a member of the Jane ' s Addiction spin - off bands , Deconstruction and The Panic Channel . Allmusic ' s Greg Prato described him as " one of alternative rock ' s first true guitar heroes ," with an eclectic playing style that merges heavy metal , psychedelia , and modern rock . Red Hot Chili Peppers , also sometimes shortened to " The Chili Peppers " or abbreviated as " RHCP ", are an American funk rock ___MASK7___ formed in Los Angeles in 1983 . The group ' s musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk , as well as elements from other genres such as punk rock and psychedelic rock . When played live , their music incorporates elements of jam ___MASK7___ due to the improvised nature of much of their performances . Currently , the ___MASK7___ consists of founding members ___MASK16___ Anthony Kiedis and bassist Flea , longtime ___MASK100___ Chad Smith , and former touring guitarist Josh Klinghoffer . Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the best - selling bands of all time with over 80 million records sold worldwide , have been nominated for sixteen Grammy Awards , of which they have won six , and are the most successful ___MASK7___ in alternative rock radio history , currently holding the records for most number - one singles ( 13 ), most cumulative weeks at number one ( 85 ) and most top - ten songs ( 25 ) on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart . In 2012 , they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . TheFutureEmbrace is the debut solo album by American ___MASK67___ Billy Corgan , frontman of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins . Released in June 2005 , the album ' s sound was markedly different from most of Corgan ' s earlier work , eschewing his characteristic " drums , bass , ( and ) big - guitars sound " in favor of an electronic sound punctuated with heavily distorted guitar parts reminiscent of shoegazing . The Electric Prunes are an American psychedelic rock ___MASK7___ , formed in Los Angeles , California , in 1965 . Much of the ___MASK7___ ' s music was , as ___MASK83___ Richie Unterberger described it , possessed of " an eerie and sometimes anguished ambiance ", and , early on , mainly consisted of material by songwriters Annette Tucker and Nancie Mantz , though the group also penned their own songs . Combining elements of psychedelia and electronic rock , the ___MASK7___ ' s sound was marked by innovative recording techniques with fuzz - toned guitars and oscillating sound effects . In addition , guitarist Ken Williams ' and singer James Lowe ' s concept of " free - form garage music " provided the ___MASK7___ with a richer sonic palette and exploratory lyrical structure than many of their contemporaries . William Patrick " Billy " Corgan Jr . ( born March 17 , 1967 ) is an American ___MASK67___ , songwriter , producer , poet , executive , and professional wrestling promoter best known as the lead singer , guitarist , and sole permanent member of The Smashing Pumpkins . Formed by Corgan and guitarist James Iha in Chicago , Illinois , in 1988 , the band quickly gained steam with the addition of bassist D ' arcy Wretzky and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin . Strong album sales and large - scale tours propelled the band ' s increasing fame in the 1990s until their break - up in 2000 . Corgan started a new band called Zwan , and after their quick demise , he released a solo album (" TheFutureEmbrace ") and a collection of poetry (" Blinking with Fists ") before setting his sights on reforming Smashing Pumpkins . Zwan was an American alternative rock ___MASK7___ that was formed by members of The Smashing Pumpkins , Slint , Tortoise , Chavez , and A Perfect Circle . Zwan was started in late 2001 by Billy Corgan , lead singer and ___MASK20___ of the Smashing Pumpkins , after the Pumpkins disbanded in December 2000 . The ___MASK7___ released only one album , entitled " Mary Star of the Sea ". The group disbanded acrimoniously after their 2003 world tour . Frank Catalano is an American jazz ___MASK48___ living in Chicago , Illinois . The Seeds were an iconic and highly influential American rock ___MASK7___ . The group , whose repertoire spread between garage rock and acid rock , are considered an influential proto - punk ___MASK7___ . Garage rock ( shortened as " garage "; sometimes ' 60s punk " or " garage punk ") is a raw and energetic style of rock and roll that flourished in the mid - 1960s , most notably in the United States and ___MASK29___ . The term derives from the perception that groups were often made up of young amateurs who rehearsed in the family garage , although many were professional . The phrase " garage band " is often used to refer to musical acts in this genre . Jeffrey Kim " Jeff " Schroeder ( born February 4 , 1974 , Los Angeles , California , United States ) is an American rock ___MASK67___ , who became a guitarist with the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins ( replacing co founder James Iha ) in 2007 . He is currently finishing his PhD