Chicago Tribune — Two faltering music-business giants butted heads Tuesday in a U.S. House hearing over artist compensation for terrestrial radio airplay. And right in the middle of it was Billy Corgan, the Smashing Pumpkins singer making a rare public appearance in h... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Getty The Smashing Pumpkins‘ Billy Corgan was in Washington, DC, today to testify at the House Judiciary Committee hearing on the recently reintroduced Performance Rights Act. Corgan was speaking on behalf of all the artists in the Music FI... more info

MTV.com News — Depeche Mode also reportedly confirmed as festival headliners; remainder of lineup to be announced in April.By James Montgomery Kings of Leon's Caleb Followill Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty Images Kings of Leon, the Beastie Boys, Jane's Addict... more info

This Scene Is Dead — Just like the previous post, this is another of those school era bands that “like totally ruled dude!” I remember very clearly seeing the “Today,” video, off of the Siamese Dream album, for the first time and just knowing straight away that t... more info

Stereogum — Man, Morgan Freeman's voice. It can lend dignity to anything! Anything but the Smashing Pumpkins, who have none, and are not interested in getting any back. Still when I first heard this Visa commercial during American Idol a few nights ago (I was... more info

MTV.com News — 'Growing Old Is Getting Old' and 'Panic Switch' will be on the band's next album, due April 14.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Matt Elias Silversun Pickups' Brian Aubert Photo: Jay West/WireImage Last month, when the Silversun Picku... more info

Undercover, Australia — Tinted Windows, the supergroup featuring Taylor Hanson of Hanson, Bun E. Carlos of Cheap Trick, James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins and Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne have put their first song up on MySpace. more info

CNN Showbiz — Chris Isaak's new show finds him in late-night territory as he interviews and performs with fellow musicians like Trisha Yearwood, Michael Bublé and Smashing Pumpkins. Isaak also has a new album -- called "Mr. Lucky" -- which came out last wee... more info

MTV.com News — 'As long as we're proud of it, that's all that matters,' frontman Brian Aubert says of Carnavas follow-up.By James Montgomery, with reporting by Matt Elias Silversun Pickups Photo: Wyatt Troll When the Silversun Pickups were writing Swoon,... more info

Guardian Music — It's a reunion for 90s metal's most malleable band, so who can wait to hear Mike Patton's rock-crooning getting another blast?Blur's breathtaking comeback might have snared the recent reunion headlines, but for rock fans, last week held some much big... more info