What is Zwan? Is it some horrible cross of a zebra and a swan thus creating a beautifully horrible winged beast that can camoflague itself in tacky salons? No, it’s actually what Billy Corgan has been up to since the Pumpkins broke up. after watching their vide for “Honestly” (their first single), it seems that Corgan went and got happy and such! It’s all crazy — Corgan happy, dogs and cats getting together, mass hysteria. Well, further research (g) led me to Poets of Zwan, a fansite, which told me that guitarist/bassist in Zwan is David Pajo of Louisville, formerly of Slint, formerly touring with Palace, and formerly of Tortoise, so despite this seemingly pop-happy turn for Corgan, it’s hard to not like it… but it’s all so damned chipper!