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HISTORICAL FACTS: Jimmy chamberlin - The Untold Story

“I don't think Kurt really dug me. I think he stayed away from me because I was a pretty high octane individual”: Smashing Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin recalls the heady days of the early ’90s

“I had a huge respect for him as a musician”

MusicRadar

"A masterpiece, and yet not the band's finest hour." Every Smashing Pumpkins album ranked from worst to best

The collected studio works of Billy Corgan and company rated and ranked, from the so-so to the smashing

Louder

"They told me I was insane – things like 'career suicide' and all that stuff was thrown around." The drama behind the recording of Smashing Pumpkins' era-defining, bombastic masterpiece

Thirty years after its release, Billy Corgan looks back at the making of The Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

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“Living in the shadow of my grunge parents, Courtney and Billy… it was a complex and exhausting shadow to come out from under”: Melissa Auf der Maur on joining Hole amidst tragedy and her “Master’s in Music” with the Smashing Pumpkins

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

Guitar World

“Isaw Kiki’s name, I stopped and thought, ‘Wait… I think I follow her on Instagram.’ …I was like, ‘Oh, that’s that person I really like’”: Billy Corgan and Kiki Wong on the guitar chemistry behind Smashing Pumpkins’ new era

How bonding over Dimebag Darrell and dressing like “Rob Halford's cousin” helped turn Wong into a Pumpkin overnight

Guitar World

“She's got that thing that I could never do – I have to cheat”: Billy Corgan reveals the technique Kiki Wong can do on guitar that’s beyond him

Wong was handpicked by Corgan and co. from over 10,000 applicants to join the Smashing Pumpkins, and it's safe to say she's been a powerhouse addition to the lineup

Guitar World

Why the Adore tour was the messiest, most all-over-the-shop moment in Smashing Pumpkins’ history (and it’s not just because some bloke wee’d on my foot at one of the gigs)

Billy Corgan & co. totally lost the plot in the bid to try and replace Jimmy Chamberlin in 1998. Two words: "percussion solo".

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“It has pissed me off over and over again through the years that most fans who are real fans don’t really get the record”: the story of the album that was meant to be Smashing Pumpkins' fantastic farewell until it all went wrong

Things were never straightforward for Corgan & co. throughout the 90s and the tale of what was meant to be their final record pretty much sums it up

Louder

The 10 best cover versions by Smashing Pumpkins

Billy Corgan and crew's renditions of hits by U2, Hole, Fleetwood Mac, Depeche Mode, The Cure and, umm, Natalie Imbruglia

Louder

Into The Pumpkins-Verse! Your guide to The Smashing Pumpkins' ever-evolving line-up from their inception to the present day

Introducing the hardy souls who did a stint in Billy Corgan's crew

Louder

“My friend called me: ‘You won’t believe this, and it’s probably not gonna happen, but I gave Billy Corgan your number. He might call you, he might not…’” Ginger Pooley reflects on her time with the Smashing Pumpkins – and why she had to give it up

Before she returns to action with Garbage, Ginger Pooley reveals how she went from teenage Pumpkins obsessive to landing the bassist spot alongside Billy Corgan, the challenge of quitting the band she loved, and what she learned along the way

Guitar World

"In a way, I can hear that song now as the end of an era": Billy Corgan on the Smashing Pumpkins classic that put a stop to one era of the band

Corgan said one Mellon Collie... cut was written to bid farewell to one aspect of the grunge giants' sound

Louder

"I never thought little ole 15-year-old me playing metal guitar in my bedroom would amount to this moment": Kiki Wong named as new Smashing Pumpkins guitarist

Vigil Of War guitarist joins the Chicago band after an open audition process that attracted 10,000 applications

MusicRadar

"Adore weaves its dark spell a little bit deeper. It's brooding, gothic and hypnotic in spades": Smashing Pumpkins embrace the sadness but lose fans on Adore

After Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness there was nowhere to go but up for Smashing Pumpkins: Then bad things began to happen

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Metal Hammer

Every The Smashing Pumpkins album ranked from worst to best

The collected studio works of Billy Corgan and company rated and ranked, from the so-so to the smashing

Guitar World

“Before me it was classic Fender Jazz, but I showed up with a bunch of Yamaha basses. Billy Corgan was totally cool with that… it’s never been, ‘Do what I say or else’”: How Jack Bates splits his loyalties between Smashing Pumpkins and his dad, Peter Hook

Joy Division’s unique bassist wasn’t originally much of an influence to his son, who doesn’t use pedals with the Pumpkins – but needs to use ancient, unreliable ones with The Light

MusicRadar

"As good as D’arcy and James are, it was just going to sound better if Billy played it" – Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin, Butch Vig, Flood and more on the Smashing Pumpkins' recording history

Classic interview – From Gish to Zeitgeist, through the eyes of the key players… plus the 11 underrated Pumpkins songs guitarists need to hear

Guitar World

The Smashing Pumpkins are looking for a new guitarist – anyone can apply, but securing the position won’t be easy. Here are 5 things you need to nail to get the gig

Reckon you’ve got what it takes to play alongside Billy Corgan and James Iha? It will take much more than just learning the songs

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The Independent UK

Smashing Pumpkins to hold open auditions for new guitarist

The search for Jeff Schroeder‘s replacement is on

Guitar World

“Even though we went through some really rough and confusing years, I feel like the band is in a better place than when I joined”: Jeff Schroeder opens up about his departure from the Smashing Pumpkins

After 15 years with the alt-rock mainstays, virtuoso guitarist Jeff Schroeder has departed the Smashing Pumpkins. In this exclusive interview, he reveals what prompted him to leave, how the return of James Iha impacted his decision, and why his time with Billy Corgan and co changed his guitar playing forever

Louder

"It was us saying, This is us, we're here to kick your door down": The tortured birth and eternal genius of Smashing Pumpkins' masterpiece Siamese Dream

Released on July 27, 1993, Smashing Pumpkins second album is one of the greatest alternative rock albums ever. "All I had to figure out was how to write a pop song," recalls Billy Corgan

Metal Hammer

Billy Corgan is preparing a Zwan box set, featuring 65 unreleased songs

Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan thinks that its time people heard the best work from his Noughties supergroup Zwan

Newcastle Herald

Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan blends wrestling and music

"It's a bit like punk rock back in the day, in the sense that people in wrestling feel marginalised by American culture."

Chicago Sun-Times

Smashing Pumpkins, Jane’s Addiction tour a double dose of rock that has endured for decades

Over three hours and 27 songs at the United Center, it was hard not to recall the first time you heard ‘Today’ or saw the ‘Been Caught Stealing’ video.

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