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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

Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music is the sixth and final pre-breakup studio album by the The Smashing Pumpkins. Originally intended to be a double album including Machina I material, it is based on a loose concept telling the story of "a rock star gone mad". It was released for free on the internet on September 5, 2000 through Corgan's own label, Constantinople Records. Only 25 vinyl copies were made, a few of which were shipped to prominent fans with instructions to rip and redistribute it on the internet. AllMusic stated that "As a high-class artifact and a gift to a loyal fan base, Machina II is a winner," while the Michigan Daily called it "some of the best Pumpkins material to date."

Song of the day

"Siva" is the first single from The Smashing Pumpkins' debut album Gish, and was written by Billy Corgan. "Siva" was also the first music video filmed by the band. Corgan originally titled the song "Shiva", referring to the Tantric concepts of Shiva and Shakti as opposing masculine and feminine forces, ignorant of any further implications of the name. Upon realizing that the name was more readily connected with the Hindu god Shiva, he removed the letter "h" from the title to lessen this association. In January 2008, the song was made available as downloadable track for the video game Rock Band.

Did you know...

...that the song "Siva" was originally called "Shiva" in reference to Indian/Asian folklore, and the band still pronounces it "Shiva"?
...that the In Ashes animated series was named after Sumerian Records CEO, Ash Avildsen? The joke was that by signing with Sumerian Records, The Smashing Pumpkins and Sumerian are "going to go up in flames … and end up in ashes."
...that a live recording of the first show as a full band was given away for free at the last show (pre-2007), both at the same venue?
...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.
...the drowning Statue of Liberty on the Zeitgeist cover was meant to portray global warming and the eminent demise of many founding United States ideals? There are six editions of the album in different colors and with varying bonus tracks.

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

Releases

1997: "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" was released in Australia (CD), Germany (CD), Japan (CD) and France (CD)
2003: "Lyric" by Zwan was released in Europe (CD, 7" vinyl)

Charts

1996: "Tonight, Tonight" peaked at #2 on the New Zealand Top 40 chart
1997: "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" peaked at #5 on the Norway (VG-lista) chart
2007: "Tarantula" peaked at #14 on the Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia) chart

Live shows

2007: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Nürburgring; Nürburg, DE [Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals]
2022: (Frank Catalano and Jimmy Chamberlin featuring Jimmy Chamberlin) The Stable Music Hall and Lounge; Bloomington, IL, 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.