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Jem Aswad Senior Music Editor Warner Chappell Music publishing has unveiled an original podcast series called “Setting the Standard: Stories from the Great American Songbook,” in partnership with Bang/Audiation – the team behind WCM’s podcast “Final Sessions: Harry Nilsson’s Losst and Founnd.” The new podcast will “weave together story and song into a tapestry of American cultural history for songwriters, historians, musicians, artists, and fans alike,” according to the announcement. Launching on October 25th, “Setting the Standard” will feature eight episodes – each on a different legendary songwriter – starting with three-time Oscar-winning and pioneering film composer Harry Warren. Additional episodes will roll out throughout the year and spotlight composers and songwriters including Cole Porter, George and Ira Gershwin, Jule Styne, and more. Using historical sources and new discussions with scholars, critics, artists, and family members, the series will tell the stories of their lives and highlight their most iconic songs. It will also feature exclusive interviews from artists like Billy Corgan and Michael Feinstein, and top songwriters such as Justin Tranter.

Yungblud has revealed that he’s finished work on a new “psychedelic rock” album.The Doncaster artist (real name Dominic Harrison) released his self-titled third record last month. In August 2021, Yungblud told NME that he already had a fourth full-length project “done and ready to go”.“I went straight up to Leeds to a studio 20 minutes from where I grew up and wrote an album [‘Yungblud’], then went to America and wrote another one,” he explained at the time.This week, Yungblud appeared as a guest on the latest episode of Billy Corgan‘s new podcast Thirty-Three With William Patrick Corgan, where he spoke to the Smashing Pumpkins frontman about the as-yet-unheard LP.“I’ve got another album – I don’t know when it’s going to come out,” Harrison said.“It was [recorded around] New Year’s Day 2021… we made a full psychedelic rock album in a month and it’s just sitting there, and I don’t know when it will come out yet.”He continued: “I just want to kind of drop it and let it be a thing.

Dave Navarro has some bad news to share with fans looking forward to seeing him on tour with Jane’s Addiction this fall.

Smashing Pumpkins brought their new single to the TV this weekend (September 23) – watch them perform ‘Beguiled’ on Fallon below.‘Beguiled’ was released last week as the first taster of the band’s new three-part “rock opera” album, ‘ATUM’. Following on from 2020’s ‘CYR’, the forthcoming 33-song album serves as a sequel to the band’s classic double records ‘Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’ (1995) and ‘Machina/The Machines Of God’ (2000).Another new song from the album, ‘Empires’, was debuted live at the band’s recent intimate gig in Chicago.Speaking to NME this month, Billy Corgan explained how ‘Beguiled’ had emerged from around “80 ideas” that eventually turned into “a bunch of different demos; a riff here, a chord change, a little vocal melody”.“And then you’d go through and say, ‘OK, these are the ones that are gonna work and seem to fit together’,” he recalled.“I do love the song; we’ve been practising it in rehearsal ’cause we’re about to do a show in a couple of days.

Billy Corgan has opened up about the poor state of mental health care in the music industry, opining that it holds a lack of awareness and resources for artists struggling with mental illness.Earlier this week, The Smashing Pumpkins’ frontman appeared on New York’s WFAN Sports Radio, where he gave an interview on the Boomer & Gio program. At one point in the show, Corgan was asked about how happy he feels now as an adult, after experiencing an abusive childhood.Speaking candidly, the singer-songwriter said (per Loudwire): “I don’t know if you can be happy in the music business because the music business is sort of designed to mess with your head.

Smashing Pumpkins played a gig in Chicago last night (September 20) and debuted a brand new song – listen to ‘Empires’ below.‘Empires’ will appear on the band’s new three-part “rock opera” album, ‘ATUM’, which was announced yesterday and previewed by first single ‘Beguiled’.Following on from 2020’s ‘CYR’, the forthcoming 33-song album serves as a sequel to the band’s classic double records ‘Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’ (1995) and ‘Machina/The Machines Of God’ (2000).Listen to the live debut of ‘Empires’ below.Speaking to NME about the new record, Billy Corgan said: “When you decide to do a three-act, 33-song rock musical in 2022… [Laughs] you’re definitely stepping in it! Because there’s a lot of people who believe less is more these days. I’m on the opposite side – I actually think more is more!”While ‘Beguiled’ feels like a bold statement of intent, Corgan admitted that there were “probably about seven other songs” that could’ve been used to introduce fans to the ambitious ‘ATUM’ era.“With 33 songs, I was sort of Switzerland on the whole thing,” he told NME.

Smashing Pumpkins have announced a three-part album called ‘ATUM’ and shared the new single ‘Beguiled’. Listen to the track and read NME’s interview with frontman Billy Corgan below.Following on from 2020’s ‘CYR’, the forthcoming 33-song “rock opera” serves as a sequel to the band’s classic double album records ‘Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’ (1995) and ‘Machina/The Machines Of God’ (2000).The project has been previewed by the swaggering, all-guns-blazing ‘Beguiled’, which sees the Pumpkins return to their gritty, guitar-led sound.

