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We currently have 4,420 articles, detailing 1,337 songs across 152 albums, 85 studio sessions and 2,187 live shows.

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

4,420 articles: 1,337 songs • 152 albums • 85 studio sessions • 2,187 live shows

Album of the week

Gish is the debut studio album by The Smashing Pumpkins. Frontman Billy Corgan has variously described Gish as a "very spiritual album" and "an album about spiritual ascension". Gish received positive reviews from critics, and was eventually certified platinum (one million copies shipped) by the RIAA. On April 1, 2019 Rolling Stone magazine ranked Gish the 32nd greatest grunge album of all time.

Song of the day

"Cyr" is the first Smashing Pumpkins single from their eleventh studio album, CYR. Corgan told Rolling Stone, "Cyr is dystopic folly, one soul against the world sort of stuff, set against a backdrop of shifting loyalties and sped up time. To me it stands as both hopeful and dismissive of what is and isn’t possible with faith.". The Linda Strawberry-directed music video was well-received, and Jimmy Chamberlin's dance moves became a fan favorite, ultimately dubbed the #jimmyshimmy on social media. AllMusic said the song invoked the "tense, trembling atmospheres the Pumpkins excel at". "Cyr" peaked at #21 on the Billboard Rock Digital songs chart and at #22 on Alternative Airplay in 2020.

Did you know...

...that the girls on the cover of the "Today" single are D'arcy Wretzky's sister and a family friend?
...that the cost of recording Siamese Dream was $250,000 over budget? Virgin Records grew impatient with the costs and being behind schedule, but the band refused to cut corners if it meant they had to compromise the sound.
...that the original concept for the "Tonight, Tonight" video was for a Busby Berkeley theme, with "people diving into champagne glasses", but Red Hot Chili Peppers did a similar video for "Aeroplane", almost identical to what the band wanted to do?
...that the Siamese Dream booklet was supposed to be by an outsider artist, but after disagreements with the label, Corgan was forced to step in at the last minute? On the day after their wedding, he and his wife scrambled to put something together, using photos of strangers and Corgan's family with lyrics handwritten on top.
...that Sharon Osbourne briefly managed The Smashing Pumpkins in late 1999?

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 September 8

Birthdays

Happy 51th birthday to the one and only Gabrial McNair!

Releases

1998: Celebrity Skin by Hole was released in the US (CD)

Live shows

1989: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Edge of the Looking Glass; Chicago, IL, US
1991: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Maida Vale Studios; London, UK
1992: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Espace Ornano; Paris, FR
1993: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Bataclan (theatre); Paris, FR
1994: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Radio City Music Hall; New York, NY, US – First appearance at the MTV Video Music Awards
1996: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Dunkin' Donuts Center; Providence, RI, US
2007: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Parc Jean-Drapeau; Montreal, QC, CA [Osheaga Festival]
2010: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Phoenix Theater; Petaluma, CA, US
2018: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Scotiabank Saddledome; Calgary, AB, CA
2023: (The Smashing Pumpkins) FirstBank Amphitheater; Franklin, TN, US

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.
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.

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