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We currently have 4,434 articles, detailing 1,336 songs across 152 albums, 93 studio sessions and 2,193 live shows.
Album of the week
American Gothic is the fourth EP by The Smashing Pumpkins. It was released in January 2008, with Billy Corgan describing it as a continuation of their 2007 album Zeitgeist. Corgan told the LA Times that the band had "finally turned the corner... where it's starting to feel like our music again, and not theirs, whoever 'they' might be," referring to the band's choice to continue making music without a record label. The EP contains four unreleased acoustic tracks recorded in the late 2007. Consequence of Sound wrote "If anything, Gothic is a step forward from Zeitgeist", while AllMusic said the EP "proves that the well-received Zeitgeist wasn't just a Corgan-fueled fluke".
Song of the day
"A Song for a Son" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins from the Songs for a Sailor segment of Teargarden. Billy Corgan consciously set the song in 1975, the year he started listening heavily to rock music, attributing the extended guitar solo to Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, UFO, and Rainbow. Producer Kerry Brown wrote:
| “ | Billy broke out the Farfisa today and we ran it through a 'secret weapon' It won't be such a secret on Tuesday when I showcase it and its history in the Tech Tuesday blog ... but for those of you curious as to what it could be... *Hint*(Pink Floyd) used one of these devices on some of their recordings. | ” |
The "secret weapon" was a Binson Echorec.
Did you know...
- ...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 Corgan originally intended for "Jellybelly" to be the first single from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness?
- ...that The Smashing Pumpkins single "Untitled" was chosen to be the end credit song for Shrek, but the offer was withdrawn and given to Smash Mouth instead?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 "Siva" song title long predates the song, and Billy Corgan considered naming the band Siva instead of The Smashing Pumpkins?
- ...that months prior to Zeitgeist's release, two thieves broke into the band's rehearsal space, stole photographs of the album booklet artwork and leaked them online? They were arrested by Chicago Police and charged with felony burglary.
In the news
September 4, 2024
- The Smashing Pumpkins make the digital cover of Revolver magazine with an interview of Billy Corgan on Aghori Mhori Mei.
August 28, 2024
- Billy and Chloe Corgan announce they are expecting their third child in a People exclusive.
August 25, 2024
- Following the long-awaited vinyl release of Rotten Apples, the compilation charts at #12 on the German national chart, and in the US it hits #6 on the Vinyl Albums chart, #11 on Top Albums Sales, and at #16 on the Alternative Albums chart.
August 22, 2024
- Billy Corgan is announced to perform at the Australian Good Things festival with alternative band The Delta Riggs.
August 15, 2024
- The Smashing Pumpkins release a one-minute teaser visualization of "Edin".
Today in history November 20
Releases
- 2001: Greatest Hits Video Collection (1991–2000) was released in the US (DVD)
- 2001: Rotten Apples was released in the US (2×CD)
- 2001: The music video for "I Am One" was released
- 2001: The music video for "Untitled" was released
- 2012: "Speed of Love" by James Iha was released in the US & Canada (Digital)
- 2020: "Purple Blood" was released in Worldwide (Digital)
Charts
- 1995: "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" peaked at #1 on the Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM) chart
- 1995: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness peaked at #21 on the German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) chart
Live shows
- 1988: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Last Exit; Chicago, IL, US
- 1991: (The Smashing Pumpkins) State Theater; Kalamazoo, MI, US
- 1993: (The Smashing Pumpkins) 9:30 Club; Washington, DC, US
- 1996: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Nashville Municipal Auditorium; Nashville, TN, US
- 2001: (Zwan) Canes Bar and Grill; San Diego, CA, US
- 2010: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Playcenter; São Paulo, BR
- 2012: (James Iha) Schubas Tavern; Chicago, IL, US
- 2019: (Billy Corgan) Gramercy Theatre; New York, NY, US
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.