Artist: BILLY CORGAN

A un mese da Natale Irene Grandi arriva nei negozi con un nuovo disco di cover (guarda caso) natalizie. Che "Canzoni per Natale" sia una grossa trovata commerciale credo sia sotto gli occhi di tutti, quindi non spenderò parole per ribadire quanto il marketing e l'arte siano due concetti ben distinti. E, con il rischio di passare per purista, direi che se appartenessi allo zoccolo duro dei suoi fan, comincerei quantomeno a pormi qualche domanda. Premesso che considero Irene Grandi una discreta performer e tutto sommato simpatica. Ma dopo il greatest hits del 2007, [...]

Review tomorrow! For now, setlist from Shae Moseley. Can anyone help with the question marks? Photo by Annie Zaleski. Better ones from Todd Owyoung tomorrow.TarantulaG.L.O.W.Siva EyeMayonaiseTonight, T... Continue reading "Review + Photos + Setlist: Smashing Pumpkins at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, Wednesday, November 26" >

Last night, we had our own case of Corgan-flu, but we'll have a reviewer at the show tonight, promise. In the meantime, check out Tim Finn's review at Back to Rockville, and enjoy our tasty photos, by... Continue reading "Photos: Smashing Pumpkins at the Midland, Night One" >

Preparatevi a un paio di post omaggio alla figura più unica che rara dell'amata Courtney. Non si può tracciare un profilo di Courtney, basta semplicemente ricordare che è sopravvissuta a quei devastanti primi anni 90, che è riuscita a non andare in overdose letale, che ha cresciuto una pupa di tutto rispetto (del resto coi geni che si trovava il gioco era semplice), che era tornata in splendida forma coadiuvata da quel genio ormai impazzito del vecchio Billy , e che ora blogga in maniera compulsiva sul suo myspace . You can't [...]

Billy Corgan, in his latest attempt to be seen as a total nutball by pretty much anyone who liked him during the '90s, is saying that Eddie Vedder's song about the Cubs maybe winning the World Series "killed that shit dead... Eddie ain't living here to write a song about my fuckin' team." Funny, I thought that Ryan Dempster and an anemic performance by the Cubs' offense were more to blame, but maybe Billy isn't big on reading the boxscores. [ Home Run Derby via Vulture ]

Just watch this. Via Stereogum . Also, is that Paul Stanley on the microphone encouraging Corgan? What the hell is Corgan. If this is some Andy Kaufman-style stunt, it's really poorly executed. This is like watching Robert De Niro's nightclub routine at the beginning of Raging Bull . Cross-published on CIMI

Don't say he never gave the fans a voice... NYC took a bite outta his apple. =One, *Haute Mess*

MUSIC NEWS - A set-up, a publicity stunt? We don't know but we hope this isn't a regular part of the rest of their 20th Anniversary Tour . In NYC at the United Palace Theatre on the second night (white crosses night) of a two-night stand, which emphasized long, dirge-like non-hits over short and blistering big hits (and bad reviews from the rock press), The Smashing Pumpkins followed an extended version of Heavy Metal Machine with a casual cover of Pink Floyd's Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun . After a continued barrage of catcalls from the crowd and after seeing significant [...]

So apparently Billy Corgan invited a heckler on stage a few days ago to ridicule him up close in New York. For The Smashing Pumpkins' D.C. stop, he took a different approach. During Billy Corgan's rant-remake encore of " Everything Is Beautiful " tonight at Constitution Hall in Washington, the audience member pictured - who was agitated following the Smashing Pumpkins' set-closing post-rock take on " Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun " - extended two middle fingers toward the singer. Called upon by [...]

Idolator reposts a complete trashing of the recent Smashing Pumpkins' gig in New York. I have a few thoughts on this. First, Idolator's commenters rock with comments like, "My decision to pretend this 'reunion' never happened keeps being increasingly justified" and, "Are they sure it was Billy Corgan, and not Lou Barlow in goth drag?" Second, I'm actually going to step up and defend Mr. Corgan here. I've decided that if I'm ever going to be in a band, I want our stage presence to be something like Fugazi + Les [...]

A concert that ends with the performer trying to connect with this audience by wondering aloud, as they might, "Did I pay for this shit?" is probably a show that's beset with problems. So it was with the Smashing Pumpkins' show in New York City last night, Billy Corgan et al 's first performance in the NYC metro area in nine (!) years, which ended with Corgan baiting the audience with that very taunt, according to Matthew Perpetua , who was in the United Palace audience last night. There were also "at least 40 minutes of formless prog-metal [...]