The Smashing Pumpkins have returned with the first preview of their long-teased 12th album, a rocking new single titled ‘Beguiled’.Following the synth-pop detour that defined the Pumpkins’ last record, 2020’s ‘CYR’, ‘Beguiled’ marks a return to the band’s crunchy, guitar-driven rock sound. It was premiered last night (September 18) with a livestreamed performance on the band’s TikTok account.The band will also perform ‘Beguiled’ live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this Friday (September 23).

Perry Farrell has spoken to NME about recording new music for Porno For Pyros, reuniting with founding Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery in the studio, both band’s upcoming touring plans, and expansion plans for his festival Lollapalooza.In May, Pornos For Pyros reunited on stage for their first time in 26 years at Welcome To Rockville Festival, replacing Jane’s Addiction after the band pulled out due to Dave Navarro’s ongoing battle with COVID. Since then, the Jane’s offshoot have performed a headline set in Los Angeles, an intimate Lollapalooza after show, and a main stage set at the Farrell-founded festival.“The idea of getting back with Porno was something we dreamed of for a long time,” Farrell told NME.

Jane’s Addiction have appeared to announce the return of their original bassist Eric Avery in a new in-the-studio video – you can watch the clip below.Back in April, the band’s frontman Perry Farrell voiced his hope that Jane’s Addiction would record new music at some point in 2022.The band are yet to follow up their 2011 studio album ‘The Great Escape Artist’, although they have released a number of live records in recent years, as well as the standalone single ‘Another Soulmate’ in 2013.The Jane’s Addiction Twitter account shared a new 10-second video yesterday (August 17) which appeared to show Farrell and Avery working on music in the studio.While the clip doesn’t feature any audio other than guitar feedback, Avery can be seen playing bass while Farrell lays down some vocals – you can watch the video below.pic.twitter.com/MDWlMDO5nT— Jane's Addiction (@janesaddiction) August 17, 2022Avery, a founding member of the band, hasn’t been a part of Jane’s Addiction since 2010, having rejoined the band for their 2008 reunion.

Perry Farrell‘s Porno For Pyros and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan joined forces for a cover of Led Zeppelin’s ‘When The Levee Breaks’ at Lollapalooza.Farrell’s band stepped in for Jane’s Addiction, after the latter band cancelled at the last minute due to guitarist Dave Navarro’s ongoing battle with COVID.“I love y’all, Chicago, we love coming every year. [We love to] party with you all.

Billy Corgan performed new songs during the fundraiser that he organised for victims of the Highland Park mass shooting, including a song inspired by the tragedy called ‘Photograph’.The Smashing Pumpkins singer/guitarist played a live set on Wednesday evening (July 27) at Madame Zuzu’s, the Highland Park-based tea house and performance space that Corgan runs alongside his partner, Chloé Mendel.Fans could video stream the show and donate money to Together And Together Again, a charity set up by Corgan and his partner in the wake of the shooting. The musician has lived in Highland Park for the past two decades and launched Madame Zuzu’s there in 2011, which is close to where the July 4 incident happened.The fundraiser was webcast – watch the full non-embeddable video here.

announced plans for the fundraiser, titled “Together and Together Again,” earlier this month.Corgan’s charity gig served as a moment of reflection and an opportunity to remember those lost, as well as provide a sense of financial relief for surviving victims.“The reason I named it ‘Together and Together Again’ is we won’t stop. We will always come together,” Corgan said.

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has announced ‘Together And Together Again’, a virtual concert to support victims of the recent mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois.The show is scheduled to take place at 8pm CST on Wednesday July 27, and will be livestreamed for free via the Pumpkins’ YouTube channel (save the link here). It’ll be hosted in person at Madame Zuzu’s, the Highland Park-based tea house and performance space that Corgan runs alongside his partner, Chloé Mendel. Viewers will be able to make donations through the stream itself, while merchandise – including tees and a poster sporting artwork by the legendary Gary Baseman – is available via the event’s bespoke webstore.

Together and Together Again.” The show will be held at Madame Zuzu’s, a plant-based tea house that Corgan owns with his partner fashion designer Chloe Mendel. It is located on the same strip where the senseless attack took place.In a bid to support his community, Corgan announced the benefit concert will raise funds for those who survived the horrific attack.Seven people were killed after a gunman allegedly opened fire at the Fourth of July parade using a “high-powered” rifle.

