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Watch the Smashing Pumpkins Reunite With James Iha at L.A. Concert

Smashing Pumpkins founding member and former guitarist James Iha joined Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin onstage Saturday night in Los Angeles for the first…
Colin Stutz / March 27, 2016

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Billy Corgan Reopens Madame ZuZu’s Tea Shop in New Location

Two years ago, Billy Corgan closed down Madame ZuZu's Tea Shop and Art Studio after being "forced to move," with the plan to reopen in…
Katrina Nattress / September 13, 2020

Billy Corgan Gives Unplugged Performance of ‘Hard Times’ on Tonight Show

Back in January, Billy Corgan revealed that the Smashing Pumpkins were working on new material. But since then, the global pandemic hit and…
Emily Tan / May 19, 2020

Billy Corgan’s 10 Most Memorable Lyrical Passages

Smashing Pumpkins frontman and alternative poet William Patrick Corgan turns 53 this St. Patrick's Day. One of the most acclaimed songwriters of the alternative era,…
Steve Baltin / March 13, 2020

Billy Corgan: New Smashing Pumpkins Album Is “Pretty Different”

Billy Corgan is blowing the dust off his guitar. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman revealed in a new interview with Nashville's 102.9 The Buzz that the…
Anna Chan / January 23, 2020

Billy Corgan Calls New Solo Album Cotillions a “Labor of Love”

Billy Corgan has announced a new solo album titled Cotillions. As with his last solo project, 2017's Ogilala, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman will release the new…
Tosten Burks / November 1, 2019

Which Smashing Pumpkins Album Is the Best?

The Smashing Pumpkins' discography is a vast, varied thing. In the words of SPIN's own Jim Greer, "[frontman Billy] Corgan, and by extension Smashing Pumpkins, is…
SPIN Staff / October 4, 2019

Billy Corgan Is Going on a Solo Tour … and Will Play Smashing Pumpkins’ Songs

Billy Corgan is heading out on a solo tour this fall. Kicking things off with three shows at The Lodge Room in Los Angeles, Corgan will…
SPIN Staff / October 2, 2019

Watch Smashing Pumpkins Perform “Knights of Malta” on Colbert

Smashing Pumpkins released their album Oh So Bright, Vol. 1/LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. all the way back in November of 2018, but are wringing some new life…
Will Gottsegen / August 8, 2019

Third Eye Blind Announce New Album Screamer, Release Title Track

Third Eye Blind have announced their sixth full-length album, Screamer. It's out on October 18, and features contributions from the likes of Ryan Olson (Marijuana Death…
Will Gottsegen / July 25, 2019

Watch Limp Bizkit Cover Nirvana With Marilyn Manson as Billy Corgan Watches

Taylor Swift’s squad has Lorde, Ed Sheeran, and Emma Stone. Limp Bizkit’s squad has Marilyn Manson, Billy Corgan, and Machine Gun Kelly. And during Limp…
Peter Helman, Stereogum / March 6, 2019

Billy Corgan Is So Happy He Found His Long-Lost Gish Guitar

Congratulations are in order for Billy Corgan, who recently reunited with the yellow Fender Stratocaster he played on Smashing Pumpkins' debut album Gish. The instrument was stolen from Detroit's Saint…
Tosten Burks / February 6, 2019

Watch Smashing Pumpkins Perform “Knights of Malta” and “Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)” on Kimmel

Smashing Pumpkins played the outdoor stage on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night, performing the singles "Knights of Malta" and "Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)" from their November Shiny…
Winston Cook-Wilson / December 12, 2018

Billy Corgan, Billie Joe Armstrong, More Pay Tribute to Buzzcocks’ Pete Shelley

Buzzcocks vocalist and co-founder Pete Shelley died earlier today of what's believed to be a heart attack. In the wake of his passed, the entire music…
Rob Arcand / December 6, 2018

Watch Smashing Pumpkins Bring Out Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath to Cover The Cars’ “Dangerous Type”

The Smashing Pumpkins' new album Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 was released last month, and the band returned to their hometown of Chicago…
Rob Arcand / December 1, 2018

Smashing Pumpkins Threaten to Record Christmas Album

It's the holiday season—a terrible time for something bad to happen to you or your loved ones, wouldn't you agree? Let's say you slip and…
Andy Cush / November 19, 2018
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