'90s Rocker, With No. 1 Hit Song, Turns 59

Per Forbes, Corgan reflected on his early career, saying, “I had a million dollars by the time I was 24 years old… a year ...
Louder

"I threw my guitar off, dove into the crowd, and began strangling him to the ground. I remember the look of terror in his eyes." The night that Smashing Pumpkins Billy Co…

On July 23, 1991, Smashing Pumpkins played a small Montreal club called Les Foufounes Électriques ('The Electric Buttocks') ...
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The Smashing Pumpkins’ 3 Greatest Hits That Cemented Their Rock Legend Status

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Moviefone

The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979 (1996)

Smashing Pumpkins performs in the music video "1979" from the album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" recorded for Virgin Records. The music video opens with a group of children rolling another ...
Alternative Press

YUNGBLUD and the Smashing Pumpkins team up for reimagined version of “Zombie”

YUNGBLUD has tapped the Smashing Pumpkins for a new version of “Zombie” from his recent album, IDOLS. After meeting lead singer Billy Corgan at Black Sabbath’s farewell concert, Back To The Beginning, ...
Ultimate Classic Rock

The Smashing Pumpkins and Yungblud Join Forces for New Version of ‘Zombie’

British rock singer Yungblud has teamed up with the Smashing Pumpkins for a new version of Yungblud's song "Zombie." Both the original song and the album it appears on, 2025's Idols, have been ...
Rolling Stone

Yungblud Revamps ‘Zombie’ With The Smashing Pumpkins

Yungblud digs deeper into the quiet devastation of “Zombie” on a new remix featuring the Smashing Pumpkins. Billy Corgan takes on the second verse for the updated recording before closing out the ...
WBEZ

‘Mellon Collie’ with a mezzo-soprano: How the Smashing Pumpkins’ ’90s rock album became an opera

New York composer and conductor James Lowe worked closely with Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan to adapt the 30-year-old album for a show that’s more Mozart than rock. So perhaps it comes as ...
Chicago Sun-Times

‘Mellon Collie’ with a mezzo-soprano: How the Smashing Pumpkins’ ’90s rock album became an opera

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Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan on teaming up with Lyric Opera of Chicago

CHICAGO — A music mash-up that you may not expect is happening at the Lyric Opera of Chicago: a collaboration of classical musicians, along with the Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan. With 30 million ...
Stereogum

The Alternative Number Ones: Smashing Pumpkins’ “1979”

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 ...