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Billy Corgan is making his Machines of God tour this year something fresh by introducing at least four songs that have never been played live by Smashing Pumpkins into the setlist. In a mailing to ...

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan will be playing classics from his beloved group when he hits the road this summer, though his backing group will look a little different. Hitting the live trail ...

If Billy Corgan wants to go out and explore some lesser-known Smashing Pumpkins tracks, that’s fully his right. Corgan, after all, is the singer/guitarist as well as the primary songwriter for the ...

Billy Corgan might be bona fide alt-rock royalty now. But in 1984, he was a pizza delivery slinging ‘zas all over the windy city of Chicago, Illinois, in an old family beater. Corgan recalled sitting ...

Billy Corgan is celebrating the anniversary of a couple of pivotal Smashing Pumpkins recordings by taking a non-Smashing Pumpkins project on the road to play Smashing Pumpkins songs. Billy Corgan and ...

Billy Corgan refuses to succumb to fan pressure by playing the Smashing Pumpkins’ greatest hits at their gigs. The 47-year-old musician - who fronts the rock band and plays alongside guitarist James ...

In The Alternative Number Ones, I’m reviewing every #1 single in the history of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks/Alternative Songs, starting with the moment that the chart launched in 1988. This ...

I was very excited when I walked into the Orpheum Theater on Friday. This would be my second time seeing the band, of which guitarist/vocalist Billy Corgan is the only remaining original member. After ...