Stereogum — The Smashing Pumpkins played the rather small stage at L.A.’s Viper Room as a warm up to their upcoming tour. The show was sold out as expected, and photographer Andrew Youssef (who celebrated his birthday by taking these shots of the show) says th... more info

Kings of A&R — Bad City signs to Atlantic Records and will embark on a tour with the Smashing Pumpkins in July. The upcoming dates can be found on their myspace. Check out this Chicago rock outfit in our Kings profile. Contact: szap@azoffmusic.com & bob@azoffmusic.... more info

MTV.com News — 'The mixtape was an idea to paint a picture of what we're trying to do,' frontman Free tells Mixtape Daily of RockNRolla. By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes FreeSol Photo: MTV News Fire Starter: Free Sol We usuall... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — For the latest cover in the Levi’s Pioneer Sessions, they had Passion Pit cover Smashing Pumpkins alt rock classic, “Tonight, Tonight”. Passion Pit give the song a electronic re-working to their liking and the result is a light and airy offerin... more info

Perez Hilton — LOVE this! Check out this amazing cover of the Smashing Pumpkins' classic Tonight, Tonight by Passion Pit (below). more info

DrivenFarOff — Never Shout Never, fronted by 19-year-old singer-songwriter Christofer Drew, will release a new album, Harmony, on Love Records/Sire Records on August 24th, 2010. The album was produced by veteran producer Butch Vig, who is best-known for his work wi... more info

DrownedInSound — Do you know anything about the Levi's Pioneer Sessions? Apart from them being 'sponsored', which I imagine may turn some of you off, they actually seem pretty neat, especially with some of the stuff that has been chucked out recently. Probs worth che... more info

Stereogum — Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos tackles Smashing Pumpkins melancholy, melodramatic “Tonight, Tonight” for Levi’s Pioneer series. Previously we heard Dirty Projectors cover Dylan, and The Shins do Squeeze’s “Goodbye Girl.” Sign up with L... more info

Pitchfork — The Levi's Pioneer Sessions series, in which newer artists cover the older songs that inspired them, rolls on. This time, it's party-starters Passion Pit giving us their version of the towering Smashing Pumpkins power ballad "Tonight, Tonight". T... more info

Kings of A&R — Chicago rock outfit Bad City are generating some buzz with songs like Take Me For A Ride and Wildlife. Billy Corgan recently tweeted “Check out this band, they’re pretty cool!!” In fact, Bad City could easily open for the Smashing Pumpkins and ... more info