Corgan Picks 19-Year-Old as Pumpkins' Next Drummer

After the departure of longtime—well, come-and-go—Smashing Pumpkin Jimmy Chamberlin and the audition of 1,000 hopefuls, frontman Billy Corgan has named a new drummer, the Chicago Tribune reports. And the kid’s 19. Oregon native Mike Byrne played with local groups before receiving the honor from the Chicago-based Pumpkins. “Dream come true, man,” he says on the band’s site. (More Billy Corgan stories.)