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Billy Corgan - Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Billy Corgan - Photo by Ros O'Gorman

TwitBits: Billy Corgan, Bruno Mars, Pete Yorn, Ice Cube And More

by Andrew Tijs on November 16, 2011

in News

Billy Corgan jokes about drugs, Bruno Mars hates puppies, Pete Yorn duets with Scarlett Johansson, Ice Cube goes to Vegas, and heaps more.

Billy Corgan - Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Billy Corgan - Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Here’s a quick sniff around what musicians are up to on Twitter today.

  • Awww. Mariah Carey is missing Heavy D acutely right now.
  • Note to insane fans: do not ask Lisa Veronica for a photo when she’s in the can.
  • Something For Kate’s Paul Dempsey alerts us to the fact that his Melbourne Festival show with Joss Stone, Mavis Staples, Rick Lee Jones and others will be televised.
  • Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins reassures fans that he hasn’t taken drugs in ten years. He’s just normally like that.
  • Alt-pop starlet Kimbra is about to leave LA for Aussie fests and the ARIAs.
  • Sensation Cody Simpson is in the studio with J Angel from Roc Nation. Very nice.
  • Heavy rockers Papa Roach are previewing some new music from the studio on YouTube if that’s your kinda thing.
  • Uh oh. Bruno Mars just tweeted that he hates puppies. What next? Kittens? You monster.
  • Ice Cube will team up with Snoop Dogg, Too Short, DJ Quik and more at Planet Hollywood in Vegas. Now there’s a party.
  • Pete Yorn just put up a duet with Scarlett Johannson on his Soundcloud. It’s very sweet.

 

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