An American musician, Billy Corgan is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the alternative rock band
Smashing Pumpkins. In addition to his work with the Pumpkins, Corgan has performed solo and with another band he created called Zwan.
A very good look at an artist trying to forge a new path while trying to satisfy both himself and the audience. Back in June 2005 when his solo album TheFutureEmbrace debuted, Billy Corgan took out full-page ads in the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times to announce he had “made plans to renew and revive the [‘90s alternative rock band] Smashing Pumpkins. I want my band back, and my songs, ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Dec 2008 07:41:08 GMTBIlly Corgan of the Smashing Pumpkins takes exception to Eddie Vedder's song "All the Way."
Publ.Date : Mon, 01 Dec 2008 07:11:26 GMTWhat the hell is up with Billy Corgan? Reports from the Smashing Pumpkins’ 20th Anniversary Tour—the Pumpkins, of course, consisting only of Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlain—have roused fans’ ire again and again with set-lists bereft of hits, endlessly wonky space jams (notably with their cover of Pink Floyd’s “Set Controls for the Heart of the Sun”), and Billy’s self-pitying, ...
Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:16:19 GMTIt's probably ill-advised to do an anniversary tour where you don't play any of your hits and you yell at your audience, but Billy Corgan has been doing both during the Smashing Pumpkins ' current 20th anniversary tour.
Publ.Date : Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:17:21 GMTTouring in honor of its 20th anniversary, alternative rock band Smashing Pumpkins plays Denver’s Ogden Theatre on Dec. 5. Singer-guitarist Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin started a new incarnation of the band in 2006.
Publ.Date : Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:20:43 GMT
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Billy co-wrote the album "Celebrity Skin" for
Courtney Love's band Hole.
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