“Like a great frontman, a really good rock riff should have a hypnotic, star quality,” said Billy Corgan, vocalist and lead guitarist of The Smashing Pumpkins. The one he came up with for the song “Today,” which appeared on their 1993 albumSiamese Dream, fits the bill. Corgan said ...
Artists announced so far include Billy Corgan (The Smashing Pumpkins), David M Draiman (Disturbed), Duff McKagan & Slash (Guns ‘n Roses), Frank Bello (Anthrax), FredDurst (Limp Bizkit), Jake E Lee, Jonathan Davis (Korn), KK Downing, Lzzy Hale (Halestorm), Mike Bordin (Faith No More...
Smashing Pumpkins: Siamese Dream (1993) In the video for “Today,” Smashing Pumpkins’ breakthrough single, Billy Corgan stars as a dorky ice cream man who reads comic books and imagines sexy couples making out all around him. He is by far the least cool-looking person in the clip, and...
One of the ‘90s most popular rock acts, the Smashing Pumpkins boast an impressive resume. All four of the band’s studio albums during that decade reached platinum sales, with 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness going diamond (10 million copies sold). Hit songs like “Today,”...
One of the ‘90s most popular rock acts, the Smashing Pumpkins boast an impressive resume. All four of the band’s studio albums during that decade reached platinum sales, with 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness going diamond (10 million copies sold). Hit songs like “Today,”...
One of the ‘90s most popular rock acts, the Smashing Pumpkins boast an impressive resume. All four of the band’s studio albums during that decade reached platinum sales, with 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness going diamond (10 million copies sold). Hit songs like “Today,”...
One of the ‘90s most popular rock acts, the Smashing Pumpkins boast an impressive resume. All four of the band’s studio albums during that decade reached platinum sales, with 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness going diamond (10 million copies sold). Hit songs like “Today,”...
One of the ‘90s most popular rock acts, the Smashing Pumpkins boast an impressive resume. All four of the band’s studio albums during that decade reached platinum sales, with 1995’s Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness going diamond (10 million copies sold). Hit songs like “Today,”...
Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - An absolutely amazingly crafted and totally rocking concept album. Dots & Dashes: The Sleepy Jackson, Lovers: Most incomplete yet cohesive record the commercial side of a B-side collection, a record spanning all emotions, moods and mind...
Michael Cera’s range of random t-shirts is also worth the show. The SP Smashing Pumpkins t-shirt was one of my favorites from high school. It got me through some times indeed. The song By Your Side is a throwback to another time as well. Here’s the version by Beachwood Sparks from...