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Smashing Pumpkins Announce World Tour

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:16:48 +0000

Smashing Pumpkins will spend the next several months on a world tour that includes headline dates and festival appearances sprinkled all over the globe, the band announced today. Expect a set list that covers the group’s entire songbook, from the classics of the early to the mid-’90s through 2012′s ‘Oceania.’ According to a press release, [...]

Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Smashing Pumpkins + More Announced for Rock on the Range 2013

Dave Kim — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 15:21:31 +0000

The lineup for the 2013 Rock on the Range music festival in Columbus, OH has been announced, and boy is it packed! The headliners are a who's who of '90s alternative rock, including the resurgent Soundgarden, Alice In Chains, Smashing Pumpkins and more.

Smashing Pumpkins Unleash 'Panopticon' As New Single Off 'Oceania'

Mary Ouellette — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:36:45 +0000

The Smashing Pumpkins latest disc ‘Oceania’ made its debut this summer (June 19) and now the second single from the disc titled ‘Panopticon’ is primed and ready for radio airwaves. The song, quickly heralded as an ‘Oceania’ favorite by many critics, took a long time to develop, according to Billy Corgan. It started with a [...]

Rocktagon- Shinedown VS Smashing Pumpkins

Jackie — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 23:58:30 +0000

Shinedown did it again! The rock gods beat out Lit with another 90-something percent of the vote. Tonight they will take on Smashing Pumpkins. The rocktagon begins at 8PM listen up and vote below!

Shinedown: Enemies

Smashing Pumpkins: Panopticon

Smashing Pumpkins Releasing Remastered 'Pisces Iscariot' Collection

Dave Kim — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 21:54:03 +0000

The Smashing Pumpkins and EMI Music are continuing their ambitious reissue campaign with the band’s entire catalog. The new entry into the series is the unlikely platinum-selling compilation disc, ‘Pisces Iscariot,’ which is set to be released later this month. The Audio Perv reports that the remastered edition of ‘Pisces Iscariot’ is scheduled to be [...]

Smashing Pumpkins Frontman Billy Corgan Slams Radiohead

Dave Kim — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:24:37 +0000

Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan has never been one to sugar coat anything he says. That trend continues as he criticized revered British rockers Radiohead, saying he’ll “p___” on the band. Corgan seems to be in a venting mood in a new interview with NME. The Pumpkins frontman shared his opinion on the state of [...]

Smashing Pumpkins' 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness' Reissue Will Have Three CDs of Unreleased Music

Dave Kim — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:26:22 +0000

The Smashing Pumpkins broke new ground when they released their double-disc, epic ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness’ back in 1995. Now, Pumpkins mastermind Billy Corgan claims that a deluxe edition of ‘Mellon Collie’ could contain material from up to 75 unreleased tracks. In an e-mail sent out to Smashing Pumpkins news website Crestfallen, Corgan [...]

Billy Corgan Planned His Own Death During 'Siamese Dream' Sessions

Dave Kim — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:58:14 +0000

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has gone through a lot of struggles throughout the years. From feuding with old band members to battling depression, Corgan had a lot of issues to deal with. It got so bad that Corgan was planning to kill himself while recording the band’s 1994 breakthrough album, Siamese Dream. NME reports [...]

Original Smashing Pumpkins Lineup Will Never Reform

Dave Kim — Fri, 06 May 2011 14:57:54 +0000

While Smashing Pumpkins' leader Billy Corgan is reaching back into the past with plans to reissue the band's entire catalog, don't expect the original Pumpkins lineup to reunite....ever. Corgan says there is still too much bad blood since their band's original breakup in 2000 that prevents them from reuniting.

Smashing Pumpkins Debut New Song "Owata"

Dave Kim — Wed, 04 May 2011 14:56:38 +0000

Smashing Pumpkins ringleader Billy Corgan doesn’t seem to know the definition of moderation when it comes to music. Already a quarter into his 44-track Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project, Corgan released the 10th Teargarden song called “Owata”. “Owata” is one of the more traditional rock arrangements from the Pumpkins, infusing pop sensibilities with arena-rock riffs. You can [...]

Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist D'arcy Wretzky, Of South Haven, Doing Some Time.

JT — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:49:08 +0000

According to the K-Z00 Gazette the former bassist for the legendary rock band the Smashing Pumpkins was arrested on a bench warrant earlier this week by Berrien County sheriff’s deputies and has been sentenced to six days in jail. Click Here for more:

Billy Corgan announces new "Teargarden" EP

Dave Kim — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:26:00 +0000

Billy Corgan has announced that he will release Teargarden by Kaleidyscope Vol. II: The Solstice Bare, the second volume in a proposed 44-song set. Corgan believes the entire project will take nearly four years to complete. The band has been releasing songs individually online and then compiling a handful of the tracks for the physical [...]