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Billy Corgan Embraces 'Port Wine' Birthmark He's Tried To Hide His 'Whole Life'
Billy Corgan is embracing his "port wine" birthmark after trying to hide it his "whole life".The Smashing Pumpkins frontman, 57, revealed the birthmark - which covers parts of his hand, wrist and arm - in...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 03 September 2024
Smashing Pumpkins And Weezer Rock The O2
Billy Corgan's children joined him on stage during the Smashing Pumpkins' sold-out show in London over the weekend.The US rockers - which also included original members James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin, as well as new...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 June 2024
Billy Corgan Won’T Give In To Fan Pressure And Play The Smashing Pumpkins’ Greatest Hits
Billy Corgan refuses to succumb to fan pressure by playing the Smashing Pumpkins’ greatest hits at their gigs.The 47-year-old musician - who fronts the rock band and plays alongside guitarist James Iha, 56, and drummer...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 June 2024
Billy Corgan Defends Taylor Swift Over Lengthy Album Release
Billy Corgan has defended Taylor Swift against criticism over the length of 'The Tortured Poets Department'.The Smashing Pumpkins frontman - whose own latest release 'ATUM' was released in three parts with a total of 33...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 June 2024
The Smashing Pumpkins Guitarist Jeff Schroeder Quits
The Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder has quit the band to "explore a slightly different path".Jeff joined the band in 2007 replacing original guitarist James Iha when frontman Billy Corgan reunited the band following their...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 October 2023
Billy Corgan And Chloe Mendel 'Didn't Feel The Need' For Celebrity-filled Wedding
Billy Corgan and Chloe Mendel "didn't feel the need" to invite their famous friends to their wedding.The Smashing Pumpkins frontman recently tied the knot with the fashion designer - with whom he has children Augustus,...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 22 September 2023
'It's Like A Light Has Gone Out': Kate Bush Pays Tribute To Sinead O'connor
Kate Bush says it's like a "light has gone out" following the devastating loss of Sinead O'Connor.The 'Thank You for Hearing Me' singer was pronounced dead on Wednesday (26.07.23) aged 56, and tributes have flooded...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 28 July 2023
“Rest In Beats And Power!‘ Musicians From Public Enemy To R.e.m. Add To Flood Of Tributes Pouring In For SinéAd O’Connor
Musicians from Public Enemy to R.E.M. have added to the flood of tributes pouring in for Sinéad O’Connor.Their tales of working with the singer – best known for her cover of Prince’s ‘Nothing Compares 2...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 27 July 2023
Billy Corgan Sees 'Voice Doctor' After Cancelling Smashing Pumpkins Shows Due To Laryngitis
Billy Corgan has been to see the "voice doctor" after cancelling a show due to laryngitis.The Smashing Pumpkins were forced to cancel Sunday's (13.11.22) show at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon after the frontman...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 November 2022
Yungblud Has A 'Full Psychedelic Rock Album' Waiting To Go
Yungblud has a "full psychedelic rock album" ready and waiting to be released.The 'Fleabag' rocker is sitting on the collection and wants to release it in one go without any singles.He told Billy Corgan's 'Thirty-Three...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 October 2022
Billy Corgan Is A Fan Of Genre-busting Pop Stars Halsey And Lady Gaga
Billy Corgan loves the current ''musical world'' and has heaped praise on Halsey and Lady Gaga's experimentation.The Smashing Pumpkins frontman admitted he's always ''dreamed'' of a place in time when pop artists are pushing boundaries,...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 September 2020
Billy Corgan Teases "Two New Eps" Of Smashing Pumpkins Songs In 2018
Smashing Pumpkins have expanded the activity conducted under their recent reunion to include new music, with plans to release two new EPs in 2018, according to frontman Billy Corgan.Last month, Corgan announced that he was...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 12 March 2018
Smashing Pumpkins Announce Reunion Tour For Summer 2018
Following weeks of teasing the possibility of a reunion, Smashing Pumpkins have at last confirmed details of an in-depth tour set for the summer of 2018, with Billy Corgan getting fellow founding members James Iha...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 15 February 2018
Billy Corgan Slammed By Former Smashing Pumpkins Bassist
Billy Corgan has been branded "insufferable" in an extraordinary rant by D'Arcy Wretzky.The Smashing Pumpkins star is embroiled in a bitter row with the band's former bassist, after it emerged she would not be part...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 14 February 2018
Billy Corgan Working On 26 New Songs
Billy Corgan is working on 26 new songs as he rediscovers his love for guitar-based music.The Smashing Pumpkins rocker - whose 2017 solo album 'Ogilala' heavily feature piano, strings and a more acoustic sound -...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 05 February 2018
Billy Corgan Loses Lawsuit Against Tna Wrestling
Smashing Pumpkins lead singer Billy Corgan has failed in his attempt to gain legal ownership of TNA Wrestling by a Nashville judge.Back in August, the 49 year old rock frontman was named as the president...
