My Chemical Romance brought out surprise guest Billy Corgan to perform “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” during their concert Friday in the Smashing Pumpkins’ native Chicago. Prior to the performance, singer Gerard Way spoke of his love for the Pumpkins, and how seeing the band’s tour around Mellon Collie and the …
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My Chemical Romance paid tribute to Smashing Pumpkins during their show at San Francisco’s Oracle Park over the weekend. The emo punk band performed a rousing cover of the Pumpkins’ 1995 hit “Bullet With Butterfly Wings” as a surprise addition on their Long Live the Black Parade tour, which kicked …
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Billy Corgan paid tribute to Black Sabbath following the rock band’s final concert in Birmingham, England, over the weekend, calling the experience “a beautiful and bittersweet day.” The all-day show at Villa Parksaw Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward reunite for the first time since 2005. Corgan …
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Billy Corgan and his new band the Machines of God are in the midst of their A Return to Zero Tour, where they’re performing Smashing Pumpkins songs from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Machina/The Machines of God, and Aghori Mhori Mei. On Friday, they hit Montreal, and Corgan’s former …
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Billy Corgan has hopped on Zoom to chat about his coming tour with the his new band, the Machines of God, which will revisit Smashing Pumpkins songs from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, Machina, and Aghori Mhori Mei at special small-hall shows. He’s really eager to go over the …
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Billy Corgan is heading out on a full-band tour in June featuring songs from classic Smashing Pumpkins albums, but the band in question won’t be the Pumpkins: The frontman has formed a new quartet, Billy Corgan and the Machines of God, which will perform songs from Mellon Collie and the …
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Here’s a toast to Marianne Faithfull, a true rock & roll legend. Nobody was ever better at being an old rock star, except maybe Leonard Cohen. Yet the difference is that Cohen didn’t release his debut album until he was 33 — he was never young in public. Faithfull was …
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Billy Corgan is looking to take home a very personal piece of alt-rock history — Courtney Love’s handwritten lyrics for Hole’s “Violet,” which were partly inspired by their relationship. Love donated the lyrics to be raffled off as part of a fundraiser for the Ellis Park Wildlife Sanctuary in Indonesia …
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Billy Corgan’s mother-in-law was injured after a car crashed into the musician’s tea house and venue, Madame Zuzu’s, in Highland Park, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) Wednesday, Oct. 30. Corgan’s wife, Chloe Mendel Corgan, confirmed the accident on Instagram, though did not share any details about the injuries sustained by …
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In an effort to embrace and be part of body positivity movements, theSmashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corganhas opened up about the “port wine” birthmarks he’s had since he was a child. Corgan has rarely spoken publicly about his birthmarks but was inspired to do so by the model and influencer Carlotta …
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