Are Bill Burr and Billy Corgan brothers? Pair tricked into meeting after cryptic remarks

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan revealed his stepmother had told him he and Bill Burr could be half-brothers.

Review: Billy Corgan's 'A Night of Mellon Collie' is at once intriguing and head spinning

The two-hour Smashing Pumpkins extravaganza features 57 musicians, at least 40 vocalists and more rock ethos than classical, ...

‘Nothing was quite the same after that’: Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan relives 30 years of ‘Mellon Collie’

Inspired by Pink Floyd’s “The Wall,” Sonic Youth’s distortion, Black Sabbath’s symbolic lyricism and layered instrumentals, ...

Watch Billy Corgan guess songs on 'Track Star'

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan appears on the latest episode of the viral online show Track Star.On Track Star, ...

Review: ‘A Night of Mellon Collie’ at Lyric Opera reveals itself as a very Billy Corgan operatic concert

The world premiere of this musical experiment and collaboration between Billy Corgan and James Lowe proved to be the Smashing ...

Watch Billy Corgan, Lyric Opera of Chicago Perform ‘Tonight, Tonight' and ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings'

The Smashing Pumpkins leader's opera team-up celebrates the 30th anniversary of Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness ...
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Billy Corgan Discovers Geese, Says They Should Fight Goose

In recent months, lots of rockers from past generations have discovered Geese, the young band of the moment. Lots of people ...

The bands who inspired Billy Corgan and the first Smashing Pumpkins record: “Monsters of rock”

Before Smashing Pumpkins recorded their debut album, they were already making waves in the Chicago music scene, and their frontman had a mission statement.