The boys of DCFC are gearing up for a busy festival season -- Coachella, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo, Pemberton -- where they'll be playing songs from the forthcoming Narrow Stairs, which hasn't leaked yet.…   Read Story »

Remember what we said the other day about Billy currently being better at bitching than making worthwhile music? A Rolling Stone Q&A with the man proves our point yet again. Well, to be fair, before…   Read Story »

According to the AP wire, "the Smashing Pumpkins are suing Virgin Records, saying the record label has illegally used their name and music in promotional deals [with Pepsi and Amazon.com] that hurt…   Read Story »

Record sales are in the shitter. Kids like the singles, albums lose money, etc. ... so, nothing about Spinner's recent interview with Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin seemed particularly out of…   Read Story »

We'll spare you a little confusion over this video up front: No, those hirsute has-beens playing bass and tambourine aren't in the Smashing Pumpkins. For that matter, "SuperChrist" isn't even a song…   Read Story »

Yeah, we've been tough on Billy Corgan and Co. for selling smashed guitars and sleepwalking through pointless contests, but have to hand it to them for the array of official free Pumpkins bootlegs --…   Read Story »

Been a lot of shots fired at Billy since he announced the "reunion" of the Pumpkins. (And just when you thought it'd died down, Trent Reznor got in on the fun.) In fairness, he's done plenty to make…   Read Story »

We told you about the Ask A Pumpkin! promotion way back when ? Well, Billy and Jimmy have answers to their favorite questions! Sadly, their favorites queries and ours weren't very similar. There'd…   Read Story »

No regrets choosing Lolla over the Virgin Fest: Karen O dressed to impress, My Morning Jacket got orchestral, and Dennis Rodman gave Pearl Jam a lift ? this year's Lolla had some memorable moments.…   Read Story »

Billy and the kids are learning that life as a "new" group with old tricks ain't always easy. Reader Kayvon hit a couple of shows from the Pumpkins' 13-night Bay Area stint and wrote that, on Monday…   Read Story »