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Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
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Rock Icon Says This 90s Band Is 'Bigger Than the Ramones'
When you think of punk, you think of the Ramones, right? The New York City quartet ushered in the sound we now know as punk in the 1970s. But to of The Smashing Pumpkins, one band has eclipsed the Ramones: Green Day. 'I think it had something to do with the fact that they just got their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame,' Billy told Rolling Stone. 'I'm watching them get their star and…I had this moment where I was reminiscing and I was like, 'Wow, I've known these guys for over 30 years, and we just did this tour. Oh my God, they're bigger than the Ramones.'" The 58-year-old alternative icon explained his reasoning in putting his fellow '90s rockers ahead of the band many consider invented punk. 'In the world I grew up in, the Ramones were number one,' he said. 'In a way, they always will be number one because they were first.' "But then I realized, 'Oh my God, Green Day has actually done it. They are bigger than the Ramones. Their influence is greater, their reach is greater, and certainly their success is greater,'' said Corgan. Both Green Day and The Smashing Pumpkins formed in the late 1980s but experienced massive success in the early '90s. The Pumpkins became synonymous with alternative rock with Siamese Dream, released in 1993, and 1995's Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. Green Day ushered in the punk explosion with 1994's Dookie. A decade later, they experienced a career renaissance with the release of American Idiot and remain one of the biggest rock bands on the planet. The Pumpkins toured with Green Day in 2024. 'It was awesome,' Billy told Rolling Stone. 'Green Day was so gracious. We couldn't have had a better summer. It was one of my favorite tours of all time.' 'They were so gracious in being hosts, not only to us, but to Rancid and the Linda Lindas,' said Corgan. 'It was just the spirit of what it's supposed to be when you put bands together. It was one of the best experiences we've ever had, and we're forever grateful to them.'
Time Out
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Bangkok welcomes back The Smashing Pumpkins this October
If you've ever paid attention to The Smashing Pumpkins – not just the sound but the mythology, the tantrums, the bald ambition of it all – you'll know Billy Corgan has long treated music less as a career and more as a divine crusade. He once described his art as a 'true narrative,' only to watch, in his words, 'people quite cleverly try to disassemble what I'd actually built.' Translation: he's never been one for subtlety. Or brevity. This year, the band returns to Bangkok for the first time in 29 years. Yes, twenty-nine. Their last appearance on Thai soil was at the Thai-Japanese Stadium in 1996, back when '1979' was still fresh enough to feel prophetic rather than nostalgic. This time, they'll take the stage at Union Hall on Friday, October 1 – part of a long-overdue Asian tour that also includes dates in Japan, South Korea and the Philippines. For the uninitiated, The Smashing Pumpkins are the goth-adjacent, guitar-heavy architects of alt-rock's most theatrical moments. They were moody before moody was a brand. Their 1995 double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness remains one of the most ambitious records of the decade – part concept album, part existential cry into the void. Tracks like 'Tonight, Tonight' and 'Bullet with Butterfly Wings' weren't just radio staples; they were angst anthems for anyone who felt dislocated by their own youth. Corgan, with his monk-like dome and Nietzschean one-liners, has remained an enduring (if polarising) figure in music – part provocateur, part poet, wholly convinced of his own genius. Yet for all the myth-making, the band's return to Thailand feels less like a legacy act cashing in on old glories and more like a strange kind of homecoming. The music never really left; it just became harder to categorise. Whether you're there for the nostalgia or the noise, it's difficult to deny the weight of their return. Three decades later, The Smashing Pumpkins are still wrestling with the void – and asking the rest of us to listen in.
