Smashing Pumpkins Stories

Late Night Roundup | Smashing Pumpkins, Neko Case, M. Ward & More

Watch as some of Tomorrow's Verse's favorite artists hit the promotional, late-night television circuit. The Smashing Pumpkins on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonReturning with a lineup close to their original, the Smashing Pumpkins are bringing back old songs while also writing new. The band performed Zero from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness...

Billy Corgan Announces New Album and Chicago shows, Releases Single

Though rumors have long been speculated about a Smashing Pumpkins reunion, frontman Billy Corgan has instead announced a solo album.Titled Ogilala, the new album will be released on October 13 under his full legal name, William Patrick Corgan.The album, which consists entirely of new songs, was recorded over the course of two weeks and...

Setlist / Video | Smashing Pumpkins / Liz Phair @ Civic Opera House 4/14/16

Smashing Pumpkins welcomed original guitarist James Iha to the stage for a mini Siamese Dream set and an encore take on The Rolling Stones' Angie. It was Iha's third appearance with the band after a pair of LA shows in late March.His appearance was just one highlight inside a super-sized show that featured David...

Review / Video / Stream / Download: Smashing Pumpkins @ Thalia Hall 11/26/14

By: Alex WoodThe hype surrounding The Smashing Pumpkins Thalia Hall date was well deserved.The show was the bands first performance in hometown Chicago since 2011 and the first tour date to feature the groups newest lineup, all the while scheduled at an intimate venue the band had never played.The show featured Pumpkins members Billy...

Setlist: Smashing Pumpkins at Thalia Hall 11/26/14

Smashing Pumpkins played Thalia Hall as a surprise show on Wednesday, November 26. The set included five songs from upcoming album Monuments To An Elegy amongst classic tracks and a David Bowie cover.We have more coverage on the way, but read the setlist below: Setlist:1. One And All (We Are) (Live debut)2. Being Beige (Live...

Classic Album Covers: Animated

There seems to be no end to creative use of GIFs, but this Tumblr page takes it to a new level -- animating classic album covers.Clearly he is a fan of metal and hard rock, but JB also nails some of the classics, bringing motion and life to album artwork in incredibly creative ways....

Music, Technology, Learning Converge: 100 Greatest Guitar Riffs Visualized

This is just so cool in so many ways. Let's start at the beginning and work our way to the end...1. Somebody identified what he considers to be the 100 most essential riffs of all time -- spanning seven decades of rock history2. This person can play every single one in a convincing manner3. He has...

The 21 Greatest Halloween Concerts Of All Time

Any day with great music is like a holiday, but there are certain days on the calendar that make the live music experience even more celebratory. Even without music, the transformation that occurs in late autumn takes on a surreal, ominous tone, it's no wonder that ancient societies create myth and ritual that mirrored the...

Billy Corgan Opens Tea Shop In Highland Park, Performs For Grand Opening

He's bringing Smashing Pumpkins to a suburban arena in October, but Billy Corgan will conquer toney North Shore enclave of Highland Park with...tea?Not only is Corgan the proprietor of Madame ZuZu's, he entertained tea fans last Thursday with a three sets of solo music (setlist below). How did that go? Judge for yourself...

Jamming With Pink: The Barn's Floyd Covers Mix Tape

[fblike style="standard" showfaces="false" width="450" verb="recommend" font="arial"]There are certain musical truths in this world. One of them (as this Venn Diagram explains) is that everybody loves Pink Floyd. Their fans are rabid and diverse and they've inspired musicians across a large swath of genres and backgrounds. And so, when I set...