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

Stereogum — At their show at Chicago’s Thalia Hall on Tuesday night, the Smashing Pumpkins debuted a new band lineup, played a bunch of songs live for the first time and played a cover of David Bowie’s “Fame,” and they started selling merchandise that ad... more info

Stereogum — This week we looked at 26 bands from the NYC rock resurgence of the ’00s (i.e., the bands that were cool when I started this blog 75 years ago). Meanwhile, several bands that were popular 20 years ago — Soundgarden, Faith No More, the Smashing Pu... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this week, the Smashing Pumpkins released the fantastic “Tiberius,” the third single from their upcoming Monuments To An Elegy. As far as I’m concerned, that song was the single best thing Billy Corgan has done since Mellon Collie And T... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for The Decemberists show at Beacon Theatre with Alvvays go on artist presale today at 10 AM (anyone know the password?). Damien Rice is playing Beacon Theatre on April 4. Tickets for that show go on artist presale... more info

Stereogum — Smashing Pumpkins have been releasing increasingly promising singles from their upcoming album Monuments To An Elegy, for which Billy Corgan recruited Tommy Lee to bang the drums. Lee won’t be touring with the Pumpkins, but it looks like Corgan has... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Smashing Pumpkins at Terminal 5 in 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) As discussed, The Smashing Pumpkins are releasing their new album Monuments To An Elegy on December 9, and they've now announced four release shows happening in Berlin, London,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Smashing Pumpkins at Barclays Center in 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin) You've already heard two songs from Billy Corgan's new Smashing Pumpkins album with Tommy Lee on drums, and now a third called "Tiberius" has come... more info

Stereogum — I’m assuming the new Smashing Pumpkins single, “Tiberius,” is a reference to the Roman emperor, not the original Star Trek captain’s middle name, but the latter explanation wouldn’t be a bad one: Smashing Pumpkins fans are nearly as obsessi... more info