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The Smashing Pumpkins wiki that combines the autonomous growth of Wikipedia with the power and passion of the SP family.
Help us build the world's largest knowledge base for The Smashing Pumpkins and related acts!

We currently have 4,334 articles, detailing 1,323 songs across 150 albums, 85 studio sessions and 2,178 live shows.

Help us build the world's largest knowledge base for The Smashing Pumpkins and related acts!

4,334 articles: 1,323 songs • 150 albums • 85 studio sessions • 2,178 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

"X.Y.U." is one of the heaviest songs from The Smashing Pumpkins' third studio album, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The song was recorded in one take, live for the record with drum and vocal overdubs added later. The title means "Ex, Why You?", but is also a play on the spelling of Russian obscene word "хуй" (pronounced "hu:i") that is translated as "penis". Other versions of the song exists, such as "X.Y.U. (Take II)", and the extended "X.Y.U. Medley" performed on October 31, 1998 which bundled in teasers of "The Ethers Tragic", "Where Boys Fear to Tread" and "Never Say Never" (by Romeo Void).

Did you know...

...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.
...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?
...that Zeitgeist was the first Smashing Pumpkins album Jimmy Chamberlin helped produce? Regarding the aggressive drumming, he said "the world is ready for something with some balls behind it."
...that "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" was one of 165 songs strongly recommended to be pulled from radio following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks?
...that the compact disc version of the Pisces Iscariot cover depicts a blurry Polaroid photo of Billy Corgan's ex-wife, Chris Fabian?

In the news

May 28, 2024

The Smashing Pumpkins officially announce their collaboration with Few Spirits for a SP-branded bourbon whiskey made from Madame ZuZu's Midnight Rose tea. The product had been available for some time but was not publicly advertised.

May 6, 2024

Madame ZuZu's announces the next archival release, a 2 LP set consisting of SP on the Radio 1988-89 / Starchildren Live 8.18.90. Release date is May 11 at 12 PM CST exclusively through madamezuzus.com.

April 27, 2024

Jimmy Chamberlin is interviewed by Rick Beato.

April 26, 2024

Kiki Wong is confirmed as the new guitarist of The Smashing Pumpkins.

Today in history

Charts

1994: "Disarm" peaked at #16 on the Polandlp3 chart

Live shows

2003: (Zwan) Paradiso; Amsterdam, NL
2007: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Zeppelinfeld; Nuremberg, DE [Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals]

Discography

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.
Netphoria – A very active discussion forum for all things Smashing Pumpkins.
Landslide Omnipedia – Unique encyclopedic content and host for Act IV.
The Smashing Pumpkast – A bi-weekly Smashing Pumpkins podcast hosted by Frank Garcia-Hejl and Pat O'Brien.

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