Guardian Music — Rather than helping to create a rock'n'roll revolution, the unwillingness to pay for music means more assembly-line artistsEver since Lars Ulrich and his band Metallica experienced a massive public backlash for suing Napster, artists have been wary o... more info

ContactMusic — The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is in talks to start up his own wrestling reality TV series The rocking fight fan recently started a new wrestling company called Resistance Pro and hes keen to document his experiences running the organisa... more info

Chorus.fm — *The Smashing Pumpkins* (http://www.smashingpumpkins.com/) will release Oceania on June 19th. The band is currently holding a social interactive contest with their fans for the upcoming record. Details on how to participate can be found here... more info

411 Mania — From Radiohead and Smashing Pumpkins to Weezer, R.E.M. and more, 411's Jeremy Thomas counts down the top 8 alternative acts of all-time! more info

KEXP Seattle — Silversun Pickups are just one of those bands that don’t get enough credit. They’ve been dubbed a Smashing Pumpkins knockoff due to the similarities between the two (love of fuzzy guitar leads, unique vocals, initials, 3 guys 1 girl, anthem rocki... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Middle-of-the-road rock trying to get loud and nasty. The Neurogenesis EP by Australian quartet Monks of Mellonwah. They used three different big name producers for four tracks. Jeff Bova (Michael Jackson), Ryan Miller (RM Music), Howie Weinberg (N... more info

411 Mania — It's the sound he always wants for the Pumpkins... more info

Chorus.fm — A video of Billy Corgan (*Smashing Pumpkins (http://www.absolutepunk.net/smashingpumpkins)*) talking about the current state of the music industry can be found here (http://mashable.com/2012/05/01/billy-corgan-revolution/). Submitted by JCCC more info

411 Mania — The album's almost here... more info

Perez Hilton — Ooo, how haunting! We’re slightly scurred! While it may make us shiver in our boots, the cover shot for The Smashing Pumpkins' upcoming album Oceania is strangely beautiful, and was taken by the son of Chicago photography legend Art Shay. Appare... more info