By Ed Biggs in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 01 November 2016
Billy Corgan Becomes President Of Tna Wrestling
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has been named as the president of Impact Ventures, the parent company of TNA Wrestling. The singer and longtime wrestling fan first became part of the company last year, serving...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 15 August 2016
Smashing Pumpkins Frontman Billy Corgan Compares 'Social Justice Warriors' To Kkk
Billy Corgan, frontman for The Smashing Pumpkins has compared what he calls ‘social justice warriors’ to the Ku Klux Klan, in an interview with radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. During the interview Corgan...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 24 April 2016
Billy Corgan Quits Twitter
The Smashing Pumpkins frontman took to the microblogging site on Tuesday (06Oct15), and wrote, "After mulling this for a while, I'm deleting this account. So many thanks to those that have followed. Find...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 08 October 2015
Billy Corgan: 'Donald Trump Has Reinvigorated Politics'
At a question and answer event in Cincinnati, Ohio, Corgan talked about his appreciation for the way Trump has shaken up the election campaign. In the fan-shot video, the rocker says,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 07 September 2015
Miguel Reached Out To Billy Corgan Over Song Similarities
The Adorn hitmaker reveals the tune for Leaves came to him easily and it was only after its completion that he noticed how similar it was to the Smashing Pumpkins single, which was released in...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 14 July 2015
Jimmy Chamberlin Rejoins The Smashing Pumpkins
The group's frontman Billy Corgan announced the reinstatement of the rocker for an upcoming tour with Marilyn Manson. He took to Twitter.com to tell fans, "In case you haven't heard the news,...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2015
Rob Zombie Lands Career Achievement Honour
The Dragula hitmaker is to be feted with the Vanguard award during the ceremony in Cleveland, Ohio next month (Jul15) to mark his successful music career as well as his foray into film....
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 19 June 2015
Billy Corgan Recruits One Direction Drummer For Summer Tour
Rage Against the MAChine drummer Wilk, who stepped in to replace Bill Ward as part of the Black Sabbath reunion in 2013, performed alongside The Killers bassist Stoermer on the Smashing Pumpkins' most...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 15 June 2015
Billy Corgan Launches Healthy Treats Gift Basket Initiative
The rocker has teamed up with bosses at food subscription service Farm to People to offer a gift basket full of vegan and paleo treats, including sprouted hazelnut butter, bourbon smoked sea salt...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 28 May 2015
Bret Michaels Salutes Louis Zamperini On Memorial Day
The Poison frontman took to his website to share a message of thanks to past and present military men and women, while he also uploaded a photo of himself on the old set...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 25 May 2015
Billy Corgan Says Music Industry Is Run By "Feckless Idiots"
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has delivered a scathing attack on the music industry, claiming it's run "by feckless idiots". During an interview with CNBC, Corgan said the tech world was "blowing music out of...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 13 May 2015
Billy Corgan Could Appear On Tna Tv
Billy Corgan could appear on wrestling TV show 'TNA IMPACT'.The Smashing Pumpkins frontman has joined TNA Wrestling as a senior producer for talent development and creative and he is responsible for creating storylines for TNA's...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 08 May 2015
Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan Joining Tna Wrestling
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has been appointed senior producer of creative and talent development at TNA Wrestling. Corgan said he was putting his "deep-rooted passion for pro wrestling" and three decades of experience in...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 28 April 2015
Billy Corgan Takes A Swipe At Dave Grohl And Pearl Jam
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan launched a tirade against his nineties contemporaries Pearl Jam and Foo Fighters, claiming that he “can out-write” both of them.Talking during a radio interview on ‘The Howard Stern Show’, Corgan...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 11 December 2014
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