Fox News
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Carnie Wilson left 'sobbing' in bathroom after harsh comment from music exec
Carnie Wilson was asked something so upsetting in the '90s by a music executive that she ran to the bathroom crying. Wilson, a member of the girl group Wilson Phillips, was recording her debut album with her sister Wendy Wilson and Chynna Phillips when a music executive allegedly made a comment about her weight. Wilson revealed on the "Magnificent Others" podcast that the executive asked her, "What are we going to do about this weight problem of yours?" "I remember running into the bathroom and just sobbing," Wilson said. She noted that "he wound up really apologizing for it because I said, 'Unacceptable. Like, how you hurt me so badly when you did that.' And he said, 'I just can't believe I said that. I am so sorry.'" "I remember running into the bathroom and just sobbing." Wilson told host Billy Corgan that it took the music exec "years" to apologize to her. She recalled telling the exec, "You're so funny and so great. And then you f---ing were an a--hole for saying that to me. Why did you do that?" Wilson continued, "It's like you lost control and you just really chose the wrong words. And were you really afraid that my fat was going to make us not successful?" Corgan opted to lighten the conversation and joked, "See, if you'd been skinny, you would have sold 11 million." (Wilson Phillips sold 10 million copies of their debut album.) His comment got a laugh from Wilson, who added, "Motherf---ers." "That's how they think," Corgan noted. Wilson also demonstrated how she was positioned in music videos. "It was always, 'Hide Carnie' in the videos. I had to stay in this light for my chin," she said while showing how she had to place her hand over her face to block her chin. "That's so humiliating," Corgan noted."But I sort of embraced my role. I kind of liked it. It was kind of like a power thing. I was different… and that's part of the armor I've had," Wilson said. The group famously wore lingerie for their 1992 "You Won't See Me Cry" music video and Wilson explained her outfit, saying she was put in "these corsets that were sucking me in and trying to make me look as skinny as possible." Wilson continued, "I was bleeding. I had sores on my waist from cinching and trying to look skinny. It was just awful." Corgan said, "So what strikes me… if Wilson Phillips came out today, you would have been embraced in such a different way. You've had something to do with that body positivity stuff, but who you are and what makes you who you are, people would be so different. It must strike you as slightly ironic." "It's ironic," Wilson said before adding, "but I never tapped into that negativity. I don't like negativity. I feel like everybody that made fun of me was just unhappy and it was an easy thing to do… it's sad because I love to lift people up… I could not understand why somebody would just make fun of me. Like, focus on the music. Who cares if I'm heavier than the other two?"
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Smashing Windows — Billy Corgan's Madame Zuzu's Tea Shop Hit By Car Again
Stop me if you think that you've heard this one before. Billy Corgan's suburban Chicago tea shop, Madame Zuzu's was hit by a car for the second time. Six months after a vehicle smashed through the front window of the Highland Park tea spot and injured Corgan's mother-in-law, the shop revealed that it had been struck again. 'Earlier today, there was an accident outside of Madame Zuzu's involving a vehicle that struck the front of the café,' read a statement on Madame Zuzu's Instagram page on Wednesday (April 30). 'Thankfully, no one was injured. Thank you to everyone who checked in and offered support.' More from Billboard CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso: The Duo Disrupting Latin Music's Boundaries With Flair, Friendship and Fearlessness Don Toliver & Doja Cat Hit the Fast Lane for New Song 'Lose My Mind': Watch the Music Video Turnstile Shares New Video & Songs Featuring Vocals From Dev Hynes & Paramore's Hayley Williams: Listen According to WGN, Smashing Pumpkins leader Corgan's wife, Chloe Mendel Corgan, said the crash was an 'honest accident' and no one was hurt, but the building did suffer some 'exterior damage.' The outlet posted a picture of the aftermath, which appeared to show some damage to the bricks on the facade of the building. Corgan also posted a picture of the damage on X on Tuesday (April 29), writing, 'thankfully no one was injured. Just more damage to the exterior/interior but the shop is open for the rest of the day. Back in October, Corgan posted a note from his wife in which she said that a car had jumped the curb and smashed into the front window of the shop that opened in its current location in Sept. 2020. 