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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.

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

4,434 articles: 1,336 songs • 152 albums • 93 studio sessions • 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

"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 the girls on the cover of the "Today" single are D'arcy Wretzky's sister and a family friend?
...that the song "Siva" was originally called "Shiva" in reference to Indian/Asian folklore, and the band still pronounces it "Shiva"?
...that Corgan originally intended for "Jellybelly" to be the first single from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness?
...that briefly there was belief that one of the girls on the cover of Siamese Dream was actually former bassist Nicole Fiorentino? The actual girls were later found and reunited in 2018.
...that the Mellon Collie sessions were The Smashing Pumpkins' first to use computer technology. Pro Tools was ran on a Macintosh 8100, which has less computing power than mobile phones have today.

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 22

Releases

2010: Teargarden by Kaleidyscope - Vol. 2: The Solstice Bare was released in the US (CD, 12")
2019: Cotillions by Billy Corgan was released in Worldwide (Digital)

Charts

2001: Rotten Apples peaked at #15 on the Italian Albums (FIMI) chart
2008: "G.L.O.W." peaked at #39 on the Billboardcanadiandigital chart
2008: "G.L.O.W." peaked at #8 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard) chart
2008: "G.L.O.W." peaked at #80 on the Canada Hot 100 (Billboard) chart
2018: Shiny and Oh So Bright - Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. peaked at #25 on the Italian Albums (FIMI) chart

Live shows

1991: (The Smashing Pumpkins) The Fillmore Detroit; Detroit, MI, US
1996: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Memphis Pyramid; Memphis, TN, US
2022: (Billy Corgan) DTS Soundspace at KROQ; Los Angeles, CA

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.