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We currently have 4,333 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!

4,333 articles: 1,323 songs • 150 albums • 85 studio sessions • 2,178 live shows

Album of the week

Adore by The Smashing Pumpkins was considered "one of the most anticipated albums of 1998". Recording proved to be a challenge as the band struggled with both personal and interpersonal problems and the departure of Jimmy Chamberlin. While the resulting electronic sound divided some fans, it gained an immense cult following and was praised by critics. Adore went Platinum in the US and 2× Platinum in Canada. It was the band's third straight album to be nominated for a Grammy, peaking at #1 in five countries and #2 on the Billboard 200. A remastered and expanded version of the album was released in September 2014.

Song of the day

"A Song for a Son" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins from the Songs for a Sailor segment of Teargarden. Billy Corgan consciously set the song in 1975, the year he started listening heavily to rock music, attributing the extended guitar solo to Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, UFO, and Rainbow. Producer Kerry Brown wrote:

“

Billy broke out the Farfisa today and we ran it through a 'secret weapon' It won't be such a secret on Tuesday when I showcase it and its history in the Tech Tuesday blog ... but for those of you curious as to what it could be... *Hint*(Pink Floyd) used one of these devices on some of their recordings.

”

The "secret weapon" was a Binson Echorec.

Did you know...

...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 Corgan originally intended for "Jellybelly" to be the first single from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness?
...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 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 the arrangements for TheFutureEmbrace followed an unusual process of splitting melodies into four parts based on their pitch, and the production team would program synths in each voicing and combine them into a multitrack recording?

In the news

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.

April 24, 2024

The NWA announces that Billy Corgan's new 8-episode unscripted series, Billy Corgan's Adventures in Carnyland will debut on The CW on May 14.

Today in history

Charts

2023: ATUM peaked at #10 on the US Alternative Albums (Billboard) chart
2023: ATUM peaked at #111 on the US Billboard 200 chart
2023: ATUM peaked at #15 on the US Rock (Billboard) chart
2023: ATUM peaked at #16 on the US Independent Albums (Billboard) chart
2023: ATUM peaked at #7 on the US Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) chart
2023: ATUM peaked at #8 on the US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) chart

Live shows

1996: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Hordern Pavilion; Sydney, NSW, AU
1998: (The Smashing Pumpkins) RTVE Studios; Madrid, ES
2000: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Open Air Theatre; San Diego, CA, US
2005: (Jimmy Chamberlin Complex) Launchpad; Albuquerque, NM, US – Sean Woolstenhulme's final show.
2022: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Champions Square; New Orleans, LA, 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.
Netphoria – A very active discussion forum for all things Smashing Pumpkins.
Landslide Omnipedia – Unique encyclopedic content and host for Act IV.
SPLRA (Smashing Pumpkins Live Recording Association) – A wiki dedicated to documenting live performances.