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Corgan: 'I Will Be The Boss'
Rocker BILLY CORGAN warns his former SMASHING PUMPKINS bandmates they will have to accept he will be boss if they reform. The DISARM star, who is hankering for a return to his Grammy Award-winning...
By WENN on 05 July 2005
Corgan Moved On From Zwan
Rocker BILLY CORGAN failed to keep his last group ZWAN together because he couldn't move on from the success he shared with the SMASHING PUMPKINS. Corgan formed Smashing Pumpkins in 1988 and the band...
By WENN on 04 July 2005
Corgan Plans To Reform The Smashing Pumpkins
Rocker BILLY CORGAN has announced his intention to reunite THE SMASHING PUMPKINS for the first time since they split in 2000. Corgan, who released his first solo album THEFUTUREEMBRACE in the US today (21JUN05),...
By WENN on 21 June 2005
Chamberlain: 'Zwan Were In The Wrong Place'
Former ZWAN drummer JIMMY CHAMBERLAIN blames the band's fall from grace on their failure to capture a faithful following. Chamberlain - also a member of defunct outfit SMASHING PUMPKINS - admits Zwan's decision to...
By WENN on 25 February 2005
Corgan Recording No Compromise Solo Album
Former SMASHING PUMPKINS and ZWAN frontman BILLY CORGAN is relishing recording his debut solo album - because there will be "no compromises". Although the TODAY singer is planning to enlist the talents of a...
By WENN on 29 January 2004
Zwan Split
Former SMASHING PUMPKINS star BILLY CORGAN has disbanded his critically acclaimed new group ZWAN after just two years. The singer/songwriter announced the group's demise earlier today (15SEP03), claiming he should never have called an...
By WENN on 15 September 2003
Corgan Gets Poetic
After disbanding SMASHING PUMPKINS and struggling to keep his new band ZWAN together, rocker BILLY CORGAN is turning to poetry. The singer will give a multi-media performance of his writings to kick off the...
By WENN on 12 September 2003
Corgan's Zwan In Trouble?
Former SMASHING PUMPKINS star BILLY CORGAN is trying to keep his new band ZWAN together after bassist PAZ LENCHANTIN announced he was quitting last week (ends08AUG03). Lenchantin made the announcement through a...
By WENN on 12 August 2003
Billy Corgan: In It For The Music
Former SMASHING PUMPKINS frontman BILLY CORGAN insists his new band ZWAN will succeed because there are no "personalities" in the group this time. The acclaimed musician tired of his old bandmates and their side...
By WENN on 01 July 2003
Grohl Draws Santana Comparison
FOO FIGHTERS singer DAVE GROHL's heavy metal side project is similar in style to Latin rocker SANTANA - according to the gravel-voiced frontman himself. Featuring Grohl, ZWAN guitarist MATT SWEENEY and Foo Fighters producer...
By WENN on 20 June 2003
Zwan Cancel Entire European Tour
American rock outfit ZWAN have cancelled their European tour - citing 'family reasons'. The group - fronted by former SMASHING PUMPKINS star BILLY CORGAN - were due to play at the GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL, T...
By WENN on 13 June 2003
Billy Corgan's A Faking Failure
ZWAN frontman BILLY CORGAN is a disaster at pretending to be humble - unlike most of America's stars. The former SMASHING PUMPKINS singer admits his rock'n'roll antics have gone down better in Britain -...
By WENN on 30 May 2003
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