Hole and Smashing Pumpkins' Melissa Auf der Maur reveals the bassists who compelled her to pick up the instrument

The ’90s bass icon pays homage to the other women in the scene at the time – and recalls how seeing them onstage was a total ...

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 ...
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5 band breakups so messy, they haunted the members and their fans equally

Bands inspire fierce devotion, but the same passion can spark chaos. From The Beatles’ public clashes to Fleetwood Mac’s ...
Skiddle

The 10 Best Alternative Christmas Songs

Tired of the same, relentlessly overplayed festive hits? Check out our selection of the best alternative Christmas tracks to ...
Exclaim!

"The Dream of the Band Still Exists": Geese Lead a Flock of New Rock into the Zeitgeist

You'd be forgiven for mistaking Geese as the buzziest band of 2005; instead, they're spearheading the return of rock music to ...
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.