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Billy Corgan, Lyric Opera reinterpret The Smashing Pumpkins’ “Mellon Collie” masterpiece

When Chicago’s The Smashing Pumpkins released the sprawling, 28-track double album “Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness” in 1995, it changed the course of the whole [More…]

Smashing Pumpkins: “Shiny And Oh So Bright” Tour at United Center

Click here for a review of Smashing Pumpkins at the United Center. For additional information on Smashing Pumpkins, visit SmashingPumpkins.com. For a list of upcoming Live [More…]

Long-awaited return finds A Perfect Circle aggressive, insistent, relevant

With six years since its last tour and more than double that since last releasing a record, A Perfect Circle could’ve easily sounded rusty or out of step at the UIC [More…]