<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Smashing-pumpkins ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tag/smashing-pumpkins Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:19:58 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-dont-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 bFpMrDE5omTi3ubPr6BySD Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:19:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The reason everybody knows Eric Clapton’s name is not because he’s a great guitar player”: Billy Corgan says virtuosic guitar solos mean nothing in the social media age – and argues guitar influencers need to make a bigger impact on popular music ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/billy-corgan-smashing-pumpkins-on-guitar-solos-social-media-influencers-popular-music SvaRG2LuXTotUN8tP9EEFZ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:37:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Give the average guitar player the chance to own my live rig. My tone. The tone worth $100,000s”: Billy Corgan and Laney Amplification unveil the ultimate Smashing Pumpkins amp-in-a-box pedal ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/laney-billy-corgan-supergrace-carstens-amp-pedal bPsSa3ctVx3ZhUNNJkqT2B Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:22:02 +0000 Fri, 23 Jan 2026 09:56:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Dom has one of the greatest voices in the history of music, and as grand as that may sound there is no hype in what I’m saying”: Billy Corgan heaps praise on Yungblud, who the Smashing Pumpkins have just collaborated with ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/singers-songwriters/dom-has-one-of-the-greatest-voices-in-the-history-of-music-and-as-grand-as-that-may-sound-there-is-no-hype-in-what-im-saying-billy-corgan-heaps-praise-on-yungblud-who-the-smashing-pumpkins-have-just-collaborated-with 2Tw34QCzkWRwSbuMt3RjqG Tue, 06 Jan 2026 16:57:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “His deep commitment to innovation and artistic evolution places him among the most distinctive and influential musical architects of the last three decades”: Which '90s rock guitarist is set to be honoured at the NAMM show in January? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/guitarists/his-deep-commitment-to-innovation-and-artistic-evolution-places-him-among-the-most-distinctive-and-influential-musical-architects-of-the-last-three-decades-which-90s-rock-guitarist-is-set-to-be-honoured-at-the-namm-show-in-january EDWyzq99qKQdijSTKPXyhE Tue, 16 Dec 2025 13:06:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’re still avoiding him to this day... we would just despise him after a while”: Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne is not a Billy Corgan fan ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/shows-festivals/were-still-avoiding-him-to-this-day-we-would-just-despise-him-after-a-while-flaming-lips-wayne-coyne-is-not-a-billy-corgan-fan zGYk2bBGQ4F9SQtJeGxr5G Fri, 11 Apr 2025 08:33:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ithought it would be funny to sing my own song, but the longer itwent, the less people thought it was funny”: How Billy Corgan killed the vibe on a karaoke night ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-thought-it-would-be-funny-to-sing-my-own-song-but-the-longer-it-went-the-less-people-thought-it-was-funny-how-billy-corgan-killed-the-vibe-on-a-karaoke-night zZGhAQzEZQAbjtxyoQGTKU Mon, 07 Apr 2025 10:57:43 +0000 Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:25:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Probably one of the most misunderstood bands in the history of rock ‘n’ roll”: Who could Billy Corgan be talking about? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/probably-one-of-the-most-misunderstood-bands-in-the-history-of-rock-n-roll-who-could-billy-corgan-be-talking-about E7cP3YurieEZxD2bwqzQee Thu, 06 Mar 2025 12:00:22 +0000 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:43:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I’m not making this up": Billy Corgan thinks that comedian Bill Burr might be his half-brother ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/im-not-making-this-up-there-is-no-joke-in-this-billy-corgan-thinks-that-comedian-bill-burr-might-be-his-half-brother-but-an-unearthed-video-suggests-that-burr-was-no-great-fan-of-the-smashing-pumpkins ss9ix3ExneK7FqFqXumLXe Thu, 28 Nov 2024 13:06:05 +0000 Sat, 30 Nov 2024 13:07:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’d like to win these lyrics because I think it’s about a guy I know a little bit and I’d love to put that on my wall”: Billy Corgan enters auction of handwritten lyrics of Courtney Love’s song... about him ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/id-like-to-win-these-lyrics-because-i-think-its-about-a-guy-i-know-a-little-bit-and-id-love-to-put-that-on-my-wall-billy-corgan-enters-auction-of-handwritten-lyrics-of-courtney-loves-song-about-him 