Latest about Billy Corgan
Eddie Van Halen talks honing his technique, his imitators, and the origins of Eruption in this classic 1996 interview with Billy Corgan
In this gem from the GW archives, the alt-rock titan talks guitar, the music industry and more with one of his heroes
AFI’s Jade Puget: "I do a lot of effects in-the-box, because there are infinite things you can do – you can create unique tones that have never been done before"
The goth-punks' mercurial guitarist on shaping his guitar sound with plugins, writing with Billy Corgan, and how Peter Hook influenced the band's new album, Bodies
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Code Orange tease collaboration with The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan
Social media clues point to a partnership between the Pittsburgh metal heavyweights and Chicago alt-rock icon
The Smashing Pumpkins to host 30th anniversary Gish livestream event
The Chicago alt-rockers are celebrating their rifftacular debut with a live vinyl listening party, fan Q&A and an “exclusive preview of unreleased music”
Billy Corgan used a $25 Klon Centaur clone for his tones on the new Smashing Pumpkins album
The alt-rock icon shares his thoughts on boutique pedals, clones and plugins in new interview
The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan: "I’m a firm believer that the distortion signatures of a guitar need to be organic"
To leap forward into a bold and brave new chapter of their musical narrative, The Smashing Pumpkins go all the way back to square one.
Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan teams up with Carstens Amplification for “game-changer” signature amp
Hand-wired, 100-watt Grace boasts “unheard of amount of gain, high headroom and distinct tone”
Billy Corgan recalls his “religious experience” interviewing Eddie Van Halen for Guitar World
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman looks back on his quest to “introduce EVH to a generation of alternative guitar players”
