"'Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness' with a hint of 'Lemonade'"The post Grimes’ new album compared to Smashing Pumpkins and Beyoncé appeared first on NME.

Few current indie rock bands have burrowed into my heart as aggressively as the young Asheville quintet Wednesday. Their scorched, soaring, sensitive sophomore set Twin Plagues? Love it. Guitarist MJ Lenderman’s alt-countrified new solo album Boat Songs? Can’t get enough of it. And now they’ve gone and released one ...

The 18-date jaunt kicks off in MayThe post Smashing Pumpkins announce ‘Rock Invasion 2’ US tour appeared first on NME.

Perhaps you recall Zwan, the band that Billy Corgan briefly led after the temporary end of the Smashing Pumpkins. For Zwan, Corgan recruited his longtime Pumpkins drummer Jimmy Chamberlin alongside Slint’s Dave Pajo, Chavez’s Matt Sweeney, and a Perfect Circle’s Paz Lenchantin. The band lasted two years and made one...