Wilson Chapman editorBilly Corgan, best known as the frontman of alt rock group Smashing Pumpkins, will host a benefit concert for recent victims of the recent Highland Park shooting.Corgan, a resident of Highland Park for over 20 years, announced the concert on Instagram in a post shared on the accounts of Smashing Pumpkins and tea shop Madame Zuzu’s, a local Highland Park business he established in 2020 with his partner Chloe Mendel. In the video, recorded with Mendel outside of Madame Zuzu’s, Corgan said a special charity concert to raise donations for the July 4th Victims Response Fund will occur on July 27.“About a week ago on July 4th, we had the horrible tragedy here in Highland Park that took so many lives, and has injured so many people and has really affected so many of us as a community,” Corgan said.

Smashing Pumpkins performed their 1993 classic ‘Today’ on a recent episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden.The outfit went on the programme late last week to perform the track, lifted from second studio album ‘Siamese Dream’.Speaking to host James Corden about the song choice, frontman Billy Corgan joked: “I wrote this song at a very depressing moment in my life and I knew I was going to see you [Corden]. That made me sad and then I thought, ‘Well, we’ll play the song’.”Watch the performance below.Prior to the performance, they chatted to Corden about their forthcoming 12th studio album, with Corgan saying: “It’s sort of a return to form.

Smashing Pumpkins’ longstanding guitarist Jeff Schroeder, the band have finished working on their “big” and “epic” 12th studio album.Word of the LP first came before the release of 2020’s ‘CYR’, when frontman Billy Corgan said it would be a sequel to both their 1995 album ‘Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness’ and 2000’s ‘Machina’ records. He described it at the time as “kind of a rock opera”, and confirmed last March that he and the rest of the Pumpkins had begun recording material for it.Work seemed to progress quickly, as Schroeder said last July that the band was “about halfway through” the recording process.

“Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain,” told The Post. “I think the idea of the wedding in a church … I couldn’t imagine that happening in a billion years.”Blessed by the grunge gods, it was a union that would go down in music history. Sadly, their romance would end in tragedy when Cobain committed suicide slightly over two years later, on April 5, 1994.

Smashing Pumpkins have announced that they’ll hit the road in the US this May for their ‘Rock Invasion 2’ tour.Although the tour – which sees support from Bones – shares the same name with the band’s postponed 2020 trek, many of the original dates have not been rescheduled.The 18-date jaunt will instead see Billy Corgan and co. visit cities such as Tucson, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, Birmingham, Greensboro, and Columbus.

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan played a set of Christmas songs with his family in tribute to his late father at the weekend (December 18) – see footage belowOn Saturday, Corgan announced that his father, the musician William Corgan Sr., had passed away following a heart attack.In his video tribute, he said: “The show goes on, that’s what my father believed in,” adding: “My father had his own struggles with music and had a very complicated and oftentimes bitter relationship with the

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has joined Cameo to help an animal shelter in his hometown.The singer and his partner Chloe Mendel have joined the app, which allows fans to pay for personalised messages from celebrities, to raise funds for PAWS Chicago.

Billy Corgan dusted off some of his pre-Smashing Pumpkins tracks during a run of intimate acoustic shows this month – check out the videos below.As Stereogum reports, the frontman has performed at Madame ZuZu’s tea shop in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois over the previous two weekends (on October 2/3 and October 9/10).Footage from Corgan’s stripped-back gig on Saturday (October 9) has since emerged on YouTube.

Michele Amabile Angermiller “My Turning Point” podcast host Steve Baltin will celebrate the show’s 100th episode tomorrow (Oct.

Warner Chappell has announced that it has renewed its worldwide publishing administration deal with William Patrick Corgan. Who? Well, you might know him as Billy.

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has announced his return to the online marketplace Reverb, where next Wednesday (September 29), he’ll open sales on over 100 items from his personal collection of musical equipment.The listing features a stable of guitars, synthesisers, amps, pedals, and various other gear that Corgan used to record and tour with throughout the Pumpkins’ 33-year tenure.

Code Orange have teased a potential collaboration with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan.The Pittsburg hardcore band, who released their fourth studio album, ‘Underneath’, last year, took to social media earlier today to share a photo of them posing in the studio with Corgan.Code Orange captioned the post: “the k i l l e r in me…”, along with three hashtags: #justgettingstarted, #beafraid, and #codecorgan.the k i l l e r in me…#justgettingstarted #beafraid #codecorgan

Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan has discussed the legacy of the band’s debut album, ‘Gish’, three decades on in a new interview.Speaking to Rolling Stone around the album’s 30th anniversary, Corgan recounted the range of bands that have been influenced by Smashing Pumpkins’ debut record – in particular, Pearl Jam and Nirvana.“I remember having a conversation with Eddie Vedder when we were on tour with the Red Hot Chili Peppers [in late 1991].

Smashing Pumpkins have announced plans to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album, ‘Gish’, with a livestream event this weekend.Set to take place this Sunday May 30 at 1AM BST, the virtual event will feature a live vinyl listening party, a Q&A segment and an exclusive preview of some unreleased music.