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Smashing Pumpkins perform at DTE Energy Music Theater on August 14, 2019 in Clarkston, Michigan.

Smashing Pumpkins are working on not one but two new albums, according to guitarist Jeff Schroeder

By Richard Bienstock

Schroeder made the reveal during a chat with Yamaha about his highly customized Pacifica electric guitar

Billy Corgan performs live with Smashing Pumpkins

Billy Corgan shares advice for upcoming bands: “Going out into the world and playing down the street? Don’t even bother”

By Michael Astley-Brown

Smashing Pumpkins leader on why you should focus completely on the internet

Show Me the Gear: Smashing Pumpkins’ Jeff Schroeder takes Guitar World on a tour of his rig

By Richard Bienstock

Schroeder’s full setup, from customized Yamaha Revstars to a digital/analog hybrid rig, covers all the sounds from "many different eras of the band."

Watch Smashing Pumpkins Perform “Knights of Malta” on ‘Colbert’

By Richard Bienstock

Band kicks off co-headlining tour with Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds tonight.

Smashing Pumpkins and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Announce Summer North American Tour

By Richard Bienstock

AFI will appear as the special guest on all dates.

Billy Corgan is Reunited with Stolen ‘Gish’-Era Stratocaster

By Richard Bienstock

The guitar, essential to the early Smashing Pumpkins sound, was taken 27 years ago.

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

By Richard Bienstock

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

Billy Corgan: “Paint color actually changes the sound of a guitar”

By Jackson Maxwell

The Smashing Pumpkins mastermind also dishes on which finish he thinks sounds the best

Smashing Pumpkins Share New Song, "Knights of Malta"

By Richard Bienstock

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

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

By Richard Bienstock

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

Smashing Pumpkins Announce Special 30th Anniversary Shows

By Richard Bienstock

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

Smashing Pumpkins Reunion Album, 'Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun,' Due in November

By Richard Bienstock

The record will be the band's first with Billy Corgan, James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin in 18 years.

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

By Richard Bienstock

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

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

By Jackson Maxwell

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

By Joe Bosso

Watch Smashing Pumpkins Perform "Solara" on 'The Tonight Show'

By Jackson Maxwell

Smashing Pumpkins Premiere New Song, "Solara"

By Jackson Maxwell

Smashing Pumpkins Announce Reunion Tour

By Jackson Maxwell

Billy Corgan Breaks Out the Acoustics for His New Album, 'Ogilala'

By Joe Bosso

Billy Corgan Unveils "The Spaniards" Music Video

By Jackson Maxwell

Billy Corgan has unveiled the music video for the second single from his upcoming solo album—Ogilala—the measured, somber ballad, "The Spaniards."