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Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan: The Music Industry Has Been "Taken Over by Poseurs"

Posted 03/13/2012 at 12:00pm | by Damian Fanelli

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Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan says the music industry has been "taken over by poseurs." Corgan, who was being interviewed publicly by author Brian Solis at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, said he was part of a generation of artists who "wanted to change the world." Today's musicians, he added, are obsessed merely with being famous.

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Weeklong Women’s Music Summit to Focus on Female Musicians

Posted 03/09/2012 at 2:17pm | by Guitar World Staff

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The Music Masters Camp Series has announced The Women’s Music Summit, scheduled for August 27 to 31. This music immersion week is the first of its kind to focus on female musicians. The Summit, which takes place at Full Moon Resort in the Woodstock area of the Catskills Mountains in New York, will offer skill workshops, panels, performances and more.

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Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins Starts His Own Professional Wrestling Company

Posted 10/14/2011 at 10:45am | by Damian Fanelli

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Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumkins has started a new professional wrestling company, "Resistance Pro," in Chicago. He says he'll operate as its creative director. According NME.com, Corgan's role will be to create "story lines" for wrestling events and to be the public face of the organisation. Resistance Pro will host its first event, Black Friday, on November 25 at the Excalibur Club in Chicago.

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Video: Jim Carrey Does Karaoke Versions of Radiohead's "Creep," Smashing Pumpkins' "Bullet With Butterfly Wings"

Posted 09/13/2011 at 9:57am | by Josh Hart

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Case in point, the below videos of actor Jim Carrey covering two of the '90s most popular, angst-driven alternative rock songs -- Radiohead's "Creep," and "Bullet With Butterfly Wings" by the Smashing Pumpkins.

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Biography: Smashing Pumpkins

Posted 08/30/2011 at 12:04pm | by Daniel Zurbruegg

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One of the most interesting bands of the nineties, The Smashing Pumpkins have had their share of success and turmoil. Centered around front man Billy Corgan, the alternative rock band has gone through multiple breakups, and several band members. The longest mainstay, drummer Jimmy Chamberlain, left the group in 1999.

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Smashing Pumpkins Announce Fall Tour

Posted 08/12/2011 at 7:03pm | by Josh Hart

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Smashing Pumpkins will be hitting the road this October for a brief tour of the U.S. You can check out the full list of tour dates below.

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Smashing Pumpkins Release Music Video for "Owata"

Posted 06/29/2011 at 11:12pm | by Josh Hart

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Almost entirely unannounced, Smashing Pumpkins have released a new music video for the track "Owata." The track itself is the 10th song released as part of the colossal 44-track effort titled Teargarden By Kaleidyscope.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabar Stars in Ad for New Smashing Pumpkins Album

Posted 06/29/2011 at 8:02pm | by Josh Hart

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Basketball legends stars in commercial for the forthcoming Smashing Pumpkins album, Oceania.

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Billy Corgan Talks Smashing Pumpkins Effect Pedals

Posted 06/17/2011 at 5:52pm | by Josh Hart

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Smashing Pumpkins mainman Billy Corgan has posted a video that features Corgan showing off his collection of effects pedals, including the original gear the group used on their early albums like Gish and Siamese Dream.

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Billy Corgan Reveals Tracklist of Upcoming Smashing Pumpkins Album, 'Oceania'

Posted 06/01/2011 at 11:03am | by Damian Fanelli

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This morning, Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins Twittered the tentative tracklist for Oceana, the band's upcoming album. He did add, however, that “all titles are subject to change."

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