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Smashing Pumpkins Albums Ranked From Worst To Best: our ranking of Billy Corgan and co’s greatest discs, biggest misses and the challenging work that straddles in-between. Things have been busy in Pumpkinland. Billy Corgan has been fast at work on two new Smashing Pumpkins albums. Monuments for an Elegy is due for release this Tuesday, followed […]
Smashing Pumpkins ‘Monuments To An Elegy’ Review: Corgan + Tommy Lee makes for an ultimately winning sonic combo. [rating=4] It’s been a rocky road for Billy Corgan in the 21st century: his band imploded, then his solo career stalled out, and more recently he’s faced internet backlash for re-branding the Smashing Pumpkins lineup (he’s the sole original […]
Smashing Pumpkins stream their new album via iTunes The Smashing Pumpkins new album Monuments to an Elegy won’t be released until December 9th, but fans can get a sneak peek all this week with a free stream on iTunes First Play Radio. Click here to listen to Monuments to an Elegy Monuments is the first album […]
Preview Smashing Pumpkins ‘Monuments to an Elegy’: band gives snippets detailing the nine tracks on upcoming album. UPDATED: Click here for my Monuments review and click here to stream in full on iTunes. Billy Corgan has released a YouTube clip featuring 30 second snippets of upcoming Smashing Pumpkins album Monuments to an Elegy which you […]
Today the Smashing Pumpkins released One and All, from their upcoming album Monuments to an Elegy. This follows last month’s release of new track Being Beige. The track premiered on the Huffington Post. Frontman and sole original member Billy Corgan told the media outlet that “I basically sang the whole song the first time I wrote it. […]
Listen To New Smashing Pumpkins Song ‘Being Beige’: Alternative rock outfit release first song off new album Monuments To An Elegy. The Smashing Pumpkins released their first single off forthcoming album Monuments To An Elegy. The track, entitled Being Beige (World’s On Fire), features Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee on drums. You can listen to it […]
Billy Corgan whets Smashing Pumpkin fans appetites for the deluxe Adore reissue with demo of ‘Let Me Give The World To You’ Smashing Pumpkins’s massive ‘Adore’ deluxe box-set won’t be released until September 23rd, but frontman Billy Corgan is giving fans a peek into its contents. Corgan posted a demo of ‘Let Me Give The World To You’ on […]
Billy Corgan Announces Smashing Pumpkins ‘Adore’ Reissue Details; Smashing Pumpkins darkest album to be given a 6 disc deluxe makeover, Just a few months back, I reported that Billy Corgan was putting the finishing touches on a deluxe reissue of Smashing Pumpkins’ 1998 album ‘Adore.’ And today he put up an official press release on […]
45 Best Summer Albums Of All Time Part 3; the conclusion to our list of the most summer-centric albums ever made. Welcome back to the third and final installment of our list of the best summer albums of all time, covering a variety of genres and era. If you haven’t already, click here to read […]
Smashing Pumpkins Adore Reissue Details Revealed: deluxe edition of band’s dark opus will include six discs, including rarities and a concert DVD. Fans of the Smashing Pumpkin’s dark gem Adore can rejoice; today frontman Billy Corgan announced news of the long-in-the-works deluxe reissue today on the band’s official site. In addition to new stereo and […]
