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Left to right: Collage of Billy Corgan, Melissa Auf Der Maur, Olivia Rodrigo and Yungblud playing their guitars on stage
The Smashing Pumpkins reunite with Melissa Auf der Maur at Lollapalooza

By Janelle Borg Published

Billy Corgan and co. balanced nostalgia with their more recent era at their first Lollapalooza set since 1994

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The Smashing Pumpkins x Yamaha
The Smashing Pumpkins designed some wild Yamaha guitars to celebrate their first gigs in Japan in 12 years – and they were played live

By Phil Weller Published

The guitars designed by Billy Corgan, Kiki Wong, James Iha and Jack Bates are now on display

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Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins performing with a Zero T-shirt and Fender Strat, on a stage illuminated in orange with pink lights on his face.
Billy Corgan on the making of Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

By Joe Bosso Published

With no let-up for 86 days straight, Mellon Collie was the double album that spooked the label, pushed Corgan to the limit, and would become the ’90s own White Album. This is its story

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Billy Corgan (left) and James Iha perform with Smashing Pumpkins at the Tibetan Freedom Concert in 1996
"All we ever wanted to do in this band is kick people's ass": The Smashing Pumpkins on '80s Marshalls, epic guitar arrangements and their essential pedals

By Alan di Perna Published

In this 1995 GW interview, Billy Corgan and James Iha discuss the gear that powered their sprawling, double-disc masterpiece, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

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Watch Smashing Pumpkins Perform New Songs on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’

By Richard Bienstock Published

The semi-reunited band played a mini-set of ‘Shiny and Oh So Bright’ tracks and classics.

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Smashing Pumpkins Share New Song, "Knights of Malta"

By Richard Bienstock Published

The reunited band's new album, 'Shiny and Oh So Bright,' is out November 18.

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Smashing Pumpkins Share Haunted-House-Themed Video for "Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)"

By Richard Bienstock Published

The band's reunion album, 'Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1,' is out November 18.

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Smashing Pumpkins Premiere New Song, "Silvery Sometimes (Ghosts)"

By Richard Bienstock Published

The track is slated to appear on the band's forthcoming reunion album.

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Watch The Smashing Pumpkins Cover Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven"

By Jackson Maxwell Published

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Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan and James Iha and Jeff Schroeder Talk Summer Tour, New Music and Three-Guitar Attack

By Joe Bosso Published

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