16TH ANNUAL LOS ANGELES ANTIQUE SHOW
Billy had the ultimate accessory tonight at the ’16th Annual Los Angeles Antique Show’, sporting a Veronica under each arm! Lisa & Jess both looked adorable in a sleek black outfits, and were totally rockin’ the red lipstick! You can check out the photos here.
PRETTY PRETTY
The Veronicas singer has joined Corgan for the Pumpkins’ visit Down Under, which hits Festival Hall tonight.
Origliasso introduced Corgan to Summer Heights High on DVD in the US (“by the second episode I was hooked”) and he yesterday accompanied her on a shopping trip around Melbourne.
Corgan, who has written a song called Pretty Pretty for the new Veronicas album, will meet the extended Origliasso clan in Brisbane next week: “I’ve already met the parents, but I haven’t met all the rest of the family, so we’ll see how that goes,” Corgan told music writer Cameron Adams, “I’ve got no tattoos, so I’m ahead of the game.”
Corgan, who yelled “I love you, Jess” from the stage in Adelaide this week, said his girlfriend had noted the band’s wide appeal.
“Jessica said she can’t believe the diversity of our audience: there’s stoners, kids, Gen-Xers, housewives,” he said. “That tells you how many audiences I’ve built and burnt.”
You can read the full article here.
INTERVIEW WITH NOVA – PART 2
“Jessica and sister Lisa — aka The Veronicas — sat down with NovaFM for an exclusive chat to discuss their adoration for Corgan, their love of the Smashing Pumpkins and their plans for their Aussie visit.”
You can watch the interview here.
JESS & BILLY IN PERTH
Jess has touched down in Australia last night for the first time in about 6 months! She is in Perth with Billy, accompanying him on The Smashing Pumpkins tour of Australia. There are still some tickets available for Perth, Melbourne, Adelaide and Auckland – more information is available on The Smashing Pumpkins website.
Jess has certainly been clocking up the frequent flyer points over the past few weeks, spending time in London, Paris, Bangkok and Jakarta. Welcome home Jess! :)
Click here to view a article that was in todays Sunday Telegraph about Jess & Billy.
PEREZ INTERVIEWS LISA & JESS
Watch the video below to see Perez’s interview with Lisa & Jess!
edit: The Veronicas also talked to Perez about Australian Animals and Wildlife warriors
BILLY SAYS LISA & JESS COULD GO SOLO
“BILLY Corgan talks about his girlfriend, the Veronicas’ Jessica Origliasso , and the girls going solo.
Let’s talk your girlfriend, Jessica Origliasso of the Veronicas.
She’s a really beautiful person inside and out. Those two girls are so talented. I was recently in a writing session with them, they legit, and I’ve told them this, they could both be world class solo artists. It’s crazy they’re both together. They feed off each other’s strengths and weakness. It’s really interesting to watch them work. I really am impressed by both of them musically a lot. I’ve heard a lot of their new stuff, the direction they’re going is really really cool. It’s still very much pop music, but they’re so sophisticated in their knowledge of pop music.
So you’re writing with Jess and Lisa?
It’s more hanging out fun stuff, not like a super pro thing. That’s how I met them, they asked me to write a song, that was the beginning of the whirlwind.
You’ve said you’re in a good place, is that due to being loved up?
I was in a good place and that’s why I ended up in a good relationship. Both of us have been in stormy relationships. You’ve got to be ready to be in a great relationship. Being with someone as beautiful and talented as Jess is you’ve gotta be real. You can’t be a fake version of something. In our lives in a lot of ways it’s all about fake. You’ve got people wanting things for fake reasons. The people you end up closest to are your family and friends. We both understand what it’s like to be not really understood. We have that support for each other and understand what each other are going through. It’s only made my life better. She’s brought a lot of sunshine in my life, but I was ready to receive it. The window was open. If she’d met me a few years ago I don’t know if I would have understood her, she’s just such a unique person, there’s not a lot of people I’ve ever met who are like her. You look at her, she works the homeless glam look, but inside she’s just a sweetie pie. She’s very spiritual, very much about family. We both have Italian background, we laugh and say this is really an Italian relationship.
Is Jessica coming to Australia on this tour?
Can’t say for sure but that’s the plan.
Have you performed on stage together yet?
Not yet. They both love my song Eye, I’m hoping Jess and Lisa will get up and perform Eye with us at some point. We’ll see. She was with me in Mexico, I was trying to get her up on stage but she was too shy.
And you’ve met the parents?
