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The Smashing Pumpkins by Paul Elledge

The final part of Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Atum’ trilogy will be out on May 5th.

Smashing Pumpkins will be joined variously by Interpol, Stone Temple Pilots and Rival Sons when they play shows around North America this summer. The tour announcement has been accompanied with…

September sees the release of a new Smashing Pumpkins live album and 3D film charting a recent performance at the Barclays Center in New York. Related news:…

Smashing Pumpkins‘ ‘The Aeroplane Flies High‘ is the latest album to get an expanded reissue after similar re-releases of the band’s back catalogue during the past twelve months or so which have included ‘Gish‘ and ‘Siamese Dream‘. Related news:…

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. Related news: Revival Season unveil latest Golden Age Of Self Snitching single Propaganda Mannequin Pussy share latest single …

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‘. Related news:…

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

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

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. Related news:…

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

The Smashing Pumpkins are streaming their long delayed album ‘Oceania‘ online via iTunes. Related news:…

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. Related news:…

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. Related news: Noel Gallagher adds another March UK gig Nadine Shah unveils Greatest Dancer, latest single from Filthy Underneath album…

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…

The Smashing Pumpkins will hit the road in the UK this November for a seven-date tour beginning in Manchester. Billy Corgan, Jeff Schroeder, Nicola Fiorentino and Mike Byrne will open proceedings at the Manchester Apollo on November 11th, before moving north to the Glasgow Academy two days later. Related news:…

Billy Corgan has said he believes the original Smashing Pumpkins line-up, which featured drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, guitarist James Iha and bassist D’arcy Wretzky, will never reform, insisting frictions between the former members since the band began to break up has only made their relationship worse. Related news:…

In today’s Soundbites, our quick take on news, reviews and tabloid gossip, Foo Fighters are added to an impressive Isle Of Wight line-up, Billy Corgan rakes up the past on Twitter and there’s a live version of Grinderman’s latest single. Also, Katy Perry does her best Gwyneth Paltrow impression and…