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Billy Corgan trained himself to play in pitch black
By Janelle Borg published
Corgan reveals the unconventional approach he took to learn the instrument

The unsung 1986 album that inspired the ’90s Britpop boom
By Henry Yates published
The big-name fans. The studio where the Smiths tracked The Queen Is Dead. The bird that got caught in the control room. This is the story of the Chameleons’ Stranger Times

Billy Corgan on the first time he met Courtney Love and witnessed Hole live
By Janelle Borg published
After meeting at a Chicago venue in 1991, the two artists and their respective bands were interlinked for decades to come

Melissa Auf der Maur on joining Hole amidst tragedy and her “Master’s in Music” with the Smashing Pumpkins
By Janelle Borg published
In her love letter to the ’90s – the last analog decade – the Hole and Smashing Pumpkins bassist shares how she fell in love with the low-end and became an integral part of the noise-making generation

Billy Corgan on the first time he met future Smashing Pumpkins bassist Melissa Auf der Maur
By Janelle Borg published
The pair reflect on how a heckler at an early Pumpkins gig led to a decades-long friendship

Melissa Auf der Maur reveals the biggest lesson she learned from Billy Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins
By Janelle Borg published
Auf der Maur joined the Pumpkins in October 1999 following a five-year stint with Hole

Billy Corgan on what drives guitar heroes to change their tone – and how it led him to package his sound in a pedal
By Michael Astley-Brown published
The Smashing Pumpkins guitar icon reflects on a tonal journey four decades in the making, what pushes him to make signature gear like the new Laney Supergrace affordable, and why he’s the most excited he’s been to make a guitar album in 25 years

"There’s clarity where you want it, and a glorious wall of noise when you need it": Laney Black Country Customs Billy Corgan Supergrace Loudpedal review
By Daryl Robertson published
Laney distills Billy Corgan's legendary rig into a pedalboard-friendly amp that goes way beyond Smashing Pumpkins tones
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