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Billy Corgan and Nick Cave
When Smashing Pumpkins' leader Billy Corgan interviewed Nick Cave for MTV at Lollapalooza 1994, it did not go well

By Paul Brannigan Published

Interviewing Nick Cave for MTV in Las Vegas in 1994, Billy Corgan made the mistake of calling the Bad Seeds an English band. It would get worse

Interviews
Billy Corgan studio portrait
A Billy Corgan reality TV show is coming to a small screen near you

By Fraser Lewry Published

Billy Corgan's Adventures in Carnyland premieres next month, and it's unscripted

Bands & Artists
Smashing Pumpkins: Adore cover art
Album Of The Week Club review: Smashing Pumpkins' Adore

By Classic Rock Magazine Published

After Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness there was nowhere to go but up for Smashing Pumpkins: Then bad things began to happen

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"Get the **** off my stage before I punch you in the ****ing face": Ten times a band stopped a gig to lambast a member of their own crowd

By Niall Doherty Published

Shoe-throwing, stopping fights, people chatting, stage invaders... it's tough up there for your heroes

Concerts & Shows
Band photo of Smashing Pumpkins with added silhouette of unidentified person
Smashing Pumpkins need a new guitarist and literally everyone's invited to apply

By Stef Lach Published

Smashing Pumpkins issue social media announcement saying they're recruiting a new guitar player

Interviews
Slipknot group shot
Slipknot, Korn, Smashing Pumpkins and Nickelback named in US Senator's report on wasteful government spending

By Stef Lach Published

Festivus Report says Slipknot, Korn, Smashing Pumpkins and Nickelback received share of $200million in pandemic relief

Bands & Artists
Smashing Pumpkins in 1993
“Flood said, ‘Finish the song or it’s off the record’”: the near-miss story of Smashing Pumpkins’ classic hit 1979

By Niall Doherty Published

The story of the song that sent Billy Corgan's crew into another realm

Bands & Artists
90s stars in a former guise
Watch ten rock stars from the 90s in their earlier bands

By Niall Doherty Published

Warning: contains Tom Morello playing with a Michael Bolton lookalike

Bands & Artists
Smashing Pumpkins do Disney
When you get the call to come play at Disney World, you don't want to play any weird old Smashing Pumpkins songs": Watch "Disney mark" Billy Corgan cover Bing Crosby with Smashing Pumpkins

By Paul Brannigan Published

Ever wondered how Smashing Pumpkins would sound covering a Bing Crosby Christmas song? Wonder no more

Tracks & Singles
Smashing Pumpkins in 1993
“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

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