• Billy Corgan Starts Wacky New Blog on Cars, Deletes His Twitter Account

    Billy Corgan has always been a little bit weird, but his latest enterprise is completely off the map, where he deleted his Twitter account and began a wacky new blog about people and their cars. Reportedly, he quit Twitter so that he'd have more time to focus on his new website, which is as random as it is varied in nature.

  • Billy Corgan on Republican Donald Trump Running a 'Chaos Theory'

    Earlier this month, Billy Corgan held a VIP Q&A with Alternative Nation before a Smashing Pumpkins concert and was asked what he thought of the first Republican debate, which plays to the question that seems to be on everyone's mind, "What do you think of Donald Trump?" He responded with his thoughts on what he calls Trump's "Chaos Theory."

  • Marilyn Manson & Billy Corgan Cover Cyndi Lauper's 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' [Watch]

    90s alternative music legend Billy Corgan and shock rocker Marilyn Manson covered Cyndi Lauper's chart topper "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" during their tour finale in Nashville. Recently wrapping up the tail end of their appropriately titled "End of Times Tour," the co-headliner's rendition of the well-loved 80s anthem was prefaced by a dramatically staged performance of the title track of the former Christian schoolboy's second studio album.

  • Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan: "We Get Our Asses Kicked By EDM"

    The rise of electronic music, specifically the United States market, in the past 5-6 years has been largely met by positive reactions from fans old and new. It has totally flipped the industry on its head and forced musicians to look technology in a totally different light. Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is one of those people. In a new interview, he expounds, saying, "We get our asses kicked by EDM."

  • Billy Corgan/Marilyn Manson Reddit AMA: Rockers Talk Joint Tour

    Marilyn Manson and the Smashing Pumpkins are heading out on tour together in July, so it is only natural that the two frontmen decided to sit down and answer questions on a Reddit AMA. Manson and Billy Corgan took part in an Ask Me Anything session recently, sharing some anecdotes about each other and admiration for their work as well as talk of a joint tour and their favorite albums. By the sound of things, The End Times Tour is going to be one crazy event.

  • Marilyn Manson, Smashing Pumpkins Announce Co-Headlining Summer Tour

    Marilyn Manson and The Smashing Pumpkins will hit the road together this summer for a lengthy tour starting July 7 in Concord, California. The two acts will trek through North America until July 8 when the End of Times Tour comes to a close in Cincinnati, Ohio. Other notable stops include The Joint in Las Vegas July 10, the Blue Hills Bank Pavilion in Boston July 28 and the Susquehanna Bank Center in Camden Aug. 2. In all, the End of Times Tour will cover 23 cities with Manson supporting 'The Pale Emperor' and the Pumpkins supporting 'Monuments to an Elegy.'

  • Smashing Pumpkins: Billy Corgan Unsure of Band's Future

    Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan isn't quite sure what the future holds for his band, or even if there is a future at all. He's already said that the follow-up to 2014's Monuments to an Elegy will be the band's final effort. Now the singer, in an interview with Radio Oasis in Peru, has said that "the future of the Smashing Pumpkins is kind of murky."

  • Billy Corgan, Liam Gallagher Throw Shade at Kanye West

    Two big names in rock are throwing some shade at Kanye West following his Grammy outburst and BRIT Awards performance. Billy Corgan is so annoyed at the rapper that he wants to fight him (and thinks he could win). Liam Gallagher, on the other hand, criticized his recent performance at the BRIT Awards. Corgan and Gallagher are only two of the most recent Yeezy haters as the hip-hop artist has accumulated plenty of others in the past.

  • VH1 'Rock Icons' Docuseries Will Feature Slash, Billy Corgan, Ted Nugent, Others

    VH1 Classic will be airing a new rock mini documentary series "Rock Icons," featuring several A- and B-list musicians including Slash, Billy Corgan and Ted Nugent. The company that put it together, Banger Films, has a long track record of similar programming, including the channel's 2011 series "Metal Evolution" as well as docs "Super Duper Alice Cooper" and "Iron Maiden: Flight 666."

  • Ernie Banks Remembered: 5 Famous Musical Figures Big on The Chicago Cubs...Eddie Vedder, Jimmy Buffett and More

    Ernie Banks, an MLB Hall of Famer and longtime face of the Chicago Cubs organization, died last week at the age of 83. He was an amazing shortstop, winning gold gloves and home run titles and MVP awards during his career, but perhaps he will be best known as representing the Cubs organization better than any other player. The team has been notorious for its inability to secure a World Series title, having not won since 1907 and not even making the big series since 1945. Yet its fans remain some of the friendliest in baseball. Check out five music stars who have also kept their tempers in check while supporting the Cubs over the years.

  • Marilyn Manson Talks Blues Influence for 'The Pale Emperor,' Billy Corgan and Collaborator Tyler Bates in New Interview

    Marilyn Manson sat down with Billboard recently to discuss his upcoming release, 'The Pale Emperor.' The shock-rocker revealed that blues played a role on the album, which is the follow-up to 2012's 'Born Villain.' He also took some time to talk about the mini reunion he had with Billy Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins and his collaboration with film composer, Tyler Bates, who co-produced the singer's ninth studio effort.

  • Billy Corgan & Miley Cyrus Could Have Had A Song Together But Smashing Pumpkins Frontman Turned Her Down

    Everybody's got opinions, of course, but Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is just filled to the brims with thoughts on music critics, rock 'n' roll and even Miley Cyrus. In a new interview with French radio station OUI, the "Being Beige" singer revealed that he has respect for the Bangerz twerker and would even be open to working with her on a new song, though he has turned down opportunities to pen for her in the past.

  • Smashing Pumpkins's Next Album May Be Their Last

    Billy Corgan might think that The Smashing Pumpkins are a better band than Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters — and he is right, by the way — but the Pumpkins might not even be around much longer. According to a recent interview with "The Wall Street Journal," Corgan hinted that the next Smashing Pumpkins album, "Day for Night," could well be the last. "The next album is like the end, end, end," Corgan says when discussing his "psychic impression of the future" in terms of new Pumpkins albums. "The trite way to say it is I'm over rock 'n' roll. Which is strange because rock 'n' roll is getting back into me." If Corgan were to end the Smashing Pumpkins after the next album, it would not be the first time the band — "project" is a more appropriate word at this point — has fallen apart. The Pumpkins initially split in 2000, but reunited in 2006, though guitarist James Iha and bassist D'arcy Wretzky chose not to participate. Corgan is currently the sole original member of the band and the only official member at the moment other than rhythm guitarist Jeff Schroeder.
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