Smashing Pumpkins to Release Massive Box Set for Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

Smashing Pumpkins to Release Massive Box Set for <i>Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness</i>

In 1995 the Smashing Pumpkins released their double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Today, the album is still recognized as one of the band’s most iconic collections, one that spawned massive hits like “1979” and “Bullet With Butterfly Wings.”...  read more

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Song Premiere: James Iha - "Speed of Love"

Song Premiere: James Iha - "Speed of Love"

The track’s synth parts and hooky choruses showcases a poppier side of Iha, but the wiry, effect-soaked guitar solo prove it’s very much the same songwriter behind many ‘90s favorites.  read more

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Diamond Rings Debuts New Songs, Covers Smashing Pumpkins

Diamond Rings Debuts New Songs, Covers Smashing Pumpkins

Toronto musician Diamond Rings has a new album, titled Free Dimensional, due on Oct. 23 via Astralwerks. He took to KCRW’s Morning Becomes Eclectic yesterday to debut a bunch of new material from the album. The new songs follow 2010’s quite good release Special Affections....  read more

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The Smashing Pumpkins: Oceania

The Smashing Pumpkins: <i>Oceania</i>

There’s a long-running joke about seeing a beloved band, maybe one you’ve followed since your childhood, and hearing the worst phrase that the frontman could utter: “We’re going to play a few songs from our new album.”...  read more

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Smashing Pumpkins Launch Visual Social Media Campaign

Smashing Pumpkins Launch Visual Social Media Campaign

When you think of the word “Oceania,” what do you see? How about “Quasar,” or “Panopticon”? The Smashing Pumpkins are asking their fans just that, urging them to interpret what each song title means in a new social media campaign called Imagine Oceania....  read more

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Catching Up With Garbage's Butch Vig

Catching Up With Garbage's Butch Vig

Here’s a fact that might make you feel old: It’s been seven years since the release of the last Garbage record Bleed Like Me, and 17 years since the release of their self-titled debut.  read more

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Smashing Pumpkins Detail Oceania

Smashing Pumpkins Detail <i>Oceania</i>

Even through co-founder and frontman Billy Corgan’s constant personnel changes, the latest incarnation of the Smashing Pumpkins will release a new studio album early this summer. Oceania, Corgan’s seventh record under the Smashing Pumpkins moniker, will feature the work of new drummer Mike Bryne, guitarist Jeff Schroeder and bassist Nicole Fiorentino (who all joined the rock band in the time since Zeitgeist was released in 2007).   read more

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Smashing Pumpkins Announce Oceania Release Date

Smashing Pumpkins Announce <i>Oceania</i> Release Date

Although we've known about the new Smashing Pumpkins record _Oceania_ since frontman Billy Corgan tweeted about it last fall, now we've got an official release date and a tracklist coming from EMI. The album was produced by Billy Corgan and is the next installment in the overarching 44-track _Teargarden by Kaleidyscope_ album. The album is the Pumpkins' first studio album since 2007's _Zeitgeist_ and is set to hit shelves on June 18.  read more

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Smashing Pumpkins: Gish and Siamese Dream Remastered Deluxe Editions

Smashing Pumpkins: <i>Gish</i> and <i>Siamese Dream</i> Remastered Deluxe Editions

With a fresh look at his band’s first two albums, Gish and Siamese Dream it’s hard to see how anyone — including Nirvana’s first label, Sub Pop, who initially rejected the Pumpkins — didn’t like his approach to begin with.   read more

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The 10 Best Double Albums in the Past 20 Years

The 10 Best Double Albums in the Past 20 Years

In honor of today's release of M83's double album Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, we're counting down our favorite double albums of the past 20 years.  read more

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