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Another former Smashing Pumpkins bassist is joining Garbage on tour
By Janelle Borg published
Nicole Fiorentino follows in the footsteps of Ginger Pooley and Eric Avery in being part of both camps

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

Kiki Wong recalls the early days of her career – and the “crazy” bootleg tours with three people sleeping in the back of a truck
By Janelle Borg published
Wong says she has failed more times than she succeeded throughout her career, so much so that there was a point in her life where she didn't touch her guitars for three years

“I never thought little ol’ 15-year-old me playing metal guitar in the bedroom would amount to this moment”: After 10,000 applicants, Kiki Wong landed the Smashing Pumpkins guitarist gig
By Amit Sharma published
2024 Year in Review: Billy Corgan and co hosted the biggest guitarist search of the year – and there could only be one winner

Billy Corgan reckons this Metallica track sounds suspiciously similar to a Smashing Pumpkins deep cut
By Phil Weller published
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
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

Billy Corgan opens up on his guitar insecurities and being cast as the Smashing Pumpkins’ “big, bad Dracula”
By Andrew Daly published
On Aghori Mhori Mei, the Smashing Pumpkins recapture the vibe, feel and tones of their classic early ’90s LPs. Corgan explains how, why – and what took them so long

Billy Corgan on how watching Iommi taught him the key to the playing style of Eddie Van Halen
By Matt Owen published
As Corgan explains, the distinctive aspect he observed of the ’Sabbath great, also shaped his understanding of players like Eddie Van Halen and Uli Jon Roth

Billy Corgan shares his pedalboard secrets, including the $1,000 pedal he stole from his dad
By Andrew Daly published
The Smashing Pumpkins bandleader reveals that though his relationship with guitar effects has changed over the years, there's still a place in his heart for them, especially the Warm Audio Warmdrive
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