Yep. It’s all great. Everyone’s really nice. She comes from a great family. It’s all good.
So you’re going out with Australian pop royalty…
She’s going out with American rock royalty.
You got photographed together on your visit to Australia with the sisters earlier this year.
It’s all silliness to me. I’ve certainly heard about her past tabloid dramas! I’ve been through all that, to me it doesn’t mean anything. The good thing about being crazy is what are they going to say? He’s crazy? Uh huh. Oh he’s evil? Yeah. He’s old? Yes and getting older. It’s all there. None of it is going to affect me, I’m in a good place, I’m happy, I’m proud to have a woman like her on my arm. She’s someone I really look up to.”
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BILLY’S CRAZY FOR HIS HOMELESS GLAM GIRL
“SMASHING Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has opened up about his relationship with Veronicas singer Jessica Origliasso.
Calling her “my Aussie girlfriend” and hailing her “homeless glam look” the pair met when he was asked to write a song with the Australian hitmakers.
“That was the beginning of the whirlwind,” Corgan told music writer Cameron Adams yesterday.
They’ve since bonded over Summer Heights High – “In an hour I was addicted” – and Corgan has written songs for the Veronicas’ next album.
The rock icon, 43, said he and Origliasso, 25, found each other at the right time.
“I was in a good place and that’s why I ended up in a good relationship. Both of us have been in stormy relationships,” he said.
“You’ve got to be ready to be in a great relationship. Being with someone as talented and beautiful as Jess is, you gotta be real.
“She’s brought a lot of sunshine into my life. But I was ready to receive it. I was open. If she’d met me a few years ago I don’t know if I would have understood her.
“She’s such a unique person, there’s not a lot of people I’ve ever met who are like her. You look at her, she kinda works the homeless glam look, but inside she’s a sweetie pie.”
Corgan met Origliasso’s Brisbane-based parents on a trip to Australia earlier this year and his girlfriend is tipped to join the Pumpkins on their tour Down Under next month.
The singer said discussion of their age difference or previous relationships washed off them. I’m proud to have a woman like Jess on my arm. She’s somebody I really look up to.’”
JESS & BILLY IN MEXICO
Jess & Billy were spotted out enjoying some of the sights in Mexico City yesterday, including the Teotihuacan Pyramids. Jess is in town with Billy who will be performing with his band the Smashing Pumpkins at the ‘MTV World Stage’ tomorrow night. The Smashing Pumpkins are currently on tour and Jess has said that she will be in Brazil, Chile, and Argentina with them next. Geez Jess, you’re such a groupie :P
You can view the pictures of Jess & Billy in Mexico City here.
TWEETS OF LOVE
Billy Corgan tweets ‘love’ for Jess Origliasso
Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan has confirmed his relationship with Veronicas singer Jessica Origliasso via Twitter.
Corgan, 43, sent the 25-year-old Australian pop star a series of romantic tweets over the weekend telling the Twittersphere how eager he was to see her after a tour.
“Looking forward to seeing @jessicaveronica tomorrow and all the wonderful presents she got for me in Sweden and Atlantic City!!! Can’t wait!,” Corgan tweeted.
“Love is: getting presents from someone who loves you!!
“If the only the world knew how giving @jessicaveronica really is. Full of surprises.”
Origliasso retweeted one of the postings and told Corgan she would make him cry “when I get my hands on you tomorrow”.
In April the two were spotted at the Trademark Hotel in Kings Cross.
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NEW ALBUM SAID TO BE “DARKER”
“Take40.com spoke to LA band Carney today, whose lead singer Reeve is currently dating Lisa of The Veronicas and we asked for the goss!
Reeve and his brother, lead guitarist Zane Carney, told take40.com that Jess and Corgan are “hanging out”.
“Apparently they’re hanging out,” says Zane. “I don’t know any details.”
The boys said they got to meet Billy when Jess brought him along to the Carney show at the Blues and Roots Festival in Byron Bay on the weekend!
“She brought Billy Corgan to the Carney show at Bluesfest and it was awesome,” they said.
“I don’t really know how much of the rumours are true,” Reeve explained, “But I do know he has been spending time with the Origliasso family!”
Reeve and Zane also told us that Corgan had been contacted by The Veronicas to work on their next album, which they say will be “darker”.
Carney wrap up their Australian tour with a show at The Prince Bandroom tonight in Melbourne — if you’re going down look out for The Veronicas in the crowd!
Meanwhile The Veronicas will be in Melbourne tomorrow doing some work on their Target fashion line!”
For the full story, go here.