in Comparative Literature at UCLA , where he specializes in Asian American Literature , Francophone Literature , and Critical Theory . John Michael Stipe ( born January 4 , 1960 ) is an American ___MASK44___ , ___MASK21___ , ___MASK67___ , film producer , music video director , and visual artist . He is best known as the lead ___MASK44___ of the alternative rock band R . E . M . from their formation in 1980 until their dissolution in 2011 . Teargarden by Kaleidyscope is an ongoing studio album cycle by the alternative rock ___MASK7___ The Smashing Pumpkins that was started in late 2009 by frontman Billy Corgan following the departure of original ___MASK100___ Jimmy Chamberlin . The project was conceived as a 44 - song concept album loosely inspired by the Tarot , with each song being released individually as a free download . ___MASK45___ is a dramatized athletic performance inspired by competitive combat sports . Taking the form of live events held by touring promotions , it is a unique style of combat based on a combination of adopted styles , which include classical wrestling , catch wrestling and various forms of martial arts , as well as an innovative style based on ___MASK69___ ( holds / throws ), striking , and aerialism . Various forms of weaponry are sometimes used . The content  including match outcomes  is choreographed and the combative actions and reactions are performed to appear violent without injuring the wrestlers . Before the 1980s , these facts were kept highly secret , after which they were openly declared . By and large , the true nature of the content is ignored by the performing promotion in official media in order to sustain and promote the willing suspension of disbelief for the audience by maintaining an aura of verisimilitude . ___MASK37___ communications by individual wrestlers and promotions through outside media ( i . e ., interviews ) will often directly acknowledge the fictional nature of the spectacle , making the predetermined nature of the sport something of an open secret . The presentation of scripted events as legitimate is known as " kayfabe ". A record ___MASK85___ or music ___MASK85___ oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer ' s music , which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album . A ___MASK85___ has many roles during the recording process . The roles of a ___MASK85___ vary . He or she may gather musical ideas for the project , collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist / group , work with artists and help them to improve their songs , lyrics or arrangements . The Smashing Pumpkins are an American alternative rock ___MASK7___ from Chicago , Illinois , formed in 1988 . Formed by frontman Billy Corgan ( lead vocals , guitar ) and James Iha ( guitar ), the ___MASK7___ included D ' arcy Wretzky ( bass guitar ) and Jimmy Chamberlin ( drums ) in its original incarnation . It has undergone many line - up changes over the course of its existence , with the current lineup being Corgan and rhythm ___MASK20___ Jeff Schroeder . Ysanne Spevack ( born 24 June 1972 ) is a British ___MASK81___ , composer , ___MASK71___ and arranger best known for her work recordings for the Smashing Pumpkins , Dub Gabriel featuring Michael Stipe , Tiesto , and Asian Dub Foundation . She was born a British citizen , but moved to the United States of America in 2004 . Jazz is a music genre that originated amongst African Americans in New Orleans , United States , in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Since the 1920s jazz age , jazz has become recognized as a ___MASK93___ form of musical expression . It emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular musical styles , all linked by the common bonds of African American and European American musical parentage with a performance orientation . Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes , call and response vocals , polyrhythms and improvisation . Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression , and in African - American music traditions including blues and ragtime , as well as European ___MASK50___ band music . Although the foundation of jazz is deeply rooted within the Black experience of the United States , different cultures have contributed their own experience and styles to the art form as well . Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as " one of America ' s original art forms ". Sky " Sunlight " Saxon ( August 20 , 1937  June 25 , 2009 ) was an American rock and roll ___MASK67___ , best known as the leader and singer of the 1960s Los Angeles psychedelic garage rock band The Seeds . Blinking with Fists is the debut ___MASK68___ of poetry by The Smashing Pumpkins and former Zwan frontman , Billy Corgan . The progress and writing of the poems was covered in Corgan ' s blogs . The Volume of 57 poems was published by Faber and Faber in 2004 and received mixed reviews . Dwight Garner ( ___MASK40___ ) of " The New York Times " wrote that " at its best , " Blinking With Fists " is vivid and angular and not much worse than many first books of poems that arrive with heady praise from the poetry world ' s burghers ." " ___MASK39___ Weekly " gave the effort a " D ," calling the poems " both pretentious and confoundingly esoteric ." The ___MASK68___ peaked at # 24 on the New York Times Best Seller list . Linda Strawberry is the nom de plume of a Los Angeles ___MASK24___ and ___MASK67___ , best known as Billy Corgan ' s collaborator and touring member for the TheFutureEmbrace tour . James Joseph " Jimmy " Chamberlin ( born June 10 , 1964 ) is an American ___MASK100___ and record ___MASK85___ . He is best known as the ___MASK100___ for the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins . Following the 2000 breakup of the band , Chamberlin joined Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan in the supergroup Zwan and also formed his own group , the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex . In 2005 , Chamberlin joined Corgan in reforming The Smashing Pumpkins ; he eventually left the group in March 2009 , though he returned again in 2015 for a summer tour . He performed in the group Skysaw until 2012 . He is currently active under the Jimmy Chamberlin Complex name . In addition to his current work as CEO , Chamberlin has joined Chicago jazz saxophonist Frank Catalano for a string of 2013  15 performances in the Chicago area . An EP by Catalano and Chamberlin " Love Supreme Collective - EP " was released on the 29th of July 2014 . The Panic Channel was an alternative rock ___MASK7___ formed in Los Angeles , California in 2004 , following the third break - up of Jane ' s Addiction . The ___MASK7___ consisted of Skycycle ___MASK80___ Steve Isaacs ( vocals ) and Jane ' s Addiction members , Dave Navarro ( guitar ), Chris Chaney ( bass ), and Stephen Perkins ( drums , percussion ). The ___MASK7___ released one studio album , entitled "( ONe )" in 2006 , and entered an indefinite hiatus in 2007 . Mark Shalom Tulin ( November 21 , 1948  February 26 , 2011 ) was the ___MASK32___ with The Electric Prunes . Jane ' s Addiction is an American rock ___MASK7___ from Los Angeles , formed in 1985 . The ___MASK7___ consists of Perry Farrell ( vocals ), Dave Navarro ( guitar ), Stephen Perkins ( drums ) and Chris Chaney ( bass ). AllMusic ( previously known as All Music ___MASK61___ or AMG ) is an online music ___MASK61___ service website . It was launched in 1991 by All Media ___MASK61___ which later became All Media Network . Mark Weitz ( born 1945 ) is an American ___MASK67___ . A former keyboard player for the 1960s psychedelic rock group Strawberry Alarm Clock , Weitz was the principal composing member of the band . D ' arcy Elizabeth Wretzky - Brown ( born May 1 , 1968 ) is an American ___MASK67___ . She is best known for her work as the original bass player of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins . Strawberry Alarm ___MASK36___ is a psychedelic rock band formed in 1967 in Los Angeles best known for their 1967 hit single " Incense and Peppermints ". Strawberry Alarm ___MASK36___ , who have been also categorized as acid rock and psychedelic pop , charted five songs including two Top 40 hits . The guitar is a musical instrument classified as a string instrument with anywhere from four to 18 strings , usually having six . The sound is projected either acoustically , using a hollow wooden or plastic and wood box ( for an acoustic guitar ), or through electrical amplifier and a ___MASK90___ ( for an electric guitar ). It is typically played by strumming or plucking the strings with the fingers , thumb and / or fingernails of the right hand or with a pick while fretting ( or pressing against the frets ) the strings with the fingers of the left hand . The guitar is a type of chordophone , traditionally constructed from wood and strung with either gut , nylon or steel strings and distinguished from other chordophones by its construction and tuning . The modern guitar was preceded by the gittern , the vihuela , the four - course Renaissance guitar , and the five - course baroque guitar , all of which contributed to the development of the modern six - string instrument . Michael William Byrne ( born February 6 , 1990 ) is the former ___MASK100___ for The Smashing Pumpkins . When Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan called for rehearsals to replace Jimmy Chamberlin , Byrne auditioned and was chosen out of thousands of applicants . He played drums in Sky Saxon tribute band Spirits in the Sky for 6 shows in August 2009 , along with Corgan , Kerry Brown , Kevin Dippold , Mark Tulin , Linda Strawberry , Ysanne Spevack , Mark Weitz , and Dave Navarro , and also performs drums on the ongoing Pumpkins 44 - song project , Teargarden by Kaleidyscope . As a part of Teargarden , Mike contributed drumming duties on Oceania , the Pumpkins ' eighth full - length album . On April 17 , 2010 , Byrne played his first show under the Smashing Pumpkins moniker in celebration of Record Store Day . On June 13 , 2014 , Billy Corgan reported that Mike Byrne has recently left the band