• TNA Executive Producer Billy Corgan Disses the Misogyny in Pro Wrestling in New Video [WATCH]

    Billy Corgan has had, to put it lightly, an interesting career aside from his work in the Smashing Pumpkins. In the past few months alone he has started his own blog about cars, quit Twitter and has also revealed that he is writing a new memoir entitled 'God Is Everywhere, From Here to There.' He also recently scored a job as an executive of Nashville-based TNA Wrestling, and used to run his own amateur organization in the heavyweight sport. In a new interview, Corgan disses the “misogyny” in professional wrestling, and confirms that, in fact, women do have the strength to compete.

  • Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Writes Moving Eulogy After Scott Weiland's Death

    Billy Corgan has issued a sentimental statement on Scott Weiland's death and goes as far to name him amongst Layne Staley and Kurt Cobain as "a great voice of our generation." In his eulogy posted to the Smashing Pumpkins website, Corgan references both the lost voices in music and his own sometimes dysfunctional relationship with the band.

  • Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown Announce Joint Headlining Tour; Openers?

    Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown have announced a joint headlining tour for the fall, with stops at the Monster Energy Aftershock 2015 festival. Previous rumors have suggested that Chevelle will serve as the opening act but that hasn't been confirmed...yet (no other potential openers have been announced yet).

  • Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan: "We Get Our Asses Kicked By EDM"

    The rise of electronic music, specifically the United States market, in the past 5-6 years has been largely met by positive reactions from fans old and new. It has totally flipped the industry on its head and forced musicians to look technology in a totally different light. Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is one of those people. In a new interview, he expounds, saying, "We get our asses kicked by EDM."

  • Miguel Gives Smashing Pumpkins Writing Credit on 'leaves' over '1979' Similarity

    More and more performers are playing it safe when it comes to songwriting, in light of the recent multimillion lawsuit between Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and the Marvin Gaye estate. The most recent example is Miguel, who gave Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins a songwriting credit on his track "leaves" after realizing that the down-tempo ballad's guitar riff was reminiscent of "1979."

  • Billy Corgan/Marilyn Manson Reddit AMA: Rockers Talk Joint Tour, Favorite Albums

    Marilyn Manson and the Smashing Pumpkins are heading out on tour together in July, so it is only natural that the two frontmen decided to sit down and answer questions on a Reddit AMA. Manson and Billy Corgan took part in an Ask Me Anything session recently, sharing some anecdotes about each other and admiration for their work as well as talk of a joint tour and their favorite albums. By the sound of things, The End Times Tour is going to be one crazy event.
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