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We currently have 4,433 articles, detailing 1,335 songs across 152 albums, 93 studio sessions and 2,193 live shows.
Album of the week
Look to the Sky is the second solo album from James Iha, released on March 14, 2012 in Japan, and released globally the following September. It featured many guest collaborations, including Karen O and Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Sara Quin (Tegan and Sara), Nathan Larson (Shudder To Think), Nina Persson (The Cardigans), Tom Verlaine (Television) and Mike Garson. "To Who Knows Where" acted as the lead single supporting the international release. The album received positive critical reviews, with Chicago Sun-Times writing "Iha shows up with this well-written, beautifully played set as a gentle reminder of his talent.".
Song of the day
"Drown" is a promotional single by The Smashing Pumpkins from the soundtrack to the 1992 Cameron Crowe film, Singles. The song debuted during the Gish tour and was first recorded at Waterfront Studios, which belongs to Lenny Kravitz. "Drown" became a moderate radio hit in mid-1992 and gave the band significant exposure just before work commenced on Siamese Dream. It peaked at number 24 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart.
Did you know...
- ...that Gish was named after silent film icon Lillian Gish? In an interview, Corgan said his grandmother told him "one of the biggest things that ever happened was when Lillian Gish rode through town on a train".
- ...that the girls on the cover of the "Today" single are D'arcy Wretzky's sister and a family friend?
- ...that Billy Corgan was the original bassist for The Smashing Pumpkins? Their very first show included Corgan on bass, Iha on guitar, and a drum machine.
- ...that until the release of The Offspring album Smash in 1994, Gish was the best-selling independently released album of all time?
- ...that a music video was recorded for "I Am One" in 1992, but because the band was unhappy with the results, it wasn't released until 2001 on the Greatest Hits Video Collection?
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 October 30
Birthdays
- Happy 48th birthday to the one and only Kristopher Pooley!
Releases
- 2007: Zeitgeist was released in the US (CD, DVD)
- 2020: "Ramona" was released in Worldwide (Digital)
- 2020: The music video for "Ramona" was released
Charts
- 1995: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness peaked at #7 on the Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) chart
Live shows
- 1991: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Masonic Temple (Toronto); Toronto, ON, CA
- 1993: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Studio 8H; New York, NY, US – SP's first appearance on Saturday Night Live
- 1996: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Allen County War Memorial Coliseum; Fort Wayne, IN, US
- 1999: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Shoreline Amphitheatre; Mountain View, CA, US [Bridge School Benefit] – Bridge School Benefit 1999. First performance of "Age of Innocence"
- 2000: (The Smashing Pumpkins) SEC Centre; Glasgow, UK
- 2020: (Billy Corgan) (unknown venue) Chicago, IL, US – iHeartRadio Movember's Woody Show Birthday Smash
- 2022: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Fiserv Forum; Milwaukee, WI, US – Halloween show, James dressed as a mummy; guest guitar by Michael Angelo Batio
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.