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Forever Smashing Pumpkinsnew
Despite all his rage, Billy Corgan is no longer just a rat in a cage.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Tom Lanham |
09-20-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan
Drama Kingnew
Billy Corgan's ego aside, maybe Smashing Pumpkins should have called it quits back in 1997.
The Inlander |
Leah Sottile |
09-10-2010 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Smashing Pumpkins, Billy Corgan
After Work with a Fountain and Pumpkin, America Returns to the Roadnew
Part of what's interesting about the studio recordings for Here & Now is they involve an unlikely collaboration with co-producers Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and James Iha, the former guitarist with Smashing Pumpkins -- two artists associated with modern rock, not the kind of relaxed country pop for which America is known.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Alan Sculley |
07-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Billy Corgan, Assholenew
With his shameless self-promotion and his blatant cash grab covenants with box stores, it's no secret that Corgan has fallen from grace from the indie rock elite -- that was confirmed by his behavior at the La Route du Rock festival.
Montreal Mirror |
Raf Katigbak |
08-27-2007 |
Music
Tags: Smashing Pumpkins
'Zeitgeist' is for the Faithfulnew
The Pumpkins' comeback album isn't innovative, but the band's fans will be happy with it.
Tucson Weekly |
Rick Schwartz |
08-09-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Smashing Pumpkins, Zeitgeist
Smashing Pumpkins Preach to the Choirnew
Eleven-night set in San Francisco satisfies the faithful, if not the fickle.
East Bay Express |
Nate Seltenrich |
07-25-2007 |
Concerts
Tags: Smashing Pumpkins, concerts
It's Tough to Recapture the 'Zeitgeist'new
Corgan tries to win back disenchanted fans by hewing close to the combo's classic sound -- an approach that results in a listenable yet overly familiar CD underpinned with neediness.
Tags: Smashing Pumpkins, Zeitgeist
