The first date the alternative and hard rock bands will meet is July 8^th in Philadelphia, before the two groups embark on gigs in Detroit, Toronto, Washington, and East Rutherford. The last show to feature Smashing Pumpkins will be the one in Boston, scheduled for July 21^st.

Check out the full dates below.

Guns N’ Roses recently announced that they will be embarking on a worldwide stadium tour in the summer. Besides North America, Axl Rose, Slash, and co. will play dates in Europe including Hamburg, Vienna, Florence, and Prague.

Smashing Pumpkins are believed to work on their new record. The group’s frontman Billy Corgan said in a recent interview that he is already writing new songs. According to Corgan, there are 21 songs that are in the mix for the upcoming release. In the meantime, the band will play a handful of dates in North America.

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Smashing Pumpkins reunited in their founding lineup back in 2018, releasing a new album Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. and embarking on a world tour. It appears that Corgan, who in the meantime released solo album Cotillions, immediately got to work on new music after the tour wrapped up.

“It’s currently 21 songs,” Corgan said. “I’ve been working on it for over a year. It’s pretty different – in a good way, I think. Everybody that’s heard it likes it a lot, so that’s a good sign.”

Corgan also revealed that he and the band will also do “some touring” in 2020.

“We’re gonna do some touring. We’re playing a big festival in Atlanta, I think in April or May: Shaky Knees. I’m not sure we’re playing Nashville this year. Actually, I think we might. I might be giving a secret away. We might be doing a little ‘surprisey’ gig soon,” he added.

Smashing Pumpkins will probably look to redeem themselves on the new record, as their 2018’s release wasn’t as successful as they hoped. The record received generally positive reviews from the critics but ended up being a commercial failure. It only reached No.54 on US Billboard 200, marking the band’s worst chart performance since their debut record Gish.

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In a recent interview with Alternative Nation, members of Grave Next Door confirmed that Wretzky has been playing with them for a while and joined them in the studio several times.

“She’s playing on a few of our studio tracks but also thinking about becoming a full time member,” – said the band.

“She’s thinking about joining, but she’s busy with her farm and the animals so that’s her first priority.” – they added while noting that they are scheduled to enter the studio again in May.

D’arcy Wretzky was one of the founding members of Smashing Pumpkins and played on the band’s first five studio albums. She decided to leave the band in 1999 in order to pursue an acting career but ended up disappearing from the spotlight altogether.

When it was made public that she won’t be part of the Smashing Pumpkins recent reunion, Wretzky said that she was offered a contract from frontman Billy Corgan to rejoin the band, but the offer was quickly withdrawn. Corgan on the other side claimed that she refused to be a part of the reunion.

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Corgan released his last solo album Ogilala in 2017 and has since promised fans a followup. Last year, Smashing Pumpkins released Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 which they are taking on tour with Noel Gallagher over summer. The band have dates booked in Europe and North America from May through to the end of August, but Corgan has still found time to squeeze in a few extra solo dates.

Here is the full list of Billy Corgan’s solo dates so far:

June 2019

17 – Glasgow, Saint Luke’s
19 – Dublin, Olympia Theatre
21 – Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, Den Atelier
22 – Hamburg, Germany, Gruespan
24 – Paris, France, Trianon
25 – Utrecht, Netherlands, Tivoliredenburg

July 2019

8 – Bucharest, Romania, Arenele Romane

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According to Corgan, the band already finished recording eight tracks for the album on which they worked with legendary producer Rick Rubin. Although this will be the first album to feature the Smashing Pumpkins’ classic line-up (or most of it) since 2000’s Machina, the process of making songs didn’t change.

“In this case, it came really quickly,” Corgan said to Ulrichs. “We did 16 demos in three weeks, and then I played Rick what I thought were the eight best songs, hoping he would pick one, and he picked all eight… We were standing there like, our eyes are blinking. We thought we were just going to do a single.”

In February 2018, Smashing Pumpkins announced that founding members – guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin – rejoined the band and will embark on a Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour in July 2018. Still, the band’s original line-up wasn’t brought back together in full, since bassist D’arcy Wretzky won’t be part of the reunion. Jack Bates, the son of New Order’s Peter Hook, will play bass on the tour.

Speaking with Ulrich, Billy Corgan revealed that he hasn’t been in the same room as Wretzky for 19 years, and although he tried to repair his relationship with her, it didn’t work.

