Yet, the explanation with the most credence comes from ex-bassist D'Arcy Wretzky. During her 1993 chat with Addicted to Noise, she said Bob English, a pal of the band, as the brains behind the name.

Some of the indie world’s hatred must have been jealousy as Corgan, James Iha, D’arcy Wretzky ... they wore paisley shirts. The Smashing Pumpkins borrowed from 1960s psychedelia, John Lennon ...

On a recent weekday afternoon, Brown was in the store, wearing a new Licorice Pizza T-shirt with the classic ... for six years to Pumpkins bassist D’Arcy Wretzky. In 1999, he moved back to ...

Since their mid-90s heyday, every tour by The Smashing Pumpkins will have had at least one punter in the diehard crowd point at the stage and go, “Hold on, who the hell is that?!”. It’ll happen again ...

Still missing is original bassist D’Arcy Wretzky, though the addition of Jeff Schroeder rounds out the troupe well and pads out the lush sound that dominates their catalog. Corgan — dressed in ...

James Iha and Jimmy Chamberlin of the Smashing Pumpkins bid goodbye to bassist D’Arcy Wretzky last week, it wasn’t so much a surprise as an inevitability. “To be in Smashing Pumpkins ...

The Smashing Pumpkins have remained one of the more interesting rock outfits to come out of the grunge era. While never really fitting in with the sounds of Seattle, the music of Billy Corgan and ...

Billy Corgan and D'arcy Wretzky discuss following up a classic in this 1998 interview When Smashing Pumpkins announced they were releasing a double album, many feared it would be a commercial flop.

bassist D’arcy Wretzky, and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin, stood out during a rock renaissance in the early ‘90s. Corgan’s distinctive vocals gave the Pumpkins much of its identity. This ...

his most notable public spat is his ongoing one with bassist D’Arcy Wretzky, which has called into question the potential of a rumored reunion tour featuring the band’s original lineup.

former Smashing Pumpklins bassist D'arcy Wretzky has joined their ranks. April 14, 2019 On the cover of K! 1747, featuring alt-rock giants The Smashing Pumpkins including classic guitarist James ...