Billy Corgan

Billy Corgan names himself and two other ’90s guitar gods as the ‘metal Yardbirds’

By Matt Owen published 14 February 25

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman shared near-identical early experiences with two other players close to his local area, but they all ended up going down different avenues – not unlike the Yardbird legends

Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final show will play host to a Tool, Rage Against the Machine and Smashing Pumpkins supergroup

By Janelle Borg published 7 February 25

The July 5 mega-event's lineup is stacked with top-tier names, including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira and Alice in Chains

Ace Frehley interrupted the band when he auditioned for Kiss – and Gene Simmons was ready to throw fists

By Phil Weller published 7 February 25

Although the guitarist eventually aced his audition, his relationship with Simmons and the rest of the band got off to a rather rocky start

Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith and Primus guitarist Larry ‘Ler’ LaLonde among thousands who have lost homes in L.A. wildfires

By Janelle Borg published 13 January 25

Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan and Anthrax’s Scott Ian share their first-hand experience of the devastating impact of one of the biggest natural disasters in Los Angeles’ history

Billy Corgan reckons this Metallica track sounds suspiciously similar to a Smashing Pumpkins deep cut

By Phil Weller published 16 December 24

Corgan says Hetfield has “written some of the greatest, most amazing riffs” of all time, but one cut from 1997 sounds awfully familiar...

Kiki Wong on how playing with Smashing Pumpkins has made her a better guitar player

By Phil Weller published 6 December 24

From bedroom riffing with a Line 6 Spider to playing through tube amps in stadiums, Wong says her time in the band has opened her eyes to a whole new world of tone