Ever since last week Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan blogged about finding Jimmy Chamberlain's replacement on drums, fans have wondered who it will be. Now rumors are that he will replace the longtime SP drummer with 19 year old Berklee School of Music freshman Mike Byrne. Corgan and Byrne have been in the studio, and, according to Byrne's MySpace page, will continue through next week. A post on the official Smashing Pumpkins site reads : Speculation has been running rampant across the internet and airwaves today due to a few posts that have appeared online regarding the young drummer Mike Byrne, the post reads. SP.com can finally announce that Billy has been working with young (19) Mike Byrne on demos. Word from the studio is that Mike is an exceptionally talented and gifted drummer and things are going very well. And that is that.