The performance will be filmed for possible inclusion on an upcoming DVD, which will also feature footage from April 12-17 recording sessions for the artist's Warner Bros. solo debut. (more...)

For entry, fans will "go to a location in Chicago on a certain date, be 18 and over, present an ID and be assigned a date to come to the session," Corgan wrote on his official Web site (http://www.billycorgan.com). "That way as many fans as possible get to share in something I have rarely done, and that's let anyone see me work. I can tell you it is not that exciting, but it is interesting as an experience of what goes on behind the scenes."

The former Smashing Pumpkins/Zwan frontman said he was enthused about his progress on the album, which will be co-produced by Nitzer Ebb principal Ben Harris.

"There are lots of wonderful places to start and directions to go that we haven't even thought of yet," he said. "The best feeling is that I am in new territory (for me), and I wake up everyday, tired as I am, looking forward to going to work. I feel this music will be very close to me and who I am, and when you find yourself in those places it is a very good thing."

Corgan recently lent a hand in the studio with modern rock act Taproot. His contributions are intended for the group's third Velvet Hammer/Atlantic album, due later this year.

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