Today we focus on official lyric sheets offered through the Smashing Pumpkins’ 1993 release of Siamese Dream. Presented inside the album was a unique opportunity to receive a replication of Billy Corgan’s hand-written lyric sheet – for just one dollar! Two different colored paper pressings are known to exist. Twenty two years later, the value of these lyric sheets continue to prove how meaningful and deeply rooted the lyrics truly are to this album! Billy vaguely recollect

Connie is a gorgeous, attentive, plus-sized 3 year old feline who was a bit overfed before arriving at PAWS Chicago. She would make the ideal addition to a household where she will be kept active and where making sure she stays on her kitty “weight watchers” routine is a priority! Since Connie enjoys the company of people so much, she would do best in a home where she won’t be left alone for long periods of time. Connie prefers to do things on her own terms—she is a cat, afte

On August 24th, 1992, Smashing Pumpkins released their first, and only, 10” vinyl single through Hut Recordings – a subsidiary of Virgin Records. An alternate version of “I Am One” appears on the initial Limited Potential 7” – released approximately two years earlier. The 10” vinyl features exclusive b-side tracks which were unavailable elsewhere at the time; namely, “Terrapin” and “Bullet Train to Osaka”. The single alone is intriguing for the exclusive tracks, however, i

While waiting for its reissue, we return to the year 2000 when Machina, The Machines Of God was originally released. We know of a rather long list of promotional items and other Machina related memorabilia, there is however one item that stands out from that era. Let's go to France, where there was a Machina promo which came in a ‘snakeskin’ envelope. The envelope came with the Machina CD album and an exclusive Machina booklet in French. We have no clue of pressing number

The Smashing Pumpkins latest album, Monuments To An Elegy, featured a physical promo CD single release of "Drum + Fife". A rumored pressing of 500, the U.S. pressing featured the single released in a jewel case with a track length of 3:54. While the U.K. pressing was housed in a cardboard sleeve with a track time of 3:44. The single's cover art features a young William Corgan playing a toy drum. Believed to be a 13 month old Corgan, the U.K. single states "And yes, that is

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Lilith is a social girl who enjoys nothing more than a good play session. This two-year-old kitty is looking for a home where she will get lots of playtime, otherwise she tends to get bored. Luckily, she adores feather toys and can be entertained for long periods of times with a feather wand. She also loves to play with other cats, and would do best with another active, playful cat or even a small dog. Lilith is affected by a rare condition which restricts the flow of blood t

The Smashing Pumpkins and Marilyn Manson are currently joining forces on The End Times Tour; bringing 25+ years of rock and roll history into multiple venues across North America. In the spirit of these two bands working together, we blow the dust from a soundtrack released in 1996 for the David Lynch film, Lost Highway. Although not directly collaborating, the two bands are respectively featured on the soundtrack, with Marilyn Manson contributing two songs and Billy Corgan