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Latest revision as of 16:19, 25 July 2023
Welcome to SPCodex
The Smashing Pumpkins wiki
The Smashing Pumpkins wiki that combines the autonomous growth of a wiki 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!
Help us build the world's largest knowledge base for The Smashing Pumpkins and related acts!
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!
Album of the week
Look to the Sky is the second solo album from James Iha, released on March 14, 2012 in Japan, and released globally the following September. It featured many guest collaborations, including Karen O and Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Sara Quin (Tegan and Sara), Nathan Larson (Shudder To Think), Nina Persson (The Cardigans), Tom Verlaine (Television) and Mike Garson. "To Who Knows Where" acted as the lead single supporting the international release. The album received positive critical reviews, with Chicago Sun-Times writing "Iha shows up with this well-written, beautifully played set as a gentle reminder of his talent.".
Song of the day
"Zero" is the third single from The Smashing Pumpkins's 1995 studio album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. It was the first song written for the album. It charted at #1 in two countries, and in the top 50 in seven countries.
| “ | We like to call this style of our music 'Cybermetal.' 'Zero' has six rhythm guitars, with two line-in 12-string acoustics, plus those wacky Iha leads. Tracked live with overdubs added later, this is a true mover as well as the first song that was recorded for Mellon Collie, James has always said this reminds him of Judas Priest. | ” |
| — Billy Corgan, Guitar World, January 1997 | ||
Did you know...
- ...that Corgan originally intended for "Jellybelly" to be the first single from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness?
- ...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?
- ...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 until the release of The Offspring album Smash in 1994, Gish was the best-selling independently released album of all time?
- ...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."
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
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 May 18
Releases
- 1998: "Ava Adore" was released in the US (CD) and the UK & Europe (CD)
Charts
- 1996: "Tonight, Tonight" peaked at #39 on the Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) chart
- 1996: "Tonight, Tonight" peaked at #46 on the Netherlands (Single Top 100) chart
- 1996: "Tonight, Tonight" peaked at #5 on the Scotland (OCC) chart
- 1996: "Zero" peaked at #15 on the US Mainstream Rock (Billboard) chart
Live shows
- 1998: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Palais des Festivals; Cannes, FR [Cannes Film Festival]
- 2002: (Zwan) Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre; Tinley Park, IL, US [Q101 Jamboree festival] – Q101 Jamboree; Marianne Faithfull sings "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
- 2005: (Jimmy Chamberlin Complex) Sanctuary; San Antonio, TX, US
- 2006: (Alice In Chains featuring Billy Corgan) Roxy Theatre; West Hollywood, CA, US – Billy Corgan guest appearance at Alice in Chains tour-opening concert.
- 2013: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Columbus Crew Stadium; Columbus, OH, US [Rock on the Range festival]
- 2020: (Billy Corgan) (unknown venue) (unknown location), US – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- 2022: (The Smashing Pumpkins) Ozarks Amphitheater; Camdenton, MO, US
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.