Latest Smashing Pumpkins News
Billy Corgan And Chloe Mendel 'Didn't Feel The Need' For Celebrity-filled Wedding
Billy Corgan and Chloe Mendel "didn't feel the need" to invite their famous friends to their wedding.The Smashing Pumpkins frontman recently tied the knot with the fashion designer - with whom he has children Augustus,...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22 September 2023
Billy Corgan Sees 'Voice Doctor' After Cancelling Smashing Pumpkins Shows Due To Laryngitis
Billy Corgan has been to see the "voice doctor" after cancelling a show due to laryngitis.The Smashing Pumpkins were forced to cancel Sunday's (13.11.22) show at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon after the frontman...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 November 2022
Billy Corgan Is A Fan Of Genre-busting Pop Stars Halsey And Lady Gaga
Billy Corgan loves the current ''musical world'' and has heaped praise on Halsey and Lady Gaga's experimentation.The Smashing Pumpkins frontman admitted he's always ''dreamed'' of a place in time when pop artists are pushing boundaries,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 September 2020
Weekly Music Highlights: The Oscars Performances, Nicki Minaj's New Song And Rolling Stones Tour Dates
It was an impressive night at the Academy Awards for both movies and music, though it's been a less than easy week for Liam Gallagher. Some brilliant videos have caught our eye and exciting tour...
By Holly Mosley in Music / Festivals on 10 February 2020
Music News Round-up: New Smashing Pumpkins, Jack White Film, Tom Hardy Rap Album
REFORMED SMASHING PUMPKINS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM After announcing the reunion of (most of) the band’s classic Nineties line-up earlier this year, Smashing Pumpkins will be releasing a new studio album by the end of 2018.Billy...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 16 September 2018
Billy Corgan Teases "Two New Eps" Of Smashing Pumpkins Songs In 2018
Smashing Pumpkins have expanded the activity conducted under their recent reunion to include new music, with plans to release two new EPs in 2018, according to frontman Billy Corgan.Last month, Corgan announced that he was...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 12 March 2018
Smashing Pumpkins Announce Reunion Tour For Summer 2018
Following weeks of teasing the possibility of a reunion, Smashing Pumpkins have at last confirmed details of an in-depth tour set for the summer of 2018, with Billy Corgan getting fellow founding members James Iha...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 15 February 2018
Billy Corgan Slammed By Former Smashing Pumpkins Bassist
Billy Corgan has been branded "insufferable" in an extraordinary rant by D'Arcy Wretzky.The Smashing Pumpkins star is embroiled in a bitter row with the band's former bassist, after it emerged she would not be part...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 14 February 2018
The Smashing Pumpkins Deny Ousting Bassist D'arcy Wretzky From Reunion
The impending reunion of The Smashing Pumpkins has been unexpectedly marred by claims from former bassist D'arcy Wretzky that she has been unceremoniously excluded from participation. But now the band reveal that they've tried to...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 13 February 2018
Billy Corgan Working On 26 New Songs
Billy Corgan is working on 26 new songs as he rediscovers his love for guitar-based music.The Smashing Pumpkins rocker - whose 2017 solo album 'Ogilala' heavily feature piano, strings and a more acoustic sound -...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 05 February 2018
Billy Corgan Becomes President Of Tna Wrestling
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has been named as the president of Impact Ventures, the parent company of TNA Wrestling. The singer and longtime wrestling fan first became part of the company last year, serving...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 15 August 2016
Smashing Pumpkins Frontman Billy Corgan Compares 'Social Justice Warriors' To Kkk
Billy Corgan, frontman for The Smashing Pumpkins has compared what he calls ‘social justice warriors’ to the Ku Klux Klan, in an interview with radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. During the interview Corgan...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 24 April 2016
Billy Corgan Quits Twitter
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman took to the microblogging site on Tuesday (06Oct15), and wrote, "After mulling this for a while, I'm deleting this account. So many thanks to those that have followed. Find...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 October 2015
Robert Redford's Representative Clarifies Trump Comments
The Sting star hit headlines early on Tuesday (08Sep15) when Republican presidential candidate Trump shared a quote from the movie veteran on Twitter.com and thanked Redford for speaking positively about his run for...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 08 September 2015
Billy Corgan: 'Donald Trump Has Reinvigorated Politics'
At a question and answer event in Cincinnati, Ohio, Corgan talked about his appreciation for the way Trump has shaken up the election campaign. In the fan-shot video, the rocker says,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 September 2015
Miguel Reached Out To Billy Corgan Over Song Similarities
The Adorn hitmaker reveals the tune for Leaves came to him easily and it was only after its completion that he noticed how similar it was to the Smashing Pumpkins single, which was released in...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 July 2015
Jimmy Chamberlin Rejoins The Smashing Pumpkins
The group's frontman Billy Corgan announced the reinstatement of the rocker for an upcoming tour with Marilyn Manson. He took to Twitter.com to tell fans, "In case you haven't heard the news,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2015
Billy Corgan Recruits One Direction Drummer For Summer Tour
Rage Against the MAChine drummer Wilk, who stepped in to replace Bill Ward as part of the Black Sabbath reunion in 2013, performed alongside The Killers bassist Stoermer on the Smashing Pumpkins' most...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 June 2015
Billy Corgan Launches Healthy Treats Gift Basket Initiative
The rocker has teamed up with bosses at food subscription service Farm to People to offer a gift basket full of vegan and paleo treats, including sprouted hazelnut butter, bourbon smoked sea salt...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 May 2015
Billy Corgan Could Appear On Tna Tv
Billy Corgan could appear on wrestling TV show 'TNA IMPACT'.The Smashing Pumpkins frontman has joined TNA Wrestling as a senior producer for talent development and creative and he is responsible for creating storylines for TNA's...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 08 May 2015
The Smashing Pumpkins And Marilyn Manson Team Up For 'The End Of Times' Tour
The Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson are set to unite on a co-headline tour of North America this Summer. Dubbed 'The End Of Times Tour', the series will span all major cities including Las Vegas,...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 31 March 2015
Billy Corgan Takes A Swipe At Dave Grohl And Pearl Jam
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan launched a tirade against his nineties contemporaries Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters, claiming that he “can out-write” both of them.Talking during a radio interview on ‘The Howard Stern Show’, Corgan...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 11 December 2014
Smashing Pumpkins Unveil 'Monuments To An Elegy' In December - Stream Single 'Being Beige' Now [Listen]
Just in time for Christmas, the Smashing Pumpkins will be releasing their eighth album 'Monuments To An Elegy'; the first of two albums within the space of the year, and the second instalment of their...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 22 October 2014
Billy Corgan Upset About Amazon Leak
Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan has attacked Amazon.com bosses and his label executives at Universal for leaking details of the band's Adore re-release.The rocker was hoping to share details for the deluxe reissue of the...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 17 July 2014
A Week In Music, Kings Of Leon Unveil New Album's First Taste 'Supersoaker', Tom Odell Plays Mesmerising London Gig And Mazzy Star Make A Long-awaited Return
A week in music videos... We finally get the first glimpse of what's in store for Kings Of Leon's sixth album 'Mechanical Bull' with their new single 'Supersoaker'. It's probably one of the most highly-anticipated...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 23 July 2013
Glastonbury Weather Dries Up Ready For The Big Acts
Many Glasto goers woke up to the pitter patter of rain on canvas this morning as Wednesday's warm, humid weather well and truly dissolved into rain. By the Thursday evening, the site was drenched -...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 28 June 2013
Glastonbury Festival 2013: Your Guide To The Biggest Clashes!
With such a ginormous festival site at 900 acres, and plenty of drunken hoardes and muddy puddles to fight through, the simple act of walking from one stage to another can be a difficult task....
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 25 June 2013
Billy Corgan Urges Restaurant Chain To Demand Stop To Dehorning
Smashing Pumpkins star Billy Corgan has fired off a letter to bosses at the California Pizza Kitchen restaurant chain urging them to protect baby cows on dairy farms.The rocker has joined the likes of Morrissey...
By WENN on 14 May 2013
Smashing Pumpkins Donating Share Of Concert Proceeds To Sandy Relief
The Smashing Pumpkins are donating a portion of profits from their Monday night (10Dec12) concert in New York to aid the ongoing Hurricane Sandy relief effort.Frontman Billy Corgan and his bandmates were forced to postpone...
By WENN on 10 December 2012
Billy Corgan: 'I Almost Killed Myself Three Or Four Times'
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has opened up about his suicidal thoughts in a candid new Tv interview, revealing he almost killed himself on several occasions.The rocker sat down for a chat with U.S. Tv...
By WENN on 17 October 2012
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