The Smashing Pumpkins

Cover: Meet the 2013 RFT Music Award Nominees

The 2013 Riverfront Times Music Showcase is this weekend! Think of it as St. Louis music's own official holiday and consider this the season. Throughout May we at RFT Music have been working hard to make our cases for all 130 bands and artists nominated for an RFT Music Award this year in 26 categor ... More >>

P'sghetti's Iscariot: Four Places Billy Corgan Should Have Eaten in SoCo

As briefly reported over at STLtoday by Joe Holleman, Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan somehow ended up at P'sghetti's (5540 South Lindbergh Boulevard; 314-849-5332) in south county last Thursday, prior to his show at the Chaifetz Arena. This caused Gut Check to wonder: Who decided it'd be a ... More >>

The Smashing Pumpkins at the Chaifetz Arena, 10/18/12: Notes, Photos and Setlist

Thematically, the Smashing Pumpkins is a very predictable band. For those familiar with its imagery and history, thoughts of the band conjure up visions of moons and stars and other celestial entities. But last night, Billy Corgan had a lot of love to give to St. Louis. Literally. Corgan sang the ... More >>

The Great Pumpkin Speaks: Billy Corgan drops the filter

Billy Corgan Talks About Writing Spiteful Songs and the Impending Death of Rock & Roll

In this week's music feature, we talked to Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan. He was wordy and well spoken; most notably, however, he was open -- there was no topic we couldn't broach. We talked about his bitter break-ups with former band members, what he's trying to accomplish with the new m ... More >>

Out Every Night: The Best Shows From October 15 to 21

Please pardon my lack of enthusiasm today; I'm still mourning that crushing playoff-ending defeat our city's beloved Redbirds faced on Friday -- damn those victorious Nationals. Also, Dewey Defeats Truman! Oh, ESPN. There's good shows this week: Smashing Pumpkins plays the Chaifetz on Thursday -- i ... More >>

72 St. Louis Musicians Record the Soundtrack for Laumeier Sculpture Park

Art and life co-habitate, informing, imitating, and enriching each other constantly. Each week in Better Living Through Music, RFT Music writer Ryan Wasoba explores this symbiotic relationship This weekend, the Site/Sound exhibition opens at Laumeier Sculpture Park. Local electronic sensei Eric Hal ... More >>

Smashing Pumpkins Tickets on Groupon

The Smashing Pumpkins will be in St. Louis in just over two weeks at the Chaifetz Arena as part of the tour for new record Oceania. And there are tickets right now on Groupon for more than half off. Read into that what you will, or simply go jump on the chance to get a $57 ticket for $25. See also ... More >>

The Smashing Pumpkins Are Coming to St. Louis [Update]

Update, 8/27: Details have emerged. The Smashing Pumpkins' St. Louis date is October 18 and the venue is the Chaifetz Arena. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. The Smashing Pumpkins just announced a fall 2012 North American tour; the Canadian dates have been announced but so far only the U.S ... More >>

Six Famous Musicians Influenced by The Frogs

Sad news out of Wisconsin: Dennis Flemion, one half of the Milwaukee-based sibling duo the Frogs, disappeared over the weekend during a weekend family boating trip, and is currently presumed drowned. Of the growing population of rock & roll heaven, surely Flemion is one of the few members already eq ... More >>

The Six Best Effect-Enhanced Guitar Solos

Ever since prehistoric man hit a stick and a rock together and thought "I bet that would sound sweet through a delay pedal," musicians have craved new sonic avenues for their instruments. Here are the six best effect-enhanced guitar solos, including the time in which each solo begins. Let us know wh ... More >>

You Have One More Day to Submit Your Band for An Under Cover Weekend Six

The annual hero-halloween for St. Louis bands known as An Under Cover Weekend* is scheduled for September 7 and 8 at the Firebird. Want to show everyone your excellent Spice Girls impression (someone please do this)? Now's your chance. The event is taking submissions for another 31 hours as of this ... More >>

Farewell WSGX 100.3 FM, Gen X Radio, We Hardly Heard Ye

Yesterday, Wednesday, May 23, St. Louis radio station WSGX 100.3 FM switched formats from '90s music mecca "GenX Radio" to "The Brew," a classic rock station. The last song for the Generation X-aimed audience was Blind Melon's "No Rain" followed by jarring transition song "I Wanna Rock" by Twisted S ... More >>

Sorry, Jim Carrey: Eight Actors Who Can Actually Sing

​Great. We've got another actor who thinks he can sing on our hands. At least Jim Carrey's sticking to karaoke bars for his awkward warbling of Radiohead's "Creep" and Smashing Pumpkins' "Bullet With Butterfly Wings", instead of taking the Gwyneth Paltrow route of bringing awkward warbling t ... More >>

Rasputina

8 p.m. Saturday, July 17. Old Rock House, 1200 South Seventh Street.

