Billy Corgan isn't ready to share his 'beautiful' Dolly Parton story The Smashing Pumpkins star Billy Corgan has revealed why he doesn't want to tell his Dolly Parton story publicly just yet. BANG Premier · Sep 30
After 50 years of pioneering heavy metal, Accept are in the mood to celebrate. "I wouldn't even have thought we would last five years, to be honest, let alone fifty" Accept's Teutonic Titans 1976-2026 features guest appearances from Rob Halford, Kirk Hammett, Billy Corgan and more Metal Hammer · Aug 26
“Billy shared that the Pumpkins had confirmed headlining Lollapalooza. He said sweetly, ‘If you wanna join us for a song, please do’”: Melissa Auf der Maur lifts the veil on her surprise appearance at Lollapalooza with the Smashing Pumpkins Auf der Maur ascended to the Lollapalooza stage with her former band in a move that harked directly back to the ’90s Guitar World · Aug 5
Olivia Rodrigo ticks another name off her alt-rock wishlist as she joins Smashing Pumpkins on stage at Lollapalooza to sing Thirty Three Billy Corgan and co were headlining in their home city of Chicago MusicRadar · Aug 3
The Smashing Pumpkins reunite with Melissa Auf der Maur at Lollapalooza – and treat fans to a surprise team-up with Olivia Rodrigo and Yungblud Billy Corgan and co. balanced nostalgia with their more recent era at their first Lollapalooza set since 1994 Guitar World · Aug 3
From Hendrix’s pyrotechnics to Cory Wong’s hot-buttered funk, for 72 years the Strat has revolutionized how we play guitar. These are the 25 players who wrote – and burnt – the playbook The Fender Stratocaster would just be a glorified carpentry project without the players who danced across its neck and gave it life. Here we celebrate 25 of the best Guitar World · Aug 2
"It was presented like you can do this or you can just say bye-bye." Heart's Ann Wilson on the "devil's bargains" her band were forced to accept in order to survive the '80s Ann Wilson on how Heart had to sell a little bit of their souls to survive Louder · Jul 14
“Kurt would always say, ‘I’m gonna get a Chet Atkins.’ But he never did. It wasn’t until he died that I went and looked at one”: Courtney Love refused to turn Celebrity Skin into “a grieving widow’s memoir” – but she paid tribute with the gear she played With Celebrity Skin, Love shifted Hole's musical direction and created their final opus, in the midst of great tragedy Guitar World · Jul 14
"The last great double album. So great that it should've been released in the 1970s." Billy Corgan unleashes his grand artistic statement on Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness Billy Corgan’s ambitions reached their zenith on Smashing Pumpkins' swollen 1995 double album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness Louder · Jul 13
“There will be, like, maybe two more LPs of unreleased tracks… There was a lot of writing in that band”: Billy Corgan to release unheard Zwan material Band only released one album in 2003 MusicRadar · Jun 25
“The Revstar is doing really well right now. I think that’s because it’s so different to what other major brands like Gibson and Fender are putting out”: Inside 60 years of Yamaha guitars – how the Japanese firm forged its own six-string path Yamaha’s Yusuke Ota and Shingo Ekuni take a look back at key guitars and artists from the brand’s history – from Carlos Santana and Billy Corgan to the current one-two Revstar punch of Chris Buck and Matteo Mancuso Guitar World · Jun 22
"By the time you get to the end, it's like, Okay, that's a classic." Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan recalls the first time he heard Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit The night that Butch Vig played Billy Corgan an unreleased cassette of Nirvana's Nevermind album Louder · Jun 16
"Celebrate this iconic album on the grandest scale possible." Billy Corgan adds additional shows to his orchestral Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness opera tour "This magical dream doesn’t have to end" Louder · Jun 12
The Kinks' Dave Davies says serial killer John Wayne Gacy was 'so nice' Dave Davies made the revelation during a chat on The Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan’s podcast The Magnificent Others, where he reflected on his time with The Kinks, and recited the lyrics from their 1967 tune Death of a Clown. BANG Premier · Jun 8
Louder · Jun 3 "I have this memory of killing myself, blasting my head off, and then throwing the guitar at the amp over and over." The story behind the most intense song on the most ambitious rock album of the '90s Life isn't always easy as a perfectionist
Guitar World · Jun 1 “If anybody could play like that, they must be crazy”: How Dave Davies wrote the savage solo for the Kinks’ breakthrough hit Davies debunks false claims that the track featured Jimmy Page and reveals how it all came about
Louder · May 28 "The multilayered, 10-dimensional record that would help imbue grunge with a panoramic afterburn." Smashing Pumpkins' debut album Gish mixes Zep rock grooves, acid folk, shoegaze and trippy psychedelic angst Gish is celebrating its 35th birthday in shades of variously coloured vinyl
Louder · May 26 "I said, You’re walking around like you’re God’s gift to rock 'n' roll. I want you out of my studio." Why 4 Non Blondes leader Linda Perry kicked one of the biggest rock superstars of the '90s out of a recording session "He was a Debbie Downer"
Louder · May 26 "He was drunk out of his mind and he asked me to make out with him." Billy Corgan on how he became a fan of The Cure...and the first time he met Robert Smith The Smashing Pumpkins frontman and Cure leader went on to become fast friends
BANG Premier · May 25 Smashing Pumpkins up for Las Vegas Sphere Mellon Collie show Billy Corgan says Smashing Pumpkins would jump at the chance to bring their operatic A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness production to the Las Vegas Sphere, even though they haven’t been asked yet.
Guitar World · May 21 “If this isn’t a 10 out of 10 announcement, I don’t know what is”: The Smashing Pumpkins reunite with Siamese Dream producer for the first time in 32 years Butch Vig was the man behind the board for Billy Corgan and co's landmark albums, and has been on production duties for their new single
Louder · May 18 "Four decades of hits and dark treasures." Smashing Pumpkins announce The Rats In The Cage tour The tour celebrates the 30th anniversary of Smashing Pumpkins' multi-platinum album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
Metal Hammer · May 14 “The script is right there. This movie will absolutely happen”: Jack Osbourne says Ozzy biopic is written and gives tentative release date We still don’t know who’ll play the Prince Of Darkness, though
Louder · May 11 "This magical dream doesn’t have to end." Billy Corgan announces UK and European dates for A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness, an orchestral and operatic rendering of The Smashing Pumpkins’ iconic 1995 album "The success of translating Mellon Collie into operatic and classical form has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life"
Guitar World · May 11 “It all went a bit sour and nasty. Eldritch likes a battle – he thrives on confrontation. Mind you, he told me I was the best guitarist he’d ever worked with”: The difficult birth of The Sisters of Mercy’s trailblazing goth classic Billy Corgan loved First and Last and Always so much he invited guitarist Wayne Hussey to his home to jam it. Over 40 years on, Hussey and Gary Marx look back on its dark majesty