NME is reporting that former Smashing Pumpkins’ bassist/D’arcy-replacement Melissa Auf Der Maur is hoping for a comeback of sorts next year with “a multimedia project encompassing music, film, comic books and the internet.” Elaborating on the project’s themes, she said:

“On a very broad level, it’s the eternal female force on the hunt for the heart. The healers versus the hunters. It could be the heart of the universe, it could be literally the physical human heart. Its the hunt for the centre of life. The broad original concept broke down into songs and into a few storylines. It’s also very much for people to determine themselves…”

Determine ourselves? Based on the low-budget trailer featuring lumberjacks and herself playing “a magic healing witch”, The Brawny Witch Projectsounds like an appropriate title….

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