“I spent two years before all that repairing my relationship, and every time I tried to get into a room with her — so, I still haven’t been in a room with her in 19 years,” he explained. “It was a telephone thing and you’re trying to say, ‘This can happen, this can happen, what do you think?’ Always very pleasant, great, awesome, and only when it became obvious that it wasn’t the way she wanted it to be, it turned into this other thing that was reminiscent of the past.”

D’arcy Wretzky previously stated that she was offered to be a part of the tour briefly, but that Corgan decided to pull the offer and hired Bates before she had the time to respond.

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Smashing Pumpkins’ frontman Billy Corgan revealed on his official Instagram account that the band will present two new EPs, with each containing four tracks. According to Corgan, the majority of the work on the songs has been finished with “background vocals and last minute touches left” to be taken care of. The first song should be presented in May. You can check his full post below.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BgGCko2gPfM/?utm_source=ig_embed

Smashing Pumpkins formed in 1988, with a line-up consisting of Billy Corgan (lead vocals and guitar), James Iha (guitar), Jimmy Chamberlin (drums), and D’arcy Wretzky (bass guitar). After six studio albums together, the band decided to disband in 2000. After six years, Billy Corgan decided to reform the band with Chamberlin, while Iha and Wretzky denied the opportunity. In 2009, Jimmy Chamberlin leaves the band, with Corgan remaining as the only founding member.

The first reports about the original line-up reunion came in August 2016, when Billy Corgan revealed that he has reached out to others to see if they were interested to participate in the reunion. Then on February 15, 2018, it was officially announced that James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin are returning to the band’s line-up and that Smashing Pumpkins will embark on a tour.

There are conflicting reports about the reasons why D’arcy Wretzky won’t join in. According to Corgan, she was invited but rejected the offer. Wretzky, on the other hand, says that Corgan offered her a contract but swiftly pulled back the offer, since he already hired a new bassist.

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The first date the alternative and hard rock bands will meet is July 8^th in Philadelphia, before the two groups embark on gigs in Detroit, Toronto, Washington, and East Rutherford. The last show to feature Smashing Pumpkins will be the one in Boston, scheduled for July 21^st.

Check out the full dates below.

Guns N’ Roses recently announced that they will be embarking on a worldwide stadium tour in the summer. Besides North America, Axl Rose, Slash, and co. will play dates in Europe including Hamburg, Vienna, Florence, and Prague.

Smashing Pumpkins are believed to work on their new record. The group’s frontman Billy Corgan said in a recent interview that he is already writing new songs. According to Corgan, there are 21 songs that are in the mix for the upcoming release. In the meantime, the band will play a handful of dates in North America.

The post The Smashing Pumpkins to Support Guns N’ Roses on Stadium Tour appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Smashing Pumpkins reunited in their founding lineup back in 2018, releasing a new album Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 / LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. and embarking on a world tour. It appears that Corgan, who in the meantime released solo album Cotillions, immediately got to work on new music after the tour wrapped up.

“It’s currently 21 songs,” Corgan said. “I’ve been working on it for over a year. It’s pretty different – in a good way, I think. Everybody that’s heard it likes it a lot, so that’s a good sign.”

Corgan also revealed that he and the band will also do “some touring” in 2020.

“We’re gonna do some touring. We’re playing a big festival in Atlanta, I think in April or May: Shaky Knees. I’m not sure we’re playing Nashville this year. Actually, I think we might. I might be giving a secret away. We might be doing a little ‘surprisey’ gig soon,” he added.

Smashing Pumpkins will probably look to redeem themselves on the new record, as their 2018’s release wasn’t as successful as they hoped. The record received generally positive reviews from the critics but ended up being a commercial failure. It only reached No.54 on US Billboard 200, marking the band’s worst chart performance since their debut record Gish.

The post Billy Corgan is Working on a New Smashing Pumpkins Album appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

In a recent interview with Alternative Nation, members of Grave Next Door confirmed that Wretzky has been playing with them for a while and joined them in the studio several times.

“She’s playing on a few of our studio tracks but also thinking about becoming a full time member,” – said the band.

“She’s thinking about joining, but she’s busy with her farm and the animals so that’s her first priority.” – they added while noting that they are scheduled to enter the studio again in May.

D’arcy Wretzky was one of the founding members of Smashing Pumpkins and played on the band’s first five studio albums. She decided to leave the band in 1999 in order to pursue an acting career but ended up disappearing from the spotlight altogether.

