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We currently have 4,451 articles, detailing 1,337 songs across 152 albums, 98 studio sessions and 2,204 live shows.
Album of the week
Teargarden by Kaleidyscope is not technically an album, but a collection of two EPs along with Oceania and Monuments to an Elegy. It was originally conceived as an ambitious 44-song concept album loosely inspired by the Tarot, with each song being released individually as a free download. Billy Corgan said he considers the sound a return to the Pumpkins' "psychedelic roots", and told MusicRadar it found him "looking past, present and future all at the same time and trying to have that perspective". After 34 tracks were released, the project was abandoned. Nonetheless, all components had decent chart success, especially Oceania which peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200.
Song of the day
"One and All" is the second single from The Smashing Pumpkins' tenth album Monuments to an Elegy. In an interview with the Huffington Post, Billy Corgan said "I basically sang the whole song the first time I wrote it... It had written itself." The song was favorably received by critics, with Music Times drawing comparisons to Mellon Collie, and Spin saying it "boast[s] a shoegaze-set-on-overdrive sheen". It peaked at #34 on the US Mainstream Rock chart in 2015, and at #47 on the US Rock Airplay chart.
Did you know...
- ...that the original cover for Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness was supposed to picture a Victorian-style set with the full band in costume, but the artist demanded too much money?
- ...that The Smashing Pumpkins contributed to a various artists compilation album that parodied the hideous 70's and 80's K-tel compilations? Each participating band was to cover an obscure 70s song. The Pumpkins went with "Jackie Blue" by Ozark Mountain Daredevils.
- ...that The Smashing Pumpkins single "Untitled" was chosen to be the end credit song for Shrek, but the offer was withdrawn and given to Smash Mouth instead?
- ...that the Pumpkins' July 17, 1998 performance was a free show that drew upwards of 125,000 fans, and that the mayor declared July 17 "Smashing Pumpkins Day"?
- ...that the original idea for the "Cherub Rock" music video was for the band to play for "metal kids", with angels swinging from ropes, and Billy Corgan dressed as Jason Voorhees from Friday the 13th?
Today in history April 22
Birthdays
- Happy 48th birthday to the one and only Ginger Pooley!
Charts
- 2023: "Mayonaise" peaked at #5 on the LyricFind Global Songs (Billboard) chart
- 2023: "Mayonaise" peaked at #5 on the LyricFind U.S. Songs (Billboard) chart
Live shows
- 1994: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Breslin Center; East Lansing, MI, US
- 1996: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Kunsthalle Wien; Vienna, AT
- 2000: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Michigan State Fairgrounds Coliseum; Detroit, MI, US
- 2003: (Zwan) Warfield Theater; San Francisco, CA, US
- 2006: (Vanessa And The O's featuring James Iha) Ubu; Angoulemes, FR
- 2016: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Saenger Theatre (New Orleans); New Orleans, LA, US
- 2023: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Port Melbourne Industrial Centre for the Arts; Port Melbourne, VIC, AU [The World Is A Vampire festival]
More fan sites
- SPFC (Smashing Pumpkins Fan Collaborative) – One of the oldest and most comprehensive databases. Much of the data on SPCodex was imported from SPFC.
- SP Freaks – The de facto official museum for The Smashing Pumpkins.
- SPLRA (Smashing Pumpkins Live Recording Association) – A wiki dedicated to documenting live performances.
- The Smashing Pumpkast – A bi-weekly Smashing Pumpkins podcast hosted by Frank Garcia-Hejl and Pat O'Brien.
- SPFam – Facebook-based mental health and wellness peer support group.
- Landslide Omnipedia – Unique encyclopedic content and host for Act IV.
- Netphoria – A very active discussion forum for all things Smashing Pumpkins.