'This afternoon at Madame Zuzu's, a car (in circumstances which remain under investigation) drove over the curb and into Madame Zuzu's and sadly injuring one person — my mother, Jenny; who was spending the day and lunching with my son Augustus,' wrote Chloe Mendel Corgan after the first crash. 'Thankfully, he was able to leap out of the way and was not injured.' The Corgans welcoming their third child in March. Daughter June Corgan joins their son Augustus Juppiter, 9 and daughter Philomena Clementine, 6. Corgan will launch his 16-date solo tour with his new band, the Machines of God, on June 7 in Baltimore. The outing will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and the 25th anniversary of the 2000 albums Machina/The Machines of God and Machina II/The Friends & Enemies of Modern Music. Check out Madame Zuzu's statement below. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Associated Press
14-04-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Architecture & Design Firm Corgan Opens San Antonio Office to Meet Need in Growing Region
DALLAS & SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 14, 2025-- Global architecture and design firm Corgan announces the opening of a new San Antonio, Texas office located on the 19 th floor of Frost Tower, an iconic skyscraper in downtown. The Class A++ building will house the firm dedicated to elevating architecture and design for clients in aviation and transportation, data centers, education, health, government, multifamily, office and workplace. Building on more than 25 years of experience working in San Antonio, the new office enhances the firm's ability to serve clients and meet the growing demand for its services the region. Corgan's notable local projects include work at San Antonio International Airport, where the firm, in partnership with Lake|Flato Architects, is leading the design of the state-of-the-art new terminal. Drawing inspiration from the Texas Hill Country and the beloved Riverwalk, the design features natural materials and warm earth tones, honoring the city's history while expressing a bold vision for the future. Corgan has provided workplace design services for clients locally like CPS Energy, JPMorgan Chase, Texas Capital Bank, and more. Regional school districts, including Boerne ISD, Judson ISD, Navarro ISD, and New Braunfels ISD, are also clients. Additionally, Corgan has designed data centers for leading colocation and hyperscale providers in the region, including CyrusOne, QTS Data Centers, Stream Data Centers, and Vantage Data Centers. Paige Ollre, the workplace studio leader, and Andrew Perez, the education studio leader, are native to San Antonio. Perez states: 'Since 1938, Corgan has served communities and organizations with a commitment to exceptional client service, design excellence and innovation. As designers, it's a dream to work in a community with such a vibrant culture and history, and our strong connection to San Antonio and the local business community makes our expansion the natural next step.' Corgan is consistently ranked in the top five architecture firms; Building Design + Construction ranks it as the No. 1 in data centers, No. 2 in airports, and No. 4 overall architecture firm. In Interior Design 's Giants of Design for 2025, Corgan ranks No. 7 and in 2024 was named the 'Firm of the Year' by the American Society of Interior Designers. Founded and headquartered in Dallas, Corgan has experienced rapid growth and has entered five new markets and expanded to 19 offices in recent years. The firm is planning to hire architects and designers in San Antonio this year with continued growth expected in the future. ABOUT CORGAN Corgan is an employee-owned architecture and design firm with 19 locations and 1,200 team members globally. The firm, ranked as the No. 4 architecture firm by Building Design + Construction, works with clients in a variety of sectors including aviation & transportation, data centers, education, government, health, mixed-use, multifamily, office, and workplace. Founded in 1938, Corgan has developed a strong reputation for agility in design by anticipating marketplace changes and leading clients to thoughtful, data-driven design solutions. Its research insights and design expertise empower the organization to foresee emerging changes and develop solutions that minimize risk, create flexibility, and maximize longevity. To learn more about Corgan, visit View source version on CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT [email protected] KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA TEXAS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ARCHITECTURE COMMERCIAL BUILDING & REAL ESTATE CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY BUILDING SYSTEMS LANDSCAPE OTHER CONSTRUCTION & PROPERTY INTERIOR DESIGN RESIDENTIAL BUILDING & REAL ESTATE SOURCE: Corgan Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 04/14/2025 09:30 AM/DISC: 04/14/2025 09:31 AM
