Billy Corgan starts his own wrestling league
Friday, October 14th, 2011
You know what? I'm not surprised by this. Not at all. We've been making fun of Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan and his love for pro wrestling for a while now. So it makes sense that Corgan would finally take his obsession with wrasslin' to a whole new level and start his own wrestling company called Resistance Pro Wrestling.
Speaking to Fox News in Chicago, Corgan announced the creation of his… Read More
Speaking to Fox News in Chicago, Corgan announced the creation of his… Read More
Tracklisting for Smashing Pumpkins new album, Oceania, revealed
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011
Color me not all that excited for the new Smashing Pumpkins album, Oceania. I mean, I haven't really even been paying attention to Teargarden by Kaleidyscope and you can download those songs for free. But I do know that there are still some loyal Pumpkins fans out there so I feel it necessary to offer up this information even though I feel the Pumpkins haven't been relevant in a long while.
Frontman/bald enthusiast Billy Corgan hopped… Read More
Two new Smashing Pumpkins songs hit the interwebs
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
Not one but two new Smashing Pumpkins songs have made their way onto the web and neither of them are on the band's website.
First up, we have "The Fellowship" which will eventually be a part of SP's Teargarden by Kaleidyscope project but if will first appear on the soundtrack for the TV show The Vampire Diaries. The OST will appear in stores on October 12th but you can check out the song down below.
Secondly, a brand new song called "Jesus… Read More
Watch: Metallica records “You Really Got Me” with Ray Davies
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2010
Former Kinks frontman Ray Davies performed his classic song "You Really Got Me" with Metallica last year at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary concert in NYC. Now, they've teamed up to record the song for Davies' forthcoming album, See My Friends.
The album, which is in stores on November 1st, features Metallica along with other performers including Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Spoon, Black Francis, Billy Corgan and more performing… Read More
RiO!B episode – April 27, 2010
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010Billy Corgan needs new Pumpkins to smash
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
I don't think The Smashing Pumpkins should keep that name anymore considering the only Pumpkin left standing is Billy Corgan. Even his replacement band members are leaving him.
Consequence of Sound (via Blabbermouth) have reported that Corgan is looking for… Read More
RiO!B episode – Jan. 7, 2010
Thursday, January 7th, 2010RiO!B episode – Dec. 9, 2009
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Smashing Pumpkins announce new drummer
Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
What we've known for a good long time has now been declared official by Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. The band's new drummer is 19-year-old Mike Byrne from Portland, OR.
The Pumpkins official website touts a press release praising the young phenom. A freshman from the Berklee School of Music, the audition process was described by Byrne. "We didn't actually… Read More
