London park wars: Inside the battle to restrict festivals in Brockwell Park and Gunnersbury Park

Brockwell Park, where approval has been given for festivals this summer (AFP via ) Another battle line has been drawn this ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 1994, One of Grunge’s Biggest Bands Was Banned From BBC TV Over Some Suspect Song Lyrics

Alternative rock outfit Smashing Pumpkins didn't get an invite to 'Top Of The Pops' over one lyric taken out of context.

Billy Corgan on what drives guitar heroes to change their tone – and how it led him to package his sound in a pedal

The Smashing Pumpkins guitar icon reflects on a tonal journey four decades in the making, what pushes him to make signature ...
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Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan announces solo tour, ‘A Return to Zero’ coming to Allentown

Rock singer Billy Corgan 2022. Billy Corgan, the frontman of the iconic rock band, The Smashing Pumpkins, has announced a new solo project titled ‘Billy Corgan and The Machines of God’. The tour, ...
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Billy Corgan Thinks Rock Music Was “Purposely Dialed Down” Beginning in Late ’90s

Billy Corgan has a theory as to why rock music hasn't been as prevalent in mainstream culture in the 21st century as it used ...