A legendary farewell. Black Sabbath reunited for Ozzy Osbourne’s final show with the band at Villa Park in Birmingham on Saturday, and the electric concert featured performances by other rock legends. Steven Tyler, Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, Ronnie Wood, Alice in Chains, Slayer, Fred Durst and more all took the stage in front of the … Read more
On a swelteringly hot day in Chandler, Arizona, in July 1991, Jane’s Addiction was set to take the stage on the first date for Lollapalooza, a new traveling alternative music festival that the band’s frontman, Perry Farrell, has conceived. There was just one problem. The band’s lead guitarist, Dave Navarro, who had been trying to … Read more
Billy Corgan still doesn’t know if Bill Burr is his half-brother — and he hasn’t taken a DNA test to find out. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman, 57, said in a new interview with People magazine that his close friends have grilled him about his half-brother drama with Burr, 56, which came to a head when … Read more
Billy Corgan has a jaw-dropping confession. The 57-year-old revealed he could be related to comedian Bill Burr thanks to his stepmom’s suspicions. After Howie Mandel realized he had a picture of Burr, 56, behind him instead of Corgan on the Tuesday episode of the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, the Smashing Pumpkins founder understood it … Read more
Bill Corgan’s mother-in-law was injured after a car drove through his teahouse, Madame ZuZu’s, in Highland Park, Illinois, on Wednesday. The Smashing Pumpkins singer, 57 — married to Chloe Mendel — shared the announcement on behalf of his wife in an Instagram post shortly after the accident. According to Corgan’s post, his mother-in-law was at the tea and … Read more
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Billy Corgan sits in Madame ZuZu’s, his vegan tea house on the outskirts of Chicago, and speaks with self-assured confidence that his goals will manifest in reality. The legendary Smashing Pumpkins frontman, now 56, has proven everything he needs to in the music world but has encountered plenty of doubters when it comes to his … Read more
Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan revealed Monday that the death of Kurt Cobain in 1994 left him extremely upset because he felt like he had “lost his greatest opponent.” “When Kurt died, I cried because I lost my greatest opponent,” recalled Corgan, 56, during an Apple Music interview. “I want to beat the best. I … Read more