ContactMusic — Smashing Pumpkins rocker Billy Corgan has thrown his support behind a campaign to raise money for a film about Butch Vig's recording studio.The... more info

ContactMusic — Smashing Pumpkins rocker Billy Corgan has announced plans to perform a marathon eight-hour free gig at his Chicago, Illinois tea shop.The music for... more info

Stereogum — No one should be all that surprised that the endlessly prolific Billy Corgan just announced an eight-hour concert, but the content of that performance might catch you off guard. As Spin points out, in a Facebook post today, the Smashing Pumpkins lead... more info

USA Today Music — Van Morrison, Fleetwood Mac and Smashing Pumpkins get super-sized, too. more info

Consequence of Sound — Smashing Pumpkins frontman auctions himself off for a cause. more info

Kings of A&R — The Cold and Lovely is an alternative rock outfit made up of three seasoned L.A. music scene veterans Meghan Toohey (The Weepies, Lenka, Schuyler Fisk), Nicole Fiorentino (The Smashing Pumpkins, Veruca Salt, Spinnerette) and Patty Schemel (Hole, Impe... more info

Chorus.fm — Today we are giving away two copies of the double CD and DVD set of *The Smashing Pumpkins (http://www.smashingpumpkins.com)*' Oceania Live. Hit the replies to find out how to enter and win. more info

CNN Showbiz — Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan on why rock music needs God and how suffering isn't good for business. more info

Popdose — Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was one of the most popular (and epic) rock albums of the ‘90s, but it still feels kind of underrated. It was a double-disc, but it wasn’t bloated. It’s not really a concept album in that a clear story isn... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — In the '90s, the Pumpkins were one of the most prolific bands.  To follow up a double album, the band put out a 5-disc b-side collection.  That's pretty hardcore in a pre-Ryan Adams era of music.  Though the Pumpkins took a hiatus through most of ... more info