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“For those of you looking for the Siamese Dream lead sound, pick one of these…”: Billy Corgan’s guide to getting that classic Smashing Pumpkins guitar sound
By Niall Doherty published
The Pumpkins frontman recently took fans on a tour of his favoured effects pedals on the band’s second record

"Billy Corgan's got an ego bigger than my arse": Inside the Smashing Pumpkins vs. Sharon Osbourne feud that made Mrs O "sick"
By Paul Brannigan published
Sharon Osbourne managed The Smashing Pumpkins for less than four months, then announced her resignation "for medical reasons", declaring "Billy Corgan was making me sick"

The Smashing Pumpkins announce summer 2024 UK and Ireland tour dates with Weezer
By Paul Brannigan published
Smashing Pumpkins announce their first full UK tour since 2013

Fight Songs: 10 rock anthems attacking well-known rock stars
By Paul Brannigan published
The real world isn't a hippy paradise where we all love one another, and some musicians aren't shy about calling out rivals

"It was us saying, This is us, we're here to kick your door down": The tortured birth and eternal genius of Smashing Pumpkins' masterpiece Siamese Dream
By Niall Doherty published
Released on July 27, 1993, Smashing Pumpkins second album is one of the greatest alternative rock albums ever. "All I had to figure out was how to write a pop song," recalls Billy Corgan

Five new bands you need to hear if you love Smashing Pumpkins
By Stephen Hill published
Smashing Pumpkins sound like no-one but themselves, but here are five new bands who've taken inspiration from Billy Corgan's band

Check out this rare reworking of a Smashing Pumpkins classic
By Niall Doherty published
Billy Corgan and co. stripped the Smashing Pumpkins masterpiece Cherub Rock right down in this unearthed footage from 1993

Watch Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan casually link NFL superstar/broadcaster O.J. Simpson to murder in this 'disarming' 1994 TV interview
By Niall Doherty published
Billy Corgan throws shade at disgraced American football legend O.J. Simpson in rare 1994 interview at Lollapalooza
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