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Smashing Pumpkins + Jane's Addiction Concert DVDs Coming This Summer

Chad Childers — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:25:49 +0000

Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction are just two of the acts partnering with Rock Fuel Media to bring the latest innovations in shooting concert films to the fans. Both acts have new DVDs set to arrive June 25.

Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Has A Lot Of Stuff In His Guitar Rig! [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 04:50:31 +0000

Behind the scenes videos from bands are some of my favorite things. I love watching bands recording albums, tour backstage crap, even gear tours. It’s cool to see all the different ways that musicians can get to their goal of making their instruments sound like they want them to. Premier Guitar does a lot of [...]

Smashing Pumpkins Share 'Oceania' Cover + Track Listing

Amy Sciarretto — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:54:42 +0000

Smashing Pumpkins will issue ‘Oceania,’ their seventh studio album, on June 19. It exists as part of the band’s ambitious, 44-song ‘Teargarden by Kaleidyscope’ project, which is released in song-by-song format and has been since 2009. Yet ‘Oceania’ still stands apart as a separate piece. The Pumpkins, especially enterprising braintrust Billy Corgan, who has been [...]

Billy Corgan Would 'Love' To Be a Judge on 'American Idol' or 'X Factor'

Amy Sciarretto — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:32:28 +0000

Outspoken Smashing Pumpkins outspoken frontman Billy Corgan went on a rant about how music culture and ethos have been negatively affected by shows like ‘American Idol‘ and ‘X Factor‘ at a SXSW panel on March 13. Despite his distaste for such programs, the frontman said that he would certainly take a gig as a judge on one of those very shows if offered.

Smashing Pumpkins to Announce 'Oceania' Details at SXSW

Tree Riddle — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:50:12 +0000

Smashing Pumpkins have been going back and forth over the best way to release their upcoming album ‘Oceania.’ Now comes word that there is a game plan, which Billy Corgan will announce the details of at next week’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

Smashing Pumpkins Readying Deluxe Reissues of First Two Albums

Joe Robinson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:39:39 +0000

The Smashing Pumpkins‘ legacy will be honored later this year when their first two albums — 1991′s ‘Gish’ and 1993′s ‘Siamese Dream’ — will be reissued in a variety of formats, including CD, deluxe two-CD/DVD, vinyl LP and digital configurations. “Both albums, each with bonus content and special features that were curated from the band’s [...]

Billy Corgan Starts Professional Wrestling Firm

Scott Ronson — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:58:17 +0000

Billy Corgan is known for having big musical ambitions, and now it looks like he plans to bring that attitude to the world of professional wrestling. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman tells Fox News Chicago he’s formed his own wrestling firm called Resistance Pro. Corgan says he hopes to bring back what he calls an “old school [...]

Smashing Pumpkins Plot Fall US Tour in Advance of New Studio Album

Chris M. Junior — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:55:15 +0000

With new music to preview and two relatively new members in the band, the Smashing Pumpkins are scheduled to begin a 12-date U.S. tour in Los Angeles on Oct. 5.

The dozen concert dates are being described as a warmup to a big year of touring in 2012, which is when the Pumpkins will release their in-progress studio album, ‘Oceania.’

The Smashing Pumpkins to Tour the US This Fall – 12 Show Warm Up Tour

Johnnie Walker — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 17:24:09 +0000

The Smashing Pumpkins have announced that they're going to do a short "warm-up" US tour in 12 cities to get everyone ready for their full year of touring coming up next year. They're going to play stuff from their whole catalog of music, including some new music from their new album "Oceania", which is supposed to come out next year.
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