An Open Letter to Smashing Pumpkins Collectors

Dear Smashing Pumpkins collectors,Why do you keep emailing me, asking if I'm selling my Zeitgeist promo CD? I'm genuinely curious about these queries, which I assume are stemming from my review of the album. For starters, it's mad illegal; my copy is a record-label-issued, numbered and watermar ... More >>

Vicky Pollard to Play Schlafly's Cod and Cask Festival

One of the coolest, quirkiest festivals in St. Louis is Schlafly's annual Cod and Cask Festival, which always features a random Icelandic act performing at the Tap Room. Last year's entertainment was Petur Ben; this year's honorary guest is a quintet called Vicky Pollard. (No, not the character on t ... More >>

Thanksgiving Weekend Concert Calendar: Wednesday, November 26 to Sunday, November, 30

No rest for the weary; there's plenty to do this weekend. Eat a lot, drink a lot and most important, have fun. Also, if you know of bars/clubs open on Thanksgiving note besides what's listened -- family escapism, you see -- chime in! Wednesday, November 26 *Smashing Pumpkins, Fox Theatre *Black Cob ... More >>

Review Photos Setlist: Smashing Pumpkins at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, Wednesday, November 26

Setlist and words from Shae Moseley. Can anyone help with the question marks? Photos by Todd Owyoung.Slide ShowPink Floyd's "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" has been a setlist staple on this fall's Smashing Pumpkins 20th Anniversary Tour. But Floyd's influence was actually quite easy to s ... More >>

A ThanksROCKING Poem, Courtesy of the Monads, the Feed, Ocean Rivals

Not going to Smashing Pumpkins on Wednesday night, November 26? A worthy alternative is a triple bill at the Duck Room featuring the Monads, the Feed and Ocean Rivals. Doors are at 8 p.m. All details arew below, in this fantastic poem -- penned courtesy of those lovable Monads. Twas the night before ... More >>

I Need a Hero: In honor of Smashing Pumpkins' twentieth anniversary, a list of Billy Corgan's top ten guitar heroes

Dar Williams

9 p.m. Friday, November 21. Blueberry Hill's Duck Room, 6504 Delmar Boulevard, University City.

B-Sides traces the history and evolution of the power ballad in honor of Journey, Heart and Cheap Trick, and examines An Under Cover Weekend's '80s and '90s participants

Show Review: Swervedriver, the Life and Times, Terra Diablo at the Metro, Chicago, Saturday, June 14

Friday Fun: The Alice Rose, the Blind Eyes, Wooden Kites, The Fear Alert

2007: The Year in Song, MP3-Style

Silversun Pickups

6 p.m. Saturday, December 15. The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Boulevard.

Riddle of Steel 1985 CD release at the Bluebird, Friday, November 30

Girl Talk at the Gargoyle: Hip-Hop, Electro, Tasers and the Police

Terra Diablo: Last-Minute St. Louis show on Wednesday, August 29

Introducing the Band, Part Two: So Many Dynamos guitarist Griffin Kay talks music, Billiken Club

Lollapalooza, Day One: The Rest of the Fest

It's the Smashing Pumpkins, Charlie Brown!

John Peel's legacy lives on, Billy Corgan has to rely on his to carry him through Zeitgeist

This Past Week on A to Z

Smashing Pumpkins, Zeitgeist CD review: First Listen

Bleed the Dream

7 p.m. Wednesday, May 9. Creepy Crawl (3524 Washington Boulevard).

Wall-of-fuzz indie-rockers Silversun Pickups are today's unlikeliest burgeoning mainstream stars.

(Even if they're not even aware of it.)

Coachella, Ho!

The Sunny Side of the Street

A look at the positive things going on in the St. Louis scene.

The Life and Times

Friday, May 5, at 10 p.m. Creepy Crawl (412 North Tucker Boulevard)

Also Playing

Week of January 5, 2006

Letter Perfect

We analyze Billy Corgan's catalog, count our Ps and Qs with They Might Be Giants and remember Joe Strummer's humble beginnings

Best CD Store (Used)

Euclid Records

Why Lollapalooza Died

We explore campaign theme songs, examine the death of Lollapalooza and get down verbally with Paul Oakenfold

Various Artists

Maybe This Christmas Too? (Nettwerk America)

Banzai Sci-Fi

Fant-Asia St. Louis animates Saturdays

New Bands From Old

Or "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Ignore Audioslave"

Series/Festivals

Week of February 27, 2002

Garbage

beautifulgarbage (Almo Sounds/Interscope)

The Frogs

Thursday, Jan. 20; Hi-Pointe