Billy Corgan is hard to work with. That much is obvious after witnessing the famed frontman in Jack Gulick and Daniel E. Catullo III's in-depth documentary, If All Goes Wrong , which follows the resurgence of the popular '90s act, the Smashing Pumpkins . The film closely follows Corgan and always humble drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, as the two deal with the pressures, anxieties and complexities of starting an older band into a fresh, new generation. It's a conflict that not everyone can relate to, but certainly one that holds everyone's interest for an hour and some change. That's [...]

Judging by the chilly reaction of the DoneWaiting Message Board , the forty bucks a throw Smashing Pumpkins gig in Ohio last night was all trick, little treat: the first hour was acoustic (though all the guitars were distorted) and featured covers such as "monster mash", "wipeout" and "hang on sloopy". there were no pumpkins songs. it was amusing for a couple songs, but wore thin when the band seemed to not really know how to play said tunes. One poster suggested that it was like being hit in the face by Billy Corgan's dick [...]

Eccolo qui GLOW, il nuovo brano degli Smashing Pumpkins suonato live al Jimmy Kimmel Live Show. Il brano è stato scritto in esclusiva per il gioco Guitar Hero: World Tour in uscita in questi giorni, che avrà persino Billy Corgan come uno dei personaggi selezionabili. Ora, per quanto i ragazzi di Gamesblog possano anche essere contenti, a me un po' di amaro in bocca resta. Vedere uno dei gruppi che più ho amato (e che amo ancora) scrivere un brano in esclusiva per un videogioco mi ha lasciato parecchio male, [...]

Billy Corgan is largely responsible for my sex life. He's also got to cop to my love of music and fervent devouring thereof-the man has a lot to answer for. So I'm sitting here listening to "G.L.O.W.," the latest track (I think) from the most recent incarnation of Smashing Pumpkins-3.5 bland, repetitive minutes, including the telling lyric "I'm so alone I can't get old"-and wondering what the hell happened here. But first, context. It's October 1996 and I'm 12. At this point in my life, my musical world extends about as far as The Carpenters Greatest [...]

Filed under: News , Exclusive Spinner.com : The Smashing Pumpkins may be kicking off their 20th anniversary tour on Halloween, but frontman Billy Corgan tells Spinner that the band is already looking forward. "We started writing some of the songs [for a concept album], but it's so... Read more

Billy Corgan, the main man behind The Smashing Pumpkins , was interviewed by Rolling Stone . One of the topics that came up was the use of the Pumpkins' new single, G.L.O.W. , on Guitar Hero World Tour . He was then asked if he played Guitar Hero: You don't play Guitar Hero if you are a guitar hero. Looks like somebody forgot they started Zwan .

ARTIST: Smashing Pumpkins TITLE: "G.L.O.W." WEB DEBUT: Oct. 13, 2008 ONE-LISTEN VERDICT: The Smashing Pumpkins are the latest band to ride the "media outlets will still write about new releases as long as they're tied to the Guitar Hero gimmick" train with "G.L.O.W.," a vicious little homage to ladies' wrestling that's covered in razor-slashed guitars a la "Zero," and even has one of those classically SP-like bridges where everything slows down and the drums start reeling off triplets. [...]

Avevamo annunciato i festeggiamenti per i due decenni di Smashing Pumpkins . Ebbene, per celebrare in pompa magna i vent'anni di meritata carriera, Billy Corgan si prepara per l'uscita del dvd "If All Goes Wrong". In vendita dal prossimo 11 novembre negli Stati Uniti, il cofanetto conterrà due dvd. Nel primo saranno inclusi 105 minuti di storia della band, attraverso un documentario che percorrerà le tappe principali della sua carriera, e un'intervista con Pete Townshend degli Who . Il secondo dvd, invece, ospiterà la registrazione dei concerti tenuti al Fillmore di San Francisco [...]

Los Smashing Pumkins han anunciado que realizarán un tour por los Estados Unidos el próximo mes de noviembre para celebrar sus 20 años de carrera artística. Además, como parte de las celebraciones, el grupo también lanzará un nuevo sencillo llamado "G.L.O.W." a través del vídeojuego Guitar Hero World Tour el próximo 26 de octubre. Aunque todavía no hay información sobre una posible extensión de dicho tour a otras partes del Continente Americano o Europa, sinceramente creo que hay bastantes posibilidades de que el grupo realice algunos [...]