AP - Nov 30, 2009
An attorney says The Smashing Pumpkins have settled a pair of lawsuits filed against Virgin Records over use of the band s music. Attorney Josh Glotzer represents band members James Iha and D arcy Wretzky...
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Smashing Pumpkins have issued a statement saying that they are seeking a drummer to replace Jimmy Chamberlin, who left the band last week. Billy Corgan and company will hold auditions next Friday (April...
More »E! Online - Mar 23, 2009
The Smashing Pumpkins have just become a one-man band. Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin has exited the group. Head squash Billy Corgan dropped the bomb without further explanation on the Pumpkins' website...
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Drummer Jimmy Chamberlin has left the Smashing Pumpkins. Chamberlin s departure is posted on the Smashing Pumpkins Web site. The announcement didn t say why the 44-year-old Chamberlin left the group....
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Billy Corgan announced Friday (March 20) that he is heading into the studio to record a new Smashing Pumpkins album without any of his original bandmates. Jimmy Chamberlin, the group's original drummer...
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Former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha, Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos, Hanson's Taylor Hanson and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger have formed a new band, Tinted Windows. The...
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The lineup has been unveiled for the 2008 Bridge School Benefit concert, with school co-founder Neil Young anchoring a bill that features Wilco, Jack Johnson, Cat Power, Sarah McLachlan and Death Cab...
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The Smashing Pumpkins will release their new single, G.L.O.W., via the upcoming Guitar Hero: World Tour videogame. The song will be part of a downloadable song pack, available at some point after...
More »E! Online - Jul 24, 2008
A couple of former Pumpkins are ripe for courting. James Iha and D'Arcy Wretzky-Brown, original strummers for alt-rock hitmakers the Smashing Pumpkins, have sued Virgin Records America, claiming...
More »E! Online - Jul 10, 2008
This year is turning out to be the greatest for the Smashing Pumpkins. The Chicago-based alt-rock legends have announced that, beginning next month, they plan to play a series of concerts over the next...
More »Reuters - Mar 27, 2008
Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan said his recent breach-of-contract lawsuit against Virgin Records comes on the heels of a lengthy feud with the band's former label over the handling of its...
More »Reuters - Mar 25, 2008
The alternative-rock band Smashing Pumpkins have sued Virgin Records, saying their former record label damaged the Grammy-winning band's image and reputation for artistic integrity by using it in...
More »E! Online - Mar 25, 2008
Today is not the greatest day for the Smashing Pumpkins and Virgin Records. The alt-rock legends have filed a lawsuit against their old record label, accusing Virgin of unlawfully using the...
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A fan died at a Smashing Pumpkins gig in Vancouver, Canada on Monday night (September 24), after being involved in what police described as a mosh pit or crowd-surfing incident. Police explained that...
More »E! Online - Jul 18, 2007
Figures. The man with two personalities has now logged two weeks at number one. After selling nearly a half-million in its first week, T.I.'s T.I. vs. T.I.P. moved another 175,000 copies in its...
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Smashing Pumpkins have revealed how infamous heiress Paris Hilton appeared on the sleeve of new album Zeitgeist. Pictures of Hilton appear on the inside cover of the reunited Pumpkins first new album...
More »E! Online - Jun 22, 2007
Having already suspended fans' belief by getting back together, the Smashing Pumpkins and Rage Against the Machine are planning to work a little Voodoo magic this fall. The two sets of reunited...
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Smashing Pumpkins performed a secret acoustic show to 200 fans at Berlin venue Die Zitadelle last night (June 5)--followed by a question-and-answer session with the crowd. The new lineup performed a...
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Smashing Pumpkins two new members have allegedly been unveiled. As previously reported, original guitarist James Iha has said he would not be joining the band for their comeback, while original bassist...
More »Yahoo! Music - May 9, 2007
Two people have been imprisoned following the theft of artwork expected to feature on the comeback album from Smashing Pumpkins. Billy Corgan and company s studio in Chicago is understood to have been...
More »Yahoo! Music - May 8, 2007
The long-awaited return of the Smashing Pumpkins gets closer with the announcement that Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlain will preview new songs at their Paris Grand Rex show on May 22. The Smashing...
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