Reviews
Wednesday, December 14 2011
Smashing Pumpkins: Gish (Deluxe Edition) / Siamese Dream (Deluxe Edition)
Freak out, give in: these generous repackages of the Chicago alt-rock heroes' first two albums chart the upward trajectory that took them from a promising-yet-overextended debut to one of their genre's all-time greatest masterpieces.
Thursday, January 8 2009
Smashing Pumpkins
Billy Corgan’s new experiments rock like the older hits but they lack the secret ingredient that makes past Smashing Pumpkin tracks transcendent -- melody and a compelling emotional storyline.
Tuesday, November 11 2008
Smashing Pumpkins: If All Goes Wrong
This may not show Corgan in the most favorable light, but it shows him in an honest one, making for a surprisingly humanizing viewing experience.
Friday, February 8 2008
Smashing Pumpkins: American Gothic
Billy Corgan celebrates the beauty of an acoustic guitar after the big bang of Zeitgeist... to little effect
Monday, August 6 2007
Smashing Pumpkins
As Smashing Pumpkins prepare for the fourth night of their historic 12-show residency at rock’s most hallowed hall, questions abound. What will be the effect of its two new members, and can version 2.0 match the legendary intensity of the original?
Blogs
Tuesday, November 29 2011
CONTEST: Win The Smashing Pumpkins' Remastered 'Gish' or 'Siamese Dream' and Join the Record Club
Contest is now closed! Please be sure to check pick up SMiLE on compact disc or vinyl! Today marks the day that EMI releases the…
Friday, April 22 2011
Smashing Pumpkins' Rarity "With Every Light" Covered by Voxhaul Broadcast
An obscure Smashing Pumpkins track is covered...
Monday, October 26 2009
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (video collection)
Fourteen years ago this week: the Smashing Pumpkins released their third album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, on Virgin Records. For the first and…
Sunday, October 11 2009
The Smashing Pumpkins - "Hello Kitty Kat"
If I were to pick a definitive Smashing Pumpkins song, it would be the overlooked nugget “Hello Kitty Kat”, originally released as a b-side to…
News
Wednesday, November 30 2011
Smashing Pumpkins revisit breakthrough albums
Smashing Pumpkins’ debut, “Gish,” wasn’t the cool, everybody-has-to-hear-it album of 1991. It gave a passing glance to the emerging alternative-rock culture that worshiped Pacific Northwest…
Wednesday, April 27 2011
Smashing Pumpkins announce new album, extensive reissues
CHICAGO — The Smashing Pumpkins delivered a double dose of news Tuesday about past and future recordings. In a video posted on the band's Facebook…
