Hole and Smashing Pumpkins' Melissa Auf der Maur reveals the bassists who compelled her to pick up the instrument

The ’90s bass icon pays homage to the other women in the scene at the time – and recalls how seeing them onstage was a total ...
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The Smashing Pumpkins' Groundbreaking 1995 Album Became an Opera. The Costumes Were a Family Affair (Exclusive)

Chloe Mendel Corgan and Gilles Mendel created the wardrobe for the principal singers (including husband Billy Corgan) at the Lyric Opera of Chicago's presentation of "Melon Collie and the Infinite ...
Rolling Stone

Watch Billy Corgan, Lyric Opera of Chicago Perform ‘Tonight, Tonight’ and ‘Bullet With Butterfly Wings’

Billy Corgan teamed up with the Lyric Opera of Chicago for A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness, an opera concert series which premiered on Friday at the Civic Opera House in Chicago. At the ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Nothing was quite the same after that’: Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan relives 30 years of ‘Mellon Collie’

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. It was early 1996, and a young alternative band known as the Smashing Pumpkins was embarking on a worldwide tour ...
Chicago Reader

A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness redeems the Smashing Pumpkins’ biggest excesses

In 1995, the Smashing Pumpkins were one of the biggest bands in the country. The Chicago alt-rock outfit caught fire with their 1991 debut, Gish, and broke into the mainstream with their 1993 ...
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'Nothing was quite the same after that': Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan relives 30 years of 'Mellon Collie'

It was early 1996, and a young alternative band known as the Smashing Pumpkins was embarking on a worldwide tour for their newest album, “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.” One of the first ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Review: Billy Corgan's 'A Night of Mellon Collie' is at once intriguing and head spinning

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Billy Corgan takes us inside the zeitgeist of his low-end studio work with the Smashing Pumpkins

Billy Corgan is a man whose reputation and genius truly precede him. Since forming the Smashing Pumpkins in the late ’80s, the group has sold more than 30 million records, including landmark albums ...
Chicago Tribune

Review: ‘A Night of Mellon Collie’ at Lyric Opera reveals itself as a very Billy Corgan operatic concert

There was no shortage of curiosity and surprise on Friday for the world premiere of Billy Corgan’s “A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness” at Lyric Opera. Having been kept for months a ...

The Best TV Needle Drops of 2025

The best TV needle drops of the year, from the Stone Roses in 'Severance' to Peaches in 'I Love LA' to Metallica in 'Alien: ...
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How to watch the CMA Awards 2025: Live stream country music's biggest night

There's less than an hour until country music's biggest night kicks off. We've compiled all the details on the evening, including how to watch the CMA Awards 2025, top nominees, and a few of the ...