Nicole Fiorentino

Nicole Fiorentino
Fiorentino at The Key Club on Sunset 7/21/2007
Background information
Born	April 8, 1979 (age 32), Ludlow, Massachusetts
Genres	Alternative rock
Occupations	Musician
Instruments	Bass, vocals
Years active	2006–present
Associated acts	The Smashing Pumpkins, Veruca Salt, The Cold and Lovely, Light FM, Radio Vago, Spinnerette, Twilight Sleep

Nicole Fiorentino (born April 8, 1979 in Ludlow, Massachusetts) is an American bass guitarist. Originally a touring member of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins (replacing Ginger Pooley and her temporary replacement Mark Tulin^[1][2]), she became an official member in 2010. She is working on the new album Teargarden by Kaleidyscope and will also be touring with the band.^[2]

Prior to joining the Smashing Pumpkins, she was a member of Radio Vago, Chicago alternative act Veruca Salt, Spinnerette, Twilight Sleep, and Light FM, the last of which opened for Billy Corgan's one-off band Backwards Clock Society in November 2009.^[1]

Within a February 17, 2011 post on Smashing Pumpkins' Facebook page, Fiorentino claimed she was one of the girls on the cover of the Pumpkins' 1993 album Siamese Dream. Although it was received by many fans to have been in jest, several news sources and a portion of the fan community believed this to be a genuine claim.^[3][4][5] Rolling Stone suggested that Corgan had "decided to pull a Twitter prank".^[6] Former SmashingPumpkins.com webmaster, Paul Friemel, later claimed that both cover models had been located in 2007 and that neither was Fiorentino.^[7]

In 2010 and 2011 Fiorentino began working with Meghan Toohey under the group name The Cold and Lovely. An album is planned to be released in 2011, and a single "Not With Me" was released April 24.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "The Smashing Pumpkins Announce New Member, Bassist Nicole Fiorentino". Press release. SmashingPumpkins.com. 2010-05-10.
2. ^ ^{a b} Goodman, William. "Smashing Pumpkins Reveal New Band Member". Spin Magazine Online. 2010-05-11.
3. ^ Various Authors."Bassist Nicole Was on Cover of Siamese Dream - Netphoria Message Board". Thread on fansite forum. Netphoria.com. 2011-18-02.
4. ^ Various Authors."Nicole one of the SD Girls? - The Smashing Pumpkins Forum". Thread on official website's fan forum. Smashingpumpkins.com. 2011-18-02.
5. ^ Gomez, Ricardo; Mapes, Jillian; Peoples, Glen; Rutherford, Kevin."Billboard Bits: Paramore Eyes Summertime for New Music, Pete Wentz ?Couldn?t Trust? Ashlee Simpson | Billboard.com". Online. Billboard.com. 2011-18-02.
6. ^ Greene, Andy."Is the New Smashing Pumpkins Bassist on the Cover Of 'Siamese Dream'? | Rolling Stone Music". Online. Rolling Stone.com. 2011-18-02.
7. ^ "Pumpkins' former employee: We found "Siamese Dream" girls in '07 « Hipsters United". Online. HipstersUnited.com. 2011-24-02.

External links

• Nicole's Twitter Page

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Name	Fiorentino, Nicole
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Date of birth	April 8, 1979
Place of birth	Ludlow, Massachusetts
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