the former Hole bassist who ironically replaced original Pumpkins bassist D’Arcy Wretzky in the band in 1999. (Smashing Pumpkins, however, are curiously absent from Nicole’s list of favorite ...

Any Smashing Pumpkins fan missing the Melissa Auf der Maur era was in for a treat last Friday in Montreal, as the former ...

After former Smashing Pumpkins member Nicole Fiorentino was announced as Garbage's new touring bassist, keen-eyed fans of the two bands were quick to notice that she's continuing the trend of ...

Billy Corgan is out on tour right now celebrating the 25th anniversary of Machina: The Machines Of God, the last album released during the Smashing Pumpkins’ original run. Pumpkins bandmates James Iha ...

It was a chance of scenery for Billy Corgan when the Smashing Pumpkins frontman performed Thursday night, June 19, at Saint ...

The bassist will always, for better or worse, be remembered as a core member of the Smashing Pumpkins. This article was originally published on audiophix.com as Why did D'arcy Wretzky leave the ...

He's readying his new solo project, Billy Corgan and The Machines of God, which also includes recently recruited Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Kiki Wong, drummer Jake Hayden and bassist Kid Tigrrr ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- You don't need pink ribbons scars that never forget. You don't need to go down where the crickets learn to sing and play. You don't need to be cool and cold, like old Job.

Smashing Pumpkins perform for a packed house at Metro ... as well as later addition Jeff Schroeder (guitar). Touring bassist Jack Bates and backup vocalist Katie Cole rounded out the lineup.

Aside from a barely recognizable cover of U2’s “Zoo Station,” Smashing Pumpkins ticked through ... Iha and Chamberlin were bassist Jack Bates and guitarist Kiki Wong, who famously won ...