Smashing Pumpkins

Take This Week’s Music Survey, Win Music DVDs And Qualify For Jubilee Tickets

Take this week’s KROQ Music Survey and enter to win a copy of Incubus‘ ‘Look Alive’ DVD, Rise Against‘s ‘Generation Lost’ DVD and The Smashing Pumpkins‘ ‘Greatest Hits Video Collection’ DVD. You’ll also qualify to […]

KROQ-FM–2013/05/14

Pearl Jam at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards (Frank Micelotta Getty Images)

Top 10 Albums From 1993 That Still Rock: Nirvana, Tool, Depeche Mode

From the Pumpkins’ tightly-packed guitar symphony to the electronic art-rock of a certain Icelandic prodigy, these 10 classic albums still rock two decades after the fact.

KROQ-FM–2013/04/05

Billy Corgan Gets In The Ring For Funny Furniture Commercial

Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan has brought his well-known love of professional wrestling to a humorous TV ad for hometown Chicago furniture supplier Walter E. Smithe. Corgan, who launched the Resistance Pro Wrestling promotion company […]

2013/02/20

Neilson Barnard/Getty Images, Warner Bros.

13 Songs To Get You Through The Apocalypse (With Only Minor Cuts And Bruises)

Thanks to that pesky Mayan calendar, a bunch of people think the world is going to end this Friday, December 21. So if you’re rocking out to these 13 sweet doomsday tunes from Muse, Tool, Fishbone, Metallica and more any day after that, consider yourselves lucky.

KROQ-FM–2012/12/20

2012’s 10 Must-Have Rock Albums (Plus 16 Good Enough To Download)

Perusing the countless rock records that came down the pike in 2012, we’ve sifted through the rest to bring you the year’s ten best full-length releases, including revived ’90s rockers, new school acoustic folk heroes and a bombastic future-rock band from Britain.

KROQ-FM–2012/12/19

Corey Taylor Courtesy of Roadrunner Records

Top 12 Rockin’ Christmas Songs (That Aren’t Crappy Covers)

‘Tis the season to hold onto what shred of sanity you have left after being bombarded with non-stop crappy Christmas music. Fight back with this playlist of awesome holiday tracks written and recorded by artists like the Smashing Pumpkins, Blink-182, Rancid and more.

2012/12/13

Travis Barker, Mick Fleetwood, Dave Grohl, Lars Ulrich (Andrew H. Walker, Scott Gries, Michael Buckner, Evan Agostini / Getty Images)

Vote For The Greatest Rock Drummer Of All Time – #KingOfBeats

Just exactly who is the best rock and roll drummer to ever bash a kit into submission? Vote for your favorite beat-keeper now!

2012/11/06

Anberlin’s Stephen Christian To Politically Outspoken Entertainers: “Shut Up! You Didn’t Even Go To College”

When it comes to musicians and actors using their political influence to sway fans, Anberlin frontman Stephen Christian thinks it’s time to stop the madness already.

2012/10/08

[KROQ This Week] Florence + The Machine, The Black Keys, Metric, AWOLNATION, Imagine Dragons, The Smashing Pumpkins, And More

Roqtober continues with another slew of awesome concerts! First up is Florence + The Machine at the Hollywood Bowl on Monday. Or if you’re in the O.C., check out The Black Keys with Tegan and […]

KROQ-FM–2012/10/08