Meet The Smashing Pumpkins new guitarist, Kiki Wong
The band said in January it was seeking a new guitar player after Jeff Schroeder announced his departure from the group in ...
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The Cheap Malfunctioning Guitar That Led to the Smashing Pumpkins’ Classic “Mayonaise”
If you listen to “Mayonaise” you can hear a bellowing and piercing whistle embedded between every pause of the song. As deliberate as it ended up being, it did not start that way. Rather, Corgan had ...
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Billy Corgan on 30 years of Smashing Pumpkins’ ‘Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
"The record company thought it was the most suicidal career move that you could make," says the Smashing Pumpkins guitarist ...
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Smashing Pumpkins select new guitarist after open tryouts
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — The Smashing Pumpkins have selected a new guitarist following an open tryout call. The band announced that veteran guitarist Kiki Wong is joining the touring lineup of the ...
Bill Burr slams Billy Corgan for revealing they may be half-brothers: 'Why did you feel the need to do that?'
Burr then clarified that while he has nothing against Corgan, the speculation brings up negative memories. In an effort to ...
Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan visits Buc-ee's
The Smashing Pumpkins rockstar and National Wrestling Alliance owner Billy Corgan was spotted taking a photo at Buc-ee's, ...
Kiki Wong recalls the early days of her career – and the “crazy” bootleg tours with three people sleeping in the back of a truck
Wong says she has failed more times than she succeeded throughout her career, so much so that there was a point in her life where she didn't touch her guitars for three years ...
Billy Corgan meets Bill Burr, the comedian who could be his half-brother
When the comedian, 56, was a guest on Tuesday’s episode of the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast, a surprise special guest entered: Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Billy Corgan, 57, who previously ...
Iconic musician and famous comedian address half-brother rumors
This past November, Corgan was a guest on the “ Howie Mandel Does Stuff ” podcast. During the episode, Mandel’s production ...
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But, no, the Smashing Pumpkins hailed from Chicago, Illinois, where bandleader, vocalist and guitarist Billy Corgan began working with fellow guitarist James Iha in 1988, then recruited bassist D ...
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Smashing Pumpkins hit the UK this week for their massive arena tour with Weezer. Billy Corgan tells us about their new guitarist Kiki Wong, learning to balance the old and the new, and avoiding th ...
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Billy Corgan Says He Can 'Play Circles Around' Some Guitarists The Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan criticized guitar lists for either not including him or ranking him under someone he can 'play ...