Stereogum — The first song to be released from the Smashing Pumpkins’ upcoming Monuments To An Elegy, “Being Beige,” was not especially promising: not a Teargarden-esque disaster, but not even on the level of the band’s last LP, 2012′s strong Oceania. ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Fresh off an experimental (and very expensive) limited-run noise LP, Billy Corgan is back to his day job in Smashing Pumpkins. more info

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Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher 'Monuments To An Elegy' Artwork Billy Corgan's set to release a new Smashing Pumpkins album (with Tommy Lee on drums) called Monuments To An Elegy on December 9, and its first single "Being Beige" is out now... more info

Stereogum — We’re getting a new Smashing Pumpkins album before the year is out. In December, Billy Corgan and his associates will release Monuments To An Elegy, the follow-up to last year’s strong, surprising Oceania. The first song we’ve heard from Monume... more info

Stereogum — We’ve already heard a couple cool curiosities from Smashing Pumpkins’ deluxe Adore reissue, including Diddy’s long-buried remix of “Ava Adore” and an alternate version of “Blissed And Gone.” Now here’s another: A gentle banjo renditio... more info

Stereogum — The Smashing Pumpkins’ upcoming reissue of their 1998 album Adore comes with a lot of bonus material. The “super deluxe” collection contains three discs of unreleased music, including demos and outtakes. So far, we’ve heard the buried Diddy r... more info

NME — "At some point you've got to fight this fight or go away," the frontman says more info

Stereogum — Billy Corgan was the latest performer at the Illinois-based concert series Ravinia Festival. Last night, he played a 28-song acoustic set that included Smashing Pumpkins, Zwan, and solo material. One of the perks of being a VIP at the festival is get... more info

Stereogum — Oh man, 1998. Sean Combs, then a celebrated producer and tolerated MC known as “Puff Daddy,” was the hottest property in rap music; his Biggie-eulogizing ’97 LP No Way Out was well on its way to selling 7 million copies. The Smashing Pumpkins, ... more info