2wqnZW57x4Ybe77rbc9ti5 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:30:31 +0000 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:33:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “In 5 minutes, I could write you something that would sound like a song that would’ve been a Siamese Dream song in ‘92”: Billy Corgan on how he could write old Pumpkins' songs any time, if he wanted ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/in-5-minutes-i-could-write-you-something-that-would-sound-like-a-song-that-wouldve-been-a-siamese-dream-song-in-92-billy-corgan-on-how-he-could-write-old-pumpkins-songs-any-time-if-he-wanted xJber2n8UgQzVYahz4VLqa Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:48:17 +0000 Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:49:55 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You have these silly lists that come out about the greatest guitar players; I usually don’t even make them... or they’ll put me behind somebody who I could play circles around”: Billy Corgan feels he’s underrated as a guitarist ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/you-have-these-silly-lists-that-come-out-about-the-greatest-guitar-players-i-usually-dont-even-make-them-or-theyll-put-me-behind-somebody-who-i-could-play-circles-around-billy-corgan-feels-hes-under-rated-as-a-guitarist ZjptfvtJSNLYPP3PkQhRj8 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 16:06:01 +0000 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 17:05:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ "I went into them thinking that I didn't hope to get the gig because I really thought that I wasn't right for them”: Why Eric Avery didn’t think he was a good fit for Metallica or Smashing Pumpkins ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/bands/i-went-into-them-thinking-that-i-didnt-hope-to-get-the-gig-because-i-really-thought-that-i-wasnt-right-for-them-why-eric-avery-didnt-think-he-was-a-good-fit-for-metallica-or-smashing-pumpkins Cbux6aNyv2YuUcsJyRxWF9 Fri, 13 Sep 2024 15:01:05 +0000 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 14:31:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Does anyone know any songs on this playlist?”: Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan addresses the 'elephant/ rhinoceros' in the room ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/does-anyone-know-any-songs-on-this-playlist-billy-corgan-addresses-the-elephant-rhinoceros-in-the-room UoKJMup3x6vWAfK5EWo25m Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:10:08 +0000 Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:29:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ "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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/kiki-wong-named-as-new-smashing-pumpkins-guitarist 6XVx28AuaYVF3F7bWqZnuK Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:32:13 +0000 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 13:46:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ "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 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/smashing-pumpkins-classic-interview-recording-history RRkBeHp5yUNCjxyg92VNvH Mon, 08 Jan 2024 12:52:37 +0000 Mon, 08 Jan 2024 13:01:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ Could you be the next Smashing Pumpkins guitarist? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/could-you-be-the-next-smashing-pumpkins-guitarist n7QJFgxUaM38ppNTxvjGmf Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:34:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Guitarist Jeff Schroeder quits the Smashing Pumpkins after 16 years ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitarist-jeff-schroeder-quits-the-smashing-pumpkins-after-16-years UfTLwXWW4pwZLpAPtgFtg9 Tue, 24 Oct 2023 17:21:11 +0000 <![CDATA[ Billy Corgan explains why his approach to playing guitar solos was different to his grunge contemporaries, recalls his two reactions to hearing Nirvana's Nevermind ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/billy-corgan-interview-smashing-pumpkins-kurt-cobain-guitar-solos-rush-boston ZB5rtnwp7k2eqroycXkLBj Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:45:39 +0000 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 13:45:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ Smashing Pumpkins announce epic rock opera triple album “sequel” to Melon Collie… and Machina/The Machines Of God ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/smashing-pumpkins-atum CfsVb7sehnEUAbPA5V3D2P Tue, 20 Sep 2022 11:23:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Smashing Pumpkins debut a pair of new tracks with much more to follow ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/smashing-pumpkins-debut-a-pair-of-new-tracks-with-much-more-to-follow V4Nqt8A5NSyesfqwsUkZ2c Fri, 28 Aug 2020 17:31:08 +0000 Mon, 07 Sep 2020 12:00:21 +0000