The Smashing Pumpkins’ music video for their 1998 song, “Ava Adore,” is proof that sometimes, artistic mistakes are just magic-making opportunities in disguise. One such “accident” was hiding in plain ...

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Named among the most anticipated releases of 1998, Adore ultimately confounded many longtime Pumpkins listeners. Essentially an experimental goth-pop outing, minimalist and muted in comparison to the ...

There was one big question around The Smashing Pumpkins as Billy Corgan & co. prepared to release their fourth record Adore at the beginning of June, 1998: how were they going to replace Jimmy ...