"It’s so sad [Peep] passed away because he was just getting to the bigger part of this work"Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins, Lil Peep, James Hetfield of MetallicaBilly Corgan believes that Lil Peep affected his fans in the same way that Metallica did in their early days. Speaking in a new interview with Build, the Smashing Pumpkins fron...

Smashing Pumpkins leader Billy Corgan reports he’d like the band to record a Christmas album which would “probably lean more acoustic”

"I might try to use the Christmas spirit to put the record together".Billy Corgan of Smashing Pumpkins performs on stage at The SSE Arena Wembley on October 16, 2018 in London, EnglandSmashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has revealed that he’s hoping to record a Christmas album. READ MORE: Billy loadsamates: the ‘rebooted’ Smash...

It’s the holiday season—a terrible time for something bad to happen to you or your loved ones, wouldn’t you agree? Let’s say you slip and fall somewhere on a late-December run for presents that you really should have handled earlier, or a razor-sharp icicle drops from the awning of your house just as you’re fetching…

"She never considered herself to be part of the unit"Melissa Auf Der Maur and Billy Corgan on stage with Smashing Pumpkins in Rotterdam, 2000Billy Corgan has discussed why Melissa Auf Der Maur is not part of the current Smashing Pumpkins reunion. Read more: Smashing Pumpkins open up about rock, friendship and life after D’Arcy Last wee...