When it was made public that she won’t be part of the Smashing Pumpkins recent reunion, Wretzky said that she was offered a contract from frontman Billy Corgan to rejoin the band, but the offer was quickly withdrawn. Corgan on the other side claimed that she refused to be a part of the reunion.

The post Former Smashing Pumpkins’ Bassist D’arcy Wretzky Back in the Studio after 20 Years appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Corgan released his last solo album Ogilala in 2017 and has since promised fans a followup. Last year, Smashing Pumpkins released Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol. 1 which they are taking on tour with Noel Gallagher over summer. The band have dates booked in Europe and North America from May through to the end of August, but Corgan has still found time to squeeze in a few extra solo dates.

Here is the full list of Billy Corgan’s solo dates so far:

June 2019

17 – Glasgow, Saint Luke’s
19 – Dublin, Olympia Theatre
21 – Grevenmacher, Luxembourg, Den Atelier
22 – Hamburg, Germany, Gruespan
24 – Paris, France, Trianon
25 – Utrecht, Netherlands, Tivoliredenburg

July 2019

8 – Bucharest, Romania, Arenele Romane

The post Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan Just Added a Bunch of Solo Shows to the Tour appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

According to Corgan, the band already finished recording eight tracks for the album on which they worked with legendary producer Rick Rubin. Although this will be the first album to feature the Smashing Pumpkins’ classic line-up (or most of it) since 2000’s Machina, the process of making songs didn’t change.

“In this case, it came really quickly,” Corgan said to Ulrichs. “We did 16 demos in three weeks, and then I played Rick what I thought were the eight best songs, hoping he would pick one, and he picked all eight… We were standing there like, our eyes are blinking. We thought we were just going to do a single.”

In February 2018, Smashing Pumpkins announced that founding members – guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin – rejoined the band and will embark on a Shiny and Oh So Bright Tour in July 2018. Still, the band’s original line-up wasn’t brought back together in full, since bassist D’arcy Wretzky won’t be part of the reunion. Jack Bates, the son of New Order’s Peter Hook, will play bass on the tour.

Speaking with Ulrich, Billy Corgan revealed that he hasn’t been in the same room as Wretzky for 19 years, and although he tried to repair his relationship with her, it didn’t work.

“I spent two years before all that repairing my relationship, and every time I tried to get into a room with her — so, I still haven’t been in a room with her in 19 years,” he explained. “It was a telephone thing and you’re trying to say, ‘This can happen, this can happen, what do you think?’ Always very pleasant, great, awesome, and only when it became obvious that it wasn’t the way she wanted it to be, it turned into this other thing that was reminiscent of the past.”

D’arcy Wretzky previously stated that she was offered to be a part of the tour briefly, but that Corgan decided to pull the offer and hired Bates before she had the time to respond.

The post Billy Corgan Talks New Smashing Pumpkins Album and Relationship with D’Arcy Wretzky appeared first on Hot Pop Today.

Smashing Pumpkins’ frontman Billy Corgan revealed on his official Instagram account that the band will present two new EPs, with each containing four tracks. According to Corgan, the majority of the work on the songs has been finished with “background vocals and last minute touches left” to be taken care of. The first song should be presented in May. You can check his full post below.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BgGCko2gPfM/?utm_source=ig_embed

Smashing Pumpkins formed in 1988, with a line-up consisting of Billy Corgan (lead vocals and guitar), James Iha (guitar), Jimmy Chamberlin (drums), and D’arcy Wretzky (bass guitar). After six studio albums together, the band decided to disband in 2000. After six years, Billy Corgan decided to reform the band with Chamberlin, while Iha and Wretzky denied the opportunity. In 2009, Jimmy Chamberlin leaves the band, with Corgan remaining as the only founding member.

The first reports about the original line-up reunion came in August 2016, when Billy Corgan revealed that he has reached out to others to see if they were interested to participate in the reunion. Then on February 15, 2018, it was officially announced that James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin are returning to the band’s line-up and that Smashing Pumpkins will embark on a tour.

There are conflicting reports about the reasons why D’arcy Wretzky won’t join in. According to Corgan, she was invited but rejected the offer. Wretzky, on the other hand, says that Corgan offered her a contract but swiftly pulled back the offer, since he already hired a new bassist.

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