Stereogum — Billy Corgan was out here slagging off Eddie Vedder in last week’s infamous “top two scribes” interview, and he continued his Pearl Jam diss campaign during a visit to The Howard Stern Show this morning to promote the Smashing Pumpkins’ new M... more info

Stereogum — End-of-year lists — including ours — may have already hit the internet, but there are still a few releases left in these waning weeks of 2014. One of them is Monuments To An Elegy, the Smashing Pumpkins’ followup to 2012′s Oceania, and the fi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Gretchen Robinette Smashing Pumpkins released their not-half-bad new album, Monuments To An Elegy, this week, and Billy Corgan's current version of the band celebrated in NYC last night (12/8), their final of four release shows in different... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Vinyl reissues are the highlight of this week's new music, including an R.E.M. 12-disc 7" singles box set and three Beatles compilations (1, 1962-1966, 1967-1970). New releases include Cracker's Berkeley To Bakersfield and The Smashing Pumpkins' Monu... more info

Stereogum — Billy Corgan has been keeping busy as of late: between releasing a new Smashing Pumpkins album, reissuing Adore, and beefing with Anderson Cooper, he’s kept pretty active over the past few months. His next two ventures include a pop-up shop in New ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Yellow Ostrich @ Pianos earlier this year (more by David Andrako) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Yellow Ostrich, Tei Shi, Norwegian Arms, Belle Mare @ Glasslands Not... more info

The Telegraph — A surprise appearance from Marilyn Manson made this Smashing Pumpkins show a night to remember, says Catherine Gee more info

Stereogum — The Smashing Pumpkins just put out their new album, Monuments To An Elegy, and they celebrated with a show at Koko in London on Friday night. Marilyn Manson was a special guest during the concert and came out during the encore to perform his new song... more info

Stereogum — We’ve gone way too long without a juicy, self-admiring Billy Corgan quote, but The Independent’s new interview with Corgan is full of them. Although it’s occasioned by the Smashing Pumpkins’ new Monuments To An Elegy, the interview largely fo... more info

Stereogum — The Smashing Pumpkins defy easy narratives, but it seems safe to say the band’s “classic era” ended as soon as its “classic lineup” fractured. The Pumpkins’ immortal first three albums — 1991′s Gish, ’93′s Siamese Dream, and ’95... more info