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Billy Corgan paid ransom to hacker who threatened to leak new Smashing Pumpkins songs

By Stef Lach Published

Smashing Pumpkins mainman Billy Corgan took drastic action to prevent hacker leaking tracks from new album Atum

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Classic Rock Tracks Of The Week: new music from The Lemon Twigs, Sophie Lloyd and more

By Liz Scarlett Published

Outstanding new tunes from Danko Jones, Elegant Weapons, Smashing Pumpkins and more

Tracks & Singles
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The Smashing Pumpkins release new single Spellbinding, announce The World Is A Vampire US tour

By Liz Scarlett Published

The World Is A Vampire trek is an "alternative festival, where all the self-proclaimed weirdos and outsiders of the world can get together and have a party"

Concerts & Shows
New albums 2023
10 new albums coming later this year to get hugely excited about right now

By Paul Brannigan Published

From Metallica's 72 Seasons and Paramore's This Is Why to new collections from The Cure, Depeche Mode, Shame and The Murder Capital, here are 10 albums set to light up 2023

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Billy Corgan on discovering Black Sabbath, aged 8: "This is what God sounds like!"

By Stef Lach Published

Smashing Pumpkins mainman Billy Corgan knew his life had changed forever when he first heard Black Sabbath

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Tracks of the Week: new music from Cats In Space, Grace McKagan and more

By Polly Glass Published

Eight songs to take you by the hand and lead you through the streets of Rockdom

Tracks & Singles
Teacher Cierra Johnson and a music review by one of her young students
"This is like my toilet after Taco Bell night": school kids react hilariously to their teacher playing them Blink-182, Smashing Pumpkins and Gorillaz

By Liz Scarlett Published

Cierra Johnson, a US grade school teacher, asks her class for their thoughts on her favourite rock bands, and their answers are quite something

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Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan says that living life as a rock 'n' roll supervillain left him feeling suicidal

By Paul Brannigan Published

"If you’re not winning, then the heel thing turns into a grating white noise" says a reformed Billy Corgan

Bands & Artists
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Watch Billy Corgan casually snack on some tortilla chips during a drum solo at Smashing Pumpkins show

By Simon Young Published

"A Smashing Pumpkin smashing Pringles," comments one fan on fan-shot YouTube clip

Concerts & Shows
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Jane's Addiction wanted fans to hear them at their most 'honest' on debut

By Stef Lach Published

Frontman Perry Farrell says he insisted their label let them make self-titled debut a live album

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