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The Smashing Pumpkins are an influential American band, formed in Chicago, Illinois in 1988. Billy Corgan and James Iha met in a record store, and began performing in local nightclubs with their bassist, D'Arcy Wretzky, using a drum machine. Playing with a drum machine frustrated both the band and their audience, and so Chicago jazz drummer Jimmy Chamberlin was hired soon afterwards.

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Bisco Halloween Date: 02 Nov 2009
Jambands.com - “The Disco Biscuits”: tipped their visors to the Smashing Pumpkins during their Halloween performance at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. At the end of the band’s second set the group debuted a version of the alt-rockers first single, “I Am One.” The song also appears on the Pumpkins debut album Gish . Nearly a decade ago, the Disco Biscuits also covered the Smashing Pumpkins during a Halloween ...
Billy Corgan suspicious about swine flu Date: 30 Oct 2009
LiveDaily - Billy Corgan [ tickets ] recently posted a controversial theory at his blog , saying he is suspicious about the "propaganda" surrounding the H1N1, or swine flu, virus. The Smashing Pumpkins [ tickets ] frontman suggests the possibility that the virus is not naturally occurring and wonders why President Obama would declare a national emergency for "something that has yet to show itself to be a ...
Smashing Pumpkins, Fountains of Wayne, Posies Stars To Jam For Laura Ann Date: 26 Oct 2009
antiMUSIC - Dozens of musicians will perform a benefit concert Sunday November 8 at the Echoplex in Echo Park for fellow musician Laura Ann Masura.
Did Michael Buble Steal Smashing Pumpkins Art?- Sex and the Miley Cyrus- Beyonce Delays 'Immoral' Show- Adam Lambert ... Date: 24 Oct 2009
antiMUSIC - A top story from this week. Here are today's top pop news stories including Did Michael Buble Steal Smashing Pumpkins Art?- Sex and the Miley Cyrus- Beyonce Delays 'Immoral' Show- Adam Lambert Leak- Jonas Brothers + Shikira?
Goth Dolls Battle Features Billy Corgan, Robert Smith, Peter Murphy, Amanda Palmer In Fight Date: 23 Oct 2009
ChartAttack.com - Billy Corgan is a well-known fan of professional wrestling, was once rumoured to be considering a pro-wrestling career and has even appeared in a TNA ad containing a reworked version of The Smashing Pumpkins' "Bullet With Butterfly Wings."
News in Brief: Billy Corgan, Ray Davies, Robyn Hitchcock, Kid Koala Date: 21 Oct 2009
Pitchfork - -- On November 8, the Backwards Clock Society, a band that pairs Billy Corgan with various garage and psych vets, will play the Echoplex in Los Angeles. It's a benefit show for Laura Masura , the former Smashing Pumpkins fan club head who was injured in a recent motorcycle accident. There is also an eBay auction of Smashing Pumpkins instruments that will benefit Masura. The Smashing Pumpkins ...
Did Michael Buble Steal Smashing Pumpkins Art?- Sex and the Miley Cyrus- Beyonce Delays 'Immoral' Show- Adam Lambert ... Date: 20 Oct 2009
antiMUSIC - Here are today's top pop news stories including Did Michael Buble Steal Smashing Pumpkins Art?- Sex and the Miley Cyrus- Beyonce Delays 'Immoral' Show- Adam Lambert Leak- Jonas Brothers + Shikira?
Pumpkins Proliferate; Perez Proposes Peace Date: 24 Sep 2009
Billboard - The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan announces a massive concept album, Perez Hilton invites Will.i.am, and Boys Like Girls like Ashley Tisdale.
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