• Billy Corgan playing tribute to 'Siddhartha' with eight-hour synth interpretation

    Billy Corgan is a man of many curious tastes and talents. The Smashing Pumpkins auteur will put both on display with an eight-hour live interpretation of Herman Hesse's novel Siddartha played on synthesizers to a precious few attendees at a tea house he owns in the Chicago suburbs. The performance is scheduled for February 28.
  • Smashing Pumpkins Tour: Billy Corgan and Co. Release Live Set With Some New, Some Classic Stuff

    Some people were pleasantly surpassed when they heard the new Smashing Pumpkins album "Oceania" last year. The sound was much more in tune with what fans of grunge-era Billy Corgan produced. But some fans would rather just hear the Smashing Pumpkins play the same ol' hits over and over again versus try to evolve. We're not saying wither side is necessarily wrong. We are saying however that the new concert album/movie "Oceania: Live in NYC" features a little bit of both.
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