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A video of the Smashing Pumpkins covering David Bowie‘s ‘Space Oddity‘ live at the South By Southwest Festival earlier this year has emerged online – check it out below.

The Smashing Pumpkins will rack up the air-miles during the next few months as they prepare to head out on a lengthy world tour in support of their 2012 album ‘Oceania‘.

Billy Corgan has revealed he is beginning work on a new Smashing Pumpkins album after ‘Oceania‘ finally got a release earlier this year.

Smashing Pumpkins mainman Billy Corgan has hit out at the current trend for high profile comebacks, saying the reunions are primarily motivated by money.

Smashing Pumpkins‘ mainman Billy Corgan has criticised influential US website Pitchfork, stating his belief that its often elitist nature is harming, rather than helping, new bands break through.

The Smashing Pumpkins will re-issue their 1994 compilation album ‘Pisces Iscariot‘ in a new, expanded edition later this month.

The Smashing Pumpkins are streaming their long delayed album ‘Oceania‘ online via iTunes.

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has admitted he was suicidal during the recording of the band’s landmark album ‘Siamese Dream‘, and was constantly fantasising about his own death.

BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe is to showcase albums by the likes of Oasis, Amy Winehouse and Smashing Pumpkins when his ‘Masterpieces’ series returns for another run this month.

Smashing Pumpkins mainman Billy Corgan has hinted the band’s future may be thrown into doubt if their forthcoming album ‘Oceania‘ struggles to make an impact on the music scene.

In an interview with Billboard, Corgan appeared to suggest the level of success achieved by their ninth studio effort could have a big say on the future plans of the band.