Collaboration Buster!
Billy Corgan and James Iha? Graham Coxon and Damon Albarn? Miley Cyrus and Tokio Hotel!? Click here for the truth behind these rumored partnerships!
By Melissa Goldstein 11.13.08 10:24 AM
These days, rumors of artist collaborations start more quickly than you can say, "The lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish has the No. 1 Country album." Below, we weed through the reports to set the record straight.
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Watch Smashing Pumpkins Play Unreleased Song
In the studio: Billy Corgan and band perform the eight-minute, acoustic "99 Floors."
By William Goodman 11.07.08 9:57 AM
There may be many new bandmembers in this video of the Smashing Pumpkins performing the previously unreleased track "99 Floors" live in the studio.
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The Sorry State of Reunions
GN'R, Smashing Pumpkins, the Jackson Five, and Led Zeppelin are four major offenders, says SPIN's Abigail Everdell.
By Abigail Everdell 11.05.08 7:43 AM
Reunion tours, dinosaur acts, cash factories…call them what you want, but these days, gettin' the band back together (for fun and profit!) has become a disturbing trend, especially so when vital original members are missing.
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Smashing Pumpkins Kick Off 20th Anniversary Tour
The reunited alt-rock legends skip fan faves and dedicate a song to "MILF" Sarah Palin at Cleveland tour-opener.
By Jeff Niesel 11.03.08 3:11 PM
Anyone expecting the Smashing Pumpkins to use their 20th anniversary tour to revisit their greatest hits is in for a surprise.
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Smashing Pumpkins Unveil 20th Anniversary Tour
Will Billy Corgan's reunited alt-rock heroes celebrate with a gig in your hometown? Click here to find out!
By Joe Coscarelli 09.24.08 10:15 AM
Though only two members of the original band remain -- alt-rock overlord Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin -- Smashing Pumpkins have unveiled the itinerary for a 20th anniversary tour celebrating their birth way back in 1988.
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SPIN's Week in Review, July 7-11
What we learned this week: The Smashing Pumpkins are turning 20. Beck may carry a little Guilt, but he's as good as ever. And much more.
By Spin Staff 07.11.08 6:29 PM
After the smoke cleared and the hangovers faded from the weekend's big bombs and bashes, the party raged on as the Smashing Pumpkins unveiled plans to celebrate their 20th anniversary, the fruits of Beck and Danger Mouse's partnership arrived, and Albert Hammond Jr. went to bat. Let's recap:
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