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Billy Corgan apparently enjoys "being a brat" on Instagram

Smashing Pumpkins figurehead, Nickelback defender and cat lover Billy Corgan talks to USA Today this week about the events surrounding the recent resurrection of his staple alt-rock act and notes his often bratty tenor on Instagram. Read more: Bhad Bhabie throws drink on Iggy Azalea, gets held back by security “Probably the greatest compliment that […]

See Billy Corgan on the cover of a cat magazine again

Burn down the sun—Billy Corgan’s not everyone. In fact, so singular is the Smashing Pumpkins frontman’s mystique that he’s now gracing the cover of cat rescue magazine PAWS Chicago for the second time. See it below. Read more: Ruby Rose quits Twitter after Batwoman backlash Back in 2014, Corgan first appeared on a meme-worthy cover […]

Billy Corgan says Nickelback's Chad Kroeger is "an incredible songwriter"—watch

[Photos by: Nickelback/YouTube, SmashingPumpkinsVEVO/YouTube] Billy, ahem, William Patrick Corgan is standing up for Nickelback. The longtime Smashing Pumpkins mastermind defends the Canadian rockers, even hailing Nickelback's Chad Kroger as “an incredible songwriter,” in the video below. Read more: Watch Billy Corgan's oddly amazing Miley Cyrus cover As reported by Exclaim, Corgan mounts his unexpected Nickelback […]

Billy Corgan's Miley Cyrus cover is both odd and amazing—watch

[Photo by: Miley Cyrus/Youtube, Alpha Pan] William Patrick Corgan added an odd song to the setlist on the October 20 date of his tour: Miley Cyrus' “Wrecking Ball”. Read more: 9 touching Tom Petty tributes, from Against Me! to Wilco The Smashing Pumpkins frontman covered the track in Toronto's Queen Elizabeth and the result was as stunning as it was surprising. Watch […]

Smashing Pumpkins frontman William Patrick Corgan debuts somber first single from new solo album

[Photo by: Alpha Pan] Smashing Pumpkins frontman William Patrick Corgan announced his second album, Ogilala, set to be released Oct. 13 via BMG. Hear its first single, “Aeronaut,” below. Read more: Watch Marilyn Manson and Billy Corgan—who is dressed as a nun—cover “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” The record was produced by Rick Rubin and […]