RiO!B episode – Mar. 10, 2010

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Rock Band 3 out this winter
Dragonforce looking for new singer
Smashing… Read More

Billy 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 – Mar. 3, 2010

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

New Jimi Hendrix album streaming online
New Smashing Pumpkins song for download… Read More

RiO!B episode – Dec. 7, 2009

Monday, December 7th, 2009

Rivers Cuomo hospitalized
Ronnie Wood arrested
New… Read More

The Smashing Pumpkins – “A Song For A Son”

Monday, December 7th, 2009

We finally got the new Smashing Pumpkins that Billy Corgan promised would be out around Halloween. Better late than never I guess.
Down below you'll be able to hear the new tune called "A Song For A Son" which is the first of 44 new songs in the Smashing Pumpkins project called "Teargarden By Kaleidyscope". All of the songs will eventually be available for free on the band's website and they'll also be put into four 11-song EP's complete with artwork and packaging… Read More

RiO!B episode – September 17, 2009

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Pavement reunites!
Smashing Pumpkins releasing 44 songs
Bruce… Read More

Smashing Pumpkins releasing 44 songs

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Billy Corgan has come back into our lives in a big way. Armed with a new 19-year-old drummer named Mike Byrne, Corgan will release his new album called Teargarden by Kaleidyscope one song at a time until all 44 tracks have been released.
Corgan revealed his plan on the Smashing Pumpkins website today. "The album will feature 44 songs,… Read More

Smashing 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