Billy Corgan to receive NAMM TEC Innovation Award

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan is the latest recipient of the TEC Innovation Award, presented by the National ...

NAMM Announces Billy Corgan as Recipient of the TEC Innovation Award Presented at The 2026 NAMM Show

NAMM Announces Billy Corgan as Recipient of the TEC Innovation Award Presented at The 2026 NAMM Show 41st Annual NAMM TEC Awards will take place on Thursday evening, Jan. 22, during The NAMM Show ...
Consequence

Billy Corgan Plays “Today” with Teenager at Local Bar Mitzvah

During a Bar Mitzvah held at his Madame ZuZu's Tea Shop, Billy Corgan joined a teenager named Matthew for a rendition of The ...

John Lennon’s Producer Admits to ‘Terrible Guilt’ And Could Have Stopped The Music Icon's Murder

The Beatles icon was killed outside his home after a recording session, with producer Jack Douglas saying he could have ...
American Songwriter

“John Would Be Alive”: John Lennon’s Producer on the Massive Guilt He Felt Over the Musician’s Death, Which Lennon Seemed to Predict

After John Lennon died, producer Jack Douglas was racked with guilt over whether he could have helped prevent the musician's ...
New York Magazine

The Best Gifts for ’90s Alt-Rock and Grunge Kids

And finally, a subscription to Creem, the music magazine founded in 1969 and reissued in 2022, would be a great gift for the audiophile who misses reading Lester Bangs.
Ultimate Classic Rock

John Lennon’s Producer Had ‘Terrible Guilt’ After Beatle’s Murder

On Dec. 8, 1980, the rock icon was shot and killed by a deranged fan outside of his New York home. Hours earlier, Lennon had ...