Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Jim DeRogatis: In the years since he walked offstage at Metro on Dec. 2, 2000, at the end of what was billed as the Smashing Pumpkins' final show, Chicago-born guitarist James Iha has guested with other bands. Now Iha returns to the spotlight with ... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) It might seem like a carefully concocted candy bar, but Taylor Hanson and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger had actually crossed paths in the mid-'90s, and the latter had also met Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha--and t... more info

JamBase — GREEN DAY LAUNCH FIRST NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN OVER THREE YEARS MULTI-PLATINUM BAND HIT THE ROAD IN SUPPORT OF NEW ALBUM, 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN TO BE RELEASED WORLDWIDE ON FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2009 Green Day Reprise Records' Grammy Award winnin... more info

BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat — Smashing Pumpkins fans can pay to watch them in the studio more info

Guardian Music — For a mere £27 you can get 12 weeks of 25-minute studio updates from Corgan's online video diary. Sold!What do you do when all the other original members quit your band leaving you to soldier on like a zombie, recording new music under the same na... more info

Kings of A&R — Born in Melbourne, Australia, Katie Cole recently relocated to Los Angeles to record her full-length record with producer Howard Willing (OK Go, The Smashing Pumpkins, Civet, Cheap Trick) who sent her an email after stumbling across her demos on the ... more info

411 Mania — SP tries out twelve drummers, looking to try some more... more info

Smashing Pumpkins held open auditions to find a replacement for drummer Jimmy Chamberlin according to their official website,applicants included System Of A Down/Scars On Broadway John Dolmayan.... more info

Starpulse — System Of A Down rocker John Dolmayan has auditioned to become the Smashing Pumpkins' new drummer.[...] Read more! more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Getty In the ongoing battle of rockers vs. the GOP, Don Henley is suing California Republican Assemblyman Charles DeVore after the politician wrote new lyrics to “Boys of Summer” slamming Barack Obama, then did a version of “All She Wa... more info