New Smashing Pumpkins song--listen here

Yes, the Smashing Pumpkins are my favorite band. It's interesting that they still make and release music--on the one hand, their heyday is most definitely over. On the other hand, they're giving their music away for free, so who am I to complain?

The model they're following actually seems to be gaining some traction: release your stuff online for free, but offer a super-deluxe collectors' edition of the same stuff for an equally deluxe price (like $40-50). You get a bonus song, maybe, plus some really nice artwork and a ridiculously nice package. Great for the superfan. The rest of us get it for free. Radiohead did something similar with "In Rainbows," I think. Kinda cool.

In any case, enjoy the new song(s) below. The newest is called "Lightning Strikes." Rock. Not sure how I feel about it yet.

-Dean