Tag: billy corgan

Smashing Pumpkins Plump ‘Mellon Collie’ For 30th Birthday

Smashing Pumpkins have already reissued their 1995 double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness on several occasions, but another version will emerge Nov. 21 from UMe to celebrate the project’s 30th birthday. Available digitally and in CD and vinyl incarnations, the anniversary set is highlighted by 80 minutes of previously unreleased live recordings from […]

October 2, 2025
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My Chemical Romance Covers Smashing Pumpkins With Billy Corgan

My Chemical Romance has covered Smashing Pumpkins’ 1995 rock radio staple “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” on a handful of occasions during its massive summer tour, but the rendition tonight (Aug. 29) at Chicago’s Soldier Field had extra bite. The group welcomed Pumpkins frontman and Windy City native Billy Corgan to guest on the tune, which […]

August 30, 2025
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Watch Billy Corgan Cover ‘When the Levee Breaks’ With Porno for Pyros

The lovefest between Billy Corgan and Perry Farrell continues. A handful of days after performing on Corgan’s livestream fundraiser for the victims of the July 4 shooting in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Farrell brought out the Smashing Pumpkins boss to cover “When the Levee Breaks” during Porno for Pyros’ Lollapalooza set. Joining Corgan […]

August 1, 2022
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Billy Corgan and Chloé Mendel on Highland Park Fundraiser, Reclaiming ‘Space in the Community’

The shooting in Highland Park, Illinois during a Fourth of July parade, which left seven people dead and 46 others wounded, became a tragedy that the entire nation felt. But for Billy Corgan and his partner, Chloé Mendel, it hit much closer to home — quite literally. “When you go through this, it’s like you don’t […]

July 26, 2022
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William Patrick Corgan, Noted Cat Person, Unveils Unreleased Christmas Songs For PAWS Chicago

This time last year, William Patrick Corgan said that he’d been working on a Christmas album for a few years that got “junked.” Now, it appears the Smashing Pumpkins singer/guitarist has taken some of those songs out of the proverbial trash. During the annual Christmas show at Madame ZuZu’s, his vegan tea shop in the […]

December 20, 2021
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Watch Billy Corgan Break Out 35-Year-Old Rarities for Acoustic Performance

When William Patrick Corgan announced that he’d be performing four acoustic sets at Madame ZuZu’s Emporium — the tea shop he owns in Chicago — they were billed as “William Patrick Corgan Early Years 1985-1990.” For those who struggle with calendars, that means it’s all pre-Gish, and thus before the Billy Corgan that fans have […]